Patients with rheumatoid arthritis are associated with an increased risk for heart failure, particularly heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.

autoantibodies against citrullinated IGF2BP1 are detected in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and positively correlate with disease severity.

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a form of arthritis and an autoimmune disease. An RA flare, also known as an exacerbation, occurs when a person experiences transient worsening of their rheumatoid ...

This photo shows evidence of damage caused by long-term rheumatoid arthritis which was present before the newer anti-arthritic drugs became widely available. In addition to disease-modifying drugs, ...

Hand tools, such as foam grips, dressing sticks, and compression gloves, may make performing everyday tasks easier for those with hand, wrist, or finger pain from rheumatoid arthritis. If you’re ...

People who have arthritis are probably already well aware of the ways chronic and fluctuating pain can seep into the day-to-day. Anything from a dull ache to a burning sensation can keep you from ...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease that primarily affects the joints, but it can impact other organs and systems in the body, including the skin. For many people with RA ...

High-throughput technologies in human and animal studies have revealed novel molecular and cellular pathways involved in tissue inflammation of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Fibroblasts have been in ...

Christopher Ritchlin, MD, MPH Recent findings help dermatologists and rheumatologists to better understand the pathogenesis ... peptide antibody seen in rheumatoid arthritis, Ritchlin said.

Although RA is associated with significant morbidity, the increasing number of effective drugs and modes of action has improved the disease outcome. Currently, several US Food and Drug Administration ...