Objective Remission in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an increasingly attainable goal, but there
is no widely used definition of remission that is stringent but achievable and could be …

Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of disease in human populations.
Over the past decade there has been considerable progress in our understanding of the …

Objective The risk of lymphoma is increased in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and
spontaneous reporting suggests that methotrexate (MTX) and anti–tumor necrosis factor (anti‐…

Objective Although the systematic measurement of disease activity facilitates clinical
decision making in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), no recommendations currently exist on which …

Objective Pneumonia is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
This study was undertaken to determine the rate and predictors of hospitalization for …

Objective Induction of malignancy is a major concern when rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is
treated with biologic therapy. A meta‐analysis of RA biologic clinical trials found a general …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is often characterized by the burden of swollen joints, pain, and
decreased physical function, but less understood are the many manifestations of additional …

Objective According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the 1999 and 2000
incidence rates for tuberculosis (TB) in the US population were 6.4 and 5.8, respectively, per …

PURPOSE: We sought to determine the frequency of heart failure in patients with rheumatoid
arthritis, and to determine its predictors, particularly the use of anti–tumor necrosis factor (…

Objective A number of different variables have been proposed as risk factors for mortality in
patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but limited prospective information on the magnitude …