Prevalence and mortality associations of interstitial lung abnormalities in rheumatoid arthritis within a multicenter prospective cohort of smokers

2022-12-18 rheumatology Title + abstract only

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ObjectivesInvestigate the prevalence and mortality impact of interstitial lung abnormalities (ILA) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and non-RA comparators. MethodsWe analyzed associations between ILA, RA, and mortality in COPDGene, a multicenter prospective cohort study of current or former smokers, excluding known interstitial lung disease (ILD) or bronchiectasis. All participants had research chest high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) reviewed by a sequential reading method to classify ILA ...