Prevalence of comorbidities in systemic sclerosis versus rheumatoid arthritis: a comparative, multicenter, matched-cohort study

Prevalence of comorbidities in systemic sclerosis versus rheumatoid arthritis: a comparative, multicenter, matched-cohort study

Abstract Background Comorbidities are common in chronic systemic connective tissue diseases and are associated with adverse outcomes, increased morbidity and mortality. Although the prevalence of comorbidities has been well-studied in isolated diseases, comparative studies between different autoimmu...

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Main Authors: Stylianos Panopoulos, Maria Tektonidou, Alexandros A. Drosos, Stamatis-Nick Liossis, Theodoros Dimitroulas, Alexandros Garyfallos, Lazaros Sakkas, Dimitrios Boumpas, Paraskevi V. Voulgari, Dimitrios Daoussis, Konstantinos Thomas, Georgios Georgiopoulos, Georgios Vosvotekas, Dimitrios Vassilopoulos, Petros P. Sfikakis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:Arthritis Research & Therapy
Subjects:
Rheumatoid arthritis
Systemic sclerosis
Comorbidities
Cardiovascular diseases
Depression
Neoplasms
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13075-018-1771-0

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