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Inflammatory and traditional risk factors associated with the progression of chronic kidney disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Article C Peer reviewed Observational

Key takeaways

In 601 people with rheumatoid arthritis, both inflammation from the disease and traditional risk factors like high blood pressure were linked to faster kidney decline. Because this study looked back at medical records, it shows a link but cannot prove which factor caused the damage.

Who did this work

Sugiyama M · Morita S · Tsuchimoto T · Tsuchimoto S · Minami C · Kinoshita K · Rai S

Source

Article · PubMed, Reducing protein and albumin in urine · 2026 Aug 29
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42667508/