Airways Abnormalities in a Prospective Cohort of Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) affects roughly 1% of the population and commonly involves the lungs. Of lung involvement in RA, interstitial lung disease (ILD) is well known; however, airways disease in RA is relatively understudied.

Research question

What are the baseline airways abnormalities in a prospective cohort of patients with RA based on pulmonary function testing (PFT) results, high-resolution CT (HRCT) scans, and computational imaging analysis and are there associations between these abnormalities and respiratory symptoms?

Study design and methods

In this single-center study, 188 patients with RA without a clinical diagnosis of ILD underwent HRCT imaging and PFT. Radiologists assessed HRCT scans for airway abnormalities. Computational imaging via VIDA

SUBMITTER: Matson SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11867896 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature