Elderly-onset rheumatoid arthritis: characteristics and treatment options

S Pavlov-Dolijanovic, M Bogojevic, T Nozica-Radulovic… - Medicina, 2023 - mdpi.com
… In cases where elderly patients demonstrate resistance to conventional DMARD therapy,
the … therapies in elderly patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A population-based cohort study. …

Complementary and alternative medicine use in rheumatoid arthritis: considerations for the pharmacological management of elderly patients

S Zhao, F Otieno, A Akpan, RJ Moots - Drugs & aging, 2017 - Springer
… by patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA); however, a significant proportion of these patients
do not … This has many potential implications in a group of predominantly elderly patients with …

Drug retention rates and the safety of Janus kinase inhibitors in elderly patients with rheumatoid arthritis

J Temmoku, M Miyata, E Suzuki, Y Sumichika… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: We examined the real-world drug retention rate and safety data of Janus kinase
inhibitors (JAKis) in elderly patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods: This study …

The pharmacokinetics of flurbiprofen in younger and elderly patients with rheumatoid arthritis

WF Kean, EJ Antal, EM Grace… - The Journal of …, 1992 - Wiley Online Library
… ) and elderly (65 to 83 years) rheumatoid arthritic patients after both a … elderly patients. Only
free flurbiprofen clearance was found to have a significant but variable correlation to patient

Development and evaluation of a clinic for elderly patients with rheumatoid arthritis and multimorbidity: a pilot study

A van Moerbeke, F Magdelijns… - … rheumatology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
… of this specific patient group. Our goal-directed clinic for elderly patients with RA and
multimorbidity led to the accomplishment of at least one goal in 75% of the 20 included patients. …

Outcomes of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Elderly Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study

BY Kim, HS Moon, SS Kim, HS Kim - Healthcare, 2023 - mdpi.com
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) increases the risk of cardiovascular disease. This study aimed
to evaluate the clinical outcomes of elderly patients with and without RA who underwent …

Muscle wasting, a neglected complication associated with physical dysfunction in elderly patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional observational study

JD Ma, CT Chen, JZ Lin, QH Li, LF Chen… - … of Rheumatology, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: Little is known about muscle wasting in elderly patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
We examined muscle characteristics and their clinical significance in this group. Method…

High prevalence of vertebral deformities in elderly patients with early rheumatoid arthritis

J Ursum, K Britsemmer… - Annals of the …, 2009 - ard.bmj.com
… Almost 30% of these elderly patients with relatively early RA had vertebral deformities,
which is in line with the pre-estimated percentage for patients over 60 years of age with …

Elderly onset rheumatoid arthritis: differential diagnosis and choice of first-line and subsequent therapy

JI Villa-Blanco, J Calvo-Alen - Drugs & aging, 2009 - Springer
… Prudent use and careful follow-up of all treatments are also required because of the increased
risk of adverse events in elderly patients. However, no special contraindications to the use …

Rheumatoid arthritis in the elderly: prevalence and optimal management

D van Schaardenburg - Drugs & aging, 1995 - Springer
… involved and on pharmacological considerations concerning elderly patients. … Paraneoplastic
arthritis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of elderly patients presenting …