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Pericardial and pulmonary involvement in rheumatoid arthritis in Turkey

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Pericardial and lung involvement in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), suspected to be less severe in a developing nation (Turkey), have been evaluated. We have studied clinical, echocardiographic and pulmonary findings (radiological and functional) in 93 consecutive Turkish patients with definite/classical RA. Findings were compared with those of a group of patients with osteoarthritis or local rheumatological conditions (n=60) in a blind protocol. Fifty patients with systemic lupus (SLE) were studied as a high risk control group for pericardial involvement. While pericardial disease was detected in 5.5% (5/90) of RA patients, it was detected in 6.6% (4/60) of the control patients. SLE patients had a 26% (13/50) prevalence. Interstitial lung disease was found in 27.7% of RA patients but it was present in 6.6% (4/60) of the control patients. We observed that a group of patients with RA in Turkey had a low prevalence of pericardial disease. This is further evidence that RA has a mild course in developing countries.

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  1. From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Cerraphpaşa Medical Faculty, University of Istanbul, Turkey

    N. Imeryüz,  H. Yazici, H. Koçak, G. Öngen, S. Yurdakul & H. Özdogan

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    A. Özder & S. M. Karcier

  4. Heart and Research Hospital, Koşuyolu, Istanbul, Turkey

    M. Özkan

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Imeryüz, N., Yazici, H., Koçak, H. et al. Pericardial and pulmonary involvement in rheumatoid arthritis in Turkey. Clin Rheumatol 13, 239–243 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02249019

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