Raynaud Phenomenon
Study findings from J.E. Pope et al broaden understanding of raynaud phenomenon
Published in Women's Health Weekly, January 29th, 2009
According to recent research from London, Canada, "In a prospective cohort study we examined the relationship between Raynaud's phenomenon (RP) onset and other connective tissue disease (CTD) characteristics in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) to determine if RP is predictive of RA severity and associated with other CTD signs, and if late, onset RP in RA has an effect on prognosis compared to other patients with RA. Using a standardized assessment, data were collected on 328 subjects with RA [mean age 60.3 +/- 0.7; 77% women; 76% erosions, 75% positive rheurnatoid factor (RF)] seen at one London, Ontario, rheurnatology clinic."
"The data included RA disease duration; presence...
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