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ReviewCureus2022

Rheumatoid Arthritis and Associated Lung Diseases: A Comprehensive Review.

Ahmad T Azam, Oladipo Odeyinka, Rasha Alhashimi, Sankeerth Thoota, Tejaswini Ashok, Vishnu Palyam, Ibrahim Sange

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Review in Cureus, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Ahmad T AzamInternal Medicine, Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore, PAK.
Oladipo OdeyinkaInternal Medicine, University of Ibadan College of Medicine, Ibadan, NGA.
Rasha AlhashimiInternal Medicine, University of Baghdad College of Medicine, Baghdad, IRQ.
Sankeerth ThootaInternal Medicine, Meenakshi Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Kancheepuram, IND.
Tejaswini AshokInternal Medicine, Jagadguru Sri Shivarathreeshwara (JSS) Medical College, Mysore, IND.
Vishnu PalyamInternal Medicine, Jagadguru Jayadeva Murugarajendra (JJM) Medical College, Davanagere, IND.
Ibrahim SangeResearch, Karamshi Jethabhai (KJ) Somaiya Medical College, Hospital and Research Center, Mumbai, IND.
JSS Dental College and Hospital · INMeenakshi Medical College Hospital and Research Institute · INJSS Medical College and Hospital · INK J Somaiya Medical College · INUniversity of Baghdad · IQ

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a prevalent autoimmune disorder affecting 0.5-1% of the population in North America and Europe. Pulmonary manifestations in rheumatoid arthritis patients result in significant morbidity and mortality. Management of these pulmonary manifestations in RA patients causes various challenges for the physicians. This review article has discussed the current state of knowledge of these pulmonary manifestations, including interstitial lung diseases, airway-related diseases, pulmonary vasculature, and pleural involvement in RA patients. This review article has also explored various pharmacological options, including steroids, disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs), immunosuppressive drugs, and biologic agents. Non-pharmacological options include conservative treatment, supplemental oxygen, pulmonary rehabilitation, smoking cessation, and lung transplantation.

Indexed as

complication of rheumatoid arthritisinterstitial lung diseaseprogressive interstitial lung diseaserheumatoid arthritisrheumatoid disorder

Identifiers

PMID35345761
PMCPMC8939365
OpenAlexW4213017802

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