Mayo Clinic study finds rheumatoid arthritis patients at higher risk of kidney disease
ROCHESTER, Minn.–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2014. Rheumatoid arthritis patients are likelier than the average person to develop chronic kidney disease, and more severe inflammation in the first year of rheumatoid arthritis, corticosteroid use, high blood pressure and obesity are among the risk factors, new Mayo Clinicresearch shows. Physicians should test rheumatoid arthritis patients periodically for signs of kidney problems, and patients should…
