Research Article: Prevalence and Predictors of Remission and Sustained Remission in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis from the United Arab Emirates: A Two-Year Prospective Study
Introduction:
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory rheumatic disease associated with progressive disability, lower daily physical functioning/activities, lower quality of life, shortened life expectancy, and increased socioeconomic costs. Hence, the gold standard outcomes for RA patients include achieving clinical remission (absence of any sign and symptom of significant inflammatory disease) or low disease activity (LDA) being an alternative goal in patients with long-standing disease. –
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