Table 3

Guidelines and/or recommendations present for comorbidities in RA

ComorbidityAuthorsGuidelines/recommendations
Cardiovascular diseaseRegulatory bodies or disease associations1. 2016 Update EULAR recommendations for CVD risk management.30
2. 2016 EULAR points to consider for reporting, screening for and preventing selected comorbidities.12
3. 2019 European Society of Cardiology/European Atherosclerosis Society guidelines for the management of dyslipidaemias.31
4. Spanish Society of Rheumatology (2011). Update of the clinical practice guideline for the management of rheumatoid arthritis in Spain.32
5. Haute Autorite De Sante (2017): Clinical practice guidelines: Rheumatoid Arthritis33
Pulmonary diseaseAcademic literature1. Diagnosis of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. An Official ATS/ERS/JRS/ALAT Clinical Practice Guideline34 (associated rheumatological diseases are discussed from a pulmonary perspective)
2. 2019 Swedish Respiratory Society Guidelines for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis35
DiabetesNo existing guidelines or recommendations were found at a regional or national level for diabetes
DepressionExisting recommendations/points to consider published by regulatory bodies or disease associations1. 2016 EULAR points to consider for reporting, screening for and preventing selected comorbidities.12
2. NICE (2009): Depression in adults with a chronic physical health problem: recognition and management36
  • ALAT, L;atin American Thoracic Association; ATS, American Thoracic Society; CVD, cardiovascular disease; ERS, European Respiratory Society; JRS, Japanese Respiratory Society; NICE, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence; RA, rheumatoid arthritis.