J Antonio Aviña-Zubieta

TL;DR: In this article, a meta-analysis of observational studies was conducted to determine the magnitude of risk of cardiovascular mortality in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) compared with the general population.

TL;DR: While most cases of prevalent cerebrovascular disease can be detected using 430-438/I60-I69 collectively, acute stroke must be defined using more specific codes, and linking vital statistics and hospitalization data may improve the ascertainment of fatal stroke.

TL;DR: To determine the magnitude of risk from all‐cause and cause‐specific mortality in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) compared to the general population through a meta‐analysis of observational studies, a large number of studies were analyzed.

TL;DR: A systematic review of studies reporting on the development or validation of comorbidity indices using administrative health data and compare their ability to predict outcomes related to comor bidity (ie, construct validity) found a number of valid comorbridity indices derived from administrative data are available.

TL;DR: Forecasting prevalence will allow health policy makers to develop policy that is necessary to address the challenges faced by health systems in providing high-quality and cost-effective care.