Italian population study of 37996 RA (prevalence 0.54%) pts w/ and 12875 incident cases (incid rate 33.1/100K), there were 1288 deaths/8yrs (MR 21.3/1K), median age=83; SMR 1.28 (1.21 to 1.35), higher <45 yrs (2.15). Leading causes CV (37%), cancer (21%) & infxn (11%) https://t.co/wPx5iqW7Nl