Patients with ankylosing spondylitis or psoriatic arthritis who take statins may have as much as a 33 percent lower mortality risk, according to new research findings presented this week at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Scientific Meeting in Washington.
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is arthritis of the spine that can resemble rheumatoid arthritis. It more often affects males, with HLA antigen present but rheumatoid factor absent. Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a chronic form of arthritis that can affect the skin and joints.
