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Advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) carries an increased risk for progression to end-stage renal disease (ESRD). We aimed to determine the rate of progression and the factors that drive the […]
» Read moreTobacco smoking is a major threat to health. There is no doubt about the need to promote and support cessation at every opportunity. Smoking has a clear role in RA, […]
» Read moreBurnout among physicians is common and has important implications. We assessed the extent of burnout among rheumatology practitioners and its associations.128 attendees at the 2019 Rheumatology Winter Clinical Symposium were […]
» Read moreWell-designed randomized controlled trials (RCTs) mitigate bias and confounding, but prior evaluations of rheumatology trials found high rates of methodological flaws. Outside of rheumatoid arthritis, no studies in the modern […]
» Read moreGenome-wide meta-analyses of clinically defined gout were performed to identify subtype-specific susceptibility loci. Evaluation using selection pressure analysis with these loci was also conducted to investigate genetic risks characteristic of […]
» Read moreHydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is a commonly used weight-based medication with a risk of retinal toxicity when prescribed at doses above 5 mg/kg/day. The objectives of our study were: (1) To characterize […]
» Read moreTanezumab, a nerve growth factor inhibitor, was investigated for osteoarthritis (OA) of the hip or knee in a study with 24-week treatment and 24-week safety follow-up.This double-blind, randomised, phase III […]
» Read moreThe aim of the present retrospective observational study was to evaluate in SSc patients the change of renal resistive index (RRI) over the time (ΔRRI) and under treatment as well […]
» Read moreTo assess the long-term safety and effectiveness of tacrolimus for treating lupus nephritis (LN) in the real-world clinical setting.This is an ongoing, open-label, non-comparative, observational, post-marketing surveillance study conducted across […]
» Read moreTo assess the validity and clinical utility of the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (BIPQ) to measure illness perceptions in multiple forms of vasculitis.Patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA), Takayasu’s arteritis […]
» Read moreTo compare colour duplex ultrasonography (CDU) findings with axillary 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET/CT findings and to compare the diagnostic performance of temporal and axillary artery CDU with temporal artery CDU alone.Patients […]
» Read moreTo determine the feasibility of comparing the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA) consensus treatment plans (CTPs) in treating new-onset, moderate juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) using the CARRA registry, and […]
» Read moreTo examine the role of disease activity on organ damage over 5 years in patients with active systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) despite standard of care.This analysis of the University of […]
» Read moreTo examine the value of optical spectral transmission (OST) in detecting joint inflammation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to evaluate whether OST correlates with certain patient characteristics.OST measurements […]
» Read moreTo investigate metabolic features that may predispose to GCA in a nested case-control study.Individuals who developed GCA after inclusion in a population-based health survey (the Malmö Preventive Medicine Project; N = 33 346) […]
» Read moreTo investigate the diagnostic utility of different combinations of SI joint MRI lesions for differentiating patients with axial SpA (axSpA) from other conditions with and without buttock/pelvic pain.A prospective cross-sectional […]
» Read moreAcne fulminans (AF) is a rare, explosive systemic form of acne. Chronic non-bacterial osteomyelitis (CNO) or chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis (CRMO) is a primarily pediatric autoinflammatory disorder characterized by sterile […]
» Read moreTo investigate whether tumour necrosis factor inhibitor (TNFi) combination therapy with conventional synthetic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (csDMARDs) is more effective for psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and/or improves TNFi drug survival compared […]
» Read moreTo investigate peripheral lymphopenia, a frequent finding in primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS) associated with higher disease activity and increased mortality.Prospective, cross-sectional study of consecutive patients with pSS (n = 66) and healthy […]
» Read morePulmonary artery enlargement is a common manifestation of chest CT in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). The exact clinical significance of this phenomenon has not been clarified in connective […]
» Read moreTo study the clinical phenotypes, determined based on cumulative disease activity manifestations, and sociodemographic factors associated with depression and anxiety in SLE.Patients attending a single centre were assessed for depression […]
» Read moreTo update the 2012 EULAR/ERA-EDTA recommendations for the management of lupus nephritis (LN).Following the EULAR standardised operating procedures, a systematic literature review was performed. Members of a multidisciplinary Task Force […]
» Read moreHyperspectral imaging (HSI) is a novel technology for obtaining quantitative measurements from transcutaneous spatial and spectral information. In patients with SSc, the severity of skin tightness is associated with internal […]
» Read moreTakayasu’s arteritis (TAK) is a large vessel vasculitis with important infiltration of proinflammatory T cells in the aorta and its main branches, but its aetiology is still unknown. Our work […]
» Read moreTo assess Doppler ultrasound (US) and tenosynovial fluid (TSF) characteristics in tenosynovitis within common rheumatic conditions, as well as their diagnostic utility.Subjects with tenosynovitis underwent Doppler US and US-guided TSF […]
» Read moreThe impact of immunosuppression on postoperative outcomes has primarily been studied in patients undergoing joint replacement surgery. We aimed to evaluate the impact of biologics and glucocorticoids on outcomes after […]
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