Mortality, causes of death and influence of medication use in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus vs matched controls. 13th July 2020 We wanted to estimate the magnitude of the risk from all-cause, cause-specific […]
Coexistence of systemic and localized scleroderma: a systematic literature review and observational cohort study. 13th July 2020 SSc and localized sclerosis (LoS) are considered clinically distinct entities. We describe […]
Biomarkers for treatment change and radiographic progression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis in remission: a 5 year follow-up study. 13th July 2020 To identify biomarkers of treatment change and radiographic progression in patients with […]
Quantitative planar array screen of 1000 proteins uncovers novel urinary protein biomarkers of lupus nephritis. 12th July 2020 The goal of these studies is to discover novel urinary biomarkers of […]
Clinical characteristics and treatment of 50 cases of Blau syndrome in Japan confirmed by genetic analysis of the NOD2 mutation. 11th July 2020 To collect clinical information and NOD2 mutation data on patients with Blau […]
Whole-body MRI in the diagnosis of paediatric CNO/CRMO. 11th July 2020 Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis (CRMO) is an auto-inflammatory disorder affecting the skeleton […]
The genetics of rheumatoid arthritis. 9th July 2020 RA is a chronic systemic inflammatory disease that primarily affects the small […]
Comparative effectiveness of biological medicines in rheumatoid arthritis: systematic review and network meta-analysis including aggregate results from reanalysed individual patient data. 7th July 2020 To assess the comparative effectiveness of biological medicines in rheumatoid arthritis in […]
The risk and trend of pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis in rheumatoid arthritis: a general population-based study. 4th July 2020 To estimate the overall risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE), pulmonary embolism (PE) […]
Propensity Score Methods in Rare Disease. A Demonstration Using Observational Data in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. 3rd July 2020 Observational studies allow researchers to understand the natural history of rheumatic conditions, […]
Sex differences in the clinical profile among patients with gout: cross-sectional analyses of an observational study. 3rd July 2020 Research findings in gout result predominantly from studies among men, and might […]
Clinical characteristics and prognostic analysis of microscopic polyangiitis with diffuse alveolar haemorrhage. 3rd July 2020 To analyse the clinical features and prognostic factors of microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) […]
The iCanCope pain self-management application for adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a pilot randomized controlled trial. 3rd July 2020 To evaluate the feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of iCanCope with Pain (iCanCope), […]
Effect of laser moxibustion for knee osteoarthritis: a multi-site double-blind randomized controlled trial. 3rd July 2020 To examine the effects of laser moxibustion on pain and function in […]
“Unspoken Questions:” A Qualitative Study of Rheumatologists’ Perspectives on the Clinical Implementation of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures. 3rd July 2020 To identify rheumatologists’ views on perceived barriers and facilitators to the clinical […]
Health Care Utilization and Costs of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Disease Severity in the United States. 3rd July 2020 To quantify health care utilization and costs by disease severity for patients […]
Biomechanical properties of common carotid arteries assessed by circumferential two-dimensional strain and beta stiffness index in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. 3rd July 2020 Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is associated with an elevated risk of cardiovascular disease […]
Cardiovascular risk scores in axial spondyloarthritis versus the general population: A cross-sectional study. 3rd July 2020 Cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality are increased in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). We […]
Cognitive dysfunction and serum levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in primary anti-phospholipid syndrome (PAPS). 3rd July 2020 Cognitive dysfunction (CD) is a poorly understood non-stroke central neurological manifestation in […]
Population characteristics as important contextual factors in rheumatological trials: an exploratory meta-epidemiological study from an OMERACT Working Group. 2nd July 2020 To explore whether trial population characteristics modify treatment responses across various interventions, […]
Quantitative analysis of pulmonary vasculature in systemic sclerosis at spirometry-gated chest CT. 2nd July 2020 To prospectively investigate whether differences in pulmonary vasculature exist in systemic sclerosis […]
Comparable or higher prevalence of comorbidities in antiphospholipid syndrome vs rheumatoid arthritis: a multicenter, case-control study. 30th June 2020 Evidence on comorbidity prevalence in antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) and its difference from […]
Translating research into clinical practice: quality improvement to halve non-adherence to methotrexate. 30th June 2020 MTX remains the cornerstone for therapy for RA, yet research shows that […]
Glucocorticoid use is associated with an increased risk of hypertension. 30th June 2020 Patients with RA are frequently treated with glucocorticoids (GCs), but evidence is […]
TLR1/2 and 5 induce elevated cytokine levels from rheumatoid arthritis monocytes independent of ACPA or RF autoantibody status. 29th June 2020 RA is an autoimmune inflammatory joint disease. Both RF and ACPA are […]
Beneficial effect of Mediterranean diet on disease activity and cardiovascular risk in systemic lupus erythematosus patients: a cross-sectional study. 29th June 2020 To analyse the influence of the Mediterranean diet (Med Diet) on SLE […]
Arthritis autoantibodies in individuals without rheumatoid arthritis: follow-up data from a Dutch population-based cohort (Lifelines). 29th June 2020 To assess whether the presence of arthritis autoantibodies alongside IgG ACPA predicts […]
Initial analgesic prescriptions for osteoarthritis in the United Kingdom, 2000-2016. 29th June 2020 To examine trends in the initial prescription of commonly-prescribed analgesics and patient- […]
Identification of microRNAs and their target gene networks implicated in arterial wall remodelling in giant cell arteritis. 29th June 2020 To identify dysregulated microRNAs (miRNAs) and their gene targets in temporal arteries […]
Clinical course and outcome of COVID-19 in patients with rheumatic diseases: are all biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs alike? Response to: ‘Increased risk for severe COVID-19 in patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases treated with rituximab’ by Schulze-Koops et al. 28th June 2020 Click here to read the full article @ Annals of the rheumatic […]
Clinical phenotypes of IgG4-related disease reflect different prognostic outcomes. 28th June 2020 Four clinical phenotypes of IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) have been recently identified by […]
Inflammatory hallmarks of lesser prominence in psoriatic arthritis patients starting biologics: a Nordic population-based cohort study. 28th June 2020 To assess secular trends in baseline characteristics of PsA patients initiating their […]
Folinic acid alleviates side effects of methotrexate in arthritis patients with side effects despite folic acid supplementation: an observational cohort study. 28th June 2020 Click here to read the full article @ Rheumatology (Oxford, England)
Tofacitinib in patients with refractory Takayasu’s arteritis. 28th June 2020 Click here to read the full article @ Rheumatology (Oxford, England)
Adult-onset Still’s disease in a patient with human immunodeficiency virus infection: pathophysiological link? 28th June 2020 Click here to read the full article @ Rheumatology (Oxford, England)
Chronic mercury poisoning causing back pain in spondyloarthritis: a case report. 28th June 2020 Click here to read the full article @ Rheumatology (Oxford, England)
Response to: ‘Incidence of severe COVID-19 in a Spanish cohort of 1037 patients with rheumatic diseases treated with biologics and JAK-inhibitors’ by Jovani et al. 27th June 2020 Click here to read the full article @ Annals of the rheumatic […]
Rhabdomyolysis as the main manifestation of coronavirus disease 2019. 26th June 2020 Click here to read the full article @ Rheumatology (Oxford, England)
Telemedicine holds many promises but needs to be developed to be accepted by patients as an alternative to a visit to the doctor. Response to: ‘Patient acceptance of using telemedicine for follow-up of lupus nephritis in the COVID-19 outbreak’ by So et al. 26th June 2020 Click here to read the full article @ Annals of the rheumatic […]
Response to: ‘Comment on: ‘Successful remission with tofacitinib in a patient with refractory Takayasu arteritis complicated by ulcerative colitis’ by Kuwabara et al’ by Rios Rodriguez et al. 26th June 2020 Click here to read the full article @ Annals of the rheumatic […]
Rituximab as therapy to induce remission after relapse in ANCA-associated vasculitis. 26th June 2020 Evaluation of rituximab and glucocorticoids as therapy to induce remission after relapse […]
Effectiveness and safety of 12-month certolizumab pegol treatment for axial spondyloarthritis in real-world clinical practice in Europe. 26th June 2020 The efficacy and safety of certolizumab pegol (CZP), an Fc-free, PEGylated anti-TNF, […]
Effectiveness of secukinumab versus an alternative TNF inhibitor in patients with axial spondyloarthritis previously exposed to TNF inhibitors in the Swiss Clinical Quality Management cohort. 26th June 2020 To compare effectiveness of treatment with secukinumab (SEC) with that of alternative […]
Actions required to assure continuous supply of anti-rheumatic medication during the SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 pandemic. Response to: ‘Treatment adherence behaviours in rheumatic diseases during pandemic COVID-19: a Latin American experience’ by Pineda-Sic et al. 25th June 2020 Click here to read the full article @ Annals of the rheumatic […]
Challenges and opportunities in telerheumatology in the COVID-19 era. Response to: ‘Online management of rheumatoid arthritis during COVID-19 pandemic’ by Zhang et al. 21st June 2020 Click here to read the full article @ Annals of the rheumatic […]
Mounting data indicate that antimalarials do not prevent mild or severe COVID-19 in rheumatic patients. Response to: ‘The role of antimalarials in COVID-19: observational data from a cohort of rheumatic patients’ by Favalli et al. 21st June 2020 Click here to read the full article @ Annals of the rheumatic […]
Genome-wide whole blood transcriptome profiling in a large European cohort of systemic sclerosis patients. 21st June 2020 The analysis of annotated transcripts from genome-wide expression studies may help to […]
Combination of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem (stromal) cell transplantation with IFN-γ treatment synergistically improves the clinical outcomes of patients with rheumatoid arthritis. 21st June 2020 To clarify the key role of circulating interferon-γ (IFN-γ) and to improve […]
Allopurinol versus febuxostat hypersensitivity reactions in the US elderly: differences in study outcomes and populations. Response to: ‘Correspondence to “Hypersensitivity reactions with allopurinol and febuxostat: a study using the Medicare claims data’ by Ma et al. 21st June 2020 Click here to read the full article @ Annals of the rheumatic […]
Hypersensitivity reactions with allopurinol versus febuxostat in the US elderly. Response to: ‘Confunding by indication and ethnicity difference? Comment on ‘Hypersensitivity reactions with allopurinol and febuxostat: a study using the Medicare claims data” by Hsu et al. 21st June 2020 Click here to read the full article @ Annals of the rheumatic […]
Response to: ‘Understanding bone fragility: theoretical explanation to non-physician health professionals’ by Sugiyama. 21st June 2020 Click here to read the full article @ Annals of the rheumatic […]
Statin use and risk of joint replacement due to osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis: a propensity-score matched longitudinal cohort study. 20th June 2020 Click here to read the full article @ Rheumatology (Oxford, England)
Lumbar spondylolisthesis associated with systemic sclerosis-related spinal calcinosis: an unusual clinical case. 20th June 2020 Click here to read the full article @ Rheumatology (Oxford, England)
Parvovirus B19 activates in vitro normal human dermal fibroblasts: a possible implication in skin fibrosis and systemic sclerosis. 20th June 2020 Fibrosis is the most characteristic pathological hallmark of SSc, a connective tissue […]
Safety and efficacy of anti-interleukin-1 treatment in 40 patients, followed in a single centre, with AA amyloidosis secondary to familial Mediterranean fever. 20th June 2020 The main devastating complication of FMF is AA amyloidosis. Approximately 10-15% of […]
Thoracic paravertebral involvement in patients with IgG4-related disease: CT and MR imaging findings. 20th June 2020 To retrospectively evaluate CT and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging thoracic paravertebral findings […]
Systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis and recurrent macrophage activation syndrome due to a CASP1 variant causing inflammasome hyperactivation. 20th June 2020 We investigated a patient with systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA) and recurrent […]
Response to: ‘COVID-19 in patients with rheumatological diseases treated with Anti-TNF’ by Brito et al and ‘Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with COVID-19 and rheumatic disease in China ‘hot pot’ versus in US ‘hot pot’: similarity and difference’ by Zhao et al. 18th June 2020 Click here to read the full article @ Annals of the rheumatic […]
Machine learning algorithms reveal unique gene expression profiles in muscle biopsies from patients with different types of myositis. 18th June 2020 Myositis is a heterogeneous family of diseases that includes dermatomyositis (DM), antisynthetase […]
Circulating small non-coding RNA biomarkers of response to triple DMARD therapy in Caucasian women with early rheumatoid arthritis. 17th June 2020 To identify small non-coding RNA (sncRNA) serum biomarkers that predict response to […]
