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Clinical Rheumatology

Issue 6/2018

Content (38 Articles)

Review Article

Autoimmune/inflammatory syndrome induced by mineral oil: a health problem

Olga Vera-Lastra, Gabriela Medina, María Pilar Cruz-Domínguez, Gabriel Medrano Ramírez, Raymundo Benjamin Priego Blancas, Ana Lilia Peralta Amaro, Anabel Villanueva Martínez, Jesús Sepúlveda Delgado, Luis J. Jara

Original Article

Physical articular examination in the activity of rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review of the literature

Yimy F. Medina, Rafael Eduardo Ruíz-Gaviria, Adriana Buitrago-Lopez, Catalina Villota

Original Article

Disease severity impacts the relationship of apelin with arterial function in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Sulé Gunter, Chanel Robinson, Gavin R. Norton, Angela J. Woodiwiss, Linda Tsang, Aletta M. E. Millen, Patrick H. Dessein

Original Article

LC-MS-based serum metabolomics reveals a distinctive signature in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Ju Li, Nan Che, Lingxiao Xu, Qian Zhang, Qi Wang, Wenfeng Tan, Miaojia Zhang

Original Article

Phrasing of the patient global assessment in the rheumatoid arthritis ACR/EULAR remission criteria: an analysis of 967 patients from two databases of early and established rheumatoid arthritis patients

Laure Gossec, John Richard Kirwan, Maarten de Wit, Andra Balanescu, Cecile Gaujoux-Viala, Francis Guillemin, Anne-Christine Rat, Alain Saraux, Bruno Fautrel, Tore K Kvien, Maxime Dougados, Dimitrios T. Boumpas, Ben A. C. Dijkmans, Matthias Englbrecht, Feride Gogus, Turid Heiberg, Emilio Martin Mola, Marco Matucci Cerinic, Kati Otsa, Georg Schett, Tuulikki Sokka

Original Article

No association between the risk of breast cancer and systemic lupus erythematosus: evidence from a meta-analysis

Zahra Rezaieyazdi, Samira Tabaei, Yalda Ravanshad, Javad Akhtari, Hassan Mehrad-Majd

Original Article

Metabolic syndrome in Iranian patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and its determinants

Alimohammad Fatemi, Azadeh Ghanbarian, Zahra Sayedbonakdar, Mehdi Kazemi, Abbas Smiley

Original Article

Clinical and laboratory aspects of dyslipidemia in Brazilian women with systemic lupus erythematosus

Ajax M. Atta, João Paulo C. G. Silva, Mittermayer B. Santiago, Isabela S. Oliveira, Rodrigo C. Oliveira, Maria Luiza B. Sousa Atta

Original Article

Features associated with pulmonary arterial hypertension in Chinese hospitalized systemic lupus erythematosus patients

Shu-Zhen Xu, Yan Liang, Xiang-Pei Li, Xiao-Mei Li, Zong-Wen Shuai, Rui-Xue Leng, Hai-Feng Pan, Dong-Qing Ye

Original Article

Ultrasound characterization of cutaneous ulcers in systemic sclerosis

Yossra A. Suliman, Suzanne Kafaja, John Fitzgerald, Ximena Wortsman, Jonathan Grotts, Marco Matucci-Cerrinic, Veena K. Ranganath, Daniel E. Furst

Original Article

Increased serum levels of adhesion molecules ICAM-1 and VCAM-1 in systemic sclerosis are not specific for pulmonary manifestations

Vivek Thakkar, Karen A. Patterson, Wendy Stevens, Michelle Wilson, Janet Roddy, Joanne Sahhar, Susanna Proudman, Pravin Hissaria, Mandana Nikpour

Original Article

The prevalence and clinical significance of anti-PUF60 antibodies in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathy

Ya-Mei Zhang, Han-Bo Yang, Jing-Li Shi, He Chen, Xiao-Ming Shu, Xin Lu, Guo-Chun Wang, Qing-Lin Peng

Original Article

Evaluation of quality of life in patients with axial spondyloarthritis and its association with disease activity, functionality, mobility, and structural damage

Clementina López-Medina, Juan L. Garrido-Castro, Juan Castro-Jiménez, Cristina González-Navas, Jerusalem Calvo-Gutiérrez, M. Carmen Castro-Villegas, Rafaela Ortega-Castro, Alejandro Escudero-Contreras, Pilar Font-Ugalde, Eduardo Collantes-Estévez

Open Access Original Article

Age determines response to anti-TNFα treatment in patients with ankylosing spondylitis and is related to TNFα-producing CD8 cells

Agata Schramm-Luc, Jolanta Schramm, Mateusz Siedliński, Tomasz J. Guzik, Bogdan Batko

Original Article

Smoking quantity determines disease activity and function in Chinese patients with ankylosing spondylitis

Hui Zhang, Wei Wan, Jing Liu, Shengming Dai, Yaohong Zou, Qiaoxia Qian, Yue Ding, Xia Xu, Hengdong Ji, Hongjun He, Qi Zhu, Chengde Yang, Shuang Ye, Lindi Jiang, Jianping Tang, Qiang Tong, Dongyi He, Dongbao Zhao, Yuan Li, Yanyun Ma, Jingru Zhou, Zhendong Mei, Xiangxiang Chen, Ziyu Yuan, Juan Zhang, Xiaofeng Wang, Yajun Yang, Li Jin, Ying Gao, Xiaodong Zhou, John D. Reveille, Hejian Zou, Jiucun Wang

Original Article

Treatment patterns among patients with rheumatic disease (rheumatoid arthritis (RA), ankylosing spondylitis (AS), psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and undifferentiated arthritis (UnA)) treated with subcutaneous TNF inhibitors

Kathleen Tymms, Geoff Littlejohn, Hedley Griffiths, Julien de Jager, Paul Bird, Fred Joshua, Peter Nash, Malcolm Handel, Hamish McManus, Belinda E. Butcher, Peter Youssef

Original Article

How common is depression in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica?

Arani Vivekanantham, Milica Blagojevic-Bucknall, Kris Clarkson, John Belcher, Christian D. Mallen, Samantha L. Hider

Open Access Original Article

Association between characteristics of pain and stiffness and the functional status of patients with incident polymyalgia rheumatica from primary care

A. Cawley, J. A. Prior, S. Muller, T. Helliwell, S. L. Hider, B. Dasgupta, K. Barraclough, C. D. Mallen

Original Article

Motion deficit in nodal interphalangeal joint osteoarthritis by digital goniometer in housewives

L. Ventura-Ríos, M. Hayes-Salinas, D. Ferrusquia-Toriz, R. I. Cariño-Escobar, E. Cruz-Arenas, J. Gutiérrez-Martínez, L. González-Ramírez, C. Hernández-Díaz

Original Article

The association between osteoarthritis and sleep duration in Koreans: a nationwide cross-sectional observational study

Jae Hyun Jung, Hongdeok Seok, Sung Jae Choi, Junwoo Bae, Sang Hoon Lee, Moo Hwa Lee, Jae-Hoon Kim, Gwan Gyu Song

Original Article

Aortic, carotid intima-media thickness and flow- mediated dilation as markers of early atherosclerosis in a cohort of pediatric patients with rheumatic diseases

Emanuela Del Giudice, Anna Dilillo, Luciana Tromba, Giuseppe La Torre, Sara Blasi, Fabrizio Conti, Franca Viola, Salvatore Cucchiara, Marzia Duse

Original Article

Long-term follow-up of paediatric MEFV carriers

Balahan Makay, Nesrin Gülez

Brief Report

High burden of adverse events is associated with reduced remission rates in early rheumatoid arthritis

Laura Kuusalo, Kari Puolakka, Hannu Kautiainen, Anna Karjalainen, Timo Malmi, Leena Paimela, Marjatta Leirisalo-Repo, Vappu Rantalaiho, Eeva Alasaarela, Harri Blåfield, Kari K. Eklund, Mikko Hakola, Pekka Hannonen, Kirsti Ilva, Heikki Julkunen, Oili Kaipiainen-Seppänen, Markku Kauppi, Aulikki Kononoff, Maija-Liisa Krogerus, Kari Laiho, Riitta Luosujärvi, Reijo Luukkainen, Timo Möttönen, Helena Niinisalo, Ritva Peltomaa, Jari Pöllänen, Tea Uusitalo, Toini Uutela, Heikki Valleala, Kaisa Vuori, Leena Laasonen, Eeva Moilanen, Riina Nieminen, Katriina Vuolteenaho

Brief Report

Tocilizumab reduces complement C3 and C4 serum levels in rheumatoid arthritis patients

Ciro Romano, Andrea Del Mastro, Ausilia Sellitto, Eleonora Solaro, Sergio Esposito, Giovanna Cuomo

Brief Report

Lupus myocarditis receiving the rituximab therapy—a monocentric retrospective study

Chrong-Reen Wang, Yi-Shan Tsai, Wei-Ting Li

Open Access Brief Report

Safety profile of autologous hematopoietic stem cell mobilization and transplantation in patients with systemic sclerosis

Grzegorz Helbig, Małgorzata Widuchowska, Anna Koclęga, Anna Kopińska, Magdalena Kopeć-Mędrek, Władysław B. Gaweł, Adrianna Spałek, Jakub Żak, Iwona Grygoruk-Wiśniowska, Robert Liwoch, Eugeniusz Kucharz, Mirosław Markiewicz

Brief Report

Predictors of sustained clinical response in patients with Behçet’s disease-related uveitis treated with infliximab and adalimumab

Claudia Fabiani, Antonio Vitale, Donato Rigante, Giacomo Emmi, Giuseppe Lopalco, Jurgen Sota, Lorenzo Vannozzi, Gerardo di Scala, Silvana Guerriero, Ida Orlando, Rossella Franceschini, Marco Capozzoli, Bruno Frediani, Mauro Galeazzi, Florenzo Iannone, Gian Marco Tosi, Luca Cantarini

Case Based Review

Imatinib mesylate use in refractory eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis: a literature review and a case report

Tatiana V. Beketova, Mikhail Y. Volkov, Evgeniy A. Naryshkin, Tatiana M. Novoselova, Evgeniy L. Nasonov

Letter to the Editor

Vitamin D testing: finding a balance

Manasi Murthy Mittinty

Obesity Clinical Trial Summary

At a glance: The STEP trials

A round-up of the STEP phase 3 clinical trials evaluating semaglutide for weight loss in people with overweight or obesity.

Developed by: Springer Medicine

Highlights from the ACC 2024 Congress

Year in Review: Pediatric cardiology

Watch Dr. Anne Marie Valente present the last year's highlights in pediatric and congenital heart disease in the official ACC.24 Year in Review session.

Year in Review: Pulmonary vascular disease

The last year's highlights in pulmonary vascular disease are presented by Dr. Jane Leopold in this official video from ACC.24.

Year in Review: Valvular heart disease

Watch Prof. William Zoghbi present the last year's highlights in valvular heart disease from the official ACC.24 Year in Review session.

Year in Review: Heart failure and cardiomyopathies

Watch this official video from ACC.24. Dr. Biykem Bozkurt discusses last year's major advances in heart failure and cardiomyopathies.