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Clinical Rheumatology

Issue 6/2020

Content (37 Articles)

Ultrasound Editorial

Ultrasound may improve patient care

Lene Terslev, Hilde Berner Hammer

Serum/plasma homocysteine levels in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Napoleon Bellua Sam, Qin Zhang, Bao-Zhu Li, Xiao-Mei Li, De-Guang Wang, Hai-Feng Pan, Dong-Qing Ye

Anemia Original Article

Inflammatory anemia may be an indicator for predicting disease activity and structural damage in Chinese patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Yang-fan Chen, Sheng-qian Xu, Yue-chen Xu, Wan-jun Li, Ke-ming Chen, Jing Cai, Mu Li

Abatacept Original Article

Abatacept induced long-term non-progressive reduction in gamma-globulins and autoantibodies: dissociation from disease activity control

Valquiria G. Dinis, Vilma T. Viana, Elaine P. Leon, Clóvis A. Silva, Carla G. Saad, Julio C. Moraes, Eloisa S. Bonfa, Ana C. Medeiros-Ribeiro

Sarcopenia Original Article

Glucocorticoid use is an independent risk factor for developing sarcopenia in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: from the CHIKARA study

Yutaro Yamada, Masahiro Tada, Koji Mandai, Noriaki Hidaka, Kentaro Inui, Hiroaki Nakamura

Rheumatoid Arthritis Original Article

Interactions and perceptions of patients with rheumatoid arthritis participating in an online support group

Jude K. A. des Bordes, Jessica Foreman, Tiffany Westrich-Robertson, Maria A. Lopez-Olivo, Susan K. Peterson, Catherine Hofstetter, Anne Lyddiatt, Irmgard Willcockson, Amye Leong, Maria E. Suarez-Almazor

Opioids Original Article

Mental health conditions and the risk of chronic opioid therapy among patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a retrospective veterans affairs cohort study

Justin S. Liberman, Lucy D’Agostino McGowan, Robert A. Greevy, James A. Morrow, Marie R. Griffin, Christianne L. Roumie, Carlos G. Grijalva

Multiple Sclerosis Original Article

Cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers implicated in the pathogenesis of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-related hypertrophic pachymeningitis

Junji Ikeda, Yasuhiro Shimojima, Yoko Usami, Ken-ichi Ueno, Dai Kishida, Yoshiki Sekijima

Rheumatoid Arthritis Original Article

Levels of satisfaction with rheumatoid arthritis treatment and associated alignment between physicians and patients across Latin America

Ivanio Alves Pereira, José Maldonado Cocco, Valderillo Feijó Azevedo, Generoso Guerra, Wilson Bautista-Molano, Julio César Casasola, David Vega Morales, Enrique Roberto Soriano, Diana Rocío Gil, Federico Zazzetti, Leandro Aldunate, Elizabeth Anita Holdsworth, Olivia Massey, Steve Lobosco, Fabio Lawson

New onset of axial spondyloarthropathy in patients treated with isotretinoin for acne vulgaris: incidence, follow-up, and MRI findings

Basant Elnady, Tohamy Elkhouly, Noha M. Dawoud, Dalia E. Desouky, Hanady H. Kewan, Dalia M. Dawoud, Christopher Ritchlin

Open Access Tuberculosis Original Article

International league of associations for rheumatology recommendations for the management of psoriatic arthritis in resource-poor settings

M. Elmamoun, M. Eraso, M. Anderson, A. Maharaj, L. Coates, Vinod Chandran, A. Abogamal, A. O. Adebajo, A. Ajibade, O. Ayanlowo, V. Azevedo, W. Bautista-Molano, S. Carneiro, C. Goldenstein-Schainberg, F. Hernandez-Velasco, U. Ima-Edomwonyi, A. Lima, J. Medina-Rosas, G. M. Mody, T. Narang, A. G. Ortega-Loayza, R. Ranza, A. Sharma, S. Toloza, L. Vega-Espinoza, O. Vega-Hinojosa

Vulgar Psoriasis Original Article

Physician-patient alignment in satisfaction with psoriatic arthritis treatment in Latin America

Enrique Roberto Soriano, Federico Zazzetti, Ivanio Alves Pereira, José Maldonado Cocco, Valderilio Feijó Azevedo, Generoso Guerra, Wilson Bautista-Molano, Julio César Casasola, David Vega Morales, Diana Rocío Gil, Steve Lobosco, Fabio Lawson

Dyslipidemia Original Article

HDL cholesterol efflux capacity is related to disease activity in psoriatic arthritis patients

Iván Ferraz-Amaro, María Vanesa Hernández-Hernández, Estefanía Armas-González, Hiurma Sánchez-Pérez, José David Machado, Federico Díaz-González

Arthritis Original Article

Plasma gelsolin levels in patients with psoriatic arthritis: a possible novel marker

Marwa M. Esawy, Wafaa K. Makram, Waleed Albalat, Marwa A. Shabana

Open Access Systemic Sclerosis Original Article

Exploring the feasibility of an exercise programme including aerobic and resistance training in people with limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis

Alexandros Mitropoulos, Anil Gumber, Helen Crank, Mohammed Akil, Markos Klonizakis

Open Access Rheumatoid Arthritis Brief Report

Prevalence of Sjögren’s syndrome associated with rheumatoid arthritis in the USA: an observational study from the Corrona registry

Leslie R. Harrold, Ying Shan, Sabrina Rebello, Neil Kramer, Sean E. Connolly, Evo Alemao, Sheila Kelly, Joel M. Kremer, Elliot D. Rosenstein

Ultrasound Original Article

Characterizing hand and wrist ultrasound pattern in primary Sjögren’s syndrome: a case-control study

L. K. N. Guedes, E. P. Leon, T. S. Bocate, K. R. Bonfigliolli, S. V. Lourenço, E. Bonfa, S. G. Pasoto

Vasculitis Brief Report

Splenic infarction is not rare in granulomatosis with polyangiitis

Onay Gercik, Sebnem Karasu, Dilek Solmaz, Zeki Soypacaci, Fulya Cakalagaoglu, Servet Akar

Validation of a renal risk score in a cohort of ANCA-associated vasculitis patients with severe kidney damage

Juan M. Mejía-Vilet, Eduardo Martín-Nares, Mayra L. Cano-Verduzco, Abril A. Pérez-Arias, Manuel A. Sedano-Montoya, Andrea Hinojosa-Azaola

Cytokines Original Article

Elevated plasma galectin-3 levels and their correlation with disease activity in adult-onset Still’s disease

Po-Ku Chen, Joung-Liang Lan, Ju-Pi Li, Ching-Kun Chang, Shih-Hsin Chang, Po-Hao Huang, Kai-Jieh Yeo, Der-Yuan Chen

Gout Original Article

Risk factors of ultrasound-detected tophi in patients with gout

Beilei Lu, Qing Lu, Beijian Huang, Cuixian Li, Fengyang Zheng, Peilei Wang

Knee Osteoarthritis Original Article

Patient-specific reference values for objective physical function tests: data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative

Matthew S. Harkey, Lori Lyn Price, Kieran F. Reid, Grace H. Lo, Shao-Hsien Liu, Kate L. Lapane, Lucas Ogura Dantas, Timothy E. McAlindon, Jeffrey B. Driban

Ultrasound Original Article

Calcaneal quantitative ultrasound has a role in out ruling low bone mineral density in axial spondyloarthropathy

Gillian E. Fitzgerald, Tochukwu Anachebe, Kevin G. McCarroll, Finbar O’Shea

Ultrasound Original Article

Differences in musculoskeletal ultrasound findings between RS3PE syndrome and elderly-onset rheumatoid arthritis

Shin-ya Kawashiri, Takahisa Suzuki, Akitomo Okada, Sousuke Tsuji, Ayuko Takatani, Toshimasa Shimizu, Tomohiro Koga, Naoki Iwamoto, Kunihiro Ichinose, Hideki Nakamura, Tomoki Origuchi, Atsushi Kawakami

Addison's Disease Case Based Review

Primary antiphospholipid syndrome, Addison disease, and adrenal incidentaloma

Gabriela Medina, María Pilar Jiménez-Arellano, Andrés Muñoz-Solís, Erick Servín-Torres, Pablo Ramírez-Mendoza, Luis J. Jara

Vasculitis Perspectives in Rheumatology

Is Takayasu arteritis the result of a Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection? The use of TNF inhibitors may be the proof-of-concept to demonstrate that this association is epiphenomenal

Diana Castillo-Martínez, Luis M. Amezcua-Castillo, Julio Granados, Carlos Pineda, Luis M. Amezcua-Guerra

Multiple fungus balls in rheumatoid arthritis–associated honeycomb lung

Akihito Okazaki, Yasutaka Shiba, Kazuhiko Shibata, Kazuo Kasahara

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.