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Rheumatology International

Issue 6/2014

Content (23 Articles)

Review

Hyperuricaemia in the Pacific: why the elevated serum urate levels?

Anna L. Gosling, Elizabeth Matisoo-Smith, Tony R. Merriman

Short Communication

Mediterranean diet intervention for patients with hyperuricemia: a pilot study

M. Chatzipavlou, G. Magiorkinis, L. Koutsogeorgopoulou, D. Kassimos

Original Article

Systemic staging for urate crystal deposits with dual-energy CT and ultrasound in patients with suspected gout

Alexander Huppertz, Kay-Geert A. Hermann, Torsten Diekhoff, Moritz Wagner, Bernd Hamm, Wolfgang A. Schmidt

Short Communication

The cytospin technique improves the detection of calcium pyrophosphate crystals in synovial fluid samples with a low leukocyte count

Christoph Robier, Franz Quehenberger, Manfred Neubauer, Mariana Stettin, Franz Rainer

Original Article

The frequency of single nucleotide polymorphisms and their association with uric acid concentration based on data from genome-wide association studies in the Korean population

Chang-Nam Son, So-Young Bang, Soo-Kyung Cho, Yoon-Kyoung Sung, Tae-Hwan Kim, Sang-Cheol Bae, Jae-Bum Jun

Original Article

Candidate’s single-nucleotide polymorphism predictors of treatment nonresponse to the first anti-TNF inhibitor in ankylosing spondylitis

Ruxandra Schiotis, Alejandra Sánchez, Alejandro Escudero, Nerea Bartolomé, Magdalena Szczypiorska, Pilar Font, Antonio Martínez, Diego Tejedor, Marta Artieda, Juan Mulero, Anca Buzoianu, Eduardo Collantes-Estévez

Original Article

Are there differences in quality of life, symptomatology and functional capacity among different obesity classes in women with fibromyalgia? The al-Ándalus project

V. A. Aparicio, V. Segura-Jiménez, I. C. Álvarez-Gallardo, F. Estévez-López, D. Camiletti-Moirón, P. A. Latorre, M. Delgado-Fernández, A. Carbonell-Baeza

Original Article

Clinical management of patients with hip and knee osteoarthritis: patient satisfaction with treatment switch

Sergio Gimenez, Beatriz Armada, Jesús Iturralde Iriso, Leovigildo Ginel Mendoza, Bárbara Fernández-Morales

Short Communication

Effect of exercise on the plasma BDNF levels in elderly women with knee osteoarthritis

Wellington F. Gomes, Ana Cristina R. Lacerda, Vanessa A. Mendonça, Arthur N. Arrieiro, Sueli F. Fonseca, Mateus R. Amorim, Antônio L. Teixeira, Mauro M. Teixeira, Aline S. Miranda, Cândido C. Coimbra, Gustavo E. A. Brito-Melo

Letter to the Editor

Lower lifetime prevalence of atopy in rheumatoid arthritis

Enes Hajdarbegovic, Bing Thio, Tamar Nijsten

Letter to the Editor

Antiphospholipid antibodies in children with Kawasaki disease: a preliminary study from North India

M. George, J. Ahluwalia, A Gupta, J. Masih, S. K. Bose, S. Singh

Short Communication

Gastrointestinal manifestations of Behçet’s disease in Japan: a study of 43 patients

Haruko Ideguchi, Akiko Suda, Mitsuhiro Takeno, Rumiko Miyagi, Atsuhisa Ueda, Shigeru Ohno, Yoshiaki Ishigatsubo

Short Communication

Efficacy of adalimumab therapy for life-threatening pulmonary vasculitis in Behçet’s disease

Suhail Aamar, Hagit Peleg, David Leibowitz, Tova Chajek-Shaul, Nurith Hiller, Samuel N. Heyman

Short Communication

Short-term improvement following dry needle stimulation of tender points in fibromyalgia

Benigno Casanueva, Paula Rivas, Baltasar Rodero, Covadonga Quintial, Javier Llorca, Miguel A. González-Gay

Short Communication

Adult-onset Still’s disease and pregnancy: about ten cases and review of the literature

M. Gerfaud-Valentin, A. Hot, C. Huissoud, I. Durieu, C. Broussolle, P. Seve

Letter to the Editor

Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP) antibodies with brucellosis

Bunyamin Kisacik, Muhammet Said Dag, Yavuz Pehlivan, Kenan Ugurlu, Ozge Kaya Mercan, Musa Aydinli, Seda Duygulu Devay, Mehmet Sayarlioglu, Ahmet Mesut Onat

Open Access Short Communication

The clinical profile of Kawasaki disease of children from three Polish centers: a retrospective study

Daiva Gorczyca, Jacek Postępski, Edyta Olesińska, Małgorzata Lubieniecka, Iwona Lachór-Motyka, Violetta Opoka-Winiarska, Anna Gruenpeter

Letter to the Editor

IL-32, a potential therapeutic target for rheumatoid arthritis?

Qiang Xie, Cheng Huang, Jian Zhong, Wen-Wen Shen, Shi-Cun Wang, Jun Li

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 discuss last year's major advances in heart failure and cardiomyopathies.