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Clinical Rheumatology

Issue 2/2022

Content (31 Articles)

Rheumatoid Arthritis Original Article

Body mass index trend and variability in rheumatoid arthritis

Gregory J. Challener, Elena Myasoedova, Cynthia S. Crowson, Rachel E. Giblon, Elizabeth J. Atkinson, John M. Davis III

Open Access Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Original Article

Determinants and protective associations of the lupus low disease activity state in a prospective Chinese cohort

Yanjie Hao, Shereen Oon, Lanlan Ji, Dai Gao, Yong Fan, Yan Geng, Xiaohui Zhang, Guangtao Li, Eric F. Morand, Mandana Nikpour, ZhuoLi Zhang

Open Access Rheumatoid Arthritis Original Article

Lifestyle factors in patients with rheumatoid arthritis—a cross-sectional study on two Scandinavian cohorts

Julie Katrine Karstensen, Jette Primdahl, Maria L. E. Andersson, Jeanette Reffstrup Christensen, Ann Bremander

Sustainable positive effects of Ramadan intermittent fasting in rheumatoid arthritis

Dorra Ben Nessib, Kaouther Maatallah, Hanene Ferjani, Wafa Triki, Dhia Kaffel, Wafa Hamdi

Methotrexate Brief Report

Factors associated with frailty in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis: results from the Institute of Rheumatology Rheumatoid Arthritis cohort study

Takefumi Furuya, Koei Oh, Katsunori Ikari, Eisuke Inoue, Eiichi Tanaka, Hisashi Yamanaka, Masayoshi Harigai

Arthritis Original Article

Association of interleukin-6 promoter polymorphism with rheumatoid arthritis: a meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis

Ming Shao, Huimin Xie, Hui Yang, Wei Xu, Yuting Chen, Xing Gao, Shiyang Guan, Shengqian Xu, Zongwen Shuai, Faming Pan

Serum BDNF and cognitive dysfunction in SLE: findings from a cohort of 111 patients

Helena Alessi, Lívia Almeida Dutra, Lília A. Maria, Paula C. Coube, Karina Hoshino, Fabiano F. de Abrantes, Fernanda C. Lopes, Alexandre Wagner S. de Souza, Cristiane Kayser, Orlando G. P. Barsottini

Lupus Nephritis Original Article

Long-term renal outcomes of mesangial proliferative lupus nephritis in Chinese patients

Shaofan Wang, Duqun Chen, Ke Zuo, Feng Xu, Weixin Hu

Bioinformatics analyses of gene expression profile identify key genes and functional pathways involved in cutaneous lupus erythematosus

Zhen-yu Gao, Lin-chong Su, Qing-chao Wu, Jiao-e Sheng, Yun-long Wang, Yu-fang Dai, An-ping Chen, San-shan He, Xia Huang, Guo-qing Yan

Ankylosing Spondylitis Original Article

Poor work outcomes in patients with spondyloarthritis: causes, consequences, and solutions

Soumaya Boussaid, Marouene Ben Majdouba, Sonia Rekik, Samia Jammali, Elhem Cheour, Hela Sahli, Mohamed Elleuch

Ankylosing Spondylitis Original Article

Real-world effectiveness and rheumatologist satisfaction with secukinumab in the treatment of patients with axial spondyloarthritis

U. Kiltz, D. L. Keininger, E. A. Holdsworth, N. Booth, O. Howell, N. Modi, H. Tian, P. G. Conaghan

Osteitis condensans ilii: prevalence and characteristics of a neglected mimic of sacroiliitis

Elena Borlandelli, Jacopo Ciaffi, Gianluca Festuccia, Giancarlo Facchini, Marco Miceli, Veronica Brusi, Luana Mancarella, Lucia Lisi, Alberto Di Martino, Cesare Faldini, Riccardo Meliconi, Francesco Ursini

Open Access Ankylosing Spondylitis Brief Report

Prevalence and factors related to sleep apnoea in ankylosing spondylitis

Adrian Wiginder, Carin Sahlin-Ingridsson, Mats Geijer, Anders Blomberg, Karl A. Franklin, Helena Forsblad-d’Elia

Open Access Methotrexate Original Article

Efficacy and safety of tofacitinib by background methotrexate dose in psoriatic arthritis: post hoc exploratory analysis from two phase III trials

Alan J. Kivitz, Oliver FitzGerald, Peter Nash, Shirley Pang, Valderilio F. Azevedo, Cunshan Wang, Liza Takiya

Original Article

Exposure-lag-response associations between extreme environmental conditions and primary Sjögren’s syndrome

Ling Xin, Yongjian Zhu, Jian Liu, Yanyan Fang, Jingui Xie

Joint Pain Original Article

Myositis autoantibodies in Iranian myositis patients: assessment the frequency and clinical relevancy

Milad Ebrahimi, Abdolrahman Rostamian, Ramin Rafiei-Latianee, Seyed Reza Najafizadeh, Shafieh Movaseghi, Seyedeh Tahereh Faezi, Tooba Ghazanfari

ANCA-associated vasculitis in Caucasian and Hispanics of the Inland Empire of Southern California

Sandy Lee, Patil Injean, Paulina Tran, Lorena Salto Deepa Ragesh Panikkath, Lorena Salto, Christina Downey

Tocilizumab Original Article

The effectiveness of tocilizumab in treating refractory adult-onset Still’s disease with dichotomous phenotypes: IL-18 is a potential predictor of therapeutic response

Kuo-Tung Tang, Chia-Wei Hsieh, Hsin-Hua Chen, Yi-Ming Chen, Shih-Hsin Chang, Po-Hao Huang, Joung-Liang Lan, Der-Yuan Chen

Hypertrophic pachymeningitis in polyarteritis nodosa: a case-based review

Shun Nomura, Yasuhiro Shimojima, Yasufumi Kondo, Dai Kishida, Yoshiki Sekijima

SARS-CoV-2 Perspectives in Rheumatology

The positive side of the coin: Sars-Cov-2 pandemic has taught us how much Telemedicine is useful as standard of care procedure in real life

Khadija El Aoufy, Maria Ramona Melis, Silvia Bellando Randone, Jelena Blagojevic, Francesca Bartoli, Ginevra Fiori, Francesca Nacci, Maria Letizia Conforti, Laura Cometi, Cosimo Bruni, Martina Orlandi, Alberto Moggi-Pignone, Laura Rasero, Serena Guiducci, Marco Matucci-Cerinic

Polymyositis Clinical Image

Lymphocytic myocarditis in an overlap syndrome of systemic sclerosis and polymyositis

Salomé Garcia, Frederico Rajão Martins, Daniela Oliveira, Beatriz Samões, Ana Martins, Georgina Terroso, Lúcia Costa

Three-dimensional ultrasonographic imaging of Mikulicz’s disease

Akitake Suzuki, Naoko Nagata, Miho Ohshima, Takeshi Suzuki, Nobuyoshi Minemura, Masanobu Yoshida

SARS-CoV-2 Letters of Biomedical and Clinical Research

The presence of rheumatological conditions is not a risk factor of long-term post-COVID symptoms after SARS-CoV-2 infection: a multicenter study

César Fernández-de-las-Peñas, José D. Martín-Guerrero, Esperanza Navarro-Pardo, Stella Fuensalida-Novo, María Palacios-Ceña, María Velasco-Arribas, Oscar J. Pellicer-Valero

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.