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Rheumatology International

Issue 2/2015

Content (24 Articles)

Open Access Review Article

Etanercept biosimilars

Valderilio F. Azevedo, Nathalia Galli, Alais Kleinfelder, Julia D’Ippolito, Paulo C. M. Urbano

Review Article

Ayurvedic interventions for osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Christian S. Kessler, Lea Pinders, Andreas Michalsen, Holger Cramer

Open Access Review Article

Sjögren’s syndrome: still not fully understood disease

Maria Maślińska, Małgorzata Przygodzka, Brygida Kwiatkowska, Katarzyna Sikorska-Siudek

Original Article

Effects of intra-articular clodronate in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis: results of a double-blind, randomized placebo-controlled trial

Maurizio Rossini, Silvano Adami, Elena Fracassi, Ombretta Viapiana, Giovanni Orsolini, Maria Rosaria Povino, Luca Idolazzi, Davide Gatti

Original Article - Safety / Pharmacovigillance

Perioperative use of anti-rheumatic agents does not increase early postoperative infection risks: a Veteran Affairs’ administrative database study

Zaki Abou Zahr, Andrew Spiegelman, Maria Cantu, Bernard Ng

Original Article

Are occupational repetitive movements of the upper arm associated with rotator cuff calcific tendinopathies?

Valerio C. Sansone, Roberto Meroni, Paola Boria, Salvatore Pisani, Emanuele Maiorano

Original Article

Obesity and sleepiness in women with fibromyalgia

Tânia Aparecida de Araújo, Maria Carliana Mota, Cibele Aparecida Crispim

Short Communication

Frequent involvement of central nervous system in primary Sjögren syndrome

Isabel Moreira, Filipa Teixeira, Ana Martins Silva, Carlos Vasconcelos, Fátima Farinha, Ernestina Santos

Original Article

Anti-tumor necrosis factor drug survival in axial spondyloarthritis is independent of the classification criteria

Pascal Zufferey, Jacqueline Ghosn, Fabio Becce, Adrian Ciurea, Bérengère Aubry-Rozier, Axel Finckh, Alexander K. So

Original Article

Body mass index and response to a multidisciplinary treatment of fibromyalgia

Antoni Castel, Sonia Castro, Ramon Fontova, Maria José Poveda, Rosalia Cascón-Pereira, Salvador Montull, Anna Padrol, Rami Qanneta, Maria Rull

Short Communication

Efficacy and safety of TNF-alpha antagonists in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis who started treatment under 4 years of age

Clara Giménez-Roca, Estíbaliz Iglesias, Vicenç Torrente-Segarra, Rosa Bou, Judith Sánchez-Manubens, Joan Calzada-Hernández, Samuel Hernández, Sílvia Ricart, Jordi Antón

Original Article

The effect of coffee, tea, and caffeine consumption on serum uric acid and the risk of hyperuricemia in Korean Multi-Rural Communities Cohort

Jisuk Bae, Pil Sook Park, Byung-Yeol Chun, Bo Youl Choi, Mi Kyung Kim, Min-Ho Shin, Young-Hoon Lee, Dong Hoon Shin, Seong-Kyu Kim

Original Article

Mitochondrial DNA haplogroups modulate the radiographic progression of Spanish patients with osteoarthritis

Angel Soto-Hermida, Mercedes Fernández-Moreno, Sonia Pértega-Díaz, Natividad Oreiro, Carlos Fernández-López, Francisco J. Blanco, Ignacio Rego-Pérez

Original Article

Chronic inflammatory arthritis prevalence estimates for children and adolescents in three Canadian provinces

Natalie Jane Shiff, Lisa M. Lix, Kiem Oen, Lawrence Joseph, Ciaran Duffy, Elizabeth Stringer, Lori B. Tucker, Lawrence W. Svenson, Patrick Belisle, Sasha Bernatsky

Original Article - Imaging

Frequency of joint involvement in juvenile idiopathic arthritis during a 5-year follow-up of newly diagnosed patients: implications for MR imaging as outcome measure

Robert Hemke, Charlotte M. Nusman, Désirée M. F. M. van der Heijde, Andrea S. Doria, Taco W. Kuijpers, Mario Maas, Marion A. J. van Rossum

Original Article - Observational Research

An investigation into the relationship between anti-Helicobacter pylori and anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies in patients with axial spondyloarthritis and Crohn disease

Igor Kunze Rodrigues, Michele Andrigueti, Ione Dilma de Oliveira Gil, Leonardo de Lucca Schiavon, Kenia Rodrigues de Andrade, Ivanio Alves Pereira, Gláucio Ricardo Werner de Castro, Adriana Fontes Zimmermann, Luciano Nascimento Saporiti, Maria Luiza Bazzo, Fabricio Souza Neves

Short Communication

Abdominal aortic aneurysm causing lumbar vertebral erosion in Behçet’s disease presenting by low back pain

Merve Örücü, Duygu Keleş, Elif Peker, Mehmet Çakıcı, Naota Shimbori, İlhan Erden, Levent Yazıcıoğlu, Birkan Sonel Tur

Letter to the Editor - Replies

Re: “Abdominal aortic aneurysm causing lumbar vertebral erosion in Behcet’s disease presenting by low back pain”

Antonio Bozzani, Vittorio Arici, Franco Ragni, Angelo Argenteri

Letter to the Editor

Pneumococcal arthroentesitis and multiple myeloma

Ana Paula de Oliveira Pinto, Bárbara Mendes da Silva, Anna Libera da Costa Beber Scarton, Deonilson Ghizoni Schmoeller, Henrique Luiz Staub

Letter to the Editor

Common symptom but rare etiology: hip pain caused by pelvic digit

Ozlem Balbaloglu, Aylin Okur, M. Fatih Erkoc

Short Communication

Spinal cord infarction in giant cell arteritis associated with scalp necrosis

Khader N. Mustafa, Azmy Hadidy, Anwar Joudeh, Fatima Nouri Obeidat, Khalid W. Abdulfattah

Letter to the Editor

Traditional Chinese medication for rheumatoid arthritis: more than what meets the eye

Amelia Santosa, P. S. L. Ng, G. G. Teng

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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.