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Rheumatology International

Issue 2/2016

Content (20 Articles)

Review Article - Pathogenesis Reviews

Innate immune cells in the pathogenesis of primary systemic vasculitis

Durga Prasanna Misra, Vikas Agarwal

Original Article - Epidemiology of RMD

Prevalence and social burden of active chronic low back pain in the adult Portuguese population: results from a national survey

Nélia Gouveia, Ana Rodrigues, Mónica Eusébio, Sofia Ramiro, Pedro Machado, Helena Canhão, Jaime C. Branco

Original Article - Epidemiology of RMD

Liver cirrhosis in selected autoimmune diseases: a nationwide cohort study in Taiwan

Chien-Hsueh Tung, Ning-Seng Lai, Ming-Chi Lu, Ching-Chih Lee

Short Communication - Epidemiology

Clinical features of psoriatic arthritis in Korean patients with psoriasis: a cross-sectional observational study of 196 patients with psoriasis using psoriatic arthritis screening questionnaires

Dongyun Shin, Hee Joo Kim, Dae Suk Kim, Soo Min Kim, Jin Su Park, Yong-Beom Park, Min-Geol Lee

Original Article - Health Services Research

Risk factors associated with the occurrence of proximal humerus fractures in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a custom strategy for preventing proximal humerus fractures

Kensuke Ochi, Takefumi Furuya, Mina Ishibashi, Makiko Watanabe, Katsunori Ikari, Atsuo Taniguchi, Hisashi Yamanaka, Shigeki Momohara

Original Article - Health Services Research

Multidisciplinary dermatology–rheumatology management for patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis: a systematic review

Tatiana Cobo-Ibáñez, Virginia Villaverde, Daniel Seoane-Mato, Santiago Muñoz-Fernández, Mercedes Guerra, Petra Díaz del Campo, Juan D. Cañete

Original Article - Health Services Research

Real-world cost-effectiveness of infliximab, etanercept and adalimumab in rheumatoid arthritis patients: results of the CREATE registry

M. Cárdenas, S. de la Fuente, P. Font, M. C. Castro-Villegas, M. Romero-Gómez, D. Ruiz-Vílchez, J. Calvo-Gutiérez, A. Escudero-Contreras, M. A. Casado, J. R. Del Prado, E. Collantes-Estévez

Original Article - Genes and Disease

Association study of ankylosing spondylitis and polymorphisms in ERAP1 gene in Zhejiang Han Chinese population

Yangbo Liu, Liangda Li, Shanfen Shi, Xin Chen, Jianqing Gao, Minyu Zhu, Jiandong Yuan

Original Article - Genes and Disease

MHC2TA and FCRL3 genes are not associated with rheumatoid arthritis in Mexican patients

J. F. Mendoza Rincón, A. K. Rodríguez Elias, J. M. Fragoso, G. Vargas Alarcón, K. Maldonado Murillo, M. L. Rivas Jiménez, R. E. Barbosa Cobos, S. Jimenez Morales, G. Lugo Zamudio, C. Tovilla Zárate, J. Ramírez Bello

Original Article - Genes and Disease

Association analysis of the beta-3 adrenergic receptor Trp64Arg (rs4994) polymorphism with urate and gout

Tahzeeb Fatima, Sara Altaf, Amanda Phipps-Green, Ruth Topless, Tanya J. Flynn, Lisa K. Stamp, Nicola Dalbeth, Tony R. Merriman

Original Article - Genes and Disease

Serum urate gene associations with incident gout, measured in the Framingham Heart Study, are modified by renal disease and not by body mass index

Richard J. Reynolds, Ana I. Vazquez, Vinodh Srinivasasainagendra, Yann C. Klimentidis, S. Louis Bridges Jr., David B. Allison, Jasvinder A. Singh

Original Article - Observational Research

Splenectomy increases the subsequent risk of systemic lupus erythematosus

Chao-Yu Hsu, Hsuan-Ju Chen, Chung Y. Hsu, Chia-Hung Kao

Letter to the Editor - Editorial

Splenectomy increases the subsequent risk of systemic lupus erythematosus: a word of caution

Durga Prasanna Misra, Vikramraj K. Jain, Vir Singh Negi

Short Communication - Observational Research

Variation in fatigue may be poorly explained by pain: results from a longitudinal, exploratory study

Anne Christie, Hanne Dagfinrud, Petter Mowinckel, Kåre Birger Hagen

Short Communication - Imaging

Impact of systematic ultrasound of the knee on the rheumatologist’s clinical decision in patients consulting for knee pain

Mathilde Couturier, Anaïs Arbault, Davy Laroche, Elise Contant, Aurélien Lambert, Pierre Pottecher, Paul Ornetti

Open Access Short Communication - Education

The educational needs of people with systemic sclerosis: a cross-sectional study using the Dutch version of the Educational Needs Assessment Tool (D-ENAT)

Anne Schouffoer, Mwidimi E. Ndosi, Thea P. M. Vliet Vlieland, Jorit J. L. Meesters

Open Access Short Communication - Validation Studies

Interpreting the multi-biomarker disease activity score in the context of tocilizumab treatment for patients with rheumatoid arthritis

William G. Reiss, Jenny N. Devenport, Jason M. Low, George Wu, Eric H. Sasso

Case Based Review - Cases with a Message

Intermediate-term follow-up of chronically ill patients with digital ischemia treated with peripheral digital sympathectomy

José R. Soberón Jr., Roy A. Greengrass, William E. Davis, Peter M. Murray, Neil Feinglass

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.