Prevalence and disease ‐specific risk factors for Lower Urinary Tract symptoms in Systemic Sclerosis: an international multi‐centric study
ConclusionSelf‐reported LUTS are amongst the most frequent symptoms in SSc and are associated with digestive complaints. SSc patients with LUTS have lower QoL.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. (Source: Arthritis Care and Research)
Source: Arthritis Care and Research - October 26, 2017 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Gregor John, J érôme Avouac, Silvia Piantoni, Pamela Polito, Micaela Fredi, Franco Cozzi, Paolo Airo, Marie‐Elise Truchetet, Franco Franceschini, Yannick Allanore, Carlo Chizzolini Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Trial Characteristics as Contextual Factors when Evaluating Targeted Therapies in Patients with Psoriatic Disease: A Meta ‐Epidemiological Study
ConclusionFrom this exploratory meta‐epidemiological study we now have evidence from RCTs to support that patients with PsA are more likely to adhere to targeted therapies compared to patients with psoriasis. Furthermore, we identified a few contextual factors of importance in regard to achieving ACR20 in PsA trials and PASI75 in psoriasis trials.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. (Source: Arthritis Care and Research)
Source: Arthritis Care and Research - October 26, 2017 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Christine Ballegaard, Tanja S. J ørgensen, Marie Skougaard, Vibeke Strand, Philip J. Mease, Lars E. Kristensen, Lene Dreyer, Alice Gottlieb, Maarten de Wit, Robin Christensen, Simon Tarp Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Hypothesis: Can neuroendocrine immune (NEI) testing of individual RA patients guide benefits to harms ratio in glucocorticoid therapy?
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Source: Arthritis Care and Research - October 26, 2017 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Alfonse T Masi, Richard Imrich, Maurizio Cutolo Tags: Letter to the editor Source Type: research
Low ‐dose glucocorticoids in rheumatoid arthritis: blurring the line between therapeutic dose and substitution therapy?
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Source: Arthritis Care and Research - October 26, 2017 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Yannick Palmowski, Maarten Boers, Frank Buttgereit Tags: Reply to Letter to the editor Source Type: research
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Source: Arthritis Care and Research - October 17, 2017 Category: Rheumatology Tags: Erratum Source Type: research
Effectiveness of Ultrasound ‐Guided Compared to Blind Steroid Injections in the Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
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Source: Arthritis Care and Research - October 17, 2017 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Mark H. Greenberg, James W. Fant Tags: Letter to the editor Source Type: research
Minimum performance on clinical tests of physical function to predict walking 6000 steps/day in knee osteoarthritis: An observational study
ConclusionNot meeting these minimum performance thresholds on clinical tests of physical function may indicate inadequate physical ability to walk ≥6000 steps/day for people with knee OA. Rehabilitation may be indicated to address underlying impairments limiting physical function.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. (Source: Arthritis Care and Research)
Source: Arthritis Care and Research - October 17, 2017 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Hiral Master, Louise M. Thoma, Meredith B. Christiansen, Emily Polakowski, Laura A. Schmitt, Daniel K. White Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Sufficient vitamin K status combined with sufficient vitamin D status is associated with better lower extremity function: a prospective analysis of two knee osteoarthritis cohorts
ConclusionSufficient vitamin K status combined with sufficient vitamin D status was associated with better lower‐extremity function in two knee OA cohorts. These findings merit confirmation in vitamin K and D co‐supplementation trials.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. (Source: Arthritis Care and Research)
Source: Arthritis Care and Research - October 17, 2017 Category: Rheumatology Authors: M. Kyla Shea, Richard F. Loeser, Timothy E. McAlindon, Denise K. Houston, Stephen B. Kritchevsky, Sarah L. Booth Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Current Risk Adjustment and Comorbidity Index Underperformance in Predicting Post ‐Acute Utilization and Hospital Readmissions After Joint Replacements: Implications for Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model
ConclusionThe comorbidity indices and CMS‐HCC demonstrated weak discriminatory ability to predict post‐acute discharge settings and hospital readmission following joint replacement. (Source: Arthritis Care and Research)
Source: Arthritis Care and Research - October 9, 2017 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Amit Kumar, Amol Karmarkar, Brian Downer, Amit Vashist, Deepak Adhikari, Soham Al Snih, Kenneth Ottenbacher Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Subjective and Objective Measures of Dryness Symptoms in Primary Sj ögren's Syndrome: Capturing the Discrepancy
ConclusionOcular and oral dryness sensitivity can be classified on a continuous scale. The 2 symptom types are predicted by different variables. A large number of factors remain to be explored that may impact symptom sensitivity in primary Sjögrenʼs syndrome, and the proposed method could be used to identify relatively sensitive and stoical patients for future studies. (Source: Arthritis Care and Research)
Source: Arthritis Care and Research - October 9, 2017 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Oriana M. Bezzina, Peter Gallagher, Sheryl Mitchell, Simon J. Bowman, Bridget Griffiths, Victoria Hindmarsh, Ben Hargreaves, Elizabeth J. Price, Colin T. Pease, Paul Emery, Peter Lanyon, Michele Bombardieri, Nurhan Sutcliffe, Costantino Pitzalis, John Hun Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Prognostic significance of cavitary lung nodules in granulomatosis with polyangiitis – A clinical and imaging study of 225 patients
ConclusionsThe presence of cavitary nodules led to increased use of CYC, but had no impact on survival. Relapse occurred more often, however, in patients with cavitary nodules than in those with solid or no nodules, and should be studied in other cohorts.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. (Source: Arthritis Care and Research)
Source: Arthritis Care and Research - October 9, 2017 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Bailey A. Russell, Sindu Mohan, Rachandeep Chahal, Simon Carette, Christian Pagnoux, Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
A Nationwide Experience With The Off ‐label Use of Interleukin‐1 Targeting Treatment in Familial Mediterranean Fever Patients
ConclusionAnti‐IL1 treatment is an effective alternative for controlling attacks and decreasing proteinuria in colchicine‐resistant FMF patients.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. (Source: Arthritis Care and Research)
Source: Arthritis Care and Research - October 9, 2017 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Servet Akar, P ınar Cetin, Umut Kalyoncu, Omer Karadag, Ismail Sari, Muhammed Cınar, Sedat Yilmaz, Ahmet Mesut Onat, Bunyamin Kisacik, Abdulsamet Erten, Ayse Balkarli, Orhan Kucuksahin, Sibel Yilmaz Oner, Soner Senel, Abdurrahman Tufan, Haner Direskenel Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
A Rapid Evaluation of Activity in Lupus (LFA ‐REAL™) Correlates with More Complex Disease Activity Instruments Whether Evaluated by Clinical Investigators or Real‐World Clinicians
ConclusionThe LFA‐REAL provides a reliable surrogate for more complicated disease activity measures when used by lupus clinical investigators or clinicians.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. (Source: Arthritis Care and Research)
Source: Arthritis Care and Research - October 9, 2017 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Anca D Askanase, Samantha C Nguyen, Karen Costenbader, S Sam Lim, Diane Kamen, Cynthia Aranow, Jennifer Grossman, Teja M Kapoor, DeAnna Baker ‐Frost, Teresa Aberle, Aikaterini Thanou‐Stavraki, Leslie M Hanrahan, Mimi Kim, Joan T Merrill Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
The Relationship between Poverty and Mortality in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
ConclusionsThe principal way that poverty results in higher mortality in SLE is by increasing the extent of damage accumulation (Source: Arthritis Care and Research)
Source: Arthritis Care and Research - October 3, 2017 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Edward Yelin, Jinoos Yazdany, Laura Trupin Tags: Brief Report Source Type: research
Incremental Costs in Giant Cell Arteritis
ConclusionThis study provide an accurate assessment of GCA costs during a five year period and gives useful information for future cost‐effectiveness studies based on new expensive biotherapies.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. (Source: Arthritis Care and Research)
Source: Arthritis Care and Research - October 3, 2017 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Michael Mouni é, Nadège Costa, Laurent Sailler, Maryse Lapeyre‐Mestre, Robert Bourrel, Nicolas Savy, Laurent Molinier, Grégory Pugnet Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
