Schubert, Nils Schill, Tillmann Plüß, Marlene Korsten, Peter
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BMC Rheumatology
BackgroundRheumatoid arthritis is the most common type of inflammatory arthritis affecting about 1% of the population. With the advent of disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs the disease can be well controlled in many cases. Patients, however, are prone to developing infectious complications. In rare cases, these can mimic a flare of the underlyi...
Alunno, Alessia Nikiphorou, Elena Philippou, Elena Daien, Claire Wiek, Dieter Kouloumas, Marios Cutolo, Maurizio
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BMC Rheumatology
BackgroundThe relationship between food and health is known since the antiquity and in the field of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs), mainly rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a large number of studies has been published over the last 50 years encompassing different aspects of nutrition. This led to postulate a role of nutrients for both prima...
Navarro-Millán, Iris Cornelius-Schecter, Anna O’Beirne, Ronan J. Morris, Melanie S. Lui, Geyanne E. Goodman, Susan M. Cherrington, Andrea L. Fraenkel, Liana Curtis, Jeffrey R. Safford, Monika M.
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BackgroundDespite high risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality, screening and treatment of hyperlipidemia in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is suboptimal. We asked primary care physicians (PCPs) and rheumatologists to identify barriers to screening and treatment for hyperlipidemia among patients with RA.MethodsWe recruited rheumato...
Park, Jamie YE. Howren, Alyssa M. Zusman, Enav Z. Esdaile, John M. De Vera, Mary A.
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BMC Rheumatology
BackgroundAs awareness for the importance of mental health continues to expand in rheumatology, it is important to understand the epidemiology of psychiatric complications in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) with the ultimate goal of future prevention and improved quality of care. This study aims to review evidence on the incidence and determinants of d...
Deodhar, A. Strand, V. Conaghan, P. G. Sullivan, E. Blackburn, S. Tian, H. Gandhi, K. Jugl, S. M. Alten, R.
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BMC Rheumatology
BackgroundSymptoms and comorbidities of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) considerably reduce health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and ability to work. This real-world study assessed rates of tumour necrosis factor inhibitor (TNFi) use and switching, treatment failure, and associations between failing TNFi and HRQoL, work productivity and activity impa...
Hirsch, J. Mehta, B. Finik, J. Navarro-Millan, I. Brantner, C. Mirza, S. Figgie, M. Parks, M. Russell, L. Orange, D.
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BackgroundBlack and Hispanic patients with osteoarthritis have more pain and worse function than Whites at the time of arthroplasty. Whether this is true for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is unknown.MethodsThis cross-sectional study used data on RA patients acquired between October 2013 and November 2018 prior to elective total knee (TKA)...
Ladhari, Chayma Le Blay, Pierre Vincent, Thierry Larbi, Ahmed Rubenstein, Emma Lopez, Rosanna Ferreira Jorgensen, Christian Pers, Yves-Marie
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BMC Rheumatology
BackgroundStrategic drug therapy for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients with prolonged remission is not well defined. According to recent guidelines, tapering biological Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs (bDMARDs) may be considered. We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of long-term maintenance of tocilizumab (TCZ) treatment after the progres...
Costello, Ruth E. Marsden, Antonia Movahedi, Mohammad Lunt, Mark Humphreys, Jenny H. Emsley, Richard Dixon, William G.
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BMC Rheumatology
BackgroundPatients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have increased cardiovascular (CV) and mortality risk. Patients with RA are also frequently prescribed glucocorticoids (GCs) which have been associated with increased risk of mortality. In addition, for patients who have concomitant diabetes mellitus (DM), GCs are known to worsen glycaemic control a...
Brenner, Philip Citarella, Anna Wingård, Louise Sundström, Anders
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BMC Rheumatology
BackgroundRheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS) are autoimmune disorders associated with an increased risk for depression, anxiety and sleeping problems. The objective of this study was to analyze use of antidepressants and benzodiazepine-related hypnotics (BRH) in Sweden before and after first time tr...
Benchérifa, Sara Amine, Bouchra El Binoune, Imane Rostom, Samira Bahiri, Rachid
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BMC Rheumatology
BackgroundPeripheral ulcerative keratitis (PUK) is a severe inflammatory ocular disease that can affect patients with a long history of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The use of biotherapy has revolutionized the treatment of the RA and has provided encouraging outcomes especially in the treatment of PUK reported in few cases. In this article, we descri...
