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1 Dextrose prolotherapy for knee osteoarthritis: A randomized controlled trial Full Text Annals of Family Medicine, May 23, 2013 Clinical Article
2 An open-label study of effects of acupuncture on chronic fatigue syndrome and idiopathic chronic fatigue: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial Full Text Trials, May 23, 2013 Clinical Article
3 The effect of Neydharting mud-pack therapy on knee osteoarthritis: a randomized, controlled, double-blind follow-up pilot study Rheumatology International, May 23, 2013 Clinical Article
4 Periarticular and generalised bone loss in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis: influence of alendronate and intra-articular glucocorticoid treatment. Post hoc analyses from the CIMESTRA trial Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, May 23, 2013 Clinical Article
5 Evidence-based detection of pulmonary arterial hypertension in systemic sclerosis: the DETECT study Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, May 23, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article Clinical Article
6 Multiple cytokines and chemokines are associated with rheumatoid arthritis-related autoimmunity in first-degree relatives without rheumatoid arthritis: Studies of the Aetiology of Rheumatoid Arthritis (SERA) Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, May 23, 2013 Clinical Article
7 Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide assays differ in subjects at elevated risk for rheumatoid arthritis and subjects with established disease Arthritis & Rheumatism, May 23, 2013 Clinical Article
8 A vasculitis centre based management strategy leads to improved outcome in eosinophilic granulomatosis and polyangiitis (Churg-Strauss, EGPA): monocentric experiences in 150 patients Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, May 23, 2013 Clinical Article
9 Incidence and predictors of secondary fibromyalgia in an early arthritis cohort Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, May 23, 2013 Clinical Article
10 Using actigraphy to measure sleep patterns in rheumatoid arthritis: A pilot study in patients taking night-time prednisone Musculoskeletal Care, May 23, 2013 Clinical Article
11 The link between enthesitis and arthritis in psoriatic arthritis: a switch to a vascular phenotype at insertions may play a role in arthritis development Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, May 23, 2013 Clinical Article
12 Clinical presentations and outcomes of systemic lupus erythematosus patients with infection admitted to the intensive care unit Lupus, May 23, 2013 Clinical Article
13 Rheumatoid factor determines structural progression of rheumatoid arthritis dependent and independent of disease activity Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, May 23, 2013 Clinical Article
14 Salivary antioxidants in patients with systemic sclerosis Journal of Oral Pathology & Medicine, May 23, 2013 Review Article
15 Musculoskeletal ultrasonography in patients with rheumatoid arthritis Nature Reviews Rheumatology , May 23, 2013 Clinical Article
16 Arrhythmias during and after zoledronic acid infusion patients with bone metastasis Medical Oncology, May 23, 2013 Review Article
17 A case of isolated aorta occlusion caused by takayasu arteritis JCR: Journal of Clinical Rheumatology, May 23, 2013
18 A case of bilateral hemarthrosis due to pseudoaneurysms in a patient on anticoagulation therapy JCR: Journal of Clinical Rheumatology, May 23, 2013
19 Granulomatosis with polyangiitis presenting as henoch-schonlein purpura in children JCR: Journal of Clinical Rheumatology, May 23, 2013
20 Palmar fasciitis and polyarthritis syndrome in pancreatic carcinoma JCR: Journal of Clinical Rheumatology, May 23, 2013
In a study involving 74 patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), 26 patients had detectable anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA). The ACPA titers correlated with disease progression at baseline and after a median follow-up of 11.5 months. In addition to predicting disease severity and progression, the authors concluded that ACPA were superior to IgM-RF in diagnosing JIA.
Read the article summaryIn a study involving 208 patients with SLE followed for 12 years, 42 deaths occurred, 48% of which were considered to be cardiovascular mortalities. Age, increased cystatin C levels, and arterial disease were predictive of all-cause mortality. Cigarette smoking and increased sVCAM-1, hsCRP, abeta2GP1, and aPL antibody levels were predictive of cardiovascular mortality.
Read the article summaryIn a study conducted at the University of Geneva involving 118 patients with rheumatoid arthritis, but without cardiovascular disease at baseline, the 10-year Framingham cardiovascular risk score (FRS) was improved with the inclusion of the anti-apoA-1 antibody titer. The median follow-up was 9 years and the incidence of cardiovascular disease was 16%. Other biomarkers, including the NT-proBNP, oxLDL, CRP, and RF levels and the anti-citrullinated peptide antibody titer, did not improve the FRS.
Read the article summary1 Vitamin D supplementation in elderly or postmenopausal women: a 2013 update of the 2008 recommendations from the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis (ESCEO) Current Medical Research and Opinion, April 3, 2013
2 Antibiotics for Treatment of Reactive Arthritis: A Systematic Review and Metaanalysis The Journal of Rheumatology, April 18, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article
3 EULAR recommendations for the use of imaging of the joints in the clinical management of rheumatoid arthritis Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, April 10, 2013
4 Targeted therapies for systemic sclerosis Nature Reviews Rheumatology , April 10, 2013
5 Complementary and alternative exercise for fibromyalgia: a meta-analysis Journal of Pain Research, April 2, 2013 Free full text
6 Late-onset systemic lupus erythematosus: clinical features, course, and prognosis Clinical Rheumatology, March 26, 2013
7 Statin Use in Giant Cell Arteritis: A Retrospective Study The Journal of Rheumatology, April 3, 2013
8 Osteoarthritis guidelines: a progressive role for topical nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, April 4, 2013 Review Article Clinical Guideline
9 Safety of Abatacept Administered Intravenously in Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Integrated Analyses of up to 8 Years of Treatment from the Abatacept Clinical Trial Program The Journal of Rheumatology, April 16, 2013
10 New therapeutics in systemic lupus erythematosus Current Opinion in Rheumatology, April 1, 2013
11 New treatments for osteoarthritis Current Opinion in Rheumatology, March 29, 2013
12 The association of gout with sleep disorders: a cross-sectional study in primary care BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, April 5, 2013 Free full text
13 Intra-articular corticosteroid injection in osteoarthritis of the knee and hip: Factors predicting pain relief--A systematic review Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism, February 4, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine
14 Novel aspects of Sjogren's syndrome in 2012 BMC Medicine, April 16, 2013 Free full text
15 Creatine supplementation in fibromyalgia: A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial Arthritis Care & Research , April 3, 2013
16 Current diagnostic tools for Sjogrens syndrome International Journal of Clinical Rheumatology, April 3, 2013
17 A meta-analysis of healing and prevention of digital ulcers (DU) in systemic sclerosis (SSc) Arthritis Care & Research , April 2, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine
18 The Early Protective Effect of Hydroxychloroquine on the Risk of Cumulative Damage in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus The Journal of Rheumatology, April 18, 2013
19 The impact of statin use on lipid levels in statin-naive patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) vs. non-RA subjects: Results from a population-based study Arthritis Care & Research , April 17, 2013
20 Safety of Rituximab in Combination with Other Biologic Disease-modifying Antirheumatic Drugs in Rheumatoid Arthritis: An Open-label Study The Journal of Rheumatology, April 2, 2013
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