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What you'll find here at MDLinx Rheumatology: The top rheumatology clinical articles of the day, plus MDLinx exclusive content

  • Our medical editors bring you the best key learnings published in the top peer-reviewed rheumatology medical journals. You'll find overviews here ranked and organized by topic on rheumatoid arthritis, joint and back pain, osteoarthritis, lupus and autoimmune diseases, osteoporosis and bone fractures. In a matter of minutes, you and all the members of your patient care team can stay current on the literature as it is published.
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  • When treating rheumatoid arthritis (RA), male sex, short duration of symptoms and less tender joints at baseline were found to be independent predictors of sustained remission with conventional DMARDs
  • Higher baseline DAS28 scores and positive rheumatoid factor status are significantly associated with an improvement in response to rituximab treatment
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Highlights in Rheumatology

ACPA correlate with disease progression in JIA

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.

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Predicting cardiovascular mortality in SLE

In 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.

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Anti-apoA-1 antibodies predict cardiovascular disease in RA patients

In 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.

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Most Popular Rheumatology Articles

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1 The Impact of Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines Applied by a Multidisciplinary Team for the Care of Children with Osteomyelitis The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, April 19, 2013    Clinical Guideline

2 Clinical Management of Septic Arthritis Current Rheumatology Reports, April 17, 2013

3 Non-contiguous multifocal vertebral osteomyelitis caused by Serratia marcescens Modern Rheumatology, April 11, 2013

4 Trends in Serious Infections in Rheumatoid Arthritis The Journal of Rheumatology, April 15, 2013

5 Current pharmacotherapy options for osteomyelitis: convergences, divergences and lessons to be drawn Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy, April 9, 2013

6 Incidence and bacteriologic causes of septic arthritis in a general hospital in Saudi Arabia Annals of Saudi Medicine, April 8, 2013    Free full text    Review Article

7 Chronic Non-bacterial Osteomyelitis in Childhood a Comprehensive Review Current Rheumatology Reviews, April 23, 2013    Review Article

8 Recurrent Digital Infections and Osteomyelitis in Monozygotic Twins With Congenital Analgesia and Compulsive Onychophagia Journal of Child Neurology, April 5, 2013

9 Post-tsunami primary Scedosporium apiospermum osteomyelitis of the knee in an immunocompetent patient International Journal of Infectious Diseases, April 2, 2013

10 Clinical features of Poncets disease. From the description of 198 cases found in the literature Clinical Rheumatology, April 29, 2013

11 Whipples Disease Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America, April 25, 2013    Review Article

12 Matching-adjusted indirect comparison of adalimumab vs etanercept and infliximab for the treatment of psoriatic arthritis Journal of Medical Economics , April 17, 2013

13 The potential role of newer gram-positive antibiotics in the setting of osteomyelitis of adults Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics, March 11, 2013

14 A New Type of Biphasic Calcium Phosphate Cement as a Gentamicin Carrier for Osteomyelitis Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine , April 12, 2013    Free full text

15 tPA Alu (I/D) polymorphism associates with bacterial osteomyelitis The Journal of Infectious Diseases, April 16, 2013    Review Article

16 Assessing the risk of osteonecrosis of the jaw due to bisphosphonate therapy in the secondary prevention of osteoporotic fractures Osteoporosis International, January 30, 2013

17 Adalimumab: long-term safety in 23458 patients from global clinical trials in rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, psoriasis and Crohns disease Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, March 7, 2013

18 Severe inflammation associated with synovitis, acne, pustulosis, hyperostosis, osteitis (SAPHO) syndrome was markedly ameliorated by single use of minocycline Modern Rheumatology, February 13, 2013

19 Schistosoma mansoni infection: an immune complex disease presenting with polyarthritis Rheumatology International, April 29, 2013

20 Diagnosing Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis in Patients Without Signs of Soft Tissue Infection by Coupling Hybrid 67Ga SPECT/CT With Bedside Percutaneous Bone Puncture Diabetes Care, March 25, 2013    Review Article

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