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What you'll find here at MDLinx Rheumatology: The top rheumatology clinical articles of the day, plus MDLinx exclusive content
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Latest (1) Full Text Articles (21) Focus on Osteoarthritis561 Is There a Relationship Between Fatigue Questionnaires and Gait Mechanics in Persons With Multiple Sclerosis Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, October 14, 2011
562 Health-related quality of life in women with fibromyalgia: clinical and psychological factors associated Clinical Rheumatology, October 13, 2011
563 Pain and other symptom severity in women with fibromyalgia and a previous hysterectomy Full Text Journal of Pain Research, October 11, 2011
564 Effect of time of day on walking capacity and self-reported fatigue in persons with multiple sclerosis: a multi-center trial Multiple Sclerosis Journal, October 10, 2011
565 Test-Retest Reliability of Isometric and Isokinetic Knee Extension and Flexion in Patients With Fibromyalgia: Evaluation of the Smallest Real Difference Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, October 10, 2011
566 Xenotropic murine leukaemia virus-related virus (XMRV) does not cause chronic fatigue Trends in Microbiology, October 10, 2011
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568 Balneotherapy for chronic low back pain: A randomized, controlled study Rheumatology International, October 5, 2011 Clinical Article
569 Opioid Use, Misuse, and Abuse in Patients Labeled as Fibromyalgia American Journal of Medicine, October 5, 2011 Clinical Article
570 An international, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase III trial of pregabalin monotherapy in treatment of patients with fibromyalgia The Journal of Rheumatology, October 3, 2011 Clinical Article
571 Development of responder definitions for fibromyalgia clinical trials Arthritis & Rheumatism, October 3, 2011
572 Peripheral Blood Gene Expression in Postinfective Fatigue Syndrome Following From Three Different Triggering Infections Full Text The Journal of Infectious Diseases, October 3, 2011
573 Weekly exercise does not improve fatigue levels in Parkinsons disease Movement Disorders, September 30, 2011
574 Irritable bowel syndrome and chronic fatigue 3 years after acute giardiasis: historic cohort study Gut, September 29, 2011
575 Fatigue in Chronic Dialysis Patients Seminars in Dialysis, September 29, 2011
576 Executive function in chronic pain patients and healthy controls: different cortical activation during response inhibition in fibromyalgia The Journal of Pain, September 29, 2011
577 Pain and Functional Capacity in Female Fibromyalgia Patients Pain Medicine, September 27, 2011
578 Selective Attentional Bias Towards Pain-Related Threat in Fibromyalgia: Preliminary Evidence for Effects of Mindfulness Meditation Training Cognitive Therapy and Research, September 23, 2011
579 Tailored cognitive-behavioural therapy and exercise training improves the physical fitness of patients with fibromyalgia Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, September 22, 2011
580 The lived experience of fibromyalgia in female patients, a phenomenological study Full Text Chiropractic & Manual Therapies, September 22, 2011
Clinical Pearls in Rheumatology
- Independent predictors of disease activity in patients with systemic lupus include age, renal activity, immunosuppressant use and pre-existing organ damage
- 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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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.
Read the article summaryPredicting 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.
Read the article summaryAnti-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.
Read the article summaryMost Popular Rheumatology Articles
Last month's top read Top Articles of 20121 Creatine supplementation in fibromyalgia: A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial Arthritis Care & Research , April 3, 2013
2 Posttraumatic stress disorder in fibromyalgia syndrome: Prevalence, temporal relationship between posttraumatic stress - and fibromyalgia symptoms and impact on clinical outcome Pain, April 15, 2013 Review Article
3 Mutations in the C-terminal Domain of ColQ in Endplate Acetylcholinesterase Deficiency Compromise ColQ-MuSK Interaction Human Mutation, April 18, 2013 Review Article
4 Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy in the Treatment of Fibromyalgia: A Randomised Trial Cognitive Therapy and Research, April 11, 2013
5 Changes in Pain Coping, Catastrophizing, and Coping Efficacy After Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Children and Adolescents With Juvenile Fibromyalgia The Journal of Pain, April 8, 2013
6 Complementary and alternative exercise for fibromyalgia: a meta-analysis Journal of Pain Research, April 2, 2013 Free full text
7 Human Endogenous Retrovirus-K18 Superantigen Expression and Human Herpesvirus-6 and Human Herpesvirus-7 Viral Loads in Chronic Fatigue Patients Clinical Infectious Diseases, April 2, 2013 Review Article
8 Opioid Use in Fibromyalgia Is Associated with Negative Health Related Measures in a Prospective Cohort Study Pain Research and Treatment, March 26, 2013 Free full text
9 Update on polymyalgia rheumatica European Journal of Internal Medicine , April 12, 2013
10 Facial Pain Associated With Fibromyalgia Can Be Marked by Abnormal Neuromuscular Control: A Cross-Sectional Study Physical Therapy, April 25, 2013
11 Sexuality of men with fibromyalgia: what are the factors that cause sexual dysfunction Rheumatology International, April 24, 2013
12 Immunostimulation in the treatment for chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis Immunologic Research, April 16, 2013 Review Article
13 Fatigue assessment of Parkinsons disease patient in clinic: specific versus holistic Journal of Neural Transmission, April 19, 2013
14 Achieving valid patient-reported outcomes measurement: a lesson from fatigue in multiple sclerosis Multiple Sclerosis Journal, April 15, 2013
15 Correlates of body mass index in women with fibromyalgia Orthopaedic Nursing, April 9, 2013
16 Fatigue-related brain white matter changes in granulomatosis with polyangiitis Rheumatology, April 19, 2013
17 GH/IGF1 axis disturbances in the fibromyalgia syndrome: is there a rationale for GH treatment? Pituitary, April 9, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine
18 Understanding why cognitivebehavioral therapy is an effective treatment for adolescents with juvenile fibromyalgia International Journal of Clinical Rheumatology, April 5, 2013
19 Clinical and immunological predictors of prognosis for Japanese patients with thymoma-associated myasthenia gravis Journal of Neuroimmunology, April 15, 2013
20 Using fMRI to evaluate the effects of milnacipran on central pain processing in patients with fibromyalgia Scandinavian Journal of Pain, April 16, 2013
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