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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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1 Active inflammation and structural change in early active axial spondyloarthritis as detected by whole-body MRI Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, May 24, 2013    Clinical Article

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2 Musculoskeletal ultrasonography in patients with rheumatoid arthritis Nature Reviews Rheumatology , May 23, 2013    Clinical Article

3 A case of bilateral hemarthrosis due to pseudoaneurysms in a patient on anticoagulation therapy JCR: Journal of Clinical Rheumatology, May 23, 2013

4 In erosive hand osteoarthritis more inflammatory signs on ultrasound are found than in the rest of hand osteoarthritis Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, May 21, 2013    Clinical Article

5 Characterisation of hand small joints arthropathy using high-resolution MRI--Limited discrimination between osteoarthritis and psoriatic arthritis European Radiology, May 21, 2013    Clinical Article

6 Sonographic joint assessment in rheumatoid arthritis: Associations with clinical joint assessment in remission Arthritis & Rheumatism, May 20, 2013    Clinical Article

7 Bone marrow lesions identified by MRI in knee osteoarthritis are associated with locally increased bone mineral density measured by QCT Osteoarthritis and Cartilage , May 15, 2013    Clinical Article

8 Magnetic resonance imaging can detect thoracic inflammation due to familial Mediterranean fever Modern Rheumatology, May 15, 2013

9 Association between cartilage and bone biomarkers and incidence of radiographic knee osteoarthritis (RKOA) in UK females: a prospective study Osteoarthritis and Cartilage , May 13, 2013    Clinical Article

10 Tumour necrosis factor α blockers are more effective than methotrexate in the inhibition of radiographic joint damage progression among patients with psoriatic arthritis Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, May 9, 2013    Clinical Article

11 Measurement of Bone Mineral Density by Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, May 9, 2013    Clinical Article

12 State of art on nailfold capillaroscopy: a reliable diagnostic tool and putative biomarker in rheumatology Rheumatology, May 8, 2013    Clinical Article

13 From inhibition of radiographic progression to maintaining structural integrity: a methodological framework for radiographic progression in rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis clinical trials Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, May 8, 2013    Clinical Article

14 The effect of two golimumab doses on radiographic progression in ankylosing spondylitis: results through 4 years of the GO-RAISE trial Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, May 7, 2013    Clinical Article

15 MRI-based three-dimensional bone shape of the knee predicts onset of knee osteoarthritis: Data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative Arthritis & Rheumatism, May 6, 2013    Clinical Article

16 Classification and Diagnostic Investigation in Inflammatory Myopathies: A Study of 99 Patients The Journal of Rheumatology, May 6, 2013    Clinical Article

17 Metaanalysis of the Association of Smoking and PTPN22 R620W Genotype on Autoantibody Status and Radiological Erosions in Rheumatoid Arthritis The Journal of Rheumatology, May 3, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Clinical Article

18 Improving diagnosis of early inflammatory arthritis : results of a novel triage system Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology Online, May 3, 2013    Clinical Article

19 Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry versus quantitative ultrasonography in diagnosing osteoporosis in patients with refractory epilepsy and chronic antiepileptic drug use Therapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal Disease, May 3, 2013    Clinical Article

20 Ultrasound-integrated tight control in early psoriatic arthritis during adalimumab treatment Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology Online, May 3, 2013    Clinical Article

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Clinical Pearls in Rheumatology

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

Last month's top read Top Articles of 2012

1 EULAR recommendations for the use of imaging of the joints in the clinical management of rheumatoid arthritis Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, April 10, 2013

2 Rituximab treatment for rhupus syndrome: clinical and power-Doppler ultrasonographic monitoring of response. A longitudinal pilot study Lupus, April 8, 2013

3 Clinical and radiological evaluation of sacroiliac joints compared with ultrasound examination in early spondyloarthritis Rheumatology, April 1, 2013

4 Associations between radiographic lumbar spinal stenosis and clinical symptoms in the general population: the Wakayama Spine Study Osteoarthritis and Cartilage , April 12, 2013

5 Longterm Effects of Rituximab on B Cell Counts and Autoantibody Production in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Use of High-sensitivity Flow Cytometry for More Sensitive Assessment of B Cell Depletion The Journal of Rheumatology, April 15, 2013

6 Women with previous fragility fractures can be classified based on bone microarchitecture and finite element analysis measured with HR-pQCT Osteoporosis International, April 18, 2013    Review Article

7 Quantitative MRI measures of cartilage predict knee replacement: a case-control study from the Osteoarthritis Initiative Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, April 11, 2013

8 The Clinical Utility of a Positive Antinuclear Antibody Test Result American Journal of Medicine, March 19, 2013

9 Evaluation of an automated chemiluminescent immunoassay kit for antinuclear antibodies in autoimmune diseases Immunologic Research, April 25, 2013

10 Association of frequent knee bending activity with focal knee lesions detected with 3T MRI - data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative Arthritis Care & Research , April 2, 2013

11 Effect of bisphosphonate use in patients with symptomatic and radiographic knee osteoarthritis: data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, April 23, 2013

12 The new European League Against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology diagnostic criteria for rheumatoid arthritis: how are they performing Current Opinion in Rheumatology, April 4, 2013

13 Clinical and Radiological Characteristics of SAPHO Syndrome Current Rheumatology Reviews, April 19, 2013

14 A systematic review of ultrasonography in gout and asymptomatic hyperuricaemia Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, April 9, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine

15 Musculoskeletal ultrasound and other imaging modalities in rheumatoid arthritis Current Opinion in Rheumatology, March 29, 2013

16 The ability of synovitis to predict structural damage in rheumatoid arthritis: a comparative study between clinical examination and ultrasound Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, April 16, 2013

17 Imaging in vasculitis Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology, March 20, 2013

18 Imaging indications in polymyalgia rheumatica International Journal of Clinical Rheumatology, April 8, 2013

19 Measurement error in the assessment of radiographic progression in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) clinical trials: the smallest detectable change (SDC) revisited Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, April 24, 2013

20 Comparison of ultraviolet B-induced cutaneous inflammation and skin pathergy test in Behcets disease International Journal of Clinical Rheumatology, April 3, 2013

Indexed Journals in Rheumatology: Arthritis & Rheumatism, Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, Journal of Rheumatologymore

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