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Latest (2) Full Text Articles (9) Focus on Osteoarthritis261 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, August 15, 2012
262 Macrophage activation syndrome in children with systemic lupus erythematosus and juvenile idiopathic arthritis Arthritis & Rheumatism, August 14, 2012
263 Aggrecanase cleavage in juvenile idiopathic arthritis patients is minimally detected in the aggrecan interglobular domain but robust at the aggrecan C-terminus Arthritis & Rheumatism, August 14, 2012
264 The early psoriatic arthritis screening questionnaire: a simple and fast method for the identification of arthritis in patients with psoriasis Rheumatology, August 13, 2012 Clinical Article
265 Knee Enthesitis and Synovitis on Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients with Psoriasis without Arthritic Symptoms The Journal of Rheumatology, August 10, 2012
266 Erosive wrist and hand arthritis: is it a rare manifestation of Behcets disease Rheumatology International, August 10, 2012
267 Poncets disease (reactive arthritis associated with tuberculosis): retrospective case series and review of literature Clinical Rheumatology, August 9, 2012
268 Reactive Arthritis After Shigella Gastroenteritis in American Military in Afghanistan JCR: Journal of Clinical Rheumatology, August 9, 2012
269 Methotrexate Is an Option for Patients With Refractory Calcium Pyrophosphate Crystal Arthritis JCR: Journal of Clinical Rheumatology, August 8, 2012 Clinical Article
270 Rituximab in psoriatic arthritis: an exploratory evaluation Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, August 7, 2012 Clinical Article
271 The Acute-phase Response Is Not Predictive for the Development of Arthritis in Seropositive Arthralgia - A Prospective Cohort Study The Journal of Rheumatology, August 7, 2012
272 Reactive Arthritis: Developments and Challenges in Diagnosis and Treatment Current Rheumatology Reports, August 6, 2012 Clinical Article
273 Psoriatic Arthritis in Canadian Clinical Practice: The PsA Assessment in Rheumatology The Journal of Rheumatology, August 3, 2012
274 Advances in the treatment of inflammatory arthritis Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology, August 2, 2012
275 Genetic mismatch affects the immunosuppressive properties of mesenchymal stem cells in vitro and their ability to influence the course of collagen-induced arthritis Full Text Arthritis Research & Therapy, August 1, 2012
276 The effect of smoking or alcohol consumption on markers of systemic inflammation, immunoglobulin levels and immune response following pneumococcal vaccination in patients with arthritis Full Text Arthritis Research & Therapy, July 30, 2012
277 The HLA-Cw*06 allele and -1149 G/T polymorphism of extrapituitary promoter of PRL gene as a possible common genetic predisposing factors to psoriasis vulgaris and psoriatic arthritis in Czech population Rheumatology International, July 30, 2012
278 The development of candidate composite disease activity and responder indices for psoriatic arthritis (GRACE project) Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, July 27, 2012
279 Combined use of etanercept and MTX restores CD4+/CD8+ ratio and Tregs in spleen and thymus in collagen-induced arthritis Inflammation Research, July 23, 2012
280 Sustained maintenance of clinical remission after adalimumab dose reduction in patients with early psoriatic arthritis: a long-term follow-up study Full Text Biologics: targets & therapy, July 19, 2012 Clinical Article
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 Switching between TNF inhibitors in psoriatic arthritis: data from the NOR-DMARD study Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, April 11, 2013
2 A prospective randomized comparison of neoprene vs thermoplast hand-based thumb spica splinting for trapeziometacarpal arthrosis Osteoarthritis and Cartilage , April 3, 2013
3 Pain experiences and self-management strategies among middle-aged and older adults with arthritis Journal of Clinical Nursing, April 2, 2013
4 Pathogen-specific Risk of Reactive Arthritis from Bacterial Causes of Foodborne Illness The Journal of Rheumatology, April 5, 2013
5 Antibiotics for Treatment of Reactive Arthritis: A Systematic Review and Metaanalysis The Journal of Rheumatology, April 18, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article
6 Psoriasis vulgaris and Psoriasis pustulosa Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Comorbidities and Treatment Current Rheumatology Reviews, April 19, 2013
7 Hypertrophic Osteoarthropathy: What a Rheumatologist Should Know About this Uncommon Condition Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America, April 22, 2013 Review Article
8 The Influence of Evidence in the Surgical Treatment of Thumb Basilar Joint Arthritis Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, April 4, 2013
9 New developments in the management of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis: a focus on apremilast Drug Design, Development and Therapy, April 1, 2013 Free full text
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11 Schistosoma mansoni infection: an immune complex disease presenting with polyarthritis Rheumatology International, April 29, 2013
12 Direct and indirect comparison of the efficacy and safety of adalimumab, etanercept, infliximab and golimumab in psoriatic arthritis Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics, April 24, 2013
13 High prevalence of psoriatic arthritis in patients with severe psoriasis with suboptimal performance of screening questionnaires Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, April 8, 2013
14 Profile of certolizumab and its potential in the treatment of psoriatic arthritis Drug Design, Development and Therapy, April 25, 2013 Free full text
15 The HLA-Cw*06 allele and -1149 G/T polymorphism of extrapituitary promoter of PRL gene as a possible common genetic predisposing factors to psoriasis vulgaris and psoriatic arthritis in Czech population Rheumatology International, April 3, 2013 Review Article
16 Lipid-Associated Rheumatologic Syndromes Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America, April 23, 2013 Review Article
17 Pentraxin 3 is a marker of early joint inflammation in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis Immunologic Research, April 26, 2013
18 Clinical-surgical treatment of temporomandibular joint disorder in a psoriatic arthritis patient Head & Face Medicine, April 15, 2013 Free full text
19 The diagnostic utility of matrix metalloproteinase-3 and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein for predicting rheumatoid arthritis in anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody-negative patients with recent-onset undifferentiated arthritis Rheumatology International, March 18, 2013
20 Patient-reported Health-related Quality of Life with Apremilast for Psoriatic Arthritis: A Phase II, Randomized, Controlled Study The Journal of Rheumatology, April 16, 2013
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