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09 Dec 2019 |
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Serum Calprotectin levels were higher in the 157 RA pts who relapsed with DMARD withdrawal in the IMPROVED and RETRO Studies https://t.co/LBHDwuFuvM |
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09 Dec 2019 |
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Achilles tendinitis Risk factors: 1) prior lower limb tendinopathy or Fx, 2) quinolones, 3) moderate alcohol, 4) cold weather training, 5) decr plantar flexor strength, 6) abnormal gait, 7) lateral foot roll-over 8) CrCl <60 in heart transplant pts. https://t.co/AS05AjDJ2C |
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09 Dec 2019 |
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Link Between Obstructive Lung Disease and Developing RA? |
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05 Dec 2019 |
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Propensity Score–Matched Cohort claims study compared 11,248 matched pairs RA pts starting either abatacept or TNF inhibitor. ABA had a signficiantly lower risk of hospitalized infx compared to infliximab (HR 0.63), but equal SIE risk vs ETN or ADA. https://t.co/brid5dAdIh |
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04 Dec 2019 |
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Smoking Cessation Lowers RA Disease Activity and CV Risks |
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04 Dec 2019 |
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Of 1757 systemic sclerosis patients in the EUSTAR study, 25% had diffuse SSc and 9% had current or previous digital gangrene, 16% had digital ulcers (DUs), not CV risk factors. https://t.co/31ypT1V1zO |
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04 Dec 2019 |
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Meta-analysis of 30 studies shows that ACPA-positive RA patients are marginally more likely to achieve EULAR and ACR20 responses with abatacept (RR 1.18; 95% CI 1.03, 1.35), but not with TNFα-i (RR 0.97; 0.86, 1.10) (compared to ACPA-negative) https://t.co/V5CviFVSGt |
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02 Dec 2019 |
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RT @philipcrobinson: If you needed more info that smoking isn’t great for #rheumatoid => Smoking cessation is associated with lower disease… |
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02 Dec 2019 |
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ESPOIR cohort with 172 early seronegative #RA patients finds that early csDMARD use (within 3 mos of Sx) was more likely to predict better outcomes that other prognostic risk (clinical lab or imaging) factors https://t.co/76J93mZ2NH |
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02 Dec 2019 |
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Case-control study of 821 #RA cases & comorbidities between 2009 - 2018 shows some occur after RA- epilepsy (OR 2.13), sleep apnea (1.49), pulm fibrosis (4.63); others predispose to RA, IBD (3.82), T1DM (3.07), VTE (1.80) https://t.co/OV1FsAtMH6 |
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02 Dec 2019 |
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Apremilast Reduces Oral Ulcers in Behcet's Syndrome |
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30 Nov 2019 |
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RT @jeffsparks: Our new review article is online detailing airway inflammation and RA pathogens is - Obstructive lung diseases and risk of… |
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28 Nov 2019 |
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RT @JohnDavisIII: Great piece by @jeffsparks and team on the role of airway inflammation and the pathogenesis of RA. #rheumatoidarthritis #… |
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28 Nov 2019 |
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RT @psufka: Abstr# 1161: Gadolinium-enhanced MRI of the shoulders showing inflammatory changes in pts with PMR. Helpful to diagnose and det… |
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28 Nov 2019 |
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Osteoarthritis vs. Rheumatoid Arthritis |
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26 Nov 2019 |
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NEW Guidelines for the Management of GCA from #ACR19 in one table
1. Recommend Temp Art. Bx over TA U/S for dx GCA
2. Pts should receive TCZ up front
3. Don't treat asymptomatic CRP, monitor patients closely
Overall in line with my practice, though I'm pro TA U/S
@EBRheum https://t.co/gP3Ta8wD1E |
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26 Nov 2019 |
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60%!!! - Thats the percentage of patients at @NIH's autoinflammatory disease (FEBRILE) cohort that are undifferentiated and do not have a specific disease diagnosis according to Dr. Amanda Ombrello. #ACR19 @hausmannMD |
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26 Nov 2019 |
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Systemic JIA-Associated Lung Disease |
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25 Nov 2019 |
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One of the hardest things about PMR is getting a reliable diagnosis - no biomarker and no histopath. Imaging has potential, and my colleague @drceowen has made a simple algorithm for reliable/replicable PET/CT dx #ACR19 ABST0755 @drdavidliew https://t.co/XC5iLO2uE9 https://t.co/DHHW2bMMvm |
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25 Nov 2019 |
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Tapering Of Therapy In RA: Maybe Not So Aggressive Next Time |
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