Diagnosis and screening

30-05-2018 | Rheumatoid arthritis | Article

The course of pain hypersensitivity according to painDETECT in patients with rheumatoid arthritis initiating treatment: Results from the prospective FRAME-cohort study

Rifbjerg-Madsen S et al. Arthritis Res Ther 2018; 20: 105. doi: 10.1186/s13075-018-1581-4

29-05-2018 | Rheumatoid arthritis | Article

The ability of rheumatologists blinded to prior workup to diagnose rheumatoid arthritis only by clinical assessment: A cross-sectional study

Ehrenstein B et al. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2018. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/key127

25-05-2018 | Systemic sclerosis | Case report | Article

Systemic sclerosis-rheumatoid arthritis overlap syndrome complicated with Sweet’s syndrome

Zhu et al report the case of a 34-year-old female patient with systemic sclerosis-rheumatoid arthritis overlap syndrome which has been complicated with Sweet’s syndrome.

Zhu T et al. Clin Rheumatol 2018. doi: 10.1007/s10067-018-4150-y

25-05-2018 | Rheumatoid arthritis | Article

Genome-wide association study of response to methotrexate in early rheumatoid arthritis patients

Taylor JC et al. Pharmacogenomics J 2018. doi: 10.1038/s41397-018-0025-5

17-05-2018 | Rheumatoid arthritis | Review | Article

Cardiovascular system changes in rheumatoid arthritis patients with continued low disease activity

Biskup M et al. Rheumatol Int 2018. doi: 10.1007/s00296-018-4053-x

12-05-2018 | Ankylosing spondylitis | Article

Assessment of aortic stiffness in patients with ankylosing spondylitis using cardiovascular magnetic resonance

Biesbroek PS et al. Clin Rheumatol 2018. doi: 10.1007/s10067-018-4135-x

12-05-2018 | Axial spondyloarthritis | Review | Article

Gender differences in axial spondyloarthritis: Women are not so lucky

Rusman T, van Vollenhoven RF, van der Horst-Bruinsma IE. Curr Rheumatol Rep 2018; 20: 35. doi: 10.1007/s11926-018-0744-2

07-05-2018 | Cardiovascular disease | Article

Coronary flow reserve in systemic rheumatic diseases: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Erre GL et al. Rheumatol Int 2018; Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s00296-018-4039-8

03-05-2018 | Rheumatoid arthritis | Article

Does psychological stress in patients with clinically suspect arthralgia associate with subclinical inflammation and progression to inflammatory arthritis?

Boer AC et al. Arthritis Res Ther 2018; 20: 93. doi: 10.1186/s13075-018-1587-y

30-04-2018 | Rheumatoid arthritis | Review | Article

Digital health: A new dimension in rheumatology patient care

Kataria S, Ravindran V. Rheumatol Int 2018; Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s00296-018-4037-x

20-04-2018 | Rheumatoid arthritis | Article

The use of MRI-detected synovitis to determine the number of involved joints for the 2010 ACR/EULAR classification criteria for rheumatoid arthritis: Is it of additional benefit?

Boer AC et al. Ann Rheum Dis 2018; Advance online publication. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2018-213143

06-04-2018 | Rheumatoid arthritis | Review | Article

Measuring hand grip strength in rheumatoid arthritis

Higgins SC, Adams J, Hughes R. Rheumatol Int 2018; 38: 707–714. doi: 10.1007/s00296-018-4024-2

10-03-2018 | Rheumatoid arthritis | Article

Proteomic analysis of plasma from rheumatoid arthritis patients with mild cognitive impairment

Yang L et al. Clin Rheumatol 2018; Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s10067-017-3974-1

07-03-2018 | Cardiovascular disease | Review | Article

Can cardiovascular magnetic resonance prompt early cardiovascular/rheumatic treatment in autoimmune rheumatic diseases? Current practice and future perspectives

Mavrogeni SI et al. Rheumatol Int 2018; Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s00296-018-4004-6

20-02-2018 | Rheumatoid arthritis | Review | Article

Physical articular examination in the activity of rheumatoid arthritis: A systematic review of the literature

Medina YF et al. Clin Rheumatol 2018; Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s10067-018-4015-4

24-01-2018 | Pathogenesis | Review | Article

Moving towards a molecular taxonomy of autoimmune rheumatic diseases

Barturen G et al. Nat Rev Rheumatol 2018; 14: 75–93. doi: 10.1038/nrrheum.2017.220

01-12-2017 | Rheumatoid arthritis | News

Serum biomarker shows potential for diagnosing RA

Serum connective tissue growth factor is a promising diagnostic biomarker for rheumatoid arthritis, according to research published in Arthritis Research & Therapy.

01-07-2017 | Rheumatoid arthritis | Article

Disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug effect of denosumab on radiographic progression in rheumatoid arthritis: A systematic review of the literature

The authors review the effect of denosumab on osteoarticular erosive lesions in rheumatoid arthritis and study the potential effects of denosumab on disease activity, joint space narrowing, functional capacity, and safety.

Boleto G, Dramé M, Lambrecht I, Eschard JP, Salmon JH. Clin Rheumatol 2017;36:1699–1706. doi:10.1007/s10067-017-3722-6

19-06-2017 | Rheumatoid arthritis | Review | Article

Rheumatoid vasculitis: A diminishing yet devastating menace

In this review, the authors provide an update on the epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical presentation, and management of rheumatoid vasculitis, an unusual complication of long-standing rheumatoid arthritis.

Kishore S, Maher L, Majithia V. Curr Rheumatol Rep 2017;19:39. doi:10.1007/s11926-017-0667-3

07-04-2017 | Rheumatoid arthritis | Article

Diagnostic value of a 3-day course of prednisolone in patients with possible rheumatoid arthritis: The TryCort study

The results of the TryCort study demonstrate that the prednisolone test had a moderate sensitivity and a good specificity in differentiating between rheumatoid arthritis and hand osteoarthritis.

Kiltz U, von Zabern C, Baraliakos X et al. Arthritis Res Ther 2017;19:73. doi:10.1186/s13075-017-1279-z

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