Systemic lupus erythematosus, h ...
The purpose of this study was to review and evaluate systematically the scientific evidence on the relationship between systemic lupus erythematosus ...
Amino-terminal pro-brain natriu ...
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with increased cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality, of which amino-terminal pro-brain natriuretic pe ...
The determination of matrix met ...
The information concerning aneurysmal progress in Behcet’s disease is still insufficient, while researches in the role of matrix metalloproteinases ...
Prevalence of paraneoplastic rh ...
The aims of this study were to assess the prevalence of paraneoplastic rheumatic syndromes in a cohort of patients with newly diagnosed solid tumour ...
A long-term prospective randomi ...
The association of cyclophosphamide (CYC) and prednisone (PRED) for the treatment of lung fibrosis in systemic sclerosis (SSc) was only evaluated in ...
How confident are internal medi ...
The objective of this study was to determine selfconfidence of internal medicine (IM) residents regarding rheumatology clinical skills and factors t ...
Comparison of performance of th ...
Early diagnosis of spondyloarthritis (SpA) is essential as anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy can achieve significant symptomatic relief and control ...
Sonographically guided hydrodis ...
Scleroderma is associated with intractable hand pain from vasospasm, digital ischemia, tenosynovitis, and nerve entrapment. This study investigated ...
Health-related quality of life ...
In this study, we compared health-related quality of life (HRQoL) scores of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), fibromyalgia syndrome (FS), or ...
Prevalence of Raynaud's ph ...
The aim of this paper is to study the prevalence of Raynaud's phenomenon in young males. Young males were examined prospectively in a district hospi ...
Thrombin generation in ankylosi ...
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory disease associated with an increase in cardiovascular risk. Thrombin generation is associated ...
Prevalence of IgA class antibod ...
This study aims to determine the prevalence and clinical significance of anti-CCP isotype IgA in a population of patients with primary Sjِgren's syn ...
Pulmonary involvement in early ...
Pulmonary involvement in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is common and can be due to the disease itself as well as to the therapies used to treat it. The ...
Recently diagnosed axial spondy ...
A cohort of patients with recently diagnosed axial spondyloarthritis (SpA) was characterized with emphasis on gender differences and factors leading ...
Moxibustion for rheumatic condi ...
Moxibustion, an acupuncture-like intervention, is increasingly used in the management of rheumatic conditions. The aim of this review is to summariz ...
Damage accrual, cumulative gluc ...
The burden of anxiety in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) compared to those with other inflammatory rheumatological conditions is un ...
Assessment of endothelial funct ...
In patients with fibromyalgia (FM) syndrome, stress and pain may chronically enhance sympathetic activity, altering cardiovascular response and indu ...
Study of professional practices ...
To study the initial dose of corticoids prescribed by rheumatologists in the Côte d'Or, a French department of Burgundy, in the treatment of polymya ...
A comparison of an interferon-g ...
Treatment with TNFƒ؟ inhibitors increases risk of reactivating a latent tuberculosis\infection (LTBI). Therefore screening, prior to therapy with TN ...
Fifteen-year trends of long-ter ...
The aim of this study is to assess the trends in work disability and sick leave in ankylosing spondylitis (AS). In 1993 and 2007, patients diagnosed ...
Anti-ribonucleoproteins autoant ...
common feature between patients with a certain group of systemic autoimmune pathologies (SAPs) with rheumatic component, such as lupus erythematosus ...
Association and frequency of HL ...
The aim of this study is to investigate the association of HLA-A, B and HLA-DR gene expression and to assess an association of additional HLA antige ...
Predicting outcomes in rheumato ...
Biologic therapies have brought improved efficacy in the field of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but their use in clinical practice may be limited by co ...
Long-term functioning following ...
Transition from acute whiplash injury to either recovery or chronicity and the development of chronic whiplash-associated disorders (WAD) remains a ...
The prevalence of vitamin D def ...
The objectives of this study are to assess: (a) the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among new patients attending rheumatology outpatient departme ...