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Global social media use among rheumatology professionals: the EULAR SoMeR Study Group survey

Background/purpose Social media (SM) has become an indispensable tool in healthcare, providing platforms for networking and ...
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Evaluating the role of lipopolysaccharides in the joint: fibronectin as a novel protective mechanism

Objective To investigate the presence and bioactivity of lipopolysaccharides (LPS) in synovial fluid (SF) of osteoarthritis (OA) patients and elucidate mechanisms modulating their inflammatory ...
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DEUS Enthesitis Index (DEI): a new tool integrating ultrasound and clinical examination for enthesitis assessment in spondyloarthritis

Objectives (1) To develop a composite score, the DEUS (Defining Enthesitis on Ultrasound in Spondyloarthritis) Enthesitis Index (DEI), which integrates ultrasound and clinical examination findings for ...
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Efficacy and safety of colchicine in COVID-19: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

Background Colchicine, an anti-inflammatory drug is prescribed nowadays for COVID-19. In this meta-analysis, we evaluated efficacy and safety of colchicine in patients with COVID-19. Methods We ...
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Efficacy and safety of iguratimod in patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome: a multicentre randomised controlled trial

Objective This multicentre randomised controlled trial aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of iguratimod (IGU) and hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) in patients with active primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS ...
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PERFECTRA: a pragmatic, multicentre, real-life study comparing treat-to-target strategies with baricitinib versus TNF inhibitors in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis ...

Objective To compare the effectiveness of a strategy administering baricitinib versus one using TNF-inhibitors (TNFi) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) after conventional synthetic ...
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Association between social deprivation and disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic literature review

Physical and mental illnesses are driven by ethnicity, social, environmental and economic determinants. Novel theoretical frameworks in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) focus on links and adverse ...
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Prevalence and distribution of peripheral musculoskeletal manifestations in spondyloarthritis including psoriatic arthritis: results of the worldwide, cross-sectional ASAS ...

Objectives To characterise peripheral musculoskeletal involvement in patients with spondyloarthritis (SpA) including psoriatic arthritis (PsA), across the world. Methods Cross-sectional study with 24 ...
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Peripheral disease contributes significantly to the level of disease activity in axial spondyloarthritis

Objective Spondyloarthritis (SpA) can encompass axial, peripheral and extra-articular disease manifestations. Patients are classified as axial or peripheral SpA depending on the presence or absence of ...
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Comparison of long-term efficacy, tolerability and drug survival rates of baricitinib as monotherapy or combination therapy in RA patients: data from a real-world prospective ...

Background Janus kinase inhibitors (JAKi), like baricitinib, are used as monotherapy (MONO) and in combination with methotrexate (MTX) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. This study aimed to ...
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Validating 10-joint juvenile arthritis disease activity score cut-offs for disease activity levels in non-systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Objectives To validate cut-offs of the Juvenile Arthritis Disease Activity Score 10 (JADAS10) and clinical JADAS10 (cJADAS10) and to compare them with other patient cohorts. Methods In a national ...