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Pulmonary arterial hypertension, a novelty in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: insights and first experiences with vasoactive therapy | RMD Open - BMJ
To characterise the different types of pulmonary hypertension (PH) among idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM). A retrospective case series with assessment of PH by right heart catheterisation, ...
rmdopen.bmj1d
Twenty-year trajectories of morbidity in individuals with and without osteoarthritis - RMD Open
Objectives To identify multimorbidity trajectories over 20 years among incident osteoarthritis (OA) individuals and OA-free matched references.Methods Cohort study using prospectively collected ...
rmdopen.bmj1d
Analysing and reporting of observational data: a systematic review informing the EULAR points to consider when analysing and reporting comparative effectiveness research with ...
Objectives To evaluate the analysis and reporting of comparative effectiveness research with observational data in rheumatology, informing European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology points to ...
rmdopen.bmj2d
Atlas for the OMERACT thumb base osteoarthritis MRI scoring system (TOMS) | RMD Open
This paper presents an atlas for the Outcome Measures in Rheumatology Clinical Trials (OMERACT) thumb base osteoarthritis MRI scoring system (TOMS). The atlas includes reference images of each grade ...
rmdopen.bmj3d
Safety and maintenance of response for tofacitinib monotherapy and combination therapy in rheumatoid arthritis: an analysis of pooled data from open-label long-term extension ...
Objective Tofacitinib is an oral Janus kinase inhibitor for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. This post hoc analysis evaluated patients receiving tofacitinib monotherapy or combination therapy, ...
rmdopen.bmj4d
Occupational exposure to organic dusts and risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis: findings from a Swedish population-based case–control study - RMD Open
Objectives We estimated the association between occupational exposures to five different organic dusts: wood, animal, paper, textile and flour dust and the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA) ...
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Leflunomide/hydroxychloroquine combination therapy targets type I IFN-associated proteins in patients with Sjögren’s syndrome that show potential to predict and monitor ...
Objectives To assess to what extent leflunomide (LEF) and hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) therapy in patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome (RepurpSS-I) targets type I IFN-associated responses and to study ...
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High-frequency ultrasound can detect inflammatory changes of the finger pulleys anatomical entheses in early psoriatic arthritis
The digital annular pulleys (DAP) of the hand are specialised fibrous structures that stabilise the flexor tendons. We recently demonstrated that the insertions of the DAP are anatomical entheses, ...
rmdopen.bmj5d
Cycle versus swap strategy after TNFi discontinuation in psoriatic arthritis and axial spondyloarthritis: a quasi-experimental study | RMD Open
Objectives To compare a bDMARD mode of action cycle vs swap treatment strategy in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) or axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) after first tumour necrosis factor ...
rmdopen.bmj6d
Changes in serum cholesterol loading capacity are linked to coronary atherosclerosis progression in rheumatoid arthritis | RMD Open
Objective Excess cholesterol loading on arterial macrophages is linked to foam cell formation, atherosclerosis and cardiovascular risk in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, the effect of changes in ...
rmdopen.bmj6d
Determinants of social participation in patients living with systemic lupus erythematosus: the Psy-LUP multicentre study | RMD Open
Objective Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) can negatively impact patients’ social participation. The aim of this study was to identify the determinants of social participation in patients with ...