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Impaired cardiorespiratory fitness in psoriatic arthritis: insights from cardiopulmonary exercise testing

Background Data on cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) are scarce. This study aimed to determine the ...
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Monomeric C-reactive protein as a therapeutic target in inflammatory diseases

Effect of mAb-3C on LCWE-induced vasculitis. Mice were injected intraperitoneally with PBS (n=7) or LCWE (n=14). After 2 weeks, LCWE-treated mice were further divided into two groups: no treatment ...
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Correction: Hydroxychloroquine and pregnancy outcomes in patients with anti-phospholipid syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Berman A, Kenet G, Lubetsky A, et al. Hydroxychloroquine and pregnancy outcomes in patients with anti-phospholipid syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis ...
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Glucocorticoids and chronotherapy in rheumatoid arthritis

It is evident that the morning symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are linked to the circadian abnormal increase in night inflammation, favoured by inadequate cortisol secretion under conditions of ...
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Multiple DMARD discontinuations in rheumatoid arthritis: how often and in what patients? Results from a national clinical RA register

Objectives Multiple discontinuations of biologic (b-) or targeted synthetic (ts-) disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) may indicate difficult-to-treat disease. We aimed to assess the ...
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Possibilities for personalised medicine in rheumatoid arthritis: hype or hope

Knowledge of pathophysiology of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has improved over the past decades, which resulted in new treatment options and strategies that led to better clinical outcomes. At the same ...
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Correction: Distribution of nailfold videocapillaroscopy parameters in systemic lupus erythematosus and their association with disease activity: an international blinded case-control analysis on ...
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Autoantibodies directed against the angiotensin II type 1 receptor and the endothelin-1 type A receptor in patients with systemic sclerosis

We have evaluated the clinical value of the ELISA for anti-AT 1 R AAbs and anti-ET A R AAbs in two large, clinically well-defined cohorts of SSc patients from the Netherlands. Anti-AT 1 R AAbs and ...
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Cross-validation and sensitivity to change of EULAR ScleroID as a measure of function and impact of disease in patients with systemic sclerosis

Objective To determine the distribution of the EULAR SSc Impact of Disease (ScleroID) and its domain questions in very early (Ve), limited (lc) and diffuse cutaneous (dc) subsets, its value in ...
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Intermetatarsal bursitis is frequent in patients with established rheumatoid arthritis and is associated with anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide and rheumatoid factor

Intermetatarsal bursitis (IMB) is frequent in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but there are large discrepancies in the described prevalence and the most frequent localisations. Forty-three ...
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Unveiling the clinical and genetic impact of neuropsychiatric involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus

Objectives Despite the clinical significance of neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE), which is a severe ...
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Systematic literature review informing the 2022 update of the EULAR recommendations for the management of ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV): Part 2 - Treatment of eosinophilic ...

Objective To summarise and update evidence to inform the 2022 update of the European Alliance of Associations of Rheumatology (EULAR) recommendations for the management of antineutrophil cytoplasmic ...