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Association between glucose intolerance and psoriatic arthritis features
Patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) have a higher prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) compared to the general population ...
rmdopen.bmj15h
Non-pharmacological interventions to promote work participation in people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis from the EULAR ...
Objective To summarise the evidence on effectiveness of non-pharmacological (ie, non-drug, non-surgical) interventions on work participation (sick leave, work status and presenteeism) in people with ...
rmdopen.bmj20h
Association between osteoarthritis and dyslipidaemia: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis - RMD Open
Objectives We aimed to investigate the prevalence of dyslipidemia in patients with osteoarthritis (OA) and whether OA and dyslipidemia are associated.Methods We performed a systematic literature ...
rmdopen.bmj19h
Upadacitinib in active ankylosing spondylitis: results of the 2-year, double-blind, placebo-controlled SELECT-AXIS 1 study and open-label extension | RMD Open
Introduction Long-term safety and efficacy of upadacitinib in patients with active ankylosing spondylitis (AS) has not been previously reported.Methods In SELECT-AXIS 1, patients receiving placebo ...
rmdopen.bmj16h
Combining patient-reported outcome measures to screen for active disease in rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis | RMD Open
Objectives To investigate whether a combination of general health (Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)), Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index (HAQ-DI), pain (VAS/Numerical Rating Scale (NRS)), ...
rmdopen.bmj1d
Single-cell RNA-sequencing analysis reveals the molecular mechanism of subchondral bone cell heterogeneity in the development of osteoarthritis
The cellular composition and underlying spatiotemporal transformation processes of subchondral bone in osteoarthritis (OA) remain unknown. Herein, various cell subsets from tibial plateau of patients ...
rmdopen.bmj1d
Imaging in diagnosis, outcome prediction and monitoring of large vessel vasculitis: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis informing the EULAR recommendations
Objectives To perform a systematic literature review on imaging techniques for diagnosis, outcome prediction and disease monitoring in large vessel vasculitis (LVV) informing the European League ...
rmdopen.bmj9d
Prevention and management of osteoporotic fractures by non-physician health professionals: a systematic literature review to inform EULAR points to consider - RMD Open
Objective To perform a systematic literature review (SLR) about the effect of non-pharmacological interventions delivered by non-physician health professionals to prevent and manage osteoporotic ...
rmdopen.bmj6d
Guselkumab induces robust reduction in acute phase proteins and type 17 effector cytokines in active psoriatic arthritis: results from phase 3 trials - RMD Open
Objective To investigate serum protein expression in participants with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and changes after guselkumab treatment.Methods Participants with PsA were treated with guselkumab or ...
rmdopen.bmj3d
Performance of the proposed ACR–EULAR classification criteria for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in a cohort of patients with SLE with neuropsychiatric symptoms - RMD Open
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a heterogenic connective tissue disease with a broad spectrum of clinical and laboratory manifestations. Due to this heterogeneity, SLE remains challenging to ...
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Derivation and validation of four patient clusters in Still’s disease, results from GIRRCS AOSD-study group and AIDA Network Still Disease Registry - RMD Open
Background Different patient clusters were preliminarily suggested to dissect the clinical heterogeneity in Still’s disease. Thus, we aimed at deriving and validating disease clusters in a multicentre ...
rmdopen.bmj12d
National burden of rheumatoid arthritis in Canada, 1990–2019: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 – a GBD collaborator-led study
Objective The objectives of this study were: (1) to describe burden of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and trends from 1990 to 2019 using the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries and Risk Factors Study (GBD) ...