BMJ1d
EULAR recommendations for the management of familial Mediterranean fever
Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is the most common monogenic autoinflammatory disease, but many rheumatologists are not well acquainted with its management. The objective of this report is to ...
BMJ1d
2013 classification criteria for systemic sclerosis: an American college of rheumatology/European league against rheumatism collaborative initiative
41 St. Joseph's Health Care London and University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada Objective The 1980 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) classification criteria for systemic sclerosis ...
BMJ1d
Sirukumab for rheumatoid arthritis: the phase III SIRROUND-D study
Correspondence to Dr Paul P Tak, GlaxoSmithKline Research and Development, Stevenage SG1 2NY, UK; Paul-peter.x.tak{at}gsk.com Objectives Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is implicated in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) ...
BMJ1d
2018 Update of the EULAR recommendations for the management of large vessel vasculitis
Background Since the publication of the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) recommendations for the management of large vessel vasculitis (LVV) in 2009, several relevant randomised clinical ...
BMJ1d
Relationship between serum hyaluronic acid level and disease activity in early rheumatoid arthritis
Objectives: To measure hyaluronic acid (HA) levels, which are raised in active rheumatoid arthritis (RA), in patients with early RA, and to assess the correlation with clinical and laboratory indices ...
BMJ1d
Responsiveness of the core set, response criteria, and utilities in early rheumatoid arthritis
a Department of Rheumatology/Internal Medicine, University Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands, b Department of Clinical Epidemiology, VU University Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Professor M ...
BMJ1d
FRI0357 Patients with Osteoarthritis Report Symmetrical Painful Joints in Similar Numbers and Distribution as Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background Osteoarthritis (OA) generally is regarded clinically as asymmetrical, and monoarticular or pauciarticular, in contrast to symmetrical, polyarticular rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, the ...
BMJ5d
Knee pain and osteoarthritis in older adults: a review of community burden and current use of primary health care
Dr G Peat, Primary Care Sciences Research Centre, School of Postgraduate Medicine, Keele University, The Medical Institute, Hartshill Road, Stoke-on-Trent ST7 4NY, UKg.m.peat{at}hfac.keele.ac.uk ...
BMJ10d
Nottingham knee osteoarthritis risk prediction models
Objectives (1) To develop risk prediction models for knee osteoarthritis (OA) and (2) to estimate the risk reduction that results from modification of potential risk factors. Method This was a 12-year ...
BMJ11d
Validation of a prediction rule for development of rheumatoid arthritis in patients with early undifferentiated arthritis
Division of Rheumatology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Correspondence to Dr B Kuriya, University of Toronto, Wolf and Lebovic Building, 60 Murray Street, Box ...
BMJ11d
Autoantibody formation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with anti-TNFα
Correspondence to: Dr S Rantapää Dahlqvist Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital, S-901 85 Umeå, Sweden; solbritt.rantapaa.dahlqvistmedicin.umu.se Background: Research on autoantibody ...
BMJ11d
Morbidity and mortality in the antiphospholipid syndrome during a 5-year period: a multicentre prospective study of 1000 patients
Objectives: To identify the main causes of morbidity and mortality in patients with antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) during a 5-year period and to determine clinical and immunological parameters with ...