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Development and validation of a new ultrasound score (SONAR-7) for synovitis in psoriatic arthritis and axial spondyloarthritis

Objectives Development of a new ultrasound (US) synovitis score (SONography in Arthritis and Rheumatism (SONAR)-7) with ...
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Early methylprednisolone pulses and prevention of long-term damage accrual in active systemic lupus erythematosus: a propensity score analysis of the Lupus–Cruce…

Objective Methylprednisolone pulses (MP) help achieve prolonged remission in patients with moderate–severe systemic lupus ...
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Sustaining remission in rheumatoid arthritis: the role of clinical deep remission and its implications for drug tapering

Objective While sustained remission is the treatment goal for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), its long-term remission remains ...
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Inflammatory rheumatic diseases with onset after SARS-CoV-2 infection or COVID-19 vaccination: a report of 267 cases from the COVID-19 and ASD group

Objectives To better define the spectrum of new-onset post-COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 vaccine inflammatory rheumatic diseases (IRD) from a large multicentric observational study. Methods Consecutive ...
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Deep learning algorithm for semiquantification of spinal inflammation in axial spondyloarthritis

Objective To develop a deep learning algorithm for semiquantification of spinal inflammation in patients with axial spondyloarthritis (SpA). Methods The study included 330 participants with axial SpA.
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Long-term safety and effectiveness of canakinumab therapy in patients with cryopyrin-associated periodic syndrome: results from the β-Confident Registry

Objective To report the long-term safety and effectiveness of canakinumab, a fully human anti-interleukin 1β monoclonal antibody, in patients with cryopyrin-associated periodic syndromes (CAPS), ...
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Cryoneurolysis versus radiofrequency ablation outcome on pain experience in chronic low back pain (COPE): a single-blinded randomised controlled trial

Objective A comparison of cryoneurolysis or radio frequency (RF) with placebo in patients with facetogenic chronic low back pain (LBP) for patient global impression of change (PGIC), pain intensity, ...
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Predictors of a successful glucocorticoid tapering and withdrawal in an inception cohort of patients with lupus nephritis and associations with long-term outcomes and damage ...

Objectives The optimal duration of glucocorticoid (GC) treatment in lupus nephritis (LN) remains unclear. We examined predictors of GC tapering and discontinuation (D/C), flares during tapering and ...
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Safety of mycophenolate mofetil in systemic lupus erythematosus maintenance therapy: insights from the LUNA registry in a nationwide prospective cohort study

Objective We aimed to compare the incidence of severe infections between mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) and other immunosuppressants in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) on maintenance ...
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Cognitive impairment risk in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a population-based cohort study

Background This study aimed to evaluate the incidence rate and incident cognitive impairment risk in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) compared with matched controls. Methods This ...
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Pulmonary arterial hypertension, a novelty in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: insights and first experiences with vasoactive therapy

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, ...
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Factors associated with radiographic progression of hand osteoarthritis over 2 years

Purpose To characterise radiographic progression over 2 years and associated characteristics in patients with hand osteoarthritis. Methods Baseline and year 2 data from the Hand OSTeoArthritis in ...