Objectives Cardiopulmonary involvement (CPI) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in systemic sclerosis (SSc). The 6 min walk test (6MWT) is widely used to assess functional capacity, but its ...

Objectives To determine the proportion of patients with psoriatic arthritis in the Adalimumab Effectiveness in Psoriatic Arthritis trial achieving minimal disease activity (MDA) and its individual ...

Jih- Jin Tsai, Li-Teh Liu, Chun-Hong Chen, et al. COVID-19 outcomes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis with biologic or targeted synthetic DMARDs. RMD Open 2023;9:e003038.

What is already known about this subject? Active discopathy is a specific entity that associates clinical, biological and MRI signs of activity with degenerative disc disease.

Background Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) poses a significant global health challenge. This study examined trends in the incidence, prevalence and mortality of RA from 1990 to 2021 at global, regional and ...

Background Previous genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified numerous genetic loci associated with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). However, the functional impact of these ...

Background Environmental factors play a prominent role in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) aetiology . Shift work has previously been associated with increased RA risk in females. The aim of this study was ...

Objective This post hoc analysis of the FINCH 1–3 ( NCT02889796, NCT02873936 and NCT02886728) studies assessed specific effects of filgotinib on pain control and their relationship with other aspects ...

Objective To investigate the presence and bioactivity of lipopolysaccharides (LPS) in synovial fluid (SF) of osteoarthritis (OA) patients and elucidate mechanisms modulating their inflammatory ...

Objectives To assess the effect of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) delivered in physiotherapy primary care on the primary outcome of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) in patients with ...

Objectives We evaluated the feasibility of a rapid glucocorticoid tapering regimen to reduce glucocorticoid exposure in patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA) treated with glucocorticoids ...

Background In routine care, Danish patients with psoriatic arthritis are monitored in the DANBIO registry. In March 2022, patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) on selected non-musculoskeletal ...