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Associations between social determinants of health and long-term outcomes in systemic lupus erythematosus: a nationwide population-based cohort study in Swed…

Objectives To examine the association between social determinants of health (SDH) and outcomes in systemic lupus ...
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Patient-tailored training programme on cardiorespiratory fitness, trunk strength and mobility leads to significantly better outcomes in individuals with axial spondyloarth…

Background Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) impairs trunk strength, mobility and cardiorespiratory fitness. Despite exercise ...
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Concordance between presenting features and relapse in granulomatosis with polyangiitis: implications for risk assessment and counselling

Objective To investigate the concordance between organ involvement at diagnosis and relapse in granulomatosis with polyangiitis and factors associated with new disease features at relapse. Methods ...
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Heterogeneity of antiphospholipid antibody profiles in a clinical cohort and association with distinct clinical features

Background The diagnosis of antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) uses standard antibodies (lupus anticoagulant (LAC), anticardiolipin antibodies (aCL) IgG/IgM, β2-glycoprotein I antibodies (β2GPI) IgG/IgM) ...
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Efficacy and safety of iguratimod in patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome: a multicentre randomised controlled trial

Objective This multicentre randomised controlled trial aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of iguratimod (IGU) and hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) in patients with active primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS ...
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Novel vascular damage markers in SLE: insights from carotid colour Doppler ultrasound and aortic oscillometry in the LUPCARD cohort

Objectives To assess for the first time a combination of new and established markers of macrovascular damage in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) using oscillometry and greyscale/colour ...
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Comparison of long-term efficacy, tolerability and drug survival rates of baricitinib as monotherapy or combination therapy in RA patients: data from a real-world prospective ...

Background Janus kinase inhibitors (JAKi), like baricitinib, are used as monotherapy (MONO) and in combination with methotrexate (MTX) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. This study aimed to ...
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Practical insights for the clinical implementation of the EULAR recommendations for patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Objectives The European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) recommendations for the management of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and lupus nephritis provide important guidance for ...
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Global social media use among rheumatology professionals: the EULAR SoMeR Study Group survey

Background/purpose Social media (SM) has become an indispensable tool in healthcare, providing platforms for networking and ...
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Effects of diet on the outcomes of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs): systematic review and meta-analyses informing the 2021 EULAR recommendations for lifestyle ...

Background A EULAR taskforce was convened to develop recommendations for lifestyle behaviours in rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs). In this paper, the literature on the effect of diet on ...
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Discrepancies between routine sacroiliac joint MRI reporting and current expert recommendations in patients with spondyloarthritis

Background Sacroiliac joint (SIJ) MRI is commonly used in diagnosing spondyloarthritis (SpA). Current Assessment of SpondyloArthritis International Society (ASAS) recommendations on reporting SIJ MRIs ...