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Espírito Santo RC, Santos LP, Melo GR, Dubey VP, Rauckiene-Michaelsson A, Agostinis-Sobrinho CA. Muscle Strength Comparison in Immune-Mediated Rheumatic Disease vs Healthy Adults: A Meta-Analysis. J Am Med Dir Assoc 2024:105293. [PMID: 39366668 DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2024.105293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2024] [Revised: 08/29/2024] [Accepted: 09/03/2024] [Indexed: 10/06/2024]
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OBJECTIVES Patients with immune-mediated rheumatic diseases (IMRDs) often exhibit reduced muscle strength. Therefore, this review aimed to evaluate patients with muscle strength IMRDs compared with healthy control patients and to summarize the relationship between low muscle strength and clinical features in patients with IMRDs. DESIGN Systematic review with meta-analysis of case-control studies. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS Patients with IMRDs. METHODS A comprehensive search was conducted in the Embase, MEDLINE, Web of Science, and Cochrane databases to identify relevant studies published up to November 2023 in rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic sclerosis, and spondyloarthritis. Meta-analysis was performed using a random-effects model to verify the mean difference (MD) muscle strength between patients with IMRDs and an age- and sex-matched healthy group. RESULTS We identified 11,692 studies, and 760 studies were selected for screening. Ultimately, 26 studies met the inclusion criteria, composed of 2661 individuals, mostly women. The IMRDs women group had lower handgrip muscle strength (MD, -9.53; 95% CI, -11.78 to -7.28 kg) than the healthy group, whereas the handgrip strength men groups did not differ significantly from that of the healthy group. Similar trend was observed in lower limb muscle strength for the IMRDs women group than the healthy group (MD, -63.10; 95% CI, -94.18 to -32.01 Nm). Four studies examined muscle strength and clinical features in rheumatoid arthritis: one associated it with age and disease activity, 2 associated it with disease duration, and 3 associated it with physical function. In systemic lupus erythematosus, only 2 studies associated low muscle strength with age, disease activity, and fatigue. No associations were found in spondyloarthritis, and none were found in systemic sclerosis. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS Patients with IMRD exhibit lower muscle strength than healthy counterparts, with low strength moderately associated with longer disease duration, worsening disease activity, and decline in physical function. Targeted interventions are crucial for preventing and managing muscle weakness in IMRDs.
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- Rafaela C Espírito Santo
- Health Research and Innovation Science Centre, Klaipeda University, Klaipeda, Klaipeda, Lithuania.
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- Medical School, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Health Research and Innovation Science Centre, Klaipeda University, Klaipeda, Klaipeda, Lithuania
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- Health Research and Innovation Science Centre, Klaipeda University, Klaipeda, Klaipeda, Lithuania
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Chen A, Lax SJ, Grainge MJ, Lanyon PC, Pearce FA. Prevalence, incidence, and mortality of Raynaud's phenomenon, Sjögren's syndrome and scleroderma: an umbrella review of systematic reviews. Rheumatol Adv Pract 2024; 8:rkae086. [PMID: 39224144 PMCID: PMC11368408 DOI: 10.1093/rap/rkae086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2024] [Accepted: 07/01/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024] Open
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Objectives To comprehensively review systematic reviews of prevalence, incidence, and mortality of Raynaud's, Sjögren's and Scleroderma, and to identify any research gaps. Methods An umbrella review of English language systematic reviews was undertaken using PubMed and Embase (OVID) covering the period 2000-2023 (PROSPERO CRD42023434865). The estimate and its corresponding 95% confidence interval were reported when available from each systematic review. The quality of systematic reviews was assessed using the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) tool. A narrative synthesis was undertaken. Results Seventeen systematic reviews were identified, of which 1 was for RP, 5 for Sjögren's and 11 for Scleroderma. There were some high-quality systematic reviews for Sjögren's and mortality of Scleroderma. However, there were only low-quality systematic reviews of prevalence and incidence of RP and Scleroderma. Furthermore, there were no systematic reviews for the mortality of RP. For RP, the pooled prevalence was 4850 per 100 000; pooled annual incidence was 250 per 100 000. For Sjögren's, prevalence was 60-70 per 100 000; annual incidence was 6.92 per 100 000 and the pooled standardized mortality ratio ranged from 1.38 to 1.48. For Scleroderma, pooled prevalence ranged from 17.6 to 23 per 100 000; annual incidence was 1.4 per 100 000; and the pooled standardized mortality ratio ranged from 2.72 to 3.53. Conclusion The outcomes of RP were less well described compared with Sjögren's and Scleroderma. There was a lack of high-quality systematic reviews for the prevalence and incidence of RP and Scleroderma. Therefore, further studies and systematic reviews with rigorous case definitions, assessing different ethnic groups are warranted in this area.
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- Anthony Chen
- Lifespan and Population Health, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Lifespan and Population Health, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Lifespan and Population Health, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Lifespan and Population Health, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
- Department of Rheumatology, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK
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- Lifespan and Population Health, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
- Department of Rheumatology, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK
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Ramírez Huaranga MA, Velasco Sánchez D, Calvo Pascual LÁ, Castro Corredor D, Mínguez Sánchez MD, Salas Manzanedo V, Revuelta Evrard E, Arenal López R, Anino Fernández J, González Peñas M, Martin de la Sierra López L, Jiménez Rodríguez LM, López Menchero Mora A, Huertas MP. Cardiovascular event in a cohort of rheumatoid arthritis patients in Castilla-La Mancha: Utility of carotid ultrasound. REUMATOLOGIA CLINICA 2024; 20:150-154. [PMID: 38443230 DOI: 10.1016/j.reumae.2024.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 11/11/2023] [Indexed: 03/07/2024]
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Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) has a mortality rate 1,3 to 3 times higher than the general population, with cardiovascular mortality accounting for 40-50% of cases. Currently, cardiovascular disease is considered an extraarticular manifestation of RA (OR: 1,5-4,0). Ultrasound measurement of the intima-media thickness (IMT) of the common carotid artery and the presence of atherosclerotic plaques (AP) is a non-invasive method and a surrogate marker of subclinical arteriosclerosis. OBJECTIVE To determine if subclinical arteriosclerosis findings through carotid ultrasound can serve as a good predictor of cardiovascular events (CVE) development in a cohort of RA patients over a 10-year period. METHODOLOGY A cohort of RA patients seen in the Rheumatology outpatient clinic of a hospital in Castilla La Mancha in 2013 was evaluated. A prospective evaluation for the development of CVE over the following 10 years was conducted, and its correlation with previous ultrasound findings of IMT and AP was analyzed. RESULTS Eight (24%) patients experienced a CVE. Three (9%) had heart failure, three (9%) had a stroke, and two (6%) experienced acute myocardial infarction. RA patients who developed a CVE had a higher IMT (0,97 +/- 0.08 mm) compared to the RA patients without CV complications (0,74 +/- 0.15 mm) (p = 0,003). The presence of IMT ≥ 0.9 mm and AP had a relative risk of 12,25 (p = 0,012) and 18,66 (p = 0,003), respectively, for the development of a CVE. CONCLUSIONS Carotid ultrasound in RA patients may allow for early detection of subclinical atherosclerosis before the development of CVE, with IMT ≥ 0.9 mm being the most closely associated finding with CVE, unaffected by age.
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- Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital General Universitario de Ciudad Real, Ciudad Real, Spain
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- Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital General Universitario de Ciudad Real, Ciudad Real, Spain
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- Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital General Universitario de Ciudad Real, Ciudad Real, Spain
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- Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital General Universitario de Ciudad Real, Ciudad Real, Spain
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- Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital General Universitario de Ciudad Real, Ciudad Real, Spain
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- Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital General Universitario de Ciudad Real, Ciudad Real, Spain
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Mantilla MJ, Chaves JJ, Santacruz JC, Rodríguez-Salas G, Rueda I, Santos AM, Londoño J, Mantilla JC. Causes of death in patients with autoimmune and rheumatic diseases-a 16-year autopsy-based study. Autops Case Rep 2023; 13:e2023430. [PMID: 37287565 PMCID: PMC10243749 DOI: 10.4322/acr.2023.430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2023] [Accepted: 04/08/2023] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Introduction the autopsy is an essential medical procedure; however, its use has declined over the decades. In autoimmune and rheumatological diseases, anatomical and microscopic diagnosis is critical to diagnose of the cause of death. For this reason, our objective is to describe the cause of death in patients diagnosed with autoimmune and rheumatic diseases who underwent an autopsy in a Pathology reference center in Colombia. Materials and methods a retrospective and descriptive study of autopsy reports. Results between January 2004 and December 2019, 47 autopsies of patients with autoimmune and rheumatological diseases were performed. Systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis were the most common diseases. The leading cause of death was related to infections, being opportunistic infections in the majority of the cases. Conclusions our autopsy-based study was focused on patients with autoimmune and rheumatological conditions. Infections are the leading cause of death, particularly opportunistic infections, diagnosed mainly by microscopy. Thus, the autopsy should continue to be considered the "gold standard" to determine the cause of death in this population.
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- Fundación Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud, Departamento de Patología, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Universidad de La Sabana, Departamento de Reumatología, Chía, Colombia
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- Universidad de La Sabana, Departamento de Reumatología, Chía, Colombia
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- Universidad de La Sabana, Departamento de Reumatología, Chía, Colombia
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- Universidad Industrial de Santander, Departamento de Patología, Bucaramanga, Colombia
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Budlewski T, Sarnik J, Galita G, Dragan G, Brzezińska O, Popławska M, Popławski T, Makowska J. SNP in PTPN22, PADI4, and STAT4 but Not TRAF1 and CD40 Increase the Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Polish Population. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24087586. [PMID: 37108746 PMCID: PMC10145319 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24087586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2023] [Revised: 04/12/2023] [Accepted: 04/18/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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Single nucleotide polymorphisms in non-HLA genes are involved in the development of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). SNPS in genes: PADI4 (rs2240340), STAT4 (rs7574865), CD40 (rs4810485), PTPN22 (rs2476601), and TRAF1 (rs3761847) have been described as risk factors for the development of autoimmune diseases, including RA. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of polymorphisms of these genes in the Polish population of patients with rheumatoid arthritis as compared to healthy controls. 324 subjects were included in the study: 153 healthy subjects and 181 patients from the Department of Rheumatology, Medical University of Lodz who fulfilled the criteria of rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis. Genotypes were determined by Taqman SNP Genotyping Assay. rs2476601 (G/A, OR = 2.16, CI = 1.27-3.66; A/A, OR = 10.35, CI = 1.27-84.21), rs2240340 (C/T, OR = 4.35, CI = 2.55-7.42; T/T, OR = 2.80, CI = 1.43-4.10) and rs7574865 (G/T, OR = 1.97, CI = 1.21-3.21; T/T, OR = 3.33, CI = 1.01-11.02) were associated with RA in the Polish population. Rs4810485 was also associated with RA, however after Bonferroni's correction was statistically insignificant. We also found an association between minor alleles of rs2476601, rs2240340, and rs7574865 and RA (OR = 2.32, CI = 1.47-3.66; OR = 2.335, CI = 1.64-3.31; OR = 1.88, CI = 1.27-2.79, respectively). Multilocus analysis revealed an association between CGGGT and rare (below 0.02 frequency) haplotypes (OR = 12.28, CI = 2.65-56.91; OR = 3.23, CI = 1.63-6.39). In the Polish population, polymorphisms of the PADI4, PTPN22, and STAT4 genes have been detected, which are also known risk factors for RA in various other populations.
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- Tomasz Budlewski
- Department of Rheumatology, Medical University of Lodz, 92-115 Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Rheumatology, Medical University of Lodz, 92-115 Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Biochemistry, Medical University of Lodz, 92-215 Lodz, Poland
- Doctoral Study in Molecular Genetics, Cytogenetics and Medical Biophysics, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, 90-236 Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Biochemistry, Medical University of Lodz, 92-215 Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Rheumatology, Medical University of Lodz, 92-115 Lodz, Poland
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- Biobank, Department of Immunology and Allergy, Medical University of Lodz, 92-213 Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology and Biochemistry, Medical University of Lodz, 92-215 Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Rheumatology, Medical University of Lodz, 92-115 Lodz, Poland
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How Did the Two Years of the COVID-19 Pandemic Affect the Outcomes of the Patients with Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases in Lithuania? MEDICINA (KAUNAS, LITHUANIA) 2023; 59:medicina59020311. [PMID: 36837512 PMCID: PMC9960818 DOI: 10.3390/medicina59020311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2023] [Revised: 01/30/2023] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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Background and objectives: the COVID-19 pandemic globally caused more than 18 million deaths over the period of 2020-2021. Although inflammatory rheumatic diseases (RD) are generally associated with premature mortality, it is not yet clear whether RD patients are at a greater risk for COVID-19-related mortality. The aim of our study was to evaluate mortality and causes of death in a retrospective inflammatory RD patient cohort during the COVID-19 pandemic years. Methods: We identified patients with a first-time diagnosis of inflammatory RD and followed them up during the pandemic years of 2020-2021. Death rates, and sex- and age-standardized mortality ratios (SMRs) were calculated for the prepandemic and pandemic periods. Results: We obtained data from 11,636 patients that had been newly diagnosed with inflammatory RD and followed up until the end of 2021 or their death. The mean duration of the follow-up was 5.5 years. In total, 1531 deaths occurred between 2013 and 2021. The prevailing causes of death in the prepandemic period were cardiovascular diseases, neoplasms, and diseases of the respiratory system. In the pandemic years, cardiovascular diseases and neoplasms remained the two most common causes of death, with COVID-19 in third place. The SMR of the total RD cohort was 0.83. This trend was observed in rheumatoid arthritis and spondyloarthropathy patients. The SMR in the group of connective-tissue diseases and vasculitis was higher at 0.93, but did not differ from that of the general population. The excess of deaths in the RD cohort during the pandemic period was negative (-27.2%), meaning that RD patients endured the pandemic period better than the general population did. Conclusions: The COVID-19 pandemic did not influence the mortality of RD patients. Strict lockdown measures, social distancing, and early vaccination were the main factors that resulted in reduced mortality in this cohort during the pandemic years.
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Xanthouli P, Gordjani O, Benjamin N, Trudzinski FC, Egenlauf B, Harutyunova S, Marra AM, Milde N, Nagel C, Blank N, Lorenz HM, Grünig E, Eichstaedt CA. Oxygenated hemoglobin as prognostic marker among patients with systemic sclerosis screened for pulmonary hypertension. Sci Rep 2023; 13:1839. [PMID: 36725894 PMCID: PMC9892512 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-28608-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2022] [Accepted: 01/20/2023] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Oxygenated hemoglobin (OxyHem) in arterial blood may reflect disease severity in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). The aim of this study was to analyze the predictive value of OxyHem in SSc patients screened for pulmonary hypertension (PH). OxyHem (g/dl) was measured by multiplying the concentration of hemoglobin with fractional oxygen saturation in arterialized capillary blood. Prognostic power was compared with known prognostic parameters in SSc using uni- and multivariable analysis. A total of 280 SSc patients were screened, 267 were included in the analysis. No signs of pulmonary vascular disease were found in 126 patients, while 141 patients presented with mean pulmonary arterial pressure ≥ 21 mmHg. Interstitial lung disease (ILD) was identified in 70 patients. Low OxyHem ≤ 12.5 g/dl at baseline was significantly associated with worse survival (P = 0.046). In the multivariable analysis presence of ILD, age ≥ 60 years and diffusion capacity for carbon monoxide (DLCO) ≤ 65% were negatively associated with survival. The combination of low DLCO and low OxyHem at baseline could predict PH at baseline (sensitivity 76.1%). This study detected for the first time OxyHem ≤ 12.5 g/dl as a prognostic predictor in SSc patients. Further studies are needed to confirm these results.
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- Panagiota Xanthouli
- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstrasse 1, 69126, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany.,Department of Pneumology and Critical Care Medicine, Thoraxklinik University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.,Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine V: Hematology, Oncology and Rheumatology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstrasse 1, 69126, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstrasse 1, 69126, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany.,Department of Pneumology and Critical Care Medicine, Thoraxklinik University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstrasse 1, 69126, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany.,Department of Pneumology and Critical Care Medicine, Thoraxklinik University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstrasse 1, 69126, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany.,Department of Pneumology and Critical Care Medicine, Thoraxklinik University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstrasse 1, 69126, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany.,Department of Translational Medical Sciences, "Federico II" University and School of Medicine, Naples, Italy
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstrasse 1, 69126, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstrasse 1, 69126, Heidelberg, Germany.,Department of Pneumology and Critical Care Medicine, Thoraxklinik University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.,Department of Respiratory Care Medicine and Thoracic Surgery, Klinikum Mittelbaden, Baden-Baden Balg, Baden-Baden, Germany
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine V: Hematology, Oncology and Rheumatology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine V: Hematology, Oncology and Rheumatology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstrasse 1, 69126, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany.,Department of Pneumology and Critical Care Medicine, Thoraxklinik University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Röntgenstrasse 1, 69126, Heidelberg, Germany. .,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany. .,Laboratory for Molecular Genetic Diagnostics, Institute of Human Genetics, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Fauny M, Halin M, Allado E, Quilliot D, Brunaud L, Albuisson E, Chary-Valckenaere I, Loeuille D. CT evaluation of bone fragility 2 years after bariatric surgery: an observational study. J Bone Miner Metab 2023; 41:105-112. [PMID: 36418588 DOI: 10.1007/s00774-022-01386-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2022] [Accepted: 10/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The objectives were to evaluate bone fragility on computed tomography (CT) in patients with obesity before and 2 years after bariatric surgery and to identify risk factors for a decrease in the scanographic bone attenuation coefficient of the first lumbar vertebra (SBAC-L1). MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients with obesity who underwent bariatric surgery and CT before and 2 years (± 6 months) after bariatric surgery were included. SBAC-L1 was measured on CT with a fracture threshold at 145 HU. RESULTS 78 patients were included, 85.9% women, mean age of 48.5 years (± 11.4); the mean BMI was 46.2 kg/m2 (± 7) before surgery and 29.8 kg/m2 (± 6.7) 2 years after surgery. There was a significant change in SBAC-L1 2 years after surgery (p = 0.037). In multivariate analysis, the risk factors for having an SBAC-L1 ≤ 145HU 2 years after bariatric surgery in those with an SBAC-L1 > 145HU before surgery were age and sex, with men and older patients having a higher risk (OR 32.6, CI 95% [1.86-568.77], and OR 0.85, CI 95% [0.74-0.98], respectively). CONCLUSION SBAC-L1 was significantly lower two years after bariatric surgery. Men sex and older patients were the risk factors for having an SBAC-L1 below the fracture threshold 2 years after surgery.
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- Marine Fauny
- Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Nancy, 5 Rue du Morvan, Vandoeuvre‑Lès‑Nancy, 54500, Nancy, France.
- Department of Rheumatology, Saint Charles Hospital, Toul, France.
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- Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Nancy, 5 Rue du Morvan, Vandoeuvre‑Lès‑Nancy, 54500, Nancy, France
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- University Center of Sports Medicine and Adapted Physical Activity, CHRU-Nancy, 54000, Nancy, France
- Université de Lorraine, DevAH, 54000, Nancy, France
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- Department of Endocrinology Diabetology and Nutrition, University Hospital, Nancy, France
- Unité Multidisciplinaire de la Chirurgie de l'obésité (UMCO), University Hospital, Nancy, France
- Inserm UMRS 1256 N-GERE (Nutrition-Genetics-Environmental Risks), Faculty of Medicine, University de Lorraine, Nancy, France
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- Unité Multidisciplinaire de la Chirurgie de l'obésité (UMCO), University Hospital, Nancy, France
- Inserm UMRS 1256 N-GERE (Nutrition-Genetics-Environmental Risks), Faculty of Medicine, University de Lorraine, Nancy, France
- Department of Digestive, Hepato-Biliary and Endocrine Surgery, University Hospital, Nancy, France
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- Département du Grand Est de Recherche en Soins Primaires: DEGERESP, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Lorraine, 54000, Nancy, France
- Université de Lorraine, CNRS, IECL, 54000, Nancy, France
- Département MPI, Unité de Méthodologie, Data Management et Statistiques UMDS, CHRU-Nancy, DRCI, 54000, Nancy, France
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- Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Nancy, 5 Rue du Morvan, Vandoeuvre‑Lès‑Nancy, 54500, Nancy, France
- Ingénierie Moléculaire et Physiopathologie Articulaire (IMoPA) UMR 7365 CNRS, University of Lorraine, Nancy, France
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- Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Nancy, 5 Rue du Morvan, Vandoeuvre‑Lès‑Nancy, 54500, Nancy, France
- Ingénierie Moléculaire et Physiopathologie Articulaire (IMoPA) UMR 7365 CNRS, University of Lorraine, Nancy, France
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Ciofoaia EI, Pillarisetty A, Constantinescu F. Health disparities in rheumatoid arthritis. Ther Adv Musculoskelet Dis 2022; 14:1759720X221137127. [PMID: 36419481 PMCID: PMC9677290 DOI: 10.1177/1759720x221137127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2021] [Accepted: 10/12/2022] [Indexed: 10/20/2023] Open
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease characterized by joint inflammation that involves symmetric polyarthritis of small and large joints. Autoimmune rheumatic diseases represent a significant socioeconomic burden as they are among the leading causes of death and morbidity due to increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Health disparities in patients with rheumatoid arthritis affect outcomes, prognosis, and management of the disease.
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- Elena I. Ciofoaia
- Division of Rheumatology, MedStar/Georgetown
Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, MedStar/Georgetown
Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, MedStar/Georgetown
Washington Hospital Center, 110 Irving Street NW, Washington, DC 20010,
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Lee SG, Moon KW. Epidemiology and Treatment of Systemic Sclerosis in Korea. JOURNAL OF RHEUMATIC DISEASES 2022; 29:200-214. [PMID: 37476430 PMCID: PMC10351407 DOI: 10.4078/jrd.22.0029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2022] [Revised: 09/16/2022] [Accepted: 09/19/2022] [Indexed: 07/22/2023]
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Systemic sclerosis (SSc), a rare, chronic progressive systemic autoimmune disease of unknown etiology, is characterized by autoimmunity, tissue fibrosis, and obliterative vasculopathy. SSc can affect all major organs including the skin, blood vessels, lung, heart, kidneys, and gastrointestinal tract. Our understanding of its pathogenesis has increased over the past few decades, leading to improved diagnosis and treatment. However, the mortality rate of SSc remains considerable, mainly due to cardiopulmonary causes. A growing body of evidence suggests that geographical, regional, and ethnic differences could affect the epidemiology, clinical characteristics and prognosis of SSc. Although Korean data of this issue are lacking, a considerable amount of research has been published by many Korean researchers. To establish treatment strategies for Korean patients, extensive Korean research data are needed. This review summarizes the prevalence, incidence, mortality, and clinical and laboratory manifestations of Korean patients with SSc and discusses the current trends in evidence-based treatment and recommendations.
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- Seung-Geun Lee
- Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kangwon National University School of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea
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Bruera S, Sidanmat H, Molony DA, Mayes MD, Suarez-Almazor ME, Krause K, Lopez-Olivo MA. Stem cell transplantation for systemic sclerosis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2022; 7:CD011819. [PMID: 35904231 PMCID: PMC9336163 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd011819.pub2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by systemic inflammation, fibrosis, vascular injury, reduced quality of life, and limited treatment options. Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) has emerged as a potential intervention for severe SSc refractory to conventional treatment. OBJECTIVES To assess the benefits and harms of autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for the treatment of systemic sclerosis (specifically, non-selective myeloablative HSCT versus cyclophosphamide; selective myeloablative HSCT versus cyclophosphamide; non-selective non-myeloablative HSCT versus cyclophosphamide). SEARCH METHODS We searched for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in CENTRAL, MEDLINE, Embase, and trial registries from database insertion to 4 February 2022. SELECTION CRITERIA We included RCTs that compared HSCT to immunomodulators in the treatment of SSc. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Two review authors independently selected studies for inclusion, extracted study data, and performed risk of bias and GRADE assessments to assess the certainty of evidence using standard Cochrane methods. MAIN RESULTS We included three RCTs evaluating: non-myeloablative non-selective HSCT (10 participants), non-myeloablative selective HSCT (79 participants), and myeloablative selective HSCT (36 participants). The comparator in all studies was cyclophosphamide (123 participants). The study examining non-myeloablative non-selective HSCT had a high risk of bias given the differences in baseline characteristics between the two arms. The other studies had a high risk of detection bias for participant-reported outcomes. The studies had follow-up periods of one to 4.5 years. Most participants had severe disease, mean age 40 years, and the duration of disease was less than three years. Efficacy No study demonstrated an overall mortality benefit of HSCT when compared to cyclophosphamide. However, non-myeloablative selective HSCT showed overall survival benefits using Kaplan-Meier curves at 10 years and myeloablative selective HSCT at six years. We graded our certainty of evidence as moderate for non-myeloablative selective HSCT and myeloablative selective HSCT. Certainty of evidence was low for non-myeloablative non-selective HSCT. Event-free survival was improved compared to cyclophosphamide with non-myeloablative selective HSCT at 48 months (hazard ratio (HR) 0.34, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.16 to 0.74; moderate-certainty evidence). There was no improvement with myeloablative selective HSCT at 54 months (HR 0.54 95% CI 0.23 to 1.27; moderate-certainty evidence). The non-myeloablative non-selective HSCT trial did not report event-free survival. There was improvement in functional ability measured by the Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index (HAQ-DI, scale from 0 to 3 with 3 being very severe functional impairment) with non-myeloablative selective HSCT after two years with a mean difference (MD) of -0.39 (95% CI -0.72 to -0.06; absolute treatment benefit (ATB) -13%, 95% CI -24% to -2%; relative percent change (RPC) -27%, 95% CI -50% to -4%; low-certainty evidence). Myeloablative selective HSCT demonstrated a risk ratio (RR) for improvement of 3.4 at 54 months (95% CI 1.5 to 7.6; ATB -37%, 95% CI -18% to -57%; RPC -243%, 95% CI -54% to -662%; number needed to treat for an additional beneficial outcome (NNTB) 3, 95% CI 2 to 9; low-certainty evidence). The non-myeloablative non-selective HSCT trial did not report HAQ-DI results. All transplant modalities showed improvement of modified Rodnan skin score (mRSS) (scale from 0 to 51 with the higher number being more severe skin thickness) favoring HSCT over cyclophosphamide. At two years, non-myeloablative selective HSCT showed an MD in mRSS of -11.1 (95% CI -14.9 to -7.3; ATB -22%, 95% CI -29% to -14%; RPC -43%, 95% CI -58% to -28%; moderate-certainty evidence). At 54 months, myeloablative selective HSCT at showed a greater improvement in skin scores than the cyclophosphamide group (RR 1.51, 95% CI 1.06 to 2.13; ATB -27%, 95% CI -6% to -47%; RPC -51%, 95% CI -6% to -113%; moderate-certainty evidence). The NNTB was 4 (95% CI 3 to 18). At one year, for non-myeloablative non-selective HSCT the MD was -16.00 (95% CI -26.5 to -5.5; ATB -31%, 95% CI -52% to -11%; RPC -84%, 95% CI -139% to -29%; low-certainty evidence). No studies reported data on pulmonary arterial hypertension. Adverse events In the non-myeloablative selective HSCT study, there were 51/79 serious adverse events with HSCT and 30/77 with cyclophosphamide (RR 1.7, 95% CI 1.2 to 2.3), with an absolute risk increase of 26% (95% CI 10% to 41%), and a relative percent increase of 66% (95% CI 20% to 129%). The number needed to treat for an additional harmful outcome was 4 (95% CI 3 to 11) (moderate-certainty evidence). In the myeloablative selective HSCT study, there were similar rates of serious adverse events between groups (25/34 with HSCT and 19/37 with cyclophosphamide; RR 1.43, 95% CI 0.99 to 2.08; moderate-certainty evidence). The non-myeloablative non-selective HSCT trial did not clearly report serious adverse events. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS Non-myeloablative selective and myeloablative selective HSCT had moderate-certainty evidence for improvement in event-free survival, and skin thicknesscompared to cyclophosphamide. There is also low-certainty evidence that these modalities of HSCT improve physical function. However, non-myeloablative selective HSCT and myeloablative selective HSCT resulted in more serious adverse events than cyclophosphamide; highlighting the need for careful risk-benefit considerations for people considering these HSCTs. Evidence for the efficacy and adverse effects of non-myeloablative non-selective HSCT is limited at this time. Due to evidence provided from one study with high risk of bias, we have low-certainty evidence that non-myeloablative non-selective HSCT improves outcomes in skin scores, forced vital capacity, and safety. Two modalities of HSCT appeared to be a promising treatment option for SSc though there is a high risk of early treatment-related mortality and other adverse events. Additional research is needed to determine the effectiveness and adverse effects of non-myeloablative non-selective HSCT in the treatment of SSc. Also, more studies will be needed to determine how HSCT compares to other treatment options such as mycophenolate mofetil, as cyclophosphamide is no longer the first-line treatment for SSc. Finally, there is a need for a greater understanding of the role of HSCT for people with SSc with significant comorbidities or complications from SSc that were excluded from the trial criteria.
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- Sebastian Bruera
- Department of Internal Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of General Internal Medicine, The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Internal Medicine, UT-Houston Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunogenetics, The University of Texas at Houston Medical School, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Health Services Research, The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA
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- Research Medical Library, The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Health Services Research, The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA
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Bonomi F, Peretti S, Lepri G, Venerito V, Russo E, Bruni C, Iannone F, Tangaro S, Amedei A, Guiducci S, Matucci Cerinic M, Bellando Randone S. The Use and Utility of Machine Learning in Achieving Precision Medicine in Systemic Sclerosis: A Narrative Review. J Pers Med 2022; 12:1198. [PMID: 35893293 PMCID: PMC9331823 DOI: 10.3390/jpm12081198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2022] [Revised: 07/18/2022] [Accepted: 07/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare connective tissue disease that can affect different organs and has extremely heterogenous presentations. This complexity makes it difficult to perform an early diagnosis and a subsequent subclassification of the disease. This hinders a personalized approach in clinical practice. In this context, machine learning (ML), a branch of artificial intelligence (AI), is able to recognize relationships in data and predict outcomes. METHODS Here, we performed a narrative review concerning the application of ML in SSc to define the state of art and evaluate its role in a precision medicine context. RESULTS Currently, ML has been used to stratify SSc patients and identify those at high risk of severe complications. Additionally, ML may be useful in the early detection of organ involvement. Furthermore, ML might have a role in target therapy approach and in predicting drug response. CONCLUSION Available evidence about the utility of ML in SSc is sparse but promising. Future improvements in this field could result in a big step toward precision medicine. Further research is needed to define ML application in clinical practice.
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- Francesco Bonomi
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy; (F.B.); (S.P.); (G.L.); (E.R.); (C.B.); (A.A.); (S.G.); (M.M.C.)
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy; (F.B.); (S.P.); (G.L.); (E.R.); (C.B.); (A.A.); (S.G.); (M.M.C.)
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy; (F.B.); (S.P.); (G.L.); (E.R.); (C.B.); (A.A.); (S.G.); (M.M.C.)
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- Rheumatology Unit, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantations, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70121 Bari, Italy; (V.V.); (F.I.)
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy; (F.B.); (S.P.); (G.L.); (E.R.); (C.B.); (A.A.); (S.G.); (M.M.C.)
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy; (F.B.); (S.P.); (G.L.); (E.R.); (C.B.); (A.A.); (S.G.); (M.M.C.)
- Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital of Zurich, University of Zurich, 8006 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Rheumatology Unit, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantations, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70121 Bari, Italy; (V.V.); (F.I.)
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- Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Bari, 70121 Bari, Italy;
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy; (F.B.); (S.P.); (G.L.); (E.R.); (C.B.); (A.A.); (S.G.); (M.M.C.)
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy; (F.B.); (S.P.); (G.L.); (E.R.); (C.B.); (A.A.); (S.G.); (M.M.C.)
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy; (F.B.); (S.P.); (G.L.); (E.R.); (C.B.); (A.A.); (S.G.); (M.M.C.)
- Unit of Immunology, Rheumatology, Allergy and Rare Diseases (UnIRAR), IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, 20132 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy; (F.B.); (S.P.); (G.L.); (E.R.); (C.B.); (A.A.); (S.G.); (M.M.C.)
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Leonardo H, Carrascosa M, Arreola R, Herrera-Méndez M. Causes of mortality associated with autoimmune rheumatic disease in a referral hospital. REUMATOLOGIA CLINICA 2022; 18:304-308. [PMID: 34531169 DOI: 10.1016/j.reumae.2021.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2020] [Accepted: 02/03/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The causes of mortality among rheumatic diseases vary widely between geographic areas and cannot be generalized, however, they are frequently associated with the aggressiveness of the clinical presentation and the secondary effects of the therapy used. The main purpose of this study was to characterize the causes of death in a group of patients with autoimmune rheumatic disease. For this purpose, a retrospective study was carried out over a period of 10 years (2009-2019), deceased patients were included from a referral centre in Guatemala City, the records were reviewed in search of demographic and clinical variables. In total, 185 deceased patients were identified from 898 admissions during that period, 85.9% were women and the main disease reported was systemic lupus erythematosus in 49.7% of the cases. Among the causes of mortality, infections were reported in 53% and those attributed to disease activity in 15% of cases. The main conclusion is that that most of the deaths were of infectious origin.
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- Herberth Leonardo
- Unidad de Reumatología, Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital Roosevelt, Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala; Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Escuela de Estudios de Postgrado, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala
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- Unidad de Reumatología, Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital Roosevelt, Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala; Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Escuela de Estudios de Postgrado, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala
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- Unidad de Reumatología, Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital Roosevelt, Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala; Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Escuela de Estudios de Postgrado, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala
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- Unidad de Reumatología, Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital Roosevelt, Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala; Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Escuela de Estudios de Postgrado, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala.
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Kouchit Y, Morand L, Martis N. Mortality and its risk factors in critically ill patients with connective tissue diseases: A meta-analysis. Eur J Intern Med 2022; 98:83-92. [PMID: 35151541 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2022.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2021] [Revised: 01/16/2022] [Accepted: 02/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS), systemic sclerosis (SSc), idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are connective tissue diseases (CTD) whose complications can lead to management in the intensive care unit (ICU). OBJECTIVES To estimate by meta-analysis ICU mortality rates for CTD. METHODS A systematic literature review was performed to identify articles studying critically ill CTD patients. A random-effects model was chosen for analysis. Pooled proportion mortality was calculated using aggregated-data meta-analysis with a random-effects model and assessment of heterogeneity with the I2 statistic. Risk of bias was assessed using the quality assessment tool. RESULTS Of the 5694 individual publications, a sample of 31 independent cohorts was used for the meta-analysis totalling 5007 patients. The main cause for admission was sepsis (43%) followed by "flare-ups" (40%). The overall pooled proportion of mortality of CTD patients across all 31 studies was 33% (95%CI: 28-38%). In the IIM subgroup and that of SSc, mortality was 70% (95%CI: 46-86%) and 40% (95%CI: 25-47%), respectively. In the SLE subgroup, mortality was similar to the overall pooled mortality of 35% (95%CI: 29-42%). Subgroup mortality for RA and pSS patients was respectively 20% (95%CI: 11-33%) and 17% (95%CI: 6-41%); lower than the overall pooled mortality. Heterogeneity in each subgroup remained high. CONCLUSION The overall pooled proportion of mortality of ICU patients with CTD was 33% (95%CI: 28-38%), with a high heterogeneity (I2= 89%). In the subgroup analysis, mortality was higher for patients with IIM and SSc.
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- Yanis Kouchit
- Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, University Hospital of Nice, Archet Hospital, 151 route de Saint-Antoine de Ginestière, 06200, Nice, France; Côte d'Azur University, Medical School of Nice, 28 avenue de Valombrose, 06107, Nice, France
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- Côte d'Azur University, Medical School of Nice, 28 avenue de Valombrose, 06107, Nice, France; Department of Medical Intensive Care, University Hospital of Nice, Archet Hospital, 151 route de Saint-Antoine de Ginestière, 06200, Nice, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, University Hospital of Nice, Archet Hospital, 151 route de Saint-Antoine de Ginestière, 06200, Nice, France; Côte d'Azur University, Medical School of Nice, 28 avenue de Valombrose, 06107, Nice, France.
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Wang YC, Lin MS, Huang APH, Wu CC, Kung WM. Association between systemic rheumatic diseases and dementia risk: A meta-analysis. Front Immunol 2022; 13:1054246. [PMID: 36439141 PMCID: PMC9682025 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.1054246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2022] [Accepted: 10/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Epidemiological studies have been conducted on the relationship between systemic rheumatic diseases (SRDs) and dementia. Therefore, we focused on determining the extent of alliances bounded by SRDs, along with the risk of dementia. MATERIALS AND METHODS Two independent reviewers assessed all studies retrieved from the PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, and Web of Science databases between January 1, 2000 and November 30, 2021. Only observational studies that estimated the possibility of dementia in participants with SRD were considered. The random-effects model was applied to forecast pooled risk ratios (RRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CI). Heterogeneity among the studies was evaluated using the Q and I2 statistics. The quality of the included studies was assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. Funnel plots were used to calculate the risk of bias. RESULTS Seventeen observational studies with 17,717,473 participants were recruited. Our findings showed that among the participants with SRDs, those with osteoarthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and Sjogren's syndrome were highly related to an elevated risk of dementia (pooled RR: 1.31; 95% CI: 1.15-1.49, p<0.001; pooled RR: 1.43; 95% CI: 1.19-1.73, p<0.001; and pooled RR: 1.26; 95% CI: 1.14-1.39, p<0.001, respectively). However, participants with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) were not associated with an increased risk of dementia (pooled RR: 0.98; 95% CI: 0.90-1.07, p<0.001). CONCLUSION This systematic review and meta-analysis demonstrated an increased dementia risk among SRDs participants, except for RA.
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- Yao-Chin Wang
- Department of Emergency, Min-Sheng General Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Injury Prevention and Control, College of Public Health, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Kuang Tien General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Biotechnology and Animal Science, College of Bioresources, National Ilan University, Yilan, Taiwan
- Department of Biotechnology, College of Medical and Health Care, Hung Kuang University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Health Business Administration, College of Medical and Health Care, Hung Kuang University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Healthcare Information and Management, School of Health Technology, Ming Chuan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei City, Taiwan
- Department of Exercise and Health Promotion, College of Kinesiology and Health, Chinese Culture University, Taipei, Taiwan
- *Correspondence: Woon-Man Kung,
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Mortality in Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases: Lithuanian National Registry Data and Systematic Review. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph182312338. [PMID: 34886062 PMCID: PMC8656671 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182312338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2021] [Revised: 11/21/2021] [Accepted: 11/22/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Despite significant improvement in survival, rheumatic diseases (RD) are associated with premature mortality rates comparable to cardiovascular and neoplastic disorders. The aim of our study was to assess mortality, causes of death, and life expectancy in an inflammatory RD retrospective cohort and compare those with the general population as well as with the results of previously published studies in a systematic literature review. Patients with the first-time diagnosis of inflammatory RD during 2012-2019 were identified and cross-checked for their vital status and the date of death. Sex- and age-standardized mortality ratios (SMR) as well as life expectancy for patients with inflammatory RDs were calculated. The results of a systematic literature review were included in meta-standardized mortality ratio calculations. 11,636 patients with newly diagnosed RD were identified. During a total of 43,064.34 person-years of follow-up, 950 death cases occurred. The prevailing causes of death for the total cohort were cardiovascular diseases and neoplasms. The age- and sex-adjusted SMR for the total cohort was calculated to be 1.32 (1.23; 1.40). Patients with rheumatoid arthritis if diagnosed at age 18-19 tend to live for 1.63 years less than the general population, patients with spondyloarthritis-for 2.7 years less, patients with connective tissue diseases-for almost nine years less than the general population. The findings of our study support the hypothesis that patients with RD have a higher risk of mortality and lower life expectancy than the general population.
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Hloch K, Doseděl M, Duintjer Tebbens J, Žaloudková L, Medková H, Vlček J, Soukup T, Pávek P. Higher Risk of Cardiovascular Diseases in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Without Methotrexate Treatment. Front Pharmacol 2021; 12:703279. [PMID: 34803668 PMCID: PMC8602828 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.703279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2021] [Accepted: 09/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) lead to higher morbidity and mortality in rheumatoid arthritis; thus, we aimed to determine whether patients who had discontinued methotrexate treatment before the study enrollment (group MTX 0) were at a higher risk of CVD than patients treated with methotrexate at the time of the data collection (group MTX 1). A retrospective, prospective, observational, cross-sectional study was conducted. A total of 125 patients were enrolled in the study. Patients from the MTX 0 group (n = 35) were not treated with methotrexate for 7.54 (SD ± 4.21) years in average. Medical documentation as well as information taken in patient examinations during regular rheumatologist visits was used to obtain the required data. The composite of any CVD occurred less frequently in patients in the MTX 1 group than in the MTX 0 group (18.8 vs. 40.0%, OR 0.35, 95% CI, 0.15 to 0.83; p = 0.017) with a non-significant trend after adjustment for other treatments, which differed between study groups at the baseline (p = 0.054). Significant difference was found for the reduction of myocardial infarction in the MTX 1 group compared to the MTX 0 group (3.5 vs. 14.3%, OR 0.22, 95% CI, 0.05 to 0.97; p = 0.046). There were 4 deaths (4.7%) in the MTX 1 group as compared with 7 (20.0%) in the MTX 0 group (OR 0.20, 95% CI, 0.05 to 0.73; p = 0.015). Our results demonstrate that patients who discontinued methotrexate treatment are at a significantly higher risk of CVD and all-cause mortality. Based on our findings, we recommend stricter control of CVD in cases of methotrexate discontinuation.
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- Karel Hloch
- Department of Social & Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Kralove, Charles University, Prague, Czechia
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- Department of Social & Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Kralove, Charles University, Prague, Czechia
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- Department of Biophysics & Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Kralove, Charles University, Prague, Czechia
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- Institute of Clinical Biochemistry and Diagnostics, University Hospital Hradec Kralove, Hradec Kralove, Czechia
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- 2nd Department of Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology, Division Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine & University Hospital in Hradec Kralove, Charles University, Hradec Kralove, Czechia
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- Department of Social & Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Kralove, Charles University, Prague, Czechia
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- 2nd Department of Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology, Division Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine & University Hospital in Hradec Kralove, Charles University, Hradec Kralove, Czechia
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- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Kralove, Charles University, Prague, Czechia
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Bournia VK, Fragoulis GE, Mitrou P, Mathioudakis K, Tsolakidis A, Konstantonis G, Vourli G, Paraskevis D, Tektonidou MG, Sfikakis PP. All-cause mortality in systemic rheumatic diseases under treatment compared with the general population, 2015-2019. RMD Open 2021; 7:rmdopen-2021-001694. [PMID: 34728554 PMCID: PMC8565571 DOI: 10.1136/rmdopen-2021-001694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2021] [Accepted: 10/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To compare current all-cause mortality rates in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), ankylosing spondylitis (AS), psoriatic arthritis (PsA), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and systemic sclerosis (SSc) versus general population. METHODS In this population-based, retrospective cohort study, anonymised data on 11 186 586 citizens, including all patients with RA (42 735, 79% female), AS (9707, 43% female), PsA (13 779, 55% female), SLE (10 440, 89% female) and SSc (2277, 88% female), (median age of 64/47/54/53/59 years at study entry, respectively), under prescribed treatment between 2015 and 2019, were extracted from the electronic database covering nearly 99% of the Greek population. RESULTS After 1:5 (patients:general population) matching for gender/age, we found that survival was worse in SSc, followed by SLE and inflammatory arthritis. Compared with the general population HRs for death increased from the first 3 years to 5 years of observation possibly due to increases in disease duration: RA (from 0.63 to 1.13 (95% CI: 1.05 to 1.22), AS (from 0.62 to 1.01, (95% CI: 0.76 to 1.33)), PsA (from 0.68 to 1.06, (95% CI: 0.88 to 1.28)), SLE (from 1.52 to 1.98, (95% CI: 1.67 to 2.33)) and SSc (from 2.27 to 4.24, (95% CI: 3.19 to 5.63)). In both SLE and SSc mortality was increased in men than women and in patients younger than 50 years. CONCLUSIONS Survival rates over 5 years in inflammatory arthritis under treatment are currently becoming comparable (AS/PsA) or slightly higher (RA) than those of the general population. However, all-cause mortality is almost twofold and fourfold higher in SLE and SSc, respectively, being even higher for male and younger patients.
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- Vasiliki-Kalliopi Bournia
- Joint Rheumatology Program, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Faculty of Medicine, Athens, Greece
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- Joint Rheumatology Program, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Faculty of Medicine, Athens, Greece
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- Joint Rheumatology Program, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Faculty of Medicine, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Hygiene Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Faculty of Medicine, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Hygiene Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Faculty of Medicine, Athens, Greece
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- Joint Rheumatology Program, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Faculty of Medicine, Athens, Greece
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- Joint Rheumatology Program, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Faculty of Medicine, Athens, Greece
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A Machine Learning Application to Predict Early Lung Involvement in Scleroderma: A Feasibility Evaluation. Diagnostics (Basel) 2021; 11:diagnostics11101880. [PMID: 34679580 PMCID: PMC8534403 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics11101880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2021] [Revised: 10/01/2021] [Accepted: 10/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Introduction: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a systemic immune-mediated disease, featuring fibrosis of the skin and organs, and has the greatest mortality among rheumatic diseases. The nervous system involvement has recently been demonstrated, although actual lung involvement is considered the leading cause of death in SSc and, therefore, should be diagnosed early. Pulmonary function tests are not sensitive enough to be used for screening purposes, thus they should be flanked by other clinical examinations; however, this would lead to a risk of overtesting, with considerable costs for the health system and an unnecessary burden for the patients. To this extent, Machine Learning (ML) algorithms could represent a useful add-on to the current clinical practice for diagnostic purposes and could help retrieve the most useful exams to be carried out for diagnostic purposes. Method: Here, we retrospectively collected high resolution computed tomography, pulmonary function tests, esophageal pH impedance tests, esophageal manometry and reflux disease questionnaires of 38 patients with SSc, applying, with R, different supervised ML algorithms, including lasso, ridge, elastic net, classification and regression trees (CART) and random forest to estimate the most important predictors for pulmonary involvement from such data. Results: In terms of performance, the random forest algorithm outperformed the other classifiers, with an estimated root-mean-square error (RMSE) of 0.810. However, this algorithm was seen to be computationally intensive, leaving room for the usefulness of other classifiers when a shorter response time is needed. Conclusions: Despite the notably small sample size, that could have prevented obtaining fully reliable data, the powerful tools available for ML can be useful for predicting early lung involvement in SSc patients. The use of predictors coming from spirometry and pH impedentiometry together might perform optimally for predicting early lung involvement in SSc.
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Leonardo H, Carrascosa M, Arreola R, Herrera-Méndez M. Causes of Mortality Associated with Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease in a Referral Hospital. REUMATOLOGIA CLINICA 2021; 18:S1699-258X(21)00090-5. [PMID: 33875392 DOI: 10.1016/j.reuma.2021.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2020] [Revised: 02/02/2021] [Accepted: 02/03/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The causes of mortality among rheumatic diseases vary widely between geographic areas and cannot be generalized, however, they are frequently associated with the aggressiveness of the clinical presentation and the secondary effects of the therapy used. The main purpose of this study was to characterize the causes of death in a group of patients with autoimmune rheumatic disease. For this purpose, a retrospective study was carried out over a period of 10 years (2009 to 2019), deceased patients were included from a referral centre in Guatemala City, the records were reviewed in search of demographic and clinical variables. In total, 185 deceased patients were identified from 898 admissions during that period, 85.9% were women and the main disease reported was systemic lupus erythematosus in 49.7% of the cases. Among the causes of mortality, infections were reported in 53% and those attributed to disease activity in 15% of cases. The main conclusion is that that most of the deaths were of infectious origin.
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- Herberth Leonardo
- Unidad de Reumatología, Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital Roosevelt, Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala; Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Escuela de Estudios de Postgrado, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala
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- Unidad de Reumatología, Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital Roosevelt, Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala; Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Escuela de Estudios de Postgrado, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala
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- Unidad de Reumatología, Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital Roosevelt, Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala; Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Escuela de Estudios de Postgrado, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala
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- Unidad de Reumatología, Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital Roosevelt, Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala; Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Escuela de Estudios de Postgrado, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala.
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Moore DF, Steen VD. Overall mortality. JOURNAL OF SCLERODERMA AND RELATED DISORDERS 2021; 6:3-10. [PMID: 35382244 PMCID: PMC8922633 DOI: 10.1177/2397198320924873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2019] [Accepted: 04/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2023]
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Systemic sclerosis is a highly morbid, complex autoimmune disease that is variable both in its phenotype and the attendant mortality driven by such manifestations. This review article synthesizes mortality data from the best available meta-analyses, subgroup analyses of single cohorts, and subjective comparisons of individual cohort studies, which in aggregate suggest that mortality in systemic sclerosis has been gradually improving over the past several decades. This review also summarizes the literature describing various risk factors for mortality in systemic sclerosis.
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- Duncan F Moore
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA
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Dedmon LE. The genetics of rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2021; 59:2661-2670. [PMID: 32638005 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keaa232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2020] [Revised: 04/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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RA is a chronic systemic inflammatory disease that primarily affects the small joints of the hands and feet, and results in a mean reduction in life expectancy of 3-10 years. RA is a multigene disorder with a substantial genetic component and a heritability estimate of 60%. Large-scale Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) and meta-analyses have revealed common disease-associated variants in the population that may contribute cumulatively to RA pathogenesis. This review identifies the most significant genetic variants associated with RA susceptibility to date, with particular focus on the contribution of the HLA class II genes across different ethnic groups. Also discussed are the potential applications of pharmacogenomics to RA management by identifying polymorphisms associated with variation in treatment response or toxicity. The use of genetic variants to guide treatment strategy has the potential to not only reduce National Health Service costs, but also drastically improve patient experience and quality of life.
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No published epidemiological study has specifically focused on the prevalence of established rheumatoid arthritis (RA), as epidemiologists do not study established RA separated from RA as a whole; especially no incidence studies can be found, as incidence refers to new cases (early RA). Such a study, if it existed, would find a prevalence much larger than that of recent-onset RA, and should be planned based on clear definitions that currently do not exist in epidemiology. As a result, any study addressing RA as a whole, leaving aside early arthritis, would be actually studying established RA. This work reviews the epidemiology of RA, in contraposition of early RA, and tried to highlight epidemiological characteristics of established RA in published studies as well as methodological issues, including differences between recent-onset and established RA regarding the prevalence of comorbidities and other characteristics, and differences across countries. The global epidemiology of established RA teaches us that long-term outcomes could largely depend on health care models and are modifiable.
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- Teresa Otón
- Instituto de Salud Musculoesquelética (InMusc), Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Salud Musculoesquelética (InMusc), Madrid, Spain.
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Fauny M, Albuisson E, Bauer E, Perrier-Cornet J, Chary-Valckenaere I, Loeuille D. Study of vertebral fracture and Scanographic Bone Attenuation Coefficient in rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis vs. controls. Sci Rep 2019; 9:13323. [PMID: 31527613 PMCID: PMC6746735 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-49712-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2019] [Accepted: 08/16/2019] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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The objective of this study is to identify the prevalence of vertebral fractures (VFs) and to measure the scanographic bone attenuation coefficient of the first lumbar vertebra (SBAC-L1) based CT-scan, a biomarker of bone fragility in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and in a control group. This monocentric and retrospective study included patients with RA and AS, based on ACR/EULAR or New-York criteria, respectively. A control group was constituted. All of the patients received a CT-scan. VFs were determined via CT-scans according to the Genant classification, and the SBAC-L1 was measured in Hounsfield units (HU). SBAC-L1 ≤145 HU (fracture threshold) defined patients at risk of VFs. 244 patients were included (105 RA, 83 AS, 56 controls). Of the 4.365 vertebrae studied, 66 osteoporotic VFs were found in 36 patients: 18 (17.1%) RA, 13 (15.7%) AS and 5 (8.9%) controls. The mean SBAC-L1 was 142.2 (±48.4) HU for RA, 142.8 (±48.2) for AS, both of which were significantly lower than that of the control group (161.8 (±42.7) HU). Of the 36 patients with VFs and rheumatism, 28% had a T-score ≤-2.5 SD and 71.4% a SBAC-L1 ≤145 HU. A T-score ≤-2.5 SD and a SBAC-L1 ≤145 HU were associated with VF (OR = 3.07 (CI 95%: 1.07; 8.81), and 2.31 (CI 95%: 1.06; 5.06)), respectively. The SBAC-L1 was significantly lower in the RA and AS groups than in the control group. Furthermore, SBAC-L1 ≤145 HU was associated with a higher risk of VFs, with an odds ratio similar to that of a DXA.
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- Marine Fauny
- Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital, Nancy, France.
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- Pôle S2R, PARC, University Hospital, Vandoeuvre lès Nancy, France.,University of Lorraine, Faculty of Medicine, InSciDens, Vandoeuvre lès Nancy, France.,CNRS, Institute Elie Cartan de Lorraine, UMR 7502, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, F-54506, France
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- Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital, Nancy, France
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- Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital, Nancy, France
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Becker M, Graf N, Sauter R, Allanore Y, Curram J, Denton CP, Khanna D, Matucci-Cerinic M, de Oliveira Pena J, Pope JE, Distler O. Predictors of disease worsening defined by progression of organ damage in diffuse systemic sclerosis: a European Scleroderma Trials and Research (EUSTAR) analysis. Ann Rheum Dis 2019; 78:1242-1248. [PMID: 31227488 PMCID: PMC6788922 DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2019-215145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2019] [Revised: 04/29/2019] [Accepted: 05/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Mortality and worsening of organ function are desirable endpoints for clinical trials in systemic sclerosis (SSc). The aim of this study was to identify factors that allow enrichment of patients with these endpoints, in a population of patients from the European Scleroderma Trials and Research group database. METHODS Inclusion criteria were diagnosis of diffuse SSc and follow-up over 12±3 months. Disease worsening/organ progression was fulfilled if any of the following events occurred: new renal crisis; decrease of lung or heart function; new echocardiography-suspected pulmonary hypertension or death. In total, 42 clinical parameters were chosen as predictors for the analysis by using (1) imputation of missing data on the basis of multivariate imputation and (2) least absolute shrinkage and selection operator regression. RESULTS Of 1451 patients meeting the inclusion criteria, 706 had complete data on outcome parameters and were included in the analysis. Of the 42 outcome predictors, eight remained in the final regression model. There was substantial evidence for a strong association between disease progression and age, active digital ulcer (DU), lung fibrosis, muscle weakness and elevated C-reactive protein (CRP) level. Active DU, CRP elevation, lung fibrosis and muscle weakness were also associated with a significantly shorter time to disease progression. A bootstrap validation step with 10 000 repetitions successfully validated the model. CONCLUSIONS The use of the predictive factors presented here could enable cohort enrichment with patients at risk for overall disease worsening in SSc clinical trials.
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- Mike Becker
- Department of Rheumatology and the Centre of Experimental Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Big Data Institute, Li Ka Shing Centre for Health Information and Discovery, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Rheumatology A Department, Paris Descartes University, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France
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- Data Science and Analytics, Bayer plc, Reading, UK
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Scleroderma Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Western Ontario, St. Joseph's Health Care, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Rheumatology and the Centre of Experimental Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Widdifield J, Paterson JM, Huang A, Bernatsky S. Causes of Death in Rheumatoid Arthritis: How Do They Compare to the General Population? Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2019; 70:1748-1755. [PMID: 29512334 DOI: 10.1002/acr.23548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2017] [Accepted: 02/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To compare mortality rates, underlying causes of death, excess mortality, and years of potential life lost (YPLL) among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) relative to the general population. METHODS We studied an inception cohort of 87,114 Ontario-based RA patients and 348,456 age/sex/area-matched general population comparators from years 2000 to 2013. All-cause, cause-specific, and excess mortality rates, mortality rate ratios (MRRs), and the YPLL were estimated. RESULTS A total of 11,778 RA patients (14%) and 32,472 comparators (9%) died during 508,385 and 1,769,365 patient-years of follow-up, respectively, for corresponding mortality rates of 232 (95% confidence interval [95% CI] 228-236) and 184 (95% CI 182-186) per 10,000 patient-years. The leading causes of death in both groups were diseases of the circulatory system, cancer, and respiratory conditions. Increased mortality for all-cause and specific causes was observed in RA patients relative to the general population. MRRs were elevated for most causes of death. Age-specific mortality ratios illustrated a high excess mortality among RA patients <45 years of age for respiratory disease and circulatory disease. The YPLL for RA patients was 7,436 per 10,000 persons, compared with 4,083 YPLL among those without RA. CONCLUSION Among most causes of death, mortality rates were increased in RA patients relative to the general population. The potential life years lost (before the age of 75 years) among RA patients was roughly double that among those without RA, reflecting higher rate ratios for most causes of death and RA patients dying at earlier ages.
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- Jessica Widdifield
- Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Shin JY, Beckett JD, Bagirzadeh R, Creamer TJ, Shah AA, McMahan Z, Paik JJ, Sampedro MM, MacFarlane EG, Beer MA, Warren D, Wigley FM, Dietz HC. Epigenetic activation and memory at a TGFB2 enhancer in systemic sclerosis. Sci Transl Med 2019; 11:eaaw0790. [PMID: 31217334 PMCID: PMC6995475 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aaw0790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2018] [Revised: 01/25/2019] [Accepted: 05/20/2019] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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In systemic sclerosis (SSc), previously healthy adults develop an inflammatory prodrome with subsequent progressive fibrosis of the skin and viscera. SSc has a weak signature for genetic contribution, and there are few pathogenic insights or targeted treatments for this condition. Here, chromatin accessibility and transcriptome profiling coupled with targeted epigenetic editing revealed constitutive activation of a previously unannotated transforming growth factor-β2 (TGFB2) enhancer maintained through epigenetic memory in SSc. The resulting autocrine TGFβ2 signaling enforced a profibrotic synthetic state in ex vivo fibroblasts from patients with SSc. Inhibition of NF-κB or BRD4 achieved sustained inhibition of TGFB2 enhancer activity, mitigated profibrotic gene expression, and reversed dermal fibrosis in patient skin explants. These findings suggest a potential epigenetic mechanism of fibrosis in SSc and inform a regulatory mechanism of TGFB2, a major profibrotic cytokine.
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- Joseph Yusup Shin
- McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
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- McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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- McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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- McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, MD 20815, USA
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Panopoulos S, Tektonidou M, Drosos AA, Liossis SN, Dimitroulas T, Garyfallos A, Sakkas L, Boumpas D, Voulgari PV, Daoussis D, Thomas K, Georgiopoulos G, Vosvotekas G, Vassilopoulos D, Sfikakis PP. Prevalence of comorbidities in systemic sclerosis versus rheumatoid arthritis: a comparative, multicenter, matched-cohort study. Arthritis Res Ther 2018; 20:267. [PMID: 30514359 PMCID: PMC6280404 DOI: 10.1186/s13075-018-1771-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2018] [Accepted: 11/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Comorbidities are common in chronic systemic connective tissue diseases and are associated with adverse outcomes, increased morbidity and mortality. Although the prevalence of comorbidities has been well-studied in isolated diseases, comparative studies between different autoimmune diseases are limited. In this study, we compared the prevalence of common comorbidities between patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) and patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS Between 2016 and 2017, 408 consecutive patients with SSc, aged 59 ± 13 years (87% women), were matched 1:1 for age and gender with 408 patients with RA; mean disease duration was 10 ± 8 and 9 ± 8 years, respectively. Rates of cardiovascular risk factors, coronary artery disease, stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), osteoporosis, neoplasms and depression were compared between the two cohorts. RESULTS The prevalence of dyslipidemia (18.4% vs 30.1%, p = 0.001) and diabetes mellitus (5.6% vs 11.8%, p = 0.007) and body mass index (p = 0.001) were lower in SSc compared to RA, while there was no difference in arterial hypertension or smoking. While there was a trend for lower prevalence of ischemic stroke in SSc than in RA (1.1% vs 3.2%, p = 0.085), coronary artery disease was comparable (2.7% vs 3.7%). No differences were found between patients with SSc and patients with RA in the prevalence of COPD (5.2% vs 3.7%), osteoporosis (24% vs 22%) or neoplasms overall (1.1% vs 1.7%); however lung cancer was the most prevalent cancer in SSc (7/17, 41%), whereas hematologic malignancies (7/19, 36%) and breast cancer (7/19, 36%) predominated in RA. Depression was more prevalent in SSc (22% vs 12%, p = 0.001), especially in diffuse SSc. CONCLUSIONS Despite the prevalence of dyslipidemia and diabetes mellitus in SSc being almost half that in RA, the cardiovascular comorbidity burden appears to be similar in both. The overall prevalence of neoplasms is no higher in SSc than in RA, but SSc has a more negative impact on quality of life, as clearly, more SSc patients develop depression compared to patients with RA.
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- Stylianos Panopoulos
- Joint Rheumatology Program, 1st Department of Propedeutic Internal Medicine-Rheumatology Unit, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Joint Rheumatology Program, 1st Department of Propedeutic Internal Medicine-Rheumatology Unit, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Rheumatology Clinic, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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- Division of Rheumatology, University of Patras Medical School, Patras University Hospital, Patras, Greece
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
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- Joint Rheumatology Program, 4th Department of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Rheumatology Clinic, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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- Division of Rheumatology, University of Patras Medical School, Patras University Hospital, Patras, Greece
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- Joint Rheumatology Program, Clinical Immunology-Rheumatology Unit, 2nd Department of Medicine and Laboratory, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Hippokration General Hospital, 114 Vass. Sophias Ave, 115 27 Athens, Greece
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- Joint Rheumatology Program, Clinical Immunology-Rheumatology Unit, 2nd Department of Medicine and Laboratory, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Hippokration General Hospital, 114 Vass. Sophias Ave, 115 27 Athens, Greece
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- 1st Department of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Medicine, University General Hospital of Thessaloniki AHEPA, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Joint Rheumatology Program, Clinical Immunology-Rheumatology Unit, 2nd Department of Medicine and Laboratory, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Hippokration General Hospital, 114 Vass. Sophias Ave, 115 27 Athens, Greece
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- Joint Rheumatology Program, 1st Department of Propedeutic Internal Medicine-Rheumatology Unit, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, Athens, Greece
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Ramírez Huaranga MA, Mínguez Sánchez MD, Zarca Díaz de la Espina MÁ, Espinosa Prados PJ, Romero Aguilera G. What role does rheumatoid arthritis disease activity have in cardiovascular risk? REUMATOLOGIA CLINICA 2018; 14:339-345. [PMID: 28438483 DOI: 10.1016/j.reuma.2017.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2017] [Revised: 03/05/2017] [Accepted: 03/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with a 1.3 to 3-fold increase in mortality, being the major cause of death from cardiovascular complications (40%-50%). Therefore, the initial approach should include cardiovascular risk (CVR) assessment using algorithms adapted for this population. Although, SCOREM is an important advance, there are data indicating that subclinical atherosclerosis may be underdiagnosed. OBJECTIVE To estimate the strength of association between carotid ultrasound and SCOREM in this population, as well as the implication of disease activity. METHODOLOGY Cross-sectional, observational, analytical study performed at the General Hospital of Ciudad Real, Spain, between June 2013 and May 2014. The evaluation of CVR was performed and, according to SCOREM, the population was divided into low and high (medium, high and very high) risk. We studied the presence of subclinical atherosclerosis in low-risk patients. RESULTS Of the total of 119 RA patients, 73.1% had traditional risk factors. Thirty-eight patients were excluded because of a previous cardiovascular event, diabetes mellitus and/or nephropathy. Atheromatous plaque was observed in 14.63% of the low-risk population. The factor with the strongest association to the presence of subclinical atherosclerosis was a moderate or high activity of RA measured by the simplified disease activity index with an odds ratio of 4.95 (95% CI: 1.53-16.01). CONCLUSIONS Although there was an acceptable correlation between the presence of subclinical atherosclerosis and SCOREM, there was a considerable proportion of atheromatous plaques in low-risk patients. Disease activity was the risk factor most closely associated with increased CVR.
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- Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital General Universitario de Ciudad Real; Universidad de Castilla La-Mancha, Ciudad Real, España
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Garen T, Lerang K, Hoffmann-Vold AM, Andersson H, Midtvedt Ø, Brunborg C, Kilian K, Gudbrandsson B, Gunnarsson R, Norby G, Chaudhary A, Thoen J, Forseth KØ, Fresjar K, Førre Ø, Haugen M, Haga HJ, Gran JT, Gilboe IM, Molberg Ø, Palm Ø. Mortality and causes of death across the systemic connective tissue diseases and the primary systemic vasculitides. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2018; 58:313-320. [DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/key285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2018] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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- Torhild Garen
- Department of Rheumatology, Research Support Services, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Rheumatology, Research Support Services, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Rheumatology, Research Support Services, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Rheumatology, Research Support Services, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Oslo Centre for Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Research Support Services, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Rheumatology, Research Support Services, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Rheumatology, Research Support Services, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Rheumatology, Research Support Services, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Rheumatology, Research Support Services, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Rheumatology, Research Support Services, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Rheumatology, Research Support Services, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Rheumatology, Research Support Services, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Rheumatology, Research Support Services, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Rheumatology, Research Support Services, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Rheumatology, Research Support Services, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
- Division of Infection Control and Environmental Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Rheumatology, Research Support Services, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Rheumatology, Research Support Services, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Rheumatology, Research Support Services, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Rheumatology, Research Support Services, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Rheumatology, Research Support Services, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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Santo RC, Fernandes KZ, Lora PS, Filippin LI, Xavier RM. Prevalence of rheumatoid cachexia in rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle 2018; 9:816-825. [PMID: 30133186 PMCID: PMC6204596 DOI: 10.1002/jcsm.12320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2017] [Revised: 04/18/2018] [Accepted: 05/22/2018] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Low muscle mass occurs in patients with rheumatoid arthritis without weight loss; this condition is referred as rheumatoid cachexia. The aim of the current study was to perform a systematic review with meta-analysis to determine the rheumatoid cachexia prevalence. METHODS A systematic review with meta-analysis of observational studies published in English, between 1994 and 2016, was conducted using MEDLINE (via PubMed) and other relevant sources. Search strategies were based on pre-defined keywords and medical subject headings. The methodological quality of included studies was assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. Meta-analysis was used to estimate the prevalence, and because studies reported different methods and criteria to estimate body composition and prevalence of rheumatoid cachexia, subgroup analyses were performed. Meta-regression adjusted for the 28-joint disease activity score and disease duration (years) was performed (significance level at P ≤ 0.05). RESULTS Of 136 full articles (one duplicate publication) screened for inclusion in the study, eight were included. The estimated overall prevalence of rheumatoid cachexia was 19% [95% confidence interval (CI) 07-33%]. This prevalence was 29% (95% CI 15-46%) when body composition was measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. When the diagnostic criteria were fat-free mass index below the 10th percentile and fat mass index above the 25th percentile, rheumatoid cachexia prevalence was 32% (95% CI 14-52%). The 28-joint disease activity score and disease duration had no influence on the estimated prevalence of rheumatoid cachexia (P > 0.05). Most studies were rated as having moderate methodological quality. CONCLUSIONS Meta-analysis showed a prevalence of rheumatoid cachexia of 15-32%, according to different criteria, demonstrating that this condition is a frequent comorbidity of rheumatoid arthritis. To better understand its clinical impact, more studies using standardized definitions and prospective evaluations are urgently needed.
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- Rafaela C.E. Santo
- Hospital de Clínicas de Porto AlegreLaboratório de Doenças AutoimunesPorto AlegreBrazil
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulFaculdade de MedicinaPorto AlegreBrazil
- Hospital de Clínicas de Porto AlegreServiço de ReumatologiaPorto AlegreBrazil
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- Hospital de Clínicas de Porto AlegreLaboratório de Doenças AutoimunesPorto AlegreBrazil
- Centro Universitário Metodista IPAPorto AlegreBrazil
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- Hospital de Clínicas de Porto AlegreLaboratório de Doenças AutoimunesPorto AlegreBrazil
- Universidade do Vale do Rio dos SinosSão LeopoldoBrazil
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- Hospital de Clínicas de Porto AlegreLaboratório de Doenças AutoimunesPorto AlegreBrazil
- Universidade La SalleCanoasBrazil
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- Hospital de Clínicas de Porto AlegreLaboratório de Doenças AutoimunesPorto AlegreBrazil
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulFaculdade de MedicinaPorto AlegreBrazil
- Hospital de Clínicas de Porto AlegreServiço de ReumatologiaPorto AlegreBrazil
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Lee H, Lee S, Kang JW, Lee JD. Liver enzyme abnormalities of inpatients with rheumatic diseases: A 10-year retrospective study in a Korean medicine hospital. Phytother Res 2018; 32:1784-1794. [DOI: 10.1002/ptr.6111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2018] [Revised: 04/11/2018] [Accepted: 04/14/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- Hyeonhoon Lee
- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Medicine; Kyung Hee University Korean Medicine Hospital; 23 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu Seoul 02447 Republic of Korea
- Department of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School; Kyung Hee University; 26 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu Seoul 02447 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Medicine; Kyung Hee University Korean Medicine Hospital; 23 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu Seoul 02447 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Medicine; Kyung Hee University Korean Medicine Hospital; 23 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu Seoul 02447 Republic of Korea
- Department of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School; Kyung Hee University; 26 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu Seoul 02447 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Medicine; Kyung Hee University Korean Medicine Hospital; 23 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu Seoul 02447 Republic of Korea
- Department of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School; Kyung Hee University; 26 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu Seoul 02447 Republic of Korea
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Panopoulos S, Bournia VK, Konstantonis G, Fragiadaki K, Sfikakis PP, Tektonidou MG. Predictors of morbidity and mortality in early systemic sclerosis: Long-term follow-up data from a single-centre inception cohort. Autoimmun Rev 2018; 17:816-820. [DOI: 10.1016/j.autrev.2018.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2018] [Accepted: 02/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Merola JF, Herrera V, Palmer JB. Direct healthcare costs and comorbidity burden among patients with psoriatic arthritis in the USA. Clin Rheumatol 2018; 37:2751-2761. [PMID: 30051284 DOI: 10.1007/s10067-018-4187-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2017] [Revised: 06/21/2018] [Accepted: 06/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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This study assessed the comorbidity burden and direct healthcare costs associated with psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Adults (18-64 years) with ≥ 2 claims for a PsA diagnosis ≥ 30 days apart in the Truven Health MarketScan database (July 2009-June 2014) were selected as the case group. The index date was randomly selected after the first claim for PsA. Controls free of PsA and psoriasis (PsO) in their entire claims history were assigned the same index date and were matched with the cases on age, gender, and geographic region. All patients had ≥ 12 months of continuous eligibility before and after (study period) the index date. PsA-associated comorbidities, medication use, and medical service utilization were compared between matched groups using Wilcoxon signed rank and McNemar's tests. Costs were compared using multivariable generalized linear models. The 35,061 matched pairs had a mean age of 49.11 ± 10.20 years and 52.73% were female. During the study period, PsA patients had more PsA-associated comorbidities and significantly higher medication use than controls (all-cause medications 96.64 vs. 78.95%, p < 0.0001). PsA patients had significantly greater medical service use (inpatient admissions, hospitalization days, emergency room visits, outpatient services; all p < 0.0001) and higher annual direct healthcare costs per patient than controls (adjusted cost difference [ACD] = $18,482, including higher medical costs [ACD = $6440] and all-cause pharmacy costs [ACD = $11,737]; all p < 0.0001). Overall, PsA patients had a significantly higher PsA-related comorbidity burden, healthcare utilization, and direct healthcare costs than people free of PsA and PsO, underscoring the need for more effective treatments and improved care delivery systems.
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- Joseph F Merola
- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
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- Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, USA
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Lee YH, Song GG. Overall and Sex-specific Mortality in Psoriatic Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Meta-analysis. JOURNAL OF RHEUMATIC DISEASES 2018. [DOI: 10.4078/jrd.2018.25.3.197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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- Young Ho Lee
- Department of Rheumatology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Rheumatology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Thomas RM, Worswick S, Aleshin M. Retinoic acid for treatment of systemic sclerosis and morphea: A literature review. Dermatol Ther 2016; 30. [PMID: 28032675 DOI: 10.1111/dth.12455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2016] [Revised: 10/07/2016] [Accepted: 10/31/2016] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Systemic sclerosis and morphea are connective tissue diseases characterized by tightening, thickening, and hardening of the skin, leading to significant morbidity. Unfortunately, current treatment options have limited efficacy for many patients. Cutaneous manifestations of these diseases arise from excess collagen deposition and fibrosis in the skin, through pathogenic mechanisms which have yet to be extensively detailed at the causal immune and cellular levels. Research elucidating the mechanism of action of retinoic acid on collagen production in the skin and case series highlighting the success of retinoic acid on the skin manifestations of systemic sclerosis and on morphea demonstrate its promise as a treatment. Herein they will briefly review the treatment options for both systemic sclerosis and morphea, and will discuss the potential of retinoic acid as a therapy and the supporting evidence from the literature, highlighting the previously published basic science and clinical studies investigating the role of retinoic acid in the treatment of sclerotic skin diseases.
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- Renee M Thomas
- University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, 90095
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- University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, 90095
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- University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, 90095
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A five-year model to assess the early cost-effectiveness of new diagnostic tests in the early diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Res Ther 2016; 18:135. [PMID: 27287375 PMCID: PMC4902954 DOI: 10.1186/s13075-016-1020-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2015] [Accepted: 05/13/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND There is a lack of information about the sensitivity, specificity and costs new diagnostic tests should have to improve early diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Our objective was to explore the early cost-effectiveness of various new diagnostic test strategies in the workup of patients with inflammatory arthritis (IA) at risk of having RA. METHODS A decision tree followed by a patient-level state transition model, using data from published literature, cohorts and trials, was used to evaluate diagnostic test strategies. Alternative tests were assessed as add-on to or replacement of the ACR/EULAR 2010 RA classification criteria for all patients and for intermediate-risk patients. Tests included B-cell gene expression (sensitivity 0.60, specificity 0.90, costs €150), MRI (sensitivity 0.90, specificity 0.60, costs €756), IL-6 serum level (sensitivity 0.70, specificity 0.53, costs €50) and genetic assay (sensitivity 0.40, specificity 0.85, costs €750). Patients with IA at risk of RA were followed for 5 years using a societal perspective. Guideline treatment was assumed using tight controlled treatment based on DAS28; if patients had a DAS28 >3.2 at 12 months or later patients could be eligible for starting biological drugs. The outcome was expressed in incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (€2014 per quality-adjusted life year (QALY) gained) and headroom. RESULTS The B-cell test was the least expensive strategy when used as an add-on and as replacement in intermediate-risk patients, making it the dominant strategy, as it has better health outcomes and lower costs. As add-on for all patients, the B-cell test was also the most cost-effective test strategy. When using a willingness-to-pay threshold of €20,000 per QALY gained, the IL-6 and MRI strategies were not cost-effective, except as replacement. A genetic assay was not cost-effective in any strategy. Probabilistic sensitivity analysis revealed that the B-cell test was consistently superior in all strategies. When performing univariate sensitivity analysis for intermediate-risk patients, specificity and DAS28 in the B-cell add-on strategy, and DAS28 and sensitivity in the MRI add-on strategy had the largest impact on the cost-effectiveness. CONCLUSIONS This early cost-effectiveness analysis indicated that new tests to diagnose RA are most likely to be cost-effective when the tests are used as an add-on in intermediate-risk patients, and have high specificity, and the test costs should not be higher than €200-€300.
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Verstappen SMM, Askling J, Berglind N, Franzen S, Frisell T, Garwood C, Greenberg JD, Holmqvist M, Horne L, Lampl K, Michaud K, Nyberg F, Pappas DA, Reed G, Symmons DPM, Tanaka E, Tran TN, Yamanaka H, Ho M. Methodological Challenges When Comparing Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of International Observational Registries. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2016. [PMID: 26201948 DOI: 10.1002/acr.22661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Comparisons of data from different registries can be helpful in understanding variations in many aspects of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The study aim was to assess and improve the comparability of demographic, clinical, and comorbidity data from 5 international RA registries. METHODS Using predefined definitions, 2 subsets of patients (main cohort and subcohort) from 5 international observational registries (Consortium of Rheumatology Researchers of North America Registry [CORRONA], the Swedish Rheumatology Quality of Care Register [SRR], the Norfolk Arthritis Register [NOAR], the Institute of Rheumatology Rheumatoid Arthritis cohort [IORRA], and CORRONA International) were evaluated and compared. Patients ages >18 years with RA, and present in or recruited to the registry from January 1, 2000, were included in the main cohort. Patients from the main cohort with positive rheumatoid factor and/or erosive RA who had received ≥1 synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD), and switched to or added another DMARD, were included in the subcohort at time of treatment switch. RESULTS Age and sex distributions were fairly similar across the registries. The percentage of patients with a high Disease Activity Score in 28 joints score varied between main cohorts (17.5% IORRA, 18.9% CORRONA, 24.7% NOAR, 27.7% CORRONA International, and 36.8% SRR), with IORRA, CORRONA, and CORRONA International including more prevalent cases of RA; the differences were smaller for the subcohort. Prevalence of comorbidities varied across registries (e.g., coronary artery disease ranged from 1.5% in IORRA to 7.9% in SRR), partly due to the way comorbidity data were captured and general cultural differences; the pattern was similar for the subcohorts. CONCLUSION Despite different inclusion criteria for the individual RA registries, it is possible to improve the comparability and interpretability of differences across RA registries by applying well-defined cohort definitions.
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- Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- New York University School of Medicine, New York, and CORRONA, Southborough, Massachusetts
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- University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, and the National Data Bank for Rheumatic Diseases, Wichita, Kansas
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- AstraZeneca, MöIndal, Sweden, and University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York
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- University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester
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- Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Central Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, and University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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Influence of demographic and clinical factors on the mortality rate of a rheumatoid arthritis cohort: A 20-year survival study. Semin Arthritis Rheum 2016; 45:533-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2015.10.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2015] [Revised: 10/29/2015] [Accepted: 10/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Bruera S, Siddhanamatha HR, Molony DA, Mayes MD, Lopez-Olivo MA. Stem cell transplantation for systemic sclerosis. Hippokratia 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd011819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- Sebastian Bruera
- Baylor College of Medicine; Department of Internal Medicine; 1 Baylor Plaza Houston Texas USA 77030
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- The University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center; Department of General Internal Medicine; 1515 Holcombe Blvd. Unit 1465 Houston Texas USA 77030
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- UT-Houston Health Science Center; Internal Medicine; Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension 64312 Fannin St Houston TX USA 77030
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- The University of Texas at Houston Medical School; Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunogenetics; 6431 Fannin St., MSB 5.270 Houston Texas USA 77030
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- The University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center; Department of General Internal Medicine; 1515 Holcombe Blvd. Unit 1465 Houston Texas USA 77030
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Verma MK, Sobha K. Understanding the major risk factors in the beginning and the progression of rheumatoid arthritis: current scenario and future prospects. Inflamm Res 2015; 64:647-59. [DOI: 10.1007/s00011-015-0843-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2015] [Revised: 06/14/2015] [Accepted: 06/15/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Quartuccio L, di Bidino R, Ruggeri M, Schiavon F, Biasi D, Adami S, Punzi L, Cicchetti A, de Vita S. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Two Rituximab Retreatment Regimens for Longstanding Rheumatoid Arthritis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2015; 67:947-55. [DOI: 10.1002/acr.22534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2014] [Revised: 11/23/2014] [Accepted: 12/16/2014] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Luca Quartuccio
- University Hospital Santa Maria della Misericordia; Udine Italy
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Walsh JA, Zhou X, Clegg DO, Teng C, Cannon GW, Sauer B. Mortality in American Veterans with the HLA-B27 gene. J Rheumatol 2015; 42:638-44. [PMID: 25684766 DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.140675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/10/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To compare survival in American veterans with and without the HLA-B27 (B27) gene. METHODS Mortality was evaluated in a national cohort of veterans with clinically available B27 test results between October 1, 1999, and December 31, 2011. The primary outcome was the mortality difference between B27-positive and B27-negative veterans, adjusted for age, sex, race, and diagnoses codes for diseases that may have influenced both B27 testing and mortality, including psoriasis, inflammatory bowel disease, spondyloarthritis (SpA), and other types of inflammatory arthritis. The secondary outcomes were the adjusted mortality HR for B27+ and B27- veterans, in subgroups with and without SpA. RESULTS Among veterans with available B27 test results, 27,652 (84.7%) were B27- and 4978 (15.3%) were B27+. The mean followup time was 4.6 years. Mortality was higher in the B27+ group than in the B27- group (HR 1.15, 95% CI 1.03-1.27). Mortality was also higher in the B27+ subgroups with SpA (HR 1.35, 95% CI 1.06-1.72) and without SpA (HR 1.11, 95% CI 0.99-1.24), but the difference was significant only in the subgroup with SpA. CONCLUSION B27 positivity was associated with an increased mortality rate in a cohort of veterans clinically selected for B27 testing, after adjustment for SpA. In the subgroup with SpA, the mortality rate was associated with B27 positivity, and in the subgroup without SpA, there was a nonsignificant association between B27+ and mortality.
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- Jessica A Walsh
- From the Division of Rheumatology, and the Division of Epidemiology, Department of Internal Medicine, George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center, and University of Utah Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.J.A. Walsh, MD, Assistant Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center and University of Utah Medical Center; X. Zhou, MS, Biostatistician, Division of Epidemiology, Department of Internal Medicine, George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center; D.O. Clegg, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center and University of Utah Medical Center; C. Teng, MS, Biostatistician, Division of Epidemiology, Department of Internal Medicine, George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center; G.W. Cannon, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center and University of Utah Medical Center; B. Sauer, PhD, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Division of Epidemiology, Department of Internal Medicine, George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center.
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- From the Division of Rheumatology, and the Division of Epidemiology, Department of Internal Medicine, George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center, and University of Utah Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.J.A. Walsh, MD, Assistant Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center and University of Utah Medical Center; X. Zhou, MS, Biostatistician, Division of Epidemiology, Department of Internal Medicine, George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center; D.O. Clegg, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center and University of Utah Medical Center; C. Teng, MS, Biostatistician, Division of Epidemiology, Department of Internal Medicine, George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center; G.W. Cannon, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center and University of Utah Medical Center; B. Sauer, PhD, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Division of Epidemiology, Department of Internal Medicine, George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center
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- From the Division of Rheumatology, and the Division of Epidemiology, Department of Internal Medicine, George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center, and University of Utah Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.J.A. Walsh, MD, Assistant Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center and University of Utah Medical Center; X. Zhou, MS, Biostatistician, Division of Epidemiology, Department of Internal Medicine, George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center; D.O. Clegg, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center and University of Utah Medical Center; C. Teng, MS, Biostatistician, Division of Epidemiology, Department of Internal Medicine, George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center; G.W. Cannon, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center and University of Utah Medical Center; B. Sauer, PhD, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Division of Epidemiology, Department of Internal Medicine, George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center
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- From the Division of Rheumatology, and the Division of Epidemiology, Department of Internal Medicine, George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center, and University of Utah Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.J.A. Walsh, MD, Assistant Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center and University of Utah Medical Center; X. Zhou, MS, Biostatistician, Division of Epidemiology, Department of Internal Medicine, George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center; D.O. Clegg, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center and University of Utah Medical Center; C. Teng, MS, Biostatistician, Division of Epidemiology, Department of Internal Medicine, George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center; G.W. Cannon, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center and University of Utah Medical Center; B. Sauer, PhD, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Division of Epidemiology, Department of Internal Medicine, George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center
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- From the Division of Rheumatology, and the Division of Epidemiology, Department of Internal Medicine, George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center, and University of Utah Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.J.A. Walsh, MD, Assistant Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center and University of Utah Medical Center; X. Zhou, MS, Biostatistician, Division of Epidemiology, Department of Internal Medicine, George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center; D.O. Clegg, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center and University of Utah Medical Center; C. Teng, MS, Biostatistician, Division of Epidemiology, Department of Internal Medicine, George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center; G.W. Cannon, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center and University of Utah Medical Center; B. Sauer, PhD, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Division of Epidemiology, Department of Internal Medicine, George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center
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- From the Division of Rheumatology, and the Division of Epidemiology, Department of Internal Medicine, George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center, and University of Utah Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.J.A. Walsh, MD, Assistant Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center and University of Utah Medical Center; X. Zhou, MS, Biostatistician, Division of Epidemiology, Department of Internal Medicine, George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center; D.O. Clegg, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center and University of Utah Medical Center; C. Teng, MS, Biostatistician, Division of Epidemiology, Department of Internal Medicine, George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center; G.W. Cannon, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center and University of Utah Medical Center; B. Sauer, PhD, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Division of Epidemiology, Department of Internal Medicine, George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center
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Dadonienė J, Stropuvienė S, Stukas R, Venalis A, Sokka-Isler T. Predictors of mortality in patients with rheumatoid arthritis in Lithuania: Data from a cohort study over 10 years. Medicina (B Aires) 2015; 51:25-31. [DOI: 10.1016/j.medici.2014.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2013] [Accepted: 11/18/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Rubio-Rivas M, Royo C, Simeón CP, Corbella X, Fonollosa V. Mortality and survival in systemic sclerosis: systematic review and meta-analysis. Semin Arthritis Rheum 2014; 44:208-19. [PMID: 24931517 DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2014.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 239] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2013] [Revised: 04/25/2014] [Accepted: 05/05/2014] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the mortality, survival, and causes of death in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) through a meta-analysis of the observational studies published up to 2013. METHODS We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of the observational studies in patients with SSc and mortality data from entire cohorts published in MEDLINE and SCOPUS up to July 2013. RESULTS A total of 17 studies were included in the mortality meta-analysis from 1964 to 2005 (mid-cohort years), with data from 9239 patients. The overall SMR was 2.72 (95% CI: 1.93-3.83). A total of 43 studies have been included in the survival meta-analysis, reporting data from 13,529 patients. Cumulative survival from onset (first Raynaud's symptom) has been estimated at 87.6% at 5 years and 74.2% at 10 years, from onset (non-Raynaud's first symptom) 84.1% at 5 years and 75.5% at 10 years, and from diagnosis 74.9% at 5 years and 62.5% at 10 years. Pulmonary involvement represented the main cause of death. CONCLUSIONS SSc presents a larger mortality than general population (SMR = 2.72). Cumulative survival from diagnosis has been estimated at 74.9% at 5 years and 62.5% at 10 years. Pulmonary involvement represented the main cause of death.
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- Manuel Rubio-Rivas
- Autoimmune Diseases Unit, Bellvitge University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Autoimmune Diseases Unit, Bellvitge University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
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- Autoimmune Diseases Unit, Bellvitge University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
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Serious infections in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and other immune-mediated connective tissue diseases exposed to anti-TNF or rituximab: data from the Spanish registry BIOBADASER 2.0. Rheumatol Int 2014; 34:953-61. [PMID: 24414744 DOI: 10.1007/s00296-014-2945-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2013] [Accepted: 01/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Data on infections in patients exposed to biologic therapies are mainly focused on rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Little is known about the safety profile in other immune-mediated connective tissue diseases (ICTD). The purpose of this study was to describe and to compare the risk of serious infections (SI) in patients with RA and other ICTD on anti-TNF or rituximab and to identify predictors of SI. We analyzed RA or other ICTD patients on anti-TNF or rituximab included in the Spanish registry BIOBADASER 2.0 (2000-2011). For each disease group, incidence rate (IR), mortality rate (MR) and IR ratio (IRR) of SI with 95% CI were estimated. Risks were then standardized by age and sex to the general population. Risk factors for SI were assessed by Poisson regression models. A total of 3,301 patients on anti-TNF (n = 3,166) or rituximab (n = 135), of which 176 (5%) had ICTD other than RA, were analyzed. IR of SI was higher in non-RA ICTD than in RA, with an IRR of 3.15 (95% CI 1.86, 5.31) before adjustment and 1.96 (95% CI 1.06, 3.65) after adjustment for age, comorbidity and corticoid use. Mortality due to infections was higher in ICTD although it did not reach statistical significance. Age, disease duration, comorbidities, corticosteroids and ICTD different to RA were all independently associated with SI. Patients with ICTD other than RA are at a high risk of SI when prescribed anti-TNF or rituximab, partly due to the excess comorbidity and immunosuppressive co-treatment, but also to the inflammatory disease. When evaluating the risk/benefit ratio of off-label medications in ICTD patients, age, comorbidities and corticoid use should carefully be taken into account, applying adequate preventive measures.
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Moreno-Montoya J, Alvarez-Nemegyei J, Trejo-Valdivia B, Peláez-Ballestas I. Assessment of the dimensions, construct validity, and utility for rheumatoid arthritis screening of the COPCORD instrument. Clin Rheumatol 2013; 33:631-6. [PMID: 23975359 DOI: 10.1007/s10067-013-2367-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2013] [Revised: 07/29/2013] [Accepted: 08/08/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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This study aims to evaluate the structural validity of the Community-Oriented Program for the Control of Rheumatic Diseases (COPCORD) core instrument as a screening tool for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) by means of assessing the existence of domains in the questionnaire. The Mexican version of the COPCORD instrument was applied to individuals over18 years of age in five regions of the country through a probabilistic/convenience household survey. Clinical confirmation of RA diagnosis was used. The variables analyzed included self-reported comorbidities and manifestations of the disease, as well as sociodemographic characteristics. The statistical approach was based on polychoric exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis by means of probit structural equation models. A total of 19,213 subjects were included in the analysis. The average age for the total sample was 42.89 years old; 40.64 % of the subjects were older than 45 years of age and 20.42 % older than 55. More than 80 % of the variation was related to three underlying factors: recent pain, historical pain, and disability. The findings verified the usefulness of the COPCORD instrument as a screening tool for RA. The results also allowed to characterize how the variation in terms of manifestations of the disease could be accounted for diagnosing the disease in the Mexican context and examined the capabilities of the instrument to measure correctly the main characteristics of patients suffering from RA.
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Alonso MD, Martínez-Vázquez F, Riancho-Zarrabeitia L, Díaz de Terán T, Miranda-Filloy JA, Blanco R, González-Juanatey C, Llorca J, González-Gay MA. Sex differences in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus from Northwest Spain. Rheumatol Int 2013; 34:11-24. [DOI: 10.1007/s00296-013-2798-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2013] [Accepted: 06/04/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Hüe S, Ingen-Housz-Oro S, Cosnes A. [Systemic sclerosis autoantibodies: what dermatologists must know]. Ann Dermatol Venereol 2013; 140:143-9. [PMID: 23395500 DOI: 10.1016/j.annder.2012.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2012] [Revised: 11/05/2012] [Accepted: 11/23/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- Laboratoire d'immunologie biologique, hôpital Henri-Mondor, AP-HP, université Paris-Est-Créteil UPEC, CHU, 51, avenue du Maréchal-de-Lattre-de-Tassigny, 94000 Créteil, France
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