Objective To assess the incidence and risk factors of cardiovascular events in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Methods A cohort analysis was conducted involving patients recruited and ...

Objective: To develop evidence-based recommendations for the management of fibromyalgia syndrome. Methods: A multidisciplinary task force was formed representing 11 European countries. The design of ...

Objectives Many female rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients attempting to conceive have a time to pregnancy (TTP) of >12 months. During this period RA often cannot be treated optimally. We sought to ...

Background: Adult onset Still’s disease (AOSD) is a rare systemic inflammatory disorder of unknown aetiology that is responsible for a significant proportion of cases of fever of unknown origin and ...

Objective To assess cause-specific incidence and its trend of musculoskeletal (MSK) disorders at global, regional and national levels. Methods Data on MSK disorders were downloaded from the Global ...

Good correlation has been shown between pain scores derived from 4 different rating scales. The correlation was maintained when presentation of the scales was separated by a series of questions and by ...

Introduction Recent controlled trials have assessed the efficacy of phospodiesterase-5 (PDE-5) inhibitors in secondary Raynaud's phenomenon (RP). However, the conclusions are conflicting, and whether ...

Objectives Myositis-specific autoantibodies (MSAs) are useful tools for identifying clinically homogeneous subsets and predicting prognosis of patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) ...

The multiple rheumatological faces of PsA (or PsA is more than just poly-arthritis? - Consequences for management in daily practice) ...

Objectives To update the 2017 European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) recommendations for treatment of systemic sclerosis (SSc), incorporating new evidence and therapies. Methods An ...

Background The PEXIVAS (Plasma exchange and glucocorticoids in severe antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis) trial showed that a reduced-dose glucocorticoid regimen (redGC) ...

Aim To identify the shortest duration of remission associated with improved outcomes in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Methods We studied 293 Caucasian patients with SLE during 7-year follow-up.