Rheumatology | European Federation of Internal Medicine

Rheumatology (Greek ρεύμα, rheuma, river) is a sub-specialty in internal medicine and pediatrics, devoted to diagnosis and therapyof rheumatic diseases. Clinicians who specialize in rheumatology are called rheumatologists. Rheumatologists deal mainly with clinical problems involving joints, soft tissues, autoimmune diseases, vasculitis, and heritable connective tissue disorders.

TNF tapering can be successful for patients with RA

Posted on: 14/06/2015 - 14:07

ROME – Many patients with rheumatoid arthritis can reduce – or even discontinue – their maintenance therapy with tumor necrosis factor inhibitors after they achieve clinical stability. Half who...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Inspiratory muscle training boosts lung function in ankylosing spondylitis

Posted on: 13/06/2015 - 17:21

ROME – A program of inspiratory muscle training combined with standard muscular rehabilitation exercise significantly improved lung function in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. Compared to...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Boosting methotrexate suppresses subclinical synovitis

Posted on: 13/06/2015 - 16:49

ROME – Ultrasound identification of subclinical synovitis allowed clinicians to get the upper hand on early joint damage in rheumatoid arthritis patients who were in remission. When these patients...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

EULAR: Imaging suggests early cardiomyopathy accompanies early RA

Posted on: 12/06/2015 - 21:38

Patients with newly diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis already show increased aortic stiffness as well as lower left and right ventricular, end-systolic, and end-diastolic volumes, Dr. Maya Buch reported...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

EULAR: Epigenetics points to anti-TNF efficacy in psoriatic arthritis

Posted on: 12/06/2015 - 18:18

ROME – Tumor necrosis factor–alpha (TNF-alpha) inhibitors are well established as a treatment for psoriatic arthritis patients, but efficacy can vary greatly within that population. New work from...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Predicting anti-TNF failure in psoriatic arthritis

Posted on: 12/06/2015 - 17:27

ROME – Changes in the methylation status of particular genes in psoriatic arthritis patients might provide the ability to predict failure to respond to tumor necrosis factor-alpha inhibitors,...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Uncomplicated pregnancies in women with lupus may not boost risk for CV events

Posted on: 12/06/2015 - 14:35

Pregnancy may not increase the risk of a cardiovascular event (CVE) in women with systemic lupus erythematosus as much as disease-related morbidities, according to findings from a large,...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

NSAID dosing frequency matters little in ankylosing spondylitis

Posted on: 12/06/2015 - 14:09

ROME – Radiographic progression occurs at similar rates in the spines of ankylosing spondylitis patients treated over 2 years with either continuous or on-demand diclofenac, according to results...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: EULAR updates cardiovascular-disease risk recommendations

Posted on: 11/06/2015 - 19:35

ROME – The European League Against Rheumatism introduced an update to its 2009 recommendations on assessing and managing cardiovascular-disease risk in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

First gut microbiota alterations described in systemic sclerosis patients

Posted on: 11/06/2015 - 15:02

ROME – Patients with systemic sclerosis have a distinct colonic microbiota, compared with healthy individuals, which could contribute to their immune dysfunction and symptoms, according to a new...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

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