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