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Ultrasonography Compared With Computed Tomography in Identifying Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms in Patients With Giant Cell Arteritis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The objectives of this study were to evaluate the correlation and agreement between ultrasonography and computed tomography (CT) in measuring ascending aorta diameter in patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA) and to investigate the development of new ascending aortic aneurysms in patients with newly diagnosed GCA.
Anne C. Bull Haaversen, Lene K. Brekke, Tanaz A. Kermani, Øyvind Molberg, Andreas P. Diamantopoulos   +4 more
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Testing a Personalized Approach to Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Older Veterans

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We aimed to test the efficacy of personalized treatment of older veterans with chronic low back pain (CLBP) delivered by Aging Back Clinics (ABCs) as compared with usual care (UC). Methods Two hundred ninety‐nine veterans aged 65 to 89 with CLBP from three Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers underwent baseline testing, randomization to ABC ...
Debra K. Weiner, Angela Gentili, Meika A. Fang, Edward Garay, Laura Lawson, Lenore Joseph, Cathy C. Lee, Michelle I. Rossi, Beverly Thorn, Subashan Perera   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Temporal Trends and Short‐ and Long‐Term Mortality of People With Acute Myocardial Infarction and Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Nationwide Cohort Study

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We investigated whether a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) affects the quality of inpatient acute myocardial infarction (AMI) care and long‐term mortality post‐AMI. Methods We analyzed data from 784,091 adults, 6,047 with a diagnosis of RA, from England and Wales hospitalized with AMI between 2005 and 2019 from the Myocardial Ischaemia ...
Megan Butler, Nicholas Weight, Muhammad Rashid, Rodrigo Bagur, Purvi Parwani, Samantha Hider, Edward Roddy, Robert Butler, Mamas A. Mamas   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL TREATMENT REDUCES THE RISK OF TREATMENT ESCALATION DUE TO VASCULAR COMPLICATIONS IN LIMITED CUTANEOUS SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS: EMULATION OF A TARGET TRIAL FROM ITALIAN RHEUMATOLOGY SOCIETY SPRING REGISTRY

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective Mycophenolate Mofetil (MMF) use in limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis (lcSSc) is relatively uncommon due to the lower fibrotic burden and the predominance of the vascular complications. In vitro observations and clinical data from transplanted patients suggest a protective effect of MMF on endothelial function.
Enrico De Lorenzis, Gerlando Natalello, Rossella De Angelis, Lucrezia Verardi, Dilia Giuggioli, Gianluigi Bajocchi, Lorenzo Dagna, Silvia Bellando‐Randone, Giovanni Zanframundo, Rosario Foti, Fabio Cacciapaglia, Giovanna Cuomo, Alarico Ariani, Edoardo Rosato, Gemma Lepri, Francesco Girelli, Valeria Riccieri, Elisabetta Zanatta, Ilaria Cavazzana, Francesca Ingegnoli, Maria De Santis, Giuseppe Murdaca, Giuseppina Abignano, Giorgio Pettiti, Alessandra Della Rossa, Maurizio Caminiti, Annamaria Iuliano, Giovanni Ciano, Lorenzo Beretta, Gianluca Bagnato, Ennio Lubrano, Maria Ilenia De Andres, Alessandro Giollo, Cosimo Bruni, Martina Orlandi, Marco Fornaro, Marta Saracco, Cecilia Agnes, Pier Giacomo Cerasuolo, Gabriella Alonzi, Edoardo Cipolletta, Federica Lumetti, Amelia Spinella, Luca Magnani, Corrado Campochiaro, Giacomo De Luca, Veronica Codullo, Elisa Visalli, Carlo Iandoli, Antonietta Gigante, Greta Pellegrino, Erika Pigatto, Maria‐Grazia Lazzaroni, Franco Franceschini, Elena Generali, Gianna Mennillo, Simone Barsotti, Giuseppa Pagano Mariano, Federica Furini, Licia Vultaggio, Simone Parisi, Clara Lisa Peroni, Gerolamo Bianchi, Enrico Fusaro, Gian Domenico Sebastiani, Marcello Govoni, Salvatore D'Angelo, Franco Cozzi, Fabrizio Conti, Serena Guiducci, Andrea Doria, Carlo Salvarani, Florenzo Iannone, Maria Antonietta D'Agostino, Clodoveo Ferri, Marco Matucci Cerinic, Silvia Laura Bosello, on behalf of SPRING collaborators   +77 more
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Risk of Retinopathy Associated with Long‐Term Use of Hydroxychloroquine in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective We aimed to estimate the prevalence and cumulative incidence of hydroxychloroquine retinopathy (HCQ‐R) and its risk factors among long‐term HCQ users with rheumatic diseases through a systematic review and meta‐analysis of observational studies that used spectral‐domain OCT (SD‐OCT) for screening. Methods A systematic search of PubMed, Scopus,
Narsis Daftarian, Chloe Yue, Steve D Levasseur, Hui Xie, J. Antonio Avina‐Zubieta   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Numerical Investigation of a Dual‐Mode Shape Memory Alloy Stent Enabling Secondary Expansion via Focused Ultrasound: A Potential Strategy for Correcting In‐Stent Restenosis

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
This study demonstrates a novel noninvasive strategy to treat in‐stent restenosis using focused ultrasound. A shape memory alloy stent initially expands at body temperature. If restenosis occurs, targeted ultrasound heating thermally actuates the stent, enabling a secondary expansion to reopen the blocked vessel, offering a potential alternative to ...
Stephen Asare, Lucinda Duncan, Josiah Owusu‐Danquah, Brian L. Davis   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

3D (Bio) Printing Combined Fiber Fabrication Methods for Tissue Engineering Applications: Possibilities and Limitations

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Biofabrication aims at providing innovative technologies and tools for the fabrication of tissue‐like constructs for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine applications. By integrating multiple biofabrication technologies, such as 3D (bio) printing with fiber fabrication methods, it would be more realistic to reconstruct native tissue's ...
Waseem Kitana, Indra Apsite, Leonid Ionov   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Patterning the Void: Combining L‐Systems with Archimedean Tessellations as a Perspective for Tissue Engineering Scaffolds

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study introduces a novel multi‐scale scaffold design using L‐fractals arranged in Archimedean tessellations for tissue regeneration. Despite similar porosity, tiles display vastly different tensile responses (1–100 MPa) and deformation modes. In vitro experiments with hMSCs show geometry‐dependent growth and activity. Over 55 000 tile combinations
Maria Kalogeropoulou, Kenny A. van Kampen, Pierpaolo Fucile, Carlos Mota, Lorenzo Moroni   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Smart, Bio‐Inspired Polymers and Bio‐Based Molecules Modified by Zwitterionic Motifs to Design Next‐Generation Materials for Medical Applications

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Bio‐based and (semi‐)synthetic zwitterion‐modified novel materials and fully synthetic next‐generation alternatives show the importance of material design for different biomedical applications. The zwitterionic character affects the physiochemical behavior of the material and deepens the understanding of chemical interaction mechanisms within the ...
Theresa M. Lutz, Jonas De Breuck, Sahar Salehi, Meike N. Leiske   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Electroactive Liquid Crystal Elastomers as Soft Actuators

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Electroactive liquid crystal elastomers (eLCEs) can be actuated via electromechanical, electrochemical, or electrothermal effects. a) Electromechanical effects include Maxwell stress, electrostriction, and the electroclinic effect. b) Electrochemical effects arise from electrode redox reactions.
Yakui Deng, Min‐Hui Li
wiley   +1 more source