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Frailty Predicts Incident Osteoporotic Fractures in Veterans with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with an increased risk of frailty and osteoporosis, but the relationship between frailty and incident osteoporotic fractures in RA is underexplored. Methods Data were from the Veterans Affairs (VA) Rheumatoid Arthritis Registry. Frailty was measured using the VA Frailty Index (VAFI).
Katherine D. Wysham, Hannah F. Brubeck, Aaron Baraff, Punyasha Roul, Namrata Singh, James S. Andrews, Grant W. Cannon, Gary A. Kunkel, Ted R. Mikuls, Bryant R. England, Dolores M. Shoback, Patricia P. Katz, Jose M. Garcia, Ariela R. Orkaby, Joshua F. Baker   +14 more
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Intensive Medical Care and Cardiovascular Disease Disability Reductions [PDF]

There is little empirical evidence to explain why disability declined among the elderly over the past 20 years. In this paper, we explore the role of improved medical care for cardiovascular disease on health status improvements over time.
Kate A. Stewart, David M. Cutler, Mary Beth Landrum   +2 more
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Longitudinal Changes in Adiposity After a Youth Sport‐Related Knee Injury: Informing Posttraumatic Osteoarthritis Prevention

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Youth who experience a sport‐related knee injury have elevated odds of becoming overweight or developing obesity in 3 to 10 years, compounding their risk for posttraumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA). To inform prevention strategies, this study compared patterns of adiposity change between youth with a sport‐related knee injury and uninjured youth ...
Justin M. Losciale, Nuria E. J. Jansen, Christina Y. Le, Leo Lu, Hui Xie, Marienke van Middelkoop, Jackie L. Whittaker   +6 more
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Cerebral Small‐Vessel Disease Markers on Magnetic Resonance Imaging as Predictors of Recurrent Vascular Events and Death in Ischemic Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Background Cerebral small‐vessel disease encompasses a spectrum of magnetic resonance imaging features reflecting microvascular pathology in ischemic stroke.
Muhammad Nurhakim Hairus S, Adithya Srinivasan, Shemin Ayesha Shaik Mohideen, Neil Chen Yi Lun MacAlevey, Mark Y. Chan, Aloysius S. T. Leow, Xin Zhou, Gregory Y. H. Lip, Benjamin Y. Q. Tan, Leonard L. L. Yeo, Yao Neng Teo, Yao Hao Teo, Ching‐Hui Sia   +12 more
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The Development of Rheumatoid Arthritis–Specific Ambulatory Care–Sensitive Conditions: Results of a Consensus Process

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Ambulatory care–sensitive conditions (ACSCs) serve as indicators of access, quality, and performance of the health system. This study aimed to determine rheumatoid arthritis (RA)‐specific ACSCs for use in the evaluation of care system access and quality.
Kara Irwin, Candace H. Feldman, Claire E. H. Barber, Gabriel Fabreau, Jake Jennings, Scott Patten, Cheryl Barnabe, Inflammatory Arthritis‐Specific ACSC Consensus Process Working Group   +7 more
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Comorbidities and Cause of Death in COPD Patients Compared to Non-COPD Controls: An 8-year Observational Retrospective Healthcare Claims Database Cohort Study

International Journal of COPD
Claus F Vogelmeier,1 Felix W Friedrich,2 Patrick Timpel,3 Nils Kossack,3 Joanna Diesing,3 Marc Pignot,4 Melanie Abram,2 Michael Gediga,2 Marija Halbach2 1Department of Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University Medical Center Giessen and ...
Vogelmeier CF, Friedrich FW, Timpel P, Kossack N, Diesing J, Pignot M, Abram M, Gediga M, Halbach M   +8 more
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Extending Service Beyond Active Duty: Generalizability of Rheumatoid Arthritis Research Conducted Among US Veterans

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Biomedical research involving US veterans continues to advance health care beyond the Veterans Health Administration. This is particularly true in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), where veteran‐centric research has uncovered novel insights into pathogenesis, risk factors, and disease manifestations, informing clinical care and research across both veteran ...
Austin M. Wheeler, Joshua F. Baker, Jennifer L. Barton, Maria I. Danila, Tate M. Johnson, Kamini Kuchinad, Kaleb Michaud, Amir A. Razmjou, J. Steuart Richards, Namrata Singh, Isaac D. Smith, Katherine D. Wysham, Grant W. Cannon, Bryant R. England, Amy Joseph, Deana Lazaro, Katherine P. Liao, Courtney Loecker, Andreas Reimold, Beth I. Wallace, Ted R. Mikuls   +20 more
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Associations of Frailty With the Risk of Incident Cancer and Cancer‐Related Mortality in Veterans With Rheumatoid Arthritis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study investigated the association between frailty and cancer incidence and mortality in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). It aimed to identify how frailty influences cancer risk and cancer‐specific outcomes. Methods This retrospective cohort study analyzed data from the Veterans’ Affairs Rheumatoid Arthritis Registry (2002–2023).
Bhavik Bansal, Aaron Baraff, Katherine Wysham, James S. Andrews, Bryant R. England, Ted R. Mikuls, Joshua Baker, Kaleb Michaud, Alexa Meara, Una Makris, Carolyn Presley, Ariela Orkaby, Namrata Singh   +12 more
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Microvascular Damage Is Associated With Carotid Wall Structural Changes in Systemic Sclerosis: A Capillaroscopy and Ultrasound‐Based Observational Study

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is characterized by cardiovascular risk excess not fully explained by traditional factors. Whether the severity of microvascular damage correlates with structural subclinical atherosclerosis remains unclear. We investigated the relationship between nailfold videocapillaroscopy (NVC) abnormalities and carotid ...
Eugenio Capparelli, Luca Clerici, Francesco Lapia, Giusy C. Moltisanti, Eleonora Zaccara, Greta Pellegrino, Daniela Bompane, Francesca Capelli, Letizia Ferrami, Laura Castelnovo, Antonio Tamburello, Maria Sole Chimenti, Paola Faggioli, Antonino Mazzone   +13 more
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Real‐World Effectiveness and Safety of Secukinumab in Giant Cell Arteritis: An Italian Multicenter Cohort Study

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The objective of this study was to evaluate the real‐world effectiveness and safety of secukinumab in patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA). Methods This multicenter retrospective study included patients with GCA who received secukinumab at 14 Italian centers with at least six months of follow‐up.
Luca Iorio, Federica Davanzo, Caterina Ricordi, Milena Bond, Ruggiero Mascolo, Jacopo Mora, Alessandro Tomelleri, Angelo Fassio, Francesca Cuzzocrea, Sara Monti, Edoardo Conticini, Fabiola Atzeni, Paolo Delvino, Carlotta Nannini, Augusta Ortolan, Francesco Pollastri, Ester Vivaldelli, Chiara Marvisi, Paola Toniati, Antonio Brucato, Alessandra Milanesi, Francesca Regola, Enrico Tombetti, Lorenzo Dagna, Roberta Ramonda, Christian Dejaco, Luca Quartuccio, Carlo Salvarani, Roberto Padoan   +28 more
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