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Atorvastatin effects on serum level of hs-CRP and lung function in chemical warfare victims with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. [PDF]

open access: yes
Background: Anti-Infammatory properties of Statins may be beneficial in reduction of airway inflammation and improvement of lung function in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
قبادی مراللو, حسن   +2 more
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Detection and aerosol treatment of small airway disease in pediatric cystic fibrosis and asthma [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Respiratory disease is frequently present in childhood. It can be divided into upper airway disease and lower airway or lung disease. Two important lung diseases in childhood are cystic fibrosis (CF) and asthma.
Beukel-Bakker, E.M. (Marije) van den
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Neuroinflammation in GAD65 Antibody‐Associated Epilepsy Measured Using [18F]DPA‐714 PET/MRI

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The timing for initiating immunotherapy in patients with glutamic acid decarboxylase 65 (GAD65) antibody‐associated epilepsy is a challenge. We used the translocator protein radioligand [18F]DPA‐714 and PET to evaluate brain microglial activation.
Jingjing Chen   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

COSS Network submission to Inquiry into chronic disease prevention and management in primary health care [PDF]

open access: yes
Chronic disease causes nine out of ten Australian deaths, according to this report. Chronic disease in Australia Chronic diseases in Australia are significant contributors to illness, disability and premature death.
Emma King
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Financial Distress and Its Determinants in Rheumatoid Arthritis

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective To quantify the degree of financial distress and identify its determinants in adults with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) given the frequent prolonged use of expensive disease‐modifying therapies. Methods We identified adults enrolled in the FORWARD databank with either RA or noninflammatory musculoskeletal disease (NIMSKD) completing the ...
Amber Brown Keebler   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Testing a Personalized Approach to Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Older Veterans

open access: yesArthritis 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   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Qualitative Analysis of Patient Perspectives and Preferences in Lupus Management to Guide Lupus Guidelines Development

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective A patient‐centered approach for chronic disease management, including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), aligns treatment with patients’ values and preferences, leading to improved outcomes. This paper summarizes how patient experiences, perspectives, and priorities informed the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2024 Lupus Nephritis (LN)
Shivani Garg   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

Validation of a Genetic Risk Score Combined With Clinical Variables for Predicting Pulmonary Fibrosis in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is a severe extra‐articular manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This study aimed to externally validate a genetic risk score (GRS) and a combined risk score (CRS) for predicting the risk of RA‐associated PF in an independent cohort of patients with early RA.
Mikael Brink   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diagnostic Use of Testing for Novel Murine Autoantibodies for Sjögren Disease in the Rheumatology Outpatient Setting

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The goal was to assess the diagnostic performance of three novel autoantibodies (NA) for Sjögren disease (SjD) by comparing NA prevalence in patients with SjD, other autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARDs), nonspecific chronic sialadenitis (CS), and controls.
Chadwick R. Johr   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of cyclic intravenous Iloprost therapy in patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Artery Hypertension

open access: yesFiyz̤, 2017
Background: Prostacyclin have positive effects in improving the cardiopulmonary variables, signs and the hemodynamics of cases with a idiopathic pulmonary artery hypertension (IPAH).The objective of this study was to determine the benefits of ...
Majid MalekMohammad   +3 more
doaj  

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