Endoscopic scoring indices for evaluation of disease activity in Crohn’s disease [PDF]
Endoscopic assessment of mucosal disease activity is widely used to determine eligibility and response to therapy in clinical trials of treatment for Crohn's disease. However, the operating properties of the currently available endoscopic indices remain unclear.A systematic review was undertaken to evaluate the development and operating characteristics
Reena, Khanna +9 more
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Use of the painDETECT tool in rheumatoid arthritis suggests neuropathic and sensitization components in pain reporting. [PDF]
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an inflammatory autoimmune condition typified by systemic inflammation targeted toward synovial joints. Inhibition of proinflammatory networks by disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs, eg, methotrexate and biologic therapies,
Sofat, N +4 more
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Plea for standardization of disease activity scores
International ...
Saraux, Lea +2 more
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Development and First Validation of a Disease Activity Score for Gout [PDF]
ObjectiveTo develop a new composite disease activity score for gout and provide its first validation.MethodsDisease activity has been defined as the ongoing presence of urate deposits that lead to acute arthritis and joint damage. Every measure for each Outcome Measures in Rheumatology core domain was considered.
C. A. Scirè +50 more
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The importance of both setting and intensity of physical activity in relation to non-clinical anxiety and depression [PDF]
Physical activity is associated with good physical and mental health. Current recommendations suggest that people should achieve 30 minutes of moderate-intensity activity most days of the week to gain health benefits.
Mary K Hannah +6 more
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Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, systemic, inflammatory disease which leads to significant morbidity. Formal quantitative swollen and tender joint count and indices like disease activity score 28 (DAS28) and clinical disease activity ...
Kubilay Sahin +6 more
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Disease activity Score 28 in patients with Chikungunya virus infection [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: This study aims to evaluate different parameters for determining the inflammatory activity in patients with Chikungunya. PATIENTS AND METHODS: An observational, cross-sectional, descriptive, and analytical study was conducted with 56 patients
A. Beatriz de Sá +4 more
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Defining criteria for disease activity states in systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis based on the systemic Juvenile Arthritis Disease Activity Score [PDF]
Objective To develop and validate cutoff values in the systemic Juvenile Arthritis Disease Activity Score 10 (sJADAS10) that distinguish the states of inactive disease (ID), minimal disease activity (MiDA), moderate disease activity (MoDA), and high ...
Robasto, Francesca +116 more
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SCORE performance in Central and Eastern Europe and former Soviet Union: MONICA and HAPIEE results [PDF]
Aims: The Systematic COronary Risk Evaluation (SCORE) scale assesses 10 year risk of fatal atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD), based on conventional risk factors.
Kubinova, R +20 more
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Leptin serum and disease activity in spondyloarthritis [PDF]
Background: Spondyloarthritis (SpA) is an active chronic inflammatory disease involving pro-inflammatory cytokines; one of which is leptin. This study aimed to determine correlation between leptin serum level and disease activity in SpA patients. Method:
Luluch Mulyani, Yuliasih
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