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The effects of educational status and comorbidity on routine assessment of patient index data 3 and its correlation with disease activity score 28 and clinical disease activity index

Indian Journal of Rheumatology, 2020
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, Cem Ozisler, Nesibe Karahan Yesil, Fulya Dortbas, Ahmet Omma, Zeynep Ozbalkan Aslar, Yasar Karaaslan   +6 more
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Disease activity Score 28 in patients with Chikungunya virus infection [PDF]

Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, 2022
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, A. Padilha Castro Gomes, B. Martins Farinazo, R. Medeiros Sousa, C. Muniz Caldas   +4 more
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Leptin serum and disease activity in spondyloarthritis [PDF]

, 2020
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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Correlation of the Multi-Biomarker Disease Activity Score with Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity Measures: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Arthritis care & research, 2019
There are conflicting reports on the validity of the multi‐biomarker disease activity (MBDA) score for assessing rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity.
Tate M. Johnson, Kyle A Register, C. Schmidt, J. O'Dell, T. Mikuls, K. Michaud, Bryant R. England   +6 more
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The effect of three years of TNF alpha blocking therapy on markers of bone turnover and their predictive value for treatment discontinuation in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: a prospective longitudinal observational cohort study [PDF]

, 2012
INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of three years of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) blocking therapy on bone turnover as well as to analyze the predictive value of early changes in bone turnover markers (BTM) for ...
Eveline van der Veer, Anneke Spoorenberg, Arends, S., Houtman, P.M., Cees G.M. Kallenberg, Leijsma, M.K., Brouwer, E., Reinhard Bos, Elisabeth Brouwer, Kallenberg, C.G., Martha K. Leijsma, Groen, H., Groen, H.; id_orcid, van der Veer, E., Bos, R., Spoorenberg, A., Henk Groen, Suzanne Arends, Pieternella M. Houtman   +18 more
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Correlation between neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and disease activity score using SDAI in established rheumatoid arthritis patients [PDF]

Romanian Journal of Rheumatology
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a multisystem inflammatory disorder predominantly affecting joint structures leading to joint erosions, destruction of cartilage and frank deformities if not treated.
Tabe Rasool, Afshan Siddiqui, Salma Salman, Tahira Parveen, Faiza Ghuman, Iqra Haseeb   +5 more
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Evaluation of newly proposed remission cut-points for disease activity score in 28 joints (DAS28) in rheumatoid arthritis patients upon IL-6 pathway inhibition

Arthritis Research & Therapy, 2017
BackgroundStringent remission criteria are crucial in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) assessment. Disease activity score in 28 joints (DAS28)-remission has not been included among American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism definitions,
M. Schoels, F. Alasti, J. Smolen, D. Aletaha   +3 more
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Acute phase reactants add little to composite disease activity indices for rheumatoid arthritis: validation of a clinical activity score

Arthritis Research & Therapy, 2005
IntroductionFrequent assessments of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity allow timely adaptation of therapy, which is essential in preventing disease progression.
D. Aletaha, V. Nell, T. Stamm, M. Uffmann, S. Pflugbeil, K. Machold, J. Smolen   +6 more
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Expert Consensus on Optimal Acquisition and Development of the International Bowel Ultrasound Segmental Activity Score [IBUS-SAS]: A Reliability and Inter-rater Variability Study on Intestinal Ultrasonography in Crohn’s Disease

Journal of Crohn's & Colitis, 2020
Background and Aims Intestinal ultrasound [IUS] is an accurate, patient-centreed monitoring tool that objectively evaluates Crohn’s disease [CD] activity.
K. Novak, K. Nylund, C. Maaser, F. Petersen, T. Kucharzik, Cathy Lu, M. Allocca, G. Maconi, F. D. de Voogd, B. Christensen, R. Vaughan, C. Palmela, D. Carter, R. Wilkens   +13 more
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Assessment of Serum level of Cellular Communication Network Factor 3 in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients and its Correlation to Disease Activity [PDF]

International Journal of Medical Arts
Background: Rheumatoid arthritis [RA] is an autoimmune disease manifested by non-articular manifestations and articular ones that mostly affects synovial joints in a chronic manner.
Mahmoud Mohamed, Khaled Amer, Ahmed Ezz, Mohamed Mosa   +3 more
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