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Velocidade de hemossedimentação: comparação entre o método Microtest X (microssedimentação) e o método de referência Westergren Erythrocyte sedimentation rate: comparison between the Microtest X technique (micro-sedimentation) and the Westergren reference method

Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia, 2009
The erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) is an easy and common routine laboratory technique. Over the last few decades, new methods have been proposed to reduce biological sample manipulation, to measure rates using an automated system, to optimize the ...
Anna L. Soares, Elcivane A. Santos
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Efficacy of B-cell-targeted therapy with rituximab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. [PDF]

, 2004
BACKGROUND: An open-label study indicated that selective depletion of B cells with the use of rituximab led to sustained clinical improvements for patients with rheumatoid arthritis. To confirm these observations, we conducted a randomized, double-blind,
Close, DR, Edwards, JCW, Emery, P, Filipowicz-Sosnowska, A, Shaw, T, Stevens, RM, Szczepanski, L, Szechinski, J   +7 more
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Heterogeneity of Rheumatoid Arthritis–Associated Interstitial Lung Disease by Longitudinal Forced Vital Capacity Trajectory and Associations With Disease Outcomes

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We aimed to identify unique disease trajectories within rheumatoid arthritis–associated interstitial lung disease (RA‐ILD) based on longitudinal forced vital capacity (FVC) values and their associated clinical outcomes. Methods We performed a cohort study of RA‐ILD within the Veterans Health Administration from 1999 to 2021.
Bryant R. England, Yangyuna Yang, Punyasha Roul, Tate M. Johnson, Scott M. Matson, Grant W. Cannon, Brian C. Sauer, Jeffrey R. Curtis, Joshua F. Baker, Ted R. Mikuls   +9 more
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High remission and low relapse with prolonged intensive DMARD therapy in rheumatoid arthritis (PRINT): A multicenter randomized clinical trial [PDF]

, 2016
Objectives: To determine whether prolonged intensive disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) treatment (PRINT) leads to high remission and low relapse rates in patients with severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Chen, Li-Na, Deng, Xue-Rong, Fang, Yong-Fei, Gu, Fei, Hao, Yan-Jie, He, Jing, Keystone, Edward, Li, Ru, Li, Xing-Fu, Li, Zhan-Guo, Liu, Hua-Xiang, Liu, Xiang-Yuan, Liu, Yi, McInnes, Iain B., Su, Yin, Sun, Ling-Yun, Xue, Yu, Zhang, Zhuo-Li, Zhao, Cheng, Zhao, Jin-Xia, Zhao, Yi, Zhou, Wei, Zhu, Ping, Zou, He-Jian, Zou, Qing-Hua   +24 more
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Adipokines and Associations With Incident Osteoporotic Fracture in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We assessed whether circulating adipokines are associated with incident fractures in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods Three adipokines (adiponectin, leptin, and fibroblast growth factor [FGF]‐21) were measured using banked enrollment serum from participants in a longitudinal RA cohort.
Joshua F. Baker, Bryant R. England, Michael D. George, Hannah Brubeck, Brian Sauer, Aleksander Lenert, Punyasha Roul, Geoffrey M. Thiele, Ted R. Mikuls, Katherine D. Wysham   +9 more
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May a correlation exist between age and biochemıcal parameters in Covid-19 patients?

Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2021
Background: Covid-19 infectious disease becomes a pandemic and later affects the entire world it has various effects in different age groups. Aims and Objective: In our study, we aimed to investigate the distribution of biochemical tests along with ...
Aslıhan Dilara Demir , Zeynep Hulya Durmaz   +1 more
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Effectiveness and Safety of Baricitinib for Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis–Associated Uveitis or Chronic Anterior Antinuclear Antibody–Positive Uveitis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of baricitinib in pediatric patients with active juvenile idiopathic arthritis–associated uveitis (JIA‐U) or chronic anterior antinuclear antibody–positive uveitis, who had an inadequate response to methotrexate (MTX) or biologic disease‐modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs).
Athimalaipet V. Ramanan, Catherine M. Guly, Gabriele Simonini, Stuart Y. Keller, Priyanka Sen, Thorsten Holzkaemper, Joana Araújo, Pierre Quartier   +7 more
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Association of Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate with Treatment Outcome in Patients Suffering from Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Cross-Sectional Study in Islamabad

Life and Science
Objective: To assess the association of erythrocyte sedimentation rate with treatment outcome in patients suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis. Study Design: Cross-sectional study.
Muhammad Afzal, Zubia Hassan, Saad Afzal, Rimsha Azhar, Huzaifa Qureshi, Samra Hassan   +5 more
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Neonatal-onset multisystem inflammatory disease responsive to interleukin-1 beta inhibition [PDF]

, 2006
BACKGROUND:Neonatal-onset multisystem inflammatory disease is characterized by fever, urticarial rash, aseptic meningitis, deforming arthropathy, hearing loss, and mental retardation.
Adams, BS, Aksentijevich, I, Beitz, LO, Brewer, C, Butman, JA, Canna, SW, Cole, JL, Dailey, NJ, Fuhlbrigge, RC, Gardner, G, Gelabert, A, Goldbach-Mansky, R, Hannan, WP, Haverkamp, MH, Hawkins, PN, Hill, S, Hoffmann, SC, Holland, SM, Horn, W, Jarvis, JN, Jones, J, Karp, BI, Kastner, DL, Kim, HJ, Moore, TL, O'Neil, K, Paul, SM, Penzak, SR, Pham, TH, Pucino, F, Rubin, BI, Shaham, B, Snyder, C, Stein, L, Turner, ML, Vehe, RK, Warren, RW, Wesley, RA, Wiggs, E, Zalewski, C   +39 more
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Persistent clinical efficacy and safety of anti-tumour necrosis factor \textgreeka therapy with infliximab in patients with ankylosing spondylitis over 5 years: evidence for different types of response [PDF]

, 2008
Background: There is insufficient evidence for the long-term efficacy and safety of anti-tumour necrosis factor therapy in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS).
Alten, R., Baraliakos, X., Braun, J., Burmester, G., Fritz, C., Krause, A., Listing, J., Schewe, Stefan, Schneider, M., Sieper, J., Sörensen, H., Zeidler, H.   +11 more
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