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THU0109 INCREASED MODIFIED HEALTH ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE (MHAQ) SCORE IS INDEPENDENTLY ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH RISK OF SEVERE INFECTION IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS (RA) PATIENTS [PDF]

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 2019
Background Severe infections that complicate rheumatoid arthritis may cause significant morbidity and mortality. The Modified Health Assessment Questionnaire (MHAQ) is one of the scores most used for measuring the functional status of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. However, the relationship between the MHAQ score and severe infection risk has not
Yuji Yoshida, Shiro Ohshima, Eri Oguro, Kentaro Kuzuya, Yasutaka Okita, Hidetoshi Matsuoka, Satoru Teshigawara, Maiko Yoshimura, Kentaro Isoda, Yoshinori Harada, Jun Hashimoto, Yukihiko Saeki   +11 more
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Electrochemical Reduction of Oxygen on Anthraquinone/Carbon Nanotubes Nanohybrid Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode in Neutral Medium

Journal of Chemistry, 2013
The electrochemical behaviors of monohydroxy-anthraquinone/multiwall carbon nanotubes (MHAQ/MWCNTs) nanohybrid modified glassy carbon (MHAQ/MWCNTs/GC) electrodes in neutral medium were investigated; also reported was their application in the ...
Zheng Gong, Guoquan Zhang, Song Wang
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Psoriatic arthritis: exploring the occurrence of sleep disturbances, fatigue, and depression and their correlates

Arthritis Research & Therapy, 2020
Introduction Sleep disturbances, fatigue, and anxiety/depression in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) may be influenced by skin and musculoskeletal manifestations. All of these in turn affect the psychosocial impact of disease.
Glenn Haugeberg, Mari Hoff, Arthur Kavanaugh, Brigitte Michelsen   +3 more
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COVID-19 among Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients on ‎Immunosuppressive Therapy During the First Wave of the COVID-‎‎19 Pandemic: a Prospective Comparative Study ‎ [PDF]

Afro-Egyptian Journal of Infectious and Endemic Diseases, 2022
Background and aim of the work: COVID-19 has multiple challenges among risky cases like rheumatoid arthritis patients. So, this ‎study was done to look for COVID-19 in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and compare the severity ‎and outcome of COVID-19 ...
Amgad Rabia, Samar Amer, Hosam Dawod, Youmna Amer   +3 more
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Utility of Baseline Transcriptomic Analysis of Rheumatoid Arthritis Synovium as an Indicator for Long-Term Clinical Outcomes

Frontiers in Medicine, 2022
Objective:Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease that can lead to synovial damage, persistent joint pain, and functional disability.
Vidyanand Anaparti, Vidyanand Anaparti, Dana Wiens, Liam J. O'Neil, Liam J. O'Neil, Erika Hubbard, Robert Robl, Irene Smolik, Carol Hitchon, Peter E. Lipsky, Hani El-Gabalawy, Hani El-Gabalawy   +11 more
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Maintenance of Sustained Low Disease Activity or Remission in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated With Etanercept Monotherapy: Results from the Corrona Registry

ACR Open Rheumatology, Volume 2, Issue 10, Page 588-594, October 2020., 2020
Objective The purpose of this study was to evaluate maintenance of remission/low disease activity (LDA) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who achieved remission/LDA with etanercept (ETN) plus a conventional synthetic disease‐modifying antirheumatic drug (csDMARD) and to compare patients who discontinued csDMARD to receive ETN monotherapy (Mono)
Dimitrios A. Pappas, Ying Shan, Tamara Lesperance, Greg Kricorian, Elaine Karis, Sabrina Rebello, Winnie Hua, Neil A. Accortt, Scott Stryker   +8 more
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Migraine in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and its relation to disease activity

The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery, 2021
Background The comorbidity between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and migraine is complex and not completely understood. Objective This study aimed to evaluate migraine frequency in patients with RA and its relation to disease activity.
Hassan Abd-Elaty El-Sonbaty, Carmen Ali Zarad, Mohamed Rezk Mohamed, Ali Ahmed Abou Elmaaty   +3 more
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Higher disease activity and lower renal function in patients with rheumatoid arthritis are associated with loss of muscle mass: results from a long‐term follow‐up study

JCSM Clinical Reports, Volume 5, Issue 3, Page 63-68, July 2020., 2020
Abstract Background Muscle mass or strength is an important factor of activities of daily living in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, there are few reports analysing the long‐term change in muscle mass in these patients. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship of patient's background or disease activity of RA with change ...
Shinichi Nogi, Atsushi Hashimoto, Shigeto Tohma, Toshihiro Matsui   +3 more
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External Validation of a Risk Score for Major Toxicity Among Nonsteroidal Anti‐Inflammatory Drug Users: Real‐World Application

ACR Open Rheumatology, Volume 2, Issue 5, Page 269-275, May 2020., 2020
Objective We previously derived and validated a risk score for major nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drug (NSAID) toxicity over 1 year among NSAID users in a randomized controlled trial. This work was extended to examine the risk score's performance in an external population using real‐world data.
Daniel H. Solomon, Nina P. Paynter, Hongshu Guan, Joel M. Kremer   +3 more
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Correlation between Disease Activity Indices, Roentgenographic joint destruction, ADL assessment and Evaluation of Physical Function and QOL in Egyptian Females with Rheumatoid Arthritis [PDF]

Al-Azhar International Medical Journal
Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease causing joint inflammation, structural damage, and disability. While disease activity and radiographic scores are routinely used, assessments of quality of life(QOL) and physical function are
Omar Tarek Ramadan, Medhat Ahmed Fouad Shalaby, Mohamed Eladl Ali Ali   +2 more
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