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Metabolic Consequences of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may have metabolic disruption, which can contribute to adverse long‐term outcomes, for multiple reasons. Patients with RA appear to have a higher risk of sarcopenia, type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus, metabolic syndrome, and hypertension. Systemic inflammation in RA can cause a “lipid paradox,” with reduced low‐
Stevie Barry, Emily Sheng, Joshua F. Baker   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of breed, sex, and age on the body and internal organ weight of chickens for food security in resource-poor communities of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Frontiers in Animal Science
IntroductionThis study aimed to compare the effects of sex, breed, and age on the body weight and internal organ weight of chickens reared in resource-poor communities.
Thando Tenza, Thando Tenza, Lindokuhle Christopher Mhlongo, Cyprial Ndumiso Ncobela, Zikhona Rani   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of screening abdominal ultrasound examination on the decision to pursue advanced diagnostic tests and treatment in dogs with neurologic disease. [PDF]

, 2015
BackgroundAbdominal ultrasound examinations (AUS) are commonly performed before advanced neurodiagnostics to screen for diseases that might affect diagnostic plans and prognosis.ObjectivesDescribe the type and frequency of abnormalities found by AUS in ...
Blair, WH, Chen, RX, Sturges, BK, Taylor, SL, Tong, NM, Zwingenberger, AL   +5 more
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Association of Elevated Serum S100A8/A9 Levels and Cognitive Impairment in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Cognitive impairment (CI) is common in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Despite its prevalence, the immune mechanisms are not well understood. We previously reported elevated serum levels of S100A8/A9 and matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP‐9) in patients with SLE and CI.
Carolina Muñoz‐Grajales, Michelle L. Barraclough, Juan P. Diaz‐Martinez, Jiandong Su, Kathleen Bingham, Mahta Kakvan, Roberta Pozzi Kretzmann, Maria Carmela Tartaglia, Lesley Ruttan, May Y. Choi, Simone Appenzeller, Sherief Marzouk, Dennisse Bonilla, Patricia Katz, Dorcas Beaton, Robin Green, Dafna D. Gladman, Joan Wither, Zahi Touma   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Where, how, and how much? A multicenter cohort study of the relationship between lupus decision aid modality, place of administration, interruption and viewing completeness and patient‐reported outcomes

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective We assessed whether shared decision‐making (SDM), and patient acceptability, feasibility, and overall satisfaction with a computerized patient decision aid (PtDA) for patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), differs by PtDA setting, modality, and the viewing experience.
Jasvinder A. Singh, Mark Beasley, Larry R. Hearld, for the Implementing DEcision‐Aid for Lupus in clinics (IDEAL) Consortium   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cheap Sentiment [PDF]

, 2018
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Hill, Claire A.
core   +4 more sources

Hearts apart: sex differences in cardiac remodeling in health and disease

Journal of Clinical Investigation
Biological sex is an important modifier of physiology and influences pathobiology in many diseases. While heart disease is the number one cause of death worldwide in both men and women, sex differences exist at the organ and cellular scales, affecting ...
Thomas G. Martin, L. A. Leinwand
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Treating lupus nephritis patients to lupus low disease activity reduces renal relapse and preserves long‐term kidney function

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective Lupus low disease activity state (LLDAS) is a validated treatment target in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) but limited studies have explored the role of LLDAS in lupus nephritis (LN). This study aims to investigate the frequency and predictors of LLDAS attainment, and its benefit on LN relapse and renal function preservation in patients ...
Chak Kwan Cheung, Desmond YH Yap, KL Lee, Philip H Li, Iris YK Tang, Chak Sing Lau, Shirley CW Chan   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development of a personalized visualization and analysis tool to improve clinical care in complex multisystem diseases with application to scleroderma

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Background In complex diseases, it is challenging to assess a patient's disease state, trajectory, treatment exposures, and risk of multiple outcomes simultaneously, efficiently and at the point of care. Methods We developed an interactive patient‐level data visualization and analysis tool (VAT) that automates illustration of a scleroderma patient's ...
Ji Soo Kim, John Scott, Lauren Fisher, Lauren N. Smith, Willie Stewart, Adrianne Woods, Rob Smithwright, Diane Koher, Parastoo Aslanbeik, Aalok B. Shah, Brad Tibbils, Samantha I. Pitts, Ayse P. Gurses, Yushi Yang, Ana‐Maria Orbai, Antony Rosen, Laura K. Hummers, Scott L. Zeger, Ami A. Shah   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Risk assessment of medical exposure in X-ray examinations of children

Радиационная гигиена, 2017
The use of the effective dose (the concept of which was developed for radiation protection of workers and public) and the nominal risk coefficients, averaged by sex and age, to assess the radiation risks of medical exposure has some significant ...
I. G. Shatsky
doaj   +1 more source