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World Congress on OP, OA & MSK Disorders

EurekAlert! Apr 11, 2024

Bone and musculoskeletal disease researchers and physicians from around the world will meet today in London, UK for the opening of the largest scientific event in the field, the World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Muscul

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1/600 Falls May Die (4.5.2024)

Jack Cush, MD Apr 05, 2024

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and Journal reports from this past week on RheumNow.com - including problems w/ falls, pain and treatment of Dupuytren’s contractures.

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ICYMI: Top 5 Clinical Pearls in RA Management

Rachel Tate, DO Apr 04, 2024

RheumNow Live 2024 provided a wealth of clinical insights, particularly in the realm of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) management. Here are the top five clinical pearls from the event's opening session, "Success in Rheumatoid Arthritis."

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ICYMI: Eating for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Kathryn H. Dao, M.D. Apr 01, 2024

The majority of practicing rheumatologists at RheumNow Live were unaware of the new ACR guidelines issued in 2022 regarding dietary and lifestyle recommendations for patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Dr. Monica Guma reviewed these guidelines during her lecture on the impact of diet on disease activity and therapeutic response.

Canadian OBRI study in 692 RA pts shows pts treated w/ triple DMARD (MSH) stayed on Rx longer (15 mos) compared to MTX+LEF (9.6 mos); not significant but MTX/SSZ/HCQ had signif lower DAS28 @ 6 mos (3.4 vs 3.9) & at 12 mos (3.2 vs 3.5, p=0.0005) https://t.co/tuIigaswDK https://t.co/DAh3lgRufA

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Expert Review Rheumatoid Arthritis: The Continuum of Disease and Strategies for Prediction, Early Intervention, and Prevention 📰 https://t.co/JfkO8WpELc #rheumatoidarthritis #prediction #prevention https://t.co/3xqHalhjCV

Staph. aureus bacteremia (SAB) is assoc w/ poor outcomes & Osteoarticular infection. Danish study of 18 274 SAB pt (367 w RA). 90d SAB risk in RA was 23% vs 12.5% in non-RA (HR 1.93). Higher w/ Jt implants (29%) & TNFi use (42%). 90d Mortality was 35% https://t.co/hjaPnTbE0E https://t.co/7t7omiUVYf

Rheumatoid arthritis and risk of osteoarticular infection and death following S…

13 Risk Factors for RA-associated Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) ILD is the most widespread and fatal pulmonary complication of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). A recent metanalysis shows the pooled prevalence of RA-ILD was approximately 18.7%. https://t.co/x1YFv0ZlL9 https://t.co/XGeilz2tus

13 Risk Factors for RA-associated Interstitial Lung Disease | RheumNow

Pearl: Three "S" Rule (Smoking, Seropositivity, Sex/Male): if present the risk of RA-UIP (ILD) goes up nearly 13 fold (ACR23 Abstract 1269) https://t.co/2YFosInpGs https://t.co/rOVN79JJRz

The Impact of Sex, Serostatus, and Smoking on Risk for Rheumatoid Arthritis-ass…

How do you communicate risk/benefit to patients? @RADoctor's recent publication highlighted by Dr. H. Gabalawy at #RNL2024 -Increase awareness -Include numbers for context - Make it easy for patients to understand those numbers -Use absolute risks - Avoid 1 in X format

Aging in RA: "(RA is due to a poorly functioning immune system which increases a patients risk of CVD, infection, and cancer. The aging immune system additionally affects this process.

"#RNL2024 Brittany Weber on Cardio-Rheumatology: ""Everything has changed"" on inflammation and CVD - Canakinumab 150 mg v PBO HR 0.85, p =0.02 - Colchicine v PBO HR 0.69, P<0.001 2023: FDA approval for colchicine as 1st anti-inflammatory for reducing CV events

#RNL2024 ASCVD Risk Calculators underestimate risk in patients of RA Inflammatory disease was added as a "risk enhancer" in 2019 update "A low ASCVD and/or absence of symptoms may be not be reassuring" https://t.co/Cz1LRda9xx

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soluble Fms‐like tyrosine kinase‐1 (sFlt-1)/placental growth factor (PlGF) ratio, biomarkers of placental function and adverse pregnancy outcomes. Study of 158 RA pts, 1/2 on TNFi during Preg. TNFi assoc w/ incr birthweight; no effx on sFlt‐1 & PlGF https://t.co/JFvDxrTAfr https://t.co/CRxSEbm2Ru

Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitor Use Increases Birthweight in Pregnant Women Wit…

ICYMI: Eating for Rheumatoid Arthritis The majority of practicing rheumatologists at RheumNow Live were unaware of the new ACR guidelines issued in 2022 regarding dietary and lifestyle recommendations for patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) (1). https://t.co/0Z1lYzsxuI https://t.co/2atX1B4hQb

ICYMI: Eating for Rheumatoid Arthritis | RheumNow

Metrics Used by Rheumatologists in RA https://t.co/Lfzqdzehb7 https://t.co/uc5WTIdbTY

Metrics Used by Rheumatologists in RA | RheumNow

#RNL2024 2022 ACR Guideline for Integrative Interventions for RA - Conditionally recommend Mediterranean diet - Conditionally recommend Against other diets or dietary supplements *Low or very low to moderate evidence due to absence of good studies 🍇🫒 https://t.co/H14pMWc1V9

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Monica Guma at #RNL2024 How does Mediterranean diet help inflammation? Maintains healthy microbiota Enhancing production of anti-inflammatory metabolites Maintains intestinal barrier integrity https://t.co/VoroixlV9k

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Seropositive RA is a spectrum to disease Hani El Gabalawy #RNL2024 Genetic and environmental factors affecting autoimmunity and leading to disease Clinical suspect arthralgias usually finds "imminent RA", may be too late at that stage for prevention https://t.co/UlQbBkMdgT

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#RNL2024 As we age, we gain not just wisdom, but also "Inflammaging" Immune system changes in our inflammatory cells lead to: - Poor vaccine response - High risks for infections - High risk for CVD - High risk for autoimmunity https://t.co/qePhpfozQ3 https://t.co/fZ4ZBhSLXY

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