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Elevated Uric Acid Is Associated With New‐Onset Atrial Fibrillation
A Longitudinal Swedish study has shown that elevated serum uric acid (SUA) levels has cardiovascular implications and may predict the development of atrial fibrillation (AFib).
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Causes of Enthesitis: SpA (AS, reactive arthritis, PsA, enteropathic arthritis, ERA), JIA, but also in RA, leprosy, trauma, OA, DISH, acromegaly, fluorosis, retinoid therapy, hypo- or hyper-PTH, POEMS syndrome, X-linked hypophosphatemia https://t.co/9NjlIExl8c https://t.co/vaRJjwOu2q
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Enthesitis portends worse SpA. Data from 749 SpA pts in REGISPONSER-AS registry found 6.1% w/achilles tendinitis at baseline. Pts w/ enthesitis had worse pain, BASDAI, mBASDAI, ASDAS-CRP scores & after 2 yrs had fewer in low dz state (16 vs 31.5%) https://t.co/sChQ4WFmlW https://t.co/BkjzxCQIGF
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RA Disease Activity and Alcohol Use
The effects of alcohol use in RA is less known, but a study suggests that alcohol consumption was dose-dependently associated with lower disease activity and higher health-related quality of life in RA patients.
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AR882, selective uric acid transporter 1 (URAT1) inhibitor in development, completed a phase 2, 140 pt 12-week PBO controlled trial, where 75 mg/d lowered SUA by 59% (8.6 to 3.5 ) & 42% (8.6 to 5.0 ) in 50 mg dose group - all better than PBO https://t.co/HHzHWj4XQr https://t.co/gJD9hnkFJc
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How would you treat 37yoF B27+ AS on Taltz, now pregnant?(Failed NSAIDs, TNFi's)
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Ferritin may be more than biomarker in Stills, etc - may contribute directly to pathogenesis. Ferritin causes PMN activation & neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs). Could this be targeted therapeutically? https://t.co/tHbS6WtNWp https://t.co/rXfqgkij7k
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Worse Birth Outcomes in RA and SLE
A population-based retrospective cohort study patients with RA or SLE and their infants demonstrated significant adverse pregnancy outcome, particularly the infants of women with SLE.
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Half of all outpt. MDs are bound by restrictive covenants. FTC is considering a ban on noncompete clauses. AMA) code of ethics discourages covenants that "unreasonably restrict". FTC the rule change could save Pts up to $148 billion https://t.co/nssfbrxnLR https://t.co/8hGArfGEGW
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173 PsA pts enrolled to start ustekinumab: half on MTX and half on PBO. At week 24 there was no difference in DAS28 between groups (2.9 vs 3.1); then Ustekinumab plus placebo was non-inferior to ustekinumab plus methotrexate https://t.co/AygtawIZsZ https://t.co/YLGp5lMWT9
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ACP Guidelines on Fracture Prevention in at-risk Adults
The American College of Physicians (ACP) has updated its 2017 recommendations on pharmacologic treatment of primary osteoporosis or low bone mass to prevent fractures in adults.
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Free great handout on DRESS - Drug Reaction With Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms. May affect adults or children; usually 2 to 8 weeks after beginning a medication. ~1 in 1000 taking specific drugs get DRESS. Allopurinol is a common cause https://t.co/gTW8D3raHV https://t.co/aQbnFS3rNR
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anti-mitochondrial antibodies (AMA) in were assayed in 404 #RA patients & found to positive in 14-26%. Importantly AMA Abs were associated with erosive disease (p<0.05) and interstitial lung disease (p<0.01), independent of CCP or RF https://t.co/TW2xsa1igt https://t.co/jr1ltgGmdF
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AutoAb analysis of 140 systemic sclerosis shows low sensitivity (<33%), high specificity (>88%). Scl-70+ signif assoc w sine scleroderma, digital ulcers, Raynauds as 1st onset sign. SSc-ILD more common Scl-70 and PAH with CENP A/B Abs https://t.co/ZQksWVauMZ https://t.co/RKSWOItdxu
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Evidence based Latin American Guidelines of clinical practice on prevention, diagnosis, management and treatment of glucocorticoid induced osteoporosis. A 2022 update https://t.co/CmYnENB60W https://t.co/Qm5hR1fCx6
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Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) was studied in 205 Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) pts - NLR correlated with lung function, & outcomes - NLR >= 2.9 was associated with a significant 2 fold increased risk of mortality https://t.co/FwnfrVW29M https://t.co/BIX8e3svJB
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Hosp study of 2809 admissions, found 1+adverse events (AE) in 24%. Among 978 AE, 23% (222) were preventable; 32% (316) serious. Preventable AE occurred in 1/15 admissions (serious 1/100). Drug AE were most common (39%) https://t.co/YKaYgmRbLN
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Bimekizumab in Active Psoriatic Arthritis - BE COMPLETE study
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