Psoriatic arthritis
Hitting the home stretch, day 3 presentations were big! Here are a few of my favorites:
Secukinumab Efficacy in Enthesitis-Related and Juvenile Psoriatic Arthritis.
Abstract 1424 – Dr. Hermine…
Should we start considering therapeutic drug monitoring when prescribing TNFi for treatment of our rheumatologic conditions?
The NOR-DRUM trials (A and B) are the first randomized trials to assess…

3 years 4 months ago
Hospitalisation for heart failure ⬆️ in inflammatory diseases. RA>PsA>AS>PsO . HRs 1.1-1.6 compared to general population. Abstr#1925 #ACR21 @RheumNow https://t.co/kKlGQM5Tcg


3 years 4 months ago
Why is there more CHF in #RheumatoidArthritis ? Also dose response between highest inflammation RA the PsA then axSpA then PsO. ?Cytokine profile varying with disease and maybe CRP. Who knows. Abst#1925 #ACR21 @RheumNow https://t.co/JIH3qwkLpx

3 years 4 months ago
Should we be measuring drug levels in pts taking infliximab?
⭐️Drug monitoring vs. standard dosing showed 73% sustained control vs. 55% (RA, PsA, SpA, UC, Crohn's, PsO)
#ACR21
Abs#1946
#ACRBest @RheumNow
https://t.co/sWMen50ljP https://t.co/F4Wpqis3id


3 years 4 months ago
Prospective study of PsO screened @ derm clinics
🔹PsO➕>3 mo back pain starting <45yo➕no biologics➡️rheum ref, 100 pts seen➡️19 dx'ed as:
🔹14 axPsA, 68% met axSpA ASAS, 11/14 w/o pPsA
🔹5 pPsA w/o axial dz
https://t.co/azoks5CHCP
#ACR21 Abst#1796 @RheumNow

3 years 4 months ago
Elevated CRP levels (>3) in PsA associated with ⬆️risk of cardiovascular events
⭐️NSAID use significantly REDUCED risk of CV events
Abs#1920
#ACR21 @RheumNow
https://t.co/gIz9f4SlWo https://t.co/V4uDeO3Iuz


3 years 4 months ago
Racial differences in PsA patients in large US real world database
95% Whites (W) and 5% were AA
NSAIDs: 80% W and 78% AAs
TNFI: 51% W and 41% of AAs
DMARDs: 72% of W and 98% of AAs
HTN/DM/Obesity/Gout 🔼 AA
Cancer/osteoporosis /anxiety 🔼 whites
Abst#1780 #ACR21 @Rheumnow https://t.co/7ee4bVU7ZA


3 years 4 months ago
PsO vs PsA patient and disease characteristics COPPAR registry:
PsO pts 🔼mean BSA
Both 🔼 % of biologic therapy
sPGA and PASI 🔼PsO
🔽QOL and physical health in PsA
🔼daily work impairment PsA
Abst # 1779 #ACR21 @RheumNow