Rheumatoid Arthritis
Evidence suggests that RA patients are at increased risk for cognitive impairment. This is likely mediated by certain factors, including chronic inflammation and accelerated atherosclerosis. In the clinical setting, it is important to identify RA patients at increased risk for cognitive impairment.
Akhil Sood MD AkhilSoodMD
3 years 7 months ago
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Williams & colleagues studied role of CD4+ and CD8+ PD-1+ T cells in patients with early RA
- CD4+ and CD8+ T PD-1+ T cells were dominant cell types in synovial tissue
- 6 months after treatment, gene expression of CD4+ PD-1+ T cells decreased
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David Liew drdavidliew
3 years 7 months ago
Put those two RF together (essentially nailing down RA pts at risk of cancer):
age >65 or ever smoked, all tofa vs TNFi: HR 1.55 (1.05-2.30)
age >65 or ever smoked, tofa 5 bid vs TNFi: HR 1.44 (0.93-2.24)
neither RF, all tofa vs TNFi: HR 1.16 (0.53-2.55)
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Should we start considering therapeutic drug monitoring when prescribing TNFi for treatment of our rheumatologic conditions?
Eric Dein ericdeinmd
3 years 7 months ago
#ACR21 Ab#1941: ORAL Surveillance VTE risk
▶️Tofa 10 BID risk > 5 BID > TNFi for VTE, DVT, PE
▶️Age, male, obesity, HTN, h/o VTE, oral contraception/HRT, steroids, antidepressants were risk factors
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Richard Conway RichardPAConway
3 years 7 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
Eric Dein ericdeinmd
3 years 7 months ago
#ACR21 Ab#1939: Tofa CV Outcome (STAR-RA)
▶️Pooled data does not show ⬆️ risk of CVD
▶️Trend in pts w prior CVD -HR 1.27 (0.95-1.7), cannot r/o CVD risk in pts w risk factors
Less clear than oral surveillance data, but concerns in those w risks
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Janet Pope Janetbirdope
3 years 7 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
Robert B Chao, MD doctorRBC
3 years 7 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)
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Abs#1946
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Janet Pope Janetbirdope
3 years 7 months ago
Anti-MAA Ab is not ‘baa’ humbug. In prevalent #RheumatoidArthritis, + MAA Ab was predictive of developing #RA #ILD. ? Novel biomarker. Needs validation but nice convincing data @RheumNow #ACR21 #ACRBest abst#1916 https://t.co/wuTPzSIsey
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