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      RT @RichardPAConway: Dr Springer on pharmacological response of RTX in ANCA-vasculitis. Suggest that 500mg every 6 month

      Richard Conway RichardPAConway

      4 years ago
      Dr Springer on pharmacological response of RTX in ANCA-vasculitis. Suggest that 500mg every 6 months may not achieve sufficient B cell depletion in all. What are the clinical implications? Is anyone dosing 500mg as standard? Abstr#0416 #ACR21 @RheumNow https://t.co/w36hSYbW1B
      RT @DrMiniDey: Some great #SpA posters on #WorkParticipation
      #ACR21
      Abs#0358
      •~700 pts
      •379 (64.2%) took sick leave

      Mrinalini Dey DrMiniDey

      4 years ago
      Some great #SpA posters on #WorkParticipation #ACR21 Abs#0358 •~700 pts •379 (64.2%) took sick leave in last 12m •#Absenteeism in 23.7% & #presenteeism in 84.1% •Huge impact on work participation in SpA despite incr no. of therapeutic agents @RheumNow https://t.co/pwz4s8D1FU https://t.co/wpbjeXNpgm
      RT @drdavidliew: Despite >20y of bDMARDs, our patients still have a 50% greater risk of cardiovascular issues
      (simila

      David Liew drdavidliew

      4 years ago
      Despite >20y of bDMARDs, our patients still have a 50% greater risk of cardiovascular issues (similar to family history or abdominal obesity) Cardiovascular disease in RA is not historic, it's today's reality we too often ignore. 2020 data @VUamsterdam #ACR21 ABST0286 @RheumNow https://t.co/Az4wHNUOGe
      RT @RichardPAConway: Meta-analysis from @rheum_covid with @HsiehEvelyn shows that people with rheumatic disease are atâ¬

      Richard Conway RichardPAConway

      4 years ago
      Meta-analysis from @rheum_covid with @HsiehEvelyn shows that people with rheumatic disease are at⬆️risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and⬆️mortality from COVID-19. Abstr#0086 #ACR21 @RheumNow #ACRBest https://t.co/B7tWs02gfc
      RT @ericdeinmd: #ACR21 Abst#0284. RA and Dementia?
      ⭐️1366 pts with RA, retro pop-based cohort
      ⭐️Risks: older age

      Eric Dein ericdeinmd

      4 years ago
      #ACR21 Abst#0284. RA and Dementia? ⭐️1366 pts with RA, retro pop-based cohort ⭐️Risks: older age, diabetes, CVD. ⭐️Large joint swelling swelling HR 2.2 (1.2-3.9). No significance by RF/CCP/ESR/erosions/nodules ▶️CVD risks appear > RA activity https://t.co/2uN2lBs4tr @Rheumnow https://t.co/HEOXPosE5Z
      RT @drdavidliew: Diabetes puts you at risk of cardiovascular disease, right?
      What about RA?
      Look at this graph and compa

      David Liew drdavidliew

      4 years ago
      Diabetes puts you at risk of cardiovascular disease, right? What about RA? Look at this graph and compare the pair. "already it was impossible to say which was which” - George Orwell, Animal Farm #ACR21 ABST0287 @RheumNow https://t.co/r0yaeC530l https://t.co/mKJhoyJ2Cn
      RT @RichardPAConway: Study by @BethIWallace @Tuhina_Neogi shows that we seem to treat fibromyalgia symptoms with steroid

      Richard Conway RichardPAConway

      4 years ago
      Study by @BethIWallace @Tuhina_Neogi shows that we seem to treat fibromyalgia symptoms with steroids in RA patients. Its a bad idea in fibromyalgia, and has got to be bad practice in RA too. Abstr#0120 #ACR21 @RheumNow
      RT @ericdeinmd: #ACR21 Abst#0271. ⬆️ Risk of carotid atherosclerosis in first few years of RA diagnosis. Authors rec

      Eric Dein ericdeinmd

      4 years ago
      #ACR21 Abst#0271. ⬆️ Risk of carotid atherosclerosis in first few years of RA diagnosis. Authors recommend routine carotid screening in pts at time of diagnosis. Q: would you routinely screen all patients at time of diagnosis? @Rheumnow https://t.co/A9akqyVRGF https://t.co/SYGkJHQzWf
      RT @drdavidliew: PsA bDMARD use in Australia🇦🇺
      (where once you qualify for a bDMARD in general, it's the physician

      David Liew drdavidliew

      4 years ago
      PsA bDMARD use in Australia🇦🇺 (where once you qualify for a bDMARD in general, it's the physician's free choice) 1. cool Sankey diagram showing switches 2. given the chance, people switch in all directions & switch hard (registry linked with insurance) #ACR21 ABST0201 @RheumNow https://t.co/jcVPa8jXsR
      RT @drdavidliew: COVID-19 has been tough on everyone, but especially tough on our patients in rheumatology.

      We need to

      David Liew drdavidliew

      4 years ago
      COVID-19 has been tough on everyone, but especially tough on our patients in rheumatology. We need to think about the long-term impacts, but also about how we can do it better next time. @HSpecialSurgery #ACR21 ABST0266 @RheumNow https://t.co/JdOqZ8Svin https://t.co/c0rlY9PfDv
      RT @RHEUMarampa: STEP-KOA trial: a promising intervention for knee #osteoarthritis?🤔
      @RheumNow #ACR21 #YearinReview h

      sheila RHEUMarampa

      4 years ago
      STEP-KOA trial: a promising intervention for knee #osteoarthritis?🤔 @RheumNow #ACR21 #YearinReview https://t.co/6Vkx0WR0tx
      RT @MeralElRamahiMD: Abst#0276:
      Pulse Pressure (PP) can predict carotid plaque in RA!

      ➡️PP (SBP – DBP) assoc w/

      Meral K. El Ramahi, MD MeralElRamahiMD

      4 years ago
      Abst#0276: Pulse Pressure (PP) can predict carotid plaque in RA! ➡️PP (SBP – DBP) assoc w/ subclinical CVD in gen populat. How about in RA? ⭐︎ RA pts had higher PP than controls ⭐︎ PP = only independent RF for subclinical athero #ACR21 @Rheumnow https://t.co/esLDW8iggf https://t.co/6d2D9hXC1i
      RT @drdavidliew: Nintedanib open-label extension study in PF-ILD (progressive fibrosing)
      - active arm continuing: simila

      David Liew drdavidliew

      4 years ago
      Nintedanib open-label extension study in PF-ILD (progressive fibrosing) - active arm continuing: similar rate of change as RCT (78 v 77) - placebo arm initiating: similar as well Missing data (COVID-19) but effect appears related to exposure INBUILD-ON #ACR21 ABST0186 @RheumNow https://t.co/hWe7ypbex6
      RT @MeralElRamahiMD: Abst#0269: Autoabs confer risk of incident CVD in US ⚦ veterans w/ RA

      ⭐︎ MACE risk: ↑ conc

      Meral K. El Ramahi, MD MeralElRamahiMD

      4 years ago
      Abst#0269: Autoabs confer risk of incident CVD in US ⚦ veterans w/ RA ⭐︎ MACE risk: ↑ concentrations of RF (HR 1.15) & malondialdehyde acetaldehyde (anti-MAA) (HR 1.2) ⭐︎ CVD Death: ↑ concentrations of CCP (HR 1.27) & anti-MAA #ACR21 @Rheumnow https://t.co/UeOz91Bh3P https://t.co/PJwP1H4eNk
      RT @drdavidliew: How it started How it's going

      inspirational talk @DzifaDey, building rheumatology up in

      David Liew drdavidliew

      4 years ago
      How it started How it's going inspirational talk @DzifaDey, building rheumatology up in Ghana, smart solutions across all domains, and scaling up to help across West Africa #ACR21 'Challenges & Innovation in Global Rheumatology' session @RheumNow @TheLancetRheum https://t.co/9aG6pes4qy https://t.co/wo6f90ocEP
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