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Mrinalini Dey DrMiniDey
9 months 4 weeks ago
What's the assoc between RA disease activity & ILD?
Results @MassGenBrigham show early active RA is assoc with
➡️6x incr risk of #ILD
➡️4x incr risk of RA-related lung disease
Early DMARDs are vital to reduce articular & extra-articular manifestations!
Ab0802 #ACR24 @RheumNow
Dr. John Cush RheumNow
9 months 4 weeks ago
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Bella Mehta bella_mehta
9 months 4 weeks ago
Disparities posters #ACR24
- Analyzed 10,604 SLE patients
- 18.7% in the lowest SES group experienced functional status decline vs. 12.5% in the highest SES group
- African American patients and Greater neighborhood deprivation did worse
#ACR24 abst#0190
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Bella Mehta bella_mehta
9 months 4 weeks ago
Contraception counselling in #SLE post intervention
- Contraceptive counseling rates improved from 33.9% to 55.7%
- Women over 35 were 4.09 times more likely post-intervention
- Non-Hispanic Black women were less likely than Hispanic women
#ACR24 abst#0184 @RheumNow https://t.co/sOZXnAe4ov
Pregnancy is perhaps the oldest treatment in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and has been associated with a natural improvement in disease control in 50-75% of patients. Others, however, are not as successful with unchanged disease activity or worsening of their autoimmune disease.
Akhil Sood MD AkhilSoodMD
9 months 4 weeks ago
More steroid-sparing options for #IgG4RD!
Abstract 0775: In pts w/ IgG4:
- Inebilizumab (CD19-monoclonal ab) vs placebo associated with reduced risk of flare (HR 0.13; 95% CI 0.06, 0.28)
AEs: infections, infusion reactions, lymphopenia
#ACR24 @RheumNow https://t.co/Vr5hcd2E7E
Antoni Chan MD (Prof) synovialjoints
9 months 4 weeks ago
ASAS definition of Difficult-to-Manage Axial Spondyloarthritis (D2M axSpA) with criteria including treatment failure, suboptimal control, and persistent problematic symptoms. 89% of ASAS members endorsed the definition, including treatment-refractory cases with specific… https://t.co/3qWPQAGZ7c https://t.co/mVQzfLtaiI
Akhil Sood MD AkhilSoodMD
9 months 4 weeks ago
Is it safe to administer rotavirus vaccine to infants exposed in utero to TNFi?
Abstract#0806 shows no significant ↑ in the risk of diarrhea-related healthcare events among TNFi-exposed infants who received the vaccine compared to those who did not
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sheila RHEUMarampa
9 months 4 weeks ago
High serum BAFF as a novel RF for dev't of preeclampsia in pregnant SLE pts?
This study by Dr. C Sims et al showed that SLE pregnancies w/preeclampsia had significantly higher BAFF levels during the 1st trimester, and likely w/ ⬆️dsDNA or ⬇️ complement
@RheumNow #ACR24 abs424 https://t.co/kNzyuT03r2
Richard Conway RichardPAConway
9 months 4 weeks ago
McDermott @jeffsparks et al. SAIL-RA prospective study. 172 early RA patients. RA lund disease in 16%, RA-ILD in 11%. Disease activity strongest predictor RA lung disease, HR 4.89, and RA-ILD, HR 6.17. @RheumNow #ACR24 Abstr#0802 #ACRbest https://t.co/ia0koG64mL https://t.co/U1KdgcUfOy
Adela Castro AdelaCastro222
9 months 4 weeks ago
The 2009 ASAS classification criteria did not meet the set targets of 75% sensitivity and 90% specificity in the CLASSIC cohort, indicating the need for revision of these criteria to increase its performance and validity in classification of axSpA.
Abst#0820 #ACR24 #ACRBest… https://t.co/lF3QbRUpx3 https://t.co/SHPMpCjizS
Gabriela Martinez Zayas, MD MartinezZayasMd
9 months 4 weeks ago
This interesting systematic review showed that the prevalence of ILD was 15% in patients with SLE. This higher than previously reported! #ACR24 @RheumNow https://t.co/O1aZUUL4Ho
Bella Mehta bella_mehta
9 months 4 weeks ago
Researchers developed a digital messaging program to reduce fatigue in SLE
- Grounded in social cognitive and self-determination theories
- Reviewed 148 messages, refined based on patient feedback
- High patient ratings, future will see more of these #ACR24 abst#0362 @RheumNow
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