EULAR2020 #op0168 🇰🇷Population-based cohort study identifies both allopurinol& febuxostat associated with MI, cerebral infarction&cerebral hemorrhage. Fluctuation of sUA&potentially even cardiovascular gout attacks (urate crystals in vasculature) as possible causes @RheumNow https://t.co/mcb5NLnMq1

#EULAR2020 #op0028 12 wk ph3 RELIEF study: Apremilast effectively relieves OU pain and OU number after 12 wks of 30 mg bid Rx. Great proportion of APR PTs achieved >10 mm &>30 mm improvement in OU pain @RheumNow https://t.co/p71sz9XL0e

#EULAR2020 #op0327 AI stages knee OA radiograpgic chsnges ieth accuracy 91.8-99% in 95% of the cases. Would you prefer AI or human radiology readings for MSK imaging ? @RheumNow

Do patients with early RA need to see a rheumatologist in the first 6w after Sx onset, or will 12w do? Getting in before 6w is better for drug-free remission than 12w, but not for radiographic progression - although >12w is too long! Leiden/ESPOIR OP0222 #EULAR2020 @RheumNow https://t.co/uaLsK4TMSR

Here's the data for GCA (even though labelled PMR) using the same methods, both looking at first 1y. Here's what gets me - it's obviously worse, but not that much worse... everyone's looking for steroid-sparing agents in GCA, but PMR's left behind? OP0275 #EULAR2020 @RheumNow https://t.co/YWkNBVitGa

For your new diagnosis RA patients, how long have they typically had symptoms for by the time they first see you? #EULAR2020 @RheumNow

Lots of talk about best bDMARDs in RA-ILD, but what about in RA-assoc bronchiectasis? @Yuz6Yusof found rituximab had better 'lung survival' vs TNFi (similar baseline stats) Something to consider in these difficult-to-treat pts? @LeedsBRC Newcastle THU0143 #EULAR2020 @RheumNow https://t.co/XpffkDNqhU

For patients on bDMARDs having surgery, we worry about post-op delayed wound healing. In this Japanese cohort, TCZ use was a risk factor. Unclear if meds withheld, but given IL-6 upreg in wound healing, it's plausible TCZ might have worse outcomes?? SAT0047 #EULAR2020 @RheumNow https://t.co/HVIKPplwiA

Behcet's ulcers can be a real pain. I've heard pentoxifylline gel be discussed before, here's some early data to back it up (need bigger trial). Tastes terrible, though - so maybe this? https://t.co/TrSlIKdWX3 (or a commercial prep might solve it) SAT0260 #EULAR2020 @RheumNow https://t.co/lvDY39ZbIH

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New genome wide association study on anterior uveitis. Heritability for uveitis is 0.7, much greater than axSpA. Includes great data on genetic risk scores @ARVOiovs @AberdeenEpi @hteraG_senoJ https://t.co/gsX39YfrbN https://t.co/e8qBpL5xwy

• Genomewide Association Study of Acute Anterior Uveitis Identifies New Suscepti…

What dose/frequency of rituximab do you use in maintenance ANCA #vasculitis? @RheumNow @eular_org @CRASCRRheum @earlyarthritis #EULAR2020

Not agreement on what to do re tests/referrals for NPSLE. Answers likely vary reflecting the broad spectrum of CNS lupus #EULAR2020 @RheumNow @eular_org @CRASCRRheum https://t.co/iJkgz2iMO9

• https://twitter.com/Janetbirdope/status/1268575483744129027

2/3 would prefer future face to face #EULAR mtgs but 1/4 like #EULAR2020goesvirtual better,so kudos to EULAR for facilitating elearning during #COVID19 @eular_org #EULAR2020 @RheumNow @CRASCRRheum https://t.co/q6nXN9wpfa

• https://twitter.com/janetbirdope/status/1268595653531389965

#EULAR2020goesvirtual @eular_org should future giant medical meetings be a hybrid of virtual & viewed for months post meeting & live where there is networking & audience participation? Less cost and time for some attendees. Like cable TV vs Netflix @CRASCRRheum @RheumNow https://t.co/WqYQTpicAs

• https://twitter.com/CHATTERJEEARGHY/status/1269097321041498112

People with #rheumatoid #arthritis reporting major stressors in life had worse #pain, #disability, #depression, #fatigue and sleep disturbance at diagnosis and a year later - despite control of disease. Andersen et al (2020) https://t.co/zbPbK49mvD #EULAR2020goesvirtual #EULARHPR https://t.co/qiiBa2h5ez

• https://ard.bmj.com/content/79/Suppl_1/165.2