I mean, the EULAR recommendations for management of early arthritis are tough: "1. Patients presenting arthritis... should be referred to, and seen by, a rheumatologist, within 6 weeks after the onset of symptoms" Does it matter though? https://t.co/wJkVHQZqjs

• https://twitter.com/drdavidliew/status/1268830312869400576?s=20

Integrated safety analysis of filgotinib treatment for RA from 7 clinical trials: 4,057 patients, VTE risk looks very reassuring #EULAR2020 @RheumNow https://t.co/Ld2tpu7UT5 https://t.co/sZqadeUTh8

• EULAR Abstract Archive

And another one! No association of MTX with worsening of ILD in this study by Men-Vazquez et al. #EULAR2020 https://t.co/X7C6KyC29L

#EULAR2020 ABST#OP0012 German RABBIT registry show TNFi has less risk for venothrombolic events HR 0.53 (95% CI 0.33-0.86) compared to csDMARD in RA. Age > 65 years, CRP > 5 mg/L increases risk for VTE, no differences with steroids or smoking status. @RheumNow https://t.co/Hkv6T7pl9f

#EULAR2020 Plenary Abstr#OP0016 Brilliant study showed how gut microbiota dysbiosis may trigger RA in high risk people (+CCP w/o Sx) using fecal transplantation in a mouse model to trigger collagen induced arthritis @rheumnow Healthy vs. preclin RA vs. RA microbiota specimen: https://t.co/ZITCAcmuXh

After seeing the results of the NORD-STAR early RA trial, would you start a newly diagnosed, treatment naive RA patient on: #EULAR2020 @RheumNow

#EULAR2020 OP0020: RABBIT 5500 pt study of all DMARDS/biologics, IL-6 inh may be the best to improve fatigue seen in RA patients @rheumnow https://t.co/VJW8MwMamM

How long should you keep pts on TCZ for GCA after remission has been achieved? @RheumNow #eular2020

#EULAR2020 Dr. Kimme Hyrich reviews the EULAR #COVID19 Registry "Most individuals with rheumatic diseases receiving immunosuppressive therapies recover from COVID19" @rheumnow https://t.co/EdVLUMyHhF

#EULAR2020 panel on #COVID19 spec. situatns: 1. German regtry: very few preg rheum pts w/CV19; cases mild. 2. No info how CV19 affects APS 3. Very few ped rheum cases of CV19- cases mild; outcomes sim to gen peds pop 4. Most rheum pts w/CV19 good prognosis @rheumnow https://t.co/LQVdzJKCgu