Rheumatoid Arthritis
Intervention in individuals predisposed to develop rheumatoid arthritis (RA), with a holy grail of prevention of RA, has long been a hot topic. It is well known that seropositivity for rheumatoid…

2 years 10 months ago
#EULAR2022 OP0071
Association between long-term exposure to air pollution (fine particulate matter) and immune-mediated disease in Italy
⭐️⬆️ risk of autoimmune disease, esp RA as well as CTD, IBD
⭐️Every 10 ug/m3 increase in PM, associated with incremental 7% risk
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2 years 10 months ago
NORD-STAR substudy of coagulation and fibrinolytic parameters:
〽️Impairement in eRA
⚡️Biologic parameters restored by ttmt.
Effect seemed ▶️ with Biologic vs. MTX + GCs
❕No adjustment on disease activity #OP0059 #EULAR2022 @RheumNow https://t.co/CJHldOimBn


2 years 10 months ago
🚨 Depression = major comorbidity!
DANBIO register 10000+ patients:
❗️10% prescription antidepressants💊
❗️Cumulative mortality ⬆️ w/ OR>6
❗️Particularly in age group <55
#OP0067 #EULAR2022 @RheumNow https://t.co/le8VWBFjPK


2 years 10 months ago
Have always been fascinated by the idea that some b/tsDMARDs might have effects on pain and fatigue beyond inflammation control.
Baricitinib data in RA before, & now this from guselkumab. Substantial effect on pain beyond SJC/CRP attributable?
POS1030 #EULAR2022 #IL23 @RheumNow https://t.co/fxqIGnlkwU


2 years 10 months ago
#EULAR OP0072: SMILE: Self-Management Individualised Learning Environment for RA
😀5 modules, with 3-4 more planned in 2022
😀Learning objectives
😀Plan to target resources to questionnaire
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2 years 10 months ago
More from the VITAL study Dr Costenbader @karen_kc123 et al. 5 year supplementation followed 2 year follow up. Vit D 2000iu ⬇️incident autoimmune disease 21%. RA, PMR, psoriasis trend towards reduction. No effect omega-3 @RheumNow #EULAR2022 OP0038 https://t.co/kbKqDhtN9z https://t.co/HcFXbweEPm
