Infection: a Leading Cause of Death in Lupus Analysis of a national database of hospital discharges from Spain shows that infections accounted for 25% of lupus deaths, making infection the most common cause of death in SLE. https://t.co/uTQd3afwxR https://t.co/okBHWel62d

What's Dr. Dao looking most forward to at #ACR2022? "To covering the meeting and learning of new developments in rheumatology. I am also excited to mentor my medical student on her first ACR meeting where she will be presenting a poster on social media in medical education.' https://t.co/27PcSmJUZe

Join Dr. Jack Cush and Dr. Arthur Kavanaugh as they discuss, dissect and deliberate about data presented at the #ACR2022 meeting in Philadelphia. https://t.co/yCMStA8yQm https://t.co/myS0sT9BMq

RheumNow #ACR2022 Reporter Spotlight: Dr. Richard Conway What are you most looking forward to this year at ACR? Dr. Conway: "I'm looking forward to experiencing the enhanced virtual offering this year." Follow him at @RichardPAConway for more ACR RheumNow coverage! https://t.co/xwl8Jqn1Yf

Chest CT Airway Dz compared betw GPA (n26) & relapsing polychondritis (n19). Subglottic involvement favors GPA (OR 28.6) & Extensive airway Dz favor of RP (GP OR 0.02). Lesser RP assoc w/ Posterior tracheal sparing & tracheal calcifications. https://t.co/TaaEjpPm76 https://t.co/mwljLYIymH

Increasing Risk of Lupus Nephritis A population based study shows that LN in the US has increased in the last four decades and that LN patients have poorer outcomes with high rates of ESRD and mortality rates 6x that of the general population. https://t.co/aBSUP9ExTh https://t.co/RfgSH0wmOu

Update to Axial Spondyloarthritis Guidance EULAR and the Assessment of SpondyloArthritis International Society (ASAS) has updated their guidance on axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) management. https://t.co/iAUXrVp1P3 https://t.co/bHwjI6xJUq

New ACR/EULAR Guideline Expands RA Remission Definition Newly released guidance for defining remission in RA is expected to increase the number of patients achieving it while maintaining its ability to predict good objective outcomes. https://t.co/ZZN3kAGW8F https://t.co/iaYUvxYHMq

PSOAS study of 354 with long-standing ankylosing spondylitis & SI radiographic changes; but 23 lacked syndesmophytes. Lack of fusion was more likely in women & w/younger age of Sx onset. All were B27+, thus B27 may be assoc w/ SI dz, not spinal dz. https://t.co/QCyTCHjK6u https://t.co/gT3tFuZCDq

2022 ASAS-EULAR Guidelines for Axial Spondyloarthritis Assessment of SpondyloArthritis international Society (ASAS) and EULAR have published their 2022 update and recommendations for the management of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). https://t.co/YI3ZKfaU9k https://t.co/4bbETabYaf

Mayo Clinic Biobank matched case-control study (1:3) of 212 incident RA cases Active work physical activity lowered risk of RA (aOR 3.00), while 3-5 servings high-fat foods, fruits/vegetables lowered risk (OR 0.45; OR 0.54). https://t.co/PW6XRxzcDi https://t.co/wXnu9T55Yb

TNF inhibitors Dont Increase Cancer Risk! 4592 RA pts:TNFi Rx (2296) vs matched DMARD Rx (2296) pts. TNFi had a lower cancer risk than DMARD Rx (IR 6.5 vs. 15.6 /1000PYs]). TNFi had Lower HR GI CA (0.432), breast CA (0.146), GU CA (0.220) https://t.co/mf1g0LwjXR