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Late “Breaking”: Reducing Osteoporotic Fractures in Postmenopausal Women
Dr. Janet Pope discusses abstract POS0583 presented at Eular 2024 in Vienna, Austria.
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Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
1 year 7 months ago
Protective Benefits of SGLT2 Inhibitors and Lupus Nephritis
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Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
1 year 7 months ago
No Risk of Interstitial Lung Disease with Methotrexate Use
JAMA reports a cohort study that investigated the association between methotrexate (MTX) use and Interstitial lung disease (ILD) in patients with dermatomyositis (DM).
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Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
1 year 7 months ago
TARGET compared triple DMARD to TNFi in 122 RA pts and association with CV risk. In a subanalysis they found no correlation between change in lipid measurements and change in vascular inflammation by FDG-PET. https://t.co/0HKogmdRGH https://t.co/cD7UVTgTQ3
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
1 year 7 months ago
Systematic review of Autoimmune Dz (AID) & myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) finds AIDs found in 17.5% of MDS pts. With AID, MDS mortality rates ranged 15.3-67%. Why this relationship exists is unclear. https://t.co/SZNH8v2CIT https://t.co/QTGiqUCqqs
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
1 year 7 months ago
Lit. cohort analysis of >330K #AS shows higher risk of cancer (RR=1.16: 1.07–1.26); w/ higher risk in Asia, but not Europe. Increased CA risk for : bone (RR 3.41), thyroid(1.76), myeloma (1.74), leukemia (1.52), kidney (1.45), prostate (1.43), NHL (1.42) https://t.co/disRefur0l https://t.co/ffjED0Ftvc
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
1 year 7 months ago
ChatGPT in Rheumatology and Qualitative Research
Dr. Bella Mehta discusses abstract OP0158 presented at Eular 2024 in Vienna, Austria.
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Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
1 year 7 months ago
New indications for JAK inhibitors
There are several new positive RCTs for JAK inhibitors. We are so familiar with RA, PsA, SpA, axSpA and non radiographic axSpA.
https://t.co/L0QRj5ZWEE https://t.co/SdtuAahA13
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
1 year 7 months ago
Finnish study of 331 systemic sclerosis (SSc) pts found that SSc is the major cause of death in diffuse & limited SSc. Among 91 deaths, the 5 & 10 year survival was 88% and 80%. Most common cause death was SSc (n=35)& ILD (13). https://t.co/m30CoAdsMN https://t.co/Ms9LN7eAUK
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
1 year 7 months ago
Swap or Cycle? Study OP0081 show after failure to a first TNFi in patients with axSpA, the drug retention rate was higher in the cycle strategy compared to the swap (IL-17i) strategy. No difference in the disease activity between cycle and swap strategy #EULAR2024
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
1 year 7 months ago
RT @yuz6yusof #EULAR2024 OP0043 Data from UK BILAG-BR registry showed in n>100 patients w neuropsychiatric #lupus (NPSLE), over 2/3 improved with rituximab. NPSLE tended to occur with other #SLE features and with high level of organ damage @RheumNow https://t.co/45OM0PLtjM
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1 year 7 months ago
Study of 387 lupus nephritis pts found pulmonary HTN in 15%. An increased risk of PH was seen w/ eGFR <30, and w/ low Hgb, low triglycerides. PH was independently associated with a higher risk (HR ~ 2.0) of all-cause mortality and adverse renal outcomes https://t.co/hdLjOZc9TI https://t.co/60lhdo93lm
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1 year 7 months ago
