Abstract:
PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To highlight recent evidence regarding the contribution of traditional and nontraditional [e.g. inflammatory markers, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) features] risk factors toward the excess cardiovascular risk in RA. RECENT FINDINGS:The impact of traditional risk factors on the development of cardiovascular disease in persons with RA is an area of active research. Some are more prevalent among people with RA (e.g. smoking); others appear to have paradoxical relationships (e.g. body mass index), and findings remain inconsistent with others (e.g. dyslipidemia). Collectively the data suggest that cardiovascular risk factors behave differently in RA. Thus, risk scores developed for the general population based on traditional cardiovascular risk factors alone are unlikely to accurately estimate cardiovascular risk in RA, highlighting the need for RA-specific risk prediction tools.Nontraditional risk factors, in particular RA disease activity/severity measures, including inflammatory markers, disease activity scores, seropositivity, physical disability, destructive changes on joint radiographs, extra-articular manifestations, and corticosteroid use, have repeatedly shown significant associations with increased cardiovascular risk. Medications used to treat RA may also affect cardiovascular risk. A recent meta-analysis suggests that all nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs confer some cardiovascular risk. The cardiovascular risks/benefits associated with use of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs and/or biologics remain controversial, as does the role of statins in RA. SUMMARY:Cardiovascular disease remains a major problem for people with RA. Future work should focus on further delineating the underlying biological mechanisms involved, developing and evaluating risk assessment tools and biomarkers, as well as prevention/treatment strategies specific to the RA population.
journal_name
Curr Opin Rheumatoljournal_title
Current opinion in rheumatologyauthors
Gabriel SE,Crowson CSdoi
10.1097/BOR.0b013e32834ff2fdsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2012-03-01 00:00:00pages
171-6issue
2eissn
1040-8711issn
1531-6963journal_volume
24pub_type
杂志文章,评审abstract::The recent literature pertaining to tumors of articular structures and bone is reviewed. In pigmented villonodular synovitis, the bone resorptive cell is a macrophage polykaryon rather than an osteoclast. Complete arthroscopic synovectomy was successful in most diffuse articular forms of the disease. The early synovia...
journal_title:Current opinion in rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00002281-199305020-00012
更新日期:1993-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Renal complications are important in scleroderma (systemic sclerosis) and include scleroderma renal crisis. This is a medical emergency that requires careful management. Recent cohort studies have highlighted key aspects of management and outcome and these are reviewed. RECENT FINDINGS:Two recent art...
journal_title:Current opinion in rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/BOR.0b013e3283108df7
更新日期:2008-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Raynaud phenomenon is the earliest and most common clinical manifestations of scleroderma (systemic sclerosis). Therefore, Raynaud phenomenon offers the best window into the investigation of the early steps in the pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis. This review focuses on the differential diagnosis of...
journal_title:Current opinion in rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/01.bor.0000138677.88694.a4
更新日期:2004-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) (Churg-Strauss syndrome) is a peculiar hybrid condition of a systemic antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis and a hypereosinophilic disorder with frequent lung involvement that occurs in people with asthma. This review foc...
journal_title:Current opinion in rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/BOR.0000000000000015
更新日期:2014-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Antisynthetase syndrome (ASyS) is an acquired myopathy characterized by the presence of myositis-specific autoantibodies directed against tRNA-synthetases. ASyS is potentially life threatening due to lung involvement and treatment remains a challenge to date. With symptoms not limited to muscles but a...
journal_title:Current opinion in rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/BOR.0000000000000555
更新日期:2018-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Individuals with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have an increased susceptibility to certain types of cancer. Given concerns focused on this issue, we present a review of this important topic. RECENT FINDINGS:In non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), a several-fold increased risk is seen in SLE versus the ge...
journal_title:Current opinion in rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/BOR.0b013e32834ff258
更新日期:2012-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::During the past year, another disease possibly influenced by intravenous gammaglobulin was identified as dermatomyositis/polymyositis. Additional studies provided further information regarding the use of monoclonal anti-CD4 antibody and combination therapy in rheumatoid arthritis, antithymocyte globulin in scleroderma...
journal_title:Current opinion in rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00002281-199206000-00006
更新日期:1992-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:An increased expression of type I interferon (IFN) regulated genes (an IFN signature) has been reported in blood and tissue cells from patients with SLE and other autoimmune diseases. We review the possible mechanisms behind the IFN signature as well as clinical and therapeutic consequences of this ob...
journal_title:Current opinion in rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/BOR.0b013e32835c7e32
更新日期:2013-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::New information on the treatment of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis emphasizes more aggressive control of arthritis, particularly the use of methotrexate, both in low- and higher-dose regimens. Information concerning drug toxicity, including that of the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, second-line agents, and metho...
journal_title:Current opinion in rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00002281-199305050-00011
更新日期:1993-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::The spectrum of clinical descriptions and clinicopathologic studies on patients with primary and secondary forms of antiphospholipid antibody syndrome continues to widen. Some differences exist for patients with lupus compared with those with Sjogren's syndrome. Some new thoughts regarding pathogenetic mechanisms and ...
journal_title:Current opinion in rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00002281-199305050-00007
更新日期:1993-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS) is a form of primary vasculitis characterized by allergy and angiitis. In the organ systems involved (lung, heart, peripheral nervous system, and so forth), eosinophilic infiltration can be found. Eosinophilia and normochromic normocytic anemia are leading laboratory findings together with...
journal_title:Current opinion in rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00002281-200201000-00003
更新日期:2002-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The purpose of this study is to review the evidence and recent developments leading to novel therapeutics in scleroderma. RECENT FINDINGS:Recent advances have been made in understanding the key pathogenetic aspects of scleroderma, and these have led to potential targeted therapeutic agents for the ma...
journal_title:Current opinion in rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/BOR.0b013e328337c3d6
更新日期:2010-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The Wnt signaling pathway has been a major focus of effort in the bone field for the past 5 years. This review will examine some of the seminal findings that have brought us to our current understanding of the role of this pathway in bone metabolism. RECENT FINDINGS:The Wnt/beta-catenin signaling pat...
journal_title:Current opinion in rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/BOR.0b013e32816e06f9
更新日期:2007-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Many patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) have additional medical problems that can have an impact on morbidity and mortality. The goal of this review is to summarize the available evidence to date on the association of medical comorbidities with PsA and the implications these comorbidities have on...
journal_title:Current opinion in rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/BOR.0000000000000152
更新日期:2015-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::In this review, recent data relevant to better understanding of the immunogenetics of the spondyloarthropathies are discussed or, in a somewhat broader sense, the HLA-B27 disease associations. Although in 1993 much more is known about the B27 molecule than was known in 1992, its contribution to the pathogenesis of dis...
journal_title:Current opinion in rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00002281-199305040-00006
更新日期:1993-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The introduction of checkpoint inhibitors as well as other allied advances in cancer immunology has made immunotherapy a pillar in the treatment of cancer. At the same time, these therapies have been associated with a remarkable array of immune-mediated toxicities observed in virtually every organ sys...
journal_title:Current opinion in rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/BOR.0000000000000684
更新日期:2020-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Information detailing the socioeconomic impact of the vasculitides on society has been difficult to obtain. Recent published studies provide preliminary information suggesting that the impact of systemic vasculitis may be significant and far greater than previously anticipated. A rough estimate of expenditures for vas...
journal_title:Current opinion in rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00002281-200001000-00004
更新日期:2000-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::There has been a renewed interest in the use of low doses of prednisone in the treatment of early rheumatoid arthritis. This is because it has been conclusively shown that low doses of prednisone retard bone damage, and physicians use prednisone because it helps control tender and swollen joints. Two studies appeared ...
journal_title:Current opinion in rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00002281-200305000-00004
更新日期:2003-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::This article reviews evidence that subchondral bone plays a role in the degeneration of cartilage in osteoarthrosis. Whether the bony changes precede the cartilage degeneration remains unproven but may best be considered necessary for progression of the disease. Epidemiologic studies clearly show increasing subchondra...
journal_title:Current opinion in rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00002281-199805000-00017
更新日期:1998-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To inform readers of recent advances in our understanding of the development and function of Th17 T cells and emerging data suggesting that the interleukin-23/interleukin-17 axis may be involved in the pathogenesis of spondyloarthritis. RECENT FINDINGS:The discovery of CD4+ Th17 T cells and the inter...
journal_title:Current opinion in rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/BOR.0b013e328303204b
更新日期:2008-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::The Achilles tendon is the strongest tendon in the human body. Because most Achilles tendon injuries take place in sports and there has been an common upsurge in sporting activities, the number and incidence of the Achilles tendon overuse injuries and complete ruptures have increased in the industrialized countries du...
journal_title:Current opinion in rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00002281-200103000-00009
更新日期:2001-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Systemic sclerosis, or scleroderma, is a systemic autoimmune disease manifest by vascular damage and fibrosis within the skin and visceral organs. Whereas scleroderma is a heterogenous disorder in terms of disease symptoms and clinical course, scleroderma-specific autoantibody profiles associate stron...
journal_title:Current opinion in rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00002281-200311000-00016
更新日期:2003-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::A growing body of evidence is shedding light on how vascular injury, tissue mononuclear cell infiltrates, and fibrogenesis are related in the pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis. Recent evidence points to a role for adhesion molecules in the binding of mononuclear leukocytes to endothelium and transvascular migration o...
journal_title:Current opinion in rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00002281-199305060-00012
更新日期:1993-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between infection with SARS-CoV-2 and autoimmunity. RECENT FINDINGS:Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) associated coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Although most of the infect...
journal_title:Current opinion in rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/BOR.0000000000000776
更新日期:2021-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH) is a rare yet serious and frequently life-threatening complication of a variety of conditions. DAH may result from coagulation disorders, inhaled toxins, or infections. Most cases of DAH are caused by capillaritis associated with systemic autoimmune diseases such as antineutrophil cyt...
journal_title:Current opinion in rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00002281-200101000-00003
更新日期:2001-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Epidemiologic studies of rheumatic diseases can be broadly divided into those that describe the occurrence of specific disorders, those that attempt to quantify the role of putative risk factors for disease occurrence, and those that define the outcome and factors associated with it. Studies in this area have tended t...
journal_title:Current opinion in rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00002281-199903000-00002
更新日期:1999-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF THE REVIEW:To define gout conditions and hyperuricemia. RECENT FINDINGS:Gout is defined as an arthritic condition resulting from the deposition of monosodium urate (MSU) crystals in and/or around joints, following long-standing hyperuricemia. Several recent ultrasound studies disclosed MSU deposits in a lar...
journal_title:Current opinion in rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/BOR.0000000000000028
更新日期:2014-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Inclusion body myositis (IBM) is a poorly understood autoimmune and degenerative disorder of skeletal muscle. Here, pathophysiological and diagnostic biomarkers of IBM are reviewed. RECENT FINDINGS:Muscle histopathological biomarkers have been successful in stimulating the study of IBM pathophysiolog...
journal_title:Current opinion in rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/01.bor.0000434665.75998.f5
更新日期:2013-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::The molecular mechanisms of the primary immunodeficiencies have been further explored and provide insights into the regulation of the immune response and its role in autoimmune disease, infection, and malignancy. The critical role of CD40-CD40 ligand-mediated effects in T cell-dependent B cell activation, shown throug...
journal_title:Current opinion in rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00002281-199601000-00010
更新日期:1996-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Current treatment of ankylosing spondylitis such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-blockers have shown a good efficacy on sign and symptoms. However, it is less clear whether and how structural damage, determined mainly by new bone formation, can be prevented. Re...
journal_title:Current opinion in rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/BOR.0b013e32832c668a
更新日期:2009-07-01 00:00:00