Quality improvement initiatives in rheumatology: an integrative review of the last 5 years.

abstract：:In the 2 years following menarche, bone mass increases substantially; this is an important new finding concerning peak bone mass. Studies of twins have given significant insights into the effect of heredity on bone mass. Many determinants of bone mass, bone gain, and bone loss thus have been characterized for people o...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Cormier C

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:There are currently several available biologics for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with similar efficacy in most trials. A major consideration therefore in choosing a biologic, continues to be safety concerns such as infection. Considerable advances have been made in the understanding of biologic safety on...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Jani M,Barton A,Hyrich K

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Incorporation of the patients' perspective in clinical research is critical to ensure that outcomes measured reflect those, which matter most to patients. This review summarizes recent efforts to include the patients' perspective in the development of outcome measures and the importance of encouraging...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Hsiao B,Fraenkel L

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although nephritis remains a very important clinical disease manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), the focus has shifted from issues of mortality to morbidity. An improved method for measuring renal function is presented, and the value of renal biopsy, specifically the chronicity index, is confirmed as ...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Ginzler EM

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) or Forestier's disease is a common disorder among older adults. The diagnosis is based solely on radiographic abnormalities defined using the Resnick criteria. DISH is characterized by ossification of the anterior longitudinal ligament of the spine and v...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Sarzi-Puttini P,Atzeni F

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis is poorly understood, an increasing number of high quality clinical research trials are attempting to modify the overall disease outcome. Survival has improved, largely through therapies focused on single organs. Candidate outcome measures have been tested and a consensu...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Seibold JR

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this review, we address current concepts and recent experimental results that relate to heterogeneity in the physiologic, biochemical, and morphologic properties of mammalian skeletal muscle fibers. Recent data reinforce some of these current concepts while questioning others. The biochemical bases of the concepts ...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Talmadge RJ,Roy RR,Edgerton VR

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The present review focuses on the new therapeutic opportunities offered by the combination of biological drugs, mainly Rituximab, with direct-acting antiviral agents (DAAs). RECENT FINDINGS:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is known to be the etiologic agent in the majority of patients with mixed cryoglobuline...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Roccatello D,Fenoglio R,Sciascia S

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT), asymptomatic bone disease can be detected by bone densitometry. The bone mineral density is about 10% lower than normal control values, especially in the cortical radius. Without parathyroidectomy, bone mineral density is frequently stable, but a few patients, mostly postmenopaus...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Cormier C,Souberbielle JC,Kindermans C

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Replication of similar findings in diverse study populations using different study designs provides important evidence for causal inferences regarding risk factors reported in epidemiologic studies. Risk factors for knee osteoarthritis have been substantiated in a number of cross-sectional and longitudinal cohort stud...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Kwoh CK

更新日期：1992-04-01 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

authors： Layh-Schmitt G,Colbert RA

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The autoinflammatory diseases are a group of conditions that include the hereditary fever syndromes, and result from upregulated innate immune responses. The discovery of the genetic basis for these conditions led to the description of novel intracellular receptors for infectious and noninfectious dan...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Ryan JG,Goldbach-Mansky R

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Despite its critical roles in body movement, structure, and metabolism, skeletal muscle remains underappreciated in the context of rheumatoid arthritis. In rheumatoid arthritis, chronic inflammation, physical inactivity, and medication toxicities impair skeletal muscle. These skeletal muscle alteratio...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Andonian BJ,Huffman KM

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF THIS REVIEW:Gene expression profiling is emerging as a promising methodology in pediatric rheumatology research. There is considerable interest in using this technology as the basis for diagnostic assays. This review will summarize the new knowledge. RECENT FINDINGS:Most gene expression studies of children ...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Jarvis JN

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic lupus erythematosus is a prototypic autoimmune disease characterized by antinuclear antibodies (ANAs), including pathogenic specificities to DNA. As shown by recent research, ANA production is a genetically determined process in which self antigens drive B and T cells that have escaped the normal mechanisms o...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Pisetsky DS

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review aims to describe the spectrum of clinical, histological, and serological features in patients with immune-mediated necrotizing myopathies (IMNMs). RECENT FINDINGS:Autoantibodies recognizing the signal recognition particle (SRP) or 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase (HMGCR) define tw...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Pinal-Fernandez I,Mammen AL

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:There has been a tremendous interest to understand the mechanisms that regulate gene expression in autoimmunity and their effect on disease phenotypes by exploring different epigenetic mechanisms. In this review, we will introduce lupus epigenetics through reviewing historical key findings, then we wi...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Altorok N,Sawalha AH

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The present review provides an update on novel treatment strategies striving for remission in patients with recent onset of rheumatoid arthritis. RECENT FINDINGS:As early treatment is crucial to achieve optimal results, identifying patients with rheumatoid arthritis early is imperative to achieve cli...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： van der Kooij SM,Allaart CF,Dijkmans BA,Breedveld FC

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Although 6 years have elapsed since the initial report describing the presence of microchimeric cells in affected tissues from patients with systemic sclerosis, a mechanism by which these cells might contribute to the pathogenesis of the disease is still unknown. This article reviews the published lit...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Jimenez SA,Artlett CM

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The incidence and mortality of cardiovascular disease are increased in the context of rheumatoid arthritis. The purpose of this review is to examine our evolving understanding of the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease in rheumatoid arthritis and to underscore the importance of tailored prevention ...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Snow MH,Mikuls TR

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A polymyositis syndrome has been described as a rare complication in patients who develop chronic graft-versus-host disease after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. Chronic graft-versus-host disease is a cellular immune-mediated donor bone marrow versus patient rejection reaction, which may also lead to an autoim...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Parker PM,Openshaw H,Forman SJ

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome, which is associated with the ingestion of L-tryptophan that contained products, occurred as an epidemic in the United States in 1989. Eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome is similar in many ways to the toxic-oil syndrome, which occurred in Spain in 1981, and to diffuse fasciitis with eosino...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Silver RM

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Pulmonary fibrosis is a devastating disease that affects millions of people worldwide. Among the most common forms of lung fibrosis are idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and scleroderma-related interstitial lung disease (SSc-ILD). Despite a wealth of literature regarding each of these diseases, stud...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Murray LA,Rubinowitz A,Herzog EL

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To review the advances that have been made in our understanding of the genetics of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) in the past 2 years, with a particular focus on dermatomyositis and polymyositis. RECENT FINDINGS:Fine-mapping studies in the major histocompatibility complex region in Caucasia...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Rothwell S,Chinoy H,Lamb JA

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of reported cases of Lyme disease in the United States has increased steadily since 1982, and the increase coincides with a growth in deer populations in endemic regions. Application of careful epidemiologic principles has led to the identification of two new pathogens that produce syndromes closely related...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Evans J

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:New data concerning the epidemiology, etiology, diagnostic evaluation, and treatment of low back pain have been reported over the past year. Patients who have a longer period of pain during the initial episode of pain are at greatest risk of recurrence of pain. Abnormalities of fibrinolytic activity may have predictiv...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Borenstein D

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Significant advances were made this year in the understanding of serum amyloid A isotypes and in the definition of different amyloid light-chain proteins. Increasing numbers of hereditary amyloid-related transthyretin mutations have been reported (more than 30 to date). Two new hereditary amyloid proteins in several d...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Cohen AS

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Juvenile systemic sclerosis has a variety of clinical manifestations, sometimes different from the adult form. Early recognition, proper classification and treatment may improve the long-term outcome. RECENT FINDINGS:A large multicenter study coordinated by the Pediatric Rheumatology European Society...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Zulian F,Martini G

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Juvenile dermatomyositis is a rare chronic inflammatory disease that primarily affects the muscles and skin. Immunosuppressive therapy has played a very important role in reducing mortality rates and morbidity. The review focuses on the spectrum of medications currently used in the treatment of juveni...

journal_title：Current opinion in rheumatology

authors： Stringer E,Feldman BM

更新日期：2006-09-01 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

authors： Järvinen TA,Kannus P,Paavola M,Järvinen TL,Józsa L,Järvinen M

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00