Patients' needs and expectations with regard to rheumatology nursing care: results of multicentre focus group interviews.

abstract：:In view of the association of congenital heart block with maternal antibody to cellular antigen Ro (SSA), and one report linking anti-Ro with myocarditis in a patient with myositis an association between anti-Ro antibodies and cardiac disease was sought in adults with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Among 67 patie...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Logar D,Kveder T,Rozman B,Dobovisek J

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In a prospective observational study, we investigated whether patients with active systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) had higher indices of endothelial damage and dysfunction than healthy controls and whether improved disease control was associated with improvement in these indices. METHODS:Twenty-seven pat...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Parker B,Al-Husain A,Pemberton P,Yates AP,Ho P,Gorodkin R,Teh LS,Alexander MY,Bruce IN

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the safety and effectiveness of imatinib mesylate in the treatment of diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis (dcSSc). METHODS:In this phase IIa, open-label, single-arm clinical trial, 30 patients with dcSSc were treated with imatinib 400 mg daily. Patients were monitored monthly for safety assessment...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Spiera RF,Gordon JK,Mersten JN,Magro CM,Mehta M,Wildman HF,Kloiber S,Kirou KA,Lyman S,Crow MK

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyse matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and tissue inhibitor-1 of MMPs (TIMP-1) levels in the systemic circulation and synovial fluid (SF) of patients with RA and to compare these levels with inflammatory and collagen degradation markers. METHODS:ProMMP-1, -2, -3, -8, -9, TIMP-1, levels of MMP/alpha(2)-m...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Tchetverikov I,Ronday HK,Van El B,Kiers GH,Verzijl N,TeKoppele JM,Huizinga TW,DeGroot J,Hanemaaijer R

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Medical management of adults with osteoarthritis (OA) who require non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) must be decided after assessing prevalent gastrointestinal (GI) and cardiovascular (CV) risks in the individual patient. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the GI and CV risk profile of patients with OA who r...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Lanas A,Tornero J,Zamorano JL

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Optimal treatment for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) after inadequate response (IR) to tumour necrosis factor α inhibitors (TNFi) remains uncertain. OBJECTIVE:To compare the efficacy and safety of biological agents after TNFi-IR. METHODS:A systematic literature search was carried out using Medline and Cochrane ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Schoels M,Aletaha D,Smolen JS,Wong JB

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess and characterise the risk of bladder cancer, and its relation to cyclophosphamide, in patients with Wegener's granulomatosis. METHODS:In the population based, nationwide Swedish Inpatient Register a cohort of 1065 patients with Wegener's granulomatosis, 1969-95, was identified. Through linkage with...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Knight A,Askling J,Granath F,Sparen P,Ekbom A

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Qualitative differences in synovitis between the cartilage-pannus junction (CPJ) region and the adjoining suprapatellar pouch (SPP) have been reported in rheumatoid arthritis and the spondyloarthropathies. OBJECTIVE:To determine if the distribution of synovitis is the same in osteoarthritis (OA) using sensi...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Rhodes LA,Conaghan PG,Radjenovic A,Grainger AJ,Emery P,McGonagle D

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Little data are available regarding the rate and predicting factors of serious infections in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treated with abatacept (ABA) in daily practice. We therefore addressed this issue using real-life data from the Orencia and Rheumatoid Arthritis (ORA) registry. METHODS:ORA is...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Salmon JH,Gottenberg JE,Ravaud P,Cantagrel A,Combe B,Flipo RM,Schaeverbeke T,Houvenagel E,Gaudin P,Loeuille D,Rist S,Dougados M,Sibilia J,Le Loët X,Meyer O,Solau-Gervais E,Marcelli C,Bardin T,Pane I,Baron G,Perrod

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 60-year-old man with destructive rheumatoid disease, multiple nodules, and vasculitis developed a facial rash with ulceration and scarring. Histology showed granulomatous vasculitis. The rash was rapidly controlled with oral corticosteroids. Granulomatous vasculitis has not previously been reported as causing this c...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： White R,Wegman A,Bulpitt P,Wood G,Fleming A

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the presence of anti-PDGFR-alpha antibodies by immunological methods in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). METHODS:Fifty-eight women diagnosed with SSc and 36 healthy women controls were included. IgG anti-PDGFR-alpha were measured by ELISA and immunoblot. Associations with clinical and immu...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Balada E,Simeón-Aznar CP,Ordi-Ros J,Rosa-Leyva M,Selva-O'Callaghan A,Pardos-Gea J,Fonollosa-Pla V,Vilardell-Tarrés M

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relation of habitual knuckle cracking to osteoarthrosis with functional impairment of the hand has long been considered an old wives' tale without experimental support. The mechanical sequelae of knuckle cracking have been shown to produce the rapid release of energy in the form of sudden vibratory energy, much li...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Castellanos J,Axelrod D

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To develop and validate new classification criteria for adult and juvenile idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) and their major subgroups. METHODS:Candidate variables were assembled from published criteria and expert opinion using consensus methodology. Data were collected from 47 rheumatology, dermatolo...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Lundberg IE,Tjärnlund A,Bottai M,Werth VP,Pilkington C,Visser M,Alfredsson L,Amato AA,Barohn RJ,Liang MH,Singh JA,Aggarwal R,Arnardottir S,Chinoy H,Cooper RG,Dankó K,Dimachkie MM,Feldman BM,Torre IG,Gordon P,Hayas

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Physical function in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has reversible and irreversible components, and is typically assessed by the Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index (HAQ). Since irreversible components are expected to increase with longer duration of RA and reduce the ability for improvement in physi...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Aletaha D,Strand V,Smolen JS,Ward MM

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pain in the neck and upper limb is common and contributes considerably to absence from work due to sickness. Evidence suggest that prolonged abnormal posture and repetition contribute to such conditions. Psychosocial risk factors may also play a part in the aetiology of upper limb disorders. ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Walker-Bone K,Cooper C

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biological therapies directed at proinflammatory cytokines have irrevocably changed the landscape of treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and other autoimmune diseases. With the advances in our knowledge in cytokine signalling, the question emerges whether targeting intracellular signalling might also be a safe and ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： O'Shea JJ,Kontzias A,Yamaoka K,Tanaka Y,Laurence A

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review the presentation and clinical findings of arthritis associated with hidradenitis suppurativa. METHOD:Medical records from the rheumatology clinics of two major teaching hospitals were reviewed for arthritis and hidradenitis suppurativa. The nine patient records fulfilling these criteria were review...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Bhalla R,Sequeira W

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:To maintain and optimise the quality of care provided by health professionals in rheumatology (HPRs), adequate educational offerings are needed. This task force (TF) aimed to develop evidence-based recommendations for the generic core competences of HPRs, with specific reference to nurses, physica...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Edelaar L,Nikiphorou E,Fragoulis GE,Iagnocco A,Haines C,Bakkers M,Barbosa L,Cikes N,Ndosi M,Primdahl J,Prior Y,Pchelnikova P,Ritschl V,Schäfer VS,Smucrova H,Storrønning I,Testa M,Wiek D,Vliet Vlieland TPM

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Antibodies directed against citrullinated proteins (eg anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (CCP)) have excellent diagnostic and good prognostic potential for rheumatoid arthritis. Type 1 autoimmune hepatitis (AIH-1) is a chronic liver disease characterised by a variety of serum autoantibodies. Recently, in a l...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Vannini A,Cheung K,Fusconi M,Stammen-Vogelzangs J,Drenth JP,Dall'Aglio AC,Bianchi FB,Bakker-Jonges LE,van Venrooij WJ,Pruijn GJ,Zendman AJ

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chondromalacia patellae is a potentially disabling disorder characterised by features of patellar cartilage degradation. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate markers of cartilage and bone turnover in patients with chondromalacia patellae. METHODS:18 patients with chondromalacia patellae were studied. Serum cartilage olig...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Murphy E,FitzGerald O,Saxne T,Bresnihan B

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate changes in the levels of circulating cytokines with a focus on the Th1/Th2 balance during and after pregnancy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), and ankylosing spondylitis (AS). METHODS:Plasma and serum samples of 34 pregnant patients, 19 with RA, ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Østensen M,Förger F,Nelson JL,Schuhmacher A,Hebisch G,Villiger PM

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-three patients with early peripheral synovitis were followed up for two to four years in order to study the relationship between fluctuations in rheumatoid factor (RF) levels and indices of clinical activity. Twenty-eight of these patients developed classical/definite rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Seventeen patien...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Withrington RH,Teitsson I,Valdimarsson H,Seifert MH

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Progranulin (PGRN) was previously isolated as an osteoarthritis (OA)-associated growth factor. Additionally, PGRN was found to play a therapeutic role in inflammatory arthritis mice models through antagonising tumour necrosis factor α (TNF-α). This study was aimed at investigating the role of PGRN in degradat...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Zhao YP,Liu B,Tian QY,Wei JL,Richbourgh B,Liu CJ

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To confirm and extend the immunopathological evidence of effects of infliximab on the synovium in active spondyloarthropathy. METHODS:Synovial biopsies obtained in patients with spondyloarthropathy at baseline and week 12 were stained and scored by two independent observers. Two study populations were evalua...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Kruithof E,Baeten D,Van den Bosch F,Mielants H,Veys EM,De Keyser F

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 17-year-old female patient with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) developed chronic tophaceous gout, chondrocalcinosis and articular capsule calcification in several joints. Analysis of synovial fluid and tophi revealed the coexistence of monosodium urate, calcium pyrophosphate, hydroxyapatite, and cholesterol crys...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Rodríguez MA,Paul H,Abadí I,Bravo JR,Armas P

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine discrepancies in patients' current use and expected future use of the internet for different functions. METHOD:A short questionnaire was developed to assess patients' current use of the internet for three functions: "seeking information", "mutual support", and "care provider contact". This quest...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： van Lankveld WG,Derks AM,van den Hoogen FH

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of transforming growth factor beta (TGF beta) on proteoglycan synthesis and degradation in anatomically intact articular cartilage of murine patellae was studied. Exogenously added TGF beta up to a concentration of 200 pmol/l had no effect on proteoglycan synthesis in intact articular cartilage. Neutralisat...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： van der Kraan PM,Vitters EL,van den Berg WB

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vascular damage is a key pathological process in systemic sclerosis (SSc) and accounts for significant disease-related morbidity. To determine the clinical burden of severe digital vasculopathy (SDV), we have reviewed hospital-based treatment for this important complication of SSc in a large single centre co...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Nihtyanova SI,Brough GM,Black CM,Denton CP

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Persistent fibroblast activation initiated by transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) is a fundamental event in the pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis, and its pharmacological inhibition represents a potential therapeutic strategy. The nuclear receptor, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPAR-γ), exe...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Wei J,Zhu H,Komura K,Lord G,Tomcik M,Wang W,Doniparthi S,Tamaki Z,Hinchcliff M,Distler JH,Varga J

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arthralgias have previously been reported in association with acne fulminans, but the following case in the first report of osseous lesions associated with this disease. The destructive bony lesion was rapid in onset but self-limited. ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Hunter LY,Hensinger RN

更新日期：1980-08-01 00:00:00