Heart rate variability in patients with Sjögren's syndrome.

abstract：:We describe two patients with the primary antiphospholipid syndrome who presented with severe hypertension. Renal biopsy specimen provided histologic evidence of intra-renal vascular disease with intravascular microthrombosis and nephrosclerosis, without feature of proliferative glomerulopathy. Accelerated hypertensio...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Durand JM,Lefevre P,Kaplanski G,Casanova P,Soubeyrand J

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reduced physical function and health-related quality of life are common in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and further studies are needed that examine novel determinates of reduced physical function in RA. This study examines whether frailty, a state of increased vulnerability to stressors, is associated with differences i...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Andrews JS,Trupin L,Yelin EH,Hough CL,Covinsky KE,Katz PP

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to determine tendon involvements and enthesal abnormalities in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) using high-resolution ultrasonographic images and to compare the findings with those seen in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and healthy controls. A total of 24 patients with...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Genc H,Cakit BD,Tuncbilek I,Erdem HR

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is characterized by chronic widespread pain and systemic symptoms. The aetiology and pathogenesis of fibromyalgia are not yet fully understood. Blood neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is a marker of systemic inflammatory response. Platelet distribution width (PDW) and mean platelet volume (...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Aktürk S,Büyükavcı R

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cellular localization of the Ro/SS-A antigen was defined using indirect immunofluorescence and eight monospecific anti- Ro/SS-A antisera which were identified by immunoblotting. Several mammalian tissues were used as substrates. The Ro/SS-A antigen was located mainly in the nucleus of dog liver and Hep-2-cells, an...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Lopez-Robles E,Herrera-Esparza R,Avalos-Diaz E

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Functional limitation is often complained by patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). With a rising number of patients suffering from AS, there are a limited number of reports focusing on functional limitation of AS in Chinese patients. This study was conducted to investigate the level of functional limitation and e...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Song Y,Wang C,Chen H

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased IFN-γ levels have been associated with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). However, the relationships among IFN-γ, type I interferons (IFNs) and clinical features have not been extensively studied. Peripheral blood samples from 44 SLE patients and 36 healthy donors (HDs) were collected. Quantitative real-tim...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Liu M,Liu J,Hao S,Wu P,Zhang X,Xiao Y,Jiang G,Huang X

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease with a wide range of manifestations and potential to affect several organ systems. Complications arise from both disease and medications especially glucocorticoids, significantly contributing to overall morbidity and mortality. SLE predominantly affect...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Navarra SV,Zamora LD,Collante MTM

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To explore whether femoral cartilage thickness is related (and changes) with muscle strength in subjects with knee osteoarthritis (OA). Forty patients (27 F, 13 M) with knee OA-who were under quadriceps muscle strengthening program-were enrolled in the study. Isokinetic/isometric knee muscle strength measurements (at ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Tuna S,Balcı N,Özçakar L

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been well established that, anti-thyroglobulin antibodies (ATG) and anti-microsomal antibodies (AMC) may be present in various thyroid disorders and other systemic autoimmune diseases, including Sjögren's syndrome (SS). However, presence of circulating autoantibodies to thyroid hormones, i.e. both to triiodothy...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Ozgen AG,Keser G,Erdem N,Aksu K,Gümüsdis G,Kabalak T,Doganavsargil E

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autoinflammatory disorder. It is caused by mutations in the MEFV gene encoding the pyrin protein, which regulates the innate inflammatory response. The aim of the current study was to investigate the relationship between serum Interleukin-4 (IL-4) and its gene polymorphism, nam...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Marzouk H,Farag Y,El-Hanafi HM,Ibrahim E

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Behcet's disease (BD) is a multisystemic disorder characterised by recurrent oral and genital ulcers. Vasculitis and thrombotic events are the most important causes of mortality. Thrombosis is the major clinical finding in patients with BD, but the cause of the thrombosis is still unclear. Thromboelastography is an al...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Yaşar Bilge NŞ,Akay OM,Kaşifoğlu T,Kuş G,Korkmaz C

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunoglobulins are often high in active rheumatoid arthritis and fall when treatment with a slow-acting anti-rheumatic drug is instituted. We assessed the value of monitoring immunoglobulins during penicillamine therapy; 145 patients were followed for up to 5 years, IgA, IgM and IgG levels were compared to 12 other c...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Williams A,Scott DL,Greenwood A,Huskisson EC

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term efficacy and safety of single or 1-3 weekly injections of hylan G-F 20 at 1 year following the first injection for knee osteoarthritis (OA). Searches were conducted in PubMed/MEDLINE, Embase, and CENTRAL and included relevant conference proceedings (January 1, 1995-A...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： De Lucia O,Jerosch J,Yoon S,Sayre T,Ngai W,Filippou G

更新日期：2020-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone mass was measured in 230 subjects with ages ranging from 15 to 54 years (110 males and 120 females), using the radiogrammetric method on the second metacarpal bone. Results of the study show that bone mass increases with age up to 34 years and then decreases, both in males and females, although males have signifi...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Kabeya JM,Mbuyi Muamba JM,Tozin R,Dequeker J

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone loss in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) varies at different skeletal sites. The aim of the study was to evaluate whether bone mineral density (BMD) of the forearm is significantly different in patients with RA and controls and may correlate to BMD or other parameters of inflammation or bone resorption. We...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Franck H,Gottwalt J

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteonecrosis (ON) is a clinical entity characterized by death of bone marrow and trabecular bone as a result of disruption of blood supply to the bone. The antiphospholipid (APL) syndrome is characterized by arterial and/or venous thrombosis and pregnancy morbidity in association with APL antibodies. The involvement ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Rostom S,Bahiri R,Hajjaj-Hassouni N

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aims to determine the prevalence and clinical significance of anti-CCP isotype IgA in a population of patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS). Sixty-two patients diagnosed according to the USA-European classification criteria for pSS were examined two to four times during a 60.4-month follow-up, and ...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Haga HJ,Andersen DT,Peen E

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Visfatin is an adipokine and has a crucial role in pro-inflammatory response. The aim of this study was investigating the visfatin levels of gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and chronic periodontitis and healthy subjects. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Sixty non-obe...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Rezaei M,Bayani M,Tasorian B,Mahdian S

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In patients with rheumatoid arthritis who had symptomatic knee joints at the start of anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) therapy, the relationship between local symptoms and knee joint destruction at 94 weeks was retrospectively investigated. Among the patients with rheumatoid arthritis and received anti-TNF therapy, th...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Imagama T,Tanaka H,Tokushige A,Seki K,Sumiura S,Yamamoto M,Nagahiro Y,Taguchi T

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The association between pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) was not investigated in the setting of controlled studies. The risk of PG among patients with RA is not established. OBJECTIVE:The study aims to evaluate the magnitude of the association between RA and the subsequent development...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Kridin K,Damiani G,Cohen AD

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical response to traditional disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) in indigent South Africans with early rheumatoid arthritis was investigated. A cohort of patients with early (≤2 years) RA who were DMARD-naïve at inception were prospectively assessed for response to DMARDs using the Simplified Disea...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Hodkinson B,Musenge E,Ally M,Meyer PW,Anderson R,Tikly M

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, Belgian health authorities endorsed the interim guidelines for the treatment of COVID-19 pneumonia: hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) recommended for treatment of hospitalized patients with moderate to severe disease. As a growing number of patients were admitted, inevitably, our in...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Pothen L,Yildiz H,Samnick MM,Yombi JC

更新日期：2021-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In the past decade, lung ultrasound (LUS) B-lines and serum Krebs von den Lungen-6 (KL-6) antigen have been recognized as biomarkers of the connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases (CTD-ILDs). Robust data have demonstrated that B-lines total numbers and KL-6 levels are correlated with high-resol...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Wang Y,Chen S,Lin Z,Lin J,Xie X,Lin Q,Du G,Huang X,Matucci-Cerinic M,Furst DE

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate whether corticosteroid use is the etiological agent in acute pancreatitis in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, or whether it is related to the underlying connective tissue disorder. Hospital admissions at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital between 1982 and 2002 that ca...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Derk CT,DeHoratius RJ

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The autoantibody profiles in New Zealand systemic sclerosis patients have not previously been reported. The aim of this study was to evaluate the autoantibody profiles of patients in the Waikato Hospital Systemic Sclerosis Clinic cohort. The EUROLINE (IgG) Systemic Sclerosis panel test kit (which tests for Scl-70, CEN...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Chang WS,Schollum J,White DH,Solanki KK

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship of TNF-alpha promoter polymorphisms and ankylosing spondylitis (AS) has been reported with conflicting results. We perform this meta-analysis to collect all the relevant studies up to date to further clarify the association of TNF-alpha promoter polymorphisms with AS. A review was conducted of studies...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Li B,Wang P,Li H

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Either total hip arthroplasty (THA), total knee arthroplasty (TKA) or both were performed in 105 patients from 1981 to 1994. These patients were experiencing severe joint destruction in the lower extremities due to rheumatoid arthritis (RA). These patients were followed for more than 2 years after their last operation...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Kageyama Y,Miyamoto S,Ozeki T,Hiyoshi M,Kushida K,Inoue T

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This cross-sectional investigation examined the prevalence and severity of dysphonia, globus pharyngeus, and dysphagia in patients affected by immunomediated (IM) diseases. Seventy subjects were administered the Voice Handicap Index (VHI) (scale 0-4), Glasgow-Edinburgh Throat Scale (GETS) (scale from 0 to 7) for globu...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Galli J,Marchese MR,De Canio C,Di Salvo M,Olivieri I,Santandrea L,Paludetti G

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a common degenerative joint disease causing pain, stiffness, reduced motion, swelling, crepitus, and disability. Several inflammatory markers and cartilage degradation products can be used as biomarkers in OA. The key factors of bone metabolism in normal joint bone, dickkopf-1 (DKK1) and o...

journal_title：Clinical rheumatology

authors： Min S,Wang C,Lu W,Xu Z,Shi D,Chen D,Teng H,Jiang Q

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00