2 Division of Rheumatology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada 3 Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcomes Sciences, Providence Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada ...

Background While several studies have reported a link between the presence of gout and adverse cardiovascular (CV) events in the general population, none has addressed the question of whether the ...

A substantial and persuasive body of data now exists that supports the view that integrin alpha V beta 3 plays a critical part in activated macrophage dependent inflammation, osteoclast development, ...

Objective: To conduct a cross-sectional review of non-selected consecutive outpatients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) as part of standard clinical care in 15 countries for an overview of the ...

Correspondence to Alberto Martini, University of Genoa, Pediatria II, Istituto G Gaslini, Largo Gaslini 5, Genova 16147, Italy; albertomartini{at}ospedale-gaslini.ge.it Juvenile idiopathic arthritis ...

41 St. Joseph's Health Care London and University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada Objective The 1980 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) classification criteria for systemic sclerosis ...

Objectives The systemic vasculitides are multiorgan diseases where early diagnosis and treatment can significantly improve outcomes. Robust nomenclature reduces diagnostic delay. However, key aspects ...

Correspondence to Dr Adi Diab, Melanoma Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center FC3004, 1515 Holcombe Blvd Houston, Texas; adiab{at}mdanderson.org Background Immune ...

15 Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Centre, Reade, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Objectives We sought to investigate whether genetic effects on response to TNF inhibitors (TNFi) in rheumatoid ...

Psoriasis is a common chronic, recurrent, immune mediated disease of the skin and joints. It can have a significant negative impact on the physical, emotional, and, psychosocial wellbeing of affected ...

a Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Rotorua, New Zealand , b Department of Medicine, University of Otago Medical School, Dunedin, New Zealand Dr P Klemp, Department of Medicine, University of Otago Medical ...

Correspondence to Professor Gabriela Riemekasten, Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein—Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, Lübeck 23538, Germany; ...