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High-intensity interval and resistance training programme improves pain and fatigue outcomes in people with systemic sclerosis: a European multicentre randomised con…

Background Pain and fatigue are among the most debilitating symptoms of systemic sclerosis (SSc), severely impairing quality ...
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Strengths and limitations of the EULAR definition for difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis

The management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has significantly improved, but a substantial number of patients still experience ...
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Polymyalgia rheumatica: an autoinflammatory disorder?

Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is an elderly onset syndrome characterised by aching and stiffness in the shoulders and the pelvic girdle associated to increased levels of acute phase reactants and rapid ...
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Inflammatory rheumatic diseases with onset after SARS-CoV-2 infection or COVID-19 vaccination: a report of 267 cases from the COVID-19 and ASD group

Objectives To better define the spectrum of new-onset post-COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 vaccine inflammatory rheumatic diseases (IRD) from a large multicentric observational study. Methods Consecutive ...
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Performance of the 2022 ACR/EULAR giant cell arteritis classification criteria for diagnosis in patients with suspected giant cell arteritis in routine clinical care

Objective To examine the performance of the new 2022 American College of Rheumatology (ACR)/EULAR giant cell arteritis (GCA) classification criteria for diagnosis in routine clinical care. Methods ...
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Anti-RNP positivity in primary Sjögren’s syndrome is associated with a more active disease and a more frequent muscular and pulmonary involvement

Objectives To describe and compare the clinical and biological characteristics of subjects with primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS) with and without anti-RNP antibodies. Methods Patients fulfilling the ...
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Diagnostic performance and reliability of robotic ultrasonography and artificial intelligence-driven synovitis assessment in rheumatoid arthritis: results from the Controlled ...

Aim To evaluate the reliability and diagnostic performance of artificial intelligence (AI) driven robotic ultrasonography (RUS) compared with human ultrasonography (HUS) performed by a trained ...
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Methotrexate treatment in early psoriatic arthritis in comparison to rheumatoid arthritis: an observational nationwide study

Introduction We aimed to compare the proportions of patients with newly diagnosed psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) remaining on methotrexate (regardless of other ...
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Invasive fungal infections in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: an explorative analysis from the German RABBIT register

Objectives To explore characteristics and treatment of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with invasive fungal infections (IFIs) and to describe infection details and outcome. Methods IFIs ...
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Haematological malignancies in systemic sclerosis: a population-based nationwide register study

Objectives (1) To assess the risk of haematological malignancies in individuals with systemic sclerosis (SSc) compared with individuals without SSc; (2) to explore how the risk varies across groups ...
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Successful management of pre-existing psoriatic arthritis through targeting the IL-23/IL-17 axis in cancer patients receiving immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy: a case series

Background Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have significantly improved outcomes for patients with cancer. However, these therapies are associated with adverse events including de novo ...