OBJECTIVE
To determine the incidence and predictors of large-artery complication (aortic aneurysm, aortic dissection, and/or large-artery stenosis) in patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA).
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JASVINDER A. SINGH, DANIEL E. FURST, ASEEM BHARAT, JEFFREY R. CURTIS, ARTHUR F. KAVANAUGH, JOEL M. KREMER, LARRY W. MORELAND, JAMES O’DELL, KEVIN L. WINTHROP, TIMOTHY BEUKELMAN, S. LOUIS BRIDGES JR.,… (More)
CONTEXT
Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) plays an important role in host defense and tumor growth control. Therefore, anti-TNF antibody therapies may increase the risk of serious infections and… (More)
OBJECTIVE
Interstitial lung disease (ILD) has been recognized as an important comorbidity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We undertook the current study to assess incidence, predictors, and mortality… (More)
OBJECTIVE
To identify the clinical presentation and histopathologic characteristics of noninfectious ascending aortitis.
METHODS
A retrospective medical record and histopathology review was… (More)
JASVINDER A. SINGH, KENNETH G. SAAG, S. LOUIS BRIDGES JR., ELIE A. AKL, RAVEENDHARA R. BANNURU, MATTHEW C. SULLIVAN, ELIZAVETA VAYSBROT, CHRISTINE MCNAUGHTON, MIKALA OSANI, ROBERT H. SHMERLING,… (More)
Trochanteric bursitis, a common regional pain syndrome, is characterized by chronic, intermittent aching pain over the lateral aspect of the hip. The incidence of trochanteric bursitis peaks between… (More)
OBJECTIVES
To assess the accuracy of dual-energy CT (DECT) for diagnosing gout, and to explore whether it can have any impact on clinical decision making beyond the established diagnostic approach… (More)
BACKGROUND
Tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha) inhibitors are frequently used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, but whether use of a different TNFalpha inhibitor can improve patient response is… (More)
The objective of this study was to develop European League Against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology classification criteria for polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR). Candidate criteria were… (More)