At this ACR Convergence 2024 session, Sonye Danoff, MD, PhD, discussed many factors that need to be considered before referring patients with SARD-ILD for lung transplantation.
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Better Education on Gout
Experts addressed how education and follow-up for patients with gout can improve disease management and highlighted the need for a better construction of gout remission.
Young Adults with Psoriatic Disease at Risk of Early Cardiovascular Disease
Background/Purpose Psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) are closely linked inflammatory conditions that can affect both children and adults. In children, these diseases are associated with traditional cardiovascular disease risk factors and subclinical atherosclerosis. In older adults, systemic inflammation from psoriasis and PsA accelerates atherosclerosis, and these conditions are independent risk factors for severe cardiovascular disease…
Cardiovascular & Cancer Risk Factors with JAK Inhibitors
In this study, researchers set out to determine the prevalence of baseline risk factors for cardiovascular outcomes and cancer among commercially insured patients with rheumatoid arthritis during their first dispensed treatment.
Interventions to Delay RA Onset
Two new successful trials in abatacept, APIPPRA and ARIAA, are the first to convincingly demonstrate the potential of a preventive approach to RA treatment.
Coagulation Education: Treatment Options for Antiphospholipid Syndrome
Dr. Maria Tektonidou discussed the latest recommendations for the treatment of patients with antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), including obstetric and thrombotic subtypes.
‘Be Proactive & Stay Active’: Advice to Patients
Magdalena “Maggie” Cadet, MD, a rheumatologist in New York City, remembers learning about the relationship between physical activity and bone health at a young age. She was 5 years old when she first began taking ballet, jazz and tap-dancing lessons. At 9, she became a competitive figure skater and practiced both dance and ice skating…
Chronic Pain & the Mind-Body Connection
Howard Schubiner, MD, shares what led him to focus on the mind-body connection during an episode of the ACR on Air podcast. He discusses recent research into how pain reprocessing may help patients suffering from psychological-related chronic pain.
Poly-Refractory Rheumatoid Arthritis: An Uncommon Subset of a Difficult-to-Treat Disease
Difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is defined as the failure of two or more classes of biologic or targeted synthetic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) to control active or progressive disease in patients with RA. Between 5 and 20% of patients with RA have difficult-to-treat RA.
Crucial to Rheumatic Care: Insights into the Importance of Trust
Gaining trust has a significant effect on disease management and patient care, according to experts at ACR Convergence 2023. Here are insights into the barriers to that trust and how healthcare providers can develop trusting relationships with their patients.
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