In this Review Course at ACR Convergence 2024, Iain McInnes, PhD, FRCP, discussed some of the challenges of RA: Remission is drug maintained, multimorbidity abounds, treatment strategies can be complex, & prevention is not yet possible.
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Advancements in Imaging
Experts shared insights into their work on building consensus for the use of musculoskeletal ultrasound for the diagnosis and management of RA and PsA.
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.
Measures of Success
Can a treat-to-target strategy achieve better outcomes for patients with spondyloarthritis? Insights from the latest data.
Helping Patients with SLE Thrive
Dr. Laurent Arnaud highlighted the latest information on systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), including genetics, technology, treat to target, and promising findings for pulse therapy in his session at EULAR 2024.
Kidney Biopsy in Lupus Nephritis
SAN DIEGO—As part of a Nov. 14 session on lupus nephritis at ACR Convergence 2023, Simone Appenzeller, MD, PhD, shared perspectives on the importance of biopsy to inform its diagnosis, prognosis and treatment, with an emphasis on childhood disease. Prompt diagnosis and treatment of lupus nephritis is perhaps even more important for children than for…
Optimizing DMARD Use in Older Adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis
SAN DIEGO—Older adults with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) comprise two groups: those who have lived with diagnosed RA since an early age (young-onset RA) and those who have new-onset RA diagnosed at an older age (≥65 years), known as late-onset RA or, formerly, as elderly onset RA.1 Individuals with late-onset RA have more acute and systemic…
The Physical Exam Begins with a Handshake
During the height of the pandemic four years ago, I took every precaution to avoid, or at the very least, delay contracting COVID-19. I religiously wore a mask in all public settings, I washed my hands so frequently that my skin became dry and cracked, and I studiously maintained a six-foot distance from others. But…
Study: Most Patients with PMR Aren’t Getting Steroid-Sparing Agents in First 2 Years
A minority of patients with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) who were new to rheumatology practice were prescribed steroid-sparing agents through two years of follow-up. This is according to a large, U.S.-based cohort study, published in Arthritis Care & Research, which also found that nearly two-thirds of the patients remained on glucocorticoids beyond one year.1 “Our study…
Management Updates for a Spectrum of Systemic Autoinflammatory Diseases
SAN DIEGO—As part of a panel on systemic autoinflammatory diseases (SAIDs) at a Nov. 15 scientific session of ACR Convergence 2023, Sivia Lapidus, MD, shared context and insights on the therapeutic management of patients with these conditions. The Spectrum of SAIDs SAIDs encompass a broad swath of individually rare disorders driven by innate immune responses…
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