“Worst of all is the pain in my calves,” she said. “It feels like burning deep inside.” So began my first encounter with a 69-year-old woman who was referred to rheumatology clinic for evaluation of two months of constitutional symptoms and a positive ANCA test, which had been ordered by her primary care doctor. Her…
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Depression May Increase Risk of Cardiovascular Disease for RA Patients
(Reuters Health)—Mental health problems, like anxiety and depression, may partly explain why people with rheumatoid arthritis have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a new study. Researchers linked anger, anxiety, depressive symptoms, job stress and low social support to increasing risk of hardening of the arteries, or atherosclerosis, for people with rheumatoid arthritis…
Heart Rate Variability to Predict Treatment Response in Patients with RA
A growing understanding of the immunomodulatory effect of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) is edging closer to having clinical applications that could one day benefit patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Researchers pursuing this as an alternative path to biomarkers are investigating whether autonomic status can be used to predict response to therapy. Seattle-area rheumatologist and…
Rheumatoid Arthritis, Periodontal Disease Link Suggests Benefits in Behavioral Change
Although compelling data exist to support a link between periodontal disease (PD) and the development of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), cementing the association will require extensive investigative work.1 However, in reviewing the literature of the past 10 years, Elliot D. Rosenstein, MD, director, Institute for Rheumatic and Autoimmune Diseases at Overlook Medical Center, Summit, N.J., and…
2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting: Super Proteins Eyed in Therapies for Rheumatic Diseases
Immunoglobulin superfamily of proteins, CTLA-4 and PD-1, may generate treatments for RA, SLE
2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting: Diagnosis, Management of Sarcoidosis in the Heart, Central Nervous System
Without reliable diagnostic tests or evidence-based treatment guidelines, patient symptoms critical to diagnosing disease
Laboratory Testing for Diagnosis, Management of Patients with Rheumatic Disease
A review of data on antinuclear antibodies and tests for rheumatoid arthritis
Systemic Sjögrens: More Than a Sicca Disease
Differences in its epidemiologic, clinical and immunologic features underscore need for a homogeneous diagnostic and therapeutic approach
Kawasaki Disease Spread May be Linked to Wind
Latest study suggests tropospheric winds from farmlands in northeastern China may carry etiologic agent for KD to the Far East, Western U.S.
EULAR 2014: Cardiac Involvement in Rheumatic Diseases
Experts offer tips for treating, managing cardiac effects; using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in patients chronic inflammatory conditions
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