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Study: Most Patients with PMR Aren’t Getting Steroid-Sparing Agents in First 2 Years

Katie Robinson  |  January 25, 2024

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…

Filed under:Biologics/DMARDsConditionsDrug UpdatesOther Rheumatic ConditionsResearch Rheum Tagged with:GlucocorticoidsMethotrexatePMR FocusRheumPolymyalgia RheumaticaResearch Reviewsteroid-sparing therapies

How Prevalent Is Subclinical Giant Cell Arteritis in Polymyalgia Rheumatica?

Colm Kirby, MB, BCh, BAO, MRCPI, Rachael Flood, MB, BCh, BAO, MRCPI, Ronan Mullan, MB, BCh, BAO, MRCPI, Grainne Murphy, MB, BCh, BAO, MRCPI, & David Kane, MB, BCh, BAO, MRCPI  |  January 24, 2024

Background/Purpose It has been reported that 20–50% of patients with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) have subclinical giant cell arteritis (GCA). The natural history of ultrasound-defined subclinical GCA in PMR is not known. Methods Twenty-five newly diagnosed PMR patients who met a clinical diagnosis for PMR, verified by two rheumatologists, were examined by ultrasound. All six branches…

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An Interview with Expert Clinician Dr. Fred Wigley

Jason Liebowitz, MD, FACR  |  January 10, 2024

Rheumatologists who are outstanding researchers, educators and/or clinicians, who provide consistently exceptional care to patients, who have achieved a level of  distinction in the field and who serve as role models for colleagues and trainees are highlighted in this recurring series. Fred Wigley, MD, MACR, is the Martha McCrory Professor of Medicine at the Johns…

Filed under:OpinionProfiles Tagged with:Dr. Fred WigleyRole Models in Rheumatology

What Changes May the Next Decade Bring to Rheumatology?

Bharat Kumar, MD, MME, FACP, FAAAAI, RhMSUS  |  January 10, 2024

Is it 2024 already? It seems like yesterday that I stuffed all my earthly belongings into my black Volkswagen Jetta and headed from Lexington, Ky., to Iowa City, Iowa, to start my rheumatology fellowship.1 That was 10 years ago. Now, in 2024, as I go online—particularly on social media—and see the various happy, smiling faces…

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The Heterogeneity of Psoriatic Arthritis

David S. Pisetsky, MD, PhD  |  November 21, 2023

SAN DIEGO—Differences between psoriatic arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis highlight the need for the development of imaging modalities, laboratory tests and other biomarkers that are explored and validated specifically for PsA to advance the goal of personalized or precision medicine. In this article, expert David S. Pisetsky, MD, PhD, explores the top research in psoriatic arthritis presented at ACR Convergence 2023.

Filed under:ACR ConvergenceConditionsMeeting ReportsPsoriatic Arthritis Tagged with:ACR Convergence 2023ACR Convergence 2023 PsAPsA Resource Center

Non-Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis: A Review

Jason Liebowitz, MD, FACR  |  November 16, 2023

SAN DIEGO—Alexis Ogdie-Beatty, MD, MSCE, associate professor of medicine, associate professor of epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, gave a presentation on non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA) in the Review Course prior to ACR Convergence 2023.

Filed under:ACR ConvergenceAxial SpondyloarthritisConditionsMeeting Reports Tagged with:ACR Convergence 2023AS Resource Center

The 2023 ACR Awards of Distinction

Patrice Fusillo  |  November 13, 2023

SAN DIEGO—During ACR Convergence 2023 on Nov. 11, the ACR honored a group of individuals who have made significant contributions to rheumatology research, education and patient care by announcing the recipients of the ACR’s 2023 Awards of Distinction, as well as the 2023 ACR Masters who were recognized for their contributions to the field.

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Pakistani-Native Dr. Iman Qaiser Serves Choctaw Nation in Oklahoma

Elizabeth Hofheinz, MPH, MEd  |  November 10, 2023

Some people may think Pakistan and Oklahoma share little in common, but one recent graduate of the rheumatology fellowship program at Louisiana State University, Shreveport (LSUS), School of Medicine disagrees. Iman Qaiser, MD, MBBS, a native of Pakistan who is starting a role as the only rheumatologist serving the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, sees natural…

Filed under:ProfilesWorkforce Tagged with:Dr. Iman Qaiser

ACR Committee on Education Volunteers Get Things Done

Samantha C. Shapiro, MD  |  November 8, 2023

Have you ever wondered who plans the ACR annual meeting, State-of-the-Art (SOTA) Clinical Symposium, Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium (PRSYM) and the ACR Winter Rheumatology Symposium? Who chooses the topics? Who invites the speakers? You may be surprised to hear that it’s ACR members—just like you. These members volunteer for the ACR Committee on Education and/or its…

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Case Report: Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis

Jagmohan S. Jandu, MD, MA, Sri Harsha Boppana, MD, Prahlad A. Reddy, MD, & Atigadda N. Reddy, MD, FACP, FACG, AGAF  |  November 8, 2023

Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis (PCI) is a rare gastrointestinal pathological process defined by the presence of gas within the layers of the intestinal wall, commonly within the mucosa and submucosa of the small and large intestines.2,3 PCI has been described in the literature in association with various connective tissue diseases, including scleroderma, mixed connective tissue disease,…

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