The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman talks about this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. This month’s selections include: Effectiveness of Tocilizumab in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Is Unaffected by Comorbidity Burden or Obesity: Data from a US Registry by Dimitrios A. Pappas, Carol J. Etzel, Margaux Crabtree, Taylor Blachley, Jennie Best, Steve Zlotnick and Joel M. Kremer https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.190282 The A...
Oct 21, 2020•15 min
Editor-in-Chief Dr. Earl Silverman speaks with the team behind the paper Imaging Techniques: Options for the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Treatment of Enthesitis in Psoriatic Arthritis. Catherine Bakewell, Sibel Zehra Aydin, Veena K. Ranganath (absent), Lihi Eder and Gurjit S. Kaeley discuss the importance of early identification and treatment of enthesitis in patients with PsA. Read the full paper here https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.190512
Oct 14, 2020•29 min
Effect of a Single Apolipoprotein L1 Gene Nephropathy Variant on the Risk of Advanced Lupus Nephritis in Brazilians Gisele Vajgel, Suelen Cristina Lima, Diego Jeronimo S. Santana, Camila B.L. Oliveira, Denise Maria N. Costa, Pamela J. Hicks, Maria Alina G.M. Cavalcante, Carl D. Langefeld, Lucila Maria Valente, Sergio Crovella, Gianna Mastroianni Kirsztajn, Barry I. Freedman and Paula Sandrin-Garcia The Journal of Rheumatology August 2020, 47 (8) 1209-1217; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.190...
Oct 06, 2020•6 min
Opioid Use among Patients with Early Inflammatory Arthritides Compared to the General Population The Journal of Rheumatology August 2020, 47 (8) 1285-1292; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.190355
Sep 29, 2020•5 min
Q & A With the Author Walk At Least 10 Minutes a Day for Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis: Recommendation for Minimal Activity During the COVID-19 Pandemic https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200914
Sep 25, 2020•14 min
The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman talks about this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. This month’s selections include: Pain and Self-reported Swollen Joints Are Main Drivers of Patient-reported Flares in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results from a 12-month Observational Study by Dorota Kuettel, Jette Primdahl, Ulrich Weber, Lene Terslev, Mikkel Østergaard, Randi Petersen, Andreas Kristian Pedersen, Sören Möller and Kim Hørslev...
Sep 08, 2020•13 min
Audio Abstract Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Acquire Sustainable Skills for Home Monitoring: A Prospective Dual-country Cohort Study (ELECTOR Clinical Trial I) Marie Skougaard, Henning Bliddal, Robin Christensen, Karen Ellegaard, Sabrina M. Nielsen, Jakub Zavada, Sabina Oreska, Niels S. Krogh, Christian C. Holm, Merete L. Hetland, Jiri Vencovsky, Henrik Røgind, Peter C. Taylor and Henrik Gudbergsen The Journal of Rheumatology May 2020, 47 (5) 658-667; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.181...
Jul 22, 2020•2 min
The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman talks about this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. This month’s selections include: Longterm, Real-world Safety of Adalimumab in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Analysis of a Prospective US-based Registry by Leslie R. Harrold, Jenny Griffith, Patrick Zueger, Heather J. Litman, Bernice Gershenson, Syed S. Islam, Christine J. Barr, Dianlin Guo, Jonathan Fay and Jeffrey D. Greenberg https://doi.org...
Jul 15, 2020•12 min
Editor-in-Chief Dr. Earl Silverman speaks with Dr. Roberto Caricchio from Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University about his and his co-author's letter Rheumatologists and Pulmonologists at Temple University Weather the COVID-19 Storm Together. Read the full article: DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200744
Jun 25, 2020•22 min
The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman talks about this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. This month’s selections include: Adherence to Treat-to-target Management in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Associated Factors: Data from the International RA BIODAM Cohort by Alexandre Sepriano, Sofia Ramiro, Oliver FitzGerald, Mikkel Østergaard, Joanne Homik, Désirée van der Heijde, Ori Elkayam, J. Carter Thorne, Maggie J. Larché, Gianfranc...
Jun 15, 2020•15 min
Learning from Adversity: Lessons from the COVID-19 Crisis Michael S. Putman and Eric M. Ruderman The Journal of Rheumatology April 8 2020, jrheum.200411; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200411 One month into the COVID-19 crisis in the US, rheumatologists have begun to feel the effects of our hastily constructed temporary response plans. While we may not be staffing the front lines with our colleagues in emergency medicine and critical care, our patients are uniquely vulnerable to infection a...
May 26, 2020•26 min
Hydroxychloroquine: A Potential Ethical Dilemma for Rheumatologists during the COVID-19 Pandemic Rosie Scuccimarri, Evelyn Sutton and Mary-Ann Fitzcharles DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200369 Two antimalarial agents, chloroquine (CQ) and hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), have been trusted treatments for a range of rheumatic diseases over the past 70 years. These agents have attracted intense media attention in the past few weeks with suggestions that this category of drugs may have potential in th...
May 12, 2020•23 min
Possible Consequences of a Shortage of Hydroxychloroquine for Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus amid the COVID-19 Pandemic Christine A. Peschken DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200395 As the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2) pandemic took hold in North America, rheumatology clinics across the continent were inundated with phone calls from patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who were understandably fearful of COVID-19. One of the most ...
May 12, 2020•15 min
The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman talks about this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. This month’s selections include: Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Acquire Sustainable Skills for Home Monitoring: A Prospective Dual-country Cohort Study (ELECTOR Clinical Trial I) by Marie Skougaard, Henning Bliddal, Robin Christensen, Karen Ellegaard, Sabrina M. Nielsen, Jakub Zavada, Sabina Oreska, Niels S. Krogh, Christian C. Hol...
May 06, 2020•14 min
Audio abstract for the published article: Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Profiles in Patients with Incident Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Lupus Nephritis by Maurizio Bruschi, Alice Bonanni, Andrea Petretto, Augusto Vaglio, Federico Pratesi, Laura Santucci, Paola Migliorini, Roberta Bertelli, Maricla Galetti, Silvana Belletti, Lorenzo Cavagna, Gabriella Moroni, Franco Franceschini, Micaela Fredi, Giulia Pazzola, Landino Allegri, Renato Alberto Sinico, Giampaola Pesce, Marcello Bagnasco, Angelo...
Apr 29, 2020•11 min
Audio abstract for the published article: Placebo Response in Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinical Trials by Katie Bechman, Mark Yates, Sam Norton, Andrew P. Cope and James B. Galloway The Journal of Rheumatology January 2020, 47 (1) 28-34; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.190008
Apr 29, 2020•7 min
Audio abstract for the published article: Effects of Sarilumab on Rheumatoid Arthritis as Reported by Patients Using the Rheumatoid Arthritis Impact of Disease Scale by Laure Gossec, Vibeke Strand, Clare Proudfoot, Chieh-I Chen, Sophie Guillonneau, Toshio Kimura, Hubert van Hoogstraten, Erin Mangan and Matthew Reaney The Journal of Rheumatology October 2019, 46 (10) 1259-1267; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.180904
Apr 29, 2020•5 min
Audio abstract for the published article: Cyclophosphamide for Systemic Sclerosis-related Interstitial Lung Disease: A Comparison of Scleroderma Lung Study I and II by Elizabeth R. Volkmann, Donald P. Tashkin, Myung Sim, Ning Li, Dinesh Khanna, Michael D. Roth, Philip J. Clements, Anna-Maria Hoffmann-Vold, Daniel E. Furst, Grace Kim, Jonathan Goldin and Robert M. Elashoff The Journal of Rheumatology October 2019, 46 (10) 1316-1325; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.180441
Apr 29, 2020•2 min
Audio abstract for the published article: Standardizing Terminology and Assessment for Orofacial Conditions in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: International, Multidisciplinary Consensus-based Recommendations by Peter Stoustrup, Cory M. Resnick, Thomas Klit Pedersen, Shelly Abramowicz, Ambra Michelotti, Annelise Küseler, Carlalberta Verna, Christian J. Kellenberger, Ellen Berit Nordal, Giuliana Caserta, Iveta Jankovska, Josefine Mareile Halbig, Kasper Dahl Kristensen, Linda Z. Arvidsson, Lynn Spie...
Apr 29, 2020•4 min
Audio abstract of the published article: Characteristics of Accelerated Hand Osteoarthritis: Data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative by Julie E. Davis, Lena F. Schaefer, Timothy E. McAlindon, Charles B. Eaton, Mary B. Roberts, Ida K. Haugen, Stacy E. Smith, Jeffrey Duryea, Bing Lu and Jeffrey B. Driban The Journal of Rheumatology April 2019, 46 (4) 422-428; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.180240
Apr 28, 2020•6 min
Audio abstract of the published article: Monophasic Disease Course in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Konstantinos Tselios, Dafna D. Gladman, Zahi Touma, Jiandong Su, Nicole Anderson and Murray B. Urowitz The Journal of Rheumatology August 2018, 45 (8) 1131-1135; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.171319
Apr 28, 2020•4 min
Audio abstract of the published article: Venous Thromboembolism in Systemic Sclerosis: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Effect on Survival by Sindhu R. Johnson, Nabil Hakami, Zareen Ahmad and Duminda N. Wijeysundera The Journal of Rheumatology July 2018, 45 (7) 942-946; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.170268
Apr 28, 2020•5 min
Audio abstract of the published article: The Dorsal 4-finger Technique: A Novel Method to Examine Metacarpophalangeal Joints in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis by Mohammed A. Omair, Pooneh Akhavan, Ali Naraghi, Shikha Mittoo, Juan Xiong, Deborah Weber, Daming Lin, Melissa Weber and Edward C. Keystone The Journal of Rheumatology March 2018, 45 (3) 329-334; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.161507
Apr 28, 2020•4 min
The Rheumatologist's Role in COVID-19 Randy Q. Cron and W. Winn Chatham DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200334 The novel coronavirus (severe acute respiratory syndrome; SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has spread rapidly throughout the planet. It is believed to have originated in the Wuhan province of China, but this highly contagious respiratory virus has spread to over 140 countries on 6 continents as of mid-March 2020, according to the World Health Organization. Worldwide, there have been over 164,00...
Apr 23, 2020•20 min
The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman talks about this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. This month’s selections include: Toward Defining Primary and Secondary Nonresponse in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated with Anti-TNF: Results from the BioTRAC and OBRI Registries by Edward C. Keystone, Emmanouil Rampakakis, Mohammad Movahedi, Angela Cesta, Melissa Stutz, John S. Sampalis, Francois Nantel, Karina Maslova and Claire...
Apr 17, 2020•16 min
The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman talks about this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. This month’s selections include: Cardiovascular Event Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis Compared with Type 2 Diabetes: A 15-year Longitudinal Study by Rabia Agca, Luuk H.G.A. Hopman, Koen J.C. Laan, Vokko P. van Halm, Mike J.L. Peters, Yvo M. Smulders, Jacqueline M. Dekker, Giel Nijpels, Coen D.A. Stehouwer, Alexandre E. Voskuyl, Maarten Bo...
Mar 13, 2020•12 min
The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman talks about this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. This month’s selections include: Immune-related Adverse Events Associated with Cancer Immunotherapy: A Review for the Practicing Rheumatologist Shahin Jamal, Marie Hudson, Aurore Fifi-Mah and Carrie Ye DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.190084 Development and Validation of a MicroRNA Panel to Differentiate Between Patients with Rheuma...
Feb 11, 2020•11 min
The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman talks about this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. This month’s selections include: Placebo Response in Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinical Trials Katie Bechman, Mark Yates, Sam Norton, Andrew P. Cope and James B. Galloway DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.190008 Metaanalyses, Network Metaanalyses, and Systematic Reviews: The Perpetual Motion Machine All Over Again Yusuf Yazici DOI: https:...
Jan 08, 2020•11 min
The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman talks about this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. This month’s selections include: Neutrophil Extracellular Traps May Contribute to the Pathogenesis in Adult-onset Still Disease Mi-Hyun Ahn, Jae Ho Han, Young-Jun Chwae, Ju-Yang Jung, Chang-Hee Suh, Ji Eun Kwon and Hyoun-Ah Kim DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.181058 Association of Childhood Abuse with Incident Systemic Lupus Erythe...
Dec 18, 2019•11 min
The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman talks about this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. This month’s selections include: Therapy with Biologic Agents After Diagnosis of Solid Malignancies: Results from the Corrona Registry Dimitrios A. Pappas, Sabrina Rebello, Mei Liu, Jennifer Schenfeld, YouFu Li, David H. Collier and Neil A. Accortt DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.171457 Opioid Use in Patients with Ankylosing Spondy...
Nov 05, 2019•14 min
