Objectives Cardiopulmonary involvement (CPI) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in systemic sclerosis (SSc). The 6 min walk test (6MWT) is widely used to assess functional capacity, but its ...

Objectives To determine the proportion of patients with psoriatic arthritis in the Adalimumab Effectiveness in Psoriatic Arthritis trial achieving minimal disease activity (MDA) and its individual ...

Background Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is associated with an accumulation of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of high-intensity interval ...

What does this study add? Our findings show that changes in brain structures are involved in the pathogenesis of cognitive dysfunction in SLE. White matter hyperintensities (WMHs) are common in ...

Background Environmental factors play a prominent role in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) aetiology . Shift work has previously been associated with increased RA risk in females. The aim of this study was ...

Background Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) poses a significant global health challenge. This study examined trends in the incidence, prevalence and mortality of RA from 1990 to 2021 at global, regional and ...

Background Previous genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified numerous genetic loci associated with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). However, the functional impact of these ...

Objective To investigate the presence and bioactivity of lipopolysaccharides (LPS) in synovial fluid (SF) of osteoarthritis (OA) patients and elucidate mechanisms modulating their inflammatory ...

Objectives To explore physicians’ and nurses’ knowledge, attitudes and experiences of shared decision making (SDM) in rheumatology, to identify barriers and facilitators to SDM, and to examine whether ...

Objectives To assess the effect of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) delivered in physiotherapy primary care on the primary outcome of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) in patients with ...

Background In routine care, Danish patients with psoriatic arthritis are monitored in the DANBIO registry. In March 2022, patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) on selected non-musculoskeletal ...

Objectives We evaluated the feasibility of a rapid glucocorticoid tapering regimen to reduce glucocorticoid exposure in patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA) treated with glucocorticoids ...