Effect of infliximab on quality of life in patients with ankylosing spondylitis according to sf-36 questionnaire data
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Quality of life of patients with implantable cardioverser-defibrillator: the usage of SF-36 questionnaire.
OBJECTIVE To observe the quality of life of patients with implantable cardioverser-defibrillator (ICD). METHODS Descriptive research with quantitative approach by means of an interview and the analysis of the Questionnaire SF-36 in a cardiovascular outpatient service. Fifty patients users of this device participated in this study during their medical follow-up in the period from January to De...
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Background and aims: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is an idiopathic chronic inflammatory disease mainly involves sacroiliac and axial joints; but it may also have extra-articular involvement. Accordingly, this study was designed to determine the frequency of cardiac involvement among patients with ankylosing spondylitis. Methods: This study was performed as a descriptive-analytical cross-se...
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Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a systemic inflammatory rheumatic disease responsible for back pain, stiffness and progressive loss of functional capacity with limited therapeutic options. Regular physical exercises together with the use of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs are the two recognized treatment options in AS. Infliximab is a chimeric anti-tumor necrosis factor-α monoclonal antibody...
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عنوان ژورنال: Modern Rheumatology Journal
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2310-158X,1996-7012
DOI: 10.14412/1996-7012-2013-13