We read with great interest an article by Molander et al 1 demonstrating a strong association between clinical rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity, measured Disease Avtivity Score-28 (DAS28) ESR, and the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE). In framework this elegant nationwide register-based cohort study that enrolled 46?316 patients, it was found ratio for VTE in patients RA 1.88 (95% ...

Background: Disease Activity Score-28 joints (DAS-28) is nowadays the gold standard for measuring the disease activity in patients with RA. The original DAS-28 was based on erythrocyte sedimentation (ESR), but an alternative formula incorporating C-reative protein (CRP) [DAS-28(CRP)] has been developed. Objectives: To compare the disease activity score DAS28-ESR versus DAS28–CRP, and to determi...

BACKGROUND Disease Activity Score in 28 Joints (DAS28) is a scoring system to evaluate disease activity and treatment response in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). A DAS28 score of greater than 3.2 is a well-described limit for treatment intensification; however, the reliability of DAS28 might be overestimated. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the reliability of DAS28 in RA, especiall...

OBJECTIVES To determine the level of depression in Rheumatoid Arthritis and its relationship with severity of Rheumatoid Arthritis. METHODS This cross sectional analytical study was conducted from March 2014 to May 2014. Total 102 cases of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) diagnosed as per ACR (American College of Rheumatology) 1987 criteria were enrolled from Rheumatology Department, Fatima Memorial...

this cross-sectional study is conducted to determine the prevalence of asymptomatic cervical spine subluxation in rheumatoid arthritis patients by plain radiographs and its relation to demographic and clinical characteristics, disease activity measures and medications. 100 rheumatoid arthritis patients (18 male and 82 female) were selected randomly, according to the american college of rheumato...

Background: There are some discrepancy in association between activity of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and periodontitis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the periodontal status of outpatients with RA.    Methods: The study was conducted in 2013-14 in a rheumatology clinic in Sari, north of Iran on 74 patients with RA.  Evaluation of RA disease activity was according to diseas...

OBJECTIVE Current disease activity measures for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are difficult to score or interpret and problematic for use in clinical practice. Lupus Foundation of America (LFA)-Rapid Evaluation of Activity in Lupus (REAL) is a pilot application composed of anchored visual analogue scores (0-100 mm each) for each organ affected by lupus. This study evaluated the use of LFA-...

©2014 Turkish League Against Rheumatism. All rights reserved. Objectives: This study aims to investigate the disease activity and related variables in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Patients and methods: Fifty patients with PsA, who were diagnosed based on the Classification Criteria for Psoriatic Arthritis (CASPAR), were included. The patients were divided into five groups according ...

A 79-year-old non-smoker woman was admitted to our hospital following 15 days of unproductive coughing, moderate fever (38°C) and asthenia. She was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis five years before; the dia gnosis was made based on the presence of morning stiffness, symmetric joint pain and swelling in fingers, wrists, elbows, and ankles, and a positivity for both rheumatoid factor (1/160) ...

BACKGROUND Disease activity measurement is a key component of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) management. Biomarkers that capture the complex and heterogeneous biology of RA have the potential to complement clinical disease activity assessment. OBJECTIVES To develop a multi-biomarker disease activity (MBDA) test for rheumatoid arthritis. METHODS Candidate serum protein biomarkers were selected fr...