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Objective Vaccination against preventable infections is important for the management of rheumatic diseases (RDs). This study assessed the vaccination coverage and predictors among patients with RDs using real-world data from Israel. Methods This retrospective cross-sectional study, based on a Maccabi Healthcare Services database, included adult patients diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriatic arthritis (PsA), and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), as of April 30, 2019. Age-specific vaccination coverage for influenza (past year), pneumococcal (23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine [PPSV23] and/or 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine [PCV13]), and live-attenuated herpes zoster (HZ) vaccines (past 5 years) was reported. Logistic regression was used to investigate predictors of vaccination. Results The study included 14,528 patients (RA: n = 6932; PsA: n = 4395; SLE: n = 1951; > 1 condition: n = 1250). Influenza vaccine coverage among patients with RA, PsA, and SLE
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Objective Although patient outcomes in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) have improved with the advent of advanced therapies, there remains a high unmet need to treat residual disease activity. The objective of the current study was to quantify residual disease activity and burden of disease in Canadian patients with PsA. Methods This was a multiregion, observational, retrospective analysis of patient data extracted from the Rhumadata and the International Psoriasis and Arthritis Research Team (IPART) registries, analyzing deidentified data from patients who had initiated advanced therapy for the treatment of PsA between January 2010 and December 2019. The primary endpoint was the proportion of patients failing to achieve minimal disease activity (MDA) within 6 months; secondary endpoints included clinical and patient-reported burden of disease. Descriptive statistics included summaries by region, treatment class, and number of prior advanced therapies. Results One thousand five hundred ninety
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Research Article Residual Disease Activity in Canadian Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis Treated With Advanced Therapies: Results From a Multiregistry Analysis (UNISON-PsA) đź“– https://t.co/6De429dE4f #advancedtherapy #antirheumaticagents #diseaseactivity #psoriaticarthritis https://t.co/5u1klgoamF
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Mashup Score: 1Axial Spondyloarthritis Treatment Recommendations and Disease Activity Monitoring in Clinical Practice: Results of an Online Survey - 2 day(s) ago
Objective Clinical practice guidelines are not always followed consistently. To better understand potential barriers to the implementation of treatment recommendations in axial spondyloarthritis and ankylosing spondylitis (axSpA/AS), an online survey was conducted. Methods Email invitations were sent to US rheumatology care providers in January 2023. The questionnaire included 20 questions, with an estimated completion time of 5-7 minutes. Results One hundred four of 441 (24%) invitees participated, including 80/104 (77%) board-certified rheumatologists and 20/104 (19%) fellows. Survey participants identified UpToDate (85%), treatment guidelines (74%), and colleagues (54%) as relevant sources of knowledge for managing axSpA/AS. Of the participants, 64% and 53% considered themselves to be at least moderately familiar with the American College of Rheumatology/Spondylitis Association of America/Spondyloarthritis Research and Treatment Network (ACR/SAA/SPARTAN) and Assessment of Spondyloar
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Objective (1) To compare the capacity to detect sacroiliac joint (SIJ) erosions and baseline-to-week 104 change in erosions between magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and radiographs in recent-onset axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA); and (2) to compare treatment-discriminatory capacities of MRI and radiographic scores for erosion detection in patients receiving etanercept in the Effect of Etanercept on Symptoms and Objective Inflammation in Nonradiographic axSpA (EMBARK) trial vs controls in the DESIR ( Devenir des Spondylarthropathies Indifférenciées Récentes ) cohort. Methods Anonymized SIJ MRI and radiographs were assessed at patient and joint surface levels. Three readers evaluated MRI; 3 different readers evaluated radiographs. Final scores for comparison of radiographs and MRI for detection of erosions were assigned based on agreement of ≥ 2 of 3 readers’ assessments. Results At baseline, discordance in erosion detection between imaging methods was more frequent for MRI erosions in t
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Mashup Score: 4
Objective This real-world analysis assessed baseline demographics/characteristics and treatment patterns/effectiveness in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) initiating tofacitinib (TOF) in the US CorEvitas RA Registry. Methods The primary analysis of this study included patients with RA initiating TOF with a 12-month follow-up visit from November 2012 to January 2021. Outcomes included baseline demographics/characteristics and TOF initiation/discontinuation reasons, treatment patterns, and effectiveness (disease activity and patient-reported outcomes [PROs] at 12 months); the primary effectiveness outcome was Clinical Disease Activity Index low disease activity (CDAI LDA). All data, analyzed descriptively, were stratified by TOF regimen (monotherapy vs combination therapy), line of therapy (second- to fourth-line), time of initiation (2012-2014, 2015-2017, or 2018-2020), and dose (5 mg twice daily vs 11 mg once daily). Results Of 2874 patients with RA who initiated TOF, 1298 had a
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Objective To conduct a systematic review of the effectiveness and safety of pharmacological treatments for adult-onset Still disease (AOSD). Methods Six databases, 2 trial registries, and conference abstracts were searched from January 2012 to February 2023 for studies of pharmacological interventions in people with AOSD. Outcomes were rates of remission and response, discontinuation of concurrent treatments, complications of AOSD, and treatment-related adverse events. Risk of bias was assessed with the Cochrane risk of bias tool and the Joanna Briggs Institute tool for case series. Results Forty-four studies evaluated treatments, including nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), corticosteroids (CS), conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs), and biologic DMARDs (bDMARDs). For bDMARDs, tocilizumab (TCZ), anakinra (ANK), and canakinumab (CNK) had the most available data. Although 3 randomized controlled trials did not show statistically significant ben
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Objective To explore the effect of left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction (LVDD) in systemic sclerosis (SSc)-associated interstitial lung disease (ILD), and to investigate SSc-specific associations and clinical correlates of LVDD. Methods There were 102 Australian Scleroderma Cohort Study participants with definite SSc and radiographic ILD included. Diastolic function was classified as normal, indeterminate, or abnormal according to 2016 American Society of Echocardiography/European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging guidelines for assessment of LV diastolic function. Associations between clinical features and patient- and physician-reported dyspnea were evaluated using logistic regression. Survival analyses were performed using Kaplan-Meier survival estimates and Cox regression modeling. Results LVDD was identified in 26% of participants, whereas 19% had indeterminate and 55% had normal diastolic function. Those with ILD and LVDD had increased mortality (hazard ratio 2.4, 95%
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Mashup Score: 5The Scleroderma Tango: Unraveling the Delicate Dance of Diastolic Dysfunction and Interstitial Lung Disease - 7 day(s) ago
In this issue of The Journal of Rheumatology , Fairley and colleagues investigated the effects of concomitant left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (LVDD) in a small cohort of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc)-associated interstitial lung disease (ILD) derived from the larger Australian Scleroderma Cohort Study.1 Consistent with prior reports, the authors found that patients with SSc-ILD with LVDD experienced dyspnea and reduced survival. In addition, these patients were older, had longer SSc disease duration exceeding 6 years, received treatment with immunosuppressive drugs, and had additional cardiovascular (CV) comorbidities. SSc-specific features, such as skeletal muscle involvement, chronic inflammation, and gastrointestinal issues, were shown to further elevate the risk of LVDD. The significant correlation of LVDD with muscle atrophy suggests a potential association between LVDD and myopathy or physical frailty in SSc-ILD. Regardless of the underlying mechanism, the presenc
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Mashup Score: 7Patient and Physician Perspectives of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Flare: A Qualitative Study - 7 day(s) ago
Objective Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) flares are associated with increased damage and decreased health-related quality of life. We hypothesized that there is discordance between physicians’ and patients’ views of SLE flare. In this study, we aimed to explore patient and physician descriptions of SLE flares. Methods We conducted a qualitative descriptive study using in-depth interviews with a purposeful sample of patients with SLE (who met 1997 American College of Rheumatology or Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics criteria) and practicing rheumatologists. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed, and analyzed using applied thematic analysis. Results Forty-two patient participants with SLE, representing a range of SLE activity, completed interviews. The majority described flare symptoms as joint pain, fatigue, and skin issues lasting several days. Few included objective signs or laboratory measures, when available, as features of flare. We interviewed 13 rheumat
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Mashup Score: 15Flare in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Lost in Translation? - 8 day(s) ago
The concept of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) as a relapsing and remitting condition is deeply embedded in how clinicians perceive this disease. This perception arises from observations of periods of low disease activity interspersed with episodes of more active disease, which are commonly referred to as “flares.” Although the concept of flare in SLE is widely accepted in general terms, how to define and measure flare in clinical research and clinical practice is a topic of debate that remains unresolved. In this issue of The Journal of Rheumatology , Rogers et al bring a further dimension to this debate, with respect to the differences between clinicians’ and patients’ understanding of the concept of flare.1 So first, what do clinicians mean by flare? In an attempt to standardize this, especially for research purposes, a consensus definition of flare was developed under the auspices of the Lupus Foundation of America as “a measurable increase in disease activity involving new or w
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Research Article Real-World Coverage With Influenza, Pneumococcal, and Herpes Zoster Vaccines Among Patients With Rheumatic Diseases in a Nationwide Healthcare Plan đź“– https://t.co/C87eFuS02r #epidemiology #infection #rheumaticdiseases #vaccines https://t.co/7Ij07xvStW