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In a cohort of patients with SSc, 1 in 4 patients had high CCL24 serum concentration, which was associated with male gender, anti-SCL-70 positivity, ILD calcinosis, telangiectasia, and history of digital ulcers and synovitis

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Rheum Research in Brief

Pregnancy Outcomes in a Diverse US Lupus Cohort

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Image: Pregnancy outcomes of 657 pregnancies to patients with SLE by the 4 largest race and ethnicity groups and by by nephritis history and aPL positivity

A survey study examined musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) education in pediatric rheumatology fellowship programs in North America

Majority of respondents were interested in learning MSUS during fellowship but faced barriers in accessing training

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This study showed the decadal trend of metabolic syndrome and hyperuricemia and investigated associations between metabolic components and hyperuricemia, revealing ethnic-specific patterns in associations, especially in Asian population

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Using the CARRA Registry, for JIA patients starting a 2nd biologic after stopping a TNFi, this study found no difference in disease activity after 6 months for those starting a 2nd TNFi vs a non-TNFi

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Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Knee Osteoarthritis

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Image: Forest plot of the overall results of meta-analysis for pain

Arthritis Care & Research offers special collections on various topics, including pediatric #rheumatology , training and workforce, as well as reproductive issues in rheumatology.

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In a phase 2 double-blind trial, patients with psoriatic arthritis who received deucravacitinib 6 mg or 12 mg once daily had significant improvements in change from baseline in HAQ-DI and SF-36 physical component summary scores at week 16

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Rheum Research in Brief

Evaluation of Dynamic Effects of Depressive Symptoms on Physical Function in Knee Osteoarthritis

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Image: Average marginal effects of time-specific CES-D scores on gait speed

Using wearable gait-sensing devices and machine learning, multiple gait parameters were associated with worse structural outcomes in knee osteoarthritis

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Rheum with a (re)View is a peer mentoring program that pairs early career investigators (mentees) with senior investigators (mentors) to facilitate training in effective journal peer review. ACR/ARP members who have finished training within the past 10 years & have research

📢 Deadline extended for submission to the 2025 Arthritis Care & Research theme issue

🌐 Environmental & Geographical Factors & Rheumatic Disease

⚠️ New deadline for submission is May 31, 2024

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Rheum Research in Brief

Limited Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of Routine Radiographs in Newly Presenting Arthritis Suspected of Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Prevalence of typical RA erosive disease, and diagnostic/prognostic relevance of radiographs

A study quantifying need for palliative care input among 875 patients in the Australian Scleroderma Cohort Study showed that more than 70% of patients with systemic sclerosis could benefit from specialist palliative care

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Rheum Research in Brief

Evaluation of Diagnostic Performance of ACR, EULAR, and NICE Criteria Against Clinically Relevant Knee Osteoarthritis

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Agreement b/w criteria-based diagnosis and fulfilling a set of criteria, at 1, 2, or all 3 time points

March 2024 AC&R Editor's Pick:

Effects of a Resilience-Building Energy Management Program on Fatigue and Other Symptoms in Systemic Sclerosis: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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These researchers identified and compared phenotypes of low back pain defined by rates of general and pain-related psychological distress

Highly distressed phenotypes had higher levels of pain interference, sleep disturbance, depression, anxiety

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Rheum Research in Brief

Mediating Effect of Pain Sensitization on the Paradoxical Relation of Taking Opioids to Pain Severity in Knee Osteoarthritis: The Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study

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Rheum Research in Brief

Upper-Limb High-Intensity Interval Training or Passive Heat Therapy to Optimize Cardiorespiratory Fitness Prior to Total Hip or Knee Arthroplasty

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Images: Pre-/postintervention peak oxygen consumption & anaerobic threshold