Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Rheumatoid Arthritis More Common and More Aggressive in Women

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Anxiety and depression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. (Clin Rheumatol. 2006) "Total prevalence of anxiety, depression, and mixed anxiety-depressive disorder was found to be 70.8% … The results of our study suggest that prevalences of anxiety and mainly depression, increase in RA cases. When the clinical picture in RA cases becomes complicated with anxiety or depression, some problems at patients' adaptation and response to treatment may be possible. RA cases should be monitored for accompanying anxiety or depression during follow-up."

Association of chronic inflammation, not its treatment, with increased lymphoma risk in rheumatoid arthritis. (Arthritis Rheum. 2006)

Can remission be maintained with or without further drug therapy in rheumatoid arthritis? (Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2006)

[Chronic inflammation increases the risk of cardiovascular disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis] (Ugeskr Laeger. 2006)

Decreased density of serotonin 5-HT2A receptors in rheumatoid arthritis. (Ann Rheum Dis. 2006)

Fatigue in rheumatoid arthritis reflects pain, not disease activity. (Rheumatology (Oxford). 2006)

Increased DNA damage and oxidative stress in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. (Clin Biochem. 2006) " CONCLUSIONS: The findings indicated that lymphocyte DNA damage level increases in patients with RA. Elevated DNA damage may be related with increased oxidative stress and decreased antioxidant capacity. However, the mechanism of this association, and whether it is direct or indirect, remains to be explored."

Is three selected parameters adequate to monitor rheumatoid arthritis? (Clin Rheumatol. 2006)

Metabolic Syndrome and Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Rheumatoid Arthritis. (J Rheumatol. 2006) "CONCLUSION: In this RA cohort, the MetSyn features of hypertension, insulin resistance, and triglycerides were risk factors for subclinical atherosclerosis …"

Preclinical carotid atherosclerosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. (Ann Intern Med. 2006) "CONCLUSIONS: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis have a high prevalence of preclinical atherosclerosis independent of traditional risk factors, suggesting that chronic inflammation and, possibly, disease severity are atherogenic in this population."

Psoriatic arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis: findings in contrast-enhanced MRI. (AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2006) "CONCLUSION: Periostitis and synovitis of the proximal interphalangeal joints are typical MRI findings in patients with PsA, whereas synovitis with erosions of the wrist, the midcarpal joints, the carpometacarpal joints, and the metacarpophalangeal joints are typical findings in patients with RA."

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