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RA Treatments

Hydroxychloroquine Use Is Associated With Decreased Incident Cardiovascular Events in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients... J Am Heart Assoc. 2016 Jan 4;5(1). pii: e002867.… www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov|By Sharma TS , et al. Can a…

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RA Treat-to-Target

Gaining Control of RA Sooner Rather than Later Best for Joints Persistent moderate disease activity can cause long-term joint damage in rheumatoid arthritis patients,… www.rheumatologynetwork.com "Fast-and-Furious", "Early-and-Aggressive", "Hit-Early-Hit-Hard": whatever pithy…

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RA Treat-to-Target

Evidence for Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis to Target When managing rheumatoid arthritis, does a treat-to-target approach convey better outcomes than routine care? www.medscape.com T2T finds its first proving grounds in RA.…

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SLE Treatments

The effect of calcineurin inhibitors in the induction and maintenance treatment of lupus nephritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis To evaluate the efficacy and safety of the calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs)…

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SLE Triggers

Overactive Immune System in Lupus Linked to Specific Triggers The little-understood antibody immunoglobulin E (IgE) plays a previously unknown role in systemic lupus… www.rheumatologynetwork.com IgE may play a previously unknown…

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SLE & Pregnancy

Maternal and foetal outcomes in pregnant systemic lupus erythematosus patients: an incident cohort from a stable referral population followed during 1990–2010 (2015). Maternal and foetal outcomes in pregnant systemic lupus…

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SLE Manifestations

Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy in Lupus Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a rare neurological disorder with many associations or causative factors. PRES has been linked to… rheumnow.com CV Events Strike…

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SLE & Inflammation

Pathogenic Inflammation and Its Therapeutic Targeting in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE, lupus) is a highly complex and heterogeneous autoimmune disease that most often afflicts women in their…

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