Objectives To assess the effect of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) delivered in physiotherapy primary care on the primary outcome of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) in patients with ...

Background Rheumatoid arthritis elevates cardiovascular disease risk. Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9), a regulator of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) metabolism, increases ...

Jih- Jin Tsai, Li-Teh Liu, Chun-Hong Chen, et al. COVID-19 outcomes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis with biologic or targeted synthetic DMARDs. RMD Open 2023;9:e003038.

Original research: Molecular insights into the relationship between sustained CRP elevation and endothelial dysfunction in axial spondyloarthritis (5 July, 2025 ...

Laura Cuesta-López, Iván Arias-de la Rosa, Jesús Eduardo Martín-Salazar, Antonio Manuel Barranco, Lourdes Ladehesa-Pineda, Miriam Ruiz-Ponce, María Ángeles Puche Larrubia, Carlos Pérez-Sánchez, Pedro ...

Introduction In the management of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), there is a lack of diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers. This study assesses the use of serum calprotectin (sCal) as a marker to ...

What does this study add? Our findings show that changes in brain structures are involved in the pathogenesis of cognitive dysfunction in SLE. White matter hyperintensities (WMHs) are common in ...

Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) is a group of diseases characterised by systemic involvement of small-to-medium vessels with necrotising inflammation that, by ...

Objectives To investigate short-term prognosis and prognostic factors for connective tissue disease-associated pneumocystis pneumonia (CTD-PCP) using the Japanese nationwide diagnosis procedure ...

Background There is significant interest in determining risk factors in individuals at risk of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). A core set of risk factors for clinical arthritis development has not been ...

Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis exhibits T cell activation and IgG4 immune response in the tissue; comparison with IgG4-related disease ...

Objectives We evaluated the feasibility of a rapid glucocorticoid tapering regimen to reduce glucocorticoid exposure in patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA) treated with glucocorticoids ...