Rheumatoid Arthritis, Cognitive Impairment, and Neuroimaging Biomarkers: Results from the Mayo Clinic Study of Aging.

By Amir Safavi | March 5, 2023 |

Link: https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-220368 Authors: Vassilaki, Maria; Crowson, Cynthia S; Davis Iii, John M; Duong, Stephanie Q; Jones, David T; Nguyen, Aivi; Mielke, Michelle M; Vemuri, Prashanthi; Myasoedova, Elena Abstract: Observational studies suggested that dementia risk in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is higher than in the general population. To examine the associations of RA with cognitive…

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Clinical predictors of response to methotrexate in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a machine learning approach using clinical trial data.

By Amir Safavi | July 1, 2022 |

Link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13075-022-02851-5 Authors: Duong, Stephanie Q; Crowson, Cynthia S; Athreya, Arjun; Atkinson, Elizabeth J; Davis, John M; Warrington, Kenneth J; Matteson, Eric L; Weinshilboum, Richard; Wang, Liewei; Myasoedova, Elena Abstract: Methotrexate is the preferred initial disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, clinically useful tools for individualized prediction of response to methotrexate treatment…

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COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake Among Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in the American Midwest: The Lupus Midwest Network (LUMEN).

By Amir Safavi | July 1, 2022 |

Link: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220220 Authors: Chevet, Baptiste; Figueroa-Parra, Gabriel; Yang, Jeffrey X; Hulshizer, Cassondra A; Gunderson, Tina M; Duong, Stephanie Q; Putman, Michael S; Barbour, Kamil E; Crowson, Cynthia S; Duarte-García, Alí Abstract: Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are at higher risk of poor outcomes from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The vaccination rate among such patients…

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Rising incidence and prevalence of systemic lupus erythematosus: a population-based study over four decades.

By Amir Safavi | May 16, 2022 |

Link: https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2022-222276 Authors: Duarte-García, Alí; Hocaoglu, Mehmet; Valenzuela-Almada, Maria; Osei-Onomah, Shirley-Ann; Dabit, Jesse Y; Sanchez-Rodriguez, Alain; Duong, Stephanie Q; Giblon, Rachel E; Langenfeld, Hannah E; Alarcón, Graciela S; Helmick, Charles G; Crowson, Cynthia S Abstract: To determine the trends in incidence, prevalence and mortality of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in a US population over four…

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