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Measuring quality of life of patients with axial spondyloarthritis for economic...
Hernandez Alava, Monica; Wailoo, Allan; Chrysanthou, Georgios; Barcelos, Filipe; van Gaalen, Floris A.; Santos, Helena; Fagerli, Karen MindePublisher Copyright: © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2022. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.; OBJECTIVES: To estimate the relationship between EQ5D (three levels, UK version) and the Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score (ASDAS) for use in the economic evaluation of health technologies for people with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). ...
Portuguese recommendations for the use of methotrexate in rheumatic diseases - ...
Duarte, Ana Catarina; Santos-Faria, Daniela; Gonçalves, Maria João; Sepriano, Alexandre; Mourão, Ana Filipa; Duarte, Cátia; Neves, Joana SousaBACKGROUND: Methotrexate (MTX) is the first-line drug in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and the most commonly prescribed disease modifying anti-rheumatic drug. Moreover, it is also used as an adjuvant drug in patients under biologic therapies, enhancing the efficacy of biologic agents. OBJECTIVES: To review the literature and update the Portuguese recommendations for the use of MTX in rheumatic dise...
Recomendações portuguesas «como diagnosticar, monitorizar e tratar a artrite pe...
Ribeiro, Ana; Machado, Pedro; Ramiro, Sofia; Duarte, Cátia; Mourão, Ana Filipa; Bogas, Mónica; Costa, Maria Lúcia; Bernardes, Miguel; Santos, Maria JoséObjective: The 3E (Evidence, Expertise, Exchange) Initiative is a multinational effort of rheumatologists aimed at developing evidence-based recommendations addressing specific questions relevant to clinical practice. The objective of the Portuguese contribution for the 3E Initiative was to develop evidence-based recommendations on how to investigate, follow-up and treat undifferentiated peripheral inflammatory...
Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies and rheumatoid factor in Sjögren's...
Barcelos, Filipe; Abreu, Isabel; Patto, José Vaz; Trindade, Helder; Teixeira, AnaObjectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and clinical significance of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies (anti-CCP-Abs), IgM and IgA rheumatoid factors (RFs) in primary Sjogren's Syndrome (pSS). Materials and Methods:We compared clinical and serological. characteristics of 31 pSS and 31 Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients. Both, anti-CCP-Abs and RFs (IgM, IgA) directed again...