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EULAR recommendations for the management of rheumatoid arthritis with synthetic...
Smolen, Josef S.; Landewé, Robert B. M.; Bergstra, Sytske Anne; Kerschbaumer, Andreas; Sepriano, Alexandre; Aletaha, Daniel; Caporali, RobertoObjectives: To provide an update of the EULAR rheumatoid arthritis (RA) management recommendations addressing the most recent developments in the field. Methods: An international task force was formed and solicited three systematic literature research activities on safety and efficacy of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) and glucocorticoids (GCs). The new evidence was discussed in light of the last...
Environmental and societal factors associated with COVID-19-related death in pe...
Izadi, Zara; Gianfrancesco, Milena A.; Schmajuk, Gabriela; Jacobsohn, Lindsay; Katz, Patricia; Rush, Stephanie; Ja, Clairissa; Taylor, TiffanyBackground: Differences in the distribution of individual-level clinical risk factors across regions do not fully explain the observed global disparities in COVID-19 outcomes. We aimed to investigate the associations between environmental and societal factors and country-level variations in mortality attributed to COVID-19 among people with rheumatic disease globally. Methods: In this observational study, we de...
Factors associated with COVID-19-related death in people with rheumatic disease...
Strangfeld, Anja; Schäfer, Martin; Gianfrancesco, Milena A.; Lawson-Tovey, Saskia; Liew, Jean W.; Ljung, Lotta; Mateus, Elsa F.; Richez, ChristopheObjectives: To determine factors associated with COVID-19-related death in people with rheumatic diseases. Methods: Physician-reported registry of adults with rheumatic disease and confirmed or presumptive COVID-19 (from 24 March to 1 July 2020). The primary outcome was COVID-19-related death. Age, sex, smoking status, comorbidities, rheumatic disease diagnosis, disease activity and medications were included as...