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Creation and Validation of a Portuguese Version of the UCLA Scleroderma Clinica...
Ferreira, Pedro Lopes; Genrinho, Inês; Santiago, Tânia; Carones, Adriana; Mazeda, Carolina; Barcelos, Anabela; Beirão, Tiago; Costa, Flávio(1) Background: The UCLA GIT 2.0 questionnaire has been recognized as a feasible and reliable instrument to assess gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms in systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients and their impact on quality of life. The aim of this study was to create and validate UCLA GIT 2.0 for Portuguese patients with SSc. (2) Methods: A multi-center study was conducted enrolling SSc patients. UCLA GIT 2.0 was validated...
Clinical Outcomes of COVID‑19 Patients with Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Disea...
Mazeda, Carolina; Barcelos, AnabelaN/a.; N/a.
Predictors of cardiac involvement in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies
Bandeira, Matilde; Dourado, Eduardo; Melo, Ana Teresa; Martins, Patrícia; Fraga, Vanessa; Ferraro, José Luís; Saraiva, André; Sousa, MarleneObjectives: Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are a group of rare disorders that can affect the heart. This work aimed to find predictors of cardiac involvement in IIM. Methods: Multicenter, open cohort study, including patients registered in the IIM module of the Rheumatic Diseases Portuguese Register (Reuma.pt/Myositis) until January 2022. Patients without cardiac involvement information were excluded....
Risk factors for infection, predictors of severe disease, and antibody response...
Machado, Ana Rita; Barreira, Sofia; Bandeira, Matilde; Veldhoen, Marc; Gomes, Andreia; Serrano, Marta; Duarte, Catarina; Rato, MariaObjective: To identify risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 infection and for severe/critical COVID-19, and to assess the humoral response after COVID-19 in these patients. Methods: Nationwide study of adult patients with inflammatory RMDs prospectively followed in the Rheumatic Diseases Portuguese Register-Reuma.pt-during the first 6 months of the pandemic. We compared patients with COVID-19 with those who did not deve...