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OBJECTIVE
To investigate the association between tobacco smoking and disease activity, treatment adherence and treatment responses in patients with AS treated with their first tumour necrosis factor-alpha inhibitor (TNFi) therapy in routine care.
METHODS
Observational cohort study based on the
OBJECTIVE
Increased incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been observed in AS. The reasons of this increase are not fully understood (greater prevalence of traditional cardiovascular risks, consequences of treatment (NSAID) or biological inflammation). The objectives of this study are to
We will study the epidemiologic, clinical, biological, therapeutic, prognostic characteristics and predictive factors of development of nephropathy in ankylosing spondylitis patients. We retrospectively reviewed the medical record of 32 cases with renal involvement among 212 cases of ankylosing
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This study aims to investigate the effect of smoking on sexual functions in AS patients.
METHODS
A total of 67 male AS patients with a median age of 34 years (range: 18-57) reporting sexual activity at least for the past 4 weeks period were included. Patients were divided into smokers
BACKGROUND
A 65-year-old man, known to have had a gastric ulcer and chronic rheumatoid arthritis as well as alcohol and nicotine abuse, was admitted because of suspected endocarditis. Physical examination revealed marked pain on pressure over the throacic spine. Vesicular breath sounds were reduced
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients may have higher prevalence of mannose-binding lectin (MBL) deficiency than normal individuals. MBL deficiency may influence susceptibility to infections. The aim of the study was to verify if MBL deficiency in patients with AS predisposes to infections. We
Long non-coding (lnc)RNA maternally expressed gene 3 (MEG3) has been proved to participate in osteoporosis, which features inverse pathological changes to those associated with spondylosis. The present study aimed to investigate the involvement of lncRNA MEG3 in ankylosing spondylitis. Blood and
OBJECTIVE
Anti-tumor necrosis factor-alpha agents have recently been approved and recommended as effective and relatively safe drug therapy for ankylosing spondylitis. In light of this major advance in the management of these patients, recent observations on the pulmonary manifestations of
The objective of this work was to study the associations between ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and clinical vertebral and nonvertebral fractures. Data from a large population-based public health database in Spain, Sistema d'Informació per al Desenvolupament de l'Investigació en Atenció Primària
Introduction: Cardiovascular (CV) mortality is increased in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), but little is known about CV morbidity beyond the fact that they have a two-fold higher prevalence of ischemic heart disease than controls due to the inflammatory pattern of the disease
The distribution of alpha-1-antitrypsin phenotypes was similar in 555 controls and 98 patients with ankylosing spondylitis: the MM phenotype (including "main" MM subtypes, i.e., M2M2 and M3M3, and "secondary" MM subtypes) was found in 86% of subjects and "rare" phenotypes combining M, F, S, and Z in
Chronic inflammatory joint diseases (IJDs) affect 1% to 2% of the population in developed countries. IJDs include rheumatoid arthritis (RA), ankylosing spondylitis (AS), psoriatic arthritis (PsA), and other forms of spondyloarthritis (SpA). Tobacco smoking is considered a significant BACKGROUND
Determining the disease's inflammatory activity in spondyloarthritis (SpA) is difficult although very important as it is this that drives treatment.
OBJECTIVE
To investigate if plasma pentraxin-3 (PTX3) could act as an inflammatory marker in SpA.
METHODS
Eighty one SpA patients (11 with
METHODS
A 31-year-old woman presented to the ED with a loss of taste and smell of 2 months' duration and a frontal headache, bilateral facial numbness, photophobia, and horizontal diplopia that was worse with far vision of 2 weeks' duration. A review of systems revealed mild nausea and decreased