Lupus & Connective Tissue Diseases
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All glucocorticoids linked to increased risk of VTE
Major Finding: New use of systemic glucocorticoids was associated with the highest risk for VTE, with an estimated incidence rate ratio of 3.06,...
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Cognitive dysfunction, psychosis respond equally in pediatric SLE
Major finding: Relapse occurred in only 8 of 40 responders to immunosuppressive treatment, and only 15% of psychosis patients and 15% of cognitive...
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Follow mild, inactive lupus patients every 3-4 months
Major Finding: A total of 25% of SLE patients with mild or inactive disease had at least 1 of 10 disease-related "silent" features during a 2-year...
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Mycophenolate boosted vital capacity in connective tissue ILD
Major finding: At 156 weeks after initiation of mycophenolate mofetil, patients with connective tissue disease–associated interstitial lung...
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Pregnancies after vasculitis diagnosis are at risk
Major Finding: The rate of pregnancy loss was significantly higher among women who had vasculitis when they conceived (33.8%) than it was among...
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PDE-5 inhibitors decrease secondary Raynaud's attacks
Major finding: Phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors significantly reduced the frequency of ischemic attacks in secondary Raynaud’s phenomenon by up to 0...
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Smoking raises risk of active skin manifestations in SLE
Major Finding: Current smokers with systemic lupus erythematosus were 63% more likely than past or never smokers to have an active SLE rash.Data...
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Bill seeks to keep biologic copays down
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Pregnancy and Marfan: New insight into risks
Commentary
Future lupus care challenged by researcher shortage
Conference Coverage
Combo may be best rescue therapy for resistant Kawasaki disease
Major Finding: Nonresponders to IVIG plus aspirin for treatment of acute Kawasaki disease were significantly more likely to respond to rescue...