The role of endothelial function and its assessment in rheumatoid arthritis

F Khan, B Galarraga, JJF Belch - Nature Reviews Rheumatology, 2010 - nature.com
b | Laser Doppler perfusion maps showing changes in skin perfusion following increasing
concentrations of iontophoresed acetylcholine (endothelium-dependent vasodilator; upper row…

Cod liver oil (n-3 fatty acids) as an non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug sparing agent in rheumatoid arthritis

B Galarraga, M Ho, HM Youssef, A Hill… - …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Objectives. Dose-dependant gastrointestinal and cardiovascular side-effects limit the use of
NSAIDs in the management of RA. The n-3 essential fatty acids (EFAs) have previously …

C-reactive protein: the underlying cause of microvascular dysfunction in rheumatoid arthritis

B Galarraga, F Khan, P Kumar, T Pullar… - Rheumatology, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Objective. RA is a chronic autoimmune inflammatory condition associated with increased
cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Endothelial dysfunction, a marker of early …

Calcifediol is superior to cholecalciferol in improving vitamin D status in postmenopausal women: A randomized trial

…, MR Alhambra Expósito, B Galarraga… - Journal of Bone and …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
… (B) Mean change in serum iPTH levels with their 95% CI, per each quartile of iPTH values
at baseline for both treatment groups at months 1 and 4. The number of patients per quartile is: …

Etanercept improves inflammation-associated arterial stiffness in rheumatoid arthritis

B Galarraga, F Khan, P Kumar, T Pullar… - Rheumatology, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Objectives. Increased arterial stiffness, an independent risk factor for premature coronary
artery disease, has been reported in patients with RA. The objectives of this study were first to …

A rare but important cause for a raised serum creatine kinase concentration: two case reports and a literature review

B Galarraga, D Sinclair, MN Fahie‐Wilson… - …, 2003 - academic.oup.com
© 2003 British Society for Rheumatology filtration chromatography and protein G affinity
chromatography were used to establish the diagnosis in the two cases reported (Fig. 1, right). …

Clinical improvement in rheumatoid arthritis is associated with healthier microvascular function in patients who respond to antirheumatic therapy

B Galarraga, JJF Belch, T Pullar, S Ogston… - The Journal of …, 2010 - jrheum.org
Objective. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with increased cardiovascular (CV)
mortality. Microvascular endothelial dysfunction occurs early in the development of CV disease …

Differences in neck surface electromyography, kinematics and pain occurrence during physiological neck movements between neck pain and asymptomatic …

…, DJ Newham, B Galarraga-Gallastegui… - Clinical …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Neck pain has been associated with altered muscle activity and impaired
kinematics. Patients frequently report pain during physiological neck movements. Previously, the …

Long‐Term Treatment and Effect of Discontinuation of Calcifediol in Postmenopausal Women with Vitamin D Deficiency: A Randomized Trial

…, MR Alhambra Expósito, B Galarraga… - Journal of Bone and …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
… This median could not be estimated for Group A2 or Group B. There were no timepoints at
which the survival curve reached 50% of responders (patients with levels >30 ng/mL), which …

Is the attentional SNARC effect truly attentional? Using temporal order judgements to differentiate attention from response

DB Galarraga, J Pratt… - Quarterly Journal of …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The spatial–numerical association of response codes (SNARC) effect reflects the phenomenon
that low digits are responded to faster with the left hand and high digits with the right. …