Aims With the high prevalence of gout and associated cardiovascular (CV) diseases, information
on the comparative CV safety of individual urate-lowering drugs becomes increasingly …

Objectives The quality of life (QoL) in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients may be
affected by psychological features and disease status. We evaluated the QoL of SLE patients …

Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common inflammatory disease of the elderly in western
countries, but the prevalence is apparently different between races and countries. Until now, …

Our study aimed to investigate whether serum leucine-rich alpha-2-glycoprotein (LRG)
levels are elevated in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In addition, we assessed their …

Objectives This study investigates whether COVID-19 vaccines can elicit cross-reactive antibody
responses against the Omicron variant in patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases …

Purpose Our aim was to investigate the efficacy of monthly oral ibandronate in Korean
women with rheumatoid arthritis and reduced bone mineral density (BMD) receiving long-term …

Objective. Although gout is the most common form of inflammatory arthritis, data on gout
prevalence and management are sparse, especially in Korean populations. This study …

Background Korea has recently attained the aged society status and the growth rate of the
aging population will be among the most rapid worldwide. The objective of this study was to …

Objectives This study evaluated Superb Microvascular Imaging (SMI) technology for detection
of active synovitis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods Between June 2015 …

Gout, which is caused by the deposition of monosodium urate crystals in synovial fluid and
other tissues, is the most common inflammatory rheumatic disease in men, at least in the …