Objective. To assess whether hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) prevents early damage in patients
with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Methods. We updated an existing systematic …

… Address correspondence to Pooneh S. Akhavan, MD, MSc, Mount Sinai Hospital, 60 Murray
Street, … Akhavan had full access to all of the data in the study and takes responsibility for the …

Objectives We aimed to assess the prevalence and factors affecting the discrepancy between
patient global assessment (PtGA) and physician global assessment of disease activity (…

Objective. The Canadian Rheumatology Association (CRA) has developed recommendations
for the pharmacological management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with traditional and …

… Address correspondence to Pooneh S. Akhavan, MD, MSc, Mount Sinai Hospital, 60 Murray
Street, … Akhavan had full access to all of the data in the study and takes responsibility for the …

Background/Purpose: Little is known about the quality of care received by patients with multiple
chronic conditions in primary care and whether quality care is different for those with RA. …

Objective. To describe Canadian clinical practice patterns in the pharmacological management
of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and identify practice variations. Methods. A 44-item pre-…

Objectives. To evaluate survival in rheumatoid arthritis associated pulmonary arterial
hypertension (RA-PAH) compared to idiopathic PAH (IPAH) population. Secondary outcomes …

… Reading of one patient’s radiographs simultaneously has a major advantage that the rater
can correct the score for variation in positioning of the limb or variation of the film quality [89]. …