Premature coronary heart disease has emerged as a major cause of morbidity and mortality
in systemic autoimmune diseases. Recent epidemiologic and pathogenesis studies have …

Objective. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic multisystem inflammatory
autoimmune disease. Vitamin D has potent immunomodulatory properties that support its use in …

Objective Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is characterized by fibrosis and widespread vascular
pathology. Raynaud’s phenomenon (RP) and digital ulceration are prominent manifestations of …

Objectives: Parkinson's disease (PD) and osteoporosis are two common chronic disabling
conditions in older adults that adversely affect quality of life. The aim of the present work was …

Aim: To identify and evaluate the causes and characteristics of road traffic accidents (RTA)
and to analyze injury patterns in elderly road traffic victims in order to apply appropriate …

Background pain is the leading symptom of osteoarthritis (OA) and is often chronic in nature,
leading to significant morbidity and decreased quality of life. Duloxetine, a selective …

The present study aimed to evaluate the association between osteoporosis and CHF in elderly
patients and to assess the effect of physical performance, vitamin D levels, inflammatory …

Adequate knowledge and clinical competency are essential for sound rheumatology practice.
The aim of this study was the assessment of the adequacy of rheumatology education at …

Systemic sclerosis (SSc) has the highest case‐specific mortality among the rheumatic
diseases. Vascular dysfunction and structural wall abnormalities are among the earliest and …

Objective. To investigate the efficacy of 6 weeks of daily low-dose oral prednisolone in
improving pain, mobility, and systemic low-grade inflammation in the short term and whether the …