American College of Rheumatology 2010 recommendations for the prevention and treatment of glucocorticoid‐induced osteoporosis

JM Grossman, R Gordon, VK Ranganath… - Arthritis care & …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Although glucocorticoids may effectively be used in the management of many inflammatory
conditions, their use is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Osteoporosis, with …

Sleep loss exacerbates fatigue, depression, and pain in rheumatoid arthritis

…, C Carrillo, N Sadeghi, JD FitzGerald, VK Ranganath… - Sleep, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Study Objectives: Disturbances of sleep are hypothesized to contribute to pain. However,
experimental data are limited to healthy pain-free individuals. This study evaluated the effect of …

[PDF][PDF] ACR remission criteria and response criteria

VK Ranganath, D Khanna… - Clinical and experimental …, 2006 - clinexprheumatol.org
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Cholesterol efflux by high density lipoproteins is impaired in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis

…, S Amjadi, J FitzGerald, VK Ranganath… - Annals of the …, 2012 - ard.bmj.com
Objectives Reverse cholesterol transport (RCT) is a major antiatherogenic function of high
density lipoprotein (HDL). In the current work, the authors evaluated whether the RCT …

2019 update of the American College of Rheumatology recommended rheumatoid arthritis disease activity measures

…, TR Mikuls, JR O'Dell, VK Ranganath… - Arthritis care & …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Ranganath's work was supported by the Rheumatology Research Foundation. Dr. Suter …
Ranganath has received consulting fees from Amgen and Bristol-Myers Squibb (less than …

Contemporary imaging of rheumatoid arthritis: clinical role of ultrasound and MRI

VK Ranganath, HB Hammer, FM McQueen - Best Practice & Research …, 2020 - Elsevier
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) are sensitive
imaging modalities used by clinicians to assist in decision-making in the management of …

Comorbidities are associated with poorer outcomes in community patients with rheumatoid arthritis

VK Ranganath, P Maranian, DA Elashoff… - …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Objective. To evaluate the impact of comorbidities on achieving remission by examining
changes in the clinical disease activity index (CDAI) in RA patients in the community-based …

Validation of the methotrexate‐first strategy in patients with early, poor‐prognosis rheumatoid arthritis: results from a two‐year randomized, double‐blind trial

…, SS Cofield, SL Bridges Jr, VK Ranganath… - Arthritis & …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Methotrexate (MTX) taken as monotherapy is recommended as the initial disease‐modifying
antirheumatic drug for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The purpose of this study was to …

Association of paraoxonase 1 gene polymorphism and enzyme activity with carotid plaque in rheumatoid arthritis

…, AH Gorn, J FitzGerald, VK Ranganath… - Arthritis & …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Ranganath has received consulting fees from UCB (less than $10,000) and has received …
Ranganath has received consulting fees from UCB (less than $10,000) and has received …

Significance of sex in achieving sustained remission in the consortium of rheumatology researchers of North America cohort of rheumatoid arthritis patients

…, S Messing, G Reed, VK Ranganath… - Arthritis care & …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To determine whether men with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are more likely to
achieve remission compared to women. Methods RA patients enrolled in the Consortium of …