Introduction We analyzed the prevalence of cardiovascular (CV) disease in patients with
rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and its association with traditional CV risk factors, clinical features of …

We conducted the current study to characterize the clinical presentation of primary Sjögren
syndrome (SS) in a large cohort of Spanish patients and to determine whether epidemiologic, …

Objective: In patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), hydroxychloroquine prevents
disease flares and damage accrual and facilitates the response to mycophenolate mofetil …

Introduction Gender as a predictor of outcomes of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has evoked
considerable interest over the decades. Historically, there is no consensus whether RA is worse …

Sjögren syndrome (SS) is a systemic autoimmune disease that mainly affects the exocrine
glands and usually presents as persistent dryness of the mouth and eyes due to functional …

Objective To investigate the validity, reproducibility, and responsiveness of a simplified
power Doppler ultrasound (PDUS) assessment of joint inflammation compared with a …

Objective Regular physical activity is associated with decreased morbidity and mortality.
Traditionally, patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have been advised to limit physical exercise…

Objective To examine health disparities as a function of ethnicity using data from LUpus in
MInorities, NAture versus nurture (LUMINA), a longitudinal study of patients with systemic …

Objective The new Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC) 2012
classification criteria aimed to improve the performance of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) …

Sjögren syndrome (SS) is an autoimmune disease that mainly affects the exocrine glands and
usually presents as persistent dryness of the mouth and eyes due to functional impairment …