Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease which is associated with an
increased cardiovascular (CV) burden. Whether the risk is already present at the time of RA …

Only limited evidence exists on the therapeutic potential of biologic agents in the treatment
of myositis. We present a brief review of the literature on off-label experiences of biologic …

Objective Early treatment of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with combination
treatment starting with methotrexate, sulfasalazine, hydroxychloroquine and prednisolone (FIN-…

Background and purpose Drug-based treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has evolved
markedly over the past 2 decades. Using nationwide register data, we studied how this has …

Objective To compare the efficacy of combination therapy with disease‐modifying antirheumatic
drugs (DMARDs) versus single therapy with DMARDs in the prevention of early cervical …

OBJECTIVES: The aim is to assess the prevalence of comorbidities and to further analyse to
which degree fatigue can be explained by comorbidity burden, disease activity, disability …

A cohort of 74 patients with rheumatoid arthritis was monitored prospectively for 15 years. At
the end of the study 148 shoulders were radiographed with a standard method. The …

Felty syndrome is a rare disease defined by neutropenia, splenomegaly, and rheumatoid
arthritis. Sometimes the differential diagnosis between Felty syndrome and large granular …

Objective To evaluate the incidence of involvement and nature of destruction of glenohumeral
(GH) joints in a prospectively followed cohort of 74 patients with seropositive and erosive …

Objective. To evaluate the 5-year incidence of cervical spine disorders in patients with early
rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treated by 2 different disease modifying antirheumatic drug (…