Objectives To test the ability of an established traditional cardiovascular (CV) risk prediction
score [Systematic COronary Risk Evaluation (SCORE)] and its EULAR modified version (…

Objective. To examine the value of optical spectral transmission (OST) in detecting joint
inflammation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to evaluate whether OST correlates …

Background Optical spectral transmission (OST) is a modern diagnostic modality, able to
assess the blood-specific absorption of light transmitted through a tissue, promising …

Objectives Macrovascular involvement and cardiovascular (CV) risk has not been sufficiently
studied in mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD). In particular, the gold standard …

Background Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at a higher cardiovascular (CV) risk
in comparison to the general population. CV risk associates closely with aortic stiffness. Aim …

Sirs, Fibromyalgia (FM) affects about 0.5-5% of the population and is one of the most common
reasons for referring a patient to a rheumatologist (1, 2). An important pathophysiological …

Background To examine clinical, comorbidity and demographic aspects of gout and to
explore the routine clinical practice of gout treatment among general practitioners (GP's) in …

Background: Macrovascular involvement and cardiovascular (CV) risk have not been sufficiently
studied in patients with mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD). In particular, the gold …

We have read with great interest the letter of Verhoeven, et al, 1 referring to our recent
publication on the diagnostic value of optical spectral transmission (OST) in rheumatoid arthritis (…

Background Valid assessment of disease activity leads to improvement of long-term outcomes
in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) (1). Clinical disease activity assessment tools …