Lipid paradox in rheumatoid arthritis: the impact of serum lipid measures and systemic inflammation on the risk of cardiovascular disease

E Myasoedova, CS Crowson, HM Kremers… - Annals of the …, 2011 - ard.bmj.com
Objective To examine the impact of systemic inflammation and serum lipids on
cardiovascular disease (CVD) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods In a population-based …

Total cholesterol and LDL levels decrease before rheumatoid arthritis

E Myasoedova, CS Crowson, HM Kremers… - Annals of the …, 2010 - ard.bmj.com
Objectives To compare lipid profiles in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and in non-RA
subjects during the 5 years before and 5 years after the RA incidence/index date. Methods …

Podocyturia predates proteinuria and clinical features of preeclampsia: longitudinal prospective study

IM Craici, SJ Wagner, KR Bailey, PD Fitz-Gibbon… - …, 2013 - Am Heart Assoc
Podocyturia, the shedding of live podocytes, is present at delivery in women with
preeclampsia. The aim of this study was to test whether podocyturia is present earlier in …

Gadolinium enhanced magnetic resonance urography for upper urinary tract malignancy

N Takahashi, JF Glockner, RP Hartman, BF King… - The Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: We retrospectively evaluated the accuracy of gadolinium enhanced magnetic
resonance urography to detect upper urinary tract tumors. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A …

Development and validation of a risk score for serious infection in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

CS Crowson, DD Hoganson… - Arthritis & …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Infection risk is increased in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and accurate
assessment of the risk of infection could inform clinical decision‐making. This study was …

[HTML][HTML] Pathogenic implications of distinct patterns of iron and zinc in chronic MS lesions

BF Popescu, JM Frischer, SM Webb, M Tham… - Acta …, 2017 - Springer
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central
nervous system (CNS) in which oligodendrocytes, the CNS cells that stain most robustly for …

Enchondromas of the hand: factors affecting recurrence, healing, motion, and malignant transformation

AA Sassoon, PD Fitz-Gibbon, WS Harmsen… - The Journal of hand …, 2012 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: Enchondromas represent the most common primary bone tumor in the hand.
Despite their frequency, a standardized treatment protocol is lacking. This study examines …

Efficacy of intra-articular botulinum toxin type A in painful knee osteoarthritis: a pilot study

AJ Boon, J Smith, DL Dahm, EJ Sorenson, DR Larson… - PM&R, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of botulinum toxin type A (BoNT-A) injected
intra-articularly in 60 subjects with moderate pain and functional impairment secondary to …

Iron heterogeneity in early active multiple sclerosis lesions

M Tham, JM Frischer, SD Weigand… - Annals of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a heterogeneous inflammatory demyelinating disease.
Iron distribution is altered in MS patients' brains, suggesting iron liberation within active …

Do rheumatoid arthritis patients have a higher risk for sleep apnea?

SR Reading, CS Crowson, RJ Rodeheffer… - The Journal of …, 2009 - jrheum.org
Objective. Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have an increased risk for developing
cardiovascular disease (CVD) compared to subjects in the general population. The …