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    Disease activity as a risk factor for venous thromboembolism in rheumatoid arthritis analysed using time-averaged DAS28CRP: a nested case–control study

    The objective of this study is to clarify the clinical features and risk factors of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We retrospectively reviewed the prevalence of VTE in...

    Masaru Yoshimura, Yuichiro Fujieda, Masanari Sugawara… in Rheumatology International (2022)

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    Hypertrophic pachymeningitis in ANCA-associated vasculitis: a cross-sectional and multi-institutional study in Japan (J-CANVAS)

    This study investigated the characteristics of hypertrophic pachymeningitis (HP) in antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV), using information from a multicenter study in Japan.

    Yasuhiro Shimojima, Dai Kishida, Takanori Ichikawa… in Arthritis Research & Therapy (2022)

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    Reduced diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide predicts borderline pulmonary arterial pressure in patients with systemic sclerosis

    Early intervention in pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with systemic sclerosis (SSc) may improve its prognosis. We aimed to establish an algorithm to detect mean pulmonary artery pressure (mPAP) > 20...

    Keita Ninagawa, Masaru Kato, Hiroyuki Nakamura, Nobuya Abe… in Rheumatology International (2019)

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    Quantitative power Doppler signal assessment in the subchondral bone region of the metacarpophalangeal joint is an effective predictor of radiographic progression in the hand of rheumatoid arthritis: a pilot study

    Ultrasonography is useful for assessment of synovitis in the hand of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the predictive value of the quantitative power Doppler (PD) sig...

    Motoshi Fujimori, Tamotsu Kamishima, Akihiro Narita… in Rheumatology International (2019)

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    The role of genetics and epigenetics in rheumatic diseases: are they really a target to be aimed at?

    To date, numerous genetic and epigenetic studies have been performed and provided a crucial step forward in our understanding of the pathogenesis of rheumatic diseases. However, most of the recent advances in ...

    Masaru Kato, Shinsuke Yasuda, Tatsuya Atsumi in Rheumatology International (2018)

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    Effect of combined treatment with bisphosphonate and vitamin D on atherosclerosis in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a propensity score-based analysis

    Premature atherosclerosis is one of the major complications of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Recently, the biological linkage between atherosclerosis and osteoporosis has garnered much attention. The aim...

    Kazumasa Ohmura, Masaru Kato, Toshiyuki Watanabe, Kenji Oku… in Arthritis Research & Therapy (2018)

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    A reliability study using computer-based analysis of finger joint space narrowing in rheumatoid arthritis patients

    The joint space difference index (JSDI) is a newly developed radiographic index which can quantitatively assess joint space narrowing progression of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients by using an image subtrac...

    Katsuya Hatano, Tamotsu Kamishima, Kenneth Sutherland… in Rheumatology International (2017)

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    Reactivation of occult hepatitis B virus infection in patients with rheumatic diseases: pathogenesis, risk assessment and prevention

    Over the past decade, reactivation of occult hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection has garnered much attention from rheumatologists owing to a number of reports which have indicated the potential risk of biologics...

    Masaru Kato, Tatsuya Atsumi in Rheumatology International (2016)

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    Comparative analysis of different enzyme immunoassays for assessment of phosphatidylserine-dependent antiprothrombin antibodies

    Phosphatidylserine-dependent antiprothrombin antibodies (aPS/PT) were strongly correlated with the presence of lupus anticoagulant showing a high specificity for the diagnosis of antiphospholipid syndrome. How...

    Olga Amengual, Tetsuya Horita, Walter Binder, Gary L. Norman… in Rheumatology International (2014)

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    Clinical features of reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

    To characterize reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome (RPLS) in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in terms of treatments for resolution and its clinical course, we reviewed 28 cases of RPLS in SLE...

    Yuichiro Fujieda, Hiroshi Kataoka, Toshio Odani, Kotaro Otomo… in Modern Rheumatology (2011)