Erasmus Medical Center
TNF inhibitor use during pregnancy in RA reduces risk for low birth weight
TNF inhibitor use in pregnant patients with well-controlled rheumatoid arthritis reduces the risk for children born small-for-gestational-age, according to data published in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.
Predictive models in rheumatoid arthritis, methotrexate use allow more personalized care
Prediction models for rheumatoid arthritis outcomes, including infection and stroke, demonstrated strong performance and may be viable as a study tool for clinical use, according to data published in Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism.
Electronic nose technology may facilitate accurate diagnosis of sarcoidosis
Electronic nose technology accurately distinguished patients with sarcoidosis from those with interstitial lung disease and healthy controls, researchers reported in Chest.
'No clinically relevant effect': Duloxetine fails to impact chronic osteoarthritis pain
Adding duloxetine to usual care fails to result in any “clinically relevant effect” in patients with chronic hip or knee osteoarthritis pain, compared with usual care alone, according to data published in Arthritis & Rheumatology.
COVID-19 pandemic adversely affected cerebrovascular diagnoses
Diagnoses of cardiovascular issues plateaued during the COVID-19 pandemic, but diagnoses of cerebrovascular issues dropped sharply compared with pre-pandemic levels, per a population-based study published in Neurology.
Greater fertility, vitamin deficiencies may follow bariatric surgery for women
Women who undergo bariatric surgery should wait until weight loss has stabilized and vitamin levels are normalized before trying to become pregnant, according to findings from a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Daratumumab regimen extends PFS among certain patients with relapsed or refractory myeloma
The addition of daratumumab to pomalidomide and dexamethasone extended PFS among patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma who were refractory to lenalidomide, according to a study presented at ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition.
SURTAVI: TAVR remains noninferior to surgery in intermediate-risk patients at 5 years
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement with a self-expanding valve was noninferior to surgical AVR in intermediate-risk patients at 5 years, according to new data from the SURTAVI trial.
Abnormal free T4 associated with lower brain perfusion in adults
High and low free thyroxine levels are associated with lower global brain perfusion in adults and could lead to brain diseases, such as dementia, according to a presenter.
Favorable CV health in middle age may lower lifetime risk for type 2 diabetes
New findings published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology highlighted the importance of favorable CV health among middle-aged individuals to prevent type 2 diabetes regardless of genetic disposition.