Inflammation

Pain in obese individuals with osteoarthritis is caused by biomechanical and inflammatory processes and may involve depression, according to a speaker at the 2021 OARSI World Congress.

Data revealed “substantial” medication changes among patients with rheumatoid arthritis amid the pandemic, with 30% reporting a medication change during the first 3 months. It was the top story in rheumatology last week.

Among patients with atrial fibrillation, biomarkers of inflammation were associated with hospitalization for HF, researchers reported.

Prioritizing the treatment of underlying inflammation may lead to better outcomes for patients with dry eye disease, according to speakers at the virtual OIS Dry Eye Innovation Showcase.

There are distinct inflammatory pathways that predict vascular disease in patients being treated for HIV, according to study results presented at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections.

New-onset atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter are as common in hospitalized patients with influenza as with COVID-19, suggesting the connection between the arrhythmias and COVID-19 is related to the general inflammatory state.

Systemic inflammation burden and disease activity are independent risk factors for heart failure among patients with psoriatic disease, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.

Poor sleep quality and duration can drive inflammatory and antiviral immune responses, which, in turn, often exacerbate sleep disturbances, according to a speaker at the Basic and Clinical Immunology for the Busy Clinician symposium.

Higher disease activity and levels of cytokines or chemokines are associated with an increased risk for diabetes mellitus in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, according to data published in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.

CV events cause substantial morbidity and mortality among patients with rheumatologic diseases. Moreover, a robust body of data chronicles these associations.