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Karadeniz H, Kesen S, Akhan MB, Unlu S, Kardas RC, Guler AA, Yıldırım D, Vasi I, Kaya B, Duran R, Tore NG, Erden A, Kucuk H, Goker B, Ozturk MA, Tufan A. Vascular Calcification in Takayasu Arteritis; Relationship with Metabolic Syndrome, Left Ventricular Mass Index and Intima-Media Thickness. Hellenic J Cardiol 2024:S1109-9666(24)00082-4. [PMID: 38697292 DOI: 10.1016/j.hjc.2024.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2023] [Revised: 04/17/2024] [Accepted: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 05/04/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION ; The present study aims to determine the frequency of vascular calcification in Takayasu arteritis (TA) and the risk factors for it and to evaluate its relation with atherosclerotic predictors such as metabolic syndrome (MS), left ventricular mass index (LVMI) and carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT). METHOD A cross-sectional study was conducted in patients with TA; MS was defined according to the US National Cholesterol Education Program/Adult Treatment Panel III (NCEP/ATP III) criteria. The study included 49 TA patients (22 with MS, 27 without MS) and 31 healthy controls (HCs). Non-contrast computed tomography measured calcification in coronary arteries, aorta, and branches. RESULTS Forty-seven patients (95.9%) were female and mean age was 33.45±8.53 years. Total calcification score (mean±SD; 5223.9±18041.1 AU vs 35.87±72.70 AU (p=0.05)), CIMT and LVMI were found to be significantly higher in TA patients than HCs (p<0.05). While there was no significant difference between the total calcification score of MS (+) TA patients and MS (-) TA patients, in both patient groups, the total calcification score was found to be significantly higher than HCs. MS (+) and MS (-) groups were found to have significantly higher CIMT and LVMI values than the control group, in addition, MS (+) patients were found to have significantly higher LVMI and CIMT values than MS (-) group (p<0.05). CONCLUSION ; Vascular calcification, CIMT, and LVMI are elevated in all TA patients, with greater impact in the presence of MS.
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- Hazan Karadeniz
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Turkey; Division of Rheumatology, Mehmet Akif Inan Training and Research Hospital, Sanlıurfa.
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- Department of Radiology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Turkey
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Turkey
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Turkey
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Turkey
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Turkey
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Turkey
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- Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Gazi University, Ankara
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Turkey
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Turkey
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Turkey
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Turkey
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Turkey; Inflammatory Disease Section, National Human Genome Research Institute, USA
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Ruscitti P, Masedu F, Vitale A, Caggiano V, Di Cola I, Cipriani P, Valenti M, Giardini HAM, Parente de Brito Antonelli I, Dagostin MA, Lopalco G, Iannone F, Maria M, Almaghlouth IA, Asfina KN, Ali HH, Ciccia F, Iacono D, Pantano I, Mauro D, Sfikakis PP, Tektonidou M, Laskari K, Berardicurti O, Dagna L, Tomelleri A, Tufan A, Kardas RC, Hinojosa-Azaola A, Martín-Nares E, Kawakami-Campos PA, Ragab G, Tharwat Hegazy M, Direskeneli H, Alibaz-Oner F, Fotis L, Sfriso P, Govoni M, La Torre F, Maggio MC, Montecucco C, De Stefano L, Bugatti S, Rossi S, Makowska J, Del Giudice E, Emmi G, Bartoloni E, Hernández-Rodríguez J, Conti G, Olivieri AN, Lo Gullo A, Simonini G, Viapiana O, Wiesik-Szewczyk E, Erten S, Carubbi F, De Paulis A, Maier A, Tharwat S, Costi S, Iagnocco A, Sebastiani GD, Gidaro A, Brucato AL, Karamanakos A, Akkoç N, Caso F, Costa L, Prete M, Perosa F, Atzeni F, Guggino G, Fabiani C, Frediani B, Giacomelli R, Cantarini L. The systemic score may identify life-threatening evolution in Still's disease: data from the GIRRCS AOSD-study group and the AIDA Network Still's Disease Registry. Arthritis Rheumatol 2024. [PMID: 38499989 DOI: 10.1002/art.42845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2023] [Revised: 02/21/2024] [Accepted: 03/12/2024] [Indexed: 03/20/2024]
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate the clinical usefulness of the systemic score in the prediction of life-threatening evolution in Still's disease. To assess the clinical relevance of each component of the systemic score in predicting life-threatening evolution and to derive patient subsets accordingly. METHODS A multicenter, observational, prospective study was designed including patients included in the GIRRCS (Gruppo Italiano Di Ricerca in Reumatologia Clinica e Sperimentale) AOSD-study group and AIDA (AutoInflammatory Disease Alliance) Network Still's Disease Registry. Patients were assessed if variables to derive the systemic score were available. The life-threatening evolution was defined as mortality, whichever the clinical course, and/or macrophage activation syndrome (MAS), a secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis associated with a poor prognosis. RESULTS Totally 597 patients with Still's disease were assessed (age 36.6±17.3 years; male 44.4%). The systemic score, assessed as continuous variable, significantly predicted the life-threatening evolution (OR: 1.24, 95%CI:1.07-1.42; p=0.004). A systemic score ≥7 also significantly predicted the likelihood of a patient experiencing life-threatening evolution (OR: 3.36, 95%CI:1.81-6.25; p<0.001). Assessing the clinical relevance of each component of the systemic score, liver involvement (OR: 1.68, 95%CI:1.48-2.67; p=0.031) and lung disease (OR: 2.12, 95%CI:1.14-4.49; p=0.042) both significantly predicted life-threatening evolution. The clinical characteristics of patients with liver involvement and lung disease were derived, highlighting their relevance in multiorgan disease manifestations. CONCLUSION The clinical utility of the systemic score was shown in identifying Still's disease at higher risk of life-threatening evolution in a large cohort. Furthermore, the clinical relevance of liver involvement and lung disease was highlighted.
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- Piero Ruscitti
- Rheumatology Unit, Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Rheumatology Unit, Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Surgery and Neurosciences, Research Center of Systemic Autoinflammatory Diseases and Behçet's Disease Clinic, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Senese [European Reference Network (ERN) for Rare Immunodeficiency, Autoinflammatory and Autoimmune Diseases (RITA) Center] Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Surgery and Neurosciences, Research Center of Systemic Autoinflammatory Diseases and Behçet's Disease Clinic, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Senese [European Reference Network (ERN) for Rare Immunodeficiency, Autoinflammatory and Autoimmune Diseases (RITA) Center] Siena, Italy
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- Rheumatology Unit, Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Rheumatology Unit, Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Rheumatology Unit, Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Rheumatology Division, Faculdade de Medicina, Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Rheumatology Division, Faculdade de Medicina, Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area (DiMePRe-J) Policlinic Hospital, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area (DiMePRe-J) Policlinic Hospital, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area (DiMePRe-J) Policlinic Hospital, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- College of Medicine Research Center, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Medicine Research Center, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Medicine Research Center, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Joint Academic Rheumatology Program, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Joint Academic Rheumatology Program, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Joint Academic Rheumatology Program, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Clinical and research section of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Fondazione Policlinico Campus Bio-Medico, Via Álvaro del Portillo 200, 00128, Rome, Italy
- Rheumatology, Immunology and Clinical Medicine Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Rome "Campus Biomedico" School of Medicine, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Immunology, Transplants and Infectious Diseases, Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
- Unit of Immunology, Rheumatology, Allergy and Rare Diseases, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Immunology, Transplants and Infectious Diseases, Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
- Unit of Immunology, Rheumatology, Allergy and Rare Diseases, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Gazi University Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Ankara, Turkey
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- Gazi University Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Ophthalmology Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán Mexico City, Mexico
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- Internal Medicine Department, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt
- Faculty of Medicine, Newgiza University (NGU), Egypt
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- Internal Medicine Department, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt
- Faculty of Medicine, Newgiza University (NGU), Egypt
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatrics, Attikon General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
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- Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medical Sciences, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria S. Anna-Ferrara, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Rheumatology Center, Giovanni XXIII Pediatric Hospital, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- University Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (PROMISE) "G. D'Alessandro", University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Pavia, Italy
- Division of Rheumatology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Pavia, Italy
- Division of Rheumatology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Pavia, Italy
- Division of Rheumatology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Division of Rheumatology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Rheumatology, Medical University of Lodz, Zeromskiego 113, 90-549 Lodz, Poland
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- Pediatric and Neonatology Unit, Department of Maternal Infantile and Urological Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Latina, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
- Centre for Inflammatory Diseases, Department of Medicine, Monash Medical Centre, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
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- Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Autoimmune Diseases, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi I Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Hospital Clínic of Barcelona [European Reference Network (ERN) for Rare Immunodeficiency, Autoinflammatory and Autoimmune Diseases (RITA) Center], University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Pediatric Nephrology and Rheumatology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria (AOU), "G. Martino" Messina, Italy
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- Department of Woman, Child and of General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- NEUROFARBA Department, Rheumatology Unit, Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, University and Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Pneumonology, Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Central Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of National Defense, Military Institute of Medicine, National Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine Ankara City Hospital, Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Life, Health & Environmental Sciences and Internal Medicine and Nephrology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of L'Aquila and ASL Avezzano-Sulmona-L'Aquila, San Salvatore Hospital, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, Section of Clinical Immunology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy; 39 - Center for Basic and Clinical Immunology Research (CISI), WAO Center of Excellence, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Central Hospital of Bolzano, Bolzano, Italy
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- Rheumatology and Immunology Unit, Internal Medicine Department, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Horus University, New Damietta, Egypt
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Research Center for Adult and Pediatric Rheumatic Diseases, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Academic Rheumatology Centre, Ospedale Mauriziano - Dipartimento Scienze Cliniche e Biologiche, Università degli Studi di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences Luigi Sacco, Luigi Sacco Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Joint Academic Rheumatology Program, First Department of Propaedeutic and Internal Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Mikras Asias Street 75 Goudi, Athens, 11527, Greece
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Manisa Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey
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- Rheumatology Unit, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Rheumatology Unit, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Rheumatic and Systemic Autoimmune Diseases Unit, Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine (DIM), University of Bari Medical School, Italy
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- Rheumatic and Systemic Autoimmune Diseases Unit, Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine (DIM), University of Bari Medical School, Italy
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- Rheumatology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Italy
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- Rheumatology Section, Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, University Hospital P. Giaccone, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Surgery and Neurosciences, Research Center of Systemic Autoinflammatory Diseases and Behçet's Disease Clinic, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Senese [European Reference Network (ERN) for Rare Immunodeficiency, Autoinflammatory and Autoimmune Diseases (RITA) Center] Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Surgery and Neurosciences, Research Center of Systemic Autoinflammatory Diseases and Behçet's Disease Clinic, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Senese [European Reference Network (ERN) for Rare Immunodeficiency, Autoinflammatory and Autoimmune Diseases (RITA) Center] Siena, Italy
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- Clinical and research section of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Fondazione Policlinico Campus Bio-Medico, Via Álvaro del Portillo 200, 00128, Rome, Italy
- Rheumatology, Immunology and Clinical Medicine Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Rome "Campus Biomedico" School of Medicine, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Surgery and Neurosciences, Research Center of Systemic Autoinflammatory Diseases and Behçet's Disease Clinic, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Senese [European Reference Network (ERN) for Rare Immunodeficiency, Autoinflammatory and Autoimmune Diseases (RITA) Center] Siena, Italy
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Vitale A, Caggiano V, Sfikakis PP, Dagna L, Lopalco G, Ragab G, La Torre F, Almaghlouth IA, Maggio MC, Sota J, Tufan A, Hinojosa-Azaola A, Iannone F, Loconte R, Laskari K, Direskeneli H, Ruscitti P, Morrone M, Mayrink Giardini HA, Panagiotopoulos A, Di Cola I, Martín-Nares E, Monti S, De Stefano L, Kardas RC, Duran R, Campochiaro C, Tomelleri A, Alabdulkareem AM, Gaggiano C, Tarsia M, Bartoloni E, Romeo M, Hussein MA, Laymouna AH, Parente de Brito Antonelli I, Dagostin MA, Fotis L, Bindoli S, Navarini L, Alibaz-Oner F, Sevik G, Frassi M, Ciccia F, Iacono D, Crisafulli F, Portincasa P, Jaber N, Kawakami-Campos PA, Wiesik-Szewczyk E, Iagnocco A, Simonini G, Sfriso P, Balistreri A, Giacomelli R, Conti G, Frediani B, Fabiani C, Cantarini L. Efficacy of canakinumab in patients with Still's disease across different lines of biologic therapy: real-life data from the International AIDA Network Registry for Still's Disease. Front Med (Lausanne) 2023; 10:1256243. [PMID: 38148914 PMCID: PMC10749954 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2023.1256243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2023] [Accepted: 11/08/2023] [Indexed: 12/28/2023] Open
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Introduction The effectiveness of canakinumab may change according to the different times it is used after Still's disease onset. This study aimed to investigate whether canakinumab (CAN) shows differences in short- and long-term therapeutic outcomes, according to its use as different lines of biologic treatment. Methods Patients included in this study were retrospectively enrolled from the AutoInflammatory Disease Alliance (AIDA) International Registry dedicated to Still's disease. Seventy-seven (51 females and 26 males) patients with Still's disease were included in the present study. In total, 39 (50.6%) patients underwent CAN as a first-line biologic agent, and the remaining 38 (49.4%) patients were treated with CAN as a second-line biologic agent or subsequent biologic agent. Results No statistically significant differences were found between patients treated with CAN as a first-line biologic agent and those previously treated with other biologic agents in terms of the frequency of complete response (p =0.62), partial response (p =0.61), treatment failure (p >0.99), and frequency of patients discontinuing CAN due to lack or loss of efficacy (p =0.2). Of all the patients, 18 (23.4%) patients experienced disease relapse during canakinumab treatment, 9 patients were treated with canakinumab as a first-line biologic agent, and nine patients were treated with a second-line or subsequent biologic agent. No differences were found in the frequency of glucocorticoid use (p =0.34), daily glucocorticoid dosage (p =0.47), or concomitant methotrexate dosage (p =0.43) at the last assessment during CAN treatment. Conclusion Canakinumab has proved to be effective in patients with Still's disease, regardless of its line of biologic treatment.
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- Antonio Vitale
- Department of Medical Sciences, Surgery and Neurosciences, Research Center of Systemic Autoinflammatory Diseases and Behçet's Disease Clinic, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Senese, European Reference Network (ERN) for Rare Immunodeficiency, Autoinflammatory and Autoimmune Diseases (RITA) Center, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Surgery and Neurosciences, Research Center of Systemic Autoinflammatory Diseases and Behçet's Disease Clinic, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Senese, European Reference Network (ERN) for Rare Immunodeficiency, Autoinflammatory and Autoimmune Diseases (RITA) Center, Siena, Italy
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- Joint Academic Rheumatology Program, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Division of Immunology, Transplants and Infectious Diseases, Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
- Unit of Immunology, Rheumatology, Allergy and Rare Diseases, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area (DiMePRe-J) Policlinic Hospital, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit, Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
- Faculty of Medicine, Newgiza University, 6th of October City, Egypt
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Rheumatology Center, Giovanni XXIII Pediatric Hospital, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- College of Medicine Research Center, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- University Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (PROMISE) "G. D'Alessandro", University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Surgery and Neurosciences, Research Center of Systemic Autoinflammatory Diseases and Behçet's Disease Clinic, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Senese, European Reference Network (ERN) for Rare Immunodeficiency, Autoinflammatory and Autoimmune Diseases (RITA) Center, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Gazi University Hospital, Ankara, Türkiye
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- Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area (DiMePRe-J) Policlinic Hospital, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Rheumatology Center, Giovanni XXIII Pediatric Hospital, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Joint Academic Rheumatology Program, The First Department of Propaedeutic and Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Türkiye
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- Rheumatology Unit, Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area (DiMePRe-J) Policlinic Hospital, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Rheumatology Division, Faculdade de Medicina, Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Joint Academic Rheumatology Program, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Rheumatology Unit, Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Division of Rheumatology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
- Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, Università di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Division of Rheumatology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
- Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, Università di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Gazi University Hospital, Ankara, Türkiye
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Gazi University Hospital, Ankara, Türkiye
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- Division of Immunology, Transplants and Infectious Diseases, Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
- Unit of Immunology, Rheumatology, Allergy and Rare Diseases, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Immunology, Transplants and Infectious Diseases, Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
- Unit of Immunology, Rheumatology, Allergy and Rare Diseases, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Surgery and Neurosciences, Research Center of Systemic Autoinflammatory Diseases and Behçet's Disease Clinic, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Senese, European Reference Network (ERN) for Rare Immunodeficiency, Autoinflammatory and Autoimmune Diseases (RITA) Center, Siena, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Senese, European Reference Network (ERN) for Rare Immunodeficiency, Autoinflammatory and Autoimmune Diseases (RITA) Center, Siena, Italy
- , Department of Molecular Medicine and DevelopmentClinical Pediatrics, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Pediatric Nephrology and Rheumatology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria (AOU), "G. Martino", Messina, Italy
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- Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit, Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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- Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit, Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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- Rheumatology Division, Faculdade de Medicina, Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Pediatrics, Attikon General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Zografou, Greece
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- Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Clinical and Research Section of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Fondazione Policlinico Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy
- Rheumatology, Immunology and Clinical Medicine Unit, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Rome “Campus Biomedico”, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Türkiye
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Türkiye
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- Spedali Civili and Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Brescia, European Reference Network (ERN) for Rare Immunodeficiency, Autoinflammatory and Autoimmune Diseases (RITA) Center, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Spedali Civili and Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Brescia, European Reference Network (ERN) for Rare Immunodeficiency, Autoinflammatory and Autoimmune Diseases (RITA) Center, Brescia, Italy
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- Clinica Medica "A. Murri", Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area (DiMePre-J), University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Clinica Medica "A. Murri", Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area (DiMePre-J), University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Pneumonology, Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Central Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of National Defense, Military Institute of Medicine, National Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Academic Rheumatology Centre, Dipartimento Scienze Cliniche e Biologiche, Università degli Studi di Torino, Torino, Italy
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- NEUROFARBA Department, Rheumatology Unit, Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Bioengineering and Biomedical Data Science Lab, Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Clinical and Research Section of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Fondazione Policlinico Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy
- Rheumatology, Immunology and Clinical Medicine Unit, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Rome “Campus Biomedico”, Rome, Italy
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- Pediatric Nephrology and Rheumatology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria (AOU), "G. Martino", Messina, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Surgery and Neurosciences, Research Center of Systemic Autoinflammatory Diseases and Behçet's Disease Clinic, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Senese, European Reference Network (ERN) for Rare Immunodeficiency, Autoinflammatory and Autoimmune Diseases (RITA) Center, Siena, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Senese, European Reference Network (ERN) for Rare Immunodeficiency, Autoinflammatory and Autoimmune Diseases (RITA) Center, Siena, Italy
- Ophthalmology Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Surgery and Neurosciences, Research Center of Systemic Autoinflammatory Diseases and Behçet's Disease Clinic, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Senese, European Reference Network (ERN) for Rare Immunodeficiency, Autoinflammatory and Autoimmune Diseases (RITA) Center, Siena, Italy
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Karadeniz H, Ucar M, Mammadov T, Mirzayeva LS, Guler AA, Kardas RC, Yıldırım D, Vasi I, Kaya B, Duran R, Karadeniz M, Erden A, Kucuk H, Goker B, Ozturk MA, Tufan A. Diffuse generalized venulitis as the primary pathology of Behçet's disease: A comprehensive magnetic resonance venography study. Semin Arthritis Rheum 2023; 62:152246. [PMID: 37573753 DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2023.152246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2023] [Revised: 07/10/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE Behçet's Disease (BD) is a chronic multisystem vasculitis that manifests with destructive inflammation affecting the eyes, central nervous system, and blood vessels. The pathology of vein involvement in BD is poorly characterized. Magnetic resonance (MR) venography gives more comprehensive information about deep veins and adjacent tissues. In this study, we aimed to characterize vein involvement and evaluate the diagnostic utility of MR venography in BD. METHODS Sixty-five BD patients who fulfilled the International Study Group (ISG) criteria and 20 healthy control subjects were enrolled. Inferior vena cava (IVC), common iliac veins (CIV), external (EIV) and internal iliac veins (IVV), common femoral veins (CFV), femoral veins (FV), and greater saphenous veins (GSV) of BD patients and healthy controls were evaluated with MR venography and ultrasonography for the presence pathologic features, luminal thrombi, vessel wall changes, and perivascular abnormalities. RESULTS 33 vascular and 32 non-vascular BD patients (mean age 39.3 ± 11.3 years and 48 [73.8%] male) were enrolled. MR venography revealed diffuse concentric thickening of the walls of IVC, CIV, EIV, IIV, CFV, FV, and GSV in BD (healthy controls vs. BD p<0.05 for all vein segments). MR venography provided additional information about veins and perivascular tissues like contrast enhancement, enlarged lymph nodes, and seminal vesicle vascularization, which were remarkably more frequent in vascular BD than non-vascular BD and healthy controls. CONCLUSION The results of our study suggest that the involvement of the venous system is diffuse and generalized in BD, and demonstration of venulitis might help diagnose the disease.
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- Hazan Karadeniz
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Turkey.
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- Department of Radiology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Turkey
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Turkey
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Turkey
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Turkey
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Turkey
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Turkey
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Turkey
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Turkey
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Turkey
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Turkey
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Turkey; Inflammatory Disease Section, National Human Genome Research Institute, USA
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Ekici M, Baytar Y, Kardas RC, Sari A, Akdogan A, Durhan G, Ariyurek M, Kalyoncu U. Predictors of mortality in rheumatoid arthritis-associated lung disease: A retrospective study on ten years. Joint Bone Spine 2021; 88:105133. [PMID: 33484860 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2021.105133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2020] [Accepted: 12/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)-associated lung involvement is a cause of mortality. This study aimed to evaluate mortality rate and mortality-associated factors in RA patients with high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT)-proven lung involvement. METHODS Patients followed-up for RA between 2010 and 2018 were evaluated regarding HRCT-proven lung involvement. The present study was designed as a single-centre, retrospective and descriptive study. The HRCT reports of patients were re-evaluated for three major patterns: UIP, nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP), and isolated airway disease (AD). Mortality rates and its associated factors (demographic characteristics, RA-related factors and lung-involvement-related factors) were determined. RESULTS The study included 156 patients (females, 68.3%) with radiologically confirmed RA-associated lung disease. The mean age was 55.5 (12.1) years at RA diagnosis and 62.7 (9.7) years at the diagnosis of lung involvement. The patterns of lung involvement on HRCT were UIP in 89 (57.0%) patients, NSIP in 51 (32.7%) patients, and isolated AD in 16 (10.3%) patients. The RA patients were followed-up for a mean of 10.2 (7.4) years and they were followed-up for a mean of 4.5 (3.7) years after interstitial lung disease (ILD) diagnosis. Overall, 40 (25.6%) patients died. The 5-year survival rate was 78%. Multivariate analysis revealed UIP pattern (log-rank test, P<0.01), pleural effusion (log-rank test, P<0.05), and a shorter time interval (<3 years) between the diagnoses of RA and RA-ILD (log-rank test, P<0.01) to be independent predictors of mortality. CONCLUSIONS In addition to the UIP, a known risk factor, pleural effusion and the short time between the diagnoses of RA and ILD were also found to be associated with mortality.
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- Mustafa Ekici
- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
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