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The Journal of Rheumatology

First published in 1974, The Journal of Rheumatology is a monthly international serial edited by Earl D. Silverman. The Journal features peer-reviewed research articles on clinical subjects from scientists working in rheumatology and related fields, with the support of our esteemed Editorial Committee and Editorial Board.

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants in Spondyloarthritis: A Narrative Review and Expert Commentary - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2025-0484Unilateral Versus Bilateral Ultrasound of the Hands in Patients With Clinically Suspect Arthralgia: What Is the Difference? A Longitudinal Study - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2025-0373Comparative Risk of Osteoporosis and Osteoporotic Fractures According to Exposure to 2 Groups of Biologics in Patients With Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2025-0988Performance of Risk Score Calculators in the Identification of Coronary Artery Calcification in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2025-0465Screening for Anxiety, Depression, and Fibromyalgia in Routine Care of All Rheumatic Diagnoses on a Multidimensional Health Assessment Questionnaire (MDHAQ) - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2025-0969

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.Association of Type III and Type VI Collagen Neoepitopes With Disease Severity in Systemic Sclerosis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2025-0532Hydroxychloroquine Ocular Toxicity: A Comprehensive Review - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2025-0127The Effect of Area-Level Socioeconomic Status on Disease Outcomes in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results From an Australian Longitudinal Inception Cohort Study - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2025-0869The Effect of Everyday Discrimination on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity and Mental Health Outcomes - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2025-0631Congruence Between Child Self-Reported and Caregiver-Proxy–Reported Health-Related Quality of Life in Children With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2025-0598

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.Screening for Rheumatoid Arthritis–Associated Interstitial Lung Disease: Current Evidence and Next Steps Needed for Routine Clinical Use - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2025-0797Predictive Value of Severe Symptoms for Residual Disease After Transitioning From High to Low Disease Activity in Axial Spondyloarthritis: A Longitudinal Study - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2025-0421Time Trends in Acute Coronary Syndrome Hospitalizations and Outcomes in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A United States Inpatient Cohort Analysis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2025-0627Evaluation of Health Disparities in Outcomes of Patients With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2025-0313Metabolomic Signatures of Dietary Patterns and Incident Radiographic Knee Osteoarthritis: A Case-Cohort Study From the Osteoarthritis Initiative - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2025-0830

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.Choice of Biologic Immunotherapy for Psoriasis or Psoriatic Arthritis and Its Association With Risk of Major Adverse Cardiac Events - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2025-0446Risk of Spondyloarthritis in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Receiving Treatment With Biologics or Janus Kinase Inhibitors - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-1279The Renal Activity Index for Lupus: Validation for Prediction of Kidney Inflammation in Adult Patients With Lupus Nephritis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2025-0504Association of Frailty With Risk of Osteoarthritis Development, Progression, and Worse Clinical Outcomes in Older Adults - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2025-0578Effectivity and Safety of Febuxostat in Reducing Serum Urate in Gout Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: A Prospective Multicenter ULTRA Registry Study - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2025-0881

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.The Usual Suspects: Established and Emerging Predictor Variables for Remission in Rheumatoid Arthritis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2025-0476Do Monosodium Urate Crystals Reduce at Different Rates in Joints and Tendons During Urate-Lowering Therapy? A Dual-Energy Computed Tomography Study - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2025-0122Incidence and Predictors of Secondary Failure to Biologic Therapy in Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2025-0518Comorbidity Development and Mortality During 10 Years of Follow-up in a Danish Nationwide Cohort of 3178 Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2025-0015Investigating Factors Associated With Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccination and Breakthrough Infection Among Patients With Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2025-0934

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.Identifying Resolution of Clinically Suspect Arthralgia: A Step Toward Understanding Spontaneous Reversal of an At-Risk Stage of Rheumatoid Arthritis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2025-0052Effects of CD19 CAR T Cell Therapy on Quality of Life and Direct Healthcare Costs in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Preliminary Analysis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-1301Evaluation of a Practical Approach to Diagnosis of Sjögren Disease in Clinical Practice - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2025-0574Navigating the Roadblocks: National Patient and Provider Survey on Barriers to Healthcare and Medication Access for Patients With Vasculitis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2025-0640Health-Related Quality of Life in Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drug–Treated Adults With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Compared to Rheumatoid Arthritis and the General Population - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2025-0384

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.Canadian Rheumatology Association/Canadian Research Group of Rheumatology in Immuno-Oncology Living Guidelines for Baseline Immunosuppression in Individuals With Preexisting Rheumatic Diseases Initiating Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors. Part 1: Preexisting Inflammatory Arthritides - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2025-0481Canadian Rheumatology Association/Canadian Research Group of Rheumatology in Immuno-Oncology Living Guidelines for Baseline Immunosuppression in Individuals With Preexisting Rheumatic Diseases Initiating Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors. Part 2: Preexisting Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2025-0482Differences in Cause-Specific Mortality in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis by Sex and Seropositivity - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2025-0361Diversity in Axial Spondyloarthritis Drug Trials: Enrollment by Sex, Race, Ethnicity, and Geographic Region - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-1013Effect of Knee Extensor Power on Knee Pain in Adults With or at Risk for Osteoarthritis: The Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2025-0621COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Uptake and Effectiveness Among Persons With Systemic Autoimmune and Rheumatic Diseases - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2025-0535

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.Residual Disease Activity and Burden of Disease in Canadian Patients With Axial Spondyloarthritis: Results From a Multiregistry Analysis (UNISON-Axial SpA) - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-1303Antimicrobial Use and Serious Infections Among Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis After Initiating Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors: A Nationwide Matched Cohort Study - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2025-0029Identifying the State of Mental Health Care in Canadian Adults With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2025-0089Evaluation of a Pediatric-Adult Dyad Care Model for Transitioning Youth With Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2025-0046Patterns of Use and Discontinuation for Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors in Pregnant Women: Insights From a Real-World Sample - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2025-0048

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.Cumulative Incidence of Cancer Screening for Breast, Cervical, Prostate, and Colorectal Cancer in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2025-0190Prevalence and Predictors of Achieving Sustained Remission in Psoriatic Arthritis: A Swedish Nationwide Registry Study - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-1250Trust in Health Information Sources Among Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in the Social Networking Era: The TRUMP2-SLE Study - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-1088Juvenile Psoriatic Arthritis Inception Cohort in the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA) Registry: Characteristics and Early Disease Outcomes - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2025-0066Implementation and Evaluation of a Virtual Rheumatology Training Program in East Africa - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-1122

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.Modifiable Lifestyle Factors, Genetic Susceptibility, and Incident Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2025-0042Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Outcomes of Chronic Kidney Disease in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus With and Without Lupus Nephritis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-1087Outcomes in Systemic Sclerosis–Associated Interstitial Lung Disease Based on Serological Profiles With a Focus on Anticentromere and Anti-RNA Polymerase III Antibodies - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-1063Clinically Inactive Disease and Remission in Patients With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Receiving Tofacitinib: Post Hoc Analysis of a Phase III Trial - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-0536Long-Term Effectiveness and Safety of Denosumab for Osteoporosis in Patients With Rheumatic Diseases - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-1321

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.Experiences With Complementary and Integrative Health Among People With Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Qualitative Study - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-1218Understanding the Psoriasis Phenotype Associated With Psoriatic Arthritis Using the PURE-4 Questionnaire: Insights From Spanish Real-World Settings - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-1202Comparative Analysis of Damage Accrual in Lupus Nephritis Stratified by Biological Sex - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2025-0302Frailty and Associated Outcomes in Patients With Vasculitis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-1079Tradition Versus Innovation: Conventional Radiography and Ultrasound in Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Identification. Instructions for Use - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-1339

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.Knowledge, Awareness, and Attitudes Regarding Axial Spondyloarthritis Among Nonrheumatology Physicians in the United States - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-0552The Effect of Early Attainment of Minimal Disease Activity on Radiographic Outcomes: A Real-World Longitudinal Cohort Study in Psoriatic Arthritis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-1162More Than Pain and Stiffness: Persistent Fatigue and Sleep Disturbance in Polymyalgia Rheumatica - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-0980Inequities in Fee-for-Service Remuneration Affecting Rheumatologists and Patient-Centered Care Across Canada: An Environmental Scan - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-1170Antinuclear Antibody Multiplex Utilization Across a Large Federal Hospital System: An Investigation of Ordering Practices and Rheumatologic Outcomes - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-0641

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.Role of CD19 Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cell Therapy in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-1115Healthcare Utilization and Cost of Herpes Zoster Infection in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Retrospective Cohort Study - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-0911Predictors of Secukinumab Treatment Response and Continuation in Axial Spondyloarthritis: Results From the EuroSpA Research Collaboration Network - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-0920Risk of Mortality of People With Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis in Taiwan: A Nationwide Cohort Study - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-1032Correlation Between Interferon Response Gene Score and Disease Activity in Juvenile Dermatomyositis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-0806

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.Unacceptable Work State in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Establishment of Thresholds for Presenteeism and Clinical Measurement Instruments - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-0833Performance of Disease Activity Indices Used in Axial Spondyloarthritis in Real-World Clinical Settings - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-0916Tight Control and Radiological Progression: The Radiographic Outcomes of the TICOPA Study - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-1035Indicators of Functional Disability by Receipt of Disability Benefits among Individuals with SLE - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-0961Association Between Depressive Symptoms and Self-Reported Physical Activity in Persons With Knee Osteoarthritis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-0940

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.Disparities in Time to Diagnosis of Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-0574Urine Protein Tests in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: What Do They Mean? - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-0910Baricitinib Dose Reduction in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis Achieving Sustained Disease Control: Final Results From the RA-BEYOND Study - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-0906Association Between Patient Perception of Disease Status and Different Components of the Minimal Disease Activity Criteria in Psoriatic Arthritis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-1149Inpatient Management of Gout: Serum Urate Testing and Allopurinol Dose Adjustment - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-1075

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.Trends in Anxiety and Depression Among Individuals With Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Population-Based Study - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-0165Potentially Avoidable Emergency Department Utilization by Persons With Psoriatic Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Population-Based Cohort Study - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-1113Mortality in Patients With Sjögren Disease: A Prospective Cohort Study Identifying Key Predictors - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-1033Tocilizumab for Giant Cell Arteritis: Clinical Outcomes Following Relapses and Tocilizumab Discontinuation Due to Adverse Events - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-0612Improving Gout Care in a Canadian Academic Medical Center Through a Multidisciplinary Nurse-Led Protocol - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-0707

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.Changes at Presentation in Patients With Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: A 24-Year Study of the Early Undifferentiated Polyarthritis (EUPA) Cohort - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-0560Patient Profiles in Randomized Controlled Trials Versus a Real-World Study in Psoriatic Arthritis: Scoping Review and Metaanalysis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-0653The Lived Experiences of Older Adults With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Patient Perspectives - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-0478Symptom Severity and Glucocorticoid Dosing in Patients With Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Obesity - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-0353Effects of Biologics on Temporomandibular Joint Inflammation in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-0538

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.Cardiovascular Events During Pregnancy: Implications for Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Individuals With Autoimmune and Rheumatic Diseases - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-0306Canadian Rheumatology Association/Spondyloarthritis Research Consortium of Canada Living Treatment Recommendations for the Management of Axial Spondyloarthritis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-1237Incidence of Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia and Prophylaxis-Associated Adverse Events Among Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-1038Epidemiological characteristics of patients with juvenile dermatomyositis in China: a multicenter study - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-0003Knowledge of and Stated Adherence to the 2020 ACR Guideline for Gout Management: Results of a Survey of US Rheumatologists - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0981

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.The Dermatomyositis Disease Symptom Questionnaire (DM-DSQ): A Measure to Assess the Patient Experience of Dermatomyositis Symptoms - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-1137Candidate Biomarkers for Response to Treatment in Psoriatic Disease - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-0396Prevalence, Predictors, and Prognosis of Serious Infections in Takayasu Arteritis: A Cohort Study - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-1254Children With Type I Interferonopathy: Commonalities and Diversities in a Large Patient Cohort - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-0294Gut Microbiomics of Sustained Knee Pain in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-0361

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.Analysis of Gout Remission Definitions in a Randomized Controlled Trial of Colchicine Prophylaxis for People With Gout Initiating Allopurinol - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-0400Anifrolumab in Refractory Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Real-World, Multicenter Study - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-0053Interstitial Lung Disease in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis or Psoriatic Arthritis Initiating Biologics and Controls: Data From 5 Nordic Registries - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-0252Intravenous Golimumab in Children With Polyarticular-Course Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Long-Term Extension of an Open-Label Phase III Study - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-0298Systemic Sclerosis Sine Scleroderma: A Time of Reappraisal - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-1113

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.GLA:D to Be Walking Better: Change in Self-Reported Difficulty Walking After Exercise Therapy and Education in Persons With Knee Osteoarthritis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-1213Evaluation of the Rheumatoid Arthritis Impact of Disease (RAID) Score in Assessing Rheumatoid Arthritis Activity in Teleconsultation - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-0143Difficult-to-Treat Concept in Psoriatic Arthritis: Analysis of 2 Potential Definitions in a Large Group of Patients. A Cross-Sectional Study - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-0101Deciding to Attend the Emergency Department: Experiences of Patients With Inflammatory Arthritis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-0111Assessing Competencies, Needs, and Satisfaction With the Transition From Pediatric to Adult Health Care in Rheumatology: Development and Validation of the Transition-KompAZ - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-0097

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.The State of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in Rheumatology - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-1073Interpersonal Process of Dyadic Coping in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Perspective From the Australian Rheumatology Association Database - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0664Implementation of a Clinician-led Medication Adherence Intervention Among Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-0071Long-Term Data on Efficacy and Safety of Selexipag for Digital Systemic Sclerosis Vasculopathy - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-0103Prevalence and Risk Factors of Postacute Sequelae of COVID-19 in Adults With Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-1212

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.Evaluating Factors Associated With Telehealth Appropriateness in Outpatient Rheumatoid Arthritis Encounters Using the Encounter Appropriateness Score for You (EASY) - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-0014Efficacy and Safety of Tofacitinib in Ankylosing Spondylitis by Baseline C Reactive Protein Level: Post Hoc Analysis of Phase II and Phase III Clinical Trials - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-1198Clinical Validation of Digitally Acquired Clinical Data and Machine Learning Models for Remote Measurement of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis: A Proof-of-Concept Study - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-0074Comparison Of Attainment And Protective Effects Of Lupus Low Disease Activity State In Patients With Newly Diagnosed Versus Established SLE - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0900Scleritis and Development of Immune-Mediated Disease: A Retrospective Chart Review - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0788

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.Sex-Related Differences in Dispensation of Rheumatic Medications in Older Patients With Inflammatory Arthritis: A Population-Based Study - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-1148Upadacitinib in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Inadequate Response to Conventional Synthetic Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs: Efficacy and Safety Through 5 Years (SELECT-NEXT) - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-1062Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis–Related Enthesitis and Persistence on Tofacitinib Under Real-World Conditions - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-0016Cut-Offs for Disease Activity States in Axial Spondyloarthritis With Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score (ASDAS) Based on C-Reactive Protein and ASDAS Based on Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate: Are They Interchangeable? - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-1217When Should I Get My Next COVID-19 Vaccine? Data From the Surveillance of Responses to COVID-19 Vaccines in Systemic Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases (SUCCEED) Study - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-1214

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.Patient-Reported Impact of Symptoms in Fibromyalgia (PRISM-FM) - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0721Investigating the Influence of Patient Eligibility Characteristics on the Number of Deferrable Rheumatologist Visits: Planning for a Patient-Initiated Follow-Up Strategy - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0891Psychometric Properties of Patient Global Assessment in Psoriatic Arthritis: A Systematic Literature Review - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0722Long-Term Safety and Effectiveness of Tacrolimus in Patients With Lupus Nephritis in Japan: 10-Year Analysis of the Real-World TRUST Study - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.191008Understanding the Employment Landscape in People With Systemic Sclerosis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0975

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.Patient and Physician Perspectives of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Flare: A Qualitative Study - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0721Systematic Review and Metaanalysis of Pharmacological Interventions in Adult-Onset Still Disease and the Role of Biologic Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0995Treatment Patterns and Effectiveness of Tofacitinib in Patients Initiating Therapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results from the CorEvitas Rheumatoid Arthritis Registry - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0752Residual Disease Activity in Canadian Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis Treated With Advanced Therapies: Results From a Multiregistry Analysis (UNISON-PsA) - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0716Real-World Coverage With Influenza, Pneumococcal, and Herpes Zoster Vaccines Among Patients With Rheumatic Diseases in a Nationwide Healthcare Plan - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0867Role of Creation of Plain Language Summaries to Disseminate COVID-19 Research Findings to Patients With Rheumatic Diseases - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0998

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.Patient-reported outcomes and PRO remission rates in 12,262 biologic-naïve patients with psoriatic arthritis treated with TNF-inhibitors in routine care - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0764Relationship Between Adalimumab Concentrations, Antidrug Antibodies, and Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0706Factors Associated With Treatment Pathways in Early Axial Spondyloarthritis: A Multistate Analysis of the 10-Year Follow-Up of the DESIR Cohort - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0933The Association of Stair Climbing Behaviors With Hazard of All-Cause Mortality in Adults With or At Risk of Knee Osteoarthritis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0818Effect of Secukinumab and Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors on Humoral Response to BNT162b2 mRNA Vaccine in Patients With Spondyloarthritis Compared to Immunocompetent Controls - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0357

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.The Problem of Pain in Rheumatology: Variations in Case Definitions Derived From Chronic Pain Phenotyping Algorithms Using Electronic Health Records - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0416A Good Response to Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs Does Not Discriminate Patients With Longstanding Axial Spondyloarthritis From Controls With Chronic Back Pain - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0718Sensitivity and Specificity of Composite Indices of Remission in Male and Female Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study of Longitudinal Cohorts - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0786Association of Knee Osteoarthritis and Flexion Contracture With Localized Tibial Articular Cartilage Loss: Data From the Osteoarthritis Initiative - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0743Breakthrough COVID-19 After Tixagevimab/Cilgavimab Among Patients With Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0742

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.Plasma Cartilage Acidic Protein 1 Measured by ELISA Is Associated With the Progression to Total Joint Replacement in Postmenopausal Women - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0684Elevated Serum Levels of Zonulin Family Peptides in Anticitrullinated Protein Antibody–Positive At-Risk Individuals Without Arthritis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0160Use of the Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index in Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis With and Without Axial Disease - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0504Risk Factors and Incidence of Serious Infections in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Undergoing Rituximab Therapy - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0623Psychiatric Morbidity Is Common Among Children With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: A National Matched Cohort Study - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0084

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.Measuring What Matters: A Qualitative Study of the Relevance and Clinical Utility of PROMIS Surveys in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0184Changes in Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitor Drug Survival in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis, and Ankylosing Spondylitis Over 15 Years - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0149Occurrence and Prediction of Flare After Tapering of Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors in Patients With Axial Spondyloarthritis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0495Features of Knee and Multijoint Osteoarthritis by Sex and Race/Ethnicity: A Preliminary Analysis in the Johnston County Health Study - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0479Safety and Health Care Use Following COVID-19 Vaccination Among Adults With Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Population-Based Self-Controlled Case Series Analysis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0355

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.Safety of Janus Kinase Inhibitors: A Real-World Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0145Sleep Problems in Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis: A Systematic Literature Review and Metaanalysis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2022-1169The Combination of Depression and Obesity Is Associated With Increased Incidence of Subsequent Total Knee Arthroplasty - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0367Symptom Appraisal and Help-Seeking Among Patients With Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases: A Qualitative Study - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0086Obesity Represents a Persisting Health Issue in Axial Spondyloarthritis, Particularly Affecting Socially Disadvantaged Patients - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0137

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.Factors Associated With Residual Disease in Axial Spondyloarthritis: Results From a Clinical Practice Registry - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0194Long-Term Prognosis of Antimelanoma Differentiation–Associated Gene 5–Positive Dermatomyositis With Interstitial Lung Disease - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0371Clinically Established Temporomandibular Involvement in Adults With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0204The Prognostic Potential of End-Stage Knee Osteoarthritis and its Components to Predict Knee Replacement: Data From the Osteoarthritis Initiative - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0017Sociocultural and Economic Disparities in Physical Therapy Utilization Among Insured Older Adults With Rheumatoid Arthritis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0103

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.Validating the Fracture Risk Assessment Tool Score in a US Population-Based Study of Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2022-1293Postpartum Depression in Reproductive-Age Women With and Without Rheumatic Disease: A Population-Based Matched Cohort Study - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0105Medication Cost Concerns and Disparities in Patient-Reported Outcomes Among a Multiethnic Cohort of Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2023-0060Precision Medicine–Based Machine Learning Analyses to Explore Optimal Exercise Therapies for Individuals With Knee Osteoarthritis: Random Forest-Informed Tree-Based Learning - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2022-1039Biologic Sex Inequality in Rheumatology Wait Times During the COVID-19 Pandemic - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.221213

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.Factors Associated With Maintenance of Remission Following Change From Combination Therapy to Monotherapy in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2022-1008Renal Histopathology Associated With Kidney Failure and Mortality in Patients With Lupus Nephritis: A Long-Term Real-World Data Study - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220345Traditional and Disease-Specific Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Events in Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis: A Multinational Retrospective Study - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220851Do Patterns of Early Disease Severity Predict Grade 12 Academic Achievement in Youths With Childhood-Onset Chronic Rheumatic Diseases? - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220656An Evaluation of Burnout Among US Rheumatology Fellows: A National Survey - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.221114

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.

One-Third of European Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis Reach Pain Remission With Routine Care Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitor Treatment - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220459

Preliminary Clinical and Laser Speckle Contrast Analysis Data on Selexipag Efficacy for the Treatment of Digital Vasculopathy in Systemic Sclerosis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.221113

Oral Antiviral Treatment for COVID-19 in Patients With Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.221014

Myocarditis in Patients With Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies: Clinical Presentation and Outcomes - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220989

Integrating PROMIS Measures in a Treat-to-Target Approach to Standardize Patient-Centered Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2022-1176

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.

Understanding Differences in Patient Descriptions of Rheumatoid Arthritis Flares Using OMERACT Core Domains - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.211409

Cigarette Smoking Increases the Prevalence of Hip Joint Involvement in Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Real-World Case-Control Study - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220609

A Phenome-Wide Association Study of Drugs and Comorbidities Associated With Gastrointestinal Dysfunction in Systemic Sclerosis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220990

Patient Care Pathways for Pregnancy in Rare and Complex Rheumatic Diseases: Results From an International Survey - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220773

Changes in Service Delivery and Access to Rheumatologists Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Canadian Universal Healthcare Setting - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220658

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.Clinimetric Validation of the Assessment of Spondyloarthritis International Society Health Index in Patients With Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis in Ixekizumab Trials - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220244Clustering Patients With Gout Based on Comorbidities and Biomarkers: A Cross-Sectional Study - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220635Responders to Medial Opening Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy for Knee Osteoarthritis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220956Physical Activity Habits Among Older Adults Living With Rheumatic Disease - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.211244

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.Comparative Effectiveness of BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273 Vaccines Against COVID-19 Infection Among Patients With Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases on Immunomodulatory Medications - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220870Validation of the Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody Renal Risk Score and Modification of the Score in a Chinese Cohort With a Majority of Myeloperoxidase-Positive Patients - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220818Predicting Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis With the Fibromyalgia Survey Questionnaire: Does the Severity of Fibromyalgia Symptoms Matter? - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220507Effect of Communicative and Critical Health Literacy on Trust in Physicians Among Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): The TRUMP2-SLE Project - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220678Investigating Associations Between Access to Rheumatology Care, Treatment, Continuous Care, and Healthcare Utilization and Costs Among Older Individuals With Rheumatoid Arthritis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220729

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.Sex-Specific Differences in Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis: A Systematic Review - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220386Evaluating the Threshold Score for Classification of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Using the EULAR/ACR Criteria - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220100The Association Between Quadriceps Strength and Synovitis in Knee Osteoarthritis: An Exploratory Study From the Osteoarthritis Initiative - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220538Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Outcomes of Gout Flare in Patients Hospitalized for PCR-Confirmed COVID-19: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220762dEtanercept Withdrawal and Retreatment in Nonradiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis: Results of RE-EMBARK, an Open-Label Phase IV Trial - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220353

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.Effects of Aging on Rheumatoid Factor and Anticyclic Citrullinated Peptide Antibody Positivity in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220526Clinically Relevant Deficits in Performance Tests in Patients With Axial Spondyloarthritis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220239Age-Stratified 30-day Rehospitalization and Mortality and Predictors of Rehospitalization Among Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Medicare Cohort Study - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220025Canadian Rheumatology Association Recommendations for the Screening, Monitoring, and Treatment of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis-Associated Uveitis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220261B Cell Reconstitution is Associated With COVID-19 Booster Vaccine Responsiveness in Patients Previously Seronegative Treated With Rituximab - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220475

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.Inflammatory Bowel Disease Risk in Patients With Axial Spondyloarthritis Treated With Biologic Agents Determined Using the BSRBR-AS and a MetaAnalysis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.211034Women With Psoriatic Arthritis Experience Higher Disease Burden Than Men: Findings From a Real-World Survey in the United States and Europe - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220154The Effect of Psychiatric Comorbidity on Healthcare Utilization for Youth With Newly Diagnosed Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220052The Reclassification of Patients With Previously Diagnosed Eosinophilic Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis Based on the 2022 ACR/EULAR Criteria for Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody–Associated Vasculitis -doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220560Adult-Onset Still Disease After ChAdOx1 nCOV-19 Vaccination - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220219

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.Risk Factors for Dementia in Patients With Incident Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Population-Based Cohort Study - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220200Development and Validation of a Self-Administered Questionnaire Measuring Essential Knowledge in Patients With Axial Spondyloarthritis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.211314Impact of Physician-Defined Flares on Quality of Life and Work Impairment: An International Survey of 2238 Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.211302Patient-Reported Outcomes Among Transition-Age Young Adults With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis in the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance Registry - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220514Cutaneous Involvement in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Review for the Rheumatologist -doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220089Reflections for the 50th Anniversary of The Journal of Rheumatology: The Past, Present, and Future of Rheumatology - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220588A Rare Case of Subcutaneous Sarcoidosis in Patient With Psoriatic Arthritis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220093

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. Included is an excerpt from this month’s Editor’s Picks spotlight interview with author Carolina A. Isnardi about her article "Immune Response to SARS-CoV-2 Third Vaccine in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis Who Had No Seroconversion After Primary 2-Dose Regimen With Inactivated or Vector-Based Vaccines" - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220469This month’s selections also include:Relationship Between Inflammation and Radiographic Progression in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis Attaining a BASDAI of Less Than 4 During Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitor Treatment - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220157Development and Initial Validation of a Systemic Lupus Erythematosus–Specific Measure of the Extent of and Reasons for Medication Nonadherence - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220399Physical Activity Associates With Lower Systemic Inflammatory Gene Expression in Rheumatoid Arthritis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220050Long-Term Follow-up of a Randomized Controlled Trial of Allopurinol Dose Escalation to Achieve Target Serum Urate in People With Gout - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220270Rusty and Wooden - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220971Extravascular Necrotizing Granuloma: A Diagnostic Clue for Eosinophilic Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.211367To read these, and other full articles visit www.jrheum.org.Music by David Hilowitz

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. Included is an excerpt from this month’s Editor’s Picks spotlight interview with author Bonnie L. Bermas about her article "The Unintended Consequence of the Overturn of Roe v. Wade: Restrictions on Methotrexate Use" - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220782

This month’s selections also include:

Narrative Review of Machine Learning in Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases for Clinicians and Researchers: Biases, Goals, and Future Directions - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220326

Are All Routine Spondyloarthritis Outpatient Visits Considered Useful by Rheumatologists? An Exploratory Clinical Practice Study - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220037

Trajectory of Damage Accrual in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Based on Ethnicity and Socioeconomic Factors - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.211135

Early Abnormal Nailfold Capillary Changes Are Predictive of Calcinosis Development in Juvenile Dermatomyositis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220249

COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake Among Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in the American Midwest: The Lupus Midwest Network (LUMEN) - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220220

Melorheostosis or “Dripping Candle Wax” Bone Disease - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.201624

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. Included is an excerpt from this month’s Editor’s Picks spotlight interview with authors Bente Glintborg, Dorte Vendelbo Jensen, Lene Terslev, Oliver Hendricks, Mikkel Østergaard, Simon Horskjær Rasmussen, Mogens Pfeiffer Jensen, Thomas Adelsten, Ada Colic, Kamilla Danebod, Malene Kildemand, Anne Gitte Loft, Heidi Lausten Munk, Jens Kristian Pedersen, René Drage Østgård, Christian Møller Sørensen, Niels Steen Krogh, Jette Nørgaard Agerbo, Connie Ziegler and Merete Lund Hetland about their article "Long-term Behavioral Changes During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Impact of Vaccination in Patients With Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases" - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.211280

This month’s selections also include:

Canadian Rheumatology Association Living Guidelines for the Pharmacological Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis With Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220209

From Canadian Living Guidelines to Global Living Guidelines: A Post Pandemic Effort - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220811

Simplified Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score (SASDAS) Versus ASDAS: A Post Hoc Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.211075

Is It Good to Simplify Clinimetry in Chronic Inflammatory Joint Diseases? - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220543

A Practical Guide for Assessment of Skin Burden in Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210550

Personally Generated Quality of Life Outcomes in Adults With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.211245

Giant Geode at the Humeral Head in the Rheumatoid Shoulder Treated With Allograft Bone Grafting and Shoulder Arthroplasty - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.211082

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. Included is an excerpt from this month’s Editor’s Picks spotlight interview with authors Zachary S. Wallace, Claire Cook, Lucy Finkelstein-Fox, Xiaoqing Fu, Flavia V. Castelino, Hyon K. Choi, Cory Perugino, John H. Stone, Elyse R. Park and Daniel L. Hall about their article "The Association of Illness-related Uncertainty With Mental Health in Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases" - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.211084

This month’s selections also include:

Male Sex Predicts a Favorable Outcome in Early ACPA-Negative Rheumatoid Arthritis: Data From an Observational Study - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.211199

Frequency of Symptomatic Adverse Events in Rheumatoid Arthritis: An Exploratory Online Survey - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210688

The Patient Experience of Drug Side Effects in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Intriguing Data From an Exploratory Online Survey - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220412

Taking the Long View: Patients Perceive Benefits and Risks of Treatment as Multidimensional - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220637

Dactylitis Is Associated With More Severe Axial Joint Damage and Higher Disease Activity in Axial Psoriatic Arthritis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220098

An Evidence-Based Guideline Improves Outcomes for Patients With Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis and Macrophage Activation Syndrome - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.211219

The Prism of Inequity: Health Disparities in Rheumatoid Arthritis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220232

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. Included is an excerpt from this month’s Editor’s Picks spotlight interview with authors Kathleen L. Carluzzo, Erin M. Knight, Karen E. Schifferdecker, Rebecca L. Butcher, Guy S. Eakin, Julie A. Eller and Jasvinder A. Singh about their article "Patient Empowerment Among Adults With Arthritis: The Case for Emotional Support" - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210818

This month’s selections also include:

Whole-Body Macrophage Positron Emission Tomography Imaging for Disease Activity Assessment in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210928

Secukinumab in United States Biologic-Naïve Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis: Results From the Randomized, Placebo-Controlled CHOICE Study - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210912

Patient Acceptable Symptom State for Burden From Appearance Changes in People With Systemic Sclerosis: A Cross-sectional Survey - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210889

Incidence Rates of Psoriasis in Children With Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Juvenile Arthritis Treated With Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors and Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.211359

Axial Spondyloarthritis in Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220082

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. Included is an excerpt from this month’s Editor’s Picks spotlight interview with authors Gregory McDermott, Ritu Gill, Staci Gagne, Suzanne Byrne, Weixing Huang, Xiaosong Wang, Lauren C. Prisco, Alessandra Zaccardelli, Lily W. Martin, Lucy Masto, Vanessa L. Kronzer, Nancy Shadick, Paul F. Dellaripa, Tracy J. Doyle and Jeffrey A. Sparks about their article "Demographic, Lifestyle, and Serologic Risk Factors for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)–associated Bronchiectasis: Role of RA-related Autoantibodies" - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.211242

This month’s selections also include:

Mortality Rates in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis With and Without Extraarticular Manifestations and Comorbidities: A Retrospective Cohort Study - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210909

Baseline Disease Activity Predicts Achievement of cDAPSA Treatment Targets With Apremilast: Phase III Results in DMARD-naïve Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210906

Tacrolimus in Patients With Interstitial Pneumonia Associated With Polymyositis or Dermatomyositis: Interim Report of Postmarketing Surveillance in Japan - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210322

Gout and Hospital Admission for Ambulatory Care–Sensitive Conditions: Risks and Trajectories - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220038

IgG4-related Disease With Destructive Nasal Bone Involvement Leading to Saddle Nose Deformity - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200621

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. Included is an excerpt from this month’s Editor’s Picks spotlight interview with authors Yasaman Emad, Nicola Dalbeth, John Weinman, Trudie Chalder and Keith J. Petrie about their article "Why Do Patients With Gout Not Take Allopurinol?" -doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210950

This month’s selections also include:

Using FibroScan to Assess for the Development of Liver Fibrosis in Patients With Arthritis on Methotrexate: A Single-center Experience - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.211281

Central Obesity in Axial Spondyloarthritis: The Missing Link to Understanding Worse Outcomes in Women? - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.211062

The Challenge of Addressing the Rheumatology Workforce Shortage - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220300

Association of Health Literacy and Numeracy With Lupus Knowledge and the Creation of the Lupus Knowledge Assessment Test - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210708

Why Do Patients With Gout Not Take Allopurinol? - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210950

Dr. Li et al reply - doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.211185

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. Included is an excerpt from this month’s Editor’s Picks spotlight interview with author Sofie Gernaat about her and her co-author’s article "Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Risk in Pregnant Women With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus" - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210087

This month’s selections also include:

Movahedi, et al: Physician- and Patient-reported Effectiveness Are Similar for Tofacitinib and TNFi in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Data From a Rheumatoid Arthritis Registry - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.211066

El Tal, et al: Consensus Approach to a Treat-to-target Strategy in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Care: Report From the 2020 PR-COIN Consensus Conference - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210709

Thompson, et al: Modifiable Factors and Incident Gout Across Ethnicity Within a Large Multiethnic Cohort of Older Adults - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210394

Widdifield, et al: COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake Among Individuals With Immune-mediated Inflammatory Diseases in Ontario, Canada, Between December 2020 and October 2021: A Population-based Analysis - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.211148

Van Praet, et al: Acute Perimyocarditis in a Case of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Adults - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210850

Chang, et al: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Increases the Risk of Gestational Diabetes: Truth or Illusion? - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.211374

McCormick and Choi: Racial Disparities in the Modern Gout Epidemic - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.220173

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. Included is an excerpt from this month’s Editor’s Picks spotlight interview with authors Chay Bae, Michael Cheng, Christina N. Kraus and Sheetal Desai about their article "Representation of Skin of Color in Rheumatology Educational Resources" - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210626

This month’s selections also include:

Exarchou, et al: Lifestyle Factors and Disease Activity Over Time in Early Axial Spondyloarthritis: The SPondyloArthritis Caught Early (SPACE) Cohort - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210046

van Vollenhoven, et al: Efficacy and Safety of Ustekinumab in Patients With Active Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Results of a Phase II Open-label Extension Study - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210805

Giancane, et al: Anakinra in Patients With Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Long-term Safety From the Pharmachild Registry - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210563

Barber, et al: Best Practices for Virtual Care: A Consensus Statement From the Canadian Rheumatology Association - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.211017

Zickuhr and Mandell: Rheumatology Education Needs a Splash of Color - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.211233

Li, et al: Brain Abscess Due to Nocardia in a Patient With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus- https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210971

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. Included is an excerpt from this month’s Editor’s Picks spotlight interview with author Annelies Boonen about her and her co-authors' article "Outcomes of Care Among Patients With Gout in Europe: A Cross-sectional Survey" - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210009

This month’s selections also include:

te Kampe, et al: Outcomes of Care Among Patients With Gout in Europe: A Cross-sectional Survey - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210009

Stransky, et al: Exploring Family Planning, Parenting, and Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Experiences of Men With Rheumatic Diseases - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210785

Beckers, et al: Performance of 3 Composite Measures for Disease Activity in Peripheral Spondyloarthritis - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210075

Sun, et al: Long-term Risk of Heart Failure and Other Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes in Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis: A Nationwide Cohort Study - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210677

Curtis, et al: Characteristics, Comorbidities, and Outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Patients With Autoimmune Conditions Treated With Systemic Therapies: A Population-based Study - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210888

Gunasuntharam: Why Should It Be Different From the Other Side? A Parent and Pediatrician’s Perspective of a Child With Kawasaki Disease - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.211159

Lazarou, et al: Adult-onset Acute Calcific Discitis - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210838

Khanna: Remission in Gout: Concepts From a Patient Perspective - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.211285

Coates and Tillett: How Should We Measure Peripheral Spondyloarthritis? - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.211043

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. Included is an excerpt from this month’s Editor’s Picks spotlight interview with authors James Rosenbaum, John Reveille, and Kevin Winthrop about their and their co-authors' article "The Interplay Between COVID-19 and Spondyloarthritis or Its Treatment" - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210742

This month’s selections also include:

Rosenbaum, et al: The Interplay Between COVID-19 and Spondyloarthritis or Its Treatment - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210742

van der Heijde, et al: Radiographic Progression of Structural Joint Damage Over 5 Years of Baricitinib Treatment in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results From RA-BEYOND - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210346

van der Meer, et al: Extraskeletal Manifestations in Axial Spondyloarthritis Are Associated With Worse Clinical Outcomes Despite the Use of Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitor Therapy - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210308

Haddad, et al: The Association of Psoriatic Arthritis With All-cause Mortality and Leading Causes of Death in Psoriatic Arthritis - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210159

Yazdanyar, et al: Risk of 30-day Readmission After Knee or Hip Replacement in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis by Non-Medicare and Medicare Payer Status - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.201370

Perez Acosta et al: Cystic Ganglionosis in a 3-year-old Mimicking Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210558 Leung: Is Psoriatic Arthritis Associated With Higher Risk of Mortality? - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210963

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. Included is an excerpt from this month’s Editor’s Picks spotlight interview with author Bonnie Bermas from UTSouthwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA about hers and her co-authors' article "COVID-19 in Pregnant Women With Rheumatic Disease: Data From the COVID-19 Global Rheumatology Alliance". - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210480

This month’s selections also include:

Bermas, et al: COVID-19 in Pregnant Women With Rheumatic Disease: Data From the COVID-19 Global Rheumatology Alliance - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210480

Hazlewood, et al: Heterogeneity in Patient Characteristics and Differences in Treatment Across 4 Canadian Rheumatoid Arthritis Cohorts - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.201688

Panopoulos, et al: Anti-interleukin 6 Therapy Effect for Refractory Joint and Skin Involvement in Systemic Sclerosis: A Real-world, Single-center Experience - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210273

Lieber, et al: Evaluation of a Patient-reported Frailty Tool in Women With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.201466

Philpott, et al: Synovitis Is Associated With Constant Pain in Knee Osteoarthritis: A Cross-sectional Study of OMERACT Knee Ultrasound Scores - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210285

Fernandes, et al: Tuberculosis Presenting as an Inflammatory Pseudotumor of the Sciatic Nerve in a Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient Taking Etanercept - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210540

Sammaritano: The Effect of COVID-19 Illness on Pregnant Patients With Rheumatic Disease: Early Reassuring Data - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.211050

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. Included is an excerpt from this month’s Editor’s Picks spotlight interview with author Joel Kremer from Albany Medical College and The Center of Rheumatology, Albany, New York, USA about his and his co-authors' article "The Clinical Disease Activity Index and the Routine Assessment of Patient Index Data 3 for Achievement of Treatment Strategies". - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200692

This month’s selections also include:

Müskens, et al: Does Etanercept Biosimilar Prescription in a Rheumatology Center Bend the Medication Cost Curve? - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200565

Gladman, et al: Oligoarticular vs Polyarticular Psoriatic Arthritis: A Longitudinal Study Showing Similar Characteristics - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210434

Showalter, et al: Esophageal Dilation and Other Clinical Factors Associated With Pulmonary Function Decline in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210533

Holyer, et al: What Represents Treatment Efficacy in Long-term Studies of Gout Flare Prevention? An Interview Study of People With Gout - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210476

Tam et al: My Hips Hurt: An Unusual Presentation of Bilateral Groin Pain in an Adolescent Boy - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210362

Ferreira, et al: Definition of Treatment Targets in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Is It Time for Reappraisal? - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210050

Jacobs, et al: Unravelling the Cost of Biological Strategies in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Kaleidoscope of Methodologies, Interpretations, and Interests - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.201510

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.

Included is an excerpt from this month’s Editor’s Picks spotlight interview with authors Lisandro Colantonio, Kenneth Saag, and Marguerite Ryan Irvin from the Department of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA about their and their co-authors' article "Higher Serum Urate Levels Are Associated With an Increased Risk for Sudden Cardiac Death". - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210139

This month’s selections also include:

Ochi, et al: Similarity of Response to Biologics Between Elderly-onset Rheumatoid Arthritis (EORA) and Non-EORA Elderly Patients: From the FIRST Registry- https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.201135

Tanaka, et al: Effects of Denosumab in Japanese Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated With Conventional Antirheumatic Drugs: 36-month Extension of a Phase III Study - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.201376

Ye, et al: Measuring Physical Function in Psoriatic Arthritis: Comparing the Multidimensional Health Assessment Questionnaire to the Health Assessment Questionnaire–Disability Index - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200927

Concha, et al: Changes in Treatments and Outcomes After Implementation of a National Universal Access Program for Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210011

Meara et al: A Case of Chilblains-like Lesions Post SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine? - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210226

Liu: Serum Uric Acid: A Murderer or Bystander for Cardiac-related Mortality? - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210695

Berard and Batthish: Addressing Healthcare Quality in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis With a Universal Access Program - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210658

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. Included are excerpts from this month’s Editor’s Picks spotlight interview with authors Mary Safy-Khan, Paco Welsing and Johannes Jacobs from Department of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, The Netherlands about their and their co-authors' article "Current Smoking Negatively Affects the Response to Methotrexate in Rheumatoid Arthritis in a Dose-responsive Way, Independently of Concomitant Prednisone Use". - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200213

This month’s selections also include:

Mease, et al: Comparison of Men and Women With Axial Spondyloarthritis in the US-based Corrona Psoriatic Arthritis/Spondyloarthritis Registry - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.201549

Feher, et al: Impaired Myocardial Flow Reserve on 82Rubidium Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210040

Mohajer, et al: Metabolic Syndrome and Osteoarthritis Distribution in the Hand Joints: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis From the Osteoarthritis Initiative - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210189

Fernández-Ávila, et al: Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Rheumatology Practice in Latin America - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.201623

Gilvaz et al: A Case of Disseminated Cutaneous Mycobacterium chelonae Infection During Treatment With Tofacitinib - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200730

Jansen, et al: Smoking and Methotrexate Inefficacy in Rheumatoid Arthritis: What About Underlying Molecular Mechanisms? - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210217

Leung: Gender Differences in Disease Activity and Impact in Axial Spondyloarthritis - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210564

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. Included are excerpts from this month’s Editor’s Picks spotlight interviews with author Rohit Aggarwal from Rheumatology Division, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. about his and his co-authors' article "Improving Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates in Rheumatology Patients by Using Best Practice Alerts in the Electronic Health Records" - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200806

This month’s selections also include:

Myasoedova, et al: Improved Incidence of Cardiovascular Disease in Patients With Incident Rheumatoid Arthritis in the 2000s: A Population-based Cohort Study - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200842

Karmacharya, et al: Diagnostic Delay in Psoriatic Arthritis: A Population-based Study - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.201199

Clément, et al: Real-world Risk of Relapse of Giant Cell Arteritis Treated With Tocilizumab: A Retrospective Analysis of 43 Patients - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200595

Master, et al: Joint Association of Moderate-to-vigorous Intensity Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior With Incident Functional Limitation: Data From the Osteoarthritis Initiative - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.201250

Sheth et al: Improving Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates in Rheumatology Patients by Using Best Practice Alerts in the Electronic Health Records - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200806

Bathon: Is the Gap in Incidence of Cardiovascular Events in Rheumatoid Arthritis Really Closing? - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210366

Villiger: Giant Cell Arteritis: Real-life Experience - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210334

Gazitt, et al: Spinal Stenosis Caused by Calcinosis in a Patient With Systemic Sclerosis - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.201389

De Boer and Goekoop: Posttraumatic Chylous Knee Effusion - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.191050

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. Included are excerpts from this month’s Editor’s Picks spotlight interviews with 2 authors, Glen Hazlewood, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada and James Galloway, PhD, Centre for Rheumatic Diseases, Kings College London, London, UK.

This month’s selections also include:

Vu, et al: Impact of Comorbid Conditions on Healthcare Expenditure and Work-related Outcomes in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200231

Taylor, et al: A Phase III Randomized Study of Apremilast, an Oral Phosphodiesterase 4 Inhibitor, for Active Ankylosing Spondylitis - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.201088

Falasinnu, et al: The Problem of Pain in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: An Explication of the Role of Biopsychosocial Mechanisms - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200595

Hazlewood, et al: Canadian Rheumatology Association Recommendation for the Use of COVID-19 Vaccination for Patients With Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210288

Aljaberi et al: Maintaining Hepatitis B Protection in Immunocompromised Pediatric Rheumatology and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200283

Bechman, et al: The COVID-19 Vaccine Landscape: What a Rheumatologist Needs to Know - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210106

Rahman: Why Do Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Suffer Pain? - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210057

Awqati, et al: Ulcerative Paraneoplastic Dermatomyositis in the Setting of Positive Transcriptional Intermediary Factor 1-γ Antibody - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200399

Shinoda, et al: Widespread Mechanic’s Hands in Antisynthetase Syndrome With Anti-OJ Antibody - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.201043

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. Included are excerpts from this month’s Editor’s Picks spotlight interviews with 2 authors; Jessica Widdifield, PhD, ICES, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Holland Bone & Joint Program, Toronto, and Institute of Health Policy, Management & Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada and Grace C. Wright, MD, PhD, Association of Women in Rheumatology, New York, New York, USA.

This month’s selections also include:

Pathi, et al: The Rheumatoid Arthritis Gene Expression Signature Among Women Who Improve or Worsen During Pregnancy: A Pilot Study - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.201128

Stovall, et al: Relation of NSAIDs, DMARDs, and TNF Inhibitors for Ankylosing Spondylitis and Psoriatic Arthritis to Risk of Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200453

Mehta, et al: Giant Cell Arteritis and COVID-19: Similarities and Discriminators. A Systematic Literature Review - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200766

Widdifield, et al: Feminization of the Rheumatology Workforce: A Longitudinal Evaluation of Patient Volumes, Practice Sizes, and Physician Remuneration - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.201166

Bachiller-Corral et al: Risk of Severe COVID-19 Infection in Patients With Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.20075

Ornetti, et al: Perforating Rheumatoid Nodule Mimicking Malignant Soft-tissue Mass of the Forearm - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.201290

Guillaune-Czitrom, et al: A Recurrent Central Band Keratopathy in a Child - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200462

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. This month’s Editor’s Picks spotlight interview is with Lars Erik Kristensen, MD, PhD, The Parker Institute, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Frederiksberg, Denmark.

This month’s selections also include:

Xie, et al: Benefits of Methotrexate Use on Cardiovascular Disease Risk Among Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Initiating Biologic Disease-modifying Antirheumatic Drugs - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.191326

Jørgensen, et al: Relation Between Fatigue and ACR Response in Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis Treated With Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitor Therapy: A Population-based Cohort Study - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.191107

Dominguez, et al: Relationship Between Genetic Risk and Age of Diagnosis in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200002

Coffey, et al: Hospitalization Rates Are Highest in the First 5 Years of Systemic Sclerosis: Results From a Population-based Cohort (1980–2016) - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200737

Singh and Cleveland: Hospitalized Infections in People With Osteoarthritis: A National US Study - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.191383

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. This month’s Editor’s Picks spotlight interview is with Kaleb Michaud, PhD, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, and FORWARD, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases, Wichita, Kansas, USA.

This month’s selections also include:

Ozen, et al: The Risk of Cardiovascular Events Associated With Disease-modifying Antirheumatic Drugs in Rheumatoid Arthritis - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200265

Ogdie, et al: Descriptive Comparisons of the Effect of Apremilast and Methotrexate Monotherapy in Oligoarticular Psoriatic Arthritis: The Corrona Psoriatic Arthritis/Spondyloarthritis Registry Results- https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.191209

Kim, et al: Lupus Low Disease Activity State Achievement Is Important for Reducing Adverse Outcomes in Pregnant Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200802

Mossel, et al: Clinical Phenotyping of Primary Sjögren Syndrome Patients Using Salivary Gland Ultrasonography: Data From the RESULT Cohort - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200482

Panwar et al: Whole-body MRI Quantification for Assessment of Bone Lesions in Chronic Nonbacterial Osteomyelitis Patients Treated With Pamidronate: A Prevalence, Reproducibility, and Responsiveness Study - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200329

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. This month’s Editor’s Picks spotlight interview is with Claire Barber, MD, FRCPC, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta.

This month’s selections also include:

Barber, et al: Evaluating Quality of Care for Rheumatoid Arthritis for the Population of Alberta Using System-level Performance Measures - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200420

Liu, et al: Physical Activity and Attitudes Toward Exercise in People With Axial and Peripheral Spondyloarthritis- https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200354

Harkey, et al: A Decline in Walking Speed Is Associated With Incident Knee Replacement in Adults With and at Risk for Knee Osteoarthritis - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200176

Mendel, et al: CanVasc Consensus Recommendations for the Management of Antineutrophil Cytoplasm Antibody-associated Vasculitis: 2020 Update - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200721

Gkrouzman, et al: Antiphospholipid Antibody Profile Stability Over Time: Prospective Results From the APS ACTION Clinical Database and Repository - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200513

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. This month’s Editor’s Picks spotlight interview is with Dr. Ibrahim Almaghlouth.

This month’s selections also include:

Almaghlouth, et al: Propensity Score Methods in Rare Disease: A Demonstration Using Observational Data in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200254

Faye, et al: Risk of Adverse Outcomes in Hospitalized Patients With Autoimmune Disease and COVID-19: A Matched Cohort Study From New York City - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200989

Grosse, et al: Evaluation of Bone Erosions in Rheumatoid Arthritis: The Ultrasound Score for Erosions Versus the Modified Sharp/van der Heijde Score for Erosions - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200286

Liew, et al: Cardiovascular Risk Scores in Axial Spondyloarthritis Versus the General Population: A Cross-sectional Study - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200188

van Leeuwen, et al: Association Between Centromere- and Topoisomerase-specific Immune Responses and the Degree of Microangiopathy in Systemic Sclerosis - https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.191331

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman talks about this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.

This month’s selections include:

Kiltz, et al: Ixekizumab Improves Functioning and Health in the Treatment of Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis: Week 52 Results from 2 Pivotal Studies https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200093

Sarabia, et al: The Pattern of Musculoskeletal Complaints in Patients With Suspected Psoriatic Arthritis and Their Correlation With Physical Examination and Ultrasound https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.190857

te Kampe, et al: Sex Differences in the Clinical Profile Among Patients With Gout: Cross-sectional Analyses of an Observational Study https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200113

Walscheid, et al: Enthesitis-related Arthritis: Prevalence and Complications of Associated Uveitis in Children and Adolescents From a Population-based Nationwide Study in Germany https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.191085

Master, et al: Does the 1-year Decline in Walking Speed Predict Mortality Risk Beyond Current Walking Speed in Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis? https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200259

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman discusses this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. This month we begin a new feature, an Editor’s spotlight. The podcast includes an interview with Dr. Natasha Gakhal about her and her team’s paper:

Improving Hydroxychloroquine Dosing and Toxicity Screening at a Tertiary Care Ambulatory Center: A Quality Improvement Initiative by Sahil Koppikar, Stephanie Gottheil, Chandra Farrer and Natasha Gakhal https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.191265

This month’s selections also include:

Tofacitinib Persistence in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Anat Fisher, Marie Hudson, Robert W. Platt and Colin R. Dormuth for the Canadian Network for Observational Drug Effect Studies (CNODES) Investigators https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.191252

Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitor Monotherapy Versus Combination Therapy for the Treatment of Psoriatic Arthritis: Combined Analysis of European Biologics Databases by Matthew L. Thomas, Gavin Shaddick, Rachel Charlton, Charlotte Cavill, Richard Holland, Florenzo Iannone, Giovanni Lapadula, Simona Lopriore, Jakub Závada, Michal Uher, Karel Pavelka, Lenka Szczuková, Prodromos Sidiropoulos, Irini Flouri, Alexandros Drosos, Burkhard Möller, Michael J. Nissen, Rüdiger B. Müller, Almut Scherer, Neil McHugh and Alison Nightingale https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.190815

The Challenge of Very Early Systemic Sclerosis: A Combination of Mild and Early Disease? By Elisabeth Blaja, Suzana Jordan, Carmen-Marina Mihai, Rucsandra Dobrota, Mike Oliver Becker, Britta Maurer, Marco Matucci-Cerinic and Oliver Distler https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.190976

Phenylalanine Is a Novel Marker for Radiographic Knee Osteoarthritis Progression: The MOST Study by Guangju Zhai, Xianbang Sun, Edward W. Randell, Ming Liu, Na Wang, Irina Tolstykh, Proton Rahman, James Torner, Cora E. Lewis, Michael C. Nevitt, Ali Guermazi, Frank Roemer and David T. Felson https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200054

Improving Hydroxychloroquine Dosing and Toxicity Screening at a Tertiary Care Ambulatory Center: A Quality Improvement Initiative by Sahil Koppikar, Stephanie Gottheil, Chandra Farrer and Natasha Gakhal https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.191265

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman talks about this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.

This month’s selections include:

Circulating Small Noncoding RNA Biomarkers of Response to Triple Disease-modifying Antirheumatic Drug Therapy in White Women With Early Rheumatoid Arthritis by Andrew D. Foers, Alexandra L. Garnham, Gordon K. Smyth, Susanna M. Proudman, Lesley Cheng, Andrew F. Hill, Ken C. Pang and Ian P. Wicks https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.191012

Serum MicroRNA Signature as a Diagnostic and Therapeutic Marker in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis by Sarah M. Wade, Trudy McGarry, Siobhan C. Wade, Ursula Fearon and Douglas J. Veale https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.190602

Utility of the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire to Monitor Patient Beliefs in Systemic Vasculitis by Mollie N. Schwartz, Casey A. Rimland, Kaitlin A. Quinn, Marcela A. Ferrada, K. Bates Gribbons, Joel S. Rosenblum, Wendy Goodspeed, Elaine Novakovich and Peter C. Grayson https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.190828

Identifying Research Priorities among Patients and Families of Children with Rheumatic Diseases Living in the United States by Colleen K. Correll, Mitali Dave, Anne F. Paul, Vincent Del Gaizo, Suzanne Schrandt, Roushanac S. Partovi and Esi M. Morgan https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.190934

Five-year Evolution Patterns of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior in Patients with Lower-limb Osteoarthritis and Their Sociodemographic and Clinical Correlates by Sarah Bitar, Abdou Y. Omorou, Aurélie Van Hoye, Francis Guillemin and Anne-Christine Rat https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.190854

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman talks about this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.

This month’s selections include:

Expert Consensus on a Set of Outcomes to Assess the Effectiveness of Biologic Treatment in Psoriatic Arthritis: The MERECES Study by Juan D. Cañete, Joan M. Nolla, Ruben Queiro, Miguel J. Rodríguez, Miguel Ruiz and Luis Lizán for the MERECES Working Gro DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.191056

Using Process Improvement and Systems Redesign to Improve Rheumatology Care Quality in a Safety Net Clinic by Alfredo Aguirre, Laura Trupin, Mary Margaretten, Sarah Goglin, Jung Hee Noh and Jinoos Yazdany DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.190472

Analysis of Anti-RNA Polymerase III Antibody-positive Systemic Sclerosis and Altered GPATCH2L and CTNND2 Expression in Scleroderma Renal Crisis by Edward P. Stern, Sandra G. Guerra, Harry Chinque, Vanessa Acquaah, David González-Serna, Markella Ponticos, Javier Martin, Voon H. Ong, Korsa Khan, Svetlana I. Nihtyanova, Mark Harber, Aine Burns, Maureen D. Mayes, Shervin Assassi, Carmen Fonseca and Christopher P. Denton DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.190945

Rituximab and Cyclophosphamide in Antisynthetase Syndrome–related Interstitial Lung Disease: An Observational Retrospective Study by Vincent Langlois, André Gillibert, Yurdagül Uzunhan, Marie-Laure Chabi, Eric Hachulla, Océane Landon-Cardinal, Kuberaka Mariampillai, Nicolas Champtiaux, Hilario Nunes, Olivier Benveniste and Baptiste Hervier DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.190505

Role of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Regarding Patients at Risk of Increased Disease Activity and Cardiovascular Comorbidity in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Stanley Moore, Hsin-Hsuan Juo, Christoffer T. Nielsen, Helena Tyden, Anders A. Bengtsson and Christian Lood DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.190875

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The Effect of HLA-B27 on Susceptibility and Severity of Covid-19

James T. Rosenbaum, Hedley Hamilton, Michael H. Weisman, John D. Reveille, Kevin L. Winthrop and Dongseok Choi

The Journal of Rheumatology October 2020, jrheum.200939; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200939

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Mortality among Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis: A Large-scale Population-based Cohort Study

Niv Ben-Shabat, Shmuel Tiosano, Ora Shovman, Doron Comaneshter, Yehuda Shoenfeld, Arnon D. Cohen and Howard Amital

The Journal of Rheumatology September 2020, 47 (9) 1385-1391; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.190927

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman talks about this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.

This month’s selections include:

Effectiveness of Tocilizumab in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Is Unaffected by Comorbidity Burden or Obesity: Data from a US Registry by Dimitrios A. Pappas, Carol J. Etzel, Margaux Crabtree, Taylor Blachley, Jennie Best, Steve Zlotnick and Joel M. Kremer https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.190282

The Ankylosing Spondylitis Performance Index: Reliability and Feasibility of an Objective Test for Physical Functioning by Rianne E. van Bentum, Sebastian E. Ibáñez Vodnizza, Maria P. Poblete de la Fuente, Francisca Valenzuela Aldridge, Victoria Navarro-Compán, Tamara R. Rusman, Marieke M. ter Wee, Omar Valenzuela Letelier, Salima F. E. van Weely and Irene E. van der Horst-Bruinsma https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.191063

Measuring Outcomes in Psoriatic Arthritis: Comparing Routine Assessment of Patient Index Data and Psoriatic Arthritis Impact of Disease by Jessica A. Walsh, Marilyn T. Wan, Christine Willinger, M. Elaine Husni, Jose U. Scher, Soumya M. Reddy and Alexis Ogdie https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.190219

Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis: Prevalence, Risk Factors, Outcome, and Outcome-related Factors in Adult Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies by Junyu Liang, Danyi Xu, Chuanyin Sun, Weiqian Chen, Heng Cao and Jin Lin https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.190542

Scope of Outcomes in Trials and Observational Studies of Interventions Targeting Medication Adherence in Rheumatic Conditions: A Systematic Review by Ayano Kelly, Luke Crimston-Smith, Allison Tong, Susan J. Bartlett, Charlotte L. Bekker, Robin Christensen, Mary A. De Vera, Maarten de Wit, Vicki Evans, Michael Gill, Lyn March, Karine Manera, Robby Nieuwlaat, Shahrzad Salmasi, Marieke Scholte-Voshaar, Jasvinder A. Singh, Daniel Sumpton, Karine Toupin-April, Peter Tugwell, Bart van den Bemt, Suzanne Verstappen and Kathleen Tymms https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.190726

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Editor-in-Chief Dr. Earl Silverman speaks with the team behind the paper Imaging Techniques: Options for the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Treatment of Enthesitis in Psoriatic Arthritis. Catherine Bakewell, Sibel Zehra Aydin, Veena K. Ranganath (absent), Lihi Eder and Gurjit S. Kaeley discuss the importance of early identification and treatment of enthesitis in patients with PsA.

Read the full paper here https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.190512

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Effect of a Single Apolipoprotein L1 Gene Nephropathy Variant on the Risk of Advanced Lupus Nephritis in Brazilians

Gisele Vajgel, Suelen Cristina Lima, Diego Jeronimo S. Santana, Camila B.L. Oliveira, Denise Maria N. Costa, Pamela J. Hicks, Maria Alina G.M. Cavalcante, Carl D. Langefeld, Lucila Maria Valente, Sergio Crovella, Gianna Mastroianni Kirsztajn, Barry I. Freedman and Paula Sandrin-Garcia

The Journal of Rheumatology August 2020, 47 (8) 1209-1217; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.190684

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Opioid Use among Patients with Early Inflammatory Arthritides Compared to the General Population

The Journal of Rheumatology August 2020, 47 (8) 1285-1292; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.190355

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Walk At Least 10 Minutes a Day for Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis: Recommendation for Minimal Activity During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman talks about this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.

This month’s selections include:

Pain and Self-reported Swollen Joints Are Main Drivers of Patient-reported Flares in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results from a 12-month Observational Study by Dorota Kuettel, Jette Primdahl, Ulrich Weber, Lene Terslev, Mikkel Østergaard, Randi Petersen, Andreas Kristian Pedersen, Sören Möller and Kim Hørslev-Petersen https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.190760

Mortality among Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis: A Large-scale Population-based Cohort Study by Niv Ben-Shabat, Shmuel Tiosano, Ora Shovman, Doron Comaneshter, Yehuda Shoenfeld, Arnon D. Cohen and Howard Amital https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.190927

Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease in Lupus Nephritis: Is Dialysis Inevitable? By Konstantinos Tselios, Dafna D. Gladman, Jiandong Su and Murray B. Urowitz https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.191064

The Quality of Randomized Controlled Trials in High-impact Rheumatology Journals, 1998–2018 by Michael S. Putman, Ashley Harrison Ragle and Eric M. Ruderman https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.191306

Health-related Quality of Life in Patients with Hand Osteoarthritis from the General Population and the Outpatient Clinic by Marieke Loef, Wendy Damman, Renée de Mutsert, Frits R. Rosendaal and Margreet Kloppenburg https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.190781

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Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Acquire Sustainable Skills for Home Monitoring: A Prospective Dual-country Cohort Study (ELECTOR Clinical Trial I)

Marie Skougaard, Henning Bliddal, Robin Christensen, Karen Ellegaard, Sabrina M. Nielsen, Jakub Zavada, Sabina Oreska, Niels S. Krogh, Christian C. Holm, Merete L. Hetland, Jiri Vencovsky, Henrik Røgind, Peter C. Taylor and Henrik Gudbergsen

The Journal of Rheumatology May 2020, 47 (5) 658-667; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.181362

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman talks about this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.

This month’s selections include:

Longterm, Real-world Safety of Adalimumab in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Analysis of a Prospective US-based Registry by Leslie R. Harrold, Jenny Griffith, Patrick Zueger, Heather J. Litman, Bernice Gershenson, Syed S. Islam, Christine J. Barr, Dianlin Guo, Jonathan Fay and Jeffrey D. Greenberg https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.190260

Imaging Techniques: Options for the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Treatment of Enthesitis in Psoriatic Arthritis by Catherine Bakewell, Sibel Zehra Aydin, Veena K. Ranganath, Lihi Eder and Gurjit S. Kaeley https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.190512

Association of Poverty Income Ratio with Physical Functioning in a Cohort of Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Courtney Hoge, C. Barrett Bowling, S. Sam Lim, Cristina Drenkard and Laura C. Plantinga https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.190991

Sleep Quality Is Related to Worsening Knee Pain in Those with Widespread Pain: The Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study by Zhaoli Dai, Tuhina Neogi, Carrie Brown, Michael Nevitt, Cora E. Lewis, James Torner and David T. Felson https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.181365

The Relationship Between Physical Examination and Ultrasonography of Large Entheses of the Achilles Tendon and Patellar Tendon Origin by Sibel Zehra Aydin, Sibel Bakirci, Esen Kasapoglu, Concepcion Castillo-Gallego, Fatıma Arslan Alhussain, Zoe R. Ash, Esra Kurum, Dennis McGonagle, Helena Marzo-Ortega, Dafna Gladman and Lihi Eder https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.190169

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Editor-in-Chief Dr. Earl Silverman speaks with Dr. Roberto Caricchio from Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University about his and his co-author's letter Rheumatologists and Pulmonologists at Temple University Weather the COVID-19 Storm Together.

Read the full article: DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200744

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman talks about this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.

This month’s selections include:

Adherence to Treat-to-target Management in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Associated Factors: Data from the International RA BIODAM Cohort by Alexandre Sepriano, Sofia Ramiro, Oliver FitzGerald, Mikkel Østergaard, Joanne Homik, Désirée van der Heijde, Ori Elkayam, J. Carter Thorne, Maggie J. Larché, Gianfranco Ferraccioli, Marina Backhaus, Gerd R. Burmester, Gilles Boire, Bernard Combe, Thierry Schaeverbeke, Alain Saraux, Maxime Dougados, Maurizio Rossini, Marcello Govoni, Luigi Sinigaglia, Alain Cantagrel, Cheryl Barnabe, Clifton O. Bingham III, Paul P. Tak, Dirkjan van Schaardenburg, Hilde Berner Hammer, Joel Paschke, Rana Dadashova, Edna Hutchings, Robert Landewé and Walter P. Maksymowych DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.190303

Prevalence of Psoriatic Arthritis Patients Achieving Minimal Disease Activity in Real-world Studies and Randomized Clinical Trials: Systematic Review with Metaanalysis by Mariele Zardin-Moraes, André Luis Ferreira Azeredo da Silva, Carla Saldanha, Charles Lubianca Kohem, Laura C. Coates, Lilian Rodrigues Henrique, Penélope Esther Palominos and Rafael Mendonça da Silva Chakr DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.190677

Rituximab-associated Vasculitis Flare: Incidence, Predictors, and Outcome by Anne Claire Desbois, Lucie Biard, Damien Sène, Isabelle Brocheriou, Philippe Rouvier, Bertrand Lioger, Lucile Musset, Sophie Candon, Thierry Zenone, Matthieu Resche-Rigon, Jean-Charles Piette, Neila Benameur, Patrice Cacoub and David Saadoun DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.190076

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Followup of Temporomandibular Joint Inflammation, Deformation, and Mandibular Growth in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Patients Receiving Systemic Treatment by Andrea Bollhalder, Raphael Patcas, Martina Eichenberger, Lukas Müller, Silke Schroeder-Kohler, Rotraud Katharina Saurenmann and Christian Johannes Kellenberger by DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.190168

Predictive Utility of Cardiovascular Risk Prediction Algorithms in Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases: A Systematic Review by Keith Colaco, Vanessa Ocampo, Ana Patricia Ayala, Paula Harvey, Dafna D. Gladman, Vincent Piguet and Lihi Eder DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.190261

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Learning from Adversity: Lessons from the COVID-19 Crisis Michael S. Putman and Eric M. Ruderman

The Journal of Rheumatology April 8 2020, jrheum.200411; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200411

One month into the COVID-19 crisis in the US, rheumatologists have begun to feel the effects of our hastily constructed temporary response plans. While we may not be staffing the front lines with our colleagues in emergency medicine and critical care, our patients are uniquely vulnerable to infection and continue to require care.

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Hydroxychloroquine: A Potential Ethical Dilemma for Rheumatologists during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Rosie Scuccimarri, Evelyn Sutton and Mary-Ann Fitzcharles

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200369

Two antimalarial agents, chloroquine (CQ) and hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), have been trusted treatments for a range of rheumatic diseases over the past 70 years. These agents have attracted intense media attention in the past few weeks with suggestions that this category of drugs may have potential in the management of the coronavirus (SARS-CoV2)–associated disease called COVID-19.

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Possible Consequences of a Shortage of Hydroxychloroquine for Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus amid the COVID-19 Pandemic

Christine A. Peschken

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200395

As the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2) pandemic took hold in North America, rheumatology clinics across the continent were inundated with phone calls from patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who were understandably fearful of COVID-19. One of the most common questions from patients was whether they should stop taking their medications.

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman talks about this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.

This month’s selections include:

Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Acquire Sustainable Skills for Home Monitoring: A Prospective Dual-country Cohort Study (ELECTOR Clinical Trial I) by Marie Skougaard, Henning Bliddal, Robin Christensen, Karen Ellegaard, Sabrina M. Nielsen, Jakub Zavada, Sabina Oreska, Niels S. Krogh, Christian C. Holm, Merete L. Hetland, Jiri Vencovsky, Henrik Røgind, Peter C. Taylor and Henrik Gudbergsen DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.181362

Reasons for the High Cesarean Delivery Rate among Women with Ankylosing Spondylitis: Using the Korean National Health Insurance Database by Jung Sun Lee, Ji Seon Oh, Ye-Jee Kim, Seokchan Hong, Chang-Keun Lee, Bin Yoo and Yong-Gil Kim DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.190754

Exercise Echocardiography Predicts Future Development of Pulmonary Hypertension in a High-risk Cohort of Patients with Systemic Sclerosis by Kaitlin A. Quinn, Stephanie R. Wappel, Tunay Kuru and Virginia D. Steen DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.190226

Fibromyalgia Assessment Screening Tool: Clues to Fibromyalgia on a Multidimensional Health Assessment Questionnaire for Routine Care by Kathryn A. Gibson, Isabel Castrejon, Joseph Descallar and Theodore Pincus DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.190277

Suboptimal Immunization Coverage among Canadian Rheumatology Patients in Routine Clinical Care by Tedi Qendro, María Laura de la Torre, Pantelis Panopalis, Elizabeth Hazel, Brian J. Ward, Inés Colmegna and Marie Hudson DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.181376

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Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Profiles in Patients with Incident Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Lupus Nephritis by Maurizio Bruschi, Alice Bonanni, Andrea Petretto, Augusto Vaglio, Federico Pratesi, Laura Santucci, Paola Migliorini, Roberta Bertelli, Maricla Galetti, Silvana Belletti, Lorenzo Cavagna, Gabriella Moroni, Franco Franceschini, Micaela Fredi, Giulia Pazzola, Landino Allegri, Renato Alberto Sinico, Giampaola Pesce, Marcello Bagnasco, Angelo Manfredi, Giuseppe A. Ramirez, Paola Ramoino, Paolo Bianchini, Francesco Puppo, Francesca Pupo, Simone Negrini, Federico Mattana, Giacomo Emmi, Giacomo Garibotto, Domenico Santoro, Francesco Scolari, Angelo Ravelli, Angela Tincani, Paolo Cravedi, Stefano Volpi, Giovanni Candiano and Gian Marco Ghiggeri

The Journal of Rheumatology March 2020, 47 (3) 377-386; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.181232

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Placebo Response in Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinical Trials by Katie Bechman, Mark Yates, Sam Norton, Andrew P. Cope and James B. Galloway

The Journal of Rheumatology January 2020, 47 (1) 28-34; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.190008

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Effects of Sarilumab on Rheumatoid Arthritis as Reported by Patients Using the Rheumatoid Arthritis Impact of Disease Scale by Laure Gossec, Vibeke Strand, Clare Proudfoot, Chieh-I Chen, Sophie Guillonneau, Toshio Kimura, Hubert van Hoogstraten, Erin Mangan and Matthew Reaney

The Journal of Rheumatology October 2019, 46 (10) 1259-1267; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.180904

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Cyclophosphamide for Systemic Sclerosis-related Interstitial Lung Disease: A Comparison of Scleroderma Lung Study I and II by Elizabeth R. Volkmann, Donald P. Tashkin, Myung Sim, Ning Li, Dinesh Khanna, Michael D. Roth, Philip J. Clements, Anna-Maria Hoffmann-Vold, Daniel E. Furst, Grace Kim, Jonathan Goldin and Robert M. Elashoff

The Journal of Rheumatology October 2019, 46 (10) 1316-1325; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.180441

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Standardizing Terminology and Assessment for Orofacial Conditions in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: International, Multidisciplinary Consensus-based Recommendations by Peter Stoustrup, Cory M. Resnick, Thomas Klit Pedersen, Shelly Abramowicz, Ambra Michelotti, Annelise Küseler, Carlalberta Verna, Christian J. Kellenberger, Ellen Berit Nordal, Giuliana Caserta, Iveta Jankovska, Josefine Mareile Halbig, Kasper Dahl Kristensen, Linda Z. Arvidsson, Lynn Spiegel, Mathew L. Stoll, Melissa Lerman, Mia Glerup, Patrizia Defabianis, Paula Frid, Per Alstergren, Randy Q. Cron, Sarah Ringold, Sven Erik Nørholt, Timo Peltomäki, Troels Herlin, Zachary S. Peacock, Marinka Twilt and the TMJ Juvenile Arthritis Working Group

The Journal of Rheumatology May 2019, 46 (5) 518-522; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.180785

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Characteristics of Accelerated Hand Osteoarthritis: Data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative by Julie E. Davis, Lena F. Schaefer, Timothy E. McAlindon, Charles B. Eaton, Mary B. Roberts, Ida K. Haugen, Stacy E. Smith, Jeffrey Duryea, Bing Lu and Jeffrey B. Driban

The Journal of Rheumatology April 2019, 46 (4) 422-428; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.180240

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Monophasic Disease Course in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Konstantinos Tselios, Dafna D. Gladman, Zahi Touma, Jiandong Su, Nicole Anderson and Murray B. Urowitz

The Journal of Rheumatology August 2018, 45 (8) 1131-1135; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.171319

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Venous Thromboembolism in Systemic Sclerosis: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Effect on Survival by Sindhu R. Johnson, Nabil Hakami, Zareen Ahmad and Duminda N. Wijeysundera

The Journal of Rheumatology July 2018, 45 (7) 942-946; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.170268

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The Dorsal 4-finger Technique: A Novel Method to Examine Metacarpophalangeal Joints in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis by Mohammed A. Omair, Pooneh Akhavan, Ali Naraghi, Shikha Mittoo, Juan Xiong, Deborah Weber, Daming Lin, Melissa Weber and Edward C. Keystone

The Journal of Rheumatology March 2018, 45 (3) 329-334; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.161507

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The Rheumatologist's Role in COVID-19

Randy Q. Cron and W. Winn Chatham

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200334

The novel coronavirus (severe acute respiratory syndrome; SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has spread rapidly throughout the planet. It is believed to have originated in the Wuhan province of China, but this highly contagious respiratory virus has spread to over 140 countries on 6 continents as of mid-March 2020, according to the World Health Organization. Worldwide, there have been over 164,000 cases identified and over 6500 deaths attributed to the viral infection...

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman talks about this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.

This month’s selections include:

Toward Defining Primary and Secondary Nonresponse in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated with Anti-TNF: Results from the BioTRAC and OBRI Registries by Edward C. Keystone, Emmanouil Rampakakis, Mohammad Movahedi, Angela Cesta, Melissa Stutz, John S. Sampalis, Francois Nantel, Karina Maslova and Claire Bombardier DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.190102

Insurance Payer Type and Patient Income Are Associated with Outcomes after Total Shoulder Arthroplasty by Jasvinder A. Singh and John D. Cleveland DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.190287

Retinal Complications in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Treated with Antimalarial Drugs by Elvis-Raymond Mukwikwi, Christian A. Pineau, Evelyne Vinet, Ann E. Clarke, Emil Nashi, Fares Kalache, Louis-Pierre Grenier and Sasha Bernatsky DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.181102

Renal Parenchymal Thickness in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis Is Related to Intrarenal Hemodynamic Variables and Raynaud Renal Phenomenon by Antonietta Gigante, Biagio Barbano, Maria Ludovica Gasperini, Viviana Zingaretti, Rosario Cianci and Edoardo Rosato DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.190165

Changes in the Presentation of Incident Gout and the Risk of Subsequent Flares: A Population-based Study over 20 Years by Mohanad M. Elfishawi, Nour Zleik, Zoran Kvrgic, Clement J. Michet Jr., Cynthia S. Crowson, Eric L. Matteson and Tim Bongartz DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.190346

The Rheumatologist’s Role in COVID-19 by Randy Q. Cron and W. Winn Chatham DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200334

Possible Consequences of a Shortage of Hydroxychloroquine for Lupus Patients Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic by Christine A. Peschken https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200395

Learning from Adversity: Lessons from the COVID-19 Crisis by Michael S. Putman and Eric M. Ruderman DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.200411

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman talks about this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.

This month’s selections include:

Cardiovascular Event Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis Compared with Type 2 Diabetes: A 15-year Longitudinal Study by Rabia Agca, Luuk H.G.A. Hopman, Koen J.C. Laan, Vokko P. van Halm, Mike J.L. Peters, Yvo M. Smulders, Jacqueline M. Dekker, Giel Nijpels, Coen D.A. Stehouwer, Alexandre E. Voskuyl, Maarten Boers, Willem F. Lems and Michael T. Nurmohamed DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.180726

Treating Psoriatic Arthritis to Target: Defining the Psoriatic Arthritis Disease Activity Score That Reflects a State of Minimal Disease Activity by Anthony V. Perruccio, Matthew Got, Suzanne Li, Yang Ye, Dafna D. Gladman and Vinod Chandran DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.181472

Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Profiles in Patients with Incident Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Lupus Nephritis by Maurizio Bruschi, Alice Bonanni, Andrea Petretto, Augusto Vaglio, Federico Pratesi, Laura Santucci, Paola Migliorini, Roberta Bertelli, Maricla Galetti, Silvana Belletti, Lorenzo Cavagna, Gabriella Moroni, Franco Franceschini, Micaela Fredi, Giulia Pazzola, Landino Allegri, Renato Alberto Sinico, Giampaola Pesce, Marcello Bagnasco, Angelo Manfredi, Giuseppe A. Ramirez, Paola Ramoino, Paolo Bianchini, Francesco Puppo, Francesca Pupo, Simone Negrini, Federico Mattana, Giacomo Emmi, Giacomo Garibotto, Domenico Santoro, Francesco Scolari, Angelo Ravelli, Angela Tincani, Paolo Cravedi, Stefano Volpi, Giovanni Candiano and Gian Marco Ghiggeri DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.181232

Effect of Timing and Duration of Statin Exposure on Risk of Hip or Knee Revision Arthroplasty: A Population-based Cohort Study by Michael J. Cook, Antony K. Sorial, Mark Lunt, Tim N. Board and Terence W. O’Neill DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.180574

Factors Influencing the Effectiveness of Allopurinol in Achieving and Sustaining Target Serum Urate in a US Veterans Affairs Gout Cohort by Jasvinder A. Singh, Shuo Yang and Kenneth G. Saag DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.190522

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This month’s selections include:

Immune-related Adverse Events Associated with Cancer Immunotherapy: A Review for the Practicing Rheumatologist Shahin Jamal, Marie Hudson, Aurore Fifi-Mah and Carrie Ye DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.190084

Development and Validation of a MicroRNA Panel to Differentiate Between Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis or Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Controls Michelle J. Ormseth, Joseph F. Solus, Quanhu Sheng, Fei Ye, Qiong Wu, Yan Guo, Annette M. Oeser, Ryan M. Allen, Kasey C. Vickers and C. Michael Stein DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.181029

Prediction of Ankylosing Spondylitis in the HUNT Study by a Genetic Risk Score Combining 110 Single-nucleotide Polymorphisms of Genome-wide Significance Sina Rostami, Mari Hoff, Matthew A. Brown, Kristian Hveem, Oddgeir L. Holmen, Lars G. Fritsche and Vibeke Videm DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.181209

Worldwide Expert Agreement on Updated Recommendations for the Treatment of Systemic Sclerosis Jeska K. de Vries-Bouwstra, Yannick Allanore, Marco Matucci-Cerinic and Alexandra Balbir-Gurman DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.181173

Precision, Reliability, and Responsiveness of a Novel Automated Quantification Tool for Cartilage Thickness: Data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative Michael Antony Bowes, Gwenael Alain Guillard, Graham Richard Vincent, Alan Donald Brett, Christopher Brian Hartley Wolstenholme and Philip Gerard Conaghan DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.180541

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This month’s selections include:

Placebo Response in Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinical Trials Katie Bechman, Mark Yates, Sam Norton, Andrew P. Cope and James B. Galloway DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.190008

Metaanalyses, Network Metaanalyses, and Systematic Reviews: The Perpetual Motion Machine All Over Again Yusuf Yazici DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.190900

Identification of Axial Spondyloarthritis Patients in a Large Dataset: The Development and Validation of Novel Methods Jessica A. Walsh, Shaobo Pei, Gopi Penmetsa, Jared Lareno Hansen, Grant W. Cannon, Daniel O. Clegg and Brian C. Sauer DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.181005

Atherosclerotic Vascular Events in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: An Evolving Story Murray B. Urowitz, Jiandong Su and Dafna D. Gladman DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.180986

Increased Risk of Ischemic Stroke in Systemic Sclerosis: A National Cohort Study of US Veterans David Ying, Milena A. Gianfrancesco, Laura Trupin, Jinoos Yazdany, Eric L. Greidinger and Gabriela Schmajuk DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.181311

Perceptions of Pregnancy and Lactation from the Pregnancy and Lactation Autoimmune Network Registry Brooke S. Mills, Kathryn H. Dao, Kristen M. Tecson, Emily F. Beil, Rachel Tate and John J. Cush DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.181067

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This month’s selections include:

Neutrophil Extracellular Traps May Contribute to the Pathogenesis in Adult-onset Still Disease Mi-Hyun Ahn, Jae Ho Han, Young-Jun Chwae, Ju-Yang Jung, Chang-Hee Suh, Ji Eun Kwon and Hyoun-Ah Kim DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.181058

Association of Childhood Abuse with Incident Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Adulthood in a Longitudinal Cohort of Women Candace H. Feldman, Susan Malspeis, Cianna Leatherwood, Laura Kubzansky, Karen H. Costenbader and Andrea L. Roberts DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.190009

Predictors of Hand Contracture in Early Systemic Sclerosis and the Effect on Function: A Prospective Study of the GENISOS Cohort Maryam Buni, Joyce Joseph, Claudia Pedroza, Sam Theodore, Deepthi Nair, Terry A. McNearney, Hilda T. Draeger, John D. Reveille, Shervin Assassi and Maureen D. Mayes DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.180093

Investigating the Association of Giant Cell Arteritis with Varicella Zoster Virus in Temporal Artery Biopsies or Ascending Aortic Resections Isaac H. Solomon, William P. Docken and Robert F. Padera Jr. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.180912

Is Traditional Chinese Medicine Use Associated with Worse Patient-reported Outcomes among Chinese American Rheumatology Patients? Kai Sun, Jackie Szymonifka, Henghe Tian, Yaju Chang, Jennifer C. Leng and Lisa A. Mandl DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.181148

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman talks about this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.

This month’s selections include:

Therapy with Biologic Agents After Diagnosis of Solid Malignancies: Results from the Corrona Registry Dimitrios A. Pappas, Sabrina Rebello, Mei Liu, Jennifer Schenfeld, YouFu Li, David H. Collier and Neil A. Accortt DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.171457

Opioid Use in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis Is Common in the United States: Outcomes of a Retrospective Cohort Study Victor S. Sloan, Anna Sheahan, Jeffrey L. Stark and Robert Y. Suruki DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.180972

Clinical Outcomes and Clinico-pathological Correlations in Lupus Nephritis with Kidney Biopsy Showing Thrombotic Microangiopathy Chao Li, Desmond Y.H. Yap, Gavin Chan, Yu-bing Wen, Hang Li, Colin Tang, Xue-mei Li, Xue-wang Li and Tak Mao Chan DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.180773

MicroRNA-mediated Regulation of Mucin-type O-glycosylation Pathway: A Putative Mechanism of Salivary Gland Dysfunction in Sjögren Syndrome Alessia Gallo, Serena Vella, Fabio Tuzzolino, Nicola Cuscino, Antonella Cecchettini, Francesco Ferro, Marta Mosca, Ilias Alevizos, Stefano Bombardieri, Pier Giulio Conaldi and Chiara Baldini DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.180549

Response to Early-onset Pamidronate Treatment in Chronic Nonbacterial Osteomyelitis: A Retrospective Single-center Study Caroline Marie Andreasen, Anne Grethe Jurik, Mia B. Glerup, Christian Høst, Birgitte T. Mahler, Ellen-Margrethe Hauge and Troels Herlin DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.181254

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman talks about this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.

This month’s selections include:

Effects of Sarilumab on Rheumatoid Arthritis as Reported by Patients Using the Rheumatoid Arthritis Impact of Disease Scale Laure Gossec, Vibeke Strand, Clare Proudfoot, Chieh-I Chen, Sophie Guillonneau, Toshio Kimura, Hubert van Hoogstraten, Erin Mangan and Matthew Reaney DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.180904

Safety and Efficacy of Intravenous Golimumab in Adults with Ankylosing Spondylitis: Results through 1 Year of the GO-ALIVE Study John D. Reveille, Atul Deodhar, Paul H. Caldron, Anna Dudek, Diane D. Harrison, Lilianne Kim, Kim Hung Lo, Jocelyn H. Leu and Elizabeth C. Hsia DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.180718

Predictors of Remission and Low Disease Activity State in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Data from a Multiethnic, Multinational Latin American Cohort Manuel F. Ugarte-Gil, Daniel Wojdyla, Guillermo J. Pons-Estel, Rosana Quintana, José A. Gómez-Puerta, Luis J. Catoggio, Alejandro Alvarellos, Verónica Saurit, Eduardo Borba, Emilia Sato, Lilian Costallat, Nilzio A. Da Silva, Antonio Iglesias-Gamarra, Oscar Neira, Gil Reyes-Llerena, Mario H. Cardiel, Mary Carmen Amigo, Eduardo Acevedo-Vásquez, María H. Esteva-Spinetti, Graciela S. Alarcón and Bernardo A. Pons-Estel DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.180433

Cyclophosphamide for Systemic Sclerosis-related Interstitial Lung Disease: A Comparison of Scleroderma Lung Study I and II Elizabeth R. Volkmann, Donald P. Tashkin, Myung Sim, Ning Li, Dinesh Khanna, Michael D. Roth, Philip J. Clements, Anna-Maria Hoffmann-Vold, Daniel E. Furst, Grace Kim, Jonathan Goldin and Robert M. Elashoff DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.180441

Use of Anakinra in Hospitalized Patients with Crystal-associated Arthritis Jean W. Liew and Gregory C. Gardner DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.181018

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman talks about this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.

This months selections include:

Breastfeeding among Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis Compared with the General Population: Results from a Nationwide Prospective Cohort Study Hilal Ince-Askan, Johanna M.W. Hazes and Radboud J.E.M. Dolhain DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.180805

Radiographic Progression According to Baseline C-reactive Protein Levels and Other Risk Factors in Psoriatic Arthritis Treated with Tofacitinib or Adalimumab Désirée van der Heijde, Dafna D. Gladman, Oliver FitzGerald, Arthur Kavanaugh, Daniela Graham, Cunshan Wang and Lara Fallon DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.180971

Rates of Total Joint Replacement in the United States: Future Projections to 2020–2040 Using the National Inpatient Sample Jasvinder A. Singh, Shaohua Yu, Lang Chen and John D. Cleveland DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.170990

Demographic, Clinical, and Immunologic Correlates among a Cohort of 50 Cocaine Users Demonstrating Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies Meredith B. Morcos, Christian Lood and Grant C. Hughes DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.180771

Precipitation of Soluble Uric Acid Is Necessary for In Vitro Activation of the NLRP3 Inflammasome in Primary Human Monocytes Ben M. Alberts, James S. Barber, Sandra M. Sacre, Kevin A. Davies, Pietro Ghezzi and Lisa M. Mullen DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.180855

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman talks about this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.

This months selections include:

Economic Burden among Commercially Insured Patients with Systemic Sclerosis in the United States Zhou Zhou, Yanni Fan, Wenxi Tang, Xinyue Liu, Darren Thomason, Zheng-Yi Zhou, Dendy Macaulay and Aryeh Fischer DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.180445

Effect of Concomitant Disease-modifying Antirheumatic Drugs and Methotrexate Administration Route on Biologic Treatment Durability in Rheumatoid Arthritis: OBRI Cohort Results Arthur N. Lau, J. Carter Thorne, Mohammad Movahedi, Emmanouil Rampakakis, Angela Cesta, Xiuying Li, Sandra Couto, John Sampalis, Claire Bombardier and the OBRI Investigators DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.180486

Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Spondyloarthritis in Japan in Comparison with Other Regions of the World Mitsumasa Kishimoto, Kazuki Yoshida, Naomi Ichikawa, Hisashi Inoue, Yuko Kaneko, Taku Kawasaki, Kazuo Matsui, Mitsuhiro Morita, Masei Suda, Kurisu Tada, Naoho Takizawa, Naoto Tamura, Atsuo Taniguchi, Yoshinori Taniguchi, Shigeyoshi Tsuji, Yoichiro Haji, Ryo Rokutanda, Haruyuki Yanaoka, Peter P. Cheung, Jieruo Gu, Tae-Hwan Kim, Shue-Fen Luo, Masato Okada, Clementina López Medina, Anna Molto, Maxime Dougados, Shigeto Kobayashi, Désirée van der Heijde and Tetsuya Tomita DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.180412

Pediatric Antibiotic-refractory Lyme Arthritis: A Multicenter Case-control Study Daniel B. Horton, Alysha J. Taxter, Amy L. Davidow, Brandt Groh, David D. Sherry and Carlos D. Rose DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.180775

Ultrasonographic and Clinical Assessment of Peripheral Enthesitis in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis, Psoriasis, and Fibromyalgia Syndrome: The ULISSE Study Pierluigi Macchioni, Carlo Salvarani, Niccolò Possemato, Marwin Gutierrez, Walter Grassi, Stefania Gasparini, Carlo Perricone, Fabio Massimo Perrotta, Rosa Daniela Grembiale, Caterina Bruno, Cesare Tripolino, Marcello Govoni, Giovanni Ciancio, Ilaria Farina, Roberta Ramonda, Paola Frallonardo, Francesca Desiati, Raffaele Scarpa, Luisa Costa, Alen Zabotti, Salvatore De Vita, Rita Maria D’Attino, Giuliana Gualberti, Rocco Merolla, Umberto di Luzio Paparatti, Raffaella Aldigeri and Antonio Marchesoni DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.171411

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman talks about this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.

This months selections include:

Repair of Erosions in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Kristina Forslind, Kerstin Eberhardt and Björn Svensson https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.180557

Very Low Disease Activity, DAPSA Remission, and Impact of Disease in a Spanish Population with Psoriatic Arthritis Ruben Queiro, Juan D. Cañete, Carlos Montilla, Miguel Angel Abad, María Montoro, Susana Gómez and Ana Cábez for the MAAPS Study Group https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.180460

Use of Consensus Methodology to Determine Candidate Items for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Classification Criteria Sindhu R. Johnson, Dinesh Khanna, David Daikh, Ricard Cervera, Nathalie Costedoat-Chalumeau, Dafna D. Gladman, Bevra H. Hahn, Falk Hiepe, Jorge Sánchez-Guerrero, Elena Massarotti, Dimitrios T. Boumpas, Karen H. Costenbader, David Jayne, Thomas Dörner, Diane L. Kamen, Marta Mosca, Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman, Josef S. Smolen, David Wofsy and Martin Aringer https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.180478

Comparison of Sensitivities of American College of Rheumatology and Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics Classification Criteria in Childhood-onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Jessie J. Tao, Linda T. Hiraki, Deborah M. Levy and Earl D. Silverman https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.180337

Vaccination Guidelines for Patients with Immune-mediated Disorders Taking Immunosuppressive Therapies: Executive Summary Kim A. Papp, Boulos Haraoui, Deepali Kumar, John K. Marshall, Robert Bissonnette, Alain Bitton, Brian Bressler, Melinda Gooderham, Vincent Ho, Shahin Jamal, Janet E. Pope, A. Hillary Steinhart, Donald C. Vinh and John Wade https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.180784

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman talks about this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.

This month’s selections include:

Serum Biomarkers for Prediction of Response to Methotrexate Monotherapy in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results from the SWEFOT Trial by Karen Hambardzumyan, Rebecca J. Bolce, Johan K. Wallman, Ronald F. van Vollenhoven and Saedis Saevarsdottir DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.180537

Radiographic Progression Inhibition with Intravenous Golimumab in Psoriatic Arthritis: Week 24 Results of a Phase III, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial by Arthur Kavanaugh, M. Elaine Husni, Diane D. Harrison, Lilianne Kim, Kim Hung Lo, Lenore Noonan and Elizabeth C. Hsia DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.180681

Rituximab in the Treatment of Refractory Anti-HMGCR Immune-mediated Necrotizing Myopathy by Océane Landon-Cardinal, Yves Allenbach, Antoine Soulages, Aude Rigolet, Baptiste Hervier, Nicolas Champtiaux, Quentin Monzani, Guilhem Solé and Olivier Benveniste DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.171495

Predicting Which Children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Will Not Attain Early Remission with Conventional Treatment: Results from the ReACCh-Out Cohort by Jaime Guzman, Andrew Henrey, Thomas Loughin, Roberta A. Berard, Natalie J. Shiff, Roman Jurencak, Adam M. Huber, Kiem Oen, Kerstin Gerhold, Brian M. Feldman, Rosie Scuccimarri, Kristin Houghton, Gaëlle Chédeville, Kimberly Morishita, Bianca Lang, Paul Dancey, Alan M. Rosenberg, Julie Barsalou, Alessandra Bruns, Karen Watanabe Duffy, Susanne Benseler, Ciaran M. Duffy, Lori B. Tucker and the ReACCh-Out Investigators DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.180456

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman talks about this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist.

This months selections include:

Associations Between Methotrexate Use and the Risk of Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Elderly-onset Rheumatoid Arthritis with the accompanying editorial Methotrexate in Our Hearts.

Cost-effective Tapering Algorithm in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Combination of Multibiomarker Disease Activity Score and Autoantibody Status with the accompanying editorial Value of the Multibiomarker Disease Activity Score to Predict Remission in RA: What Does the Evidence Show?

Disease Damage Influences Cardiovascular Risk Reclassification Based on Carotid Ultrasound in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Position Statement: A Pragmatic Approach for Medical Cannabis and Patients with Rheumatic Diseases

Standardizing Terminology and Assessment for Orofacial Conditions in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: International, Multidisciplinary Consensus-based Recommendations

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman talks about this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. To read the full articles visit www.jrheum.org

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman talks about this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. To read the full articles visit www.jrheum.org

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman talks about this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. To read the full articles visit www.jrheum.org

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman talks about this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. To read the full articles visit www.jrheum.org

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman talks about this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. To read the full articles visit www.jrheum.org

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman talks about this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. To read the full articles visit www.jrheum.org

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The Journal of Rheumatology's Editor-in-Chief Earl Silverman talks about this month's selection of articles that are most relevant to the clinical rheumatologist. To read the full articles visit www.jrheum.org

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