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Amanda Marie Eudy

Assistant Professor in Medicine
Medicine, Rheumatology and Immunology
Duke Box 3490, Durham, NC 27710
Room 4020 Purple Zone, Durham, NC 27710

Selected Publications


Reproductive Outcomes for Women With Vasculitis.

Journal Article J Rheumatol · October 1, 2024 OBJECTIVE: There are limited data on the reproductive health of women with vasculitis. This study used a prospective, international vasculitis pregnancy registry to survey women during and after pregnancy. METHODS: The Vasculitis Pregnancy Registry (VPREG) ... Full text Link to item Cite

Using linked electronic medical record-pharmacy data to examine lupus medication adherence: A retrospective cohort study.

Journal Article Lupus · October 2024 INTRODUCTION: Medication nonadherence is common in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and associated with morbidity and mortality. We explored the reliability of pharmacy data within the electronic medical record (EMR) to examine factors associated with no ... Full text Link to item Cite

Perspectives of Rheumatologists on the Type 1 and 2 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Model.

Journal Article ACR Open Rheumatol · September 29, 2024 OBJECTIVE: The Type 1 and 2 systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) Model was developed to encapsulate all signs and symptoms that patients with SLE experience. Our previous qualitative work demonstrated the model accurately reflects the lived experience of peo ... Full text Link to item Cite

The Impact of Pregnancy Readiness on Lupus Activity, Maternal Mental Health, and Pregnancy Outcomes.

Journal Article Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) · September 8, 2024 OBJECTIVE: Among individuals with SLE who became pregnant, we explored the impact of medical readiness for pregnancy and personal readiness for pregnancy on the following aspects of maternal health: (1) provider-reported disease activity, (2) patient-perce ... Full text Link to item Cite

Patient and Physician Perspectives of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Flare: A Qualitative Study.

Journal Article J Rheumatol · May 1, 2024 OBJECTIVE: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) flares are associated with increased damage and decreased health-related quality of life. We hypothesized that there is discordance between physicians' and patients' views of SLE flare. In this study, we aimed ... Full text Link to item Cite

Interpreting hydroxychloroquine blood levels for medication non-adherence: a pharmacokinetic study.

Journal Article Lupus Sci Med · April 30, 2024 OBJECTIVE: Characterise the relationship between hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) blood levels and the number of missed doses, accounting for dosage, dose timing and the large variability in pharmacokinetics (PK) between patients. METHODS: We externally validated ... Full text Link to item Cite

Evaluation of Type 2 SLE symptoms in patients with a range of lupus nephritis activity.

Journal Article Clin Rheumatol · April 2024 BACKGROUND: Type 2 systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) symptoms, including fatigue, fibromyalgia, and brain fog, contribute to poor health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with lupus. To test the hypothesis that Type 1 (classical inflammatory lup ... Full text Link to item Cite

Impact of preeclampsia on infant and maternal health among women with rheumatic diseases.

Journal Article Lupus · April 2024 OBJECTIVES: We sought to identify the impact of preeclampsia on infant and maternal health among women with rheumatic diseases. METHODS: A retrospective single-center cohort study was conducted to describe pregnancy and infant outcomes among women with sys ... Full text Link to item Cite

The Type 1 & 2 systemic lupus erythematosus model: Perspectives of people living with systemic lupus erythematosus.

Journal Article Lupus · March 2024 OBJECTIVE: In the new Type 1 & 2 model for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Type 1 SLE represents classic inflammatory manifestations, such as arthritis, while Type 2 SLE encompasses symptoms such as pain and fatigue where the relationship to inflammati ... Full text Link to item Cite

A qualitative study of facilitators of medication adherence in systemic lupus erythematosus: Perspectives from rheumatology providers/staff and patients.

Journal Article Lupus · February 2024 OBJECTIVE: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) disproportionately affects patients from racial and ethnic minority groups. Medication adherence is lower among these patient populations, and nonadherence is associated with worse health outcomes. We aimed to ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Implications of the accuracy of diagnostic algorithms for systemic lupus on our understanding of racial disparities in pregnancy outcomes.

Journal Article Rheumatology (Oxford) · January 4, 2024 OBJECTIVE: Disparities in pregnancy outcomes among women with SLE remain understudied, with few available racially diverse datasets. We sought to identify disparities between Black and White women in pregnancy outcomes within academic institutions in the U ... Full text Link to item Cite

Azathioprine metabolite levels and outcomes during pregnancies with rheumatic disease.

Journal Article Lupus Sci Med · January 3, 2024 OBJECTIVE: Despite widespread use of azathioprine (AZA) during pregnancy, no studies evaluated the impact of pregnancy on AZA metabolites 6-thioguanine nucleotide (6-TGN) and 6-methylmercaptopurine nucleotide (6-MMPN) disposition in rheumatic diseases. Thi ... Full text Link to item Cite

Using PROMIS-29 to determine symptom burdens in the context of the Type 1 and 2 systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) model: a cross sectional study.

Journal Article J Patient Rep Outcomes · December 21, 2023 OBJECTIVE: To account for heterogeneity in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and bridge discrepancies between patient- and physician-perceived SLE activity, we developed the Type 1 and 2 SLE model. We examined PROMIS-29 scores, a composite patient-reporte ... Full text Link to item Cite

Development and psychometric evaluation of a physician global assessment for type 2 systemic lupus erythematosus symptoms.

Journal Article Lupus Sci Med · December 17, 2023 OBJECTIVE: Manifestations of SLE can be categorised as type 1 (classic signs and symptoms of SLE) or type 2 (fatigue, widespread pain and brain fog with an unclear relationship to inflammation). While measures of type 1 SLE activity exist, most current phy ... Full text Link to item Cite

The impact of pregnancy planning and medical readiness on reproductive outcomes in women with systemic lupus erythematosus.

Journal Article Lupus · December 2023 Women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who get pregnant while SLE is active or while on teratogens have higher risk of poor pregnancy outcomes. The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Reproductive Health Guidelines recommend women conceive when S ... Full text Link to item Cite

Hospital Admissions and Mortality in Patients With Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis.

Journal Article J Clin Rheumatol · September 1, 2023 BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis has reported hospital mortality rates ranging between 10% and 20% with inadequate information regarding causes and outcomes of these hospitalizations. Characterization of out ... Full text Link to item Cite

Pregnancy Outcomes in Patients With Interstitial Lung Disease.

Conference Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) · May 2023 OBJECTIVE: Women with interstitial lung disease (ILD) are recommended to avoid pregnancy based on limited data. This study seeks to determine maternal and pregnancy outcomes in the largest-to-date cohort of patients with ILD. METHODS: Medical records in th ... Full text Link to item Cite

Aged G Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase 3 (Grk3)-Deficient Mice Exhibit Enhanced Osteoclastogenesis and Develop Bone Lesions Analogous to Human Paget's Disease of Bone.

Journal Article Cells · March 23, 2023 Paget's Disease of Bone (PDB) is a metabolic bone disease that is characterized by dysregulated osteoclast function leading to focal abnormalities of bone remodeling. It can lead to pain, fracture, and bone deformity. G protein-coupled receptor kinase 3 (G ... Full text Link to item Cite

Frequency of Contraception Documentation in Women With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Rheumatoid Arthritis Within the Rheumatology Informatics System for Effectiveness Registry.

Journal Article Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) · March 2023 OBJECTIVE: We sought to understand the frequency of contraception documentation for women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in a large US electronic health record (EHR)-based registry and to identify disparities by terat ... Full text Link to item Cite

Pilot Intervention to Improve Medication Adherence Among Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Using Pharmacy Refill Data.

Journal Article Arthritis care & research · March 2023 ObjectiveDespite high rates of medication nonadherence among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), effective interventions to improve adherence in SLE are limited. We aimed to assess the feasibility of a pilot intervention and explore ... Full text Open Access Cite

Reproductive Outcomes for Women With Vasculitis.

Journal Article J Rheumatol · October 1, 2024 OBJECTIVE: There are limited data on the reproductive health of women with vasculitis. This study used a prospective, international vasculitis pregnancy registry to survey women during and after pregnancy. METHODS: The Vasculitis Pregnancy Registry (VPREG) ... Full text Link to item Cite

Using linked electronic medical record-pharmacy data to examine lupus medication adherence: A retrospective cohort study.

Journal Article Lupus · October 2024 INTRODUCTION: Medication nonadherence is common in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and associated with morbidity and mortality. We explored the reliability of pharmacy data within the electronic medical record (EMR) to examine factors associated with no ... Full text Link to item Cite

Perspectives of Rheumatologists on the Type 1 and 2 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Model.

Journal Article ACR Open Rheumatol · September 29, 2024 OBJECTIVE: The Type 1 and 2 systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) Model was developed to encapsulate all signs and symptoms that patients with SLE experience. Our previous qualitative work demonstrated the model accurately reflects the lived experience of peo ... Full text Link to item Cite

The Impact of Pregnancy Readiness on Lupus Activity, Maternal Mental Health, and Pregnancy Outcomes.

Journal Article Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) · September 8, 2024 OBJECTIVE: Among individuals with SLE who became pregnant, we explored the impact of medical readiness for pregnancy and personal readiness for pregnancy on the following aspects of maternal health: (1) provider-reported disease activity, (2) patient-perce ... Full text Link to item Cite

Patient and Physician Perspectives of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Flare: A Qualitative Study.

Journal Article J Rheumatol · May 1, 2024 OBJECTIVE: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) flares are associated with increased damage and decreased health-related quality of life. We hypothesized that there is discordance between physicians' and patients' views of SLE flare. In this study, we aimed ... Full text Link to item Cite

Interpreting hydroxychloroquine blood levels for medication non-adherence: a pharmacokinetic study.

Journal Article Lupus Sci Med · April 30, 2024 OBJECTIVE: Characterise the relationship between hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) blood levels and the number of missed doses, accounting for dosage, dose timing and the large variability in pharmacokinetics (PK) between patients. METHODS: We externally validated ... Full text Link to item Cite

Evaluation of Type 2 SLE symptoms in patients with a range of lupus nephritis activity.

Journal Article Clin Rheumatol · April 2024 BACKGROUND: Type 2 systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) symptoms, including fatigue, fibromyalgia, and brain fog, contribute to poor health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with lupus. To test the hypothesis that Type 1 (classical inflammatory lup ... Full text Link to item Cite

Impact of preeclampsia on infant and maternal health among women with rheumatic diseases.

Journal Article Lupus · April 2024 OBJECTIVES: We sought to identify the impact of preeclampsia on infant and maternal health among women with rheumatic diseases. METHODS: A retrospective single-center cohort study was conducted to describe pregnancy and infant outcomes among women with sys ... Full text Link to item Cite

The Type 1 & 2 systemic lupus erythematosus model: Perspectives of people living with systemic lupus erythematosus.

Journal Article Lupus · March 2024 OBJECTIVE: In the new Type 1 & 2 model for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Type 1 SLE represents classic inflammatory manifestations, such as arthritis, while Type 2 SLE encompasses symptoms such as pain and fatigue where the relationship to inflammati ... Full text Link to item Cite

A qualitative study of facilitators of medication adherence in systemic lupus erythematosus: Perspectives from rheumatology providers/staff and patients.

Journal Article Lupus · February 2024 OBJECTIVE: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) disproportionately affects patients from racial and ethnic minority groups. Medication adherence is lower among these patient populations, and nonadherence is associated with worse health outcomes. We aimed to ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Implications of the accuracy of diagnostic algorithms for systemic lupus on our understanding of racial disparities in pregnancy outcomes.

Journal Article Rheumatology (Oxford) · January 4, 2024 OBJECTIVE: Disparities in pregnancy outcomes among women with SLE remain understudied, with few available racially diverse datasets. We sought to identify disparities between Black and White women in pregnancy outcomes within academic institutions in the U ... Full text Link to item Cite

Azathioprine metabolite levels and outcomes during pregnancies with rheumatic disease.

Journal Article Lupus Sci Med · January 3, 2024 OBJECTIVE: Despite widespread use of azathioprine (AZA) during pregnancy, no studies evaluated the impact of pregnancy on AZA metabolites 6-thioguanine nucleotide (6-TGN) and 6-methylmercaptopurine nucleotide (6-MMPN) disposition in rheumatic diseases. Thi ... Full text Link to item Cite

Using PROMIS-29 to determine symptom burdens in the context of the Type 1 and 2 systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) model: a cross sectional study.

Journal Article J Patient Rep Outcomes · December 21, 2023 OBJECTIVE: To account for heterogeneity in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and bridge discrepancies between patient- and physician-perceived SLE activity, we developed the Type 1 and 2 SLE model. We examined PROMIS-29 scores, a composite patient-reporte ... Full text Link to item Cite

Development and psychometric evaluation of a physician global assessment for type 2 systemic lupus erythematosus symptoms.

Journal Article Lupus Sci Med · December 17, 2023 OBJECTIVE: Manifestations of SLE can be categorised as type 1 (classic signs and symptoms of SLE) or type 2 (fatigue, widespread pain and brain fog with an unclear relationship to inflammation). While measures of type 1 SLE activity exist, most current phy ... Full text Link to item Cite

The impact of pregnancy planning and medical readiness on reproductive outcomes in women with systemic lupus erythematosus.

Journal Article Lupus · December 2023 Women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who get pregnant while SLE is active or while on teratogens have higher risk of poor pregnancy outcomes. The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Reproductive Health Guidelines recommend women conceive when S ... Full text Link to item Cite

Hospital Admissions and Mortality in Patients With Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis.

Journal Article J Clin Rheumatol · September 1, 2023 BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis has reported hospital mortality rates ranging between 10% and 20% with inadequate information regarding causes and outcomes of these hospitalizations. Characterization of out ... Full text Link to item Cite

Pregnancy Outcomes in Patients With Interstitial Lung Disease.

Conference Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) · May 2023 OBJECTIVE: Women with interstitial lung disease (ILD) are recommended to avoid pregnancy based on limited data. This study seeks to determine maternal and pregnancy outcomes in the largest-to-date cohort of patients with ILD. METHODS: Medical records in th ... Full text Link to item Cite

Aged G Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase 3 (Grk3)-Deficient Mice Exhibit Enhanced Osteoclastogenesis and Develop Bone Lesions Analogous to Human Paget's Disease of Bone.

Journal Article Cells · March 23, 2023 Paget's Disease of Bone (PDB) is a metabolic bone disease that is characterized by dysregulated osteoclast function leading to focal abnormalities of bone remodeling. It can lead to pain, fracture, and bone deformity. G protein-coupled receptor kinase 3 (G ... Full text Link to item Cite

Frequency of Contraception Documentation in Women With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Rheumatoid Arthritis Within the Rheumatology Informatics System for Effectiveness Registry.

Journal Article Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) · March 2023 OBJECTIVE: We sought to understand the frequency of contraception documentation for women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in a large US electronic health record (EHR)-based registry and to identify disparities by terat ... Full text Link to item Cite

Pilot Intervention to Improve Medication Adherence Among Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Using Pharmacy Refill Data.

Journal Article Arthritis care & research · March 2023 ObjectiveDespite high rates of medication nonadherence among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), effective interventions to improve adherence in SLE are limited. We aimed to assess the feasibility of a pilot intervention and explore ... Full text Open Access Cite

Association of Hurried Communication and Low Patient Self-Efficacy With Persistent Nonadherence to Lupus Medications.

Conference Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) · January 2023 OBJECTIVE: Medication nonadherence is common among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and adherence often fluctuates with time. Underrepresented racial minorities have disproportionately lower rates of medication adherence and more severe SL ... Full text Link to item Cite

Molecular endotypes of type 1 and type 2 SLE.

Journal Article Lupus Sci Med · January 2023 OBJECTIVE: To character the molecular landscape of patients with type 1 and type 2 SLE by analysing gene expression profiles from peripheral blood. METHODS: Full transcriptomic RNA sequencing was carried out on whole blood samples from 18 subjects with SLE ... Full text Link to item Cite

Development and Initial Validation of a Systemic Lupus Erythematosus-Specific Measure of the Extent of and Reasons for Medication Nonadherence.

Journal Article J Rheumatol · December 2022 OBJECTIVE: Medication nonadherence is common in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and negatively affects outcomes. To better recognize and address nonadherence in this population, there is a need for an easily implementable tool with interpr ... Full text Link to item Cite

Pregnancy Outcomes in Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Disease Compared to Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Single Academic Center's Experience.

Journal Article Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) · October 2022 OBJECTIVE: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients have more pregnancy complications than healthy patients. Data regarding pregnancy outcomes in women with undifferentiated connective tissue disease (UCTD) are more limited, and existing studies are con ... Full text Link to item Cite

The association of lupus nephritis with adverse pregnancy outcomes among women with lupus in North America.

Journal Article Lupus · October 2022 OBJECTIVES: We evaluated the association of lupus nephritis (LN) and adverse pregnancy outcomes in prospective cohorts of pregnant women with SLE (systemic lupus erythematosus). METHODS: We conducted a patient-level pooled analysis of data from three cohor ... Full text Link to item Cite

Barriers to Taking Medications for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Qualitative Study of Racial Minority Patients, Lupus Providers, and Clinic Staff.

Journal Article Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) · September 2022 OBJECTIVE: Underrepresented racial and ethnic minorities are disproportionately affected by systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Racial and ethnic minorities also have more severe SLE manifestations that require use of immunosuppressive medications, and oft ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Intermittent and Persistent Type 2 lupus: patient perspectives on two distinct patterns of Type 2 SLE symptoms.

Journal Article Lupus Sci Med · August 2022 OBJECTIVE: We have developed a new conceptual model to characterise the signs and symptoms of SLE: the Type 1 and 2 SLE Model. Within the original model, Type 1 SLE consists of inflammatory manifestations like arthritis, nephritis and rashes; Type 2 SLE in ... Full text Link to item Cite

Association of Health Literacy and Numeracy With Lupus Knowledge and the Creation of the Lupus Knowledge Assessment Test.

Journal Article J Rheumatol · June 2022 OBJECTIVE: Limited health literacy and numeracy are associated with worse patient-reported outcomes and higher disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), but which factors may mediate this association is unknown. We sought to determine the ass ... Full text Link to item Cite

Developing and Validating Methods to Assemble Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Births in the Electronic Health Record.

Journal Article Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) · May 2022 OBJECTIVE: Electronic health records (EHRs) represent powerful tools to study rare diseases. Our objective was to develop and validate EHR algorithms to identify systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) births across centers. METHODS: We developed algorithms in ... Full text Link to item Cite

The use of patient-reported outcome measures to classify type 1 and 2 systemic lupus erythematosus activity.

Journal Article Lupus · May 2022 OBJECTIVE: We developed a model that categorizes systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) activity into two dimensions: Type 1 SLE consists of inflammatory activity, including arthritis, nephritis, and rashes; Type 2 SLE includes fatigue, myalgia, mood disturban ... Full text Link to item Cite

Hydroxychloroquine in the pregnancies of women with lupus: a meta-analysis of individual participant data.

Journal Article Lupus Sci Med · March 2022 OBJECTIVE: Multiple guidelines recommend continuing hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) for SLE during pregnancy based on observational data. The goal of this individual patient data meta-analysis was to identify the potential benefits and harms of HCQ use within lup ... Full text Link to item Cite

G protein-coupled receptor kinase 3 modulates mesenchymal stem cell proliferation and differentiation through sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor regulation.

Journal Article Stem Cell Res Ther · January 29, 2022 BACKGROUND: The bone marrow niche supports hematopoietic cell development through intimate contact with multipotent stromal mesenchymal stem cells; however, the intracellular signaling, function, and regulation of such supportive niche cells are still bein ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Light-Triggered Drug Release from Red Blood Cells Suppresses Arthritic Inflammation.

Journal Article Adv Ther (Weinh) · January 2022 Arthritis is a leading cause of disability in adults, which can be intensely incapacitating. The location and intensity of the pain is both subjective and challenging to manage. Consequently, patient-directed delivery of anti-inflammatories is an essential ... Full text Link to item Cite

Hydroxychloroquine PK and exposure-response in pregnancies with lupus: the importance of adherence for neonatal outcomes.

Journal Article Lupus Sci Med · January 2022 OBJECTIVE: Evaluate the impact of pregnancy physiology and medication non-adherence on serum hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) pharmacokinetics (PK) and exposure-response in SLE. METHODS: We conducted a PK analysis using data from two observational pregnancy regist ... Full text Link to item Cite

Implementability of a SLE Medication Adherence Intervention

Conference ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY · 2022 Cite

The Molecular Endotypes of Type 1 and Type 2 SLE

Conference ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY · 2022 Cite

Real world utilization of the myositis autoantibody panel.

Journal Article Clin Rheumatol · August 2021 OBJECTIVE: Myositis autoantibody panel results can offer diagnostic and prognostic information in patients with concern for idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM). However, there has been widespread utilization of myositis autoantibody testing clinically, ... Full text Link to item Cite

Racial Differences in Patient-provider Communication, Patient Self-efficacy, and Their Associations With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus-related Damage: A Cross-sectional Survey.

Journal Article J Rheumatol · July 2021 OBJECTIVE: Despite significant racial disparities in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) outcomes, few studies have examined how disparities may be perpetuated in clinical encounters. We aimed to explore associations between areas of clinical encounters - p ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Tough Choices: Exploring Medication Decision-Making During Pregnancy and Lactation Among Women With Inflammatory Arthritis.

Journal Article ACR Open Rheumatol · July 2021 OBJECTIVE: This study explored how women's beliefs about drug safety and interactions with their health care providers influenced their decisions to continue arthritis medications during pregnancy and lactation. METHODS: We collaborated with ArthritisPower ... Full text Link to item Cite

What do internal medicine residents know about rheumatology? A needs assessment for curriculum design.

Journal Article Clin Rheumatol · May 2021 We sought to determine if analyzing internal medicine (IM) resident performance on the in-training exam (ITE) might reveal curricular needs in rheumatology education beyond those intuitive to learners and educators from their perceptions and experience. We ... Full text Link to item Cite

The Categorization of Pain in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.

Journal Article Rheum Dis Clin North Am · May 2021 Systemic lupus erythematous is a systemic autoimmune disease that can cause severe pain and impair quality of life. Pain in lupus can arise from a variety of mechanisms and is usually assessed in terms of activity and damage. In contrast, categorization of ... Full text Link to item Cite

The importance of pregnancy planning in lupus pregnancies.

Journal Article Lupus · April 2021 OBJECTIVE: In seeking new approaches to improve lupus pregnancy outcomes, we study the association between pregnancy planning, behaviors recommended by American College of Rheumatology's Reproductive Health Guideline 2020, and pregnancy and infant outcomes ... Full text Link to item Cite

Breastfeeding in women with rheumatic diseases.

Journal Article Lupus Sci Med · April 2021 OBJECTIVE: Many rheumatologists and women with rheumatic disease worry that the disease or treatment will prevent breast feeding. International guidelines establish, however, that most antirheumatic medications are compatible with breast feeding. We sought ... Full text Link to item Cite

Impact of systemic lupus erythematosus disease activity, hydroxychloroquine and NSAID on the risk of subsequent organ system damage and death: analysis in a single US medical centre.

Journal Article Lupus Sci Med · April 2021 OBJECTIVE: To assess the impact of mild-moderate systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) disease activity during a 12-month period on the risk of death or subsequent organ system damage. METHODS: 1168 patients with ≥24 months of follow-up from the Hopkins Lupus ... Full text Link to item Cite

Using Clinical Characteristics and Patient-Reported Outcome Measures to Categorize Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Subtypes.

Journal Article Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) · March 2021 OBJECTIVE: The type 1 and type 2 systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) categorization system was recently proposed to validate the patients' perspective of disease and to capture a more comprehensive spectrum of symptoms. The objective of this study was to ch ... Full text Link to item Cite

Low health numeracy is associated with higher disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus.

Journal Article Lupus · March 2021 OBJECTIVE: Evidence suggests low health literacy is prevalent in the United States and associated with worse clinical outcomes, yet few studies have investigated health literacy in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The objective of this study was to dete ... Full text Link to item Cite

Association of HCQ Blood Levels with Type 1 and 2 SLE Activity

Conference ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY · 2021 Cite

Intervention to Improve SLE Medication Adherence

Conference ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY · 2021 Cite

COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Rheumatology Patients

Conference ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY · 2021 Cite

Racial Differences in Medication Beliefs Among SLE Patients

Conference ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY · 2021 Cite

Investigating Health Literacy in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: a Descriptive Review.

Journal Article Curr Allergy Asthma Rep · November 12, 2020 PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Inadequate health literacy is common among American adults, but little is known about the impact of health literacy in rheumatic diseases. The purpose of this article is to review studies investigating health literacy and its association ... Full text Link to item Cite

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Racial Disparities in Medication Adherence between African American and Caucasian Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Their Associated Factors.

Journal Article ACR Open Rheumatol · July 2020 OBJECTIVE: Medication nonadherence is more common in African Americans compared with Caucasians. We examined the racial adherence gaps among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and explored factors associated with nonadherence. METHODS: Cross- ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Pregnancy outcomes, fertility, and family planning in women with psoriatic arthritis.

Journal Article Obstet Med · June 2020 OBJECTIVE: To quantify pregnancy outcomes and the frequency and cause of infertility among women with psoriatic arthritis. METHODS: Women with psoriatic arthritis aged 20-50 years completed a questionnaire about prior pregnancies, infertility, and family p ... Full text Link to item Cite

Impact of a Multifaceted Educational Program to Improve Provider Skills for Lupus Pregnancy Planning and Management: A Mixed-Methods Approach.

Journal Article ACR Open Rheumatol · June 2020 OBJECTIVE: To bring recent advances in pregnancy management in lupus to women nationwide, this multidimensional educational intervention sought to equip community rheumatologists with the needed skills, attitudes, and confidence to manage contraceptive dec ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

FRI0510 THE FREQUENCY OF CONTRACEPTION DOCUMENTATION IN WOMEN ON AND OFF TERATOGENIC ANTI-RHEUMATIC MEDICATIONS IN THE RISE REGISTRY

Conference Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases · June 2020 Background:Several of the most commonly prescribed medications for women with rheumatic disease are teratogens, posing a risk for pregnancy loss and birth defects if taken in pregnancy. To prevent these life-alter ... Full text Cite

Hydroxychloroquine in Patients with Rheumatic Disease Complicated by COVID-19: Clarifying Target Exposures and the Need for Clinical Trials.

Journal Article J Rheumatol · May 11, 2020 OBJECTIVE: To characterize hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) exposure in patients with rheumatic disease receiving longterm HCQ compared to target concentrations with reported antiviral activity against the coronavirus disease 2019 caused by SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19). ... Full text Link to item Cite

2020 American College of Rheumatology Guideline for the Management of Reproductive Health in Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases.

Journal Article Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) · April 2020 OBJECTIVE: To develop an evidence-based guideline on contraception, assisted reproductive technologies (ART), fertility preservation with gonadotoxic therapy, use of menopausal hormone replacement therapy (HRT), pregnancy assessment and management, and med ... Full text Link to item Cite

2020 American College of Rheumatology Guideline for the Management of Reproductive Health in Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases.

Journal Article Arthritis Rheumatol · April 2020 OBJECTIVE: To develop an evidence-based guideline on contraception, assisted reproductive technologies (ART), fertility preservation with gonadotoxic therapy, use of menopausal hormone replacement therapy (HRT), pregnancy assessment and management, and med ... Full text Link to item Cite

Effect of aspirin response signature gene expression on preterm birth and preeclampsia among women with lupus: a pilot study.

Journal Article Lupus · December 2019 BACKGROUND: Women with lupus have an increased risk of preeclampsia and preterm birth, and aspirin 81 mg/day is recommended as a preventative measure for preeclampsia. This pilot study quantified the association between a 60-gene aspirin response signature ... Full text Link to item Cite

Longitudinal Changes in Manifestations of SLE

Conference ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY · October 1, 2019 Link to item Cite

The PROMIS-29 as a Measure of Type 1 and 2 SLE Activity

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Racial Disparities in Lupus Medication Adherence

Conference ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY · October 1, 2019 Link to item Cite

Disability Among Subtypes of SLE

Conference ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY · October 1, 2019 Link to item Cite

Pharmacotherapies Targeting Type 2 SLE Symptoms

Conference ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY · October 1, 2019 Link to item Cite

Fertility and Ovarian Reserve among Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Journal Article J Rheumatol · May 2019 OBJECTIVE: We sought to identify causes for infertility in women with and without rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS: Women with RA were matched to healthy controls. Differences in anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) and anovulation were analyzed. RESULTS: Women ... Full text Link to item Cite

Pharmacokinetics of Hydroxychloroquine in Pregnancies with Rheumatic Diseases.

Journal Article Clin Pharmacokinet · April 2019 BACKGROUND: Hydroxychloroquine is an oral drug prescribed to pregnant women with rheumatic disease to reduce disease activity and prevent flares. Physiologic changes during pregnancy may substantially alter drug pharmacokinetics. However, the effect of pre ... Full text Link to item Cite

Contraception methods used by women with rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis.

Journal Article Clin Rheumatol · April 2019 Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) are common in women of childbearing age and are often treated with teratogenic medications. In this study, we assessed contraceptive methods in young women with RA or PsA and correlated contraceptive ... Full text Link to item Cite

Pregnancy, Periods, and "The Pill": Exploring the Reproductive Experiences of Women with Inflammatory Arthritis.

Journal Article ACR Open Rheumatol · April 2019 OBJECTIVE: Women with inflammatory arthritis appear to have fewer children as compared with healthy women, but few studies have assessed how patients' attitudes and decision making influence their family sizes. Little is also known about how patients exper ... Full text Link to item Cite

Patient-Reported Disease Activity and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Conference Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) · March 2019 OBJECTIVE: While increased rheumatic disease activity during pregnancy has been associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes, this disease activity is typically assessed by physicians. Little is known, however, about the association between patient-reported ... Full text Link to item Cite

Preconceptional Cardiovascular Health and Pregnancy Outcomes in Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.

Journal Article J Rheumatol · January 2019 OBJECTIVE: To estimate the effects of preconceptional cardiovascular (CV) health, measured by American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines, on pregnancy outcomes in women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). METHODS: The study included patients in the H ... Full text Link to item Cite

Hydroxychloroquine Levels throughout Pregnancies Complicated by Rheumatic Disease: Implications for Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes.

Journal Article J Rheumatol · January 2019 OBJECTIVE: Pregnancies in women with active rheumatic disease often result in poor neonatal outcomes. Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) reduces disease activity and flares; however, pregnancy causes significant physiologic changes that may alter HCQ levels and lead ... Full text Link to item Cite

Provider perceptions on the management of lupus during pregnancy: barriers to improved care.

Journal Article Lupus · January 2019 BACKGROUND: More than half of pregnancies in women with systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus) result in adverse outcomes for the mother or the fetus. We sought to identify aspects of current rheumatologic care that could be improved to decrease the frequenc ... Full text Link to item Cite

Rheumatologists' knowledge of contraception, teratogens, and pregnancy risks.

Journal Article Obstet Med · December 2018 INTRODUCTION: Rheumatologists are essential partners in planning and managing pregnancies in women with lupus. Whether they know the essentials of contraceptive and medical treatment in pregnancy, however, is unknown. METHOD: Anonymous in-lecture surveys w ... Full text Link to item Cite

A Comparison of RADAI5 and RAPID3 Disease Measures

Conference ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY · September 1, 2018 Link to item Cite

Pregnancy Outcomes Among Women with Rare Autoimmune Diseases

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The prevention, screening and treatment of congenital heart block from neonatal lupus: a survey of provider practices.

Conference Rheumatology (Oxford) · July 1, 2018 OBJECTIVE: To survey an international sample of providers to determine their current practices for the prevention, screening, and treatment of congenital heart block (CHB) due to maternal Ro/SSA antibodies. METHODS: A survey was designed by the organizing ... Full text Link to item Cite

How Well Do Rheumatology Fellows Manage Acute Infusion Reactions? A Pilot Curricular Intervention.

Journal Article Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) · June 2018 OBJECTIVE: Infusible disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) are commonly prescribed in rheumatology and other fields. There are no published formal educational curricula that rheumatology fellowship programs can use to teach infusion reaction manag ... Full text Link to item Cite

Effect of pregnancy on disease flares in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.

Conference Ann Rheum Dis · June 2018 OBJECTIVE: Prior studies found conflicting results about whether lupus is likely to flare during or after pregnancy. Using a large cohort of pregnant and non-pregnant women with lupus, we estimated the effect of pregnancy on disease flares in systemic lupu ... Full text Link to item Cite

Examination of Hydroxychloroquine Use and Hemolytic Anemia in G6PDH-Deficient Patients.

Journal Article Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) · March 2018 OBJECTIVE: Some sources urge caution when prescribing hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) to patients with G6PDH deficiency, presumably due to a risk of hemolytic anemia. There are limited published data, however, to support this risk. Additionally, not all patients ... Full text Link to item Cite

Reasons for cesarean and medically indicated deliveries in pregnancies in women with systemic lupus erythematosus.

Journal Article Lupus · March 2018 Objective To determine reasons for cesarean and medically indicated deliveries in a registry of pregnant women with SLE compared to RA. Methods Pregnant women with SLE or RA were prospectively followed, and pregnancy outcomes were collected, including whet ... Full text Link to item Cite

Easily Obtainable Myositis Autoantibody Panel Predictive Factors

Conference ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY · October 1, 2017 Link to item Cite

Gestational weight gain in women with systemic lupus erythematosus.

Journal Article Lupus · May 2017 Objective The objective of this study was to estimate the proportion of pregnant women with systemic lupus erythematosus meeting Institute of Medicine guidelines for gestational weight gain and determine correlates of adherence to guidelines. Methods Singl ... Full text Link to item Cite

Infertility in Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Conference ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY · October 1, 2016 Link to item Cite

Contraceptive Methods in Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a systematic literature review.

Journal Article Lupus · May 2016 OBJECTIVE: To determine risk factors for progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients, and understand how underlying disease or treatment for SLE may be associated with PML in this population. METHODS: Stu ... Full text Link to item Cite

Elevated C-reactive protein and self-reported disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus.

Journal Article Lupus · December 2014 C-reactive protein (CRP), a biomarker of inflammation, has been associated with increased disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis. However, the association in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) remains unclear. We examined the association of CRP with self ... Full text Link to item Cite

Belimumab Pregnancy Registry

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