Journal ArticleJ 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) ...
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Journal ArticleLupus · 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 ...
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Journal ArticleACR 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 ...
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Journal ArticleArthritis 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 ...
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Journal ArticleJ 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 ...
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Journal ArticleLupus 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 ...
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Journal ArticleClin 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 ...
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Journal ArticleLupus · 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 ...
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Journal ArticleLupus · 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 ...
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Journal ArticleLupus · 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 ...
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Journal ArticleRheumatology (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 ...
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Journal ArticleLupus 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 ...
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Journal ArticleJ 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 ...
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Journal ArticleLupus 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 ...
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Journal ArticleLupus · 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 ...
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Journal ArticleJ 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 ...
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ConferenceArthritis 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 ...
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Journal ArticleCells · 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 ...
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Journal ArticleArthritis 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 ...
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Journal ArticleArthritis 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 ...
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Journal ArticleJ 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) ...
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Journal ArticleLupus · 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 ...
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Journal ArticleACR 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 ...
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Journal ArticleArthritis 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 ...
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Journal ArticleJ 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 ...
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Journal ArticleLupus 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 ...
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Journal ArticleClin 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 ...
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Journal ArticleLupus · 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 ...
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Journal ArticleLupus · 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 ...
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Journal ArticleLupus · 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 ...
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Journal ArticleRheumatology (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 ...
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Journal ArticleLupus 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 ...
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Journal ArticleJ 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 ...
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Journal ArticleLupus 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 ...
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Journal ArticleLupus · 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 ...
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Journal ArticleJ 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 ...
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ConferenceArthritis 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 ...
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Journal ArticleCells · 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 ...
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Journal ArticleArthritis 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 ...
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Journal ArticleArthritis 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 ...
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ConferenceArthritis 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 ...
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Journal ArticleLupus 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 ...
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Journal ArticleJ 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 ...
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Journal ArticleArthritis 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 ...
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Journal ArticleLupus · 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 ...
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Journal ArticleArthritis 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 ...
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Journal ArticleLupus 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 ...
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Journal ArticleJ 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 ...
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Journal ArticleArthritis 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 ...
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Journal ArticleLupus · 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 ...
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Journal ArticleLupus 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 ...
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Journal ArticleStem 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 ...
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Journal ArticleAdv 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 ...
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Journal ArticleLupus 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 ...
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Journal ArticleClin 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, ...
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Journal ArticleJ 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 ...
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Journal ArticleACR 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 ...
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Journal ArticleClin 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 ...
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Journal ArticleRheum 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 ...
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Journal ArticleLupus · 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 ...
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Journal ArticleLupus 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 ...
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Journal ArticleLupus 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 ...
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Journal ArticleArthritis 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 ...
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Journal ArticleLupus · 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 ...
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Journal ArticleCurr 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 ...
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Journal ArticleACR 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- ...
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Journal ArticleObstet 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 ...
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Journal ArticleACR 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 ...
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ConferenceAnnals 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 ...
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Journal ArticleJ 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). ...
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Journal ArticleArthritis 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 ...
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Journal ArticleArthritis 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 ...
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Journal ArticleLupus · 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 ...
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Journal ArticleJ 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 ...
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Journal ArticleClin 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 ...
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Journal ArticleClin 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 ...
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Journal ArticleACR 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 ...
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ConferenceArthritis 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 ...
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Journal ArticleJ 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 ...
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Journal ArticleJ 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 ...
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Journal ArticleLupus · 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 ...
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Journal ArticleObstet 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 ...
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ConferenceRheumatology (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 ...
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Journal ArticleArthritis 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 ...
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ConferenceAnn 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 ...
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Journal ArticleArthritis 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 ...
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Journal ArticleLupus · 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 ...
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Journal ArticleLupus · 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 ...
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Journal ArticleLupus · 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 ...
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Journal ArticleLupus · 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 ...
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