Introduction Gender as a predictor of outcomes of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has evoked
considerable interest over the decades. Historically, there is no consensus whether RA is worse …

Objective To determine the efficacy of a daily dose of 81 mg aspirin in primary thrombosis
prevention in asymptomatic, persistently antiphospholipid antibody (aPL)–positive individuals (…

The presence of symptom clusters, regional differences in disease expression and similarities
with, for example, Crohn's disease suggest multiple pathological pathways are involved in …

Objective Regular physical activity is associated with decreased morbidity and mortality.
Traditionally, patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have been advised to limit physical exercise…

Objective To compare 4 categories (high, moderate, and low severity, and near-remission) of
RAPID3 (Routine Assessment of Patient Index Data 3), an index without formal joint counts, …

… Hasan Yazici, MD, and Yusuf Yazici, MD …

Behçet's syndrome is a systemic vasculitis of unknown etiology involving the small and large
vessels of both the venous and arterial systems. Distinct clusters of disease expression …

Objective To evaluate efficacy of tocilizumab in US patients with moderate to severe active
rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and inadequate clinical response to disease-modifying …

Osteoarthritis (OA) can be a progressive, disabling disease, leading to diminished quality of
life, and, for over 500,000 individuals annually in the US, total joint replacement. The …

Objective: To analyse patients with rheumatoid arthritis, treated with methotrexate in a weekly
academic rheumatology clinic over 13 years, for continuation of courses and reasons for …