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End-stage renal disease patients on dialysis with atrial fibrillation are at high risk for thrombotic complications.

Statins are the most widely prescribed agents in the world. While muscle-related adverse effects associated with statins are well known, accurately quantifying their incidence to guide clinicians with respect to lipid management can be difficult, said Richard H. Karas, MD, PhD, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, at ACC.11, the American College of Cardiology’s 60th Annual Scientific Session.

Based on the pathophysiological and clinical characteristics of N-ERD, anti-IL 5 therapy may be effective in this patient subgroup.

Multiple inflammatory markers should simultaneously be tested to best detect unresolved inflammation in pain patients according to results presented at PAINWeek 2013 from a study conducted by pain specialist Forest Tennant, MD, DrPH.

At the 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting, study authors presented that patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) despite methotrexate (MTX), certolizumab pegol (CZP) + MTX maintained reduction in signs and symptoms through 5 years.

End-stage lung disease may significantly increase the risk for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in patients undergoing lung transplant without primary esophageal disease.

The trial compares short- and long-term outcomes of Cimzia and Humira in RA

Tofacitinib 5mg or 10mg twice daily showed a consistent safety profile and sustained efficacy over 5 years in long-term extension studies for patients with rheumatoid arthritis, as presented at the 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting.

Uveitis should be suspected in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) who have high lesion counts, antistreptolysin O (ASO) and circulating immune complex (CIC) titers

Clinical efficacy of the oral Janus kinase inhibitor tofacitinib at Month 6 was greater than placebo and “appeared similar regardless of methotrexate dose” in patients with rheumatoid arthritis a post-hoc analysis presented at the 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting has found.