Clin Exp Rheumatol
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To determine whether there is an association between cumulated organ damage and arterial stiffness in women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with normal renal function and without renal damage. ⋯ Cumulated organ damage was found to be independently associated with the arterial stiffness in SLE women without renal involvement.
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Meta Analysis
Efficacy and safety of tofacitinib in US and non-US rheumatoid arthritis patients: pooled analyses of phase II and III.
Tofacitinib is an oral Janus kinase inhibitor for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. This post-hoc pooled analysis assessed commonalities and differences in tofacitinib efficacy and safety for US versus rest of the world (ROW) populations. ⋯ Patients in the US achieved similar efficacy and safety with tofacitinib 5 and 10 mg BID compared with patients in ROW.