OP0015 The disease course of patients with rheumatoid arthritis in remission; a prospective 2 year follow-up study

Autor:	Ben A. C. Dijkmans, Huib J. Dinant, PD Bezemer, Alexandre E. Voskuyl, Esmeralda T. H. Molenaar
Rok vydání:	2001
Předmět:	musculoskeletal diseases Disease activity medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Internal medicine Rheumatoid arthritis medicine Follow up studies business medicine.disease Disease course Large cohort
Zdroj:	Speaker abstracts 2001.
DOI:	10.1136/annrheumdis-2001.1024
Popis:	Background Objectives To assess the prevalence of persistent remission and factors associated with persistent remission in a large cohort of RA patients in remission. Methods RA patients in remission according to the ACR/Pinals criteria were evaluated every 3 months for disease activity during 2 years. Factors measured at baseline and possibly associated with persistent remission were evaluated. Results Of the 180 RA patients included 93 (52%) experienced persistent remission. Those patients had significantly (p Conclusion Persistent remission occurs frequently and is associated with a low disease activity score (DAS), in particular with a low cumulative DAS. The use of a cumulative DAS may be a tool in taking therapeutic decisions.
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