Ultrasound in clinically suspect arthralgia: the role of power Doppler to predict rheumatoid arthritis development.

Juan Molina ColladaKaterine López GloriaIsabel CastrejónJuan Carlos Nieto-GonzálezJavier RiveraFernando MonteroCarlos GonzálezJosé María Álvaro-Gracia

Published in: Arthritis research & therapy (2021)

US is able to detect features of subclinical inflammation in CSA patients, especially in those with higher ESR and ACPA values. Only PD tenosynovitis at baseline US assessment was found to be an independent predictor of RA and IA development in CSA patients.

Keyphrases

rheumatoid arthritis
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
oxidative stress
magnetic resonance imaging
peritoneal dialysis
systemic lupus erythematosus
disease activity
patient reported outcomes