Article
Rheumatology
Akira Yoshida, Minchul Kim, Masataka Kuwana, Naveen Ravichandran, Ashima Makol, Parikshit Sen, James B. Lilleker, Vishwesh Agarwal, Sinan Kardes, Jessica Day, Marcin Milchert, Mrudula Joshi, Tamer Gheita, Babur Salim, Tsvetelina Velikova, Abraham Edgar Gracia-Ramos, Ioannis Parodis, Albert Selva O'Callaghan, Elena Nikiphorou, Tulika Chatterjee, Ai Lyn Tan, Arvind Nune, Lorenzo Cavagna, Miguel A. Saavedra, Samuel Katsuyuki Shinjo, Nelly Ziade, Johannes Knitza, Oliver Distler, Hector Chinoy, Vikas Agarwal, Rohit Aggarwal, Latika Gupta
Summary: The physical function of patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) is significantly poorer compared to those with non-IIM autoimmune rheumatic diseases (AIRDs) or healthy controls (HCs). Even in patients with inactive disease, physical function remains impaired. Factors such as older age, female gender, longer disease duration, and specific diagnoses were identified as independent factors contributing to lower PROMIS PF-10a scores.
Article
Rheumatology
R. Naveen, Ioannis Parodis, Mrudula Joshi, Parikshit Sen, Julius Lindblom, Vishwesh Agarwal, James B. Lilleker, Ai Lyn Tan, Arvind Nune, Samuel Katsuyuki Shinjo, Babur Salim, Nelly Ziade, Tsvetelina Velikova, Abraham Edgar Gracia-Ramos, Miguel A. Saavedra, Jessica Day, Ashima Makol, Oliver Distler, Hector Chinoy, Vikas Agarwal, Rohit Aggarwal, Latika Gupta, Elena Nikiphorou
Summary: The COVAD study aimed to assess short-term adverse events (AEs) related to COVID-19 vaccination in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. The study found that all COVID-19 vaccines were well tolerated in RA patients, with similar rates of AEs compared to healthy controls.
Article
Rheumatology
R. Naveen, Elena Nikiphorou, Mrudula Joshi, Parikshit Sen, Julius Lindblom, Vishwesh Agarwal, James B. Lilleker, Ai Lyn Tan, Babur Salim, Nelly Ziade, Tsvetelina Velikova, Abraham Edgar Gracia-Ramos, Masataka Kuwana, Jessica Day, Ashima Makol, Oliver Distler, Hector Chinoy, Lisa S. Traboco, Suryo Anggoro Kusumo Wibowo, Erick Adrian Zamora Tehozol, Jorge Rojas Serrano, Ignacio Garcia-De La Torre, Rohit Aggarwal, Latika Gupta, Vikas Agarwal, Ioannis Parodis
Summary: This study aimed to compare the occurrence of adverse events (AEs) after COVID-19 vaccination in patients with SLE, AIRDs, nrAIDs, and healthy controls. The results showed that AEs and hospitalization rates were similar among SLE patients compared to other groups, and the majority of AEs were minor. The frequencies of AEs were similar across different vaccine types, and the frequency of chills was lower in SLE patients using antimalarial drugs.
Article
Rheumatology
Samuel Katsuyuki Shinjo, Minchul Kim, Leonardo Santos Hoff, Rafael Giovani Misse, Parikshit Sen, R. Naveen, Jessica Day, Rafael Alves Cordeiro, Jucier Goncalves Junior, Tulika B. Chatterjee, James B. Lilleker, Vishwesh Agarwal, Sinan Kardes, Marcin Milchert, Tamer Gheita, Babur Salim, Tsvetelina Velikova, Abraham Edgar Gracia-Ramos, Ioannis Parodis, Albert Selva O'Callaghan, Elena Nikiphorou, Ashima Makol, Ai Lyn Tan, Lorenzo A. Cavagna, Miguel A. Saavedra, Nelly Ziade, Johannes Knitza, Masataka Kuwana, Arvind Nune, Oliver Distler, Hector Chinoy, Vikas Agarwal, Rohit Aggarwal, Latika Gupta
Summary: The study compared pain intensity among individuals with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs), other systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (AIRDs), and without rheumatic disease (wAIDs). It was found that patients with IIMs had higher pain levels than wAIDs patients, but lower than patients with other AIRDs. Pain was associated with poor functional status.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RHEUMATIC DISEASES
(2023)
Article
Rheumatology
Sasha Saadia Ali, R. Naveen, Parikshit Sen, Jessica Day, Mrudula Joshi, Arvind Nune, Elena Nikiphorou, Sreoshy Saha, Ai Lyn Tan, Samuel Katsuyuki Shinjo, Nelly Ziade, Tsvetelina Velikova, Marcin Milchert, Kshitij Jagtap, Ioannis Parodis, Abraham Edgar Gracia-Ramos, Lorenzo Cavagna, Masataka Kuwana, Johannes Knitza, Yi Ming Chen, Ashima Makol, Vishwesh Agarwal, Aarat Patel, John D. Pauling, Chris Wincup, Bhupen Barman, Erick Adrian Zamora Tehozol, Jorge Rojas Serrano, Ignacio Garcia-De La Torre, Iris J. Colunga-Pedraza, Javier Merayo-Chalico, Okwara Celestine Chibuzo, Wanruchada Katchamart, Phonpen Akawatcharangura Goo, Russka Shumnalieva, Leonardo Santos Hoff, Lina El Kibbi, Hussein Halabi, Binit Vaidya, Syahrul Sazliyana Shaharir, A. T. M. Tanveer Hasan, Dzifa Dey, Carlos Enrique Toro Gutierrez, Carlo Vinicio Caballero-Uribe, James B. Lilleker, Babur Salim, Tamer Gheita, Tulika Chatterjee, Oliver Distler, Miguel A. Saavedra, Hector Chinoy, Vikas Agarwal, Rohit Aggarwal, Latika Gupta
Article
Rheumatology
Nelly Ziade, Marc Aoude, Ihsane Hmamouchi, R. Naveen, James B. Lilleker, Parikshit Sen, Mrudula Joshi, Vishwesh Agarwal, Sinan Kardes, Jessica Day, Ashima Makol, Marcin Milchert, Tamer Gheita, Babur Salim, Tsvetelina Velikova, Abraham Edgar Gracia-Ramos, Ioannis Parodis, Elena Nikiphorou, Tulika Chatterjee, Ai Lyn Tan, Miguel A. Saavedra, Samuel Katsuyuki Shinjo, Johannes Knitza, Masataka Kuwana, Arvind Nune, Lorenzo Cavagna, Oliver Distler, Hector Chinoy, Vikas Agarwal, Rohit Aggarwal, Latika Gupta
Summary: This study aimed to explore the current practice and interregional differences in the treatment of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs). The findings revealed marked regional treatment disparities in a global cohort of IIM and emphasized the need for international consensus-driven management guidelines.
Article
Rheumatology
Kshitij Jagtap, R. Naveen, Jessica Day, Parikshit Sen, Binit Vaidya, Arvind Nune, Elena Nikiphorou, Ai Lyn Tan, Vishwesh Agarwal, Sreoshy Saha, Samuel Katsuyuki Shinjo, Nelly Ziade, Mrudula Joshi, Tsvetelina Velikova, Marcin Milchert, Ioannis Parodis, Abraham Edgar Gracia-Ramos, Lorenzo Cavagna, Masataka Kuwana, Johannes Knitza, Ashima Makol, Aarat Patel, John D. Pauling, Chris Wincup, Bhupen Barman, Erick Adrian Zamora Tehozol, Jorge Rojas Serrano, Ignacio Garcia-De La Torre, Iris J. Colunga-Pedraza, Javier Merayo-Chalico, Okwara Celestine Chibuzo, Wanruchada Katchamart, Phonpen Akawatcharangura Goo, Russka Shumnalieva, Yi-Ming Chen, Leonardo Santos Hoff, Lina El Kibbi, Hussein Halabi, Syahrul Sazliyana Shaharir, A. T. M. Tanveer Hasan, Dzifa Dey, Carlos Enrique Toro Gutierrez, Carlo Vinicio Caballero-Uribe, James B. Lilleker, Babur Salim, Tamer Gheita, Tulika Chatterjee, Miguel A. Saavedra, Oliver Distler, Hector Chinoy, Vikas Agarwal, Rohit Aggarwal, Latika Gupta
Summary: Using global surveys, this study investigated the incidence, predictors, and patterns of flares following COVID-19 vaccination in individuals with autoimmune rheumatic diseases (AIRDs). The results showed that flares occurred in nearly 1 in 10 AIRDs patients after vaccination, with higher vulnerability in patients with comorbidities, mental health disorders, and those receiving the Moderna vaccine. The presence of multiple autoimmune diseases and mental health disorders, as well as receiving the Moderna vaccine, were predictive of flares, while the use of MMF and glucocorticoids were protective. Further research and optimization of vaccine strategies are needed.
Article
Rheumatology
Parikshit Naveen, Parikshit Sen, Zoltan Griger, Jessica Day, Mrudula Joshi, Arvind Nune, Elena Nikiphorou, Sreoshy Saha, Ai Lyn Tan, Samuel Katsuyuki Shinjo, Nelly Ziade, Tsvetelina Velikova, Marcin Milchert, Kshitij Jagtap, Ioannis Parodis, Abraham Edgar Gracia-Ramos, Lorenzo Cavagna, Masataka Kuwana, Johannes Knitza, Yi Ming Chen, Ashima Makol, Vishwesh Agarwal, Aarat Patel, John D. Pauling, Chris Wincup, Bhupen Barman, Erick Adrian Zamora Tehozol, Jorge Rojas Serrano, Ignacio Garcia-De La Torre, Iris J. Colunga-Pedraza, Javier Merayo-Chalico, Okwara Celestine Chibuzo, Wanruchada Katchamart, Phonpen Akarawatcharangura Goo, Russka Shumnalieva, Leonardo Santos Hoff, Lina El Kibbi, Hussein Halabi, Binit Vaidya, Syahrul Sazliyana Shaharir, A. T. M. Tanveer Hasan, Dzifa Dey, Carlos Enrique Toro Gutierrez, Carlo Caballero-Uribe, James B. Lilleker, Babur Salim, Tamer Gheita, Tulika Chatterjee, Oliver Distler, Miguel A. Saavedra, Hector Chinoy, Vikas Agarwal, Rohit Aggarwal, Latika Gupta
Summary: This study examined disease flares in patients with inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) and autoimmune rheumatic diseases (AIRDs) during the post-COVID-19 vaccination period. It found that active disease, female gender, and comorbidities increase the risk of disease flares.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Hamish J. C. McAuley, Rachael A. Evans, Charlotte E. Bolton, Christopher E. Brightling, James D. Chalmers, Annemarie B. Docherty, Omer Elneima, Paul L. Greenhaff, Ayushman Gupta, Victoria C. Harris, Ewen M. Harrison, Ling-Pei Ho, Alex Horsley, Linzy Houchen-Wolloff, Caroline J. Jolley, Olivia C. Leavy, Nazir I. Lone, William D. C. Man, Michael Marks, Dhruv Parekh, Krisnah Poinasamy, Jennifer K. Quint, Betty Raman, Matthew Richardson, Ruth M. Saunders, Marco Sereno, Aarti Shikotra, Amisha Singapuri, Sally J. Singh, Michael Steiner, Ai Lyn Tan, Louise Wain, Carly Welch, Julie Whitney, Miles D. Witham, Janet Lord, Neil J. Greening, HOSP-COVID Study Collaborat Grp
Summary: This study recruited COVID-19 survivors in the UK and objectively measured frailty using FFP. The results showed that frailty and pre-frailty are common after hospitalization with COVID-19, and comprehensive assessment and interventions targeting frailty are needed beyond the initial illness.
Article
Rheumatology
Laura Andreoli, Daniele Lini, Karen Schreiber, Ioannis Parodis, Parikshit Sen, Naveen Ravichandran, Jessica Day, Mrudula Joshi, Kshitij Jagtap, Arvind Nune, Elena Nikiphorou, Vishwesh Agarwal, Sreoshy Saha, Ai Lyn Tan, Samuel Katsuyuki Shinjo, Nelly Ziade, Tsvetelina Velikova, Marcin Milchert, Abraham Edgar Gracia-Ramos, Lorenzo Cavagna, Masataka Kuwana, Johannes Knitza, Ashima Makol, Aarat Patel, John D. Pauling, Chris Wincup, Bhupen Barman, Erick Adrian Zamora Tehozol, Jorge Rojas Serrano, Ignacio Garcia de la Torre, Iris J. Colunga-Pedraza, Javier Merayo-Chalico, Okwara Celestine Chibuzo, Wanruchada Katchamart, Phonpen Akarawatcharangura Goo, Russka Shumnalieva, Yi-Ming Chen, Leonardo Santos Hoff, Lina El Kibbi, Hussein Halabi, Binit Vaidya, Syahrul Sazliyana Shaharir, A. T. M. Tanveer Hasan, Dzifa Dey, Carlos Enrique Toro Gutierrez, Carlo Caballero-Uribe, James B. Lilleker, Babur Salim, Tamer Gheita, Tulika Chatterjee, Miguel A. Saavedra, Oliver Distler, Hector Chinoy, Vikas Agarwal, Rohit Aggarwal, Latika Gupta
Summary: This study investigated the safety of COVID-19 vaccines in pregnant and breastfeeding women with autoimmune diseases. The results showed that adverse events were more frequent in pregnant women compared to non-pregnant patients, but there was no significant difference compared to pregnant healthy controls. There was no difference in adverse events between breastfeeding women and healthy controls. This study provides reassuring insights into the safety of COVID-19 vaccines for women with autoimmune diseases during pregnancy and postpartum periods.
Letter
Rheumatology
Mrinalini Dey, R. Naveen, Elena Nikiphorou, Parikshit Sen, Sreoshy Saha, James B. Lilleker, Vishwesh Agarwal, Sinan Kardes, Jessica Day, Marcin Milchert, Mrudula Joshi, Tamer Gheita, Babur Salim, Tsvetelina Velikova, Abraham Edgar Gracia-Ramos, Ioannis Parodis, Albert Selva O'Callaghan, Minchul Kim, Tulika Chatterjee, Ai Lyn Tan, Ashima Makol, Arvind Nune, Lorenzo Cavagna, Miguel A. Saavedra, Samuel Katsuyuki Shinjo, Nelly Ziade, Johannes Knitza, Masataka Kuwana, Oliver Distler, Bhupen Barman, Yogesh Preet Singh, Rajiv Ranjan, Avinash Jain, Sapan C. Pandya, Rakesh Kumar Pilania, Aman Sharma, Manesh M. Manoj, Vikas Gupta, Chengappa G. Kavadichanda, Pradeepta Sekhar Patro, Sajal Ajmani, Sanat Phatak, Rudra Prosad Goswami, Abhra Chandra Chowdhury, Ashish Jacob Mathew, Padnamabha Shenoy, Ajay Asranna, Keerthi Talari Bommakanti, Anuj Shukla, Arunkumar R. Pande, Kunal Chandwar, John D. Pauling, Chris Wincup, Dondu Uskudar Cansu, Erick Adrian Zamora Tehozol, Jorge Rojas Serrano, Ignacio Garcia-De La Torre, Nicoletta Del Papa, Gianluca Sambataro, Atzeni Fabiola, Marcello Govoni, Simone Parisi, Elena Bartoloni Bocci, Gian Domenico Sebastiani, Enrico Fusaro, Marco Sebastiani, Luca Quartuccio, Franco Franceschini, Pier Paolo Sainaghi, Giovanni Orsolini, Rossella De Angelis, Maria Giovanna Danielli, Vincenzo Venerito, Lisa S. Traboco, Leonardo Santos Hoff, Suryo Anggoro Kusumo Wibowo, Stylianos Tomaras, Daman Langguth, Vidya Limaye, Merrilee Needham, Nilesh Srivastav, Akira Yoshida, Ran Nakashima, Shinji Sato, Naoki Kimura, Yuko Kaneko, Jesus Loarce-Martos, Sergio Prieto-Gonzalez, Albert Gil-Vila, Raquel Aranega Gonzalez, Hector Chinoy, Vikas Agarwal, Rohit Aggarwal, Latika Gupta
Article
Rheumatology
Bohdana Doskaliuk, Naveen Ravichandran, Parikshit Sen, Jessica Day, Mrudula Joshi, Arvind Nune, Elena Nikiphorou, Sreoshy Saha, Ai Lyn Tan, Samuel Katsuyuki Shinjo, Nelly Ziade, Tsvetelina Velikova, Marcin Milchert, Kshitij Jagtap, Ioannis Parodis, Abraham Edgar Gracia-Ramos, Lorenzo Cavagna, Masataka Kuwana, Johannes Knitza, Yi Ming Chen, Ashima Makol, Vishwesh Agarwal, Aarat Patel, John D. Pauling, Chris Wincup, Bhupen Barman, Erick Adrian Zamora Tehozol, Jorge Rojas Serrano, Ignacio Garcia-De La Torre, Iris J. Colunga-Pedraza, Javier Merayo-Chalico, Okwara Celestine Chibuzo, Wanruchada Katchamart, Phonpen Akarawatcharangura Goo, Russka Shumnalieva, Leonardo Santos Hoff, Lina El Kibbi, Hussein Halabi, Binit Vaidya, Syahrul Sazliyana Shaharir, A. T. M. Tanveer Hasan, Dzifa Dey, Carlos Enrique Toro Gutierrez, Carlo V. Caballero-Uribe, James B. Lilleker, Babur Salim, Tamer Gheita, Tulika Chatterjee, Oliver Distler, Miguel A. Saavedra, Hector Chinoy, Vikas Agarwal, Rohit Aggarwal, Latika Gupta
Summary: Limited evidence on long-term COVID-19 vaccine safety in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) contributes to vaccine hesitancy. This study analyzed delayed-onset vaccine adverse events (AEs) in patients with IIMs, other systemic autoimmune and inflammatory disorders (SAIDs), and healthy controls (HCs). The findings showed that vaccination is safe in individuals with IIMs, with AEs and hospitalization rates comparable to SAIDs, and mostly limited to those with autoimmune multimorbidity and active disease. These observations can inform guidelines for identifying high-risk patients in the post-vaccination period.
RHEUMATOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
Article
Rheumatology
R. Naveen, Darpan Thakare, Masataka Kuwana, John Pauling, Jessica Day, Mrudula Joshi, Ioannis Parodis, Parikshit Sen, Kshitij Jagtap, Elena Nikiphorou, Sreoshy Saha, Vishwesh Agarwal, Tulika Chatterjee, James Lilleker, Sinan Kardes, Marcin Milchert, Tamer Gheita, Babur Salim, Tsvetelina Velikova, Abraham Edgar Gracia-Ramos, Ai Lyn Tan, Arvind Nune, Lorenzo Cavagna, Miguel Saavedra, Samuel Katsuyuki Shinjo, Nelly Ziade, Johannes Knitza, Oliver Distler, Hector Chinoy, Rohit Aggarwal, Latika Gupta, Vikas Agarwal, Ashima Makol
Summary: The safety profile of COVID-19 vaccines in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) was compared with other rheumatic and non-rheumatic autoimmune diseases, as well as healthy controls. The study found that short-term adverse events following vaccination did not differ significantly between the different groups, and background immunosuppression and disease activity did not influence these events.
RHEUMATOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
Letter
Rheumatology
Nimrat Kaur Sandhu, Naveen Ravichandraan, Arvind Nune, Jessica Day, Parikshit Sen, Elena Nikiphorou, Ai Lyn Tan, Mrudula Joshi, Sreoshy Saha, Samuel Katsuyuki Shinjo, Kshitij Jagtap, Vishwesh Agarwal, Nelly Ziade, Tsvetelina Velikova, Marcin Milchert, Ioannis Parodis, Abraham Edgar Gracia-Ramos, Lorenzo Cavagna, Masataka Kuwana, Johannes Knitza, Ashima Makol, Aarat Patel, John D. Pauling, Chris Wincup, Bhupen Barman, Erick Adrian Zamora Tehozol, Jorge Rojas Serrano, Ignacio Garcia-De La Torre, Iris J. Colunga-Pedraza, Javier Merayo-Chalico, Celestine Chibuzo Okwara, Wanruchada Katchamart, Phonpen Akawatcharangura Goo, Russka Shumnalieva, Yi-Ming Chen, Leonardo Santos Hoff, Lina El Kibbi, Hussein Halabi, Binit Vaidya, Syahrul Sazliyana Shaharir, A. T. M. Tanveer Hasan, Dzifa Dey, Carlos Enrique Toro Gutierrez, Carlo Vinicio Caballero-Uribe, James B. Lilleker, Babur Salim, Tamer Gheita, Miguel A. Saavedra, Tulika Chatterjee, Oliver Distler, Hector Chinoy, Vikas Agarwal, Rohit Aggarwal, Latika Gupta
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RHEUMATIC DISEASES
(2023)
Article
Rheumatology
Silvia Grignaschi, Minchul Kim, Giovanni Zanframundo, Naveen Ravichandran, James Lilleker, Parikshit Sen, Mrudula Joshi, Vishwesh Agarwal, Sinan Kardes, Jessica Day, Ashima Makol, Marcin Milchert, Tamer Gheita, Babur Salim, Tsvetelina Velikova, Abraham Edgar Gracia-Ramos, Ioannis Parodis, Elena Nikiphorou, Tulika Chatterjee, Ai Lyn Tan, Miguel Saavedra, Samuel Katsuyuki Shinjo, Nelly Ziade, Johannes Knitza, Masataka Kuwana, Arvind Nune, Oliver Distler, Hector Chinoy, Lorenzo Cavagna, Vikas Agarwal, Rohit Aggarwal, Latika Gupta, COVID Study Grp
Summary: Patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) exhibit considerable fatigue, similar to other systemic autoimmune diseases (SAIDs) and higher than healthy individuals. Women and Caucasians experience greater fatigue scores.
RHEUMATOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
(2023)