2024
Is yearly interferon gamma release assay latent tuberculosis infection screening warranted among patients with rheumatological diseases on disease-modifying drugs in non-endemic settings?
Palacios C, Chowdhary V, Hao R, Danve A, Malinis M. Is yearly interferon gamma release assay latent tuberculosis infection screening warranted among patients with rheumatological diseases on disease-modifying drugs in non-endemic settings? PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0306337. PMID: 38959249, PMCID: PMC11221665, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0306337.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInterferon-gamma release assayDisease-modifying antirheumatic drugsInterferon-gamma release assay testLatent tuberculosis infectionNon-endemic settingsRheumatologic diseasesRisk factorsPositive interferon-gamma release assayLatent tuberculosis infection screeningLatent tuberculosis infection diagnosisPositive IGRA testMonths of rifampinLow-risk patientsRetrospective chart reviewTNF-alpha inhibitorsTB risk factorsTargeted LTBI screeningOutpatient rheumatology clinicDisease-modifying drugsIGRA testPatient demographicsAdult patientsChart reviewAntirheumatic drugsNon-endemic areas
2015
Determinants of Patient Satisfaction in an Academic Rheumatology Practice
Ku JH, Danve A, Pang H, Choi D, Rosenbaum JT. Determinants of Patient Satisfaction in an Academic Rheumatology Practice. JCR Journal Of Clinical Rheumatology 2015, 21: 256-262. PMID: 26203830, DOI: 10.1097/rhu.0000000000000263.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient satisfactionCross-sectional cohort studyAcademic rheumatology practiceChronic disease managementPatient satisfaction ratingsNon-Hispanic whitesMedian satisfaction levelRheumatologic settingCohort studyPolymyalgia rheumaticaRheumatology patientsRheumatic diseasesRheumatology practiceMean ageMedical recordsFemale genderAfternoon appointmentsSatisfaction scoresOlder ageOregon HealthPhysician performancePredictors of satisfactionDisease managementPatientsRegression analysis
2014
Amyloid Beta-Related Angiitis—A Case Report and Comprehensive Review of Literature of 94 Cases
Danve A, Grafe M, Deodhar A. Amyloid Beta-Related Angiitis—A Case Report and Comprehensive Review of Literature of 94 Cases. Seminars In Arthritis And Rheumatism 2014, 44: 86-92. PMID: 24636849, DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2014.02.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral amyloid angiopathyPrimary central nervous system vasculitisE4/E4 genotypeCentral nervous system vasculitisClinical featuresAmyloid angiopathyMRI findingsBrain biopsyCase reportE4 genotypeAmyloid betaSusceptibility-weighted imagesCortico-subcortical junctionPresence of microbleedsFocal neurological deficitsFluid attenuation inversion recovery (FLAIR) imagesPrimary CNS vasculitisCharacteristic MRI findingsInversion recovery imagesCNS vasculitisReview of literatureAdditional immunosuppressantsGranulomatous vasculitisImmunosuppressant therapyNeurological deficits