2012
Increased Risk of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in 29,000 Patients with Biopsy-verified Celiac Disease
Ludvigsson JF, Rubio-Tapia A, Chowdhary V, Murray JA, Simard JF. Increased Risk of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in 29,000 Patients with Biopsy-verified Celiac Disease. The Journal Of Rheumatology 2012, 39: 1964-1970. PMID: 22859356, PMCID: PMC3463642, DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.120493.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystemic lupus erythematosusRisk of SLEHazard ratioCeliac diseaseLupus erythematosusAbsolute riskExcess riskGeneral populationPossible associationBiopsy-verified celiac diseaseIncident systemic lupus erythematosusSweden's 28 pathology departmentsSwedish Total Population RegisterDepartment of RheumatologySwedish Patient RegisterYears of followupPopulation-based studyTotal Population RegisterSimilar risk estimatesSLE diagnosisPatient RegisterCase seriesCox regressionCD diagnosisPathology department
2009
Noninfectious Ascending Aortitis: A Case Series of 64 Patients
Liang KP, Chowdhary VR, Michet CJ, Miller DV, Sundt TM, Connolly HM, Crowson CS, Matteson EL, Warrington KJ. Noninfectious Ascending Aortitis: A Case Series of 64 Patients. The Journal Of Rheumatology 2009, 36: 2290-2297. PMID: 19648309, DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.090081.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGiant cell arteritisAscending aortitisClinical presentationPreoperative erythrocyte sedimentation rateAortic aneurysm resectionMedian followup timePolymyalgia rheumatica symptomsRetrospective medical recordsErythrocyte sedimentation rateMajor aortic branchesAbsence of historyAdditional vascular abnormalitiesAneurysm resectionNoninfectious aortitisRheumatologic historyConstitutional symptomsCell arteritisImaging abnormalitiesInitial presentationSuch patientsCase seriesClinicopathologic featuresFollowup timeAbdominal aneurysmClinical entity