Hydroxychloroquine use associated with improvement in lipid profiles in rheumatoid arthritis patients

…, MCM Wasko, JL Antohe, JA Sartorius… - Arthritis care & …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
… Blyth TH, McDonald AG, Capell HA, Hunter JA. A comparison of hydroxychloroquine and
myocrisin in rheumatoid arthritis [abstract]. Br J Rheumatol 1994;33 Suppl:149. …

Diabetes mellitus risk in rheumatoid arthritis: Reduced incidence with anti–tumor necrosis factor α therapy

JL Antohe, A Bili, JA Sartorius… - Arthritis care & …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To examine the association of tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα) inhibitor use and the
risk of developing diabetes mellitus in a rheumatoid arthritis (RA) inception cohort. Methods …

Improved influenza and pneumococcal vaccination in rheumatology patients taking immunosuppressants using an electronic health record best practice alert

…, TM Harrington, WT Ayoub, JA Sartorius… - Arthritis Care & …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To examine whether an electronic health record (EHR) best practice alert (BPA), a
clinical reminder to help guideline adherence, improved vaccination rates in rheumatology …

Hydroxychloroquine use and decreased risk of diabetes in rheumatoid arthritis patients

A Bili, JA Sartorius, HL Kirchner, SJ Morris… - JCR: Journal of …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Background/Objectives: Several studies have associated hydroxychloroquine use with
decreased risk of diabetes mellitus (diabetes) or improved glycemic control in rheumatoid arthritis …

Door-to-balloon times under 90 min can be routinely achieved for patients transferred for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction percutaneous coronary …

…, MA Donegan, JW Buckley, JA Sartorius… - Journal of the American …, 2011 - jacc.org
Objectives : The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the feasibility of routine transfer of
ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients to achieve percutaneous …

Steroid treatment of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura in children: preliminary results of a randomized cooperative study

JA Sartorius - Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 1984 - journals.lww.com
Preliminary data from a prospective randomized study of the use of a short course of
adrenocorticosteroids in 73 children with ITP demonstrates a significant advantage of moderate …

Bisphosphonate therapy, death, and cardiovascular events among female patients with CKD: a retrospective cohort study

…, X Tang, HL Kirchner, ID Bucaloiu, JA Sartorius… - American journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Accelerated vascular calcification contributes to cardiovascular disease
burden in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). We hypothesized that bisphosphonate …

[HTML][HTML] C-reactive protein as a predictor of chorioamnionitis

EJ Smith, CL Muller, JA Sartorius, DR White… - Journal of Osteopathic …, 2012 - degruyter.com
Context: Chorioamnionitis (CAM) affects many pregnancies complicated by preterm premature
rupture of membranes (PPROM). Finding a serum factor that could accurately predict the …

Anthropometric measurements: Effect of CT depth of pretracheal soft tissue on tracheotomy tube selection

…, IJ Alexander, JA Sartorius… - American journal of …, 2012 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Tracheotomy is a commonly performed procedure;
however, in the obese, it can be associated with a high morbidity and mortality, partially due to …

Tumor necrosis factor-α inhibitor use is not associated with lipid changes in rheumatoid arthritis

A Bili, SJ Morris, JA Sartorius, H Les Kirchner… - The Journal of …, 2012 - jrheum.org
Objective. To determine the association of use of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) inhibitors
with differences in lipid levels in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods. We studied …