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BMJ Publishing Group, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 2(72), p. 245-249

DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2012-201817

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In patients with early rheumatoid arthritis, the new ACR/EULAR definition of remission identifies patients with persistent absence of functional disability and suppression of ultrasonographic synovitis.

Journal article published in 2012 by Garifallia Sakellariou, Carlo Alberto Scirè ORCID, Suzanne M. M. Verstappen, Carlomaurizio Montecucco ORCID, Roberto Caporali
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Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To test the American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism (ACR/EULAR) and disease activity score in 44 and 28 joints (DAS, DAS28) definitions of remission in early rheumatoid arthritis (RA), against disability and ultrasound-detectable synovitis. METHODS: In an observational study of early RA patients, remission rates were determined and compared in 166 patients. The remission definitions included the simplified disease activity index (SDAI≤3.3), ACR/EULAR (categorical), DAS28 (