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Possible giant cell arteritis symptoms are common in newly diagnosed patients with Polymyalgia Rheumatica: results from an incident primary care PMR cohort (2017)
Journal Article
Masson, W., Muller, S., Whittle, R., Prior, J., Helliwell, T., Mallen, C., & Hider, S. (2017). Possible giant cell arteritis symptoms are common in newly diagnosed patients with Polymyalgia Rheumatica: results from an incident primary care PMR cohort. BMC Rheumatology, 1, Article 7. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41927-017-0007-2

Background: To examine the frequency of possible giant cell arteritis (GCA) symptoms (including headache, temporal/scalp tenderness, jaw claudication and visual symptoms) in newly diagnosed polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) patients in UK primary care. Me... Read More about Possible giant cell arteritis symptoms are common in newly diagnosed patients with Polymyalgia Rheumatica: results from an incident primary care PMR cohort.

What is the impact of giant cell arteritis on patients’ lives? A UK qualitative study (2017)
Journal Article
Liddle, J., Bartlam, R., Mallen, C. D., Mackie, S. L., Prior, J. A., Helliwell, T., & Richardson, J. C. (2017). What is the impact of giant cell arteritis on patients’ lives? A UK qualitative study. BMJ Open, 7(8), e017073 -?. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017073

OBJECTIVES: Clinical management of giant cell arteritis (GCA) involves balancing the risks and burdens arising from the disease with those arising from treatment, but there is little research on the nature of those burdens. We aimed to explore the im... Read More about What is the impact of giant cell arteritis on patients’ lives? A UK qualitative study.

Diagnostic delay for giant cell arteritis – a systematic review and meta-analysis (2017)
Journal Article
Prior, J. A., Ranjbar, H., Belcher, J., Mackie, S. L., Helliwell, T., Liddle, J., & Mallen, C. D. (2017). Diagnostic delay for giant cell arteritis – a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Medicine, 15, Article 120. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-017-0871-z

BACKGROUND: Giant cell arteritis (GCA), if untreated, can lead to blindness and stroke. The study's objectives were to (1) determine a new evidence-based benchmark of the extent of diagnostic delay for GCA and (2) examine the role of GCA-specific cha... Read More about Diagnostic delay for giant cell arteritis – a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Association between characteristics of pain and stiffness and the functional status of patients with incident polymyalgia rheumatica from primary care (2017)
Journal Article
Cawley, A., Prior, J., Muller, S., Helliwell, T., Hider, S., Dasgupta, B., …Mallen, C. (2017). Association between characteristics of pain and stiffness and the functional status of patients with incident polymyalgia rheumatica from primary care. Clinical Rheumatology, 37(6), 1639-1644. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-017-3730-6

This paper aims to examine the relationship between different characteristics of pain and stiffness and the functional status of patients with newly diagnosed polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR). Baseline analysis of an inception cohort study was conducted.... Read More about Association between characteristics of pain and stiffness and the functional status of patients with incident polymyalgia rheumatica from primary care.

SAT0708 Symptoms indicative of inflammatory arthritis are common in the primary care population: findings from the symptoms in persons at risk of rheumatoid arthritis survey (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Hider, S., Muller, S., Prior, J., Helliwell, T., Schaardenburg, D. V., Mil, A. V. D. H., …Mallen, C. (2017, June). SAT0708 Symptoms indicative of inflammatory arthritis are common in the primary care population: findings from the symptoms in persons at risk of rheumatoid arthritis survey. Paper presented at Annual European Congress of Rheumatology, 14–17 June, 2017

Chest pain and shortness of breath in cardiovascular disease: a prospective cohort study in UK primary care (2017)
Journal Article
Barnett, L. A., Prior, J. A., Kadam, U. T., & Jordan, K. P. (2017). Chest pain and shortness of breath in cardiovascular disease: a prospective cohort study in UK primary care. BMJ Open, 7(5), Article e015857. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-015857

OBJECTIVE: To determine characteristics associated with monthly chest pain and shortness of breath (SoB) during activity in cardiovascular disease (CVD) and trajectories of these symptoms over 10 months. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: Baseline questionnai... Read More about Chest pain and shortness of breath in cardiovascular disease: a prospective cohort study in UK primary care.

Des caractéristiques de la goutte associées à la dépression mais pas à l’anxiété en soins primaires : conclusions initiales d’une étude de cohorte prospective (2017)
Journal Article
Mallen, Prior, Roddy, & Muller. (2017). Des caractéristiques de la goutte associées à la dépression mais pas à l’anxiété en soins primaires : conclusions initiales d’une étude de cohorte prospective. Revue du Rhumatisme, 84(5), 423-429. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rhum.2017.05.004

Objectifs
Déterminer la prévalence de l’anxiété et de la dépression dans le contexte de la goutte, examiner les liens entre certaines caractéristiques de la goutte et ces comorbidités et identifier le rôle de l’allopurinol dans ces relations.

Mét... Read More about Des caractéristiques de la goutte associées à la dépression mais pas à l’anxiété en soins primaires : conclusions initiales d’une étude de cohorte prospective.