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Foot problems in people with gout in primary care: baseline findings from a prospective cohort study (2015)
Journal Article
Bucknall, Roddy, Mallen, Hider, & Muller. (2015). Foot problems in people with gout in primary care: baseline findings from a prospective cohort study. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 31 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13047-015-0090-9

BACKGROUND: Foot problems are common in people with gout yet the prevalence of current foot problems in people with gout and the burden they present to healthcare systems is not known. This cross-sectional study aimed to determine the prevalence and... Read More about Foot problems in people with gout in primary care: baseline findings from a prospective cohort study.

O31. Gout and Risk of Subsequent Vascular Event: A Discrete-Time Event History Analysis in the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (2015)
Journal Article
Clarson, L. E., Hider, S. L., Belcher, J., Roddy, E., Heneghan, C., & Mallen, C. D. (2015). O31. Gout and Risk of Subsequent Vascular Event: A Discrete-Time Event History Analysis in the Clinical Practice Research Datalink. Rheumatology, 54(S1), https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kev084.001

Background: Current evidence suggests that gout is an independent risk factor for excess cardiovascular morbidity and mortality; yet, suboptimal care for patients with gout in primary care persists. We aimed to identify risk factors specific to these... Read More about O31. Gout and Risk of Subsequent Vascular Event: A Discrete-Time Event History Analysis in the Clinical Practice Research Datalink.

306. How Do General Practitioners Manage Suspected Giant Cell Arteritis (2015)
Journal Article
Helliwell, T., Muller, S., Hider, S. L., Richardson, J., & Mallen, C. (2015). 306. How Do General Practitioners Manage Suspected Giant Cell Arteritis. Rheumatology, 54(S1), https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kev090.071

Background: Background: GCA is the commonest large vessel vasculitis yet a full time UK general practitioner (GP) can expect to see just one case, at most every 1–2 years. Untreated GCA can lead to permanent visual loss, thus it is essential GPs reco... Read More about 306. How Do General Practitioners Manage Suspected Giant Cell Arteritis.

Increased cardiovascular mortality associated with gout: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2015)
Journal Article
Roddy, Mallen, Belcher, Clarson, & Hider. (2015). Increased cardiovascular mortality associated with gout: a systematic review and meta-analysis. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 22(3), 335 -343. https://doi.org/10.1177/2047487313514895

BACKGROUND: Hyperuricaemia, the biochemical precursor to gout, has been shown to be an independent risk factor for mortality from cardiovascular disease (CVD), although studies examining the clinical phenomenon of gout and risk of CVD mortality repor... Read More about Increased cardiovascular mortality associated with gout: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Increased risk of vascular disease associated with gout: a retrospective, matched cohort study in the UK clinical practice research datalink (2015)
Journal Article
Roddy, Mallen, Belcher, & Hider. (2015). Increased risk of vascular disease associated with gout: a retrospective, matched cohort study in the UK clinical practice research datalink. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 642 - 647. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-206432

OBJECTIVES: To determine whether gout increases risk of incident coronary heart disease (CHD), cerebrovascular (CVD) and peripheral vascular disease (PVD) in a large cohort of primary care patients with gout, since there have been no such large studi... Read More about Increased risk of vascular disease associated with gout: a retrospective, matched cohort study in the UK clinical practice research datalink.

An algorithm to identify rheumatoid arthritis in primary care: a Clinical Practice Research Datalink study. (2015)
Journal Article
Muller, S., Hider, S. L., Raza, K., Stack, R. J., Hayward, R. A., & Mallen, C. D. (2015). An algorithm to identify rheumatoid arthritis in primary care: a Clinical Practice Research Datalink study. BMJ Open, 5(12), Article e009309. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009309

OBJECTIVE: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a multisystem, inflammatory disorder associated with increased levels of morbidity and mortality. While much research into the condition is conducted in the secondary care setting, routinely collected primary c... Read More about An algorithm to identify rheumatoid arthritis in primary care: a Clinical Practice Research Datalink study..

Bisphosphonates and Risk of Acute Pseudogout: A Case-Control Study in the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD). (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Muller, S., Paskins, Z., Hider, S., Mallen, C., Roddy, E., & Bucknall, M. (2014, November). Bisphosphonates and Risk of Acute Pseudogout: A Case-Control Study in the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD). Poster presented at 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, usa

Background/Purpose: Acute pseudogout is the most dramatic clinical manifestation of calcium pyrophosphate crystal deposition (CPPD). CPPD is most commonly sporadic and age-related but can rarely occur secondary to metabolic diseases or a familial tra... Read More about Bisphosphonates and Risk of Acute Pseudogout: A Case-Control Study in the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD)..

Fatigue as a precursor to polymyalgia rheumatica: an explorative retrospective cohort study. (2014)
Journal Article
Mallen, Hider, & Muller. (2014). Fatigue as a precursor to polymyalgia rheumatica: an explorative retrospective cohort study. Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology, 219 - 223. https://doi.org/10.3109/03009742.2014.959047

OBJECTIVES: Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is the commonest inflammatory disorder of older adults. Although not part of the recently published classification criteria, patients with PMR frequently complain of fatigue. We compared consultation for fatig... Read More about Fatigue as a precursor to polymyalgia rheumatica: an explorative retrospective cohort study..

Risk of vascular events in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica. (2014)
Journal Article
Hancock, A. T., Mallen, C. D., Muller, S., Belcher, J., Roddy, E., Helliwell, T., & Hider, S. L. (2014). Risk of vascular events in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 186(13), E495 - E501. https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.140266

BACKGROUND: Polymyalgia rheumatica is one of the most common inflammatory rheumatologic conditions in older adults. Other inflammatory rheumatologic disorders are associated with an excess risk of vascular disease. We investigated whether polymyalgia... Read More about Risk of vascular events in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica..

Increased risk of vascular disease associated with gout: a retrospective, matched cohort study in the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink (2014)
Journal Article
Clarson, L. E., Hider, S. L., Belcher, J., Heneghan, C., Roddy, E., & Mallen, C. D. (2014). Increased risk of vascular disease associated with gout: a retrospective, matched cohort study in the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 74(4), 642-647. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-205252

Objectives To determine whether gout increases risk of incident coronary heart disease (CHD), cerebrovascular (CVD) and peripheral vascular disease (PVD) in a large cohort of primary care patients with gout, since there have been no such large studie... Read More about Increased risk of vascular disease associated with gout: a retrospective, matched cohort study in the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink.

Is cancer associated with polymyalgia rheumatica?: A cohort study in the General Practice Research Database (2014)
Journal Article
Muller, S., Hider, S. L., Belcher, J., Helliwell, T., & Mallen, C. D. (2014). Is cancer associated with polymyalgia rheumatica?: A cohort study in the General Practice Research Database. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 73(10), 1769 -1773. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-203465

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the incidence of new cancer diagnoses in a community sample of patients with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR). METHODS: All incident cases of PMR in the UK General Practice Research Database (GPRD) (1987-99), without pre-existin... Read More about Is cancer associated with polymyalgia rheumatica?: A cohort study in the General Practice Research Database.

HOW DO GENERAL PRACTITIONERS IDENTIFY GIANT CELL ARTERITIS (GCA)? (2014)
Journal Article
Helliwell, T., Muller, S., Hider, S. L., Richardson, J., & Mallen, C. (2014). HOW DO GENERAL PRACTITIONERS IDENTIFY GIANT CELL ARTERITIS (GCA)?. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 73(S2), 1004-1004. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-eular.4634

Background Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) is the commonest large vessel vasculitis yet a full time UK general practitioner (GP) can expect to see just 1 case every 1-2 years [Barraclough]. GCA may be difficult to identify, particularly in atypical cases.... Read More about HOW DO GENERAL PRACTITIONERS IDENTIFY GIANT CELL ARTERITIS (GCA)?.

Association of polymyalgia rheumatica with socioeconomic status in primary care: a cross-sectional observational study. (2014)
Journal Article
Mallen, Roddy, Hider, & Muller. (2014). Association of polymyalgia rheumatica with socioeconomic status in primary care: a cross-sectional observational study. Arthritis Care and Research, 956 - 960. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.22276

OBJECTIVE: Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is an inflammatory musculoskeletal condition predominantly diagnosed and managed in the community. Socioeconomic status (SES) is known to be associated with many inflammatory rheumatologic conditions, but has n... Read More about Association of polymyalgia rheumatica with socioeconomic status in primary care: a cross-sectional observational study..

195. Does Intra-Articular Corticosteroid Injection in the Pre-Operative Period Increase the Risk of Joint Infection Following Hip or Knee Arthroplasty? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2014)
Journal Article
Ellerby, N., Hider, S., Mallen, C., Belcher, J., & Roddy, E. (2014). 195. Does Intra-Articular Corticosteroid Injection in the Pre-Operative Period Increase the Risk of Joint Infection Following Hip or Knee Arthroplasty? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Rheumatology, 53(suppl_1), i132-i132. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keu112.003

Background: OA is the commonest arthritis, and is increasing in prevalence. NICE OA guidelines include IA corticosteroid injections as an adjunctive treatment. There are theoretical concerns that their use prior to joint replacement surgery may incre... Read More about 195. Does Intra-Articular Corticosteroid Injection in the Pre-Operative Period Increase the Risk of Joint Infection Following Hip or Knee Arthroplasty? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.