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Mortality in spondylarthritis.

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The evidence does not support an increased rate of lymphoma or other malignancies compared to the general population in patients with AS who were treated and monitored according to the improved methods developed in the past few years, without radiation therapy.
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This article is published in Joint Bone Spine.The article was published on 2011-10-01. It has received 57 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Population & Cause of death.

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Cardiovascular disease in inflammatory rheumatic diseases.

TL;DR: The epidemiology, traditional CV risk factors, genetics, and the link between chronic inflammation, atherosclerosis, and CV disease are focused on.
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Cardiovascular risk profile in patients with spondyloarthritis.

TL;DR: Spondyloarthritis patients are at a greater cardiovascular risk owing to the higher prevalence of smoking and a higher atherogenic index.
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Early diagnosis and management are crucial in spondyloarthritis.

TL;DR: Results from prospective cohort studies of early spondyloarthritis and continuing medical education efforts aimed at informing all healthcare professionals of changes in concepts should prove effective in decreasing the time to diagnosis, thereby optimizing patient management.
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Anti–Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Treatment Improves Endothelial Function in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis

TL;DR: The aim of the present study was to assess the effect of chronic antiinflammatory treatment with the anti-TNF-α antibody infliximab on disease activity and endothelial function in patients with active RA.
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Spinal fractures in patients with ankylosing spinal disorders: a systematic review of the literature on treatment, neurological status and complications

TL;DR: The clinical outcome of patients with fractures in previously ankylosed spines, due to AS or DISH, is considerably worse compared to the general trauma population, considering the potential increase in prevalence of DISH cases.
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Mortality from cancer and other causes after radiotherapy for ankylosing spondylitis.

W. M. Brown, +1 more
- 04 Dec 1965 - 
TL;DR: In 1955 the Medical Research Council requested us to investigate the incidence of leukaemia in man following exposure to ionizing radiations, and to examine the nature of the relationship between the dose of radiations and the extent of the occurrence of the disease.
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Surgical treatment of traumatic fractures of the thoracic and lumbar spine: a systematic review of the literature on techniques, complications, and outcome.

TL;DR: In general, surgical treatment of traumatic spine fractures is safe and effective, and the functional outcome after surgery seems to be better than generally believed.
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Long term mortality after a single treatment course with X-rays in patients treated for ankylosing spondylitis.

TL;DR: Mortality up to 1 January 1983 has been studied in 14,106 patients with ankylosing spondylitis given a single course of X-ray treatment during 1935-54, and there was some evidence that the risks of acute myeloid, acute lymphatic, and chronic myeloids leukaemia were all increased, but no evidence of any increase in chronic lymphaticLeukaemia.
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