Background: The standard diagnostic approach in patients suspected of having pulmonary
embolism starts with perfusion-ventilation lung scanning. If the resulting scan is not diagnostic…

The ‘MHC-I (major histocompatibility complex class I)-opathy’ concept describes a family of
inflammatory conditions with overlapping clinical manifestations and a strong genetic link to …

Introduction Ultrasonography (US) has better sensitivity than clinical evaluation for the detection
of synovitis in early rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Patients presenting with arthralgia and a …

Background Hand osteoarthritis is a prevalent joint condition that has a high burden of disease
and an unmet medical need for effective therapeutic options. Since local inflammation is …

Background: Several mobile apps that monitor symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) exist,
but a recent systematic review indicated that high-quality apps are lacking. When patients self…

Introduction. Previous investigations have suggested a lower prevalence of the factor V
Leiden mutation in patients with pulmonary embolism, as compared to patients with deep leg …

Objectives To assess whether (i) high-intensity resistance training (RT) leads to increased
muscle strength compared to low-intensity RT in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA); and (ii) …

Recent studies have suggested that both the subjective judgement of a physician and
standardized clinical models can be helpful in the estimation of the probability of the disease in …

BackgroundThe main purpose of ventilation scanning, as adjunct to perfusion lung scintigraphy,
in acute pulmonary embolism is to allow for the classification of segmental perfusion …

Objective To evaluate employment status in relation to organ damage, demographic factors,
and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (…