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EUROPEAN MEDICAL JOURNAL
ISSN 2397-6764 Vol 3.1 · March 2018 · europeanmedical-journal.com
CONTENTS
EDITORIAL BOARD...................................................................................................................................... 4
FEATURES
• EUROPEAN LEAGUE AGAINST RHEUMATISM RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EARLY
ARTHRITIS: WHAT HAS CHANGED?.................................................................................................. 12
Michel Neidhart
• CURRENT APPROACH TO THE TREATMENT OF CORONARY CHRONIC TOTAL
OCCLUSIONS........................................................................................................................................... 17
Leszek Bryniarski, Sławomir Surowiec
SYMPOSIUM REVIEWS
• INTERLEUKIN-23 IN PSORIASIS: INTEGRATING NEW THERAPIES IN THE CURRENT
TREATM
EUROPEAN MEDICAL JOURNAL ISSN 2397-6764
CONTENTS EDITORIAL BOARD.......................
EUROPEAN MEDICAL JOURNAL • EARLY AND LONG-TER
EDITORIAL BOARD EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Prof Markus Pec
EUROPEAN MEDICAL JOURNAL AIMS AND SCOPE • T
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EUROPEAN LEAGUE AGAINST RHEUMATISM RECOMMENDATION
care, incorporating escalating doses, intra-artic
as a targeted synthetic DMARD, which was re
single disease but a syndrome.17 This predi
6. Luqmani R et al; British Society for
CURRENT APPROACH TO THE TREATMENT OF CORONARY
and less recurrent angina pectoris, when compared
Chronic coron ary occlusion
predictor of PCI failure after successful collate
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INTERLEUKIN-23 IN PSORIASIS: INTEGRATING NEW T
An Immunologic Understanding of Cytokine Pathway
Blocking different targets in the immunopathogeni
Guselkumab Adalimumab 0 10
been reported in a Phase II trial.12 In summary,
A survey of the use of biologic therapy recently
addition to reducing the skin inflammation, it wou
ustekinumab: Evidence from real life in a lar
FROM REGISTRY DATA TO REAL-LIFE EXPERIENCES: A H
data, primary patient data collection,
DERMBIO is a registry for patients with psoriasis
from PsoBest suggest biologics to be associated w
10 (45.4%) who received adalimumab, 4 (18.2%) who
Unmet Needs There are a number of unmet needs in
she presented with pneumonia. In elderl
23. Vilarrasa E et al. ORBIT (Outcome and
INTERLEUKIN-23 INHIBITION AS A STRATEGY TO TREAT
Receptor Cytokines Source
recently published data showing that psorias
with the maintained activation of Th17 cells and
Table 1: Response to ustekinumab in patients with
CD. Do you have any insights into the genetics,
32. Neurath MF et al. Antibodies to interle
MISSION: RAPID ACTION AND LASTING REMISSION:
Mission Assigned: Rapid Onset and Lasting Remis
• Frequency of loose stools •
therapy (compared with no mucosal healing) was 4.
Treat-to-target Treat-to-target is a concep
patients with anti-TNF-α refractory UC by Week 2
12. van Assche G et al. Burden of disease
TARGETING MUCOSAL HEALING:
healing after 1 year of treatment was associated
and included only characteristics that contribute
100 80 60 40 Number of patients with event/10
vedolizumab treatment duration of 3.2 years
of endoscopy and MRI for predicting intestin
EDITOR’S PICK My Editor’s Pick fo
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IUI should be avoided in a few conditions, either
endometriosis after laparoscopic correction of th
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Table 3: Complications of intrauterine inseminati
Fallopian tube sperm perfusion was not foun
23. Custers IM et al. Intrauterine inse
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EARLY AND LONG-TERM OUTCOMES AFTER NON-INTUBATED,
which similarly achieved satisfying results.3 In
anaesthetic technique (e.g., coagulopathy). In th
treatment (no longer than 4–6 weeks from the first
Table 1: Baseline, intraoperative, and immediate
Table 2: Postoperative mean ± standard deviation
A B 100 80 60 % 40 20 p=0.4 100 80
4. Crosa-Dorado VL et al. Treatment of dyspn
IMMUNOPATHOLOGY OF ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS
of immune cells in the conjunctiva constitu
that are complexed to major histocompatibili
Innate lymphoid cells (ILC), grouped into three c
A B Figure 2: Photographs of inferior palp
goblet cells in the conjunctiva8 and leukot
This mode of allergen-specific immunotherapy w
recruitment in a murine model of allergic conjunc
ADVANCES IN FAECAL DNA TESTING FOR COLOR
recommends that all adults have a colonoscopy for
Records identified through database searchi
used a multi-target stool DNA (sDNA) assay to a
Sensitivity and Specificity of Biomarkers Of the n
6. Exact Science. The science behind the te
PSORIASIS: BEYOND THE SKIN *Aine Kel
disease is 7–12 years.6-8 A delay in the diagnosi
flares in psoriasis and is therefore best avoided.
sex with 260 healthy controls, psoriasis patients
such as erythrocyte mean cell volume, gamma- glut
24. Bissonnette R et al. TNF-alpha antagonis
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URTICARIA DIAGNOSIS *Tadech Boonpiy
specific immunoglobulin (Ig)E by exogenous
Mycoplasma pneumonia have also been attributed to
Autoinflammatory Syndromes Acquired autoinflammato
Table 1: Urticaria aetiologies and investigations
of onset, weekly frequency, duration of whe
CSU patients.32-36 Monitoring serum 25-hydrox
13. Pezzolo E et al. Heat urticaria: A revi
WHEN THE NAIL APPEARANCE PLAYS TRICKS: A CASE O
Figure 1: Longitudinal melanonychia of the first d
A B Figure 3: Longitudinal biopsy of the lesion
nevus, which can be congenital or acquired, is th
However, these features can also be seen in nail
POSITIVE VESSEL REMODELLING *Franz X. Kleber,1
in vascular medicine. Most cardiologists
restenosis settings; however, a clinical pro
LIMITATIONS Dissections One might consider the
11. Nakazawa G et al. Pathophysiology of vascular
OSTEOARTHRITIS AND AGEING *Ana M. Valdes,1,
defined pathologically, radiographically, or clini
in prevalence and progression of cartilage
These data, therefore, prove the functional relev
overproduction of pro-inflammatory cytokines and M
Patients with the presence of one or two frailty
and OA pain to systemic inflammation, development
Disord. 2001;25(5):622-7. 42. Slemenda C et
INSOMNIA IN THE AGEING
lost. The decreased expression of SCN genes that
being able to return to sleep, even with adequate
Organisations such as the American Geriatric
the results.56-58 Evidence regarding the eff
perspective on insomnia treatment. Psychiat
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