Publications by authors named "Emerson Pena"
Article Synopsis
- A study was done to look at how strong and active people with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are compared to healthy people and those with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).*
- The researchers found that people with SLE generally have weaker muscles than healthy individuals, but are slightly stronger than those with RA, especially if they don't have serious joint damage.*
- Muscle mass was about the same for SLE patients, RA patients, and healthy people, but RA patients had a higher weight on average.*
Physical frailty in patients with systemic sclerosis.
Semin Arthritis Rheum
October 2022
Introduction: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a chronic disease characterized by autoimmunity, vasculopathy and fibrosis of several organs, such as skin, lungs, and heart. During the disease course, patients with SSc are prone to accumulating multiple organ damage and increasing their vulnerability to adverse outcomes. This increased vulnerability to adverse outcomes when exposed to a stressor among people of the same age is known as frailty.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMorphological Parameters in Quadriceps Muscle Were Associated with Clinical Features and Muscle Strength of Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Diagnostics (Basel)
October 2021
Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune, inflammatory and chronic disease that may lead to loss of muscle mass, muscle strength and decreased functionality. Our objectives are to assess the quadriceps muscle morphology by ultrasound (MU) and verify its associations with clinical features, muscle strength and physical function in RA patients.
Methods: In this cross-sectional study, RA women (≥18 years) were included.