Vitamin D, an inflammatory activity marker for spondyloarthritis?

Unlabelled: In this study, a relationship between low levels of vitamin D and other markers of inflammation is observed in patients with spondyloarthritis. Therefore, insufficient levels of vitamin D could be used as a marker of inflammation, so they would help to have a better follow-up of the patient.

Purpose: The aim of this study is to determine the association between 25-hydroxyvitamin D deficiency and level of disease activity in patients suffering from spondyloarthritis.

Radioisotope Synoviorthesis in the Control of Refractory Synovitis in Castilla-La Mancha. A 10-year Experience.

Unlabelled: Our hospital is the nuclear medicine referral hospital for radioisotopic synoviorthesis for all of Castilla-La Mancha.

Objective: To describe the experience in the performance of radioisotopic synoviorthesis for arthritis refractory to other treatments in our hospital.

Methodology: Observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study protocolised through the review of the database of radioisotopic synoviorthesis performed between 2007 and 2017.

Self-management model in the scheduling of successive appointments in rheumatology.

Introduction: The rheumatology service of Ciudad Real Hospital, located in an autonomous community of that same name that is nearly in the center of Spain, implemented a self-management model of successive appointments more than 10 years ago. Since then, the physicians of the department schedule follow-up visits for their patients depending on the disease, its course and ancillary tests. The purpose of this study is to evaluate and compare the self-management model for successive appointments in the rheumatology service of Ciudad Real Hospital versus the model of external appointment management implemented in 8 of the hospital's 15 medical services.

After failure with acenocoumarol, rivaroxaban in antiphospholipid syndrome: A report of 2 cases.

Antiphospholipid syndrome is characterized by abortions or thrombotic phenomena associated with specific antibodies. Anticoagulant therapy is based on vitamin K antagonists. We present two cases in which the use of rivaroxaban achieved control of the disease after the failure of acenocoumarol.