Cancer risk in systemic lupus: an updated international multi-centre cohort study

S Bernatsky, R Ramsey-Goldman, J Labrecque… - Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To update estimates of cancer risk in SLE relative to the general population.
METHODS: A multisite international SLE cohort was linked with regional tumor registries. …

The frequency and outcome of lupus nephritis: results from an international inception cohort study

…, J Romero-Diaz, C Gordon, SC Bae, S Bernatsky… - …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Objective. To determine nephritis outcomes in a prospective multi-ethnic/racial SLE
inception cohort. Methods. Patients in the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics …

Derivation and validation of the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics classification criteria for systemic lupus erythematosus

…, VP Werth, A Zoma, S Bernatsky… - Arthritis & …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC) group revised
and validated the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) systemic lupus erythematosus (…

Factors associated with damage accrual in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: results from the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC) …

…, DJ Wallace, AE Clarke, S Bernatsky… - Annals of the …, 2015 - ard.bmj.com
Background and aims We studied damage accrual and factors determining development
and progression of damage in an international cohort of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) …

Immediate and delayed impact of oral glucocorticoid therapy on risk of serious infection in older patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a nested case–control analysis

…, ME Beauchamp, DW Ray, S Bernatsky… - Annals of the …, 2012 - ard.bmj.com
Objectives To explore the relationship of serious infection risk with current and prior oral
glucocorticoid (GC) therapy in elderly patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods A case-…

The epidemiology of rheumatoid arthritis in Ontario, Canada

J Widdifield, JM Paterson, S Bernatsky… - Arthritis & …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Epidemiologic assessments of sufficiently large populations are required in order
to obtain robust estimates of disease prevalence and incidence, particularly when exploring …

Real-world comparative risks of herpes virus infections in tofacitinib and biologic-treated patients with rheumatoid arthritis

JR Curtis, F Xie, H Yun, S Bernatsky… - Annals of the rheumatic …, 2016 - ard.bmj.com
Objective To evaluate the risks of herpes zoster (HZ) and herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection
associated with tofacitinib compared with biologic agents among patients with rheumatoid …

Accuracy of Canadian health administrative databases in identifying patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a validation study using the medical records of rheumatologists

J Widdifield, S Bernatsky, JM Paterson… - Arthritis care & …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Health administrative data can be a valuable tool for disease surveillance and
research. Few studies have rigorously evaluated the accuracy of administrative databases for …

Antirheumatic drug use and the risk of acute myocardial infarction

S Suissa, S Bernatsky, M Hudson - Arthritis Care & Research …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To assess the risk of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) associated with the use of
disease‐modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) and other medications commonly used in …

The accuracy of administrative data diagnoses of systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases

S Bernatsky, T Linehan, JG Hanly - The Journal of rheumatology, 2011 - jrheum.org
Objective. To examine the validity of case definitions for systemic autoimmune rheumatic
diseases [SARD; systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), systemic sclerosis (SSc), myositis, …