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Scopus Yazarları: Dilek Tezcan, Ömer Faruk Topaloglu, Selda Hakbilen, Mehmet Sedat Durmaz, Halil Özer, Sema Yılmaz, Mehmet Ozturk
Özet
Background: Methotrexate (MTX) and leflunomide (LEF) play fundamental roles in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment and require proper monitoring of side effects. Concerns about MTX/LEF-related liver fibrosis (LF) in patients with RA remain unclear. This study investigated liver stiffness using two-dimensional shear wave elastography (2D-SWE) in RA patients undergoing disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) therapy. Moreover, 2D-SWE was employed to evaluate the correlations between liver stiffness, cumulative MTX and LEF doses and risk factors for substantial LF. Methods: We recruited 222 participants from the Department of Rheumatology. The participants were divided into healthy controls (n = 78) and patients with RA (n = 144). Pearson's correlation analysis was performed to assess the correlations between liver stiffness and the cumulative dose of MTX/LEF and other clinical and laboratory variables. Results: The mean elasticity modulus was 4.79 ± 0.92 kPa, excluding the presence of significant fibrosis. Mean 2D-SWE values were significantly lower in healthy controls than in RA treated with MTX and LEF. The cut-off ≥3.8 kPa 2D-SWE values with the sensitivity of 86.1%, specifity of 83.3%. 2D-SWE values were not significantly different across the strata of the cumulative MTX subgroups. Conclusions: MTX and LEF increase liver stiffness but may be considered low risk for the development of LF.
Anahtar Kelimeler (Scopus)
methotrexate
rheumatoid arthritis
liver stiffness measurement
leflunomide
liver fibrosis
shear wave elastography
Anahtar Kelimeler
methotrexate
rheumatoid arthritis
liver stiffness measurement
leflunomide
liver fibrosis
shear wave elastography
Makale Bilgileri
Dergi
Journal of Clinical Ultrasound
ISSN
0091-2751
Yıl
2025
/ 1. ay
Cilt / Sayı
53
Sayfalar
148 – 154
Makale Türü
Özgün Makale
Hakemlik
Hakemli
Endeks
SCI-Expanded
JCR Quartile
Q3
Yayın Dili
İngilizce
Kapsam
Uluslararası
Toplam Yazar
7 kişi
Erişim Türü
Basılı+Elektronik
Erişim Linki
Makaleye Git
Alan
Sağlık Bilimleri Temel Alanı
Radyoloji
YÖKSİS Yazar Kaydı
Yazar Adı
TEZCAN DİLEK,ÖZER HALİL,TOPALOĞLU ÖMER FARUK,HAKBİLEN SELDA,DURMAZ MEHMET SEDAT,YILMAZ SEMA,ÖZTÜRK MEHMET
YÖKSİS ID
8437268
Hızlı Erişim
Metrikler
JCR Quartile
Q3
Yazar Sayısı
7