The 2023 ACR/EULAR classification criteria for calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD) disease is prevalent and has diverse presentations, but there are no validated classification criteria for this symptomatic arthritis. The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and EULAR have developed the first-ever validated classification criteria for symptomatic CPPD disease.

Methods

Supported by the ACR and EULAR, a multinational group of investigators followed established methodology to develop these disease classification criteria. The group generated lists of candidate items and refined their definitions, collected de-identified patient profiles, evaluated strengths of associations between candidate items and CPPD disease, developed a classification criteria framework, and used multi-criterion decision analysis to de

SUBMITTER: Abhishek A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10529191 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature