Profile of:

Fernando Manuel Pimentel dos Santos


Full name: Fernando Manuel Pimentel dos Santos

Current country: Portugal

Membership level: Full

Type of membership: Member

Number of publications: 29

Pina Gonçalves N, Emília Santos M, Silvério-António M, Donato H, Pimentel-Santos FM, Cruz E. The effects of physical exercise on axial spondyloarthritis – a systematic review. ARP Rheumatol. 2023 Aug 27. English. PMID: 37728143. (2023)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37728143/

Ayan G, Ramiro S, Pimentel-Santos FM, van Lankveld W, Kilic L. Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of coping with rheumatic stressors instrument into Turkish language. Int J Rheum Dis. 2023 Jun;26(6):1183-1186. doi: 10.1111/1756-185X.14577. Epub 2023 Jan 25. PMID: 36695311. (2023)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36695311/

Pimentel-Santos FM, Atas N. Editorial: Radiographic progression in axial spondyloarthritis. Front Med (Lausanne). 2023 Jun 16;10:1216466. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2023.1216466. PMID: 37396903; PMCID: PMC10314123. (2023)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37396903/

Ramiro S, Nikiphorou E, Sepriano A, Ortolan A, Webers C, Baraliakos X, Landewé RBM, Van den Bosch FE, Boteva B, Bremander A, Carron P, Ciurea A, van Gaalen FA, Géher P, Gensler L, Hermann J, de Hooge M, Husakova M, Kiltz U, López-Medina C, Machado PM, Marzo-Ortega H, Molto A, Navarro-Compán V, Nissen MJ, Pimentel-Santos FM, Poddubnyy D, Proft F, Rudwaleit M, Telkman M, Zhao SS, Ziade N, van der Heijde D. ASAS-EULAR recommendations for the management of axial spondyloarthritis: 2022 update. Ann Rheum Dis. 2023 Jan;82(1):19-34. doi: 10.1136/ard-2022-223296. Epub 2022 Oct 21. PMID: 36270658. (2023)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36270658/

Santos H, Henriques AR, Machado PM, Lopez-Medina C, Dougados M, Canhão H, Rodrigues AM, Pimentel-Santos FM. Determinants of health-related quality of life and global functioning and health in axSpA, pSpA, and PsA: results from the ASAS-PerSpA study. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2023 Sep 21:kead503. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kead503. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37738594. (2023)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37738594/

Santos H, Henriques AR, Branco J, Machado PM, Canhão H, Pimentel-Santos FM, Rodrigues AM. Health-related quality of life among spondyloarthritis and chronic low back pain patients: results from a nationwide population-based survey. Qual Life Res. 2023 Feb;32(2):383-399. doi: 10.1007/s11136-022-03274-0. Epub 2022 Oct 29. PMID: 36308590. (2023)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36308590/

Neto A, Pinheiro Torres R, Ramiro S, Sardoo A, Rodrigues-Manica S, Lagoas-Gomes J, Domingues L, Lage Crespo C, Teixeira D, Sepriano A, Masi AT, Nair K, Gomes-Alves P, Costa J, Branco JC, Pimentel-Santos FM. Muscle dysfunction in axial spondylarthritis: the MyoSpA study. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2022 Feb;40(2):267-273. doi: 10.55563/clinexprheumatol/9ljng7. Epub 2021 Nov 23. PMID: 34874829. (2022)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34874829/

Kiltz U, Boonen A, van der Heijde D, Bautista-Molano W, Burgos Vargas R, Chiowchanwisawakit P, El-Zorkany B, Gaydukova I, Geher P, Gossec L, Gilio M, Grazio S, Gu J, Khan MA, Kim TJ, Maksymowych WP, Marzo-Ortega H, Navarro-Compán V, Ozgocmen S, Patrikos D, Pimentel-Santos FM, Reveille J, Schirmer M, Stebbings S, Van den Bosch F, Weber U, Braun J. Development of an environmental contextual factor item set relevant to global functioning and health in patients with axial spondyloarthritis. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2022 May 5;61(5):2054-2062. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/keab653. PMID: 34534275. (2022)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34534275/

López-Medina C, Molto A, Sieper J, Duruöz T, Kiltz U, Elzorkany B, Hajjaj-Hassouni N, Burgos-Vargas R, Maldonado-Cocco J, Ziade N, Gavali M, Navarro-Compan V, Luo SF, Monti S, Tae-Jong K, Kishimoto M, Pimentel-Santos FM, Gu J, Schiotis R, van Gaalen FA, Geher P, Magrey M, Ibáñez Vodnizza SE, Bautista-Molano W, Maksymowych W, Machado PM, Landewé R, van der Heijde D, Dougados M. Prevalence and distribution of peripheral musculoskeletal manifestations in spondyloarthritis including psoriatic arthritis: results of the worldwide, cross-sectional ASAS-PerSpA study. RMD Open. 2021 Jan;7(1):e001450. doi: 10.1136/rmdopen-2020-001450. PMID: 33462157; PMCID: PMC7816910. (2021)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33462157/

Pimentel-Santos F, Rodrigues Manica S, Masi AT, Lagoas-Gomes J, Santos MB, Ramiro S, Sepriano A, Nair K, Gomes-Alves P, Costa J, Branco JC. Lumbar myofascial physical properties in healthy adults: myotonometry vs. shear wave elastography measurements. Acta Reumatol Port. 2021 Apr-Jun;46(2):110-119. English. PMID: 34226434. (2021)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34226434/

Pimenta I, Mateus H, Rodrigues-Manica S, Pinheiro-Torres R, Neto A, Domingues L, Lage Crespo C, Sardoo A, Machado P, Branco JC, Silva SN, Pimentel-Santos FM. The Effect of ACTN3 and VDR Polymorphisms on Skeletal Muscle Performance in Axial Spondyloarthropathies. Front Genet. 2021 Aug 11;12:688984. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2021.688984. PMID: 34456969; PMCID: PMC8385750. (2021)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34456969/

Rodrigues-Manica S, Silva J, Cruz-Machado R, Coelho C, Duarte J, Vieira-Sousa E, Tavares-Costa J, Pimentel-Santos FM. Biologic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs and patient-reported outcomes in axial SpA: a systematic review and a call for action. Clin Rheumatol. 2021 Jan;40(1):33-41. doi: 10.1007/s10067-020-05209-x. Epub 2020 Jun 12. PMID: 32533340. (2021)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32533340/

López-Medina C, Chevret S, Molto A, Sieper J, Duruöz T, Kiltz U, Elzorkany B, Hajjaj-Hassouni N, Burgos-Vargas R, Maldonado-Cocco J, Ziade N, Gavali M, Navarro-Compan V, Luo SF, Biglia A, Tae-Jong K, Kishimoto M, Pimentel-Santos FM, Gu J, Muntean L, van Gaalen FA, Geher P, Magrey M, Ibáñez-Vodnizza SE, Bautista-Molano W, Maksymowych W, Machado PM, Landewé R, van der Heijde D, Dougados M. Identification of clinical phenotypes of peripheral involvement in patients with spondyloarthritis, including psoriatic arthritis: a cluster analysis in the worldwide ASAS-PerSpA study. RMD Open. 2021 Nov;7(3):e001728. doi: 10.1136/rmdopen-2021-001728. PMID: 34750246; PMCID: PMC8576480. (2021)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34750246/

Boonen A, Putrik P, Marques ML, Alunno A, Abasolo L, Beaton D, Betteridge N, Bjørk M, Boers M, Boteva B, Fautrel B, Guillemin F, Mateus EF, Nikiphorou E, Péntek M, Pimentel Santos F, Severens JL, Verstappen SMM, Walker-Bone K, Wallman JK, Ter Wee MM, Westhovens R, Ramiro S. EULAR Points to Consider (PtC) for designing, analysing and reporting of studies with work participation as an outcome domain in patients with inflammatory arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis. 2021 Sep;80(9):1116-1123. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-219523. Epub 2021 Apr 8. PMID: 33832966; PMCID: PMC8372378. (2021)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33832966/

Marona J, Sepriano A, Rodrigues-Manica S, Pimentel-Santos F, Mourão AF, Gouveia N, Branco JC, Santos H, Vieira-Sousa E, Vinagre F, Tavares-Costa J, Rovisco J, Bernardes M, Madeira N, Cruz-Machado R, Roque R, Silva JL, Marques ML, Ferreira RM, Ramiro S. Eligibility criteria for biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs in axial spondyloarthritis: going beyond BASDAI. RMD Open. 2020 Jan;6(1):e001145. doi: 10.1136/rmdopen-2019-001145. PMID: 32144137; PMCID: PMC7061099. (2020)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32144137/

Rodrigues-Manica S, Cruz E, Ramiro S, Sousa S, Aguiar R, Sepriano A, Machado P, Branco J, Kiltz U, Pimentel-Santos F. The European Portuguese version of the ASAS Health Index for Patients with Spondyloarthritis: Measurement properties. Acta Reumatol Port. 2020 Jan-Mar;45(1):26-33. English. PMID: 32572012. (2020)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32572012/

Cruz-Machado AR, Rodrigues-Manica S, Silva JL, Alho I, Coelho C, Duarte J, Florêncio C, Pimentel-Santos FM, Tavares-Costa J, Vieira-Sousa E. Effect of biologic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs targeting remission in axial spondyloarthritis: systematic review and meta-analysis. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2020 Nov 1;59(11):3158-3171. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/keaa268. PMID: 32696064. (2020)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32696064/

Manica SR, Sepriano A, Pimentel-Santos F, Gouveia N, Barcelos A, Branco JC, Bernardes M, Ferreira RM, Vieira-Sousa E, Barreira S, Vinagre F, Roque R, Santos H, Madeira N, Rovisco J, Daniel A, Ramiro S. Effectiveness of switching between TNF inhibitors in patients with axial spondyloarthritis: is the reason to switch relevant? Arthritis Res Ther. 2020 Aug 21;22(1):195. doi: 10.1186/s13075-020-02288-8. PMID: 32825839; PMCID: PMC7441644. (2020)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32825839/

Vieira-Sousa E, Alves P, Rodrigues AM, Teixeira F, Tavares-Costa J, Bernardo A, Pimenta S, Pimentel-Santos FM, Gomes JL, Aguiar R, Pinto P, Videira T, Catita C, Santos H, Borges J, Sequeira G, Ribeiro C, Teixeira L, Ávila-Ribeiro P, Martins FM, Canhão H, McInnes IB, Ribeiro RM, Fonseca JE. GO-DACT: a phase 3b randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of GOlimumab plus methotrexate (MTX) versus placebo plus MTX in improving DACTylitis in MTX-naive patients with psoriatic arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis. 2020 Apr;79(4):490-498. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2019-216500. PMID: 32193187; PMCID: PMC7147178. (2020)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32193187/

Laires PA, Carrilho M, Tavares-Costa J, Lucas P, Machado P, Cunha-Miranda L, Pimentel-Santos F, Santos H, Vieira-Sousa E, Santos MJ. Development and validation of psoriatic arthritis switch quality assessment tool (PASQAL) – an outcomes measurement tool to assess the quality of biologic switch decisions in psoriatic arthritis. Acta Reumatol Port. 2020 Jan-Mar;45(1):46-57. English. PMID: 32578579. (2020)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32578579/

Valido A, Crespo CL, Pimentel-Santos FM. Muscle Evaluation in Axial Spondyloarthritis-The Evidence for Sarcopenia. Front Med (Lausanne). 2019 Oct 18;6:219. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2019.00219. PMID: 31681777; PMCID: PMC6813235. (2019)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31681777/

Rodrigues Manica S, Sepriano A, Ramiro S, Pimentel Santos F, Putrik P, Nikiphorou E, Norton S, Molto A, Dougados M, van der Heijde D, Landewé RBM, van den Bosch FE, Boonen A. Work participation in spondyloarthritis across countries: analysis from the ASAS-COMOSPA study. Ann Rheum Dis. 2018 Sep;77(9):1303-1310. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2018-213464. Epub 2018 Jun 2. PMID: 29860232. (2018)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29860232/

Santos MR, Couto AR, Foroni I, Bettencourt BF, Li Z, Meneses R, Wheeler L, Pereira J, Pimentel-Santos F, Fonseca JE, Alves H, Martinho A, Lima M, Brown MA, Bruges-Armas J. Non-classical human leucocyte antigens in ankylosing spondylitis: possible association with HLA-E and HLA-F. RMD Open. 2018 Jun 28;4(1):e000677. doi: 10.1136/rmdopen-2018-000677. PMID: 30018800; PMCID: PMC6045739. (2018)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30018800/

Vieira-Sousa E, Canhão H, Alves P, Rodrigues AM, Teixeira F, Tavares-Costa J, Bernardo A, Pimenta S, Pimentel-Santos F, Gomes JL, Aguiar R, Videira T, Pinto P, Catita C, Santos H, Borges J, Sequeira G, Ribeiro C, Teixeira L, Ávila-Ribeiro P, Martins FM, Ribeiro RM, Fonseca JE. The GO-DACT protocol: a multicentre, randomized, double-blind, parallel-group study to compare the efficacy of golimumab in combination with methotrexate (MTX) versus MTX monotherapy. Acta Reumatol Port. 2018 Apr-Jun;43(2):80-92. English. PMID: 30091952. (2018)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30091952/

1. van der Heijde D, Ramiro S, Landewé R, Baraliakos X, Van den Bosch F, Sepriano A, Regel A, Ciurea A, Dagfinrud H, Dougados M, van Gaalen F, Géher P, van der Horst-Bruinsma I, Inman RD, Jongkees M, Kiltz U, Kvien TK, Machado PM, Marzo-Ortega H, Molto A, Navarro-Compàn V, Ozgocmen S, Pimentel-Santos FM, Reveille J, Rudwaleit M, Sieper J, Sampaio-Barros P, Wiek D, Braun J. 2016 update of the ASAS-EULAR management recommendations for axial spondyloarthritis. Ann Rheum Dis. 2017 Jun;76(6):978-991. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-210770. Epub 2017 Jan 13. PMID: 28087505. (2017)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28087505/

Machado P, Cerqueira M, Ávila-Ribeiro P, Aguiar R, Bernardo A, Sepriano A, Águeda A, Cordeiro A, Raposo A, Rodrigues AM, Barcelos A, Malcata A, Lopes C, Vaz CC, Nour D, Godinho F, Alvarenga F, Pimentel-Santos F, Canhão H, Santos H, Cunha I, Neves JS, Fonseca JE, Gomes JL, Tavares-Costa J, Costa L, Cunha-Miranda L, Maurício L, Cruz M, Afonso MC, Santos MJ, Bernardes M, Valente P, Figueira R, Pimenta S, Ramiro S, Pedrosa T, Costa TA, Vieira-Sousa E. Portuguese recommendations for the use of biological therapies in patients with axial spondyloarthritis – 2016 update. Acta Reumatol Port. 2017 Jul-Sep;42(3):209-218. English. PMID: 28894079. (2017)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28894079/

3. Cruz EB, Ramiro S, Machado P, Sousa S, Aguiar R, Sepriano A, Manica SR, Kiltz U, Branco JC, Pimentel-Santos FM. Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the ASAS Health Index and ASAS Environmental Factors Item Set into European Portuguese Language. Acta Reumatol Port. 2017 Jul-Sep;42(3):256-262. English. PMID: 28860446. (2017)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28860446/

Kiltz U, van der Heijde D, Boonen A, Bautista-Molano W, Burgos-Vargas R, Chiowchanwisawakit P, Duruoz T, El-Zorkany B, Essers I, Gaydukova I, Géher P, Gossec L, Grazio S, Gu J, Khan MA, Kim TJ, Maksymowych WP, Marzo-Ortega H, Navarro-Compán V, Olivieri I, Patrikos D, Pimentel-Santos FM, Schirmer M, van den Bosch F, Weber U, Zochling J, Braun J. Measuring impairments of functioning and health in patients with axial spondyloarthritis by using the ASAS Health Index and the Environmental Item Set: translation and cross-cultural adaptation into 15 languages. RMD Open. 2016 Oct 4;2(2):e000311. doi: 10.1136/rmdopen-2016-000311. PMID: 27752358; PMCID: PMC5051462. (2016)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28087505/

Landi M, Maldonado-Ficco H, Perez-Alamino R, Maldonado-Cocco JA, Citera G, Arturi P, Sampaio-Barros PD, Flores Alvarado DE, Burgos-Vargas R, Santos E, Palleiro D, Gutiérrez MA, Vieyra-Sousa E, Pimentel-Santos F, Paira SO, Berman A, Barrezueta CV, Vazquez-Mellado J, Collantes-Estevez E; RESPONDIA Group. Fundación Reumatológica Argentina “Dr. Osvaldo García Morteo. Gender differences among patients with primary ankylosing spondylitis and spondylitis associated with psoriasis and inflammatory bowel disease in an iberoamerican spondyloarthritis cohort. Medicine (Baltimore). 2016 Dec;95(51):e5652. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000005652. Erratum in: Medicine (Baltimore). 2017 Mar 24;96(11):e6485. PMID: 28002334; PMCID: PMC5181818. (2016)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28002334/