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Alfonse T. Masi is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Chicago in the United States and works primarily in the field of Medicine. Their research spans several subfields, including Rheumatology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Pharmacology, Epidemiology, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

Their recent publications cover a range of clinical and biomechanical topics, particularly focusing on musculoskeletal and cardiovascular health. Notable papers include:

  • Quantified biomechanical properties of lower lumbar myofascia in younger adults with chronic idiopathic low back pain and matched healthy controls (2020), Clinical Biomechanics
  • Muscle dysfunction in axial spondylarthritis: the MyoSpA study (2022), Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology
  • Systematic review and meta-analysis of individual serum lipids and analysis of lipid ratios in ankylosing spondylitis and healthy control cohorts: significantly lower mean HDL-cholesterol level in ankylosing spondylitis cohorts (2022), Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology
  • Added predictive value of right ventricular ejection fraction compared with conventional echocardiographic measurements in patients who underwent diverse cardiovascular procedures (2021), Imaging
  • Biomechanical Factors May Be the Main Contributor to Entheseal Changes in Normal Adults (2020), The Journal of Rheumatology

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Kalyani Nair
  • Megan L. Brezka
  • Sadia B. Ilahi
  • Allison White
  • Amanda DeVos

Alfonse T. Masi has published multiple articles in several journals, with a strong presence in:

  • Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology
  • The Journal of Rheumatology
  • Clinical Biomechanics
  • Imaging
  • Arthritis Care & Research

The main themes of Masi's research include:

  • Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment
  • Spondyloarthritis studies and treatments
  • Fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome research
  • Cardiac valve diseases and treatments
  • Rheumatoid arthritis research and therapies
  • Ergonomics and musculoskeletal disorders

Best Publications

  • The 1982 revised criteria for the classification of systemic lupus erythematosus

    Eng M. Tan;Alan S. Cohen;James F. Fries;Alfonse T. Masi

  • The American College of Rheumatology 1990 Criteria for the Classification of Fibromyalgia. Report of the Multicenter Criteria Committee.

    Frederick Wolfe;Hugh A. Smythe;Muhammad B. Yunus;Robert M. Bennett

  • Preliminary criteria for the classification of systemic sclerosis (scleroderma)

    Alfonse T. Masi

  • The American College of Rheumatology 1990 criteria for the classification of giant cell arteritis

    Gene G. Hunder;Gene G. Hunder;Daniel A. Bloch;Daniel A. Bloch;Beat A. Michel;Mary Betty Stevens;Mary Betty Stevens

  • The American College of Rheumatology 1990 criteria for the classification of Takayasu arteritis.

    William P. Arend;Beat A. Michel;Daniel A. Bloch;Gene G. Hunder

  • The American College of Rheumatology 1990 criteria for the classification of churg‐strauss syndrome (allergic granulomatosis and angiitis)

    Alfonse T. Masi;Alfonse T. Masi;Gene G. Hunder;Gene G. Hunder;J. T. Lie;J. T. Lie;Beat A. Michel

  • The American College of Rheumatology 1990 criteria for the classification of Wegener's granulomatosis.

    Randi Y. Leavitt;Randi Y. Leavitt;Anthony S. Fauci;Anthony S. Fauci;Daniel A. Bloch;Daniel A. Bloch;Beat A. Michel

  • Preliminary criteria for the classification of the acute arthritis of primary gout

    Stanley L. Wallace;Harry Robinson;Alfonse T. Masi;John L. Decker

  • Pathologic observations in systemic sclerosis (scleroderma). A study of fifty-eight autopsy cases and fifty-eight matched controls

    William A. D'Angelo;James F. Fries;Alfonse T. Masi.;Lawrence E. Shulman

  • The American college of rheumatology 1990 criteria for the classification of polyarteritis nodosa

    Robert W. Lightfoot;Robert W. Lightfoot;Beat A. Michel;Daniel A. Bloch;Daniel A. Bloch;Gene G. Hunder;Gene G. Hunder

  • Primary fibromyalgia (fibrositis): Clinical study of 50 patients with matched normal controls

    Muhammad Yunus;Alfonse T. Masi;John J. Calabro;Kenneth A. Miller

  • The American College of Rheumatology 1990 criteria for the classification of henoch‐schönlein purpura

    J A Mills;B A Michel;D A Bloch;L H Calabrese;L H Calabrese

  • Preliminary criteria for clinical remission in rheumatoid arthritis

    Robert S. Pinals;Alfonse T. Masi;Richard A. Larsen

  • The American College of Rheumatology 1990 criteria for the classification of vasculitis. Introduction.

    Gene G. Hunder;William P. Arend;William P. Arend;Daniel A. Bloch;Leonard H. Calabrese;Leonard H. Calabrese

  • The American College of Rheumatology 1990 criteria for the classification of vasculitis: Summary

    James F. Fries;James F. Fries;Gene G. Hunder;Gene G. Hunder;Daniel A. Bloch;Daniel A. Bloch;Beat A. Michel

  • Pigmented villonodular synovitis and tenosynovitis: a clinical epidemiologic study of 166 cases and literature review.

    B. W. Myers;Alfonse T. Masi

  • Preliminary criteria for the classification of systemic sclerosis (scleroderma)

    A. T. Masi;G. P. Rodman

  • A study of classification criteria for a diagnosis of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.

    James T. Cassidy;J. E. Levinson;J. C. Bass;J. Baum

  • Reiter's syndrome: Evaluation of preliminary criteria for definite disease

    R. F. Willkens;F. C. Arnett;T. Bitter;A. Calin

  • Survival with Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma): A Life-Table Analysis of Clinical and Demographic Factors in 309 Patients

    Thomas A. Medsger;Alfonse T. Masi;Gerald P. Rodnan;Thomas G. Benedek

Frequent Co-Authors

Nathan J. Zvaifler
Nathan J. Zvaifler University of California, San Diego
William P. Arend
William P. Arend University of Colorado Denver
Leonard H. Calabrese
Leonard H. Calabrese Cleveland Clinic
Maurizio Cutolo
Maurizio Cutolo University of Genoa
Gene G. Hunder
Gene G. Hunder Mayo Clinic
Randi Y. Leavitt
Randi Y. Leavitt MSD (United States)
Anthony S. Fauci
Anthony S. Fauci Georgetown University
Daniel A. Bloch
Daniel A. Bloch Stanford University
James F. Fries
James F. Fries Stanford University
Thomas A. Medsger
Thomas A. Medsger University of Pittsburgh

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