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Abstract Number: 199 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Evaluating the Perception Among Rheumatologists of Maintenance of Board Certification Programs in the United States
Amr H Sawalha and Patrick Coit, Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: There continues to be a debate about the value and purpose of maintenance of certification programs (MOC) created by board-certifying organizations. Physicians, echoed by…
Abstract Number: 200 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Validation of the Ers-RA Risk Score in a Dutch Population
Milad Baniaamam¹ and Michael Nurmohamed², ¹Department of rheumatology, Amsterdam Rheumatology immunology Center | Reade and VU University Medical Center Amsterdam, Netherlands, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: The most frequent cause of death in patients with chronic rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is of cardiovascular (CV) origin. CV risk prediction scores in the…
Abstract Number: 201 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Occupational Exposure to Coal and Silica Dust Is Associated with Elevated Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Coal Mining Areas of US
Laura Trupin¹, Edward H. Yelin², Gabriela Schmajuk³ and Paul Blanc⁴, ¹University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²Medicine/Rheumatology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ³San Francisco VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, ⁴Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Exposure to inhaled mineral dust, particularly silica, has been associated with increased risk of RA and other autoimmune diseases. Coal mining leads to silica…
Abstract Number: 202 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Risk of Inflammatory Arthritis Development in the Family Members of Indigenous North American (INA) RA Patients
Stacy Tanner¹, Irene Smolik², Brenden Dufault³, Carol Hitchon³, David Robinson¹, Elizabeth Ferucci⁴ and Hani El-Gabalawy³, ¹Rheumatology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ²Arthritis Center, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ³University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ⁴Alaska Native Medical Center, Anchorage, AK
Background/Purpose: INA populations have a high prevalence of seropositive RA, often with severe disease. The risk of RA in family members of RA patients, particularly…
Abstract Number: 203 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Meat Consumption and Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Women: A Population-Based Cohort Study
Daniela Di Giuseppe¹, Lotta Ljung² and Bjorn Sundstrom², ¹Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine/Rheumatology,, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Mixed results have been reported for the association between meat consumption and the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The aim of this study…
Abstract Number: 204 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Investigating Asthma, Allergic Disease, Passive Smoke Exposure, and Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Vanessa L. Kronzer¹, Cynthia S. Crowson², Jeffrey A. Sparks³, Robert Vassallo⁴ and John M. Davis III⁵, ¹Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN, ³Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Several studies show an association between asthma and RA. However, none have controlled for allergic disease, urban environment, or passive smoke exposure. We aimed…
Abstract Number: 205 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Circulating Plasma Metabolites and Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis in the Nurses Health Study
Su Chu^1,2, Jeffrey A. Sparks^1,3, Jing Cui⁴, Sara K. Tedeschi^3,5, Cameron Speyer³, Cianna Leatherwood^1,3, Medha Barbhaiya⁶, Clary Clish⁷, Kevin D. Deane⁸, Jessica Su^1,2, Karen Costenbader^1,3 and Elizabeth Karlson^1,9, ¹Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Rheumatology and Immunology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁵American College of Rheumatology, Atlanta, GA, ⁶Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ⁷Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Boston, MA, ⁸Division of Rheumatology, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO, ⁹Rheumatology/Immunology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) develops insidiously, often over many years. Given that diet and obesity have been associated with increased RA risk, we investigated whether…
Abstract Number: 206 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impact of International Classification of Diseases 10th Revision Codes and Updated Medical Information on an Existing Rheumatoid Arthritis Phenotype Algorithm Using Electronic Medical Data
Sicong Huang¹, Jie Huang¹, Tianrun Cai², Kumar P. Dahal³, Andrew Cagan⁴, Jacklyn Stratton³, Tianxi Cai⁵ and Katherine P. Liao³, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Rheumatology, Immunology, and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Research Computing, Partners HealthCare, Charlestown, MA, ⁵Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Electronic medical records (EMRs) are increasingly being utilized for clinical research, where the phenotypes of interest are typically defined by algorithms. Almost a decade…
Abstract Number: 207 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Divergent Patterns of Cardiovascular Risk in Biomarkers of Lipids and Subclinical Myocardial Injury during Increased Inflammation in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Katherine P. Liao¹, Jie Huang², Gabrielle Cremone³, Ethan Lam³, Nicole Yang¹, Martin Playford⁴, Christine K Iannaccone¹, Jonathan Coblyn⁵, Elena Massarotti¹, Michael E Weinblatt⁵, Nancy A. Shadick¹, Nehal Mehta⁴ and Jorge Plutzky¹, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Rheumatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴NHLBI, Bethesda, MD, ⁵Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Inflammation is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular (CV) risk in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Paradoxically, potentially cardioprotective decreases in inflammation is associated with increased…
Abstract Number: 208 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Antibodies to Citrullinated Protein Antigens Are Associated with Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Community-Dwelling Women: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
Jan M. Hughes-Austin¹, Ronit Katz², Gary S. Firestein³, Michael H. Criqui⁴, William H. Robinson⁵ and Joachim H. Ix⁶, ¹Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ²University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ³Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ⁴Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ⁵Stanford, Stanford, CA, ⁶Nephrology-Hypertension, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Antibodies to Citrullinated Protein Antigens are Associated with Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Community Dwelling Women: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis Background/Purpose: Risk for cardiovascular…
Abstract Number: 209 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Development of an Algorithm for the Classification of Cardiovascular Comorbidity in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Data from the Ontario Best Practices Research Initiative
Kangping Cui^1,2, Mohammad Movahedi³, Claire Bombardier⁴ and Bindee Kuriya⁵, ¹Internal Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, ²Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³JSS Medical Research, St-Laurent, QC, Canada, ⁴Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Rheumatology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Development of an Algorithm for the Classification of Cardiovascular Comorbidity in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Data from the Ontario Best Practices Research InitiativeBackground/Purpose: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is…
Abstract Number: 210 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Changes in Alcohol Use in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Associations with Disease Activity, Health Status, and Mortality
Joshua Baker¹, Harlan Sayles², Bryant R. England³, Ted R. Mikuls⁴ and Kaleb Michaud⁵, ¹Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, ²University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ³Rheumatology, VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System & University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁴Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System and University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁵Rheumatology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: Prior studies observed better disease control, quality of life, and physical function among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who drink alcohol. These studies may…
Abstract Number: 211 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Excess in Prevalence of Functional Disability in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Does Serologic Status Matter?
Elena Myasoedova¹, John M. Davis III¹, Sara J. Achenbach², Eric L. Matteson¹ and Cynthia S. Crowson², ¹Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN, ²Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Despite the advances in treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) over the recent decades, many patients with RA do not achieve remission or full physical…
Abstract Number: 212 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Mortality and Causes of Death in Patients with Inflammatory Arthritis in Hong Kong over 20 Years
Tommy Tsang Cheung, Simon Man Fung Tsoi, Bernard Man Yung Cheung and Chak Sing Lau, Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Background/Purpose: Patients with inflammatory arthritis have a higher mortality than the general population due to increased risks of cardiovascular diseases, infection and cancer. As the…
Abstract Number: 213 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Excessive Risk of Major Cardiovascular Events in Sero-Positive Rheumatoid Arthritis and in Patients with Active Disease
Annette de Thurah^1,2, Ina Trolle Andersen³, Andreas Bugge Tingaard⁴, Josephine Therkildsen⁵, Anders Hammerich Riis³, Morten Böttcher⁵ and Ellen-Margrethe Hauge^6,7, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Århus C, Denmark, ²Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, DK, Aarhus N, Denmark, ³Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, ⁴Department of Cardiology, Regional Hospital of Herning, Herning, Denmark, ⁵Cardiology, Regional Hospital of Herning, Herning, Denmark, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, ⁷Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus C, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a known risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, the influence of RA on the prognosis after…

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