Abstract Number: 379 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Risk Factors of Venous Thromboembolism in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies
Background/Purpose: Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are heterogeneous disorders characterised by skeletal muscle weakness and muscle inflammation. IIM includes dermatomyositis (DM), polymyositis (PM), antisynthetase syndromes (ASS),…Abstract Number: 380 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A New Tool to Assess Muscle Strength in Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis: Hand-Held Dynamometry
Background/Purpose: Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) is a group of systemic autoimmune diseases characterized by proximal muscle weakness, which is often assessed clinically using manual muscle…Abstract Number: 381 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Muscle Endurance Deficits in Myositis Patients Despite Normal Manual Muscle Testing Scores
Background/Purpose: To assess muscle function in myositis patients, clinicians typically use manual muscle testing (MMT), a measure of maximal isometric strength. However, patients with high…Abstract Number: 382 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Nailfold Capillary Changes in the Adult Newly Onset-Dermatomyositis: A Prospective Cohort Study
Background/Purpose: There is currently no study in newly onset dermatomyositis (DM) regarding nailfold capillaroscopy (NC) findings, angiogenic cytokines, disease related clinical, laboratory and treatment features.…Abstract Number: 383 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Myositis Patients with Anti-U1-RNP and Anti-Ro52 Autoantibodies Are at Risk of Pericarditis, Glomerulonephritis, and Pulmonary Hypertension
Background/Purpose: To define the clinical phenotype of myositis patients with anti-U1- ribonucleoprotein (RNP) autoantibodies. Methods: The clinical features of 20 anti-U1RNP-positive patients were assessed and…Abstract Number: 384 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Patients with Anti-Synthetase Syndrome Have a Similar Prevalence and Severity of Interstitial Lung Disease to Systemic Sclerosis
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in connective tissue diseases (CTDs). The purpose of this study is to…Abstract Number: 385 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sexual Dysfunction in Female Patients with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies
Background/Purpose: Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are characterized by inflammation and atrophy of skeletal muscles, pulmonary and articular involvement, which leads to functional impairment, reduced quality…Abstract Number: 386 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Differences in Body Composition in Myositis Patients and Healthy Controls Are Associated with Disease Activity and Duration, Inflammatory Status, Skeletal Muscle Involvement and Physical Activity
Background/Purpose: Skeletal muscle, pulmonary and articular involvement in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) limit the mobility/self-sufficiency of patients, and can have a negative impact on body…Abstract Number: 387 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Increased Risk of Malignancy in Elderly Patients with Inflammatory Myositis
Background/Purpose: The association between inflammatory myositis and malignancy is well established, however, the risk of malignancy in aged patients is known to be similar with…Abstract Number: 388 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparison of Anti-3-Hydroxy-3-Methylglutaryl-Coenzyme Α Reductase and Anti-Signal Recognition Particle Necrotising Myopathies: A Single Centre Experience
Background/Purpose: Immune-mediated necrotising myopathy (IMNM) is characterised by paucity of inflammation on muscle biopsy and is associated with antibodies to signal recognition particle (SRP) and…Abstract Number: 389 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Risk Factors Associated with Mortality in Inflammatory Myositis: An Asian Perspective
Background/Purpose: Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are a heterogeneous group of autoimmune diseases with systemic involvement and excess mortality. We aim to describe the causes and…Abstract Number: 390 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Severe Axial and Pelvifemoral Muscle Damage in Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy Evaluated By Whole-Body MRI
Background/Purpose: Immune-mediated necrotizing myopathies (IMNM) are a severe condition with early muscle damage attested by MRI of thigh muscles. Presence of damage in the other…Abstract Number: 392 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Autoantibody Profile and Clinical Characteristics in Patients with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies
Background/Purpose: Autoimmune myositis (AIM) is a constellation of rare chronic disease with progressive muscle weakness. Several autoantibodies are found to be highly correlated with IIM…Abstract Number: 393 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Physical Activity Monitoring Using Wrist-Worn Accelerometer in the Assessment and Follow-up of Patients with Myositis
Background/Purpose: Wrist-worn accelerometers allow the objective estimation of physical activity (PA) in daily life. Recently, the ENMC workshop on outcome measures in myositis suggested to…Abstract Number: 394 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
In Patients with Suspected Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy, Does Pre-Biopsy Musculoskeletal MRI Result in Greater Yield of Diagnostic Biopsy Results? Summary of Data from a 10-Year Single Hospital Audit
Background/Purpose: The idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) constitute a potentially steroid-responsive group of conditions that must be differentiated from other causes of muscle weakness. Histopathology from…
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