Abstract Number: 501 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Predictors of Change in Coronary Plaque Burden and Composition in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: We previously reported higher prevalence, burden and more vulnerable occult coronary plaque composition in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) compared to age and gender-matched…Abstract Number: 502 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Implications of Coronary Artery Calcium Score and Its Change over Time As Markers of Coronary Plaque Vulnerability and Patient Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Atherosclerotic plaque calcification is considered a stabilizing physiologic process; calcified coronary plaques (CP) are less prone to rupture and yield lower risk of cardiovascular…Abstract Number: 503 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Waist Circumference Based Abdominal Obesity Versus Body Mass Index in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Influence on the Risk of Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease
Background/Purpose: Adipose tissue deposited around the mesentery is highly associated with insulin resistance and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Compared to BMI, waist circumference (WC) has been…Abstract Number: 504 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Views of Primary Care Physicians and Rheumatologists Regarding Screening and Management of Hyperlipidemia Among Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Screening and management of hyperlipidemia in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is suboptimal, despite RA patients’ high risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality. Our purpose was…Abstract Number: 505 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impact of Biological Treatment on Left Ventricular Regional Dysfunction in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Determined with Global Circumferential and Longitudinal Strain Values Using Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Background/Purpose: Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a major contributor to morbidity and mortality in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Myocardial disease is typically clinically silent,…Abstract Number: 506 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical and Sonographic Characteristics of Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Clinical and Sonographic Characteristics of Carotid Intima-media Thickness in Rheumatoid arthritis patientsBackground/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic and systemic disease with high cardiovascular (CV)…Abstract Number: 507 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Echocardiographic Markers of Right Ventricle Dysfunction in Hispanic Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Case-Control Study
Background/Purpose: Screening for cardiovascular (CV) disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) remains controversial, however, there is agreement in considering echocardiography as the most immediate…Abstract Number: 508 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Non-Invasive Evaluation of Left Atrial Pressure in Hispanic Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Case-Control Study
Background/Purpose: In the last several years a higher prevalence of heart failure has been described in Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, particularly heart failure with preserved…Abstract Number: 509 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors May Negatively Impact Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Outcomes: Findings from the Ontario Best Practices Research Initiative
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis increases the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Less is known about the direct influence of CVD on RA outcomes, but higher comorbidity…Abstract Number: 510 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Lipid Profile and Cardiovascular Risk in Subjects at Risk for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic inflammatory autoimmune disease associated with an increased cardiovascular (CV) risk that is already present at the time of…Abstract Number: 511 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Identifying Vulnerable Plaque in Rheumatoid Arthritis Using Novel Microbubble Contrast-Enhanced Carotid Ultrasonography and Serum Biomarkers of Inflammation and Atherosclerosis
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients have an elevated risk of cardiovascular (CV) disease unexplained by traditional CV risk factors. Markers of systemic inflammation, including those…Abstract Number: 512 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Incidence of First Cardiovascular Event in Spanish Patients with Chronic Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases: Prospective Data from an Observational Multicentric Study
Background/Purpose: To determine the incidence and risk factors implicated in the development of first cardiovascular event (CVE) in patients with chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases (CIRD)…Abstract Number: 513 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Low Serum IGF1 Is Associated with Higher Cardiovascular Morbidity in the Middle-Aged Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Since low serum IGF1 is generally attributed to inflammation and RA severity, we analyze if serum levels of IGF1 is associated with cardiovascular (CV)…Abstract Number: 514 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cardiovascular Risk Management in Seropositive Rheumatoid Arthritis: What Can We Do Better?
Background/Purpose: The increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been well established. While the reasons for an increased risk of CVD…Abstract Number: 515 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
How Knowledgeable Are Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis about Cardiovascular Disease?
Background/Purpose: Despite dramatic change in treatment options in recent years, cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality has not improved in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and remains the leading…