Abstract Number: 2219 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Randomized Control Study in Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis Treated with Bisphosphonate or Denosumab (GOBID)
Background/Purpose: It has not been established which therapy, bisphosphonates or denosumab, is more effective for glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis (GIO). The purpose of this study was to…Abstract Number: 2220 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Abaloparatide Followed by Alendronate on Bone Mineral Density and Fracture Incidence in Postmenopausal Women with Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis
Background/Purpose: Osteoporosis (OP) and osteoarthritis (OA) are often comorbid conditions in the elderly, with prevalence of OP in patients with OA reported as high as…Abstract Number: 2221 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Bone Metabolism Impairment in Heart Transplant: Results from a Prospective Cohort Study
Background/Purpose: Data on prevention of fractures after heart transplant (HTx) are controversial in the literature. Understanding the effects of HTx on bone may guide appropriate…Abstract Number: 2222 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Bone Health: An Independent Predictor of Coronary Artery Disease
Background/Purpose: An association between low bone mineral density (BMD) and cardiovascular events has been shown. The calcification process observed in atherosclerosis and bone mineralization have…Abstract Number: 2223 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Attenuated Association Between Proton Pump Inhibitor Use and Fracture Risk After Consideration of Chronic Comorbidities
Background/Purpose: Proton pump inhibitors (PPI), which are often recommended in patients with rheumatic diseases due to frequent use of high risk medications such as NSAIDs…Abstract Number: 2224 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Parkinson’s Disease and Risk of Fractures : A Meta Analysis of Cohort Studies
Background/Purpose: Parkinson's disease is a common neurodegenerative disorder in older adults. Parkinson's patients have an increase risk of falls. More over, previous studies have shown…Abstract Number: 2225 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Systematic Osteoporosis Screening in Chronic Obtructive Pulmonary Disease (Study of Correlation Between Pulmonary Functions Tests and Bone Parameters): Emphysematous Status Is Linked to Low Bone Density and Osteoporosis
Background/Purpose: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is usually considered as a risk factor for osteoporosis. However, COPD is an heterogeneous disease with different phenotypes, based…Abstract Number: 2226 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Factors Contributing to Fracture in Pernicious Anemia Patients Presenting with Symptomatic Subacute Vertebral Compression Fractures
Background/Purpose: Pernicious anemia (PA) has been associated with both low spine BMD and increased fracture risk in retrospective cohort studies. The cause of these observations…Abstract Number: 2227 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Can We Predict Hypophosphatasia-Mutation Result Based on Alkaline Phosphatase Serum Levels?
Background/Purpose: Hypophosphatasia (HPP) is caused by mutations in ALPL, resulting in low alkaline phosphatase (ALP) levels. The determination of ALPL mutation may not be accessible…Abstract Number: 2228 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity Is Associated with Low Femoral Neck Bone Mineral Density in a Diverse Cohort of Patients
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an independent risk factor for osteoporosis (OP) and fracture. Although several OP risk factors are well-described in RA, many mechanisms…Abstract Number: 2229 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Differences in Fracture Risk Assessment (FRAX) and Osteoporosis Treatment Cutoffs with and Without Bone Mineral Density Are Greater in Anti-Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide Positive Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: FRAX (Fracture Risk Assessment Tool) is the most commonly used tool to estimate 10-year fracture risk. FRAX estimates are performed with and without bone…Abstract Number: 2230 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Applicability of FRAX in Clinical Practice: 10-year Results
Background/Purpose: Applicability of FRAX in Clinical Practice. Results at 10 yearsTo evaluate the applicability of: 1) the fracture risk thresholds that we proposed in 2013…Abstract Number: 2231 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Improving Compliance with Screening for Osteoporosis in Elderly Women
Background/Purpose: US Preventive Task Force (USPSTF) recommends screening for osteoporosis in women ≥ 65 years of age with dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scan. There was…Abstract Number: 2232 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Results of the Implementation of a Bone Health Program in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis to Improve the Evaluation of Osteoporosis
Background/Purpose: Osteoporosis is a generalized skeletal disorder characterized by compromised bone strength and deterioration of quality, often leading to fragility fractures (1). People with rheumatoid…Abstract Number: 2233 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Hip Fracture Incidence in a Teaching Hospital: Intervention for the Prevention of Second Hip Fracture
Background/Purpose: Since March 2009, every patient who was admitted in the Orthopaedic Surgery Department for a hip fracture (HF) was evaluated during the admission period…
