Abstract Number: 329 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Excessive Alcohol Intake Is Associated with Tophi Formation in Gout Patients
Background/Purpose: Dietary factors have been recognized as risk factors of hyperuricemia and gout. However, their association with tophi formation remain elusive. The aim of this…Abstract Number: 330 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Acute Gout Attacks Among Patients Admitted Due to Heart Failure: Analysis of NIS Database
Background/Purpose: Acute gout arthropathy is a well-described side effect of aggressive diuresis in patients hospitalized with heart failure. This study aims to determine the prevalence…Abstract Number: 331 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Gout Management in the Medical Community: A Claims-Based Analysis
Background/Purpose: Gout is one of the most common inflammatory arthropathies. Despite available urate lowering therapies (ULT), many patients progress to chronic or advanced gout, characterized…Abstract Number: 332 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Incident Gout After Renal Transplantation in Gout-naïve Patients: Large Database Analysis
Background/Purpose: Patients undergoing kidney transplantation are at increased risk for developing hyperuricemia and gout compared to the general population (generally attributed to the frequent use…Abstract Number: 333 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Assessing the Relationship Between Gout and Return to Hemodialysis Among U.S. Renal Transplant Patients
Background/Purpose: Although gout has been shown to be associated with poor renal outcomes among chronic kidney disease populations, this relationship is not well understood among…Abstract Number: 334 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
The Role of a ‘Treat-to-Target’ Approach on Long-term Renal Outcomes in Patients with Gout
Background/Purpose: Although gout is accompanied by the substantial burden of kidney disease, there is limited data to assess renal function as a therapeutic target. There…Abstract Number: 335 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Renal Transplant Complications in Patients with and Without Gout
Background/Purpose: Graft-related complications are among the most serious issues solid-organ transplant recipients and their healthcare teams face post-operatively. Gout is a known frequent co-morbidity in…Abstract Number: 336 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Treating Gout to Target Entails Renoprotective Effect in Patients with Moderate Chronic Kidney Disease
Background/Purpose: Approximately 25% of patients with gouty arthritis suffer from chronic kidney disease (CKD). High serum uric acid (sUA) levels have been related to glomerular…Abstract Number: 337 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Gout in the US: Significant Association with Cardiovascular and Renal Disease Hospitalizations – A Nationwide Study
Background/Purpose: Gout is a disorder of uric acid metabolism and often presents as acute severe joint pain. Previous work from our group suggests that all-cause…Abstract Number: 338 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Effect of Serum Urate Lowering with Allopurinol on Blood Pressure in Young Adults
Background/Purpose: The association between serum urate and hypertension continues to be a matter of controversy. Studies in adolescents provided evidence for the efficacy of urate…Abstract Number: 339 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Depressive Symptoms Influence Success of Allopurinol in Reducing Serum Urate
Background/Purpose: Elevated levels of serum urate (sUA) are central to the pathogenesis of gout and have been associated with cardiovascular disease. Urate-lowering therapies are effective…Abstract Number: 340 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Increased Physical Activity in Gout Patients Correlates with Better Prognosis, Decreased Pain, and Suppressed C-Reactive Protein Levels
Background/Purpose: Regular exercise programs were previously thought to be inappropriate in patients with rheumatic diseases because of the potential to exacerbate inflammation. However, while recent paradigm-shifting…Abstract Number: 341 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Development of a Multivariable Improvement Measure for Gout
Background/Purpose: Gout is a multifactorial inflammatory disease in which patients experience a wide range of signs and symptoms, including flares, inflammatory arthritis, tophi and disability.…Abstract Number: 342 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Rheumatologist Care Is Associated with Fewer Emergency Room Visits by Persons with Gout
Background/Purpose: Gout is one of the most common inflammatory arthropathies, although care of gout patients is not always optimal. By searching a large administrative data…Abstract Number: 343 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Emergency Department Length of Stay in Patients with Acute Gout
Background/Purpose: Emergency department (ED) visits for acute gout increased by approximately 20% between 2006 and 2014 in the United States. (1) Reducing ED length of stay…
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