Abstract Number: 1102 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Choosing Unwisely: HLA-B27 Testing and Adherence to Choosing Wisely Practices in a Large Integrated Academic Healthcare System
Background/Purpose: The ACR in 2013 and the Canadian Rheumatology Association (CRA) in 2015 published their respective Choosing Wisely recommendations to promote evidence-based care and reduce…Abstract Number: 1103 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Towards Recommendations on Functional Assessment Status Measures for Rheumatoid Arthritis: Preliminary Results from a Systematic Review
Background/Purpose: Functional status assessment measures (FSAMs) are important outcomes in rheumatology and used to monitor response to treatment and aid in prediction of rheumatic disease…Abstract Number: 1104 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Genome-Wide Association Study of Gout in People of European Ancestry
A genome-wide association study of gout in people of European ancestryBackground/Purpose: Genome wide association studies (GWAS) have provided considerable insight into the molecular control of…Abstract Number: 1105 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Allopurinol Dose Escalation to Achieve Serum Urate below 6mg/Dl: An Open Label Extension Study
Background/Purpose: Allopurinol at higher than CrCL based doses remains controversial due to concerns over increased risk of adverse events (AE). A recent 12month randomized controlled…Abstract Number: 1106 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association between ABCG2 rs2231142 and Poor Response to Allopurinol: Replication and Meta-Analysis
Background/Purpose: Allopurinol is the most widely used urate-lowering drug. However, some patients treated with allopurinol do not achieve serum urate (SU) treatment target of <6mg/dl,…Abstract Number: 1107 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
An Illness By Any Other Name: The Effect of Changing the Disease Label of Gout on the Perceptions of the Illness and Its Management
Background/Purpose: Gout is a chronic disease caused by deposition of monosodium urate crystals. Although diet is a risk factor, many other factors also contribute to…Abstract Number: 1108 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effect of Body Mass Index on Serum Urate and Renal Uric Acid Handling Responses to an Oral Inosine Load
Background/Purpose: Increased body mass index (BMI) is an important risk factor for hyperuricemia and gout. It is unknown whether overweight and obesity influences serum urate…Abstract Number: 1109 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sex Differences in Gout Patients: Epidemiology, Flares and Hospitalization Data in a Population Based Cohort
Background/Purpose: While gout is the most common form of inflammatory arthritis, there are relatively few studies on the influence of sex with regard to disease…Abstract Number: 1110 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Features and Risk of Recurrent Attack in Gout Patients According to Serum Urate Levels during an Acute Gout Attack
Background/Purpose: To investigate the clinical features and risk of gout recurrence in patients with normouricemia during an acute attack Methods: This study was conducted in…Abstract Number: 1111 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Protective Effect of Allopurinol Use on Kidney Function Among Patients with Gout and Chronic Kidney Disease
Background/Purpose: There is increasing evidence that allopurinol may be protective of kidney function among hyperuricemic subjects, though clinicians are often cautious about using allopurinol in…Abstract Number: 1112 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Efficacy of High Dose Versus Moderate Dose Prednisone in the Treatment of Acute Gout
Background/Purpose: Despite the use of corticosteroids in acute gout, there exist wide variations in treatment doses and duration. No studies have evaluated the ideal dose…Abstract Number: 1113 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Risk of Cardiovascular Events in Older Patients with Gout Initiating Probenecid Versus Allopurinol: A Population-Based Cohort Study
Background/Purpose: Gout is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular (CV) disease including myocardial infarction (MI), stroke and heart failure (HF). Although both probenecid and…Abstract Number: 1114 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effects of Diacerein Controlled Release Tablets in Serum Uric Acid Reduction in Treating Subjects with Gout
Background/Purpose: The goal of gout treatment is to reduce serum uric acid (sUA) concentrations below the urate solubility limit. Diacerein is known as an oral…Abstract Number: 1115 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Long-Term Adherence to Urate-Lowering Therapy in Gout: Do Not Blame on the Patients
Background/Purpose: adherence to urate-lowering treatment (ULT) in patients with gout is reported to be lower than 50% in the first year and below 20% at…Abstract Number: 1116 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Management of Acute Gout in Hospitalized Patients and Risk Factors for Xanthine Oxidase Inhibitor (XOI) Discontinuation or Dose Reduction
Background/Purpose: Patients with gout frequently have multiple serious co-morbidities, take concomitant medications, and have complex clinical profiles, making treatment of acute flares in hospital settings…