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Abstract Number: 120 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Reproductive Tract Infections (RTI) in Indian (Asian) Women of Child Bearing Age Suffering from RA:I Don’t Ask Them, They Don’t Tell Me
Anuradha Venugopalan¹, Jaleh Naderi², Renu Relwani³ and Arvind Chopra⁴, ¹Rheumatology, Microbiologist, Pune, India, ²Rheumatology, PhD Student, Urrmia, Iran, ³Rheumatology, Gynaecologist, Pune, India, ⁴Center for Rheumatic Diseases, Director and Chief Rheumatologist, Pune, India
Background/Purpose: Several factors including disease process and drug therapy allegedly predispose to infections in RA. Socioeconomic constraints on our setting impose unique impediments. RTI are…
Abstract Number: 121 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Is a Salient Cause of Premature Mortality in the United States: A Sex-Based Exploration
Titilola Falasinnu¹ and Julia F Simard², ¹Health Research and Policy, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, ²Division of Epidemiology, Health Research and Policy Department, and Division of Immunology & Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
Background/Purpose: The epidemiology of SLE has a complex gendered aspect, characterized by marked differences between the sexes in terms of the incidence, prevalence, and clinical…
Abstract Number: 122 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Small Number of Patients with SLE Account for Most of the Direct and Indirect Hospitalization Costs
Allen P. Anandarajah¹, Bethany A. Marston², Debbie Campbell³ and Christopher T. Ritchlin⁴, ¹Dept of Rheumatology, Univ of Rochester Med Ctr, Rochester, NY, ²Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, ³Allergy, Immunology & Rheumatology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ⁴Allergy Immunology & Rheumatology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease that can affect multiple organ systems and is associated with high morbidity. Studies have shown…
Abstract Number: 123 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Panel of Urinary Biomarkers to Assess Renal Involvement in Latin American Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
José A. Gómez-Puerta^1,2, Blanca L Ortiz Reyes¹, Tomás Urrego¹, Adriana L Vanegas^2,3, Carlos Horacio Muñoz^3,4, Mauricio Restrepo², Wilmer Rojas-Zuleta², Sofia Arteaga², Luis Alonso Gonzalez⁴ and Gloria Vásquez^1,4, ¹Grupo de Inmunología Celular e Inmunogenética, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia, ²Rheumatology Unit, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia, ³Hospital Universitario de San Vicente Fundación, Medellín, Colombia, ⁴Rheumatology Unit, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia
Background/Purpose: Some previous studies in Caucasian, Asian, and African-american patients have shown promising results for several urinary biomarkers in patients with lupus nephritis (LN). However,…
Abstract Number: 124 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Socioeconomic-Demographic, Disease Activity, Treatment and Immunologic Variables Affect B Cell Subtypes in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Arlene Bravo¹, Michelle T. Ngo², Michael De Vera³, Karina Marianne D. Torralba^2,4 and Abigail Benitez^2,4, ¹Internal Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, ²Rheumatology, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, ³Transplant Surgery, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, ⁴Transplantation Institute, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA
Background/Purpose: B cell subset proportions within the B cell pool, also known as B cell signatures (BCS), reflect not only systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) disease…
Abstract Number: 125 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Increased Hypertension and Renal Disease in African Americans Compared to Caucasians with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
April Barnado¹, Robert Carroll², Carolyn Casey¹, Joshua C. Denny² and Leslie J. Crofford³, ¹Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ²Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ³Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nasville, TN
Background/Purpose: African Americans have higher rates of SLE and SLE nephritis compared to Caucasians. These epidemiologic associations come mainly from cohort studies that collect standardized…
Abstract Number: 126 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies (ANCA) in African-American Patients: Disease Associations and Clinical Outcomes in an Urban Cohort
Philip McCarthy¹, Jenna Hudy², Marie Melville², Danielle Robson¹, John McKinnon², Sandeep Soman² and Kathleen Maksimowicz-McKinnon³, ¹Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, East Lansing, MI, ²Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, ³Rheumatology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
Background/Purpose: Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis (AAV) has been most extensively described and studied in non-African-American populations. The significance of and associations with ANCA in African-Americans,…
Abstract Number: 127 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Disease Characteristics and Outcomes in African-American Patients with Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis: a High Risk Group for Poor Outcomes
Philip McCarthy¹, Danielle Robson¹, Jenna Hudy², Marie Melville², John McKinnon², Sandeep Soman² and Kathleen Maksimowicz-McKinnon³, ¹Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, East Lansing, MI, ²Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, ³Rheumatology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
Background/Purpose: Antineutrophil antibody-associated vasculitis (AAV) has been most extensively described and studied in non-African American populations. Little is known about the characteristics and outcomes of…
Abstract Number: 128 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Call to Action: Cardiovascular Comorbidities in Medicare Rheumatology Beneficiaries
Gurjit S. Kaeley¹ and Sunita Dodani², ¹University of Florida, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, ²Cardiology and Epidemiology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL
Background/Purpose: Cardiovascular (CV) manifestations of Rheumatological inflammatory diseases have become increasingly recognized, and, in some patients, might even constitute the initial presentation of a Rheumatological…
Abstract Number: 129 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ultrasound Is More Reliable Than Inflammatory Parameters (ESR and CRP) to Evaluate Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients on Tocilizumab Therapy
Ying-Chou Chen Sr., Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan., YC Chen, Kaohsiung County, Taiwan
Background/Purpose: The goal of therapy of rheumatoid arthritis(RA) is to achieve a remission or at least low disease activity. Tocilizumab completely interrupt the effect of…
Abstract Number: 130 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Anti-CCP Status Determines the Power Doppler Oscillation Pattern in Rheumatoid Arthritis – a Prospective Study
Ottar Gadeholt¹, Tobias Wech², Sebastian Schuh¹, Eva Christina Scharbatke¹, Eva Niederle¹, Hans-Peter Tony³ and Marc Schmalzing⁴, ¹Rheumatology/Immunology, Medical Clinic II, University Clinic Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany, ²Experimental Rradiology, University Clinic Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany, ³Rheumatology/Immunology, Medical Clinic II, University Clinic Wuerzburg, Würzburg, Germany, ⁴Rheumatology/Clinical Immunology, Medical Clinic II, University Clinic Wuerzburg, Würzburg, Germany
Title: Anti-CCP Status Determines the Power Doppler Oscillation Pattern in Rheumatoid Arthritis – a Prospective Study Abstract: Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory…
Abstract Number: 131 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Analysis of Correlation and Causes for Discrepancy Between Quantitative and Semi Quantitative Doppler Scores in Synovitis in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Hamed Rezaei^1,2,3, Erik af Klint⁴, Hilde B. Hammer⁵, Lene Terslev⁶, MA d'Agostino^7,8, Yogan Kisten³ and Laurent Arnaud⁹, ¹Department of Medicine, Unit for Clinical Therapy Research, Inflammatory Diseases (ClinTRID), The rheumatology clinic of the Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, ²The Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, ³Department of Medicine, Unit for Clinical Therapy Research, Inflammatory Diseases (ClinTRID), The Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁴Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁵Dept. of Rheumtology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁶Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research (COPECARE), Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁷Rheumatology, Versailles-Saint Quentin en Yvelines University, Boulogne-Billancourt, France, ⁸Department of Rheumatology, Ambroise Paré Hospital, Boulogne-Billancourt, Versailles-Saint Quentin en Yvelines University- APHP, Ambroise-Paré Hospital, Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris, France, Paris, France, ⁹Unit for Clinical Therapy Research, Inflammatory Diseases (ClinTRID), Dept. of Medicine, Karolinska institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Doppler ultrasound plays an increasing role for monitoring disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This study aimed to evaluate the association between two semi-quantitative…
Abstract Number: 132 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ultrasound Performed Among RA Patients in Real Life Setting Can Predict Loss of Remission, Especially When Done Early after Reaching Remission
Pascal Zufferey¹, Giorgio Tamborrini², Burkhard Moeller³, Adrian Ciurea⁴, Laure Brulhart⁵, Sandra Blumhardt⁶, Martin Toniolo⁷ and Hans Ruedi Ziswiler⁸, ¹Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland, ²Bethesda spital, Basel, Switzerland, ³Rheumatology & Clin Immunology, Inselspital Bern, Bern, Switzerland, ⁴Center of Experimental Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich Schlieren, Switzerland, ⁵médecine, hôpital neuchateulois, La chaux de fond, Switzerland, ⁶rheumatology, USZ, zurich, Switzerland, ⁷Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁸Osteorheuma, Bern, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Previous publications have suggested that patients in clinical remission with residual ultrasound (US) synovitis flare more often and do not stay in remission as long…
Abstract Number: 133 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Agreement Between DAS28-ESR, DAS28-CRP, SDAI, CDAI (Simplified/Clinical Disease Activity Index), ACR/EULAR Remission Criteria and Ultrasound Scoring (Naredo-12) in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in Routine Care
Marion Cugnet¹, Mélanie Trabelsi², Paul Ornetti¹, Philippe Gaudin³, Stéphanie Rouanet⁴ and Athan Baillet², ¹Rheumatology, Dijon University Hospital, France, Dijon, France, ²Rheumatology, Grenoble University Hospital, France, Echirolles, France, ³Grenoble University Hospital, France, Grenoble, France, ⁴StatEthic, Levallois-Perret, France, Levallois Perret, France
Background/Purpose: Clinical remission is now a realistic goal in managing rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with treat to target strategy assessed according to different composite scores (DAS28,…
Abstract Number: 134 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Synovitis Assessed By the German 7-Joint Ultrasound Score (US7S) Is Associated with the Reversible Activity-Related Component of Physical Disability in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Jakub Zavada¹, Petra Hanova¹, Jana Hurnakova¹, Lenka Szczukova², Michal Uher², Šárka Forejtová¹, Martin Klein¹, Heřman F Mann¹, Marta Olejarova¹, Olga Sleglova¹, Olga Ruzickova¹ and Karel Pavelka¹, ¹Institute of Rheumatology and Department of Rheumatology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic, ²Institute of Biostatistics and Analyses, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
Background/Purpose: Restoring normal functioning is a major therapeutic aim. Differences in the sources of functional limitations should be considered in the interpretation of functional measures.…

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