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Abstract Number: 543 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Synovial Features of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Psoriatic Arthritis Differ in Patients in Clinical and Ultrasound Remission after Anti-TNF Therapy
Stefano Alivernini¹, Luca Petricca¹, Laura Bui², Barbara Tolusso¹, Gabriele Di Sante¹, Roberta Benvenuto², Anna Laura Fedele¹, Elisa Gremese¹ and Gianfranco Ferraccioli¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology - Institute of Rheumatology and Affine Sciences, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy, ²Division of Histopathology - Institute of Pathology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
Background/Purpose: Persistent disease remission is the major goal of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) treatment. The combined use of clinical and ultrasound selection…
Abstract Number: 544 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Power Doppler Ultrasound Signal Associates with Abnormal HDL Function and Suppression of Paraoxonase 1 Activity in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Christina Charles-Schoeman¹, Ani Shahbazian², Buzand Oganesian³, Cesar Olmos⁴, Ami Ben-Artzi⁵ and Veena Ranganath⁶, ¹University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ²Medicine-Rheumatology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ³Medicine-Rheumatology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los ANgeles, CA, ⁴Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ⁵Rheumatology, University of California, Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, CA, ⁶Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) can detect synovitis by Power doppler (PDUS) and can predict erosive progression on xrays in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. Our previous work…
Abstract Number: 545 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Utility of Power Doppler Ultrasound-Detected Synovitis for the Prediction of Short Term Flare in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in Clinical Remission
Facundo Vergara¹, Santiago Ruta¹, Johana Zacariaz¹, Josefina Marin¹, Javier Rosa¹, Ricardo Garcia-Monaco² and Enrique R. Soriano¹, ¹Rheumatology Unit, Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Instituto Universitario Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, and Fundacion PM Catoggio, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ²Radiology and Imagenology Department, Hospital italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Background/Purpose: Ultrasound has been shown to detect subclinical synovitis in patients who are in clinical remission, in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The value of power Doppler…
Abstract Number: 546 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Boolean-Based Remission in Rheumatoid Arthritis Using Physician Versus Patient Global Assessment: Differences in Ultrasonographic Disease Activities, Sustainabilities, and Relapse Rates
Gulsen Ozen¹, Ali Ugur Unal², Haner Direskeneli³ and Nevsun Inanc¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, ²Marmara University, School of Medicine, Rheumatology, Istanbul, Turkey, ³Rheumatology, Marmara University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
Background/Purpose: Patient global assessment (PtGA), despite not being exclusively related to disease activity, is included in Boolean-based remission (BR) criteria for RA. This study evaluated…
Abstract Number: 547 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Concordance Between Ultrasound Joint Synovitis and Clinical Joint Assessments By Patients or Physicians in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Ayako Hirata¹, Takehisa Ogura¹, Sayaka Takenaka¹, Hideki Ito², Yuki Fujisawa¹, Kennosuke Mizushina¹, Munetsugu Imamura¹, Norihide Hayashi² and Hideto Kameda¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan, ²Toho University Ohashi Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Ultrasonography (US) has been prevalently used as a valid and objective modality for joint examination in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This study aimed…
Abstract Number: 548 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Body Mass Index Is Positively Correlated with Diverse Disease Activity Measures in Longstanding Rheumatoid Arthritis
Craig Wiesenhutter, Coeur d'Alene Arthritis Clinic, Coeur D Alene, ID; University of Washington School of Family Medicine, Seattle, ID
Background/Purpose: Obesity is a common problem with patients who have rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Adipose tissue has been shown to produce cytokines that are proinflammatory. The…
Abstract Number: 549 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Work Status in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Who Have Poor Prognostic Factors: Findings from a US Observational Cohort
E Alemao¹, LR Harrold², HJ Litman³, SE Connolly⁴, S Kelly¹, W Hua³, L Rosenblatt¹, S Rebello⁵ and JM Kremer⁶, ¹Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, ²University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, ³Corrona, Southborough, MA, ⁴Department of Immunology and Inflammation, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, ⁵Epidemiology, Corrona, Southborough, MA, ⁶The Albany Medical College, Albany, NY
Background/Purpose: A number of studies have demonstrated the association between disease activity and work productivity in patients (pts) with RA. However, the relationship between work…
Abstract Number: 550 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Despite Early Improvement and Limited Self-Reported Disability, Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Still Have Impaired Grip Strength 5 Years after Diagnosis
Maria Rydholm^1,2, Christina Book^1,2, Ingegerd Wikström^1,2, Lennart T.H. Jacobsson^1,3 and Carl Turesson^1,2, ¹Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Sciences, Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden, ²Department of Rheumatology, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden, ³Department of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research, Sahlgrenska Academy at Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Methods: An inception cohort of patients with Grip force (Newton, N) was measured using the electronic instrument Grippit (AB Detektor, Gothenburg, Sweden). Average…
Abstract Number: 551 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Changes in Diverse Disease Activity Measures Are Highly Correlated Following the Initiation of Most Treatment Modalities in the Management of Longstanding Rheumatoid Arthritis
Craig Wiesenhutter, Coeur d'Alene Arthritis Clinic, Coeur D Alene, ID; University of Washington School of Family Medicine, Seattle, ID
Background/Purpose: Treating rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients to target (T2T) has been shown to result in better outcomes in patients with relatively recent onset RA. The…
Abstract Number: 552 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Disability in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis, Course and Predictors
Therese Hansson^1,2, Christina Book^1,2, Lennart T.H. Jacobsson^1,3 and Carl Turesson^1,2, ¹Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Sciences, Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden, ²Department of Rheumatology, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden, ³Department of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research, Sahlgrenska Academy at Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Patient reported outcome measures (PROMs), including the Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index (HAQ-DI), are valuable and reliable instruments for assessment of disease severity and…
Abstract Number: 553 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Validation of Index of Activity Speed (Timed Up and Go test) for Outcome Measure of Patients with Long-Standing Rheumatoid Arthritis: Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study for Evaluation of Joint Surgery on Physical Function
Toshihisa Kojima¹, Hajime Ishikawa^2,3, Sakae Tanaka⁴, Nobuhiko Haga⁵, Keiichiro Nishida⁶, Masao Yukioka⁷, Jun Hashimoto⁸, Hisaaki Miyahara⁹, Yasuo Niki¹⁰, Tomoatsu Kimura¹¹, Hiromi Oda¹², Shuji Asai¹³, Koji Funahashi¹, Masayo Kojima¹⁴ and Naoki Ishiguro¹⁵, ¹Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan, ²Orthopedic Surgery, Niigata Rheumatic Center, Shibata, Japan, ³Orthopedic Surgery, Niigata Rheumatic Center, Shinata, Japan, ⁴Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, ⁵Rehabilitation Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan, ⁶Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama city, Japan, ⁷Orthopedic Surgery, Yukioka Hospital, Osaka, Japan, ⁸Dept of Rheumatology, Osaka-Minami Medical Center, Kawachinagano City, Japan, ⁹Department of Rheumatology and Orthopaedic Surgery, Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan, ¹⁰Orthopedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ¹¹Department of rthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan, ¹²Orthopedic Surgery, Saitama Medical Univeristy, Morohongo Moroyama, Japan, ¹³Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan, ¹⁴Medical education, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan, ¹⁵Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nagoya University, Graduate School & Faculty of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
Background/Purpose: Total management including reconstructive joint surgery and rehabilitation should be needed for further improvements of physical function for long-standing RA patients. It is very…
Abstract Number: 554 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Characteristics of Functional Impairment in Patients with Long-Standing Rheumatoid Arthritis Based on Range of Motion of Joints: Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study for Evaluation of Joint Surgery on Physical Function
Toshihisa Kojima¹, Hajime Ishikawa², Sakae Tanaka³, Nobuhiko Haga⁴, Keiichiro Nishida⁵, Masao Yukioka⁶, Jun Hashimoto⁷, Hisaaki Miyahara⁸, Yasuo Niki⁹, Hiromi Oda¹⁰, Shuji Asai¹¹, Koji Funahashi¹, Masayo Kojima¹² and Naoki Ishiguro¹³, ¹Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan, ²Orthopedic Surgery, Niigata Rheumatic Center, Shibata, Japan, ³Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, ⁴Rehabilitation Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan, ⁵Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama city, Japan, ⁶Orthopedic Surgery, Yukioka Hospital, Osaka, Japan, ⁷Dept of Rheumatology, Osaka-Minami Medical Center, Kawachinagano City, Japan, ⁸Department of Rheumatology and Orthopaedic Surgery, Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan, ⁹Orthopedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ¹⁰Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Saitama Medical Univeristy, Morohongo Moroyama, Japan, ¹¹Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan, ¹²Medical education, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan, ¹³Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nagoya University, Graduate School & Faculty of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
Background/Purpose: Even now, in clinical practice, most of RA patients have long-standing disease and structural damage in their joints. Reconstructive joint surgery should be needed…
Abstract Number: 555 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
HAQ Score Is an Independent Predictor of Sustained Remission in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Ji-Eun Kim¹, Kyung-Eun Lee², Ji-Hyoun Kang², Yi-Rang Yim¹, Jeong-Won Lee¹, Lihui Wen¹, Dong-Jin Park², Tae-Jong Kim³, Yong-Wook Park² and Shin-Seok Lee³, ¹Chonnam National University Medical School and Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea, ²Rheumatology, Chonnam National University Medical School and Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea, ³Rheumatology, Chonnam National University Medical School and Hospital, Gwangju, Korea, The Republic of
Background/Purpose: We compared remission rates, according to different definitions of remission in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and investigated the potential predictors of sustained remission at the…
Abstract Number: 556 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Higher Multi Biomarker Disease Activity Scores Foreshadow Greater Longitudinal Improvement in RA Disease Activity
Jeffrey Curtis¹, Leslie Harrold², Joel Kremer³ and J. Lynn Palmer⁴, ¹Division Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²U Massachusetts, Worcester, MA, ³Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY, ⁴Corrona Research Foundation, Albany, NY
Background/Purpose: Biomarkers in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have the attractive potential to help select patients that have a greater burden of disease activity and…
Abstract Number: 557 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Differences in Clinical Outcomes in Different Socio-Economic and Racial Groups with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Data from National Inpatient Sample
Dilli Poudel¹, Rashmi Dhital², Abdullateef Abdulkareem³, Pragya Shrestha⁴ and Paras Karmacharya¹, ¹Internal Medicine, Reading Health System, WEST READING, PA, ²Universal College of Medical Sciences, MBBS, Kathmandu, Nepal, ³Inernal Medicine, Reading Health System, West Reading, PA, ⁴Internal medicine, Reading Health System, West Reading, PA
Background/Purpose: Studies have reported differences in healthcare utilization and outcome among different socioeconomic and ethnic groups. Complications like atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases (ASCVD) have been documented…

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