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  • Abstract Number: 1871 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Identifying Pain Sites Highly Associated with the Fibromyalgia (FM) Phenotype

    Louis Lu1, Stephanie Moser2, Chad M. Brummett2 and Daniel J. Clauw3, 1Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care, UC Irvine, Orange, CA, 2Anesthesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 3Chronic Pain & Fatigue Research Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

    Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia is challenging to diagnose given its overlapping symptoms with other chronic pain conditions. The most characteristic feature of FM is widespread pain, operationalized…
  • Abstract Number: 1872 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    The Effect of EEG-Amygdala-Related-Neurofeedback on REM Latency in Patients with Fibromyalgia

    Noam Goldwway1, Haggai Sharon1, Eti Ben Simon1, Libat Weizman1, Ayam Greental1, Omer Lubin1, Marc Cavazza2, Fred Charles3, Talma Hendler1 and Jacob N. Ablin4, 1Functional Brain Center, Wohl Institute for Advanced Imaging, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Centre, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2School of Computing, Teesside University, United Kingdom, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom, 3Department of Creative Technology, Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, United Kingdom, 4Rheumatology, Rheumatology Institute, Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel

    Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a condition characterized by widespread pain, sleep disturbance and chronic fatigue, and mood disorder .FMS was suggested to represent a…
  • Abstract Number: 1873 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Evaluating Pain Related Disability in Fibromyalgia: A Comparison of the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire and the Polysymptomatic Distress Scale

    Nilamba Jhala1, Yaseen Kinanah2, Sahar Kaouk3, Deb Bork4, Sara Davin5, Sarah Rispinto5, William Wilke4 and Carmen E. Gota4, 1Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, 2Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, 3John Carroll University, University Heights, OH, 4Orthopedic and Rheumatologic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, 5Neurologic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

    Background/Purpose: Both the fibromyalgia impact questionnaire (FIQ) and the polysymptomatic distress scale (PSD) have been proposed as measures of FM impact and severity. It is…
  • Abstract Number: 1874 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Development of an Ultrasonographic Enthesitis Score for Psoriatic Arthritis Patients

    Stephanie Tom1,2, Yujie Zhong3, Richard J. Cook4, Sibel Z. Aydin5,6, Gurjit S. Kaeley7 and Lihi Eder8,9, 1Women's College Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, 3MRC Biostatistics Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 4Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada, 5The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada, 6University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, 7University of Florida, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, 8Women's College Research Institute, Women's College Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, 9Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Background/Purpose: Enthesitis affects approximately a third of patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and is often considered the earliest site of inflammation. The accuracy of clinical…
  • Abstract Number: 1875 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Assessment of Structural Damage of the Thumb Base in Patients with Hand Osteoarthritis: Comparing the Newly Developed Omeract Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scoring System with Standard Radiography

    S. van Beest1, F.P.B. Kroon1, W. Damman1, R. Liu1, H.M. Kroon2 and M. Kloppenburg3, 1Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, 2Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, 3Rheumatology and Clinical Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands

    Background/Purpose: Thumb base osteoarthritis (OA) is characterized by structural damage, most commonly evaluated by radiography. However radiography is insensitive. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging could be…
  • Abstract Number: 1876 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    A Non-Invasive Ultrasound Surface Wave Elastography Technique for Assessing Interstitial Lung Disease

    Thomas Osborn1, Xiaoming Zhang2, Sanjay Kalra3, Boran Zhou4 and Brian Bartholmai5, 1Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 2Mayo Clinic college of Medicine, Rochester, MN, 3Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 4Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 5Thoracic Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

    Background/Purpose: Surface wave elastography is an ultrasound based noninvasive technique to measure tissue viscoelasticity (“stiffness”). Preliminary studies in assessing scleroderma associated skin thickening have been…
  • Abstract Number: 1877 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    The Performance of MRI Using the 3D Volumetric Interpolated Breath-Hold Sequence (VIBE) Technique to Detect Structural Changes in Patients with Early Axial Spondyloarthritis in Comparison to Conventional Radiography and Computed Tomography

    Xenofon Baraliakos1, Florian Hoffmann1, Xiaohu Deng2, Yanyan Wang3, Feng Huang4 and Jürgen Braun5, 1Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany, 2Chinese PLA General Hospital, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China, 3Rheumatology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China, 4Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China, 5Institut für angewandte Statistik Dr. Jörg Schnitker GmbH, Bielefeld, Germany

    Background/Purpose: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the gold standard for detection of inflammation in the sacroiliac joints (SIJ) of patients (pts) with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA),…
  • Abstract Number: 1878 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    The Utility of the Omeract Ultrasound Tenosynovitis Scoring System in Multicenter Clinical Trials

    Mads Ammitzbøll-Danielsen1, Mikkel Østergaard1, Esperanza Naredo2, Annamaria Iagnocco3, Ingrid Moller4, Maria Antonietta D'Agostino5, Frédérique Gandjbakhch6 and Lene Terslev7, 1Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2Rheumatology, Joint and Bone Research Unit, IIS-FJD, Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz., Madrid, Spain, 3Academic Rheumatology Unit, Università degli Studi di Torino, Torino, Italy, 4Rheumatology, Instituto Poal, Barcelona, Spain, 5Department of Rheumatology, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris Ambroise Paré Hospital, Boulogne-Billancourt , Université Versailles Saint Quentin en Yvelines, Paris, France, 6Department of Rheumatology, APHP, Pitié Salpétrière Hospital, Universite Paris 6, Paris, France, 7Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark

    Background/Purpose :Tenosynovitis is very common in patients with RA and is associated with lower physical function.  Several studies have confirmed the limitations of clinical examination…
  • Abstract Number: 1879 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Majority of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in Clinical Remission As Defined By DAS-28, CDAI, SDAI and RAPID-3 Have No Signal on Ultrasound Power Doppler

    Allen P. Anandarajah1, Andreea Coca2 and Ralf G. Thiele3, 1Dept of Rheumatology, Univ of Rochester Medical Ctr, Rochester, NY, 2University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, 3Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY

    Background/Purpose: Remission in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is often assessed using the following indices: disease activity scores (DAS-28), clinical disease activity index (CDAI), Simplified Disease Activity…
  • Abstract Number: 1880 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Cancer Immunotherapy in Patients with Preexisting Rheumatologic Disease: The Mayo Clinic Experience

    Michael Richter1, Olga Pinkston2, Lisa Kottschade3, Heidi Finnes3, Svetomir N. Markovic4 and Uma Thanarajasingam5, 1Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 2Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, FL, 3Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 4Department of Medicine and Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 5Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

    Background/Purpose: Immune checkpoint inhibitors have revolutionized the treatment of advanced malignancies. By blocking T-cell inhibition these drugs result in immune targeting of tumor cells and…
  • Abstract Number: 1881 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    The Utility of Autoimmune Serologies in Recurrent and Chronic Inflammatory Eye Disease

    Alexander Wu1, Sulaiman Mapara2, William Messner3, Sunil Srivastava4, Careen Lowder4 and Rula A Hajj-Ali5, 1Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, 2Hospital Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Akron, OH, 3Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, 4Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, 5Rheumatic and Immunologic Disease, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

    Background/Purpose: Inflammatory eye diseases such as scleritis and uveitis are associated with systemic autoimmune disease (SAD) and can be the initial manifestation of a concurrent…
  • Abstract Number: 1882 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Thymus and Activation-Regulated Chemokine (TARC) As Biomarker for IgG4-Related Disease

    Masataka Umeda1,2, Tomoki Origuchi3, Shinya Kawashiri1,4, Tomohiro Koga1,5, Kunihiro Ichinose1, Yushiro Endo1, Sousuke Tsuji1, Ayuko Takatani1, Takashi Igawa1, Toshimasa Shimizu1, Shoichi Fukui1,4, Remi Sumiyoshi1, Ayako Nishino1,6, Naoki Iwamoto1, Mami Tamai1, Hideki Nakamura1 and Atsushi Kawakami1, 1Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan, 2Medical Education Development Center, Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan, 3Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan, 4Departments of Community Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan, 5Center for Bioinformatics and Molecular Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki City, Japan, 6Center for Comprehensive Community Care Education, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan

    Background/Purpose: TARC, also known as chemokine ligand 17 (CCR17), is expressed in the thymus and is produced by dendritic cells, endothelial cells, keratinocytes and fibroblasts.…
  • Abstract Number: 1883 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Patterns of Osteoarticular Involvement in SAPHO Syndrome: A Cluster Analysis Based on Whole Body Bone Scintigraphy in 157 Patients

    Yihan Cao1, Chen Li2, Ping Xu1, Yueting Li1, Qiao Yang1 and Xiaochuan Sun1, 1Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China, 2Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China

    Background/Purpose: The aim was to explore patterns of osteoarticular involvement in SAPHO syndrome using cluster analysis of lesions revealed by whole body bone scintigraphy. Methods:…
  • Abstract Number: 1884 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Mepolizumab for the Treatment of Patients with Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis: Post-Hoc Results of a Phase III Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial

    Jonathan Steinfeld1, Eric S Bradford2, Judith Brown3, Stephen Mallett4, Steven W Yancey2 and Michael E Wechsler5, 1Respiratory TAU & Flexible Discovery Unit, GSK, Philadelphia, PA, USA, Philadelphia, PA, 2Respiratory Therapeutic Area, GSK, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA, Research Triangle Park, NC, 3Research and Development, Immuno-Inflammation TAU, GSK, Stockley Park West, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UK, Uxbridge, United Kingdom, 4Research & Development, Statistics, GSK, Stockley Park West, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UK, Uxbridge, United Kingdom, 5Department of Medicine,, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO

    Background/Purpose: In a recent Phase III study (NCT02020889) in patients with Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (EGPA) the anti-interleukin-5 monoclonal antibody mepolizumab showed significant benefit when…
  • Abstract Number: 1885 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Epidemiology of Hospitalized Adult Onset Still’s Disease in United States

    Bella Y. Mehta1, William Briggs2 and Petros Efthimiou3, 1Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery/Weill Cornell Medicine/Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, 2New York Presbyterian/ Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, New York, NY, 3Medicine/Rheumatology, New York University School of Medicine/NYU Langone Health, New York, NY

    Background/Purpose: There is a dearth of epidemiological studies on Adult Onset Still’s Disease (AOSD) and no consensus on its incidence and prevalence. Most studies report…
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