Abstract Number: 2396 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Safety and Humoral and Cell-Mediated Immune Responses to Herpes Zoster Vaccine in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: To examine humoral and cellular immune responses induced by a live attenuated herpes zoster (HZ) vaccine in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) compared with…Abstract Number: 2397 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Bilateral Femoral DXA Scan in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: RA is in independent risk factor for osteoporosis and fractures. The diagnosis of osteoporosis is based on T-score at lumbar spine or hip and…Abstract Number: 2398 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Population-Based Cohort Study of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Among Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Comorbidity and Mortality
Background/Purpose: Only few studies have addressed the prognostic impact of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), although both diseases are…Abstract Number: 2399 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rheumatoid Arthritis Have Lower Glomerular Filtration Rate Compared to Healthy Population: Role of Inflammation
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid Arthritis-(RA) is associated with subclinical kidney impairment which contributes to increase mortality and morbidity. The role of inflammation on kidney function in inflammatory…Abstract Number: 2400 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
In Rheumatoid Arthritis: Vitamin-D Deficiency Is an Outcome and a Cause of Subclinical Renal Impairment
Background/Purpose: Vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and it is linked to RA disease severity. Two steps of hydroxylation…Abstract Number: 2401 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rheumatoid Arthritis with Kidney Dysfunction Contributes to Higher Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Development
Background/Purpose: Reduced kidney function render patients with RA rheumatoid arthritis (RA), have an increased risk of cardtiovascular disease (CVD), particulary ischemic heart disease (IHD). This…Abstract Number: 2402 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rituximab in Rheumatoid Arthritis with Interstitial Lung Disease: A Multicenter Study of 32 Patients
Background/Purpose: Anti-TNFα drugs and several conventional disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) such as methotrexate (MTX) have been involved in the development of Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD).…Abstract Number: 2403 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Amylin in the Insulin Resistance of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Amylin is a 37-amino acid peptide that is stored in pancreatic beta cells and is co-secreted with insulin. Amylin and insulin levels rise and…Abstract Number: 2404 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Use of Dmards after the Diagnosis of Cancers in Patients with RA
Background/Purpose: Although there are many studies about the association of disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) with cancers in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), there are few…Abstract Number: 2405 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Biological Function Integrated Prediction of Severe Radiographic Progression in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Nested Case Control Study
Background/Purpose: Radiographic progression is reported to be highly heritable in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, previous study using genetic loci showed an insufficient accuracy of prediction…Abstract Number: 2406 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Increased Cartilage Damage in Metacarpophalangeal Joints of ACPA Positive Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Patients Using T2 Mapping in 3 Tesla Magnetresonance Imaging (MRI)
Background/Purpose: T2 mapping is a non-invasive MRI approach to measure cartilage quality, reflecting cartilage hydration and collagen integrity without using contrast enhancement. It has been…Abstract Number: 2407 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Significance of Elevated Anti-Cyclic Citrullinated Protein Antibody Titers in Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension
Background/Purpose: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a disease entity characterized by elevated pulmonary artery pressure, which often results in right ventricular failure. As part of PH…Abstract Number: 2408 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Early Frailty Syndrome in Rhematoid Arthitis: Screening Using the Frail Scale
Background/Purpose: Frailty is defined as a syndrome of physiological decline in late life, characterized by marked vulnerability to adverse health outcomes. Frail adults are less…Abstract Number: 2409 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Older Age and Male Gender Are Independent Predictors of Quantiferon Positivity Among Adult Rheumatic Patients in a Tertiary Care Center from a BCG Vaccinated Country: Hur-BIO Single Center Real Life Results
Background/Purpose: TNF-α inhibitors increase the risk of emergence of active tuberculosis (TB). Screening rheumatic patients for latent TB is a necessity before initiation of biological…Abstract Number: 2410 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Serious Infection Risk in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Compared to Patients with Non-Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases: A US National Cohort Study
Background/Purpose: Serious infections (SI) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are a perpetual concern. We compared the risk by first and recurrent SIs in patients…
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