Abstract Number: 3090 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Inflammation Detected with Modern Sensitive MRI Analysis Demonstrates That Therapeutic Response As Early As One Month Predicts 12-Month Radiographic Progression: Data from a Study Using Tofacitinib and Methotrexate in Early RA
Background/Purpose: Tofacitinib is an oral Janus kinase inhibitor for the treatment of RA. A novel automated quantification method for RA MRI-detected pathology using statistical shape…Abstract Number: 3091 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effect of Sarilumab on Circulating Biomarkers of Bone and Joint Destruction in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis with Inadequate Response to Methotrexate
Background/Purpose: Patients with RA develop bone and joint damage due to chronic inflammation that is mediated by a destructive synovial pannus.1 The pannus is composed…Abstract Number: 3092 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Predictive Factors for Better Outcome of Switching of Biologics for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in Daily Clinical Practice
Background/Purpose: Eight biologics have been approved for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in Japan. However, little is known regarding what to do when patients have an inadequate…Abstract Number: 3093 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparison of Changes in Cardiovascular Risk-Associated Biomarkers in RA Patients Treated with Anti-TNF or Other Biological Agents: A Metabolic Study from a Randomized Trial
Background/Purpose: Considering the increased cardiovascular risk in RA patients and the influence of biologics, especially tocilizumab (TCZ) on the lipid profile, we aimed to investigate…Abstract Number: 3094 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Factors Associated with Initial or Subsequent Choice of Biologic Disease Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Treatment with disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) is considered the standard of care for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Over the past two decades, major advances have…Abstract Number: 3095 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
What Should be the Primary Target of ‘Treat to Target’ in Psa?
Background/Purpose: In 2013, Treat to Target (T2T) in SpA Recommendations by expert consensus stated that the target of treatment should be remission or inactive disease.…Abstract Number: 3096 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association Between Smoking and Psoriatic Arthritis Among Psoriasis Patients and the General Population: Data from National Inpatient Sample
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is an inflammatory arthritis affecting approximately 520,000 patients in the US and up to one third of patients with psoriasis. Studies…Abstract Number: 3097 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Osteoclast Precursor Frequency and Imaging Findings Associated with Arthritis Onset in a Psoriasis Longitudinal Cohort
Background/Purpose: Psoriasis (Ps) precedes joint inflammation by an average of 10 years psoriatic arthritis (PsA) patients. Reports have demonstrated abnormal musculoskeletal imaging findings in psoriasis…Abstract Number: 3098 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Occurrence of Peripheral Arthritis Mutilans in Psoriatic Arthritis Is Associated with Certain Major Histocompatibility Class I Alleles
Background/Purpose: Several human leukocyte antigen (HLA) Class I loci encoding the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) have been implicated both in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) susceptibility and…Abstract Number: 3099 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Higher Prevalence and Severity of Coronary Atherosclerosis in Psa Patients
Background/Purpose: Patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) have increased risk in cardiovascular diseases (CVD) including subclinical atherosclerosis. However, previous knowledge was limited to carotid atherosclerosis. The…Abstract Number: 3100 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Can Achieving Sustained Minimal Disease Activity (MDA) Prevent Progression of Subclinical Atherosclerosis? a Prospective Cohort Study in Psoriatic Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Patients with PsA were reported to have a higher incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and subclinical carotid atherosclerosis due to underlying inflammation. Minimal disease…Abstract Number: 3101 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Lipoprotein Profile and Serum Glycoprotein Acetylation As Markers of Cardiovascular Risk in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: The risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD) is significantly increased in systemic SLE compared to age and gender matched controls. The implementation of nuclear…Abstract Number: 3102 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Neutrophil Subsets, Arterial Inflammation, and Vascular Stiffness in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) show a striking increase in risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD) not explained by Framingham risk, when compared…Abstract Number: 3103 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Apolipoprotein L1 Risk Variants Associate with Prevalent Cardiovascular Disease in African American Systemic Lupus Erythematous Patients
Background/Purpose: Two Apolipoprotein L1 (APOL1) risk variants (RV), G1 and G2, located on chromosome 22q12.3, have been associated with excess renal risk in African Americans…Abstract Number: 3104 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Early Proteinuria Response in Real Life Situation Predicts Long-Term Lupus Renal Outcome in Ethnically Diverse Group with Biopsy-Proven Nephritis
Background/Purpose: Treat to target strategies are becoming the best approach for several rheumatic disorders. Recently retrospective analyses of two important lupus trials have reported that…