Abstract Number: 547 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Concordance Between Ultrasound Joint Synovitis and Clinical Joint Assessments By Patients or Physicians in Rheumatoid Arthritis
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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…Abstract Number: 558 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical, Sonographic and Immunological Biomarkers of Ramris Progression in RA Patients in Clinical Remission: A Prospective Study with 12 Months of Follow-up
Background/Purpose: To determine clinical, sonographic and immunological biomarkers predicting structural damage progression at 12 months of follow-up as measured by Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in a…Abstract Number: 559 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparison of Multi-Dimensional Health Assessment Questionnaire (MD-HAQ)-Based and Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) 29-Based Routine Assessment of Patient Index 3 (RAPID3) for Assessing Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity
Background/Purpose: Patient-reported outcomes measurement information system (PROMIS) 29 is recommended by the National Institute of Health (NIH) consensus panel as the preferred battery of…Abstract Number: 560 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
There Is No Further Gain from Calculating Disease Activity Score in 28 Joints with High Sensitivity Assays of C-Reactive Protein Because of High Intraindividual Variability of CRP: A Cross Sectional Study and Theoretical Consideration
Background/Purpose: The threshold for reporting of C-reactive protein (CRP) differs from laboratory to laboratory. Moreover, CRP values are affected by the intra individual biological variability.[1]…Abstract Number: 561 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sodium Intake Is Increased in Patients with Early Rheumatoid Arthritis and Is Associated with Radiographic Erosions
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease resulting from an interaction between genetic and environmental factors. Recently, sodium intake was suggested as a risk…
