Abstract Number: 2940 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Risk Factors for Late-Onset Thrombosis in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
Background/Purpose: Thrombotic events (TE) cause great morbidity and mortality in SLE patients. Studies of TE in SLE focus on early-onset TE. While the incidence of…Abstract Number: 2941 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Outcomes in Lupus Nephritis Patients Previously Randomized to Receive Either Low Dose Cyclophosphamide Versus Oral Mycophenolate Mofetil on Azathioprine Maintenance
Background/Purpose: Management of SLE and lupus nephritis is challenging as it is always a trade off between remission, prevention of relapse and long term adverse…Abstract Number: 2942 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Longitudinal Analyses of Progression of Brain Athrophy in Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: The CNS involvement in cSLE has been described to occur from 25-90% in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE). The aim of the study was…Abstract Number: 2943 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Preliminary Population-Based Incidence and Prevalence Estimates of Systemic Lupus Erythematous from the Manhattan Lupus Surveillance Program
Background/Purpose: Given widely varying estimates of the incidence and prevalence of Systemic Lupus Erythematous (SLE) in the US and the absence of data for certain…Abstract Number: 2944 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Presepsin (sCD14 subtype) Concentration Is Elevated and Reflects Disease Activity in Systemic Lupus Erythematous Patients
Background/Purpose: Presepsin (sCD14 subtype) has recently been identified as a novel biomarker for predicting sepsis. Because presepsin is produced as a consequence of cellular phagocytosis,…Abstract Number: 2945 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage in SLE: Risk Factors, Response to Therapy, and Survival
Background/Purpose: While diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH) is recognized as a life-threatening complication of SLE, little is known about its risk factors and response to therapy. …Abstract Number: 2946 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Mortality Among SLE Patients in the National Data Bank for Rheumatic Diseases
Background/Purpose: To investigate risk of mortality among SLE patients cohort in the NDB.Methods: Systemic lupus erythematous (SLE) and non-inflammatory rheumatic disease (NIRD) patients were studied…Abstract Number: 2947 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association of Anti-NR2 and U1RNP Antibodies with Neurotoxic Inflammatory Mediators in Cerebrospinal Fluid from Patients with Neuropsychiatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: Autoantibodies (auto Abs) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and inflammatory mediators (IMs) may be involved in the pathogenesis of neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE). Previous…Abstract Number: 2948 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
How Do Patients with Newly Diagnosed SLE Present? a Multicenter Cohort Analysis to Inform the Development of New Classification Criteria for SLE
Background/Purpose: SLE onset may be insidious with clinically evident disease developing over years. Current SLE classification criteria may not classify patients with early SLE well.…Abstract Number: 2949 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Differential Serum Cytokine Profile in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome: A Single-Center Study
Background/Purpose: Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are susceptible to the development of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES). The main theory about the physiopathology of…Abstract Number: 2950 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Using Electronic Health Record Algorithms to Accurately Identify Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: To harness the data in electronic health records (EHRs) and administrative databases to study systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), it is important to identify patients…Abstract Number: 2951 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Anti-NR2 Antibody and Blood-Brain Barrier Disruption in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients with Cognitive Dysfunction
Background/Purpose: Cognitive Dysfunction (CD) is one of the most common manifestations of neuropsychiatric SLE (NPSLE) and one of the most devastating. The pathogenesis of CD…Abstract Number: 2952 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Diagnosis of Primary Neuropsychiatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Attribution Models Versus Physician Judgment
Background/Purpose: Attribution of neuropsychiatric manifestations to systemic lupus erythematosus per se (“primary NPSLE”) is challenging and depends largely on physician judgment based on clinical and…Abstract Number: 2953 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Emergency Room and SLE: What Characteristics Are Associated with Increased Emergency Room Utilization in Lupus Patients?
Background/Purpose: There is sparse data examining the characteristics of SLE patients who frequent the emergency room (ER). Data suggest that lupus patients with certain sociodemographic…Abstract Number: 2954 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Serum and CSF Biomarkers of Neuropsychiatric Involvement in Primary Sjogren Syndrome and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: Neuropsychiatric manifestations are commonly observed in both SLE and primary Sjšgren's syndrome (pSS). However, making an accurate diagnosis can be challenging. Multiple serum and…