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Abstract Number: 3227 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Identification of Novel Protein-Coding Genetic Variants Associated with Takayasu Arteritis
Paul Renauer¹, Patrick Coit¹, Peter A. Merkel² and Amr H. Sawalha¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Penn Vasculitis Center, Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Takayasu arteritis is a rare large vessel vasculitis of unclear etiology. Previous studies identified associations between Takayasu arteritis and genetic variants within HLA class…
Abstract Number: 3228 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sofosbuvir Plus Ribavirin for Hepatitis C Virus Associated Cryoglobulinemia Vasculitis: Vascuvaldic Study
David Saadoun¹, V Thibault², L Alric³, C Guillaud⁴, H Izzedine², M Costopoulos², L Musset², H Fontaine⁵, C Hezode⁴, S Pol⁵, T Poynard², P Cacoub² and SN SI Ahmed⁶, ¹Department of Internal Medicine and clinical Immunology. French National Reference Center for Autoimmune Diseases. DHU I2B (Inflammation, Immunotherapy and Biotherapy), UPMC, Paris VI, Hôpital Pitié Salpétrière, AP-HP, UPMC, Univ Paris 06, Paris, France, ²CHU Pitie Salpetriere, Paris, France, ³CHU Toulouse, Toulouse, France, ⁴CHU H Mondor, Creteil, France, ⁵CHU Cochin, Paris, France, ⁶CH Orleans, Orleans, France
Background/Purpose: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the etiologic agent for most cases of cryoglobulinemia vasculitis (Cryovas). Interferon–containing regimens are associated with important side effects and…
Abstract Number: 3229 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Using Exome Sequencing to Identify Novel Genetic Associations with Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis Susceptibility
Angel C.Y. Mak¹, Paul L.F. Tang², Gang Xie³, Pui-Yan Kwok², Paul A. Monach⁴, Simon Carette³, David Cuthbertson⁵, Gary S. Hoffman⁶, Nader A. Khalidi⁷, Curry L. Koening⁸, Carol A. Langford⁶, Carol A. McAlear⁹, Larry W. Moreland¹⁰, Christian Pagnoux³, Philip Seo¹¹, Ulrich Specks¹², Antoine G. Sreih¹³, Steven R. Ytterberg¹⁴, Peter A. Merkel¹⁵, Katherine A. Siminovitch³, Sharon A. Chung¹⁶ and Vasculitis Clinical Research Consortium, ¹Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²Institute for Human Genetics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ³Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Rheumatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁵Biostatistics and Informatics, Department of Pediatrics, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ⁶Rheumatology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ⁷McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁸Rheumatology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁹University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ¹⁰Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ¹¹Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ¹²Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, ¹³Department of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ¹⁴Rheumatology Division, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ¹⁵Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ¹⁶Russell/Englemen Rheumatology Research Center, Rosalind Russell / Ephraim P. Engleman Rheumatology Research Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Previous genome-wide association studies of granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener’s, GPA) identified common genetic variants associated with susceptibility to GPA. However, since GPA is a…
Abstract Number: 3230 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Perceived Barriers in Care for Arthritis
Elizabeth M. Badley¹, Lynn Moore² and Monique A.M. Gignac³, ¹Toronto Western Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²The Arthritis Society, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Instititue for Work and Health, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: To examine current arthritis treatments, barriers to treatment, and perceptions of health care decision making, especially preferences for patient-physician shared input. Methods: A poll…
Abstract Number: 3231 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Systematic Review of the Persuasive Design Principles Used in Health Apps for Arthritis
Jonas Geuens¹, Vero Vanden Abeele², Thijs Swinnen³, R Westhovens⁴, Kurt L. de Vlam⁴ and Luc Geurts⁵, ¹Faculty of Engineering Technology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, ²Technology Cluster Computerscience, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, ³Rheumatology, UZ Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, ⁴Rheumatology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, ⁵Electrical Engineering (ESAT), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Background/Purpose: Recently, we witnessed a steep increase in the amount of mobile applications (apps) in the category of “Health & Fitness”. Most popular examples of…
Abstract Number: 3232 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Comparative Efficacy of Kinesio Taping and Local Steroid Injection in Patients with Subacromial Impingement Syndrome
Hamit Goksu¹, Pinar Borman², Figen Gokoglu³ and Seher Kocaoglu², ¹Clinic of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey, ²Department of 1st Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ministry of Health Ankara Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey, ³Dept of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ahi Evran University, Medical Faculty, Kýrþehir, Turkey
Background/Purpose: There are several approaches in the treatment of subacromial impingement syndrome (SIS). The aim of this study was to compare the therapeutic effects of…
Abstract Number: 3233 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Comparison of Interobserver Agreement Between Advanced Practice Physiotherapists and Rheumatologists in the Detection of Axial Spondyloarthritis
Laura Passalent^1,2, Christopher Hawke³, Ahmed Omar⁴, Khalid Alnaqbi⁵, Dinny Wallis⁶, Nigil Haroon⁴ and Robert D Inman⁷, ¹Allied Health, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Physical Therapy, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Rheumatology, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Rheumatology, Al Ain Hospital, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, ⁶University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom, ⁷Immunlogy and Institute of Medical Science, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Emerging models of care in rheumatology are using non-physician health care professionals to assess patients with suspected inflammatory arthritis with the aim to improve…
Abstract Number: 3234 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Roadblocks Perceived By Canadian Dermatologists for Referring Patients with Suspected Psoriatic Arthritis
Renise Ayearst¹, Daniel Pereira¹, Charles Lynde², Holly Etchegary³ and Vinod Chandran¹, ¹Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Memorial University of Newfoundland, St.John's, NF, Canada
Background/Purpose: The current system of referral by Canadian dermatologists of patients who may have psoriatic arthritis (PsA) to rheumatologists is suboptimal. Hypothesizing that knowledge level,…
Abstract Number: 3235 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Factors Associated with Nonadherence to Recently Initiated Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs
Candace H. Feldman¹, Elena Massarotti², Alyssa Wohlfahrt³, Anarosa Campos³, Yuanyu Lo³, Zhi Zhang³, Maura D. Iversen⁴ and Daniel H. Solomon¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ³Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Northeastern University, Department of Physical Therapy, and Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Medication nonadherence accounts for more than $100 billion in preventable healthcare costs annually in the US. Nonadherence to disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) among patients…
Abstract Number: 3236 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Circulating Cytokine/Chemokine Concentrations Predict Cancer Mortality in Men with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Bryant R. England¹, Jeremy Sokolove², William H. Robinson³, Geoffrey M. Thiele⁴, Apar K. Ganti⁵, Harlan Sayles⁶, Kaleb Michaud⁷, Liron Caplan⁸, Lisa A. Davis⁸, Grant W. Cannon⁹, Brian Sauer¹⁰, E. Blair Solow¹¹, Andreas Reimold¹², Gail S. Kerr¹³, Pascale Schwab¹⁴, Joshua F. Baker¹⁵ and Ted R. Mikuls¹⁶, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ²Division of Immunology and Rheumatology, Stanford University Medical Center, Mountain View, CA, ³Division of Immunology and Rheumatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, ⁴Research Services 151, Omaha VA Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁵Internal Medicine, Division of Oncology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁶University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁷Rheumatology & Immunology, University of Nebraska Medical Center and National Data Base for Rheumatic Diseases, Omaha, NE, ⁸Div of Rheumatology, Univ of CO Denver School of Med, Aurora, CO, ⁹Division of Rheumatology, Salt Lake City VA Medical Center and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ¹⁰Salt Lake City VA Medical Center and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ¹¹Rheumatology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ¹²Rheumatology, VAMC, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ¹³VAMC, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, ¹⁴Div Arth & Rheum Dis, Oregon Health & Sci Univ OP09, Portland, OR, ¹⁵Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ¹⁶Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by chronic inflammation and the dysregulated expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines / chemokines (CK). Chronic inflammation has also been implicated…
Abstract Number: 3237 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Decreased Cardiovascular Mortality in Patients with Incident Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) in Recent Years: Dawn of a New Era in Cardiovascular Disease in RA?
Elena Myasoedova¹, Cynthia S. Crowson², Eric L. Matteson³, John M. Davis III⁴, Terry M. Therneau⁵ and Sherine E. Gabriel⁶, ¹Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ³Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁵Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁶Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with increased cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality as compared to the general population. Recent prospective studies with limited follow-up…
Abstract Number: 3238 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Impact of Biologic DMARD Treatment on Sepsis and Mortality after Serious Infection
Adrian Richter¹, Anja Strangfeld², Prof. Dr. Matthias Schneider³, Thomas Klopsch⁴, Andreas Kapelle⁵, Jörg Kaufmann⁶, Angela Zink⁷ and Joachim Listing⁸, ¹German Rheumatism Research Center, Berlin, Germany, ²Epidemiology, German Rheumatism Research Center, Berlin, Germany, ³Rheumatology, Heinrich-Heine-University, Duesseldorf, Germany, ⁴Rheumatologist in private practice, Neubrandenburg, Germany, ⁵Rheumatologist, Hoyerswerda, Germany, ⁶Medical practice specialising, Ludwigsfelde, Germany, ⁷Epidemiologie, Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum, Berlin, Germany, ⁸Epidemiology, DRFZ, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: Tumor-necrosis-factor-α inhibition (TNFi) was assumed to be a relevant mechanism for the treatment of sepsis[1]. However, randomized controlled trials failed to show a survival…
Abstract Number: 3239 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Response to Methotrexate Predicts Mortality in Rheumatoid Arthritis up to 30 Years
Carolin Krause¹, Siegfried Wassenberg², Rolf Rau³, Gertraud Herborn⁴, Juergen Braun⁵ and Dietmar Krause⁶, ¹University Munster, Munster, Germany, ²Rheumaklinik, Themistocles Gluck hospital - Rheumazentrum Ratingen, Ratingen, Germany, ³Expert in Rheumatology, Düsseldorf, Germany, ⁴Evangelisches Fachkrankenhaus Ratingen, Ratingen, Greece, ⁵Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany, ⁶Dept. for Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany
Background/Purpose: Methotrexate (MTX) is considered as the anchor drug for the treatment of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). MTX has been shown to reduce disease…
Abstract Number: 3240 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Improved Survival in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A General Population-Based Study
Na Lu^1,2, Hyon K. Choi³, Sara R. Schoenfeld³, Christine Peloquin⁴, Maureen Dubreuil⁵, Sharan K. Rai⁶, J Antonio Avina-Zubieta⁷ and Yuqing Zhang⁸, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ³Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁴Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁵Rheumatology, Boston VA HealthCare System, Boston, MA, ⁶Experimental Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁷Arthritis Research Canada / University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁸BUSM, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: All-cause mortality in UK has been decline by almost 20% over the past two decades. While rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with an increased…
Abstract Number: 3241 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Do Boosters Support Long-Term Physical Activity Maintenance after an Intervention? a Systematic Review
Kathryn Remmes Martin¹, Chloé Charlotte Schröder^1,2 and Daniel Whibley¹, ¹Musculoskeletal Research Collaboration (Epidemiology Group), University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom, ²Faculty For Human and Health Sciences, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
Background/Purpose: Physical activity (PA) is an important health behaviour, particularly for individuals with rheumatic and musculoskeletal disease (RMD). While PA interventions can successfully increase PA…

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