Abstract Number: 1497 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Progressive Decline of Lung Function in Rheumatoid Arthritis Associated Interstitial Lung Disease
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is associated with substantial morbidity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but virtually nothing is known about the long-term of progression of…Abstract Number: 1498 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Patterns of Interstitial Lung Disease and Associated Mortality in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: To characterize a cohort of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who have interstitial lung disease (ILD) and to assess the utility of the GAP…Abstract Number: 1499 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Anti-Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide Antibodies and Severity of Interstitial Lung Disease with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Serum anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies (anti-CCP2) positivity was associated with presence of interstitial lung disease and airway disease in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This study…Abstract Number: 1500 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Concomitant Development of Interstitial Pneumonia Associated with Dermatomyositis and Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: A few cases of the concomitant development of interstitial pneumonia associated with dermatomyositis (DM-IP) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have been reported mainly in Asia,…Abstract Number: 1501 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Incidence of Interstial Lung Disease and Malignancies in Veterans with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic disease with a known association with lymphoma and interstitial lung disease (ILD). ILD is a frequent extraarticular manifestation…Abstract Number: 1502 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Vaccination Program to Prevent Hospital Admissions Due to Serious Respiratory Infections in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients. Prosprective Study of 294 Patients
Background/Purpose: Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) are at increased risk of infections, especially serious respiratory infections. Immunization is a recommended to reduce these complications.…Abstract Number: 1503 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Patterns and Factors Associated with Immunization Among Adult Patients with Rheumatic Diseases in the US
Background/Purpose: Rates of adult vaccination are low in patients with autoimmune disease despite broad recommendations for many years. In the U.S., pneumococcal vaccination is recommended…Abstract Number: 1504 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Fluoroquinolone Resistance in Escherichia coli Urinary Tract Infections Among Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Does Use of Hydroxichloroquine Matter?
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease that requires chronic immunosuppressive treatment. Urinary tract infections (UTI) are common among patients with RA. It…Abstract Number: 1505 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Trends in Hospitalizations for Infections in US Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis, 1993-2013
Background/Purpose: With the increasing uptake of RA treatments that confer infection risk, an increase in the rates of infection hospitalizations among RA patients is expected,…Abstract Number: 1506 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
One Third of Patients with Established Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Are Correctly Vaccinated Against Influenza and Pneumococcus and This Is Increasing: 3 Year Longitudinal Assessment of 776 Patients
Background/Purpose: Influenza and pneumococcal vaccinations are recommended in all patients with RA. However, it is well known that a gap exists between recommendations and their…Abstract Number: 1507 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Our Strategy of Preventing Tuberculosis (TB) in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases Under the Treatment with Biologic Dmards
Background/Purpose: According to the report by WHO, Japan is still in moderately-prevailing countries of TB. The annual incidence of TB in Japan is approximately 15/100,000,…Abstract Number: 1508 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Sickle Cell Patients: A Cross-Sectional Analysis
Title: Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Sickle Cell Patients Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been rarely reported in association with sickle cell…Abstract Number: 1509 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Increased Fracture Risk in Patients with Early Rheumatoid Arthritis in the 1990s As Well As in the 2000s: A Prospective General Population-Matched Cohort Study
Background/Purpose: Osteoporotic fractures represent one of the serious extra-articular manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The aim of this study was to investigate whether fracture incidence…Abstract Number: 1510 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Trends in the Occurrence of Malignancy in Japanese Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Based on the Institute of Rheumatology, Rheumatoid Arthritis (IORRA) Cohort during a 14-Year Observation Period
Background/Purpose: Along with increased proportions of patients using methotrexate (MTX) and biological agents (from 34.2% and 0.0% in 2000 to 77.3% and 18.8% in 2013,…Abstract Number: 1511 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impacts of Disease Activity and Serum Level of Neurotrophic Factors on Depression in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and depression is closely associated with each other. The serum level of neurotrophic factors are related with the major depressive disorder…
