Abstract Number: 352 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Low Bone Density Is Associated with Atherosclerotic Disease in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis
Background/Purpose: There is an evidence vacuum concerning the mechanisms underlying the high atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) burden in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA). In the…Abstract Number: 353 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Longitudinal Cohort Study of Weekly Teriparatide, Denosmab, and Bisphosphonates for Prevention of Vertebral Fractures in Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis
Background/Purpose: Although weekly teriparatide (56.5ug, wTPTD) and denosmab (DMAB) have been developed as potent anti-osteoporotic agents, effects of these agents on prevention of osteoporotic fractures…Abstract Number: 354 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association Between Bone and Clinical Parameters in Ankylosing Spondylitis
Background/Purpose: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory rheumatological disease of unknown origin that primarily affects the axial skeleton, including the sacroiliac joints and spine,…Abstract Number: 355 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Clinical and Genetic Spectrum of Low Alkaline Phosphatase in Adults
Background/Purpose: Different from infantile forms, adult forms of hypophosphatasia have less severe manifestations and may go unrecognized. Low serum levels of alkaline phosphatase (ALP), the…Abstract Number: 356 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Assessment of the Effect of 12 Months Administration of Denosumab in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases
Background/Purpose: In patients with rheumatic diseases (RD), pro-inflammatory cytokines induce receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand (RANKL), which plays a crucial role in inducing…Abstract Number: 357 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Human Parathyroid Hormone for Preventing and Treating Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis: Cochrane Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Background/Purpose: Although glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis is the most common cause of secondary osteoporosis, providing effective treatment remains a challenge. Bisphosphonates are currently recommended for treatment and…Abstract Number: 358 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Bone Microstructure Assessed By Hrpqct in Subjects with Hyperuricemia without Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Gouty arthritis is a common inflammatory joint disorder and hyperuricemia (HU) is known to be the main risk factor. Beside clinical signs of inflammation…Abstract Number: 359 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Diminished Health-Related Quality of Life As Measured By the Short Form-10 in Children with Hypophosphatasia
Background/Purpose: Hypophosphatasia is a rare metabolic disease caused by loss-of-function mutation(s) in the gene encoding the tissue non-specific alkaline phosphatase (ALP). In children, low tissue…Abstract Number: 360 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Massive Elimination of Multinucleated Osteoclasts By Eupatilin Is Due to Dual Inhibition of Transcription and Cytoskeletal Rearrangement
Background/Purpose: Osteoporosis is an ageing-associated diseases requiring better therapeutic modality. Eupatilin is a major flavonoid from Artemisia. We aimed to evaluate the effects of eupatilin on…Abstract Number: 361 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sodium Intake and Osteoporosis. Findings from the Women’s Health Initiative
Background/Purpose: The relationship of sodium intake to bone mineral density (BMD) in postmenopausal women has not been established, and no study to date has examined…Abstract Number: 362 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Reference Curves of Bone Parameters Obtained By High Resolution Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography (HR-pQCT) in Healthy Women from 20 to 85 Years Old
Background/Purpose: Bone is a dynamic tissue, and its formation and resorption are continuous processes that promote changes throughout the life of the organism, and changes…Abstract Number: 363 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Determination of the Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures By a New Quantitative Approach: Intervertebral Volume Index
Background/Purpose: Vertebral fractures caused by osteoporosis are quite common and have a negative effect on quality of the life. But they may not be clinically…Abstract Number: 364 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Very High Frequency of Fragility Fractures Associated with High-Dose Glucocorticoids in Postmenopausal Women: A Retrospective Study
Background/Purpose: To evaluate the incidence of fragility fractures associated with high-dose glucocorticoid therapy in patients with systemic rheumatic disease.Methods: A retrospective study of patients who were treated with high-dose…Abstract Number: 365 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Can We Use Bone Turnover Markers As Targets for Antiresorptive Treatment in Postmenopausal Osteoporosis? an Analysis from Two Phase 3 Clinical Trials
Background/Purpose: Bone turnover markers (BTMs) respond faster than bone mineral density as an indicator of response to therapy in osteoporotic patients; however, it remains unclear…Abstract Number: 366 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cost-Effective Osteoporosis Treatment Intervention Thresholds Based on FRAX in Portugal
Background/Purpose: The aim of the present study was to identify the FRAX®Port (FRAX® validated for Portugal) ten-year major and hip osteoporotic fracture probabilities, above which…