Abstract Number: 638 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Assessment of Myocardial Abnormalities in Primary Sjögren Syndrome Using a Comprehensive Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Approach
Background/Purpose: Primary Sjögren syndrome (pSS) shares many clinical, inflammatory, and immunological features with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). SLE and RA are…Abstract Number: 639 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association Between Insomnia and EULAR Sjögren’s Syndrome Patient-Reported Index in Korean Patients with Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome
Background/Purpose: EULAR Sjögren's syndrome Patient-Reported Index (ESSPRI) is an index to evaluate symptom severity and recommended as an efficacy measure for clinical trials in primary…Abstract Number: 640 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sjögren’s Syndrome in Male Patients Presents with Higher Autoantibody Levels and More Extraglandular Manifestations
Background/Purpose: Primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS) and SLE are chronic autoimmune diseases that predominantly affect women, with a female:male ratio of approximately 9:1. SLE in men…Abstract Number: 641 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Pain, Xerostomia and Younger Age Are Major Determinants of Fatigue in Korean Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome Patients: A Comprehensive Analysis of a Cohort Study
Background/Purpose: Fatigue is a common clinical manifestation in patients with primary Sjögren¡¯s syndrome (PSS). The aims of this study were to investigate the association between…Abstract Number: 642 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Assignable Causes for Fatigue in Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome: Data from the UK Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome Registry
Background/Purpose: Fatigue is frequently reported as an important symptom in need of management by patients with Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome (SS) [1-3]. It can be severe,…Abstract Number: 643 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ethnicity of Sjögren’s Syndrome
Background/Purpose: We undertook this study to describe the racial and ethnic diversity of SS compared to that found among patients with SLE. SLE is known…Abstract Number: 644 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Predicting the Risk for Lymphoma Development in Sjögren’s Syndrome: An Easy to Use Clinical Tool
Background/Purpose: Studies from our and other laboratories have shown that clinical, laboratory and serological features at the first evaluation of a patient with primary Sjogren’s…Abstract Number: 645 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Subclinical Cardiovascular Involvement in Patients with Primary Sjögren Syndrome
Background/Purpose: Different studies showed that systemic inflammation, elevated levels of inflammatory cytokines and immune dysregulation, typical of the inflammatory autoimmune disease, play a role in…Abstract Number: 646 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sicca Syndrome in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Is It a Real Sjögren’s?
Background/Purpose: The histopathological hallmark and a major diagnostic criterion of Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) is the presence of periductal lymphocytic infiltrates in the labial minor salivary…Abstract Number: 647 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Involvement of Peripheral Nervous System in Primary Sjögren Syndrome, a Gessar Analysis
Background/Purpose: Primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) is an autoimmune disease characterized by dysfunction of the exocrine glands. The frequency of neurological manifestations in pSS ranges from…Abstract Number: 648 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Klinefelter’s Syndrome (47,XXY) Among Men with Sjögren’s Syndrome
Background/Purpose: Primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS) has a strong female bias of greater than 10 to 1. This difference in risk of disease between the sexes…Abstract Number: 649 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Measures of Health-Related Quality of Life in Psoriatic Arthritis: Are They Sensitive to Both Joint and Skin Aspects?
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic Arthritis Quality of Life (PsAQol), Ankylosing Spondylitis Quality of Life (ASQoL), and Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) are tools that assess different aspects of health-related…Abstract Number: 650 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
ASDAS-Based Remission Was Less Frequent Than Basdai-Based Remission, and Both Were Related to CRP and Smoking in Early Axial Spondyloarthritis
Background/Purpose: Remission is the final goal for treat to target strategy in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). No clear definition is currently recognized, but ASDAS-CRP inactive state…Abstract Number: 651 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Prediction of Long-Term Minimal Disease Activity and Its Benefits in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Minimal disease activity (MDA)1 is a clinically meaningful and comprehensive treatment target for psoriatic arthritis (PsA). The purpose was to determine if baseline (BL)…Abstract Number: 652 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Performance of Different Classification Criteria Sets for Spondyloarthritis in the Worldwide ASAS-Comospa Study
The performance of different classification criteria sets for spondyloarthritis in the ASAS-COMOSPA studyBackground/Purpose: Spondyloarthritis (SpA) includes patients with (predominantly) axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) and patients with…
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