Abstract Number: 2312 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Anti-TIF1-Gamma Antibodies Are Not Associated with Other Paraneoplastic Rheumatic Syndromes Than Dermatomyositis
Background/Purpose: An association between cancer and dermatomyositis (DM), referred to as cancer-associated myositis, is well recognized and clinically important. The overall cancer risk is up…Abstract Number: 2313 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Profile of Cardiovascular Burden in Myositis: A Case-Control Study
Background/Purpose: Research has indicated that cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies (IIM). Only a small number of studies…Abstract Number: 2314 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Anti-Mi2 Dermatomyositis Revisited: Pure DM Phenotype with Muscle Fiber Necrosis and High Risk of Malignancy
Background/Purpose: Anti-Mi2 autoantibodies (Aabs) have been proposed to be highly specific for dermatomyositis (DM) and to be associated with a DM classical phenotype consisting of…Abstract Number: 2315 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Effectiveness of Social Media in Recruiting for Rare Rheumatic Diseases
Background/Purpose: Clinical research is dependent on being able to recruit and enroll appropriate patients in sufficient numbers to make robust conclusions. For many diseases it…Abstract Number: 2316 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Successful Treatment of Statin-Induced Autoimmune Myopathy without Corticosteroids
Methods: Our study included all patients from the Université de Montréal AIM cohort (comprising four academic hospitals) with a documented anti-3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase (anti-HMGCR) autoantibody. We selected…Abstract Number: 2317 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Preliminary Validation of a Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Based Inflammatory Scoring System in Adult Myositis
Background/Purpose: in patients with active myositis, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) often demonstrates muscle edema thought to represent active inflammation. An MRI-based muscle inflammatory scoring system…Abstract Number: 2318 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Real World Use of the Myositis Autoantibody Panel
Background/Purpose: The identification of myositis specific and associated autoantibodies occurring in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) has improved classification and prognosis determinations. With commercial availability, these…Abstract Number: 2319 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
High Prevalence of Asymptomatic Vertebral Fractures in Inflammatory Myositis
Background/Purpose: Patients with inflammatory myositis have increased prevalence of symptomatic fractures. Early detection of asymptomatic vertebral fractures may help in their prevention. We studied the…Abstract Number: 2320 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Oropharyngeal Dysphagia in Autoimmune Myositis
Background/Purpose: Oropharyngeal dysphagia (OPD) is an ominous finding in autoimmune myositis (AIM), yet few studies have evaluated the disease subsets at higher risk for this…Abstract Number: 2321 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Early Damage and Mortality in a Cohort of Patients with Myositis Followed up to 20 Years
Background/Purpose: Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are a group of rare diseases, including dermatomyositis (DM), polymyositis (PM) and juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM). Patients often need long-term treatment…Abstract Number: 2322 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Clinical Significance of Curvilinear Bodies on Ultrastructural Examination of Muscle
Background/Purpose: The electronic database of muscle biopsies reported in the Anatomical Pathology Laboratory, SA Pathology was searched from 2006 to the present, to identify biopsies…Abstract Number: 2323 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Evaluation of Case-Finding Algorithms for Identification of Patients with Dermatomyositis
Background/Purpose: In order to enable meaningful clinical care and research, accurate algorithms are needed to identify patients with dermatomyositis (DM). In this study, we aimed…Abstract Number: 2324 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effects of 12 Weeks Low-Intensity Blood-Flow Restricted Resistance Training on Knee Extensor Strength in Patients with Sporadic Inclusion Body Myositis
Background/Purpose: Sporadic inclusion body myositis (sIBM) represents a progressive inflammatory muscle disease, which causes severe loss in skeletal muscle mass and strength, especially in the…Abstract Number: 2325 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
ANTI-Hmgcr Antibodies Demonstrate High Diagnostic VALUE in the Diagnosis of Immune Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy Following Statin Exposure
Background/Purpose: Anti-HMGCR antibodies represent a characteristic serological feature of statin-exposed and statin-unexposed patients with immune mediated necrotizing myopathy (IMNM). We assessed anti-HMGCR antibodies in patients…Abstract Number: 2326 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Intravenous Cyclophosphamide Followed By Oral Immunosuppressive Treatment Versus Rituximab in Inflammatory Myopathy-Related Interstitial Lung Disease
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) associated with inflammatory myopathy (IM) has a poor prognosis and requires specific treatments. Intravenous Cyclophosphamide (CYC) is one of the…
