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Abstract Number: 1513 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Reactivation of Hepatitis B-Infection in German Patients with Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases Treated with Biologics – a Monocentric Analysis Involving 1107 Patients
Eva Christina Scharbatke¹, Sonja Kreissl-Kemmer², Hans-Peter Tony³, Marc Schmalzing⁴ and Andreas Geier², ¹Rheumatology/Immunology, University hospital Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany, ²Hepatology, University hospital Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany, ³University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany, ⁴Rheumatology/Clinical Immunology, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
Background/Purpose: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) reactivation is a common complication of immunosuppressive treatment in countries with a high prevalence of HBV infection. Biologics – and…
Abstract Number: 1514 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Incidence and Risk Factors of Malignancy in a Cohort of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients from Singapore
XR Lim¹, LZ Liu², X Gao², J W L Tan¹, L W Koh³, TY Lian¹, W Q See⁴, KP Leong¹, ET Koh¹ and TTSH RA Study Group, ¹Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore, ²Clinical Research and Innovation Office, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore, ³Department of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore, ⁴Tan Tock Seng Hospital, singapore, Singapore
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have been shown to have an increased risk of developing malignancies. This study was undertaken to determine the incidence…
Abstract Number: 1515 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Accounting for Rheumatoid Arthritis in the Determination of 10 Year Cardiovascular Risk
Rupal Chavda and Rochella A. Ostrowski, Rheumatology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) carry a higher risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) independent of traditional risk factors. In this study, we set out…
Abstract Number: 1516 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Quality Improvement in Elderly Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Pharmacotherapy and Identification of Cognitive Dysfunction
Brett Smith¹ and Kenneth S. O'Rourke², ¹Section on Rheumatology and Immunology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, ²Section on Rheumatology and Immunology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
Background/Purpose: Cognitive impairment (CI) casts a significant burden on individuals, caretakers and the US health care system with an estimated prevalence between 10-20%. While CI…
Abstract Number: 1518 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Relationship Between Estimated Sodium and Potassium Intake with Blood Pressure and Inflammatory Markers in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Cecilia P. Chung¹, Michelle J. Ormseth², Annette M. Oeser³, Joseph F. Solus⁴, Chimalum Okafor⁵, Jens Titze⁵, Yahua Zhang⁵ and C. Michael Stein⁶, ¹Medicine, Div of Rheumatology & Immunology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, ²Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, ³Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, ⁴Clinical Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, ⁵Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, ⁶Div of Clinical Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Background/Purpose: Hypertension is highly prevalent in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). High sodium and low potassium intake are both modifiable determinants of blood pressure in…
Abstract Number: 1519 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Pleuropulmonary Manifestations in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Suzan Attar¹ and Omar Amoudi², ¹Internal Medicine, MBBCH. FRCPC. ABIM, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, ²Internal Medicine, FRCPC, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Background/Purpose: Pulmonary involvement in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Nevertheless, limited data are available regarding such lung complications in…
Abstract Number: 1520 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Safety, Clinical and Immunologic Effectiveness of the Live Zoster Vaccine Administered to Patients Receiving Anti-TNF Biologics
Jeffrey R. Curtis^1,2, Anita Turner³, Corretta Thomas⁴, Stacey Cofield⁴, Randall Parks⁵, Jennifer H. Ku⁶, Ilhem Messaoudi- Powers⁷, Keith Wanzeck¹ and Kevin L. Winthrop⁸, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Rheumatology & Immunology, University of Alabama-Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ³Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁴School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁵Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁶Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health & Science Univ, Portland, OR, ⁷Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, OR, ⁸Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
Background/Purpose: The live herpes zoster vaccine (ZV) has been shown to be safe and effective in large randomized controlled trials of older adults. It is…
Abstract Number: 1521 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Screening for Urinary Tract Infection in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated with TNF-Inhibitors in the Daily Clinic
Renata Baronaite Hansen¹, Anne Brun Hesselvig², Rolf Magnus Arpi², Eva Kristin Jonassen¹, Gunhild Bukh¹ and Ole Rintek Madsen¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology/C, Department of Rheumatology/C, Copenhagen University Hospital Gentofte, Hellerup, Denmark, ²Department of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Clinical Microbiology, Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev, Herlev, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treated with biologic agents are at increased risk of infection. Therefore, screening for urinary tract infection (UTI) with urine…
Abstract Number: 1522 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Correlation of Oxidized Low Density Lipoprotein Levels with Carotid Intima Media Thickness in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
GHAN SHYAM PANGTEY¹, SANJAY PARMAR¹, RITU SINGH² and RAMA ANAND³, ¹DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE, LADY HARDINGE MEDICAL COLLEGE, New Delhi, India, ²BIOCHEMISTRY, LADY HARDINGE MEDICAL COLLEGE, New Delhi, India, ³DEAPRTMENT OF RADIOLOGY, LADY HARDINGE MEDICAL COLLEGE, DELHI, India
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients are more prone to atherosclerosis. Oxidation of Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) is an important event in the development of atherosclerosis, especially…
Abstract Number: 1523 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ischemia Modified Albumin Levels in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Ali Ugur Uslu¹, Adem Kucuk², Sevket Balta³, Sevket Arslan⁴, Levent Tekin⁵, Sami Kucuksen⁶, Aysun Toker⁷ and Mehmet Kayrak⁸, ¹Internal Medicine, Eskisehir Military Hospital, Eskisehir, Turkey, ²Necmettin Erbakan U Meram T F, Necmettin Erbakan U Meram T F, Konya, Turkey, ³Cardiology, Eskisehir Military Hospital, Eskisehir, Turkey, ⁴Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkey, ⁵Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Beyhekim State Hospital, Konya, Turkey, ⁶MD, kONYA, Turkey, ⁷Biochemistry, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkey, ⁸Necmettin Erbakan University, Division of Cardiology, Konya, Turkey
Background/Purpose: Cardiovascular diseases, among which atherosclerotic heart disease, are known to be one of the most important mortality and morbidity causes in patients with Rheumatoid…
Abstract Number: 1524 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Evaluation of Changes in Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among Patients with RA Prescribed Biologic Dmards
E Alemao¹, T Simon², KK Gandhi¹, H Kawabata² and Jeffrey R. Curtis³, ¹Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, ²Bristol-Myers Squibb, Hopewell, NJ, ³University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Studies have reported that TNF-inhibitors (TNF-Is) are associated with a reduced risk of cardiovascular (CV) events,1 but data on their effects on traditional CV…
Abstract Number: 1525 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Detection of Previous Tuberculosis Infections in Japanese Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: Comparison of Two Interferon-G Releasing Assays and the Impact of CD4-Positive Lymphocytes
Shogo Banno¹, Shiho Iwagaitsu², Taio Naniwa³, Hironobu Nobata⁴, Hirokazu Imai⁴, Shinya Tamechika², Shinji Maeda² and Akio Niimi², ¹Rheumatology and Nephrology, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Aichi-prefecture, Japan, ²Allergy, Respiratory Medicine and Immunology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Science, Nagoya City, Japan, ³Allergy, Respiratory Medicine and Immunology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Science, Nagoya city, Japan, ⁴Rheumatology and Nephrology, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Nagakute City, Japan
Background/Purpose: We aimed to evaluate the performance of QFT-GIT and T-SPOT.TB assays to predict the risk of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in Japanese rheumatoid arthritis…
Abstract Number: 1526 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Employment and Quality of Life Among Patients with Rheumatoid Arhtritis in Four Latin-American Countries
Ricardo Xavier^1,2, Fernando Chalem³, Javier Duhau⁴, Jorge Morales^5,6, Cesar Ramos-Remus⁷, Jose Fernando Molina⁸, Eugenia Carnide⁹ and Annette Perez-Gilbe¹⁰, ¹Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil, ²RUA ATILIO BILIBIO, 120 CASA 9, Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande Do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil, ³Fundación Instituto de Reumatología Fernando Chalem, Bogota, Colombia, ⁴Centro de Investigaciones en Enfermedades Reumáticas (CIER), Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁵Imagenology X ray, Hospital de Especialidades Centro Medico La Raza IMSS, Mexico, Mexico, ⁶Rheumatology, Hospital Aranda de la Parra, Leon, Mexico, ⁷Unidad de Investigacion en Enf. Cronico-Degenerativas, Guadalajara, Mexico, ⁸Reumalab, Medellín, Colombia, ⁹Abbvie Inc, São Paulo, Brazil, ¹⁰Abbvie Inc, San Juan
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid Arthritis impacts negatively on quality of life and work productivity. There are virtually no data on the employment status and burden of disease…
Abstract Number: 1527 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Serum Inflammation Identifies Increased Risk of Frailty in Rheumatoid Arthritis
James S. Andrews¹, Elizabeth R. Wahl², Gabriela Schmajuk³, Edward H. Yelin⁴ and Patricia P. Katz⁵, ¹Rheumatology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²Medicine/Rheumatology, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, ³San Francisco VA Medical Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁴University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁵Rheumatology, UCSF, SF, CA
Background/Purpose: Frailty has been defined as “an excess vulnerability to stressors, with reduced ability to maintain or regain homeostasis after a destabilizing event” 1. Frailty…
Abstract Number: 1528 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Predictors of Employment, Work Productivity Loss, Activity Impairment, and Regaining Employment in Latinos with Rheumatoid Arthritis in the United States
George A. Karpouzas¹, Taylor Draper², Elizabeth Hernandez³, Rosalinda Moran³ and Sarah Ormseth³, ¹Harbor UCLA Med Ctr, Torrance, CA, ²Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ³Rheumatology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA
Background/Purpose: Patients with Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) experience declining functional ability, quality of life, employment and work productivity. Such outcomes have been described in homogeneous, mostly…

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