Abstract Number: 1830 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Periodontal Disease in Lupus Erythematosus and Cardiovascular Risk Factors
Background/Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of periodontal disease (POD) in patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) and its relationship with…Abstract Number: 1831 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Initial Risk Factor Profile and Long-Term Cardiovascular Outcome in Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: We previously reported the influence of traditional and disease-related risk factors on the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus…Abstract Number: 1832 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Recurrence-Rate of Thrombotic Events in SLE Patients Negative for Antiphospholipid Antibodies
Background/Purpose: Thrombotic events (TE) are common in patients with SLE. Antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) are a risk factor for incident and recurrent TE; therefore these patients…Abstract Number: 1833 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Musculoskeletal Complications of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Risk Factors for and Prevalence of Avascular Necrosis and Osteoporosis
Background/Purpose: Osteoporosis (OP) and avascular necrosis (AVN) are well-recognized musculoskeletal complications of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and cause morbidity. Steroid therapy and the underlying disease…Abstract Number: 1834 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Total Hip Arthroplasty Outcomes: A 17 Year Experience in a Single-Center: Is Systemic Lupus Erythematosus a Real Risk Factor for Adverse Outcomes?
Background/Purpose: In patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), persistent joint activity and treatment with glucocorticoids are associated with musculoskeletal complications, including hip osteonecrosis. About 30%…Abstract Number: 1835 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Does Not Increase Risk of Adverse Events in the First 6 Months after Total Knee Replacement
Background/Purpose: More Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) patients are undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) with equivalent benefits to osteoarthritis (OA) patients. While post-surgical adverse events (AEs)…Abstract Number: 1836 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Standardized Incidence Ratio (SIR), Time Trend and Risk Factors of Avascular Bone Necrosis (AVN) in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
Background/Purpose: To study the standardized incidence ratio (SIR), time trend and risk factors of AVN in patients with SLE. Methods: The records of all patients…Abstract Number: 1837 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Predictability of Musculoskeletal Flares and Hand Deformities in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus By High Resolution Ultrasound : 5-Year Clinical and Imaging Prospective Follow-up Study
Background/Purpose: SLE patients develop non-deforming non-erosive (NDNE) arthritis in 70-80%, but 5-15% of cases progresses into Jaccoud's arthropathy (JA) a non-erosive deforming arthritis. This study…Abstract Number: 1838 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Joint Ultrasonography May be Useful to Assess Disease Activity in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Patients: A Prospective Multicenter Study
Background/Purpose: Arthritis is a current manifestation of SLE and participates to the SLEDAI composite score calculation (0 to 105). Ultrasonography (US) is a validated and…Abstract Number: 1839 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Safety and Immunogenicity of Quadrivalent Human Papilloma Virus (qHPV) Vaccine (Gardasil®) in Systemic Lupus Erythematous (SLE), Phase I Trial Completion
Background/Purpose: Women with SLE are at increased risk for HPV-related cervical disease. The qHPV vaccine immunizes and is protective against HPV types that cause the…Abstract Number: 1840 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
How Good a Job Are We Rheumatologists Doing in Screening for Hepatitis B and C before Immuno-Suppressive/s Initiation in SLE?
Background/Purpose: Hepatitis B & C viral infections are widely prevalent and the potential of immunosuppressive medications (ISM) to exacerbate an underlying viral infection is well…Abstract Number: 1841 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Meningitis in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients: Epidemiologic Profile of Listeria Monocytogenes Infection. a Single-Center Study
Background/Purpose: Infections are an important cause of morbidity and mortality in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients. These patients are more prone to develop infections, both…Abstract Number: 1842 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Chikungunya Fever: Interactions during the 2014 Outbreak in Martinique
Background/Purpose: There is no data in the literature about chikungunya fever (chik) and SLE. Martinique (French West Indies) experienced for the first time an outbreak…Abstract Number: 1843 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Bloodstream Infections in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients Are Associated with Severe Lupus Flares
Background/Purpose: Infections are an important cause of mortality and morbidity in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients. Bloodstream infections (BI), which are especially severe and relatively…Abstract Number: 1844 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Risk Factors for Complicated Pneumonia in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
Background/Purpose: Pneumonia, remains as a main cause of mortality in patients with SLE. In patients without autoimmune disease, scores as Pneumonia Severity Index (PSI) and…