Abstract Number: 3014 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Does the Order or Amount of Risk-Benefit Information Presented Influence patients’ Perceived Value of a Proposed New Medication?
Background/Purpose: The order and amount of information has been shown to influence risk perceptions related to hazards. In this study we sought to examine whether…Abstract Number: 3015 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Evaluation of the effuc Educational Needs Assessment Tool (ENAT) Focused Patient Education on Health Outcomes in Patients with Rheumatolid Arthritis – a Randomised Controlled Trial
Background/Purpose The Educational Needs Assessment Tool (ENAT) is a quick and simple, self completed questionnaire that ensures that patient education is relevant, appropriate and timely for people…Abstract Number: 3016 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Measuring the Impact of an Early RA Support and Education Program Using a Program Evaluation with Patient Identified Outcomes
Background/Purpose The Early RA Support and Education Program addresses the unique psycho-educational needs of people recently diagnosed (Abstract Number: 2976 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Lung Ultrasound Screening for Interstitial Lung Disease in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Comparison with Usual Detection Algorithms in Clinical Practice
Background/Purpose: interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD) is one of the most serious extraarticular complications of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Presently, it is not clear which is the…Abstract Number: 2977 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Distinct Serum Protein Signature and Novel Biomarkers of primary Sjogren’s Syndrome Revealed by comprehensive High-Throughput Proteomic Analysis
Background/Purpose: The EULAR SS Disease Activity Index (ESSDAI) is currently used as an objective evaluation method of clinical disease activity in clinical research into primary…Abstract Number: 2978 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Characterization of the Sjögren’s Syndrome Intergenic Non-Coding RNA 1 (SSINCR1)
Background/Purpose Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) is a common autoimmune disorder characterized by immune-mediated exocrine gland destruction and systemic inflammatory responses that contribute to clinical heterogeneity. Widespread…Abstract Number: 2979 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Nucleic Acid Sensing Receptors TLR7, RIG-I and MDA5 Collaborate in Driving the Systemic IFN Signature and Amplify the Pathogenic Loop: Potential New Targets for Therapy in Primary Sjogrens Syndrome
Background/Purpose: Primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS) is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by autoantibodies targeting RNA-associated antigens, anti-SSA/SSB. The IFN-signature is present in over half of…Abstract Number: 2980 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Genome-Wide DNA Methylation Analysis of CD19+ B Cells in Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome
Background/Purpose Increasing evidence suggests an epigenetic contribution to the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases, including primary Sjögren’s Syndrome (pSS) (1). A genome-wide DNA methylation study in…Abstract Number: 2981 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prognostic Value of the Complex P2X7 Receptor-Inflammasome in Patients with Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome at Lymphoma Risk
Background/Purpose: Pro-inflammatory P2X7-receptor has been recently implicated in the pathogenesis of primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS), suggesting that it may be involved in the initiation and…Abstract Number: 2982 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Identification of Whole Blood Gene Expression Signature in Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome Associated Lymphoma
Background/Purpose: Primary Sjӧgren’s syndrome (pSS) is associated with a substantially increased risk of lymphoma development. The aim of our study is to identify a whole…Abstract Number: 2983 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Infliximab Added to Naproxen Does Not Increase Frequency of New Fatty Lesions on MRI of the Sacroiliac Joints and of the Spine As Compared to Naproxen Alone in Early Axial Spondyloarthritis
Background/Purpose: Fatty lesions of the bone marrow in the axial skeleton (sacroiliac joints – SIJ, and spine) on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are considered nowadays…Abstract Number: 2984 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Degenerative Changes of the Spine on MRI in Patients with Inflammatory Back Pain from the DESIR Cohort
Background/Purpose MRI is a sensitive method to detect early signs of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). A positive MRI of the sacroiliac joints is part of the…Abstract Number: 2985 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Autoantibodies to 14-3-3η Are Novel Biomarkers Associated with Inflammation and Radiographic Progression in Ankylosing Spondylitis
Background/Purpose 14-3-3η is a ubiquitous intracellular chaperone protein that is expressed extracellularly in rheumatoid arthritis and mediates inflammatory cascades that result in expression of inflammatory…Abstract Number: 2986 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Fat Metaplasia on MRI of the Sacroiliac Joints Is a Lead Indicator of Radiographic Progression in the Spine of Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis
Fat Metaplasia on MRI of the Sacroiliac joints is a Lead Indicator of Radiographic Progression in the Spine of Patients with Ankylosing SpondylitisMaksymowych WP, Wichuk…Abstract Number: 2987 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Value of Color Doppler Ultrasound Assessment of Sacroiliac Joints in Patients with Inflammatory Chronic Low Back Pain
Background/Purpose: The utility of ultrasound in the evaluation of sacroiliitishas not been extensively studied yet. To evaluate the diagnostic value of color Doppler ultrasound (US) for…
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