Abstract Number: 2963 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The URAT1 Uric Acid Transporter Is Important in Uric Acid Homeostasis and Its Activity May be Altered in Gout Patients and in Drug-Induced Hyperuricemia
Background/Purpose: Gout results from chronic hyperuricemia. Most gout patients exhibit an increased renal reabsorption of uric acid which leads to elevated levels of serum uric…Abstract Number: 2964 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association Analysis of Apolipoprotein B and Very Low-Density Lipoprotein with Hyperuricemia and Gout
Background/Purpose: Gout results from an innate immune response to monosodium urate (MSU) crystals deposited in joints. Increased very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) has been associated with…Abstract Number: 2965 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effects of Anti-NGF Strategies in Two Animal Models of Osteoarthritis (OA)
Background/Purpose Levels of endogenous nerve growth factor (NGF) are increased in osteoarthritic (OA) joints in patients and animal models and may be an important cause…Abstract Number: 2966 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Genome-Wide Association Analysis of Pain Reduction in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated with TNF Inhibitors
Background/Purpose: Pain is the dominant and prevailing symptom of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Tumor necrosis factor inihibitors (TNFi) have proven very successful in pain reduction. Interestingly,…Abstract Number: 2967 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Patient Reported Pain By the Paindetect Questionnaire Reveals Multimodal Elements to Pain Perception in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an inflammatory autoimmune condition typified by systemic inflammation targeted towards synovial joints. Inhibition of pro-inflammatory networks by disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs…Abstract Number: 2968 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Improvement Following Total Knee Replacement (TKR) Surgery: Exploring Preoperative Symptoms and Change in Preoperative Symptoms
Background/Purpose Few have examined the trajectories of preoperative health-related quality of life (HRQL) measures in osteoarthritis (OA) patients who undergo TKR. Yet, the type and…Abstract Number: 2969 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Mortality after Knee Replacement Surgery for Osteoarthritis in a Population-Based Propensity-Score Matched Cohort
Background/Purpose : Knee replacement (KR) surgery for osteoarthritis (OA) provides improvement in symptoms and function. Whether these improvements translate into survival benefit has been unclear,…Abstract Number: 2970 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Psoriatic Arthritis is Associated with Heterotopic Ossification after Total Hip Arthroplasty
Background/Purpose: Heterotopic ossification (HO), the pathologic deposition of ectopic bone in soft tissues, is a feared complication of total hip arthroplasty (THA). HO is strongly…Abstract Number: 2971 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Patient’s Self-Monitoring Via Smartphone: The Compass Study Correlation Between Patient Self-Assessment of Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity Via Smartphone Technology and Physicians’ Validated Scores
Background/Purpose In clinical practice, patients with RA are usually seen every 3 to 6 months1. Although desirable, monthly visits with assessments of disease activity are…Abstract Number: 2972 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Elevations of Certain Memory-Effector T Cell and Inflammatory Monocyte Subpopulations in Rheumatoid Arthritis Are Associated with the Presence of Subclinical Coronary Artery Atherosclerosis
Background/Purpose: Factors that identify cardiovascular disease (CVD) fully in RA are lacking. Peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) subsets in RA patients differ markedly, on average,…Abstract Number: 2973 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Multi-Biomarker Disease Activity Score As a Predictor of Radiographic Progression in a Registry of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose This study evaluated the association between baseline disease activity, as assessed with the multi-biomarker disease activity (MBDA) blood test, CRP or clinical measures, and…Abstract Number: 2974 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Multi-Biomarker Disease Activity Score Is Associated with Power Doppler Ultrasound in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in Low Disease Activity State
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients increasingly achieve clinical remission with intensive treatment regimens. However, ultrasound (US) subclinical synovitis has been reported in remission states. The…Abstract Number: 2975 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Residual Large Joint Synovitis By Power Doppler Ultrasonography Is Associated with Higher Disease Activity and Significant Impact of Disease in Multi-Ethnic Asian Patients with Established Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose Regular monitoring of disease activity with appropriate modification of disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) therapy results in improved radiographic and functional outcomes in patients with…Abstract Number: 2936 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Is Ankylosing Spondylitis a Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Diseases, and How Does These Risks Compare to Those in Rheumatoid Arthritis?
Background/Purpose Patients with RA are at increased risk of cardiovascular (CV) diseases, including acute coronary syndromes (ACS), deep venous thromboembolism (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE),…Abstract Number: 2937 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Evaluation of Referral Models for Axial Spondyloarthritis in Primary Care in the Spondyloarthritis Caught Early Cohort
Background/Purpose Several models have been proposed to refer patients (pts) with possible axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) from primary care to the rheumatologist. Aim of the study…
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