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Abstract Number: 1378 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
the Impact of Rheumatoid Arthritis Activity and Medications on Pregnancy Outcomes
Megan E. B. Clowse, Rheumatology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
Background/Purpose: While rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has historically improved in pregnancy, recent studies suggest the improvement may not be dramatic now that we are able…
Abstract Number: 1377 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Anti-Citrullinated Peptide Antibody Titers and the Prevalence of Interstitial Lung Disease in Patients with and without Rheumatoid Arthritis
Chase Correia¹, Melissa R. Bussey², Brittany Panico¹, Rong Guo³ and Rochella A. Ostrowski⁴, ¹Internal Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, ³Loyola University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ⁴Rheumatology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a multisystem inflammatory disease characterized by a symmetric, destructive polyarthritis. Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is an extra-articular manifestation that…
Abstract Number: 1376 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Angiographic Pattern Among Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Who Are Hospitalized Due to Acute Coronary Syndrome
Marie Holmqvist¹, Ängla Mantel², Tomas Jernberg³, Stefan James⁴, Solveig Wållberg-Jonsson⁵ and Johan Askling⁶, ¹Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Dept of Medicine, Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Dept of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden, ³Department of medicine, Section of Cardiology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁴3Department of Cardiology and Uppsala Clinical Research Center, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, ⁵Rheumatology, Institution of Public health and clinical medicine/ Rheumatology, University of Umeå, Umeå, Sweden, ⁶Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: We aimed at investigating and to compare the angiographic pattern of stenoses in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and general population comparators hospitalized due…
Abstract Number: 1375 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Educational Level and Not Ethnicity an Important Determinant of Disease Progression in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Sharon Dowell¹, Gail S. Kerr², Yusuf Yazici³, Christopher Swearingen⁴, Mercedes Quinones⁵, Luis R. Espinoza⁶, Edward L. Treadwell⁷, Theresa Lawrence-Ford⁸, Yvonne Sherrer⁹, Angelia Mosley-WIlliams¹⁰, Ignacio Garcia-Valladares¹¹, Rodolfo Perez Alamino¹², Chunqiao Luo¹³, Akgun Ince¹⁴, Adrian Godoy¹ and John Amatruda¹⁵, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Howard University, Washington, DC, ²Rheumatology, Washington DC VAMC, Georgetown and Howard University, Washington, DC, ³Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁴Pediatrics and Biostatistics, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Howard University Hospital, Washington, DC, ⁶Medicine-Section of Rheum, LSU Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, ⁷Dept Medicine Div of Rheum, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, ⁸North Georgia Rheumatology Group, PC, Lawrenceville, GA, ⁹Rheum/Immunology, Centre Rheum Immunol Arthritis, Fort Lauderdale, FL, ¹⁰Rheumatology, Detroit VAMC, Detroit, MI, ¹¹Immunology and Rheumatology, Hospital General de Occidente, Zapopan, Jal., Mexico, ¹²internal Medicine, LSUHSC, New Orleans, LA, ¹³University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, ¹⁴Arthitis Consultants Inc, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO, ¹⁵Rheumatology, Howard University, Washington, DC
Background/Purpose: Formal educational level is often used as a surrogate for socioeconomic status and in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), low levels have been associated…
Abstract Number: 1373 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Physical Function of Patients with RA Varies Importantly Across Countries, and These Differences Are Not Attributed to GDP: Results from Multi-National Study with 17 Countries
Polina Putrik¹, Sofia Ramiro², Andras Keszei³, Ihsane Hmamouchi⁴, Maxime Dougados⁵, Till Uhlig⁶, Tore K. Kvien⁶ and Annelies Boonen⁷, ¹Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands, ²Rheumatology, Amsterdam Rheumatology Center, University of Amsterdam & Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Medical Informatics, Uniklinik RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany, ⁴Biostatistics, Epidemiology LBRCE, Mohamed V Souissi University, Rabat, Morocco, ⁵Cochin Hospital, Paris Descartes University, Paris, France, ⁶Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁷Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands
Background/Purpose Physical function is an important outcome in RA and is essential for patients' quality of life. Is has not yet been sufficiently explored whether…
Abstract Number: 1372 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease in US Veterans with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Hepatitis C Infection
Ruchika Patel¹, Ted R. Mikuls², J. Steuart Richards³, Grant W. Cannon⁴, Gail S. Kerr⁵, Lisa A. Davis⁶, Liron Caplan⁷ and Joshua F. Baker⁸, ¹Medicine/Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania and Philadelphia VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, ²Omaha VA Medical Center and University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ³Rheumatology, Washington DC VA and Georgetown University, Washington, DC, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Salt Lake City VA and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁵Rheumatology, Washington DC VAMC, Georgetown and Howard University, Washington, DC, ⁶Denver VAMC and Univ of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, ⁷Div of Rheumatology, Denver VA and Univ of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, ⁸Medicine/Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania and Philadelphia VAMC, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Chronic hepatitis C (HCV) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have both been associated with higher cardiovascular disease (CVD) in US veterans. Whether the presence of…
Abstract Number: 1371 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impact of Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) on Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity
Federico Parra-Salcedo¹, Irazú Contreras-Yáñez², Daniel Elías-López³, Carlos A. Aguilar-Salinas³ and Virginia Pascual-Ramos⁴, ¹Internal Medicine, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, México City, Mexico, ²Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico, ³Endocrinology and Metabolism, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán., Mexico City, Mexico, ⁴Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico
Background/Purpose The purpose of the study was to describe prevalence and components (c) of MetS in a cohort of early RA, to compare it with…
Abstract Number: 1370 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Association of Body Mass Index (BMI) and Radiographic Progression of Joint Disease in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
Christine K. Iannaccone¹, Jing Cui², K P Liao³, Jonathan S. Coblyn³, Michael Weinblatt⁴ and Nancy A. Shadick⁵, ¹Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Rheumatology, Brigham and Womens Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Rheumatology, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁵Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Background/Purpose Previous studies suggest that lower BMI is associated with progression of radiographic joint damage in RA but little is known about the biological role…
Abstract Number: 1369 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Predictors of Deterioration in Subjective Cognition: Results from a Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Observational Cohort Study
Christine K. Iannaccone¹, Jing Cui², Jonathan S. Coblyn³, Michael Weinblatt⁴ and Nancy A. Shadick⁵, ¹Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Rheumatology, Brigham and Womens Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Rheumatology, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁵Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Background/Purpose: Previous studies have suggested that RA confers an increased risk for worsened cognition later in life compared with the general population. Research in dementia…
Abstract Number: 1368 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Are Tender Joints Better Than Synovitis to Predict Structural Damage in Rheumatoid Arthritis?
Peter Cheung¹, Karine Mari², Valerie Devauchelle³, Jacques Bentin⁴, Sandrine Jousse-Joulin⁵, Maria-Antonietta d'Agostino⁶, Gérard Chales⁷, Isabelle Chary-Valckenaere⁸, Fabien Etchepare⁹, Philippe Gaudin¹⁰, Xavier Mariette¹¹, Alain Saraux¹² and Maxime Dougados¹³, ¹Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, ²RCT, Lyon, France, ³Rheumatology, Brest university medical school, EA 2216, Lab Ex, INSERM, IGO,UBO and CHU de la Cavale Blanche,, Brest, France, ⁴Rheumatology, CHU-Brugmann, Brussels, Belgium, ⁵Rheumatology, CHU Brest, Brest, France, ⁶Rheumatology, Versailles-Saint Quentin en Yvelines University, Boulogne-Billancourt, France, ⁷Dept of Rheumatology, CHR - Hopital Sud, Rennes, France, ⁸Rheumatology, Nancy University Hospital, Nancy, France, ⁹AP-HP, La Pitié-Salpétrière Hospital, Rheumatology Department, Paris-VI University, Paris, France, ¹⁰Rhumatologie, Hopital Sud Grenoble, Echirolles, France, ¹¹Paris-Sud University, Paris, France, ¹²Rhumatologie, CHU Brest and EA 2216, UBO, Brest, France, ¹³Université Paris René Descartes and Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Longitudinal studies indicate that synovitis can predict subsequent structural damage in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) but the clinical relevance of tenderness is unclear. The aim…
Abstract Number: 1367 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cardiovascular Morbidity and Associated Risk Factors in Spanish Patients with Chronic Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases Attending Rheumatology Clinics
Santos Castañeda¹, Maria Auxiliadora Martin², Carlos González-Juanatey³, Javier Llorca⁴, María Jesús García Yébenes⁵, Sabina Pérez-Vicente⁶, Jesús Sánchez Costa², Federico Diaz-Gonzalez⁷, Miguel A. González-Gay⁸ and CARMA Project Collaborative Group⁵, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, IISP, Madrid, Spain, ²Unidad de Investigación, Sociedad Española de Reumatología, Madrid, Spain, ³Hospital Universitario Lucus Augusti. Cardiology Division, Lugo, Spain, ⁴Department of Epidemiology and Computational Biology, School of Medicine, University of Cantabria, and CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Santander, Spain, ⁵Sociedad Española de Reumatología, Madrid, Spain, ⁶Unidad de Investigación de la Sociedad Española de Reumatología, Madrid, Spain, ⁷Rheumatology, Servicio de Reumatologia.Hospital Universitario de Canarias, La Laguna, Spain, ⁸Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL. Santander. Spain, Santander, Spain
Background/Purpose: The prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases (CIRD) is higher than in the general population. Recent studies have emphasized that…
Abstract Number: 1366 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Outcomes of Interstitial Lung Disease Associated with Rheumatoid Arthritis in High Volume Referral Centers
Megan Krause¹, Amish Dave², Cynthia S. Crowson³, Arun K. Chandran¹, C. John Michet III¹, Paul F. Dellaripa⁴ and Eric L. Matteson¹, ¹Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Rheumatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ³Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Immunology, and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: To describe the characteristics and morbidity and mortality impact of interstitial lung disease in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods: A retrospective review was performed at…
Abstract Number: 1365 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
ARE Erosions a Disappearing Feature in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)?Joint Damage in Patients with EARLY RA at 10 YEARS after Diagnosis
Juha Asikainen¹, Kalevi Kaarela², Heidi Mäkinen³, Hannu Kautiainen⁴, Pekka Hannonen⁵, Tuomas Rannio⁶ and Tuulikki Sokka¹, ¹Jyvaskyla Central Hospital, Jyväskylä, Finland, ²Jyväskylä Central Hospital, Jyväskylä, Finland, ³Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland, ⁴Medcare Oy, Äänekoski, Finland, ⁵Jyväskylä Central Hospital, Jyvaskyla, Finland, ⁶Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
Background/Purpose: Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has improved during the last decade. Also importance of regular monitoring has been emphasized. Our objective was to study…
Abstract Number: 1364 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Accelerated Diastolic Dysfunction in Premenopausal Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Yune-Jung Park¹, JiHee Kim², Ki-Jo Kim³, Wan-Uk Kim⁴, Chul-Soo Cho⁵, Kyung-Su Park⁶ and Ki-Dong Yoo², ¹Internal Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Suwon, South Korea, ²Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, St.Vincent’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Suwon, Republic of Korea, Suwon, South Korea, ³Internal Medicine, St. Vincent’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Suwon, South Korea, ⁴Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea, ⁵Internal Medicine, Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea
Background/Purpose: Disturbances of diastolic function precede systolic heart failure and, although clinically silent, represent the earliest sign of cardiac involvement. Diastolic dysfunction is associated with…
Abstract Number: 1363 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Psychosocial Comorbidities Are Independently Associated with Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Ying Liu¹, Moyses Szklo², Karina Davidson³, Joan Bathon⁴ and Jon Giles³, ¹Internal Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, ²Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, ³Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, ⁴Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with higher rates of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and subclinical atherosclerosis as well as psychosocial comorbidities, which themselves are associated…

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