Abstract Number: 1276 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Hyperglycemia and Risk of Osteoarthritis
Background/Purpose Osteoarthritis (OA) is reported to be more prevalent in individuals with diabetes mellitus (DM). Potential etiologies include advanced glycation endproducts, which reduce cartilage integrity,…Abstract Number: 1275 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association Between Cardiometabolic Disorders and Hand Osteoarthritis Severity: A Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Study
Background/Purpose Obesity and metabolic disorders increase the risk of hand osteoarthritis (HOA). This study aimed to determine i) clinical and radiographic features associated with HOA…Abstract Number: 1274 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Patients with Osteoarthritis Do NOT Have Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Ullensaker Community in Norway
Background/Purpose Controversies exist regarding whether patients with osteoarthritis (OA) have an increased risk of cardiovascular (CV) disease. Our aim was to evaluate the CV risk…Abstract Number: 1273 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Assessment of the Effect of Rituximab in the Treatment of Interstitial Lung Disease associated with the Antisynthetase Syndrome
Background/purpose: To assess clinical outcomes including pulmonary function and radiographic imaging in patients with ILD and the antisynthetase syndrome who were treated with Rituxan (RTX)Methods:…Abstract Number: 1272 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Myositis-Specific and Myositis Associated Autoantibodies in Indian Patients with Inflammatory Myositis
Background/Purpose Recently, idiopathic inflammatory myositis (IIM) has been categorised into distinct subsets based on myositis specific autoantibodies (MSA) and myositis associated autoantibodies (MAA). However, there is…Abstract Number: 1271 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Myocarditis in Antisynthetase Syndrome
Background/Purpose Antisynthetase syndrome (aSS) corresponds to an overlapping inflammatory myopathy identified by different myositis specific autoantibodies (directed against tRNA-synthetases). Myocardial involvement in this condition is poorly…Abstract Number: 1270 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Distinctive Muscle Histopathological Features of Anti-Synthetase Syndrome
Background/Purpose As supported by recent studies, anti-histidyl tRNA synthetase (anti-Jo1) antibodies are specific for clinico-biological features and outcomes. Though, anti-Jo1 synthetase syndrome is a clinical…Abstract Number: 1269 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Epidemiology and Characteristics of Antisynthetase Syndrome in the African Descent Population of Martinique
Background/Purpose : There is no population based epidemiologic studies of antisynthetase syndrome (ASS). We described characteristics and epidemiology of this disease in Martinique, populated by…Abstract Number: 1268 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Study of Autoantibodies in a cohort of Mexican patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies
Background/Purpose Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are a group of autoimmune disorders characterized by muscle inflammation, progressive weakness with a combination of clinical, electromyography and laboratory…Abstract Number: 1267 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Are Anti-SRP Auto-Antibodies Specific for Myositis?
Background/Purpose . Myositis-specific auto-antibodies (Ab) include those directed against aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (ARS), signal recognition particle (SRP) and nuclear helicase Mi-2. Anti-SRP Ab are among the…Abstract Number: 1266 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Anti-MDA5 Is Associated with Rapidly-Progressive Interstitial Lung Disease and Poor Survival in U.S. Patients with Amyopathic and Myopathic Dermatomyositis
Background/Purpose : Clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis (CADM) is a subset of dermatomyositis (DM) presenting with the characteristic rash(es) of DM without objective muscle weakness. Asian studies…Abstract Number: 1265 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Diabetes and Atorvastatin Are Potential Risk Factors for Statin-Associated Myopathy with Autoantibodies Against 3-Hydroxy-3-Methylglutaryl-Coenzyme a Reductase
Background/Purpose The idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) comprise a group of autoimmune disorders that target skeletal muscle. Some IIM cases may be associated with an autoantibody…Abstract Number: 1264 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Analysis of Clinical Manifestations and Myositis-Specific Autoantibodies Associated with Severity of Physical Dysfunction after Treatment for Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis
Background/Purpose: Half of all polymyositis (PM)/dermatomyositis (DM) patients suffer from muscle weakness after initial treatment. Therefore, many patients with PM/DM have trouble with daily living…Abstract Number: 1246 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Assessment of Protective Factors of Bone Mineral Density in a New Orleans Sarcoidosis Population
Background/Purpose: Sarcoidosis often involves pathological dysregulation of dependent factors of bone metabolism, e.g. calcitriol /calcium, and administration of high dose glucocorticoids (GCs) leading to low…Abstract Number: 1245 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Long Term Outcome of Infliximab in Severe and Refractory Systemic Sarcoidosis: Report of 16 Cases
Background/Purpose: Infliximab (IFX) appears to be effective in refractory sarcoidosis. However, data are lacking regarding its efficacy in severe sarcoidosis (i.e. with cardiac and/or neurological…