Abstract Number: 580 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
MRI Is Often Negative in Clinically Suspected Non-Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis
Background/Purpose The diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is based on disease specific bone damage seen on plain radiography of the pelvis. Recent developments in magnetic…Abstract Number: 599 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Is There Any Gender Specific Difference in the Cut Off Values of Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score (ASDAS) in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis?
Background/Purpose Axial spondyloarthritis (ax-SpA) consisted patients with advanced axial SpA or ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and non-radiographic axial SpA (nr-axSpA). Evaluation of disease activity in axSpA…Abstract Number: 598 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Anti-Drug Antibodies As a Predictor for the Discontinuation of Anti-TNF Agents in Patients with Spondyloarthrtis
Background/Purpose : Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) blocking agent has shown to be effective in patients with axial spondyloarthritis (SpA) including ankylosing spondylitis (AS) as up…Abstract Number: 564 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cardiovascular Events in Ankylosing Spondylitis. an Updated Meta-Analysis
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis is associated with increased cardiovascular risk. In the guidelines, ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is considered to have an equally high cardiovascular risk. The…Abstract Number: 563 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Evaluation of Clinical Parameters and Quality of Life in Smokers with Ankylosing Spondylitis: Results from the Scotland Registry for Ankylosing Spondylitis
Background/Purpose: Several studies have shown that smoking is associated with increased disease activity, worse physical function and poor quality of life in ankylosing spondylitis (AS). …Abstract Number: 562 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Response and Remission in Patients with Non-Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis after Three Years of Adalimumab Therapy
Background/Purpose: Adalimumab (ADA) has been previously shown to be effective for the treatment of non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA) patients (pts) in the ABILITY-1 trial.1 Week…Abstract Number: 561 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Psychometric Analysis of Outcome Measures in Trials of Peripheral Spondyloarthritis
Background/Purpose: We assessed the discriminatory aspects of disease activity measures and response criteria between adalimumab (ADA) and placebo (PBO) in 2 studies of patients (pts)…Abstract Number: 560 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
High Sensitivity of the ASAS Classification Criteria in Patients with HLA-B27 Positive Undifferentiated Spondyloarthritis with Onset of Disease after Age 45
Background/Purpose: The spondyloarthritis (SpA) complex also includes forms that do not meet criteria for the definite forms and are called undifferentiated SpA (uSpA). Recently the…Abstract Number: 578 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Female Patients but Not Male Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis Are at Increased Risk of Developing Ischemic Heart Disease: A Population-Based Cohort Study
Background/Purpose: It is well recognized that rheumatoid arthritis is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. For ankylosing spondylitis (AS), the literature on this risk…Abstract Number: 577 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Substantial Decrease in Work Productivity and Physical Health-Related Quality of Life in Chronic Back Pain of Recent Onset: Data from the SPACE-Cohort
Background/Purpose: Ankylosing spondylitis is associated with work productivity (WP) loss and a decreased health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Little is known about WP loss and…Abstract Number: 576 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Dikkopf-1 (Dkk-1) Serum Levels in Axial Spondyloarthritis (axSpA) Are Related to Disease Duration
Background/Purpose: Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) alpha is responsible for induction of dkk-1 which down-regulates bone formation. Therefore, it was expected that TNF-blocker therapy would inhibit…Abstract Number: 575 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Disease Activity Strongly Influences Work Productivity and Physical Health Related Quality of Life in Early Axial Spondyloarthritis: Data from the SPACE-Cohort
Background/Purpose: In early onset axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), not much is known about the relationship between disease activity and work productivity loss (WPL) or disease activity…Abstract Number: 574 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Do Extra-Articular Manifestations Influence Outcome in Ankylosing Spondylitis? a 12 Year Follow-up Study
Background/Purpose: Extra-articular manifestations (EAMs), such as acute anterior uveitis (AAU), inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and psoriasis contribute to diagnosis, classification criteria, and choice of treatment…Abstract Number: 573 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Three-Year Course and Prediction of Physical Functioning in Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients Treated with TNF-Inhibitors
Background/Purpose: Currently, only limited information is available on the long-term course of limitations in physical functioning and spinal mobility in Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) patients receiving…Abstract Number: 572 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Objective Evaluation of Physical Functioning after TNFi Therapy in Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients; A Selection of Three Feasible Performance-Based Tests
Background/Purpose: Physical functioning is considered an important outcome domain for the evaluation of the effectiveness of therapy and the course of the disease. In an effort…
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