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Abstract Number: 2374 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Use of Hydroxychloroquine Associated with Improved Lipid Profile in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Jose Felix Restrepo¹, Inmaculada del Rincon², Emily Molina³, Daniel Battafarano⁴ and Agustin Escalante⁵, ¹Rheumatology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, ²Medicine/Clinical Immunology, UTHSCSA, San Antonio, TX, ³Rheumatology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, ⁴Rheumatology, San Antonio Military Medical Center, JBSA - Ft Sam Houston, TX, ⁵Medicine-Rheumatology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Background/Purpose: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). CVD risk factor reduction, such as reducing…
Abstract Number: 2375 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Should Physician Reduce patients’ Glucocorticoids to Offset the Risk of Serious Infection Event Among RA Patients Who Switched from Non-Biologic Dmards and Glucocorticoid to Biologics?
Huifeng Yun¹, Lang Chen², George W. Reed³, Joel M. Kremer⁴, Jeffrey D. Greenberg⁵ and Jeffrey R. Curtis⁶, ¹Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health, Birmingham, AL, ²Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ³Corrona, LLC., Southborough, MA, ⁴Medicine, Albany Medical College and the Center for Rheumatology, Albany, NY, ⁵Rheumatology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁶University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Glucocorticoids (GCs) and biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) have previously been associated with serious infection events (SIEs) among rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. For patients…
Abstract Number: 2376 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Safety of Rapid Rituximab Infusion in Rheumatoid Arthritis in a Single Community Practice
Rafat Faraawi¹, Kelly Roth² and Sameeka Malik³, ¹564 Belmont Avenue West, K-W Musculoskeletal Research Inc, Kitchener, ON, Canada, ²K-W Musculoskeletal Research Inc., Kitchener, ON, Canada, ³KW Musculoskeletal Research Inc., Kitchener, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Rituximab, a chimeric monoclonal anti-CD20 antibody, is approved to be infused over 4 hours and 15 minutes (first infusion), and 3 hours and 15…
Abstract Number: 2377 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of a Tailored Smoking Cessation Intervention for Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Pip Aimer¹, Gareth Treharne², Simon Stebbings³, Christopher Frampton⁴, Vicky Cameron¹, Sandra Kirby⁵ and Lisa K. Stamp⁴, ¹Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand, ²Psychology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, ³Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, ⁴Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand, ⁵Arthritis New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand
Background/Purpose Smoking adversely influences comorbidities in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and may affect progression of RA. The combination of negative health effects makes a compelling case…
Abstract Number: 2378 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ethnic Minorities with Rheumatoid Arthritis Achieve a Meaningful Clinical Response at 12 Months Despite Infrequent Use of Biologic Therapies
Gail S. Kerr¹, Yusuf Yazici², Christopher Swearingen³, Sharon Dowell⁴, Luis R. Espinoza⁵, Edward Treadwell⁶, Theresa Lawrence-Ford⁷, Yvonne Sherrer⁸, Angelia Mosley-WIlliams⁹, Rodolfo Perez Alamino¹⁰, Ignacio Garcia-Valladares¹¹, Akgun Ince¹², Mercedes Quinones¹³, Chunqiao Luo³, Adrian Godoy⁴ and John Amatruda¹⁴, ¹Rheumatology, Washington DC VAMC, Georgetown and Howard University, Washington, DC, ²Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, ³Pediatrics and Biostatistics, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Howard University, Washington, DC, ⁵Medicine-Section of Rheum, LSU Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, ⁶Dept Medicine Div of Rheum, E Carolina Univ Sch of Med, Greenville, NC, ⁷North Georgia Rheumatology Group, PC, Lawrenceville, GA, ⁸Rheum/Immunology, Centre Rheum Immunol Arthritis, Fort Lauderdale, FL, ⁹Rheumatology, Detroit VAMC, Detroit, MI, ¹⁰internal Medicine, LSUHSC, New Orleans, LA, ¹¹Immunology and Rheumatology, Hospital General de Occidente, Zapopan, Jal., Mexico, ¹²Arthitis Consultants Inc, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO, ¹³Division of Rheumatology, Howard University Hospital, Washington, DC, ¹⁴Rheumatology, Howard University, Washington, DC
Ethnic Minorities with Rheumatoid Arthritis Achieve a Meaningful Clinical Response at 12 months Despite Infrequent Use of Biologic Therapies. Background/Purpose: Ethnic minorities with rheumatoid arthritis…
Abstract Number: 2379 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Minimal Radiographic Progression in RA Patients Receiving Routine Care in the Espoir Early Arthritis Cohort: Similar Prognosis According to 6 Different Remission Criteria
Isabel Castrejón¹, Maxime Dougados², Bernard Combe³, Francis Guillemin⁴, Bruno Fautrel⁵ and Theodore Pincus¹, ¹Rheumatology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²Université Paris René Descartes and Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France, ³Immuno-Rhumatologie, Hôpital Lapeyronie, Montpellier, France, ⁴Nancy University Hospital, Nancy, France, ⁵Rheumatology, UPMC GRC08, Paris 06 University, Pitié Salpétrière Hospital, Paris, France
Background/Purpose Remission has become a more achievable goal in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Several criteria for remission are available in RA, including one based on RAPID3…
Abstract Number: 2380 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Durability of First Biologic Is Not Influenced By Initial/Early DAS28
Gina Rohekar¹, Binu Jacob², Janet E. Pope³ and Claire Bombardier⁴, ¹Rheumatology, St. Joseph's Hospital, London, ON, Canada, ²University Health Network, Toronto General Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Medicine, Western University, London, ON, Canada, ⁴Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: The Ontario Best Practices Research Initiative (OBRI) collects data on RA treatment in a real-world setting. Patients are enrolled and prospectively followed to…
Abstract Number: 2381 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Adherence to a Treat-to-Target (T2T) Strategy in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis. Is It Feasible in Daily Clinical Practice?
Christian A. Waimann¹, Gustavo Citera², Fernando Dal Pra³, Maria Celeste Orozco⁴, Federico Ceccatto⁵, Sergio Paira⁶, M Gauna⁷, Anastasia Secco⁷, M Mamani⁷, Lucila Marino⁸, Francisco Caeiro⁹, AC Alvarez¹⁰, Maria Haye Salinas⁹, L Encinas¹¹, Javier Rosa¹², Valeria Scaglioni¹³, Enrique R. Soriano¹⁴, Josefina Marcos¹⁵, Mercedes García¹⁵, A Salas¹⁵, Alejandro Martinez¹⁶, Rafael Chaparro del Moral¹⁷, Oscar Luis Rillo¹⁷, Horacio Berman¹⁸, Alberto Berman¹⁸, Francisco Colombres¹⁸, Edson Veloso¹⁹, Ricardo V. Juárez²⁰, Maria Elena Crespo²¹, Ana Quinteros²², M Leal²², Gabriela Salvatierra²³, C Ledesma²³, Mónica P. Sacnun²⁴, R Quintana²⁵ and Marcelo Abdala²⁶, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital Olavarria, Olavarria, Argentina, ²Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ³Instituto de Rehabilitacion Psicofisica, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁴Rheumatology, Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁵Rheumatology, Hospital Jose María Cullen, Santa Fé, Argentina, ⁶Section of Rheumatology, Hospital Jose Maria Cullen, Santa Fe, Argentina, ⁷Rheumatology, Hospital Bernardino Rivadavia, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁸Rheumathology, Hospital Bernardino Rivadavia, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁹Reumatología, Hospital Privado de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina, ¹⁰Hospital Privado Centro Médico de, Córdoba, Argentina, ¹¹Rheumatology, Hospital Privado Centro Medico De Córdoba, Cordoba, Argentina, ¹²Rheumatology Unit, Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ¹³Rheumatology Unit, Internal Medical Service, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Instituto Universitario Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, and Fundacion PM Catoggio, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ¹⁴Rheumatology Unit, Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Instituto Universitario Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, and Fundacion PM Catoggio, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ¹⁵HIGA San Martín, La Plata, Argentina, ¹⁶Rheumatology Unit, Hospital General de Agudos Dr. E. Tornú, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ¹⁷Rheumatology Section, Hospital General de Agudos Dr. E. Tornú, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ¹⁸Centro Medico Privado de Reumatologia, Tucumán, Argentina, ¹⁹Sanatorio y Universidad Adventista Del Plata, Entre Rios, Argentina, ²⁰Rheumatology Section, Hospital Señor del Milagro, Salta, Argentina, ²¹Hospital Señor Del Milagro, Salta, Argentina, ²²Centro Integral de Reumatología, Tucumán, Argentina, ²³Instituto Provincial De Rehabilitación Integral, Stgo. del Estero, Argentina, ²⁴Hospital Provincial, Rosario, Argentina, ²⁵Hospital provincial, Rosario, Argentina, ²⁶Hospital Provincial del Centenario, Santa Fe, Argentina
Background/Purpose : The treat-to-target (T2T) strategy has become the new paradigm for the treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA); however the question is whether this strategy…
Abstract Number: 2382 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Adherence to Dmards in the First Six Months of Treatment in Early Arthritis Patients; Comparing Three Adherence Measures
Annelieke Pasma¹, Ethan den Boer², Adriaan van 't Spijker³, Reinier Timman³, Jan van Busschbach³ and J.M.W. Hazes⁴, ¹Rheumatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ²Clinical Chemistry, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ³Psychiatry, section Medical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ⁴Rheumatology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose Non-adherence to DMARDs is an important indicator for the effectiveness of treatment in early arthritis patients. Reported non-adherence rates differ widely, because studies use…
Abstract Number: 2383 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The 12-Years Retention Rate of the First-Line TNF-Inhibitor in the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Real-Life Data from a Local Registry
Ennio Giulio Favalli¹, Martina Biggioggero², Francesca Pregnolato³, Andrea Becciolini², Alessandra Emiliana Penatti², Antonio Marchesoni⁴ and Pier Luigi Meroni², ¹Department of Rheumatology, Gaetano Pini Institute, Milan, Italy, ²Chair and Division of Rheumatology, Gaetano Pini Institute, University of Milan, Milan, Italy, ³Experimental Laboratory of Immunological and Rheumatologic Researches, IRCCS, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy, ⁴Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, Gaetano Pini Institute, Milan, Italy
Background/Purpose Data on over-10-years drug survival of TNF inhibitors (TNFi) are still lacking. The aim of the study is to analysed the long-term retention rate…
Abstract Number: 2384 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Factors Associated with Methotrexate Treatment Duration, Including Subcutaneous Use, in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Observations from the VA Database
Bernard Ng, Rheumatology, U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs- Puget Sound Healthsystem, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: A previous analysis of RA patients in national administrative databases of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) suggested that injectable MTX was associated with…
Abstract Number: 2385 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Reasons for Non-Vaccination in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Spondyloarthritis Patients
Charlotte Hua¹, Jacques Morel², Bernard Combe¹ and Cédric Lukas^1,3, ¹Immuno-Rhumatologie, Hôpital Lapeyronie, Montpellier, France, ²Department of Rheumatology, Hôpital Lapeyronie, Montpellier, France, ³Immuno-Rhumatologie, Hopital Lapeyronie, Montpellier, France
Background/Purpose: Patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases are at increased risk of infections when compared to healthy controls. Despite the fact that part of these infections…
Abstract Number: 2386 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Patients’ Interpretations of Rheumatoid Arthritis Model Disease States in a Safety-Net Rheumatology Clinic
Carol Bledsoe¹, Lisa A. Davis², Vivian Tran³, Angela Keniston⁴, Liron Caplan⁵, Itziar Quinzanos⁶ and Joel M. Hirsh³, ¹The Brody School of Medicine - East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, ²Denver VAMC and Univ of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, ³Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Denver Health and Hospital Authority, Denver, CO, ⁴Department of Medicine, Denver Health and Hospital Authority, Denver, CO, ⁵Div of Rheumatology, Denver VA and Univ of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, ⁶Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
Background/Purpose: Patient assessment of disease activity (PtGA) measured by visual analog scale (VAS) is often a barrier to patients achieving remission in rheumatoid arthritis (RA).…
Abstract Number: 2387 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Relation Between Disease Activity Indices and Their Individual Components and Radiographic Progression in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Literature Review
Victoria Navarro-Compán¹, Ana Maria Gherghe², Josef Smolen³, Daniel Aletaha⁴, Robert B. M. Landewé^5,6 and Désirée van der Heijde⁷, ¹Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy & Cantacuzino Hospital, Bucharest, Romania, ³Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine III,, Medical University of Vienna and Hietzing Hospital, Vienna, Austria, ⁴Department of Internal Medicine III, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, Amsterdam Rheumatology Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁶Atrium Medical Center, Heerlen, Netherlands, ⁷Dept of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands

Background/Purpose: Composite indices and single items are available to monitor disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Their relation to radiographic progression is an important aspect…
Abstract Number: 2388 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
DMARD Use after an Initial Acute MI Is Associated with Reduced Risk of a Recurrent Event and Mortality
Jie Zhang¹, Fenglong Xie², Lang Chen³, Huifeng Yun⁴, Paul M. Muntner⁵, Emily Levitan⁵, Monica Safford⁶, Kenneth G. Saag⁷, Jasvinder A. Singh⁶ and Jeffrey R. Curtis⁶, ¹Ryals Soph Bldg., Rm. 517b, Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Rheumatology & Immunology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ³Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁴Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health, Birmingham, AL, ⁵Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁶University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁷Immunology & Rheumatology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose Previous studies have suggested that disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) may reduce cardiovascular risk among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This analysis examined whether…

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