Abstract Number: 2439 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Smoking Was Not Associated With Response To Adalimumab Therapy In Patients With Non-Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis
Background/Purpose: Cigarette smoking has been reported as a risk factor for early disease onset, higher disease activity, and poor function in patients (pts) with axial…Abstract Number: 2440 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Is There a Role For Etoricoxib In Patients With Axial Ankylosing spondylitis Refractory To Traditional NSAID?
Background/Purpose: Anti-TNF treatment has demonstrated its effectiveness in axial ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients with inadecuate response to traditional NSAIDs (tNSAIDs) therapy (>=2 tNSAIDs), but also aspects…Abstract Number: 2441 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Do Postural Deformities In Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis Cause Balance Problems?
Background/Purpose: In this study, we assessed the impact of postural deformities caused by ankylosing spondylitis (AS) on balance. Methods: 29 AS patients and 21 healthy…Abstract Number: 2442 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
[18F]-Fluoride PET/CT Assessment In Patients Responding To The ASAS Criteria For Spondyloarthritis Despite Negative Sacroiliac Joint MRI
Background/Purpose: The ASAS group has defined criteria for the diagnosis of axial or peripheral spondyloarthritis (SpA). Sacroiliac joint MRI is included in these criteria and…Abstract Number: 2444 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Contribution Of Disease Activity On Function and Quality Of Life In Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis; Investigating Causality By Using Structural Equation Model
Background/Purpose: It has been demonstrated that patient reported questionnaires including disease activity, functional impairment, anxiety and depression were correlated each other. However the causal relationships…Abstract Number: 2445 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Acute Phase Reactant As a Marker Of Anti-Drug Antibody Formation In Ankylosing Spondylitis
Acute Phase Reactant as a Marker of Anti-drug Antibody Formation in Ankylosing SpondylitisBackground/Purpose: The development of antibodies to biologics is one of the main mechanisms…Abstract Number: 2446 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Opiate Use In Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis
Background/Purpose: Prescription opiates are commonly prescribed in patients with chronic pain, yet there is no evidence that these drugs ameliorate disease progression, and are associated with numerous…Abstract Number: 2447 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Disease Activity Is Associated With Development Of Inflammatory Bowel Disease In Ankylosing Spondylitis: 12-Year Results From OASIS
Background/Purpose: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is associated with extra-articular manifestations (EAMs) such as acute anterior uveitis (AAU), inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and psoriasis. Little is known…Abstract Number: 2448 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cardiovascular Disease Is Associated With Worse Functional Outcomes In Ankylosing Spondylitis
Background/Purpose: Cardiovascular disease is an important comorbidity in inflammatory arthritis. There is evidence that AS patients have a significant burden of cardiovascular comorbidity. This appears…Abstract Number: 2449 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Patient-Reported Disease Activity and Outcome In Male Versus Female Patients Of The Groningen Leeuwarden Axial Spondyloarthritis (GLAS) Cohort
Background/Purpose: Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) occurs more often in males than in females. Most women tend to have milder disease and may therefore be underdiagnosed. Male…Abstract Number: 2450 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Differences and Similarities Of Spondyloarthritis Classification Subgroups Defined By The Assessment Of Spondyloarthritis International Society (ASAS)
Background/Purpose: Since the Assessment of SpondyloArthritis international Society (ASAS) developed new classification criteria, spondyloarthritis (SpA) is no longer divided into different phenotypic subtypes such as…Abstract Number: 2411 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Peripheral Blood T Cell Repertoire Before The Clinical Onset Of Rheumatoid Arthritis – a Study Of Incident Cases and Controls
Background/Purpose: Previous studies indicate that circulating antibodies may be detected in individuals who later develop rheumatoid arthritis (RA) years before onset, and T cells have…Abstract Number: 2413 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Expression and Function Of a YAP, a Novel Pathway In Fibroblast-Like Synoviocyte In Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Modulating molecular pathways that regulate pathogenic behavior fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) could lead to new therapies for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Targeting transcription factors are especially…Abstract Number: 2412 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Anti-CCP Antibodies and Increased Cartilage Turnover In Patients Developing Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Autoantibodies may be detected years before the onset of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We have previously shown that levels of Cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP),…Abstract Number: 2414 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Elevated Serum Resistin Levels In Rheumatoid Arthritis With Periodontitis
Background/Purpose: Epidemiological relationships between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and periodontitis (PD) have been revealed recently. However, the pathologic link between RA and periodontitis has remained unclear.…