Abstract Number: 2309 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Quantifying The Gap Between General Population Guidelines and Expert Opinion For Cardiovascular Risk Management In Rheumatic Disease Patients
Background/Purpose: Cardiovascular (CV) risk is higher among rheumatic disease patients than the general population. However, CV risk management guidelines calibrated for the rheumatic disease population…Abstract Number: 2270 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
US Guided Treat-To-Target Approach In Early RA: Implications For Uncoupling Of Disease Activity and Structural Damage
Background/Purpose: To assess the relationship between inflammation and joint destruction in RA patients who have not responded clinically to treatment using Musculoskeletal US as a…Abstract Number: 2271 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Dietary Sodium Increases The Risk For Rheumatoid Arthritis Among Smokers – Results From a Nested Case-Control Study
Background/Purpose: Recent studies using animal models and human cells ex vivo have indicated that sodium chloride may affect the immune system by the inducting of pathogenic Th17…Abstract Number: 2272 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Patient Survey Regarding Utility Of The Health Assessment Questionnaire Reveals An Unrecognized Aspect Of Disease Activity In Rheumatoid Arthritis: Consequences Of Physical Activity
Patient Survey Regarding Utility of the Health Assessment Questionnaire Reveals an Unrecognized Aspect of Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Consequences of Physical Activity Background/Purpose: The…Abstract Number: 2273 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Patient Survey Challenges Conventional Notions Regarding Symptoms and Experiences Of People Living With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: While rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been studied for decades, many aspects of the disease are not well understood. Like systemic lupus erythematosus, RA manifests…Abstract Number: 2274 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Assessment Of The Diagnostic Accuracy Of Different Strategies For Health Fair Case-Finding For Undiagnosed Inflammatory Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Early treatment of inflammatory arthritis (IA), and especially rheumatoid arthritis (RA), leads to improved outcomes, although diagnostic delays may impede timely treatment. We…Abstract Number: 2275 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Responsiveness Of The Outcomes Measures In Rheumatology Clinical Trials Initiative’s Preliminary Flare Questions To Detect Flares Within Patients In The Canadian Early Arthritis Cohort
Background/Purpose: OMERACT (OM) recently developed preliminary flare questions (PFQs) that capture domains important to patients (pts) to identify a flare of RA1. Whether these change…Abstract Number: 2276 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Does Socioeconomic Status Affect Outcomes In Early Rheumatoid Arthritis? Data From An Inception Cohort
Background/Purpose: Assess the impact of socioeconomic status (SES) on outcomes in patients with early inflammatory arthritis using data from the Canadian Early Arthritis Cohort (CATCH)…Abstract Number: 2277 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Midcarpal Joint Effusion Is As Common As Radiocarpal Joint Effusion In Swollen Wrists Of Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Wrist joint is most commonly involved in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and consists of multiple compartments; radiocarpal, midcarpal, and carpometacarpal joints. Intraarticular corticosteroid injection is…Abstract Number: 2278 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ordering Of Serologic Markers Of Rheumatoid Arthritis Among Primary Care and Subspecialty Providers: Under-Utilization Of Anti-Citrullinated Peptide Antibody Tests By Non-Rheumatologists
Background/Purpose: Anti-citrullinated peptide antibodies (ACPA) are more specific and have a superior positive predictive value for diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) compared to RF. The…Abstract Number: 2279 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Assessment Of Global Disease Activity In Rheumatoid Arthritis By Patients and Physicians: Cultural Differences Among Countries In The Meteor Database
Background/Purpose: Dissonant perceptions of disease activity between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients and their rheumatologists may influence treatment decisions. The discordance between patient's and physician's global…Abstract Number: 2280 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Stiffness From The Perspective Of People Living With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Stiffness was included in the 1961 and 1987 Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) classification criteria and continues to be commonly queried in clinical care. Its relative…Abstract Number: 2281 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
An Analysis Of Highly Discordant Erythrocyte Sedimentation and C Reactive Protein Levels In Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Discordance between the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and C-reactive protein (CRP) exists in a significant minority of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. Interpretation of studies…Abstract Number: 2282 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Performance Of The 2010 ACR/EULAR Classification Criteria For Rheumatoid Arthritis In a Group Of Elderly Onset Patients
Background/Purpose: To evaluate the diagnostic ability of the 2010 ACR/EULAR classification criteria for Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in a consecutive series of elderly onset (> 50y)…Abstract Number: 2283 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Evolving Use Of Biologic Monotherapy In Rheumatoid Arthritis and Its Impact On Patient Outcomes
Background/Purpose: The aim of our study is to understand whether the use of biologic monotherapy among rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients is increasing and whether this…