Abstract Number: 2234 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Targeting Therapy Of Citrullinated Antigen-Specific B Cells Ameliorates Collagen-Induced Arthritis
Background/Purpose: The clinical benefit of B-cell depletion therapy in rheumatoid arthritis(RA) is a well-known fact, but problems such as relapse of tuberculosis and reactivation of…Abstract Number: 2235 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Fas Signaling In Macrophages Promotes Chronicity In K/BxN Serum Transfer Induced Arthritis
Background/Purpose: A non-apoptotic role for Fas signaling has been implicated in the regulation of inflammation and innate immunity. These studies were performed to elucidate the…Abstract Number: 2236 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Articular Inflammation Is Protected By Fat-1 During The Acute Phase Of Arthritis In Mice
Background/Purpose: Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFA) are well known to exert anti-inflammatory effects. The Fat-1 transgenic (Fat-1 TG) mice are capable of producing n-3…Abstract Number: 2237 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Assessment Of Wage and Salary Growth In Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
Background/Purpose: RA negatively impacts patients' work outcomes. Treatment with tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (anti-TNFs) has been associated with improved work productivity and stability in RA.…Abstract Number: 2238 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparison Of The Long-Term Outcome For Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients With persistent Moderate Disease Activity Or Disease Remission During The First Year After Diagnosis: Data From The Espoir Cohort
Background/Purpose: The Treat to Target and EULAR recommendations highlighted the need for achieving and maintaining remission in patients with early RA. We investigated if early…Abstract Number: 2239 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Validation Of a Patient Reported Experience Measure In Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Improving patient experience is important in all diseases, but most important in patients with chronic rheumatic diseases like rheumatoid arthritis. To date there…Abstract Number: 2240 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Correlative Analysis Of Swollen Joints Between Clinical Examination and Musculoskeletal Ultrasound For Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: The disease activity score 28 (DAS28), clinical disease activity index (CDAI) and simplified disease activity index (SDAI) are all used in the clinical assessment…Abstract Number: 2241 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Assessing Significant Flares In Rheumatoid Arthritis: Validity Of The Outcome Measures In Rheumatology Preliminary Flare Questions In The Canadian Early Arthritis Cohort
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) flares are common, poorly defined, and understudied. A tool is needed to measure significant RA flares that may signal need for…Abstract Number: 2242 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Patient Versus Physician Joint Counts In Rheumatoid Arthritis Utilizing a Unique Self-Joint Examination Tool
Background/Purpose: The quantitative assessment of disease activity has been endorsed by the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) to improve rheumatoid arthritis (RA) outcomes. To facilitate…Abstract Number: 2243 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
How Well Do The Three Generic Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Fatigue Instruments Perform In Rheumatoid Arthritis?
Background/Purpose: NIH Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) has created highly precise and efficient instruments to measure patient-reported outcomes across health domains relevant to chronic…Abstract Number: 2244 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Diagnostic Accuracy Of Anti-Ccp Testing For Detecting Prevalent Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results From Screening a Population Based Cohort
Background/Purpose: Anti-CCP testing is a part of the clinical routine investigations for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Previous studies have relative few included controls per patients. We therefor…Abstract Number: 2245 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Predictive Validity Of Low Disease Activity Using Patient Reported Measures On Long-Term Outcomes In Early Rheumatoid Arthritis- Results From Study Of New Onset Rheumatoid Arthritis and Ontario Best Practices Initiative
Background/Purpose: Patient reported outcome measures (PROM) are used in routine practice for assessment of disease activity. They have been shown to correlate well with other…Abstract Number: 2246 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Patients’ Assessment of the Disease Greatly Influences the Determination of Disease Activity and Remission in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Recently defined remission criteria of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), Boolean criteria or Simplified Disease Activity Index (SDAI)Abstract Number: 2247 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Response To a Sleep Query On The Multi-Dimensional Health Assessment Questionnaire (MDHAQ) Is Related To Levels Of Disease Activity
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) often report fatigue, but a possible impact of disease on sleep and/or on disease activity are poorly characterized. We…Abstract Number: 2248 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Difference Between The Two Versions Of Disease Activity Score Based On C-Reactive Protein and Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
Background/Purpose: In some countries reimbursement criteria require a DAS28 score of >5.1 for initiating anti-TNF therapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. DAS28 score can be…