Abstract Number: 1776 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Factors Predictive of ANCA-Associated Vasculitis Relapse in Patients Given Rituximab-Maintenance Therapy
Background/Purpose Rituximab (RTX) was shown to be as effective as cyclophosphamide to induce remission in patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV). The prospective MAINRITSAN trial compared…Abstract Number: 1775 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Predicting Relapse in Patients with Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis – the Potential Use of Monitoring in Vitro ANCA Production
Background/Purpose Patients with granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) suffer from frequent disease relapses, with up to 50% of patients relapsing within 5 years. Several risk factors…Abstract Number: 1774 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (Wegener’s): Endoscopic Management of Tracheobronchial Stenosis – Results from a Multicenter Experience in 47 Patients
Background/Purpose Tracheobronchial stenosis (TBS) is noted in 12 to 23% in patients with granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), and includes subglottic stenosis (SGS) and bronchial stenosis.…Abstract Number: 1773 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Otolaryngologic Lesions Are Not Rare and Closely Related with Pachymeningitis and Cranial Neuropathy in MPO-ANCA Associated Vasculitis
Background/Purpose: Recently several case reports of serous otitis media (SOM), hypertrophic pachymeningitis (HP) and cranial neuropathy (CN) have been reported in connection with MPO-ANCA associated…Abstract Number: 1772 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Venous Thromboembolic Events in Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (EGPA)
Background/Purpose: Previous studies have documented an increased risk of venous thromboembolic events in patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) associated vasculitides (AAV) as compared to…Abstract Number: 1771 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Arterial Thrombotic Events in Systemic Vasculitis
Background/Purpose To estimate the incidence rate of clinically apparent arterial thrombotic events and associated comorbidities in patients with primary systemic vasculitis. Methods Using large-cohort administrative…Abstract Number: 1770 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Increased Risk of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis: A General Population-Based Study
Background/Purpose Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is increasingly recognized as an inflammatory condition. We aimed to identify the risk of newly recorded COPD among…Abstract Number: 1769 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Abdominal Visceral Adipose Tissue Measured By DXA As a Novel Surrogate Marker of Cardiovascular Risk in Primary Necrotizing Vasculitides
Background/Purpose Studies have shown a strong prevalence of cardiovascular events among patients with primary necrotizing vasculitides. Recent studies indicate that visceral adipose tissue (VAT) is…Abstract Number: 1768 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cardiac Involvement in Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis: A Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study of 31 Consecutive Patients
Background/Purpose Cardiac manifestations in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) patients are usually considered to be rare but may be life-threatening. However specific cardiac involvement in GPA is…Abstract Number: 1767 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (Wegener’s) According to Geographic Origin and Ethnicity: Clinical-Biological Presentation and Outcome
Background/Purpose Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener’s) (GPA) is an ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) predominantly affecting small-sized vessels, involving mainly the upper and lower respiratory tracts and kidneys.…Abstract Number: 1766 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparison of Clinicopathologically- and Serologically-Based Classification Systems for ANCA-Associated Vasculitis
Background/Purpose Genome-wide association studies suggest that PR3-ANCA-positive ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) is genetically distinct from MPO-ANCA AAV. We evaluated patients enrolled in the RAVE trial according…Abstract Number: 1765 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparison of Clinical Characteristics of Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis By the Serotype Specificity to Myeloperoxidase and Proteinase-3
Background/Purpose: To correlate the clinical characteristics of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) with myeloperoxidase (MPO)-ANCA and proteinase-3 (PR3)-ANCA, and to detect clinical characteristics of…Abstract Number: 1784 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prognostic Factors for Interstitial Lung Disease with Microscopic Polyangiitis
Background/Purpose Many patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD) complicated by microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) show a UIP pattern on chest CT. The prognosis is poorer than…Abstract Number: 1783 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Importance of Histopathological Classification of ANCA-Associated Glomerulonephritis in Renal Function and Renal Survival
Background/Purpose : Histological changes in renal biopsy are the gold standard for establishing the diagnosis of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated glomerulonephritis (GN). In 2010 a…Abstract Number: 1782 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Long-Term Follow-up of Non-HBV Polyarteritis Nodosa and Microscopic Polyangiitis with Poor-Prognosis Factors
Background/Purpose To study the long-term outcomes of 65 patients with non-HBV polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) or microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) enrolled in a prospective, randomized, open-label trial,1…
