Abstract Number: 1997 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Health Care Utilization In Gout Patients: A Prospective Multicenter Cohort Study
Background/Purpose: Because of the chronic nature of the disease, gout is associated with more co-morbidities, poor health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and more healthcare utilization…Abstract Number: 1998 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Risk Of Subsequent Attacks In Patients With Incident Gout: A Population-Based Study
Background/Purpose: While there appears to be consensus that non-pharmacological uric acid lowering therapies (diet and lifestyle modifications) should be initiated in every patient presenting with…Abstract Number: 1999 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Hospitalization and Flare Risk In Patients With Established Gout: A Population-Based Study
Background/Purpose: Hospitalization of patients with gout may be associated with an increased risk of arthritic flares, due to administration of IV fluids, discontinuation of established…Abstract Number: 2001 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Kaiser Permanent Pyramid In Patients With Gout: The Most Severe Gout Is Associated To The Most Complex Patients
Background/Purpose: gout is well known to be associated with comorbid conditions; the Kaiser Permanente Pyramid (KPP) identify high risk people (two higher strata) in the…Abstract Number: 2002 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prophylactic Duration and Serum Uric Acid Level Are Associated With Gout Flare During Urate Lowering Treatment
Background/Purpose: To evaluate the clinical factors on gout flare during urate lowering treatment Methods: We retrospectively examined data derived from 228 patients who had been treated…Abstract Number: 2003 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Outcome Of Gout Patients Placed On Febuxostat After Failing To Reach Serum Urate Target With Allopurinol
Background/Purpose: The 2012 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) gout guidelines recommends allopurinol or febuxostat as first-line urate-lowering therapy (ULT). Purpose of this study was to…Abstract Number: 2004 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Kidney Disease Is An Independent Risk Factor For Incident Gout
Background/Purpose: Even though the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) has been shown to be dispoportionarely high among those with gout, there have been scant…Abstract Number: 2005 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Predictors Of Outcomes In Tophaceous Gout- Results From a Prospective Cohort At The Veterans Affairs
Background/Purpose: Tophaceous gout is a chronic inflammatory arthritis that causes debilitating acute attacks and associated with exponential resource utilization. Our objective was to define predictors…Abstract Number: 2006 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Uric Acid Level Is Not An Independent Predictor Of Cardiovascular Diseases In Gout Patients With Treatment; Long-Term Follow-Up Data In Single Tertiary Center In South Korea
Background/Purpose: Hyperuricemia and gout are closely related conditions that are prevalent worldwide. A possible link between hyperuricemia and cardiovascular diseases (CVD) has been a debated…Abstract Number: 2007 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Using Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning To Identify Gout Flares From Electronic Clinical Notes
Background/Purpose: Gout flares are the most common manifestation of gout. Gout flares are not well documented by diagnosis codes and are not adequately captured when…Abstract Number: 2008 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Assessing Treat To Target In Gout Patients With and Without Tophi
Background/Purpose: Little is known regarding the differences in characteristics between patients with tophaceous gout compared to those without tophi. We examined these differences in a…Abstract Number: 1969 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ankle Joint Involvement In Rheumatoid Arthritis. An Ultrasound Study Using High Resolution- and Colour Doppler Ultrasound
Background/Purpose: Despite a pivotal role for RA patients mobility, the ankle joints are frequently neglected, and omitted in activity scoring systems including DAS 28. In…Abstract Number: 1970 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Utility Of Fluorescence Optical Imaging For Detecting Clinically Silent Synovitis Of The Hands and Wrists
Background/Purpose: The detection of subclinical synovial inflammation (“silent synovitis”) would be of critical importance for the detection of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in its earliest pathophysiological…Abstract Number: 1971 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Four Finger Examination Technique Is Superior To The Standard Two Finger Technique To Detect Metacarpal Phalangeal Joint Swelling In Rheumatoid Arthritis – A Validation By Power Doppler Ultrasound
Background/Purpose: Swollen joints (SJs) are a strong clinical predictor of radiographic progression in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The metacarpal phalangeal joints (MCP) SJs are particularly relevant…Abstract Number: 1972 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Erosion Case Definition and Scoring Reliability Exercise Using a New Outcome Measurement Tool, High-Resolution Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography, In Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: High-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT) is a novel imaging instrument for bony damage in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Agreement on a case definition for…