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Abstract Number: 2482 • ACR Convergence 2024
Long-Term Safety of Mepolizumab in Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (EGPA): Pooled Results from Two Open-Label Extension Studies
Gerhard Wolff¹, Michael E Wechsler², Jared Silver³, Robert Price⁴, Rejina Verghis⁵, Peter Weller⁶, Peter Merkel⁷, Thomas Corbridge⁸ and Paneez Khoury⁹, ¹Clinical Development-Respiratory, GSK, Collegeville, ²Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO, ³US Medical Affairs-Respiratory, GSK, Durham, ⁴Biostatistics, GSK, Stevenage, United Kingdom, ⁵Biostatistics, Development Respiratory, GSK, Brentford, United Kingdom, ⁶Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Inflammation, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁸US Value Evidence and Outcomes, GSK, Durham, NC, ⁹National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: The 52-week Phase III MIRRA trial demonstrated the safety and efficacy of anti-IL-5 mepolizumab in patients with EGPA. However, longer-term safety data are limited.…
Abstract Number: 2497 • ACR Convergence 2024
Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Hydralazine-induced ANCA-associated Vasculitis. a Single Center Retrospective Cohort Analysis from the US
Muhammad Shamim¹, Mazen Allouni², Haseeb Chaudhary³, Ansaam Daoud⁴, Loai Dweik⁵, Hashim Syed⁶ and Omer Pamuk⁷, ¹University Hospitals/ Case Western Reserve University, Cuyahoga Falls, OH, ²Case Western Reserve, University Hospitals, Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, ³Case Western Reserve University, Westlake, OH, ⁴Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals, Akron, OH, ⁵Cleveland Clinic Akron General Internal Medicine, Akron, OH, ⁶Case Western/ UH, Cleveland, ⁷University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center/ Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
Background/Purpose: Hydralazine-induced ANCA-associated vasculitis (HIAAV) is a rare clinical problem. There is paucity of data regarding clinical features, treatment, and prognosis of hydralazine-induced AAV in…
Abstract Number: 2494 • ACR Convergence 2024
Clinical Characteristics, Predictors for Mortality and Comparison of the Birmingham Vasculitis Activity Score and the Five-Factor Score on Survival in ANCA-associated Vasculitis in Hong Kong : A Multi-centre Retrospective Cohort Study
Ka Ho Yeung and Kit Yu Young, Caritas Medical Centre, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Background/Purpose: To describe the clinical profile and predictors of mortality of AAV patients in Hong Kong. To compare the accuracy of the latest Five-factor Score…
Abstract Number: 2495 • ACR Convergence 2024
Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage in Patient with ANCA-associated Vasculitis AndInterstitial Lung Disease
Elif Ediboglu¹, Samuel Falde¹, Misbah Baqir¹, Rodrigo Cartin-Ceba² and Ulrich Specks¹, ¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ
Background/Purpose: The association of interstitial lung disease (ILD) and microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) is increasingly recognized. The implications of ILD as it relates to clinical outcomes…
Abstract Number: 0526 • ACR Convergence 2024
Comparing Immunogenicity and Safety Following Transition from Reference Rituximab to Biosimilar Rituximab (DRL_RI) in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Randomized, Double-blind, Phase 3 Study
Narendra Maharaj¹, Dharma rao Uppada², Naveen Reddy MAREDDY¹, Pramod Reddy Pundra¹, Anastas Batalov³, Delina Ivanova⁴, nedyalka staykova⁵, Asta Baranauskaite⁶ and Laila Hassan⁷, ¹Clinical Development - Biologics, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd., Bachupally, Hyderabad 500090, India, Hyderabad, India, ²Clinical Development - Biologics, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd., Bachupally, Hyderabad 500090, India, Hyderabad, ³Medical University of Plovdiv, Medical Faculty, University Hospital "Kaspela", Clinic of Rheumatology, Plovdiv 4000, Bulgaria, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, ⁴Diagnostic and Consulting Center Aleksandrovska EOOD Sofia 1431, Bulgaria, Sofia, Bulgaria, ⁵Outpatient Clinic for Specialized Medical Help – Medical Center Kuchuk Paris OOD; Plovdiv 4004, Bulgaria, plovdiv, Bulgaria, ⁶Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kauno Klinikos, LT-50161, Lithuania, Kaunas, Lithuania, ⁷11914 Astoria Blvd. Ste. 330, Houston TX 77089 United States, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: To assess immunogenicity and safety in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) transitioning from US-Rituximab (RP) or EU-Rituximab (RMP) to DRL_RI (proposed rituximab biosimilar),…
Abstract Number: 2498 • ACR Convergence 2024
The Methylome Profile of B-cells as a Biomarker of Nephritis in IgA Vasculitis
Veronica Pulito-Cueto¹, Joao Carlos Batista-Liz¹, Laura Carmen Terron², Iván Fernández Rengel³, María Sebastián Mora-Gil⁴, María Teresa Leonardo⁵, Ana Peñalba⁵, Luis Martín-Penagos⁶, Lara Belmar-Vega⁷, Cristina Gomez-Fernandez⁸, Ligia Gabrie-Rodriguez⁹, Rafael Gálvez Sánchez⁹, Luis Caminal-Montero¹⁰, Ana Turrion Nieves¹¹, Patricia Quiroga Colina¹², Esther Vicente-rabaneda¹³, Belén Sevilla-Pérez¹⁴, José Luis Callejas¹⁵, Eduardo Andrés-León², Javier Martin¹⁶, Ana María Marquez¹⁷, Santos Castañeda¹³, Ricardo Blanco-Alonso¹⁸ and Raquel Lopez-mejias¹, ¹IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ²Unidad de Bioinformática, Instituto de Parasitología y Biomedicina ‘López-Neyra’, CSIC, Granada, Spain, ³Bioinformatics Unit, Institute of Parasitology and Biomedicine López-Neyra (IPBLN), CSIC, GENYO, Cen, Granada, Spain, ⁴Immunopathology Group, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ⁵Division of Pediatrics, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ⁶Immunopathology Group, IDIVAL. Division of Nephrology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ⁷Immunopathology Group, IDIVAL. Division of Nephrology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, ⁸Division of Dermatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ⁹Immunopathology Group, IDIVAL. Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ¹⁰Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Spain, ¹¹Rheumatology Department, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Vega, Salamanca, Spain, ¹²Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Madrid, Spain, ¹³Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁴Division of Pediatrics, Hospital Universitario San Cecilio, Granada, Spain, ¹⁵Systemic Autoimmune Diseases Unit, Hospital Clinico San Cecilio, Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada ibs.GRANADA, Granada, Spain, ¹⁶Instituto de Parasitología y Biomedicina ‘López-Neyra’, CSIC, PTS Granada, Spain, Granada, Spain, ¹⁷Instituto de Parasitología y Biomedicina ‘López-Neyra’, CSIC, PTS Granada, Granada, Spain, ¹⁸Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL, Immunopathology group, Santander, Spain
Background/Purpose: Nephritis is the main cause of long-term morbidity and mortality in patients with Immunoglobulin-A vasculitis (IgAV) [1, 2]. Unfortunately, sensitive, specific, and non-invasive biomarkers…
Abstract Number: 2507 • ACR Convergence 2024
IgG4-related Disease Features and Immunological Profile in a Tertiary Center in Sao Paulo-Brazil
Frederico Pinheiro¹, Cristina Orikaza², Gerson Keppeke³, Emília Sato² and Alexandre de Souza⁴, ¹Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo - UNIFESP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, ²Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, ³Universidad Catolica del Norte, São Paulo, Coquimbo, Brazil, ⁴UNIFESP-EPM, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Background/Purpose: IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a systemic, fibroinflammatory condition affecting almost all organs. It is a rare entity that is continuously being studied worldwide. It…
Abstract Number: 2469 • ACR Convergence 2024
Machine Learning Identifies Oesophageal Symptoms as a New Red Flag for for Very Early Diagnosis of Systemic Sclerosis (VEDOSS): A EUSTAR Analysis
Stefano Di Donato¹, Vishal Kakkar², Silvia Bellando-Randone³, Marco Matucci-Cerinic⁴ and Francesco Del Galdo², and EUSTAR collaborators, ¹Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds, UK, Leeds, United Kingdom, ²University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ³University of Florence, Florence, Florence, Italy, ⁴University San Raffaele Milano, Milano, Milan, Italy
Background/Purpose: The analysis of the EUSTAR Very Early Diagnosis of Systemic Sclerosis (VEDOSS) study has identified the risk of progression to fulfil 2013 ACR/EULAR classification…
Abstract Number: 2502 • ACR Convergence 2024
Characterization of the Tissue Fibroblast Repertoire in IgG4-Related Ophthalmic Disease
Eduardo Martin Nares, Gabriela Hernández-Molina, Diana Aguilar-León, Norma Ofelia Uribe-Uribe and Janette Furuzawa-Carballeda, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico
Background/Purpose: IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a systemic fibroinflammatory condition characterized by tissue infiltration with IgG4+ plasma cells. Fibrosis in the target organs is one of…
Abstract Number: 2464 • ACR Convergence 2024
Thymic Size Longitudinal Changes on Chest High-resolution Computed Tomography After Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Diffuse Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis
Grégory Pugnet¹, Samia Collot², Antoine Petermann³, Pauline Lansiaux⁴, Gwenaelle Larion⁴, Mathieu Resche-rigon⁴, Cécile Borel⁵, Zora Marjanovic⁶ and Dominique Farge⁴, ¹Toulouse Rangueil University Hospital, Toulouse, France, ²CHU Toulouse, Toulouse, France, ³Clinique Pasteur, Toulouse, France, ⁴APHP, PAris, France, ⁵IUCT, Toulouse, France, ⁶APHP, Toulouse, France
Background/Purpose: The thymus is a central lymphatic organ responsible for T-cell differentiation and maturation throughout life. The thymus reaches its maximum absolute weight at puberty,…
Abstract Number: 0580 • ACR Convergence 2024
Cellular Immune Activation Signatures at Baseline Predict Response to TNF Inhibitors in Axial Spondyloarthritis
Ayantika Talukdar¹, Neke Ibeh², Rohan Machhar², Mansi Aparnathi³, Sareh Keshavarazi⁴, Archita Srinath⁵, Akihiro Nakamura⁶, Robert Inman⁷, Proton Rahman⁸, Igor Jurisica⁹ and Nigil Haroon¹⁰, ¹Krembil Research Institute, UHN, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²UHN, Toronto, Canada, ³University Health Network, Toronto, Canada, ⁴UHN, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶Queen's Univesity, Kingston, ON, Canada, ⁷University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁸Memorial University of Newfoundland, Faculty of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, St. John's, Canada, ⁹Departments of Medical Biophysics and Computer Science and Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto and Institute of Neuroimmunology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁰Department of Medicine/Rheumatology, University Health Network, Schroeder Arthritis Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) substantially improve symptoms in Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS), although 40% patients are unresponsive. Identifying biomarkers predictive of TNFi treatment response…
Abstract Number: 2511 • ACR Convergence 2024
Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients with Clinically Isolated Aortitis
Mahmut Kaymakci¹, Hannah Langenfeld¹, Andrew C. Hanson², Cynthia Crowson¹, Melanie Bois¹, Hartzell Schaff², Mohanad Elfishawi³, Matthew Koster¹, Cornelia Weyand² and Kenneth Warrington¹, ¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Mayo Clinic, Rochester, ³University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Background/Purpose: Clinically Isolated Aortitis (CIA) is a type of vasculitis affecting the aorta in the absence of systemic vasculitis, rheumatic disease, or infection. Most patients…
Abstract Number: 2505 • ACR Convergence 2024
C5 Signaling Pathway Genes as Key Drivers of the Pathogenesis of IgA Vasculitis?
Joao Carlos Batista-Liz¹, Vanesa Calvo-Rio², María Sebastián Mora-Gil³, Ligia Gabrie-Rodriguez⁴, Rafael Gálvez Sánchez⁴, Belén Sevilla-Pérez⁵, José Luis Callejas⁶, María Teresa Leonardo⁷, Ana Peñalba⁷, Javier Narvaez-García⁸, Luis Martín-Penagos⁹, Luis Caminal-Montero¹⁰, PAZ COLLADO¹¹, Patricia Quiroga Colina¹², Esther Vicente-rabaneda¹³, Esteban Rubio¹⁴, Manuel León Luque¹⁵, Juan María Blanco-Madrigal¹⁶, Eva Galindez-Agirregoikoa¹⁷, Santos Castañeda¹³, Ricardo Blanco-Alonso¹⁸, Veronica Pulito-Cueto¹ and Raquel Lopez-mejias¹, ¹IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ²Valdecilla Hospital, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, ³Immunopathology Group, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ⁴Immunopathology Group, IDIVAL. Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ⁵Division of Pediatrics, Hospital Universitario San Cecilio, Granada, Spain, ⁶Systemic Autoimmune Diseases Unit, Hospital Clinico San Cecilio, Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada ibs.GRANADA, Granada, Spain, ⁷Division of Pediatrics, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ⁸Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, ⁹Immunopathology Group, IDIVAL. Division of Nephrology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ¹⁰Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Spain, ¹¹Hospital Universitario Severo Ochoa, MADRID, Spain, ¹²Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Madrid, Spain, ¹³Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁴Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, Spain, Sevilla, Spain, ¹⁵Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, Spain., Sevilla, Spain, ¹⁶Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de Basurto, Bilbao, Spain., Bilbao, Spain, ¹⁷BASURTO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, BILBAO, Spain, ¹⁸Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL, Immunopathology group, Santander, Spain
Background/Purpose: Immunoglobulin A Vasculitis (IgAV) is an inflammatory disease caused by the accumulation of immune complexes of IgA in the walls of small blood vessels…
Abstract Number: 2512 • ACR Convergence 2024
French Multicenter Retrospective Study of Patients with Cocaine- and/or Levamisole-induced Vasculitis and Vasculopathy
Kevin Chevalier¹, François Chasset², Yoann Zerbib³, Pierre-André Jarrot⁴, Romain Muller⁴, Thomas Pires⁵, Saroumadi Adavane⁶, Didier Bessis⁷, Alban Deroux⁸, Vincent Descamps⁹, Fanny Domont¹⁰, Joëlle Faddoul¹⁰, Pierre-Edouard gavand¹¹, Tiphaine Goulenok¹², Baptiste Gramont¹³, Vincent Jachiet¹⁴, Gaëlle Leroux¹⁵, Matthieu Mahevas¹⁶, Julie Merindol¹⁷, Loïc Meudec¹⁸, Martin Michaud¹⁹, Morgane Mourguet²⁰, Héloïse Munos pons²¹, Yann Nguyen²², Bénédicte Oules²³, Thomas Papo²⁴, Jacques Pouchot²⁵, Sébastien Rivière¹⁴, Oscar Robert²⁶, Charles ronsin²⁷, Benjamin Rossi²⁸, Delphine Staumont-salle²⁹, Benjamin Terrier³⁰, Nathalie Tieule³¹, Vollmer Olivier³², Pierre Wolkenstein³³, Xavier Puéchal³⁴, Jean-David Bouaziz³⁵, Nicolas Dupin²³, Gilles Peytavin³⁶, Jean-Claude Alvarez³⁷, Luc Mouthon³⁸ and Alexis Régent³⁴, ¹Department of Internal Medicine, National Reference Center for Rare Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Hôpital Cochin, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France, Paris, France, ²Dermatology, Hôpital Tenon, Paris, France, ³Medical Intensive Care Unit and MP3CV-EA7517, Amiens University Hospital, Amiens, France, Amiens, France, ⁴Service de Médecine Interne et Immunologie Clinique, Hôpital de La Conception, Marseille, Marseille, France, ⁵Department of Internal Medicine, CHU Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France., Bordeaux, France, ⁶Service de Cardiologie, Hôpitaux Saint-Antoine and Tenon, AP-HP, 75012 Paris, France., Paris, France, ⁷Department of Dermatology and Reference Center for Rare Skin Diseases (MAGEC), Saint-Eloi Hospital, University of Montpellier and INSERM U1058, Montpellier, France., Montpellier, France, ⁸Clinique Universitaire de Médecine Interne, Department of Internal Medicine, Grenoble University Hospital, Grenoble, France, ⁹Department of Dermatology, APHP, Bichat Hospital, Paris, France., Paris, France, ¹⁰AP-HP. Centre de Référence des Maladies Auto-Immunes Systémiques Rares, Centre de Référence des Maladies Auto-Inflammatoires et de l'Amylose Inflammatoire, F-75013 Paris, France., Paris, France, ¹¹Department of Internal Medicine, Clinique Rhena, Strasbourg, France., Strasbourg, France, ¹²Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France, ¹³Internal Medicine Departement, Saint Etienne, Saint Etienne, France, ¹⁴Service de médecine interne, AP-HP, Hôpital Saint Antoine, Sorbonne Universite, Paris, France., Paris, France, ¹⁵Service de Médecine Interne, AP-HP Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France., Paris, France, ¹⁶Department of Internal Medicine, APHP, Mondor Hospital, Paris, France., Créteil, France, ¹⁷Internal Medicine Department, University Hospital of Nice, Côte d'Azur University, Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France., Nice, France, ¹⁸Department of Rheumatology, Université Paris-Saclay, Hôpital Bicêtre, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France., Kremlin Bicêtre, France, ¹⁹Department of Internal Medicine, Clinique Saint-Exupery, Toulouse, France., Toulouse, France, ²⁰service de médecine interne CHU Toulouse RANGUEIL, Toulouse, France, ²¹Department of Internal Medicine, Saint-Etienne University Hospital, Saint-Etienne, France., Saint Etienne, France, ²²Université Paris Saclay, Clichy, Ile-de-France, France, ²³Dermatology Department, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France., Paris, France, ²⁴Université Paris Cité, Paris, France, ²⁵Service de médecine Interne, Centre National de Référence des syndromes drépanocytaires majeurs de l'adulte, AP-HP, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Paris, France, Paris, France, ²⁶Groupe Hospitalier Pitié Salpêtrière, Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Paris, Service de Pneumologie et Réanimation Médicale, Paris, France; [email protected]., Paris, France, ²⁷cHD Vendée, La Roche sur Yon, La Roche sur Yon, France, ²⁸Service de médecine interne, maladies infectieuses, Centre hospitalier intercommunal de Robert Ballenger, Aulnay-sous-bois, France., Aulnay-sous-bois, France, ²⁹Service de dermatologie, CHU de Lille, université de Lille, 59000 Lille, France., Lille, France, ³⁰Service de Médecine interne, Hôpital Cochin, AP-HP, Paris, Ile-de-France, France, ³¹Rhumatologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Nice, Hôpital Pasteur, Nice, France, ³²Department of Immunology and Internal Medicine, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France., Strasbourg, France, ³³Department of Dermatology, National Referral Center for Neurofibromatosis, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Assistance Publique- Hôpitaux de Paris, Creteil, France., Créteil, France, ³⁴National Referral Center For Rare Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Paris, France, ³⁵Dermatology, Hopital Saint-Louis, Paris, Île-de-France, France., Paris, France, ³⁶Service de Pharmacologie, Université Paris Cité, INSERM, IAME, UMR 1137, AP-HP, Hôpital Bichat-Claude Bernard, Paris, France., Paris, France, ³⁷Service de Pharmacologie‑Toxicologie, Hôpital Raymond Poincaré, Groupe Hospitalier Universitaires AP-HP.Paris-Saclay, Garches, 92380, France, Paris, France, ³⁸Service de Médecine Interne, Centre de Référence Maladies Systémiques Autoimmunes et Autoinflammatoires Rares d'Ile de France de l’Est et de l’Ouest, Hôpital Cochin, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Levamisole, an imidazothiazole formerly used as an anthelmintic, is also used as a cutting agent to enhance the effects and duration of cocaine. In…
Abstract Number: 0556 • ACR Convergence 2024
Disease Duration, Age and Clinical Features Related to Aortic Valve Sclerosis in Patients with Spondyloarthritis
Asier García-Alija¹, Hye Sang Park¹, Patricia Moya¹, Ana Laiz¹, Carla Marco², Albert Casals¹, Concepcion Pitarch², Cesar Diaz-Torné¹, Berta Paula Magallares³, Ivan Castellvi Barranco¹, Susana Fernández-Sánchez¹, Andrea García-Guillen², Jose Luis Tandaipan¹, Helena Codes-Mendez¹, Guillem Verdaguer¹, Luis Sainz¹ and Hèctor Corominas¹, ¹Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain, ²Hospital Dos de Maig, Barcelona, Spain, ³Dept of Rheumatology, Hospital de la Santa Creu I Sant Pau, Barcelona, ES, Barcelona, Spain
Background/Purpose: Valve degeneration is prevalent in Spondylarthritis (SpA) patients according to descriptive studies, but it is also common in general population. Disease burden may be…

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