Abstract Number: 421 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prediction of Remission By Patients and Physicians: Does the Doctor Know Best?
Background/Purpose: Patient (PtGA) and physician (MDGA) assessment of global disease activity have been used as outcome measures individually or as part of composite scores in…Abstract Number: 420 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Less Is More: The Shorter Physical Function Measure Promis-PF10a Outperforms HAQ in an Ethnically Diverse, Urban Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinic Population
Background/Purpose: Patient-reported outcome measures are important tools that assess the impact of disease on patients' lives; in RA, patient-reported physical function is especially relevant. In…Abstract Number: 419 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparative Dynamics of Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity and Disease Severity Measures Using Rarbis, Ciras and DAS28 in a Population Based Cohort of Patients with RA
Background/Purpose: There is an extensive list of composite scores of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) activity status for the use in clinical practice including Disease Activity Score…Abstract Number: 438 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Distinct Profiles of Proinflammatory Macrophages in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Coronary Artery Disease
Background/Purpose: Patients with RA have an increased risk of developing coronary artery disease (CAD) compared to the general population. The underlying pathological process of CAD…Abstract Number: 437 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Anti-Citrullinated Heat Shock Protein 90 Antibodies Identified in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Are a Marker of Lung-Specific Immune Responses
Background/Purpose . Previous work has demonstrated an association between serum anti-citrullinated HSP90 antibodies and rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD). To further investigate this potential…Abstract Number: 436 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Increasing Cartilage Turnover in Smokers Developing Rheumatoid Arthritis Is Associated with High Disease Activity in Early Disease
Background/Purpose Autoantibodies and other biomarkers of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) that may be detected years before disease onset in a subset of investigated individuals could be…Abstract Number: 435 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Smoking Functions As a Negative Regulator of IGF-1 Levels and Adipokine Network in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose Smoking is an important player in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) being tightly connected to the genetic (carriage of HLA-DRB1 shared epitope) and…Abstract Number: 434 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Characterization of Lung Inflammation in the Lungs of Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose We have previously demonstrated that lung abnormalities are present already at disease onset in ACPA positive RA patients. We aimed to further investigate lung…Abstract Number: 433 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Bronchiectasis: A Model for Chronic Bacterial Infection Inducing Autoimmunity in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose Anti-citrullinated peptide antibodies (ACPA) are associated with smoking in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Bronchiectasis (BR), which tends to occur in non-smokers, has been…Abstract Number: 432 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rheumatoid Arthritis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease: Risk Factors for Disease Progression
Background/Purpose Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common systemic connective tissue disease in the U.S. Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a frequent extra-articular manifestation of…Abstract Number: 431 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Joint Dermal Temperature Specifically Identifies the Individual RA Patient Most Likely to Develop Radiographic Change on Sharp Score; An Exam in Less Than a Minute Can Predict Who Specifically Needs Biologic Therapy
Background/Purpose: Joint dermal temperature (temp) measured in less than a minute can identify specifically the individual RA patient most likely to develop radiographic change on…Abstract Number: 430 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Minimally Important Difference in the European Quality of Life-Five Dimensions in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) have been recognized as important in evaluating disease status of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The minimally important difference (MID) in PROs has…Abstract Number: 429 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Investigation of MRI Bone Changes in Early-Stage RA Patients Achieved in Sustained Clinical Good Response: Sub-Analysis from Nagasaki University Early Arthritis Cohort
Background/Purpose Given the improved detection of joint injury by MRI than by clinical examination, EULAR recommendations for the use of imaging of the joints in…Abstract Number: 428 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Patient-Physician Discordance of Disease Activity Assessments Predicts Inadequate Treatment Response in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose Discordance between patients’ and physicians’ global assessments of disease activity occurs in up to a third of clinical evaluations for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In…Abstract Number: 427 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Multimedia Patient Education Tool for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Effective patient education provides individuals with essential information about their disease and treatment alternatives, and aids informed decision-making. The purpose of our study was…