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Abstract Number: 150 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Major Salivary Glands in Primary Sjogren’s Syndrome: Comparison of Two Scoring Systems and Diagnostic Value of Sonoelastography
Xia Zhang¹, Jing He² and Zhanguo Li³, ¹Department of Rheumatology & immunology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China, ²Department of Rheumatology & Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China, ³Rheum/Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China
Background/Purpose Primary Sjogren’s syndrome (pSS) is a chronic systemic autoimmune disease characterized by clinically xerophthalmia and xerostomia. Those standard tests of salivary glands involvement has…
Abstract Number: 149 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Automated Digital Analysis of Major Salivary Gland Ultrasound Images
Daniel S. Hammenfors¹, Preben G. Nes², Johan G. Brun¹, Roland Jonsson¹ and Malin V. Jonsson³, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway, ²Sogn and Fjordane University College, Førde, Norway, ³Department of Clinical Dentistry - Section for Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
Background/Purpose Primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS) is an autoimmune chronic inflammatory disease mainly affecting the salivary and lacrimal glands, with symptoms such as dryness of the…
Abstract Number: 148 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Value of Ultrasonography Parotid Glands in Patients with Suspected Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome
Marina Oliver¹, Lida Santiago², Paula Gonzalez¹, Diego Vila¹, Sebastian fernandez Nacul¹, Santiago Scarafia³, Marta Mamani⁴ and Anastasia Secco³, ¹Rheumatology, Rivadavia Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ²hospital rivadavia, CABA, Argentina, ³Rheumatology, Hospital Bernardino Rivadavia, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁴Hospital Rivadavia, Capital Federal, Argentina
Background/Purpose Primary Sjogren’s syndrome (pSS) is an autoimmune disorder characterised by chronic lymphocytic infiltration of exocrine tissues. Currently new non-invasive techniques are being continuously introduced…
Abstract Number: 147 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
US Lung Examination in SSc Patients: A Comparison of Two Different Scoring Systems
Andrea Delle Sedie¹, Cristina Lodato¹, Elisa Cioffi¹, Linda Carli², Stefano Bombardieri¹ and Lucrezia Riente¹, ¹Rheumatology Unit, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, ²GenOMeC PhD, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
Background/Purpose Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a disease characterized by a progressive fibrosis of the skin and internal organs, which can lead to death. Lung involvement…
Abstract Number: 146 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Joint and Tendon Involvement in Patients with Early Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) in Comparison with Early Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
Takehisa Ogura¹, Ayako Hirata¹, Norihide Hayashi¹, Rie Kujime², Hideki Ito², Sayaka Takenaka², Sumie Nakahashi², Kennosuke Mizushina², Naoko Yamashita², Yuki Fujisawa² and Hideto Kameda³, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Toho Univ, Tokyo, Japan, ²Toho Univ, Tokyo, Japan, ³Div Rheumatol, Dep Intern Med, Toho Univ, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Although both systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may lead to the joint deformity, different characteristics such as the absence or the…
Abstract Number: 145 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Cut-Off Value Analysis By Ultrasound for the Diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
Hisayo Horiuchi¹, Kenta Misaki², Rintaro Saito¹, Yuri Nakamura¹, Yoshie Gon¹, Takumi Nagamoto¹, Hirotaka Yamada¹ and Toshihiko Yokota², ¹Kurashiki Central Hospital, Kurashiki, Japan, ²Rheumatology, Kurashiki Central Hospital, Kurashiki, Japan
Background/Purpose Ultrasonography (US) of the superficial temporal arteries was introduced in the 1990s. The diagnostic value of US of the superficial temporal artery wall in…
Abstract Number: 144 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sonographic Differentiation of Heel Pain: Focal Degenerative Versus Systemic Inflammatory Enthesitis
Patrick Hook¹, Diana Vradii², Maureen Dubreuil^3,4, Hau Pham⁵ and Eugene Y. Kissin¹, ¹Rheumatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ²Rheumatology, Mid Coast Hospital Medical Center, Brunswick, ME, ³Rheumatology, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA, ⁴Rheumatology, Boston VA HealthCare System, Boston, MA, ⁵Podiatry, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Plantar fasciitis and Achilles tendonitis are commonly encountered in a rheumatologic practice due to either degenerative (DG) or systemic inflammatory conditions (SYS). While…
Abstract Number: 142 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prevalence of Subclinical Entheseal Involvement in Patients with Paediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease: An Ultrasonographic Study
Alberto Batticciotto¹, Dario Dilillo², Marco Antivalle³, Martina Nugnes², Valentina Varisco¹, Matteo Ferrari², F. Atzeni³, Gian Vincenzo Zuccotti² and P. Sarzi-Puttini³, ¹Rheumatology, L. Sacco University Hospital, Milano, Italy, ²Pediatric Department, L. Sacco University Hospital of Milan, Milan, Italy, ³Rheumatology Unit, L. Sacco University Hospital of Milan, Milan, Italy
Background/Purpose Joint involvement is the most frequent extra-intestinal manifestation of paediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Various recent studies focused on the clinical prevalence of enthesitis…
Abstract Number: 141 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prevalence of Subclinical Enthesopathy in Asymptomatic First Degree Relatives of Patients with Spondyloarthritis
Tomas Cazenave¹, Natalia Zamora², Marcelo Audisio^3,4, Ana M. Bertoli⁵, Guillermo Py⁶, Walter Spindler⁷, Javier Rosa⁸, David A. Navarta⁹, Teresita de Alvarellos¹⁰, Luciana Mas¹¹, Gustavo Citera¹² and Marcos G. Rosemffet¹³, ¹Junin 519 1ero B, IREP, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ²IREP, Echeverría 955, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ³DEH, Córdoba, Argentina, ⁴Bedoya 650 Bº Alta Córdoba, Servicio de Reumatología del Hospital Nacional de Clínicas, Córdoba., Cordoba, Argentina, ⁵Instituto Reumatológico Strusberg, Cordoba, Cordoba, Argentina, ⁶Servicio de Reumatología del Hospital Nacional de Clínicas, Córdoba., Cordoba, Argentina, ⁷Centro Médico Privado de Reumatología, Tucumán, Argentina, ⁸Rheumatology Unit, Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁹Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Internal Medical Services, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ¹⁰Hospital Privado de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina, ¹¹Laboratorio de Histocompatibilidad, Hospital Privado Centro Medico De Córdoba, Cordoba, Argentina, ¹²Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ¹³Rheumatology, Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Background/Purpose There are no studies evaluating enthesis involvement detected by US in relatives of spondyloarthritis (SpA) patients. Objectives: 1) To evaluate and compare the prevalence…
Abstract Number: 140 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Are Entheses Ultrasound Findings Similar in Axial Spa Patients and in Athletes?
Marie-Alix Lanfranchi¹, Olivier Leluc², Alice Tavano³, Vincent Pradel⁴, Sophie Morange⁵, Christophe Chagnaud³, Pierre Lafforgue¹ and Thao Pham¹, ¹Rheumatology, APHM, Aix Marseille University, Marseille, France, ²Rheumatology, APHM, Marseille, France, ³Radiology, APHM, Aix Marseille University, Marseille, France, ⁴Epidemiology, APHM, Aix Marseille University, Marseille, France, ⁵Center for Clinical Investigation, APHM, Aix Marseille University, Marseille, France
Background/Purpose Spondyloarthritis (SpA) are characterized by inflammatory and structural changes in the entheses (enthesitis). However, enthesitis is not only observed in SpA and can also…
Abstract Number: 139 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ultrasound Enthesitis in Primary Care Psoriasis Patients with Musculoskeletal Complaints
M. van der Ven¹, M.C. Karreman¹, A.E.a.M. Weel^1,2, I. Tchetverikov³, M. Vis⁴, T.E.C. Nijsten⁵, J.M.W. Hazes¹ and J.J. Luime¹, ¹Rheumatology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ²Rheumatology, Maasstad Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ³Albert Schweitzer Hospital, Dordrecht, Netherlands, ⁴Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ⁵Dermatology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Psoriasis patients with enthesitis can classify as psoriatic arthritis since the introduction of the CASPAR classification criteria in 2006. However, the presence of a…
Abstract Number: 137 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Evaluation of Metalloproteinase-3 As a Soluble Biomarker of Synovitis Using Weighted Joint Counts Assessed Clinically and on Ultrasound Imaging
Agata Burska^1,2, Elizabeth Hensor^2,3, Jackie L. Nam³, Lukasz Kozera⁴, Richard J. Wakefield³, Paul Emery³ and Ann W Morgan⁵, ¹NIHR-Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit and Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds., Leeds, United Kingdom, ²joint first authorship, Leeds, United Kingdom, ³NIHR-Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit and Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁴Faculty of Pharmacy and Laboratory Diagnostics, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland, Wroclaw, Poland, ⁵NIHR-Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Synovial inflammation is known to play a central role in articular cartilage degradation in rheumatoid arthritis (RA); it could be a passive marker of…
Abstract Number: 156 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Colchicine and the Risk of Acute Cardiovascular (CV) Events Among Gout Patients: The New York Department of Veterans Affairs Retrospective Cohort Study
Daria B. Crittenden^1,2, Jessica N. Kimmel^1,2, Virginia C. Pike^1,2, Rebecca Boas^1,2, Daniel Diaz^1,2, Cilian J. White^1,2, Michael DeBerardine^1,2, Grace Kim^1,2, Pajazit Morina^1,2, Avni Shah^1,2, Binita Shah^2,3, Steven P. Sedlis^2,3, Jeffrey D. Greenberg^2,4, Craig T. Tenner^2,5, Christopher J. Swearingen^1,6, Svetlana Krasnokutsky Samuels^1,2, Bruce N. Cronstein¹ and Michael H. Pillinger^1,2, ¹NYU School of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, New York, NY, ²VA New York Harbor Health Care System, New York, NY, ³NYU School of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, New York, NY, ⁴NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁵NYU School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁶Department of Pediatrics and Biostatistics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
Background/Purpose: Gout patients are at increased risk for CV disease, possibly owing to chronic inflammation. Colchicine is commonly used in gout, and inhibits inflammatory cell…
Abstract Number: 155 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of HLA-B5801 Genotyping in the Treatment of Gout Patients with Chronic Renal Insufficiency in Korea
Dong-Jin Park¹, Kyung-Eun Lee¹, Sung-Hwan Park² and Shin-Seok Lee³, ¹Rheumatology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, South Korea, ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea, ³Dept of Int Med/Rheumatology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, South Korea
Background/Purpose Allopurinol-induced severe cutaneous adverse reactions (SCARs) are relatively rare, but cause high rates of morbidity and mortality. Studies have shown that the HLA-B5801 allele…
Abstract Number: 154 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cimt in Individuals with Rheumatoid Arthritis Compared to Individuals with Type2 Diabetes
Helen Pahau Sr.^1,2, Leanne Short³, Brian Haluskas⁴, Vibeke Videm⁵ and Ranjeny Thomas⁶, ¹Diamantina Institute, The University of Queensland, Woolloongabba, Australia, ²Diamantina Institute, University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Brisbane, Australia, ³Cardiovascular Imaging Research Centre, University of Queensland, Woolloongabba, Australia, ⁴Cardiovascular Imaging Research Centre, the University of Queensland, Woolloongabba, Australia, ⁵Department of Laboratory Medicine, Children's and Women's Health, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, and Department of Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Trondheim University Hospital,, Trondheim, Norway, ⁶University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Brisbane, Australia
Background/Purpose It is well known that patients with RA or Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) have increased risk of atherosclerosis and CVD. Carotid ultrasound measurement of…

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