Abstract Number: 295 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Uveitis In The Nordic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Cohort; High Incidence, Frequent Complications, and Gender Associated Risk Factors
Background/Purpose: Uveitis is the most common extra-articular manifestation of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Both incidence and reported outcome varies, and population-based data are scarce. Early…Abstract Number: 296 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Declines In Levels Of Disease Activity and Physical Disability In Children With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Seen In Standard Clinical Care Over The Last 25 Years
Background/Purpose: Over the last 3 decades there have been important advances in the management of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), which include the introduction of methotrexate…Abstract Number: 297 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Plasma Nicotinamide Phosphoribosyltransferase Correlates With Markers Of Inflammation and May Predict Early Therapeutic Response To Low-Dose Methotrexate In Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Despite a poor understanding of its biochemical role in the inflammatory process, nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (NAMPT) has been implicated in a number of autoimmune…Abstract Number: 298 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Preliminary Prospective Study Of Ultrasonography In Patients With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis In Clinical Remission: Subclinical Synovitis May Predict Flare?
Background/Purpose: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the most common chronic rheumatic disease in childhood and has variable prognosis, characterized by periods of activity and remission.…Abstract Number: 299 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Phenotypic Cluster Analysis Of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Relationship To International Leagues Of Associations For Rheumatology Classification Criteria
Phenotypic cluster analysis of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: relationship to ILAR classification criteriaBackground/Purpose: The ILAR classification of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) delineated categories of childhood chronic…Abstract Number: 268 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Inflammatory Bowel Disease In Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Patients Upon Biologics
Background/Purpose: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a matter of interest in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) treated with biologics. Methods: Baseline demografics, clinical characteristics…Abstract Number: 260 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Pain, Functional Impairment and Ultrasound Detected Changes In Patients With Erosive and Non-Erosive Hand Osteoarthritis
Background/Purpose: Hand osteoarthritis (HOA) is a common and frequent cause of pain. HOA is a heterogeneous group of disorders with two main subsets including non-erosive…Abstract Number: 261 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Concordance Of Hip Pain With Radiographic Hip Osteoarthritis In An Urban US Community: The Framingham Osteoarthritis Study
Background/Purpose: While it is well known that knee pain and radiographic knee osteoarthritis (OA) are often discordant, little is known of the concordance of hip…Abstract Number: 262 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Is There a Role For Non-Mendelian Inheritance In Severe Osteoarthritis Of The Knee
Background/Purpose: Although the etiopathogenesis of osteoarthritis of the knee remains largely unknown, it is clear that genetic risks are contributory. Traditional family, twin, case control…Abstract Number: 263 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
“Generalized Osteoarthritis”: A Systematic Review
Background/Purpose: To perform a systematic review of definitions, risk factors, and outcomes in "generalized osteoarthritis" (GOA). Methods: We performed a systematic review of Medline literature…Abstract Number: 264 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Proportion Of Knee Osteoarthritis Patients In Southern Sweden That Seek Medical Car
Background/Purpose: To provide estimates of the proportion of subjects with knee osteoarthritis (OA) that seek healthcare for knee OA or joint pain within an 8-year…Abstract Number: 265 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
All-Cause Mortality and Incident Cardiovascular Disease In Knee Osteoarthritis: The Framingham Study
Background/Purpose: Studies examining the relation of osteoarthritis (OA) to mortality or cardiovascular disease (CVD) have reported conflicting results, raising the question of whether OA itself…Abstract Number: 266 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cardiovascular Disease In Osteoarthritis: Hip Versus Knee and The Influence Of Multiple Symptomatic Joint Involvement
Background/Purpose: The strength of association between obesity and osteoarthritis (OA) is reported to vary by joint (e.g. stronger association with knee than hip). As well,…Abstract Number: 267 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Risk Of Falls Increases With Additional Symptomatic Osteoarthritic Joints: The Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project
Background/Purpose: Falls, a growing problem among older adults, often lead to hospitalizations, surgeries, and death. Knee and hip osteoarthritis (OA) are known risk factors for…Abstract Number: 269 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Marked Improvement In Patient Reported Outcomes Of Children With Active Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis With Canakinumab Treatment – Results Of The Phase III Program
Background/Purpose: Efficacy and safety of canakinumab (CAN), a selective, fully human, anti-interleukin-1β monoclonal antibody, in systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (SJIA) patients has been demonstrated in…