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Abstract Number: 2463 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Tomosynthesis As a New Diagnostic Tool For Evaluation Of Ankylosing Spondylitis With Modified Stoke Ankylosing Spondylitis Spinal Score: A Comparison With Plain Radiographs
Seunghun Lee¹, Tae-Hwan Kim², Jae-Bum Jun², Kyung-Bin Joo³, Young Bin Joo⁴ and Jina Park⁵, ¹Department of Radiology, Department of Radiology, Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Seoul, South Korea, ²Rheumatology, Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Seoul, South Korea, ³Department of Radiology, Department of Radiology, Hanynag University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Seoul, South Korea, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Seoul, South Korea, ⁵Department of Radiology, Hanyang University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
Background/Purpose: In assessment of ankylosing spondylitis (AS), accurate scoring of modified Stoke Ankylosing Spondylitis Spinal Score (mSASSS) is important to evaluate the treatment effects or…
Abstract Number: 2464 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Late-Onset Ankylosing Spondylitis Has Distinctive Presenting Symptoms and a Higher Inflammatory Burden
Yeon-Ah Lee¹, Sang-Hoon Lee², Ran Song², Hyung-In Yang² and Seung-Jae Hong¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea, ²Rheumatology, Hospital at GANGDONG, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea
Background/Purpose: Most ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients experience their first symptoms prior to age 45. However, symptoms of AS can develop after the age 45 and…
Abstract Number: 2465 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prevelance Of Inflammatory Back Pain and Axial Spondyloarthritis Among University Employees In Izmir, Turkey
Fatos Onen¹, Dilek Solmaz¹, Pinar Cetin¹, Ali Balci², Servet Akar¹ and Nurullah Akkoc¹, ¹Rheumatology, Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey, ²Radiology, Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, izmir, Turkey
Background/Purpose: The prevalence of axial spondyloarthritis (SpA) has not yet been investigated in a population based survey by using new ASAS classification criteria. The aim…
Abstract Number: 2466 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Long Term Efficacy Over Five Years Of Adalimumab In Patients With Active Non – Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis
Hildrun Haibel¹, Xenofon Baraliakos², Joachim Listing³, Juergen Braun⁴ and Joachim Sieper¹, ¹Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²Rheumatology, Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany, ³German Rheumatism Research Center, Berlin, Germany, ⁴Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany
Background/Purpose: Adalimumab had demonstrated good efficacy in 46 patients with active non-radiographic axial SpA in a 12-weeks, placebo-controlled trial with a 40-weeks, open-label extension.1,2In 19…
Abstract Number: 2467 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Response to Tumor Necrosis Factor inhibitors In Axial Spondyloarthritis: Does Sacroiliitis Make Any Difference?
Julien Girodon¹, Vianney Jouhet² and Elisabeth Solau-Gervais¹, ¹Rheumatology, University Hospital of Poitiers, Poitiers, France, ²Informatic, University hospital Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
Background/Purpose: Axial spondyloarthritis (SpA) are characterized by sacroiliitis. The TNF inhibitors (TNFi) have been proven to be highly effective in ankylosing spondylitis. Recently, adalimumab demonstrate…
Abstract Number: 2468 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Prevalence Of Sjogren’s Syndrome In Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis
Ayse Balkarli¹, Adem Kucuk², Sahin Temel³, Tayfun Gungor⁴, Ramazan Ucar⁵ and Veli Cobankara⁶, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Pamukkale University School of Medicine, Denizli, Turkey, ²Necmettin Erbakan University, Meram Medical Faculty,Division of Rheumatology, Konya, Turkey, ³Department of Internal Medicine, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey, ⁴Department of Physical medicine and Rehabilitation, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkey, ⁵Konya Education and Research Hospital, Department ofInternal Medicine, Konya, Turkey, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey
Background/Purpose : Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is a chronic autoimmune inflammatory disease that primarily affects exocrine glands with a prevalence of 1% to 4.8. SS mainly…
Abstract Number: 2469 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Radiographic Sacroiliitis Progression In An Early Spondyloarthritis Cohort
Concepcion Castillo-Gallego¹, Eugenio de Miguel², Carmen Martin-Hervas³, Diana Peiteado¹, Leticia Lojo⁴ and Emilio Martin-Mola⁵, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital La Paz - IdiPaz, Madrid, Spain, ²Rheumatology, University Hospital La Paz - IdiPaz, Madrid, Spain, ³Radiology, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ⁴Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Spain, Spain, ⁵Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: The improvement of treatment in axial Spondyloarthritis (axSpA) and the development of the ASAS classification criteria have facilitated the early diagnosis and management of…
Abstract Number: 2470 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Combined Axial and Peripheral Involvement Is Associated With Miscegenation In A Large and Heterogeneous Brazilian Cohort Of 1505 Patients With Spondyloarthritis
Percival D Sampaio-Barros¹, Mittermayer Santiago², Adriana B. Bortoluzzo², Antonio Carlos Ximenes², José Antonio Braga da Silva², Manoel B Bértolo², Sandra Lúcia Ribeiro², Mauro Keisermann², Rita Menin², Thelma L. Skare², Sueli Carneiro², Valderilio F. Azevedo², Walber P. Vieira², Elisa Albuquerque², Washington A. Bianchi², Rubens Bonfiglioli², Cristiano Campanholo², Hellen M Carvalho², Izaias P. Costa², Angela Luzia B. P. Duarte², Charles Kohem², Nocy Leite², Sonia Lima², Eduardo S. Meirelles², Ivânio A. Pereira², Marcelo M. Pinheiro², Elizandra Polito², Gustavo G. Resende², Francisco AC Rocha³, Maria de Fátima L. C. Sauma², Valéria Valim² and Celio R. Gonçalves², ¹Rheumatology Division, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ²Brazilian Registry of Spondyloarthritis, São Paulo, Brazil, ³Rheumatology, Brazilian Registry of Spondyloarthritis, São Paulo, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Spondyloarthritides (SpA) constitute a group of diseases that can present different patterns according to the genetic background. Brazilis a large country with a heterogeneous…
Abstract Number: 2443 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prevalence Of Coronary Heart Disease In Spondyloarthopathies may Be Increased Due To Higher Prevalence Of Risk Factors As Well As The Disease Itself- A Retrospective Analysis At Single VA Medical Center
Trayton Mains¹ and Vikas Majithia², ¹University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, ²G.V. "Sonny" Montogomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS
Background/Purpose: An increased prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and coronary heart disease (CHD) has been reported in patients with spondyloarthritides (SpA). This study investigated the…
Abstract Number: 2431 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association Of T Follicular Helper / Th17 T Cell and Memory B Cell Populations In Rheumatoid Arthritis With Disease Activity and Therapy With TNF Antagonists
Marc C. Levesque¹, Camilla Macedo², Lisa Boyette², Kevin Hadi³, Erich R Wilkerson⁴, Diana Metes², Larry W. Moreland⁵ and Mandy J. McGeachy⁶, ¹Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh Department of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, ²University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ³Univeristy of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁴Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁵Medicine, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁶Medicine, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Univeristy of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Autoreactive memory B cells and T cells contribute to the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) through production of antibodies and cytokines that activate monocytes…
Abstract Number: 2432 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Characterization Of Lung Inflammation and Identification Of Shared Citrullinated Targets In The Lungs and Joints Of Early RA
Vijay Joshua¹, Gudrun Reynisdottir², Jimmy Ytterberg¹, Marianne Engström², Anders Eklund³, Magnus Skold³, Per-Johan Jakobsson⁴, Johan Rönnelid⁵, Vivianne Malmström⁶, Lars Klareskog⁴, Johan Grunewald³ and Anca I Catrina⁴, ¹Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Department of Medicine, Rheumatology unit, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, ³Department of Medicine, Division of Respiratory Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁴Medicine, Rheumatology unit, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁵Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, ⁶Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: To investigate if lung changes are present in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients early in the disease process and to address the contribution of these…
Abstract Number: 2433 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Evaluation Of The Two-Step Referral Strategy For Axial Spondyloarthritis In The Spondyloarthritis Caught Early Cohort
Ozair Abawi¹, Rosaline van den Berg¹, Désirée van der Heijde², Manouk de Hooge¹, Pauline Bakker¹, Monique Reijnierse³, Tom Huizinga¹, Jürgen Braun⁴ and Floris van Gaalen¹, ¹Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ³Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁴Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany
Background/Purpose: Currently, in primary care no satisfactory referral model exists for referral to the rheumatologist of patients with chronic back pain (CBP) with possible axial…
Abstract Number: 2434 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Syndesmophyte Distribution Along The Vertebral Rim In Ankylosing Spondylitis Is Non-Random
Sovira Tan¹, Abhijit Dasgupta¹, Jianhua Yao², John A. Flynn³, Lawrence Yao² and Michael M. Ward⁴, ¹NIAMS/NIH, Bethesda, MD, ²Diagnostic Radiology, NIH Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD, ³Dept of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ⁴Bldg 10 CRC Rm 4-1339, NIAMS/NIH, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: Syndesmophytes, the hallmark of structural damage in ankylosing spondylitis (AS), are typically visualized 2-dimensionally by radiographs. However, these projections only allow a limited view…
Abstract Number: 2435 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prevalence Of Inflammatory Lesions MRI-Spine In Patients With Chronic Back Pain Of ≤2 Years Duration Included In The SPACE-Cohort
Manouk de Hooge¹, Rosaline van den Berg², Monique Reijnierse³, Victoria Navarro-Compán², Floris van Gaalen², Karen Fagerli⁴, Maureen C. Turina⁵, Maikel van Oosterhout⁶, Roberta Ramonda⁷, Tom Huizinga² and Désirée van der Heijde⁸, ¹Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ³Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁴Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁵Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁶Rheumatology, GHZ Hospital, Gouda, Netherlands, ⁷Rheumatology Unit, University of Padova, Padova, Italy, ⁸Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Inflammatory lesions of the spine are not included in the ASAS definition of a positive MRI for fulfilment of the ASAS axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA)…
Abstract Number: 2436 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Classification Of Axspa Based On Positive Imaging (Radiographs and/or MRI of the Sacroiliac Joints) By Local Rheumatologists Or Radiologists Versus Central Trained Readers In The DESIR-Cohort
Rosaline van den Berg¹, Grégory Lenczner², Fabrice Thévenin³, Pascal Claudepierre⁴, Antoine Feydy³, Monique Reijnierse⁵, Alain Saraux⁶ and Désirée van der Heijde¹, ¹Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Radiology, Henri Mondor Teaching Hospital, AP-HP, Créteil, France, ³Radiology B, Paris Descartes University, Côchin Hospital, APHP, Paris, France, ⁴Rheumatology, Henri Mondor Teaching Hospital, AP-HP, Créteil, France, ⁵Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁶Department of rheumatology and unit of immunology (EA 2216), Université Brest Occidentale, Brest, France
Background/Purpose: Sacroiliitis on MRI and X-rays play an important role in the ASAS axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) criteria1. Though, recognition of sacroiliitis on X-rays (X-SI) and…

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