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Abstract Number: 1996 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Racial/Ethnicity Differences In Health-Related Quality Of Life (HRQOL), Functional Ability and Health Care Utilization In Gout Patients
Aseem Bharat¹, Jasvinder A. Singh^2,3, Puja Khanna⁴, Cleopatra Aquino-Beaton⁵, Jay E. Persselin⁶, Erin Duffy⁷, David Elashoff⁸ and Dinesh Khanna⁹, ¹Medicine/Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Rheumatology, Birmingham VA, Birmingham, AL, ³Department of Medicine, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁵Rheumatology, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA, ⁶Medicine W-111J Div of Rheum, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA, ⁷Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ⁸Medicine- Statistic Core, UCLA Department of Medicine Statistics Core, Los Angeles, CA, ⁹University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Due to limited/no data for race/ethnicity, our objective was to assess whether HRQOL functional ability and health care utilization in gout patients differs by…
Abstract Number: 1997 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Health Care Utilization In Gout Patients: A Prospective Multicenter Cohort Study
Jasvinder A. Singh^1,2, Aseem Bharat³, Puja Khanna⁴, Cleopatra Aquino-Beaton⁵, Jay E. Persselin⁶, Erin Duffy⁷, David Elashoff⁸ and Dinesh Khanna⁹, ¹Rheumatology, Birmingham VA, Birmingham, AL, ²Department of Medicine, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, ³Medicine/Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁵Rheumatology, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA, ⁶Medicine W-111J Div of Rheum, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA, ⁷Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ⁸Medicine- Statistic Core, UCLA Department of Medicine Statistics Core, Los Angeles, CA, ⁹University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Because of the chronic nature of the disease, gout is associated with more co-morbidities, poor health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and more healthcare utilization…
Abstract Number: 1998 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Risk Of Subsequent Attacks In Patients With Incident Gout: A Population-Based Study
Nour Zleik¹, Clement J. Michet¹, Helen Khun², Cynthia S. Crowson², Eric L. Matteson¹ and Tim Bongartz¹, ¹Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: While there appears to be consensus that non-pharmacological uric acid lowering therapies (diet and lifestyle modifications) should be initiated in every patient presenting with…
Abstract Number: 1999 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Hospitalization and Flare Risk In Patients With Established Gout: A Population-Based Study
Nour Zleik¹, Clement J. Michet¹, Helen Khun², Cynthia S. Crowson², Eric L. Matteson¹ and Tim Bongartz¹, ¹Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Hospitalization of patients with gout may be associated with an increased risk of arthritic flares, due to administration of IV fluids, discontinuation of established…
Abstract Number: 2001 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Kaiser Permanent Pyramid In Patients With Gout: The Most Severe Gout Is Associated To The Most Complex Patients
Fernando Perez-Ruiz^1,2, Ana M. Herrero-Beites^1,3 and Amaya Martinez-Galarza^4,5, ¹BioCruces Health Research Institute, Baracaldo, Spain, ²Servicio de Reumatologia, Hospital Universitario Cruces, Baracaldo, Spain, ³Physical Medicine Division, Hospital de Gorliz, Gorliz, Spain, ⁴Clinical Investigation Unit, Hospital Universitario Cruces, Baracaldo, Spain, ⁵BioCruces Health Institute, Baracaldo, Spain
Background/Purpose: gout is well known to be associated with comorbid conditions; the Kaiser Permanente Pyramid (KPP) identify high risk people (two higher strata) in the…
Abstract Number: 2002 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prophylactic Duration and Serum Uric Acid Level Are Associated With Gout Flare During Urate Lowering Treatment
Hyo-Jin Choi¹, Chan Hee Lee², Sang Tae Choi³, Jung-Soo Song³, Hyoun-Ah Kim⁴, Chang-Hee Suh⁵, Hoyeon Joo⁶, Ki Chul Shin⁷ and Hanjoo Baek¹, ¹Rheumatology, Gachon University Gil Hospital, Incheon, South Korea, ²Div Rheum Dept of Intl Med, NHIC Ilsan Hospital, Goyang-si, South Korea, ³Rheumatology, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, Ajou University Hospital, Suwon, South Korea, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Inha University Hospital, Incheon, South Korea, ⁷Rheumatology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
Background/Purpose: To evaluate the clinical factors on gout flare during urate lowering treatment Methods: We retrospectively examined data derived from 228 patients who had been treated…
Abstract Number: 2003 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Outcome Of Gout Patients Placed On Febuxostat After Failing To Reach Serum Urate Target With Allopurinol
Hind Hatoum^1,2, Dinesh Khanna³, Aki Shiozawa⁴, Swu-Jane Lin^1,5, Kasem Akhras⁶ and Puja Khanna⁷, ¹Hind T. Hatoum and Company, Chicago, IL, ²University of Illinois at Chicago, chicago, IL, ³Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁴Global Outcomes and Epidemiology Research, Takeda Pharmaceuticals International, Inc, Deerfield, IL, ⁵University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, ⁶Global Outcomes Research, Formerly of Takeda Pharmaceuticals International, Inc, Deerfield, IL, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: The 2012 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) gout guidelines recommends allopurinol or febuxostat as first-line urate-lowering therapy (ULT). Purpose of this study was to…
Abstract Number: 2004 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Kidney Disease Is An Independent Risk Factor For Incident Gout
Weiqi Wang¹, Vidula Bhole² and Eswar Krishnan³, ¹medicine, stanford university, palo alto, CA, ²EpiSolutions Consultancy Services, Thane, India, ³Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
Background/Purpose: Even though the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) has been shown to be dispoportionarely high among those with gout, there have been scant…
Abstract Number: 2005 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Predictors Of Outcomes In Tophaceous Gout- Results From a Prospective Cohort At The Veterans Affairs
Puja Khanna^1,2, Cleopatra Aquino-Beaton³, Jasvinder A. Singh⁴, Erin Duffy⁵, David Elashoff⁶ and Dinesh Khanna⁷, ¹Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Rheumatology, Ann Arbor VA, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Rheumatology, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴Department of Medicine, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, ⁵Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ⁶Medicine- Statistic Core, UCLA Department of Medicine Statistics Core, Los Angeles, CA, ⁷University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Tophaceous gout is a chronic inflammatory arthritis that causes debilitating acute attacks and associated with exponential resource utilization. Our objective was to define predictors…
Abstract Number: 2006 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Uric Acid Level Is Not An Independent Predictor Of Cardiovascular Diseases In Gout Patients With Treatment; Long-Term Follow-Up Data In Single Tertiary Center In South Korea
Seulkee Lee¹, Eun-Jung Park², Jinseok Kim³, Chan Hong Jeon⁴, Hyungjin Kim⁵, Jaejoon Lee¹, Eun-Mi Koh¹ and Hoon-Suk Cha¹, ¹Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea, ²Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Jeju National University Hospital, Jeju University School of Medicine, Republic of Korea, Jeju, South Korea, ³Internal Medicine, Jeju National University Hospital, Jeju, South Korea, ⁴Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon, South Korea, ⁵Department of medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
Background/Purpose: Hyperuricemia and gout are closely related conditions that are prevalent worldwide. A possible link between hyperuricemia and cardiovascular diseases (CVD) has been a debated…
Abstract Number: 2007 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Using Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning To Identify Gout Flares From Electronic Clinical Notes
Chengyi Zheng¹, Nazia Rashid², T. Craig Cheetham³, Yi-Lin Wu³ and Gerald D. Levy⁴, ¹Department of Research and Evaluation, Kaiser Permanente Southern California, Pasadena, CA, ²Pharmacy Analytical Services, Kaiser Permanente Southern California, Downey, CA, ³Pharmacy Analytical Services, Kaiser Permanente, Downey, CA, ⁴Int Med/Rheumatology, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Downey, CA
Background/Purpose: Gout flares are the most common manifestation of gout. Gout flares are not well documented by diagnosis codes and are not adequately captured when…
Abstract Number: 2008 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Assessing Treat To Target In Gout Patients With and Without Tophi
Leslie R. Harrold¹, Carol Etzel^2,3, Bruce Schechter⁴, Raymond L. Malamet⁵, Vanessa Cox² and Jeffrey D. Greenberg⁶, ¹University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, ²CORRONA, Inc, Southborough, MA, ³Department of Epidemiology, UT MD Anderson, Houston, TX, ⁴Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Bridgewater, NJ, ⁵Global Medical Affairs, Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Bridgewater, NJ, ⁶NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Little is known regarding the differences in characteristics between patients with tophaceous gout compared to those without tophi. We examined these differences in a…
Abstract Number: 1969 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ankle Joint Involvement In Rheumatoid Arthritis. An Ultrasound Study Using High Resolution- and Colour Doppler Ultrasound
Mohammed Alsuwaidi¹, Boris P. Ehrenstein¹, Martin Fleck² and Wolfgang Hartung¹, ¹Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, Asklepios Clinic Bad Abbach, Bad Abbach, Germany, ²Internal Medicine I, University Medical Center of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
Background/Purpose: Despite a pivotal role for RA patients mobility, the ankle joints are frequently neglected, and omitted in activity scoring systems including DAS 28. In…
Abstract Number: 1970 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Utility Of Fluorescence Optical Imaging For Detecting Clinically Silent Synovitis Of The Hands and Wrists
Yogan Kisten¹, Noémi Györi², Hamed Rezaei³, Anna Karlsson¹, Carolina Romanus², Ronald van Vollenhoven⁴ and Erik af Klint⁵, ¹Department of Medicine, Unit for Clinical Therapy Research, Inflammatory Diseases (ClinTRID), The Karolinska Institute,Unit for Clinical Therapy Research, Inflammatory Diseases (ClinTRID), Stockholm, Sweden, ²Unit for Clinical Therapy Research Inflammaroty Diseases (ClinTRID) Department of Medicine, the Karolinska Insitute, Stockholm, Sweden, ³Department of Medicine, Unit for Clinical Therapy Research, Inflammatory Diseases (ClinTRID), The Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁴Unit for Clinical Research Therapy. Inflammatory Diseases (ClinTrid), Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁵Department of Medicine, Unit for Clinical Therapy Research, Inflammatory Diseases (ClinTRID), The rheumatology clinic of the Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: The detection of subclinical synovial inflammation (“silent synovitis”) would be of critical importance for the detection of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in its earliest pathophysiological…
Abstract Number: 1971 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Four Finger Examination Technique Is Superior To The Standard Two Finger Technique To Detect Metacarpal Phalangeal Joint Swelling In Rheumatoid Arthritis – A Validation By Power Doppler Ultrasound
Mohammed Omair¹, Pooneh Akhavan², Ali Naraghi³, Deborah Weber⁴, Shikha Mittoo², Melissa Weber⁴, Juan Xiong⁵ and Edward C. Keystone², ¹Mount Sinai Hospital/University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital/University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Musculoskeletal Radiology Joint Department of Medical Imaging, Mount Sinai Hospital/University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Swollen joints (SJs) are a strong clinical predictor of radiographic progression in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The metacarpal phalangeal joints (MCP) SJs are particularly relevant…

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