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Abstract Number: 1935 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Validation Of The Cutaneous Dermatomyositis Disease Area and Severity Index: Characterizing Severity and Assessing Responsiveness To Clinical Change
Cynthia O. Anyanwu^1,2, David Fiorentino³, Lorinda Chung⁴, Yanli Wang⁵, Kathleen J. Propert⁶ and Victoria P. Werth^7,8, ¹Department of Dermatology, Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, ²Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, ³Dermatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Redwood City, CA, ⁴Immunology and Rheumatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, ⁵Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁶Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁷Department of Dermatology, Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, ⁸Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Translational research and clinical trials necessitate validated outcome measures to reliably assess disease progression and treatment efficacy. The Cutaneous Dermatomyositis Disease Area and Severity…
Abstract Number: 1936 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Quality Of Care In Patients At Risk For Pulmonary Involvement: Assessment Of Pulmonary Screening In Systemic Sclerosis and Myositis Patients In a General Rheumatology Clinic
Michael G. Indelicato¹, Janet E. Lewis², Vincent J. Giuliano³ and Donald L. Kimpel⁴, ¹Rheumatology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, ²Rheumatology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, ³University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, ⁴Rheumatology and Immunology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA
Background/Purpose: As a quality assessment tool to evaluate patient care in a general Rheumatology Clinic, we determined the frequency of screening for pulmonary hypertension and…
Abstract Number: 1937 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Role Of Rural Residence In Low Back Pain
Elizabeth G. Salt¹, Yevgeniya Gokun², Heather Bush³ and Leslie J. Crofford⁴, ¹College of Nursing, Division of Rheumatology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, ²College of Nursing, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, ³University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, ⁴Div of Rheumatology & Immunology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Background/Purpose: Low back pain (LBP) affects 67% to 84% of persons residing in industrialized countries.1 With an estimated 2% of the workforce being compensated for…
Abstract Number: 1938 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Description Of Therapies Used For Low Back Pain
Elizabeth G. Salt¹, Yevgeniya Gokun² and Jeffery Talbert³, ¹College of Nursing, Division of Rheumatology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, ²College of Nursing, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, ³University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Background/Purpose: An estimated 67% to 84% of persons residing in industrialized countries suffer from low back pain (LBP), and 2% of all workers are compensated…
Abstract Number: 1939 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Assessing The Increasing Costs To Manage Patients With Gout By State
Aaron Davis¹ and Jason Wreath², ¹2 calle guijarro, Goutchoices.com, San Clemente, CA, ²Symphony Health, Phoenix, AZ
Background/Purpose: Gout is a chronic progressive disease and worldwide prevalence is increasing. After over 40 years with limited and inexpensive treatments several new and more…
Abstract Number: 1940 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Development Of A National Systemic Sclerosis Service In Ireland Incorporating A National Registry
Mairead Murray¹, Emese Balogh² and Douglas J. Veale³, ¹Rheumatology, Dublin Academic Medical Centre, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ²Rheumatology, Translation Research Group, Dublin Academic Medical Centre, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ³Rheumatology, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin 4, Ireland
Background/Purpose: Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is a rare auto-immune connective tissue disease with an increasing burden for health care systems. National SSc registries have proven to…
Abstract Number: 1941 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Imaging Atherosclerotic Plaque Inflammation In RA: Methodology and Initial Findings In a Single Centre Cohort
Sarah Skeoch¹, Penny Hubbard², Heather Williams^3,4, Dongxiang Xu⁵, Sun Jie⁵, Niranjan Balu⁵, Wei Zhang⁵, Jacqueline James³, Thomas Hatsukami⁵, Chun Yuan⁵, M. Yvonne Alexander⁶, Paul Hockings⁷, John Waterton^4,8 and Ian N. Bruce⁹, ¹Arthritis Research UK Centre for Epidemiology and NIHR Manchester Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ²Centre for Imaging Sciences Biomedical Imaging Institute Oxford Road Manchester, M13 9PT United Kingdom, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ³Department of Nuclear Medicine, Central Manchester University Hospitals Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁴Centre for Imaging Sciences Biomedical Imaging Institute, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁵Vascular Imaging Laboratory, Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ⁶Healthcare Science Research Institute, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Healthcare Science Research Institute, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁷Drug Safety and Metabolism, Astra Zeneca, Mölndal, Sweden, ⁸R&D Personalised Healthcare & Biomarkers, Astra Zeneca, MACCLESFIELD, United Kingdom, ⁹Kellgren Centre for Rheumatology, Central Manchester University Hospitals Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Chronic inflammation in RA may contribute to an unstable atherosclerotic plaque phenotype. Dynamic contrast enhanced MRI (DCE MRI) can be used to image carotid…
Abstract Number: 1943 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Results of a Reliability Exercise for the Grading of Tendon Rupture in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis, using a Consensus-Based Ultrasound Score
George A. W. Bruyn¹, Petra Hanova², Annamaria Iagnocco³, Maria-Antonietta d'Agostino⁴, Lene Terslev⁵, I. Moller⁶, Peter V. Balint⁷, E. Filippucci⁸, Carlos Pineda⁹, Marina Backhaus¹⁰, Richard van Vugt¹¹, Richard J. Wakefield¹², Paul Baudoin¹³, Kei Ikeda¹⁴, Artur Bachta¹⁵, Helen I. Keen¹⁶, Levent Oczakar¹⁷, Sibel Z. Aydin¹⁸, Marwin Gutierrez¹⁹, Peter Mandl²⁰ and Esperanza Naredo²¹, ¹Dept of Rheumatology, MC Groep hospitals, Lelystad, Netherlands, ²Institute of Rheumatology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Prague, Czech Republic, ³Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy, ⁴Rheumatology, Versailles-Saint Quentin en Yvelines University- APHP, Ambroise-Paré Hospital, Boulogne-Billancourt, France, ⁵The Parker Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁶Instituto Poal, Barcelona, Spain, ⁷Rheumatology, National Institute of Rheumatology and Physiotherapy, Budapest, Hungary, ⁸University Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy, ⁹Biomedical Research, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitacion, Mexico City, Mexico, ¹⁰Rheumatology/Immunology, Charite University Hospital, Berlin, Germany, ¹¹VU Medisch Centrum, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ¹²Division of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Disease, University of Leeds and NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Leeds, United Kingdom, ¹³MC Groep hospitals, Lelystad, Netherlands, ¹⁴Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan, ¹⁵Military Medical Institute, Warsaw, Poland, ¹⁶School of Medicine and Pharmacology, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia, ¹⁷Hacettepe University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey, ¹⁸Unit of Rheumatology, Medeniyet University, Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey, ¹⁹Università Politecnica delle Marche, Jesi, Italy, ²⁰Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ²¹Rheumatology Department, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: To develop the first ultrasound (US) scoring system of tendon rupture in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and assess its intra- and inter-observer reliability. Methods: We…
Abstract Number: 1945 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparison Of Selected Joint Evaluation With Comprehensive Assessment In Musculoskeletal Ultrasonography For Detection Of Synovitis In Rheumatoid Arthritis
Ryusuke Yoshimi¹, Atsushi Ihata¹, Yosuke Kunishita¹, Daiga Kishimoto¹, Reikou Kamiyama¹, Kaoru Minegishi¹, Maasa Hama¹, Yohei Kirino¹, Yukiko Asami¹, Atsuhisa Ueda¹, Mitsuhiro Takeno¹, Ichiro Aoki² and Yoshiaki Ishigatsubo¹, ¹Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan, ²Department of Molecular Pathology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
Background/Purpose: Musculoskeletal ultrasonography (US) is recognized as a useful tool for the diagnosis and monitoring of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), though a standard procedure has not…
Abstract Number: 1946 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Can Satisfactory Reliability Of The 7-Joint Ultrasound Score Be Attained By Inexperienced Readers In a Single Calibration Exercise? Results From The Biodam Program
Marina Backhaus¹, Stephanie G. Werner¹, Sarah Ohrndorf¹, Shafeeq Alraqi², Sean Crowther³, Sukhvinder Dhillon³, Navjot Dhindsa⁴, Arthur J. Fernandes⁵, Oliver FitzGerald⁶, Hilde B. Hammer⁷, Christophe Hudry⁸, Sandrine Jousse-Joulin⁹, Robert GW Lambert³, Maggie Larche¹⁰, Anouck Remy-Moulard¹¹, Lene Terslev¹², Ramin Yazdani¹³, Rana Dadashova¹⁴, Joel Paschke¹⁴ and Walter P. Maksymowych¹⁵, ¹Rheumatology/Immunology, Charite University Hospital, Berlin, Germany, ²Rheumatology, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ³Radiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁴Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ⁵Rheumatology, Universite de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, St.Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ⁷Dept of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁸Rheumatology, Hopital Cochin, Paris, France, ⁹Rheumatology/Immunology, CHU de la Cavale Blanche, Brest, France, ¹⁰McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ¹¹Hopital Peyronie, Montpellier, France, ¹²Copenhagen University Hospital at Glostrup, Copenhagen, Denmark, ¹³St.Clare's Mercy Hospital, St.John's, NF, Canada, ¹⁴CaRE Arthritis, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ¹⁵Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: While ultrasound assessment of patients with RA using the 7-joint score (US7) demonstrates reliability in the hands of experienced readers it is unclear to…
Abstract Number: 1947 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The 7-Joint Ultrasound Score Is a Feasible Tool For Evaluating Joint Inflammation In Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients. Experience Among Rheumatologists With Basic Or Intermediate Level Of Ultrasound Training
Jana Hurnakova^1,2, Jakub Zavada^2,3, Herman F. Mann^1,2, Ladislav Senolt^2,4, Martin Klein^2,4, Petra Hanova^5,6, Sarka Forejtova^2,4, Marta Olejarova^2,4, Olga Ruzickova^2,4, Olga Sleglova^2,4 and Karel Pavelka^2,7, ¹Institute of Rheumatology and Department of Rheumatology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Prague, Czech Republic, ²1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Prague, Czech Republic, ³Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁴Institute of Rheumatology, Prague, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁵Institute of Rheumatology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁶1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁷Institute of Rheumatology and Department of Rheumatology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
Background/Purpose: Musculoskeletal ultrasound plays an increasingly important role in monitoring disease activity and therapy response. German US-7 score is a recently introduced ultrasound scoring index…
Abstract Number: 1948 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Power Doppler Ultrasound 7-Joint Score Vs. Simplified Disease Activity Index In Rheumatoid Arthritis Associated With Fibromyalgia
Rafael Chakr¹, Marina Behar², José A. Mendonça³, Daniela Cervantes², Nizele Calegaro², Nicole Andrade², Iuri Siqueira², Daniel Zanchet², Andrese Gasparin², Penélope Esther Palominos², Charles Kohem⁴, Odirlei Andre Monticielo⁵, Claiton Brenol⁶, Ricardo M. Xavier² and João Carlos T. Brenol⁷, ¹Rheumatology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil, ²Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil, ³Rheumatology, Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas / Institute of Clinical Research – IPECC, Campinas, Brazil, ⁴Brazilian Registry of Spondyloarthritis, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁵Department of Internal Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil, ⁶Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre RS, Brazil, ⁷Rheumatology Division, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM) falsely increases rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity clinical composite scores, such as the simplified disease activity index (SDAI), recently incorporated into ACR/EULAR…
Abstract Number: 1921 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ask The Rheumatologist: Evaluating The Use Of a Patient Centered Web Based Service
Steven J. Katz, Rheumatology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: Previous studies have demonstrated growing and significant patient use of the internet as a health resource. Yet, many web based resources have been shown…
Abstract Number: 1908 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Quality Of Life and Adherence To Treatment In Patients Managed In Nursing Clinics In Rheumatology
Santiago Muñoz-Fernández¹, Pablo Lazaro², Antonio Javier Blasco³, Sandra Fortea Gracia⁴, Laura Cano-García⁵, Jose A. Roman Ivorra⁶, Raquel Almodóvar González⁷, José Santos Rey Rey⁸, Teresa Navío-Marco⁹ and Mercedes Cabañas³, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital Infanta Sofía. San Sebastián de los Reyes. Spain, Madrid, Spain, ²Research, Advanced Techniques in Health Services Research (TAISS), Madrid, Spain, ³Advanced Techniques in Health Services Research (TAISS), Madrid, Spain, ⁴Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital de Sagunto, Sagunto, Spain, ⁵Hospital Regional Universitario Carlos Haya, Málaga, Spain, ⁶Servicio de ReumatologIa, Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe, Valencia, Spain, ⁷Rheumatology Unit, Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain, ⁸Servicio de Reumatología, Complejo Hospitalario de Toledo, Toledo, Spain, ⁹Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: Nursing clinics in rheumatology (NCR) are organizational models in the field of nursing care. However, little is known about the NCR outcomes. The purpose…
Abstract Number: 1909 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Interpretation Of Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) By Rheumatologists
Vivek Nagaraja¹, David A. Fox², Sheeja Francis¹, Ora Singer¹, Puja Khanna¹, Timothy Laing¹, Rory Marks¹, Seetha U. Monrad¹, Vladimir M. Ognenovski¹, Kristine Phillips³ and Dinesh Khanna¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Rheumatology/Int Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: The National Institutes of Health Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS¨) roadmap initiative is a cooperative research program designed to develop, evaluate, and…

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