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Abstract Number: 1415 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effect of Renal Disease On Survival of Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Prospective Cohort Study of 694 Patients
Chi Chiu Mok¹, Raymond Kwok² and Paul Yip², ¹Medicine, Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ²Social Work and Social Administration, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Background/Purpose: To study the effect of renal disease on survival and life expectancy of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Methods: Patients who fulfilled >=4…
Abstract Number: 1376 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Development of A Health Index for Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis – First Steps of A Global Initiative Based On the ICF Guided by ASAS
Uta Kiltz¹, Désirée van der Heijde², Annelies Boonen³, Alarcos Cieza⁴, Gerold Stucki⁵, Muhammad Asim Khan⁶, Walter P. Maksymowych⁷, Helena Marzo-Ortega⁸, John D. Reveille⁹, William Taylor¹⁰, Cristina Bostan¹¹ and Jürgen Braun¹, ¹Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany, ²Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ³Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands, ⁴Munich, Germany, ⁵University of Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland, ⁶Medicine/ Rheumatology, CASE at MetroHealth Med Center, Cleveland, OH, ⁷Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁸Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit and University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁹Internal Medicine/Rheumatology, Univ of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, ¹⁰University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand, ¹¹Paraplegic Research Unit, Nottwil, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: The burden of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) can be considerable. The patients suffer from pain, stiffness and fatigue, and they are limited in their activities…
Abstract Number: 1377 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prevalence of Spondyloarthritis-Related Comorbidities, Osteoporosis and Fractures in Ankylosing Spondylitis: a Systematic Literature Review
Carmen Stolwijk¹, A.M. Van Tubergen², Jose Dionisio Castillo-Ortiz³ and Annelies Boonen⁴, ¹Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands, ²Department of Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands, ³Unidad de Investigacion en Enfermedades Cronico-Degenerativas, Guadalajara, Mexico, ⁴Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Comorbidities, both related and unrelated to the concept of spondyloarthritis (SpA), are common in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and may have substantial influence…
Abstract Number: 1378 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Validity of Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score (ASDAS) in Patients with Early Spondyloarthritis
Cruz Fernández-Espartero¹, Eugenio De Miguel², Milena Gobbo³, Carmen Martínez⁴, Miguel A. Descalzo⁴, Estíbaliz Loza Sr.⁵ and Esperanza Group⁶, ¹Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital Universitario de Móstoles, Madrid, Spain, ²Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ³Research Unit, Spanish Society of Rheumatology., Madrid, Spain, ⁴Research Unit, Spanish Society of Rheumatology, Madrid, Spain, ⁵Research Unit. Sociedad Española de Reumatología, Madrid, Spain, ⁶Madrid
Background/Purpose: Recently, a Working Group of the SpondyloArtrhitis International Society (ASAS) has proposed a composite disease activity score, the Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score (ASDAS),…
Abstract Number: 1379 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ultrasonographic Is More Sensitive Than Traditional Clinical Evaluation in the Detection of Hands and Wrists Synovitis and Digital Soft Tissue Involvement in Early Psoriatic Arthritis
Francesca Bandinelli¹, Valentina Denaro¹, Francesca Prignano², Diletta Bonciani², Ledio Collaku³ and Marco Matucci-Cerinic⁴, ¹Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy, ²Dermatology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy, ³Internal Medicine, University of Tirana, Tirana, Albania, ⁴Department of Biomedicine & Division of Rheumatology AOUC, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Background/Purpose: Background: Clinical measures are widely used in established psoriatic arthritis (PsA) but in early phase of disease, often fail to identify the joint and…
Abstract Number: 1380 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Spondyloarthritis Research Consortium of Canada Score Cut-off ≥3 As Best Match for the Assessment of Spondyloarthritis International Society Definition of a Positive MRI of the Sacroiliac Joints
Rosaline van den Berg¹, Manouk de Hooge¹, Victoria Navarro-Compán¹, Monique Reijnierse², Floris van Gaalen¹, Tom Huizinga¹ and Désirée van der Heijde¹, ¹Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: The definition of a ‘positive' or ‘negative' MRI of the sacroiliac joints (MRI-SIJ) according to ASAS is recommended for use in daily practice1. However,…
Abstract Number: 1381 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Non-Radiographic Spondyloarthritis Has Greater Work Instability Than Other Spondyloarthritis Subtypes in a National Database
Sherry Rohekar¹, Robert D. Inman², Renise Ayearst³, Proton Rahman⁴, Walter P. Maksymowych⁵ and Dafna D. Gladman⁶, ¹Rheumatology, St. Joseph's Hospital, London, ON, Canada, ²Dept of Medicine/Rheumatology, Toronto Western Research Institute, University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NF, Canada, ⁵Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁶Centre for Prognosis Studies in The Rheumatic Diseases, Toronto Western Research Institute, University of Toronto, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Clinical subsets of spondyloarthritis (SpA), such as ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) can be associated with significant impact on work performance and…
Abstract Number: 1382 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Comparison of Three Methods of Measuring Intermalleolar Distance in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis
Buse Ozata¹, Burak Uyar², Dilek Solmaz³, Ismail Sari³, Servet Akar⁴ and Nurullah Akkoc⁵, ¹Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Izmir, ²Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey, ³Rheumatology, Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey, ⁴Rheumatology, Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine Division of Rheumatology, Izmir, Turkey, ⁵Rheumatology, Dokuz Eylul University School Of Medicine, Department Of Internal Medicine, Division Of Rheumatology, Izmir, Turkey
Background/Purpose: Involvement of the hips are relatively common in AS and associated with a higher degrees of disability and worse prognosis. The measurements of spinal…
Abstract Number: 1383 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Burden of Ankylosing Spondylitis and the Cost-Effectiveness of Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor α Agents in Romania
Ioan Ancuta¹, Catalin Codreanu², Ruxandra Ionescu³, Magda Parvu⁴ and Mihai Bojinca¹, ¹Internal Medicine, “Dr. I. Cantacuzino” Hospital, Bucharest, Romania, ²Rheumatology, “Dr. I. Stoia” Center for Rheumatic Diseases, Bucharest, Romania, ³Internal Medicine, Clinic Hospital Sf. Maria, Bucharest, Romania, ⁴Internal Medicine, “N.Gh. Lupu” Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
Background/Purpose: Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) usually affects young males, severely impairing their quality of life. Chronic treatment of AS using anti-TNF α agents is costly and…
Abstract Number: 1384 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Frequency of Non-Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis in Relation to Symptom Duration in Patients Referred Because of Chronic Back Pain: Results From the Berlin Early Spondyloarthritis Clinic
Denis Poddubnyy¹, Henning Brandt², Janis Vahldiek³, Inge Spiller², In-Ho Song⁴, Martin Rudwaleit⁵ and Joachim Sieper⁶, ¹Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²Medical Department I, Rheumatology, Charité Medical University, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany, ³Charité Medical University, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany, ⁴Medical Department I, Rheumatology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany, ⁵Endokrinologikum Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁶Medical Department I, Rheumatology, Charité Universitätesmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: Non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA) and radiographic axial SpA (=ankylosing spondylitis – AS) are considered currently as two stages of axial SpA. We reported recently…
Abstract Number: 1385 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Increased Body Mass Index in Ankylosing Spondylitis Is Associated with a Greater Burden of Symptoms and Poor Perceptions of the Benefits of Exercise
Laura J. Durcan¹, Fiona Wilson², Richard Conway¹, Gaye Cunnane³ and Finbar (Barry) D. O'Shea⁴, ¹Rheumatology, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ²Physiotherapy, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, ³Dept of Rheumatology, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ⁴Rheumatology Dept, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
Background/Purpose: In Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) the effect of obesity on disease characteristics and exercise perceptions is unknown. Exercise is an essential component in the management…
Abstract Number: 1386 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Genetic Variation and Coronary Atherosclerosis in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Cecilia P. Chung¹, Joseph F. Solus², Annette Oeser³, Chun Li⁴, Paolo Raggi⁵, Jeffrey R. Smith³ and C. Michael Stein⁶, ¹Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medcine, Nashville, TN, ²Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, ³Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, ⁴Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, ⁵University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁶Internal Medicine and Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Background/Purpose: Premature coronary artery disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). However, this is not explained…
Abstract Number: 1387 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Hospitalizations and Reasons for Admission in a Clinical SLE Cohort
Alaa Dekis¹, Kenjey Chan¹, Christian A. Pineau², Evelyne Vinet³, Emil P. Nashi², Sasha Bernatsky⁴ and Ann E. Clarke⁴, ¹Clinical Epidemiology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²Rheumatology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁴Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Data published from several countries have suggested that patients affected by systemic lupus erythematous (SLE) may have high annual hospitalization rates. However, there is…
Abstract Number: 1388 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Diagnostic Accuracy of Anti-dsDNA Antibodies in Unselected Patients with Recent Onset of Rheumatic Symptoms
Michele Compagno¹, Søren Jacobsen², Ole Petter Rekvig³, Lennart Truedsson⁴, Niels H. H. Heegaard⁵, Johannes C. Nossent⁶, Andreas Jönsen¹, Rasmus Sleimann Jacobsen⁷, Gro Østli Eilertsen⁶, Gunnar K. Sturfelt⁸ and Anders Bengtsson¹, ¹Department of clinical sciences - Rheumatology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden, ²Department of Rheumatology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark, ³Department of Biochemistry and Medical Biology, University Hospital, Tromsø, Norway, ⁴Department of Laboratory Medicine, Section of Microbiology, Immunology and Glycobiology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden, ⁵Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Immunology & Genetics, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁶Dept of Rheumatology, University of Tromsø, Tromso, Norway, ⁷Department of Infectious Diseases and Rheumatology, Section 4242, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁸Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Lund, Lund, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Anti-dsDNA antibodies are widely used in diagnostic settings when SLE is suspected. Crithidia Luciliae Immunofluorescence Test (CLIFT) and Enzyme Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay (ELISA) are…
Abstract Number: 1389 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate Is a Predictor of Renal and Overall Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity
George Stojan¹, Hong Fang², Laurence S. Magder³ and Michelle Petri², ¹Division of Rheumatology, Harvard Medical School- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, ²Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ³Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: To assess whether ESR levels correlate with the level of disease activity at each visit and whether a change in ESR could be useful in…

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