Abstract Number: 1390 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Vitamin D Deficiency Is Not Associated with Nor Does It Predict Progression of Coronary Artery Calcium or Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: : In the general population, vitamin D deficiency is associated with cardiovascular disease including myocardial infarction and stroke. In SLE, Vitamin D deficiency has…Abstract Number: 1391 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Anti-Ku Autoantibodies in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Versus Autoimmune Myositis As Measured by a Novel Chemiluminescence Assay
Background/Purpose: Autoantibodies targeting Ku, an abundant nuclear protein with DNA helicase activity, have been reported in patients with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases. Little is known…Abstract Number: 1392 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Correlation with Anti Double Stranded Deoxyribonucleic Acid Via Enzyme Linked Immunoassay Versus Multiplex Immunoassay
Background/Purpose: In systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), antibodies to double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) are utilized for disease classification and assessment of activity. Enzyme immunoassays (EIAs) and multiplex…Abstract Number: 1393 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Predictors of Panniculitis in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: Panniculitis is a rare, but devastating manifestation of SLE. We examined associates of panniculitis in a large SLE cohort. Methods: 52 out of 2,149…Abstract Number: 1394 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Health Status Burden and Impact of Fatigue On Patient Functioning in SLE Patients From a Phase 1b Study
Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) has a significant impact on patient's quality of life. Fatigue is the most common symptom of SLE and affects between…Abstract Number: 1395 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Validation of a New Simple Disease Activity Tool in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): The Lupus Activity Scoring Tool (LAST) As Compared to the Sledai Selena Modification
Background/Purpose: SLE is a chronic autoimmune disease with variable manifestations. New developments in the understanding and treatment of SLE mandated closer monitoring of the disease…Abstract Number: 1356 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Gender Differences Among Spondylitis Associated with Psoriasis, Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Primary Ankylosing Spondylitis
Background/Purpose: Differences regarding gender in primary Ankylosing Spondylitis are well known. However, there is less evidence regarding Spondylitis Associated with Psoriasis and that associated with…Abstract Number: 1357 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Psoriatic Arthritis and Biologic Therapy: Treatment Response, Drug Survival and Outcome After Switching
Background/Purpose: Data on longer term efficacy and tolerance of biologic therapies in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) are emerging. Persistence with the first TNF inhibitor (TNFi) at…Abstract Number: 1358 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Performance of Remission Criteria and Activity Indices in Psoriatic Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Remission criteria and activity indices used in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are often applied in psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Although indices have been specifically developed for…Abstract Number: 1359 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparison of Sacroiliac MRI Evaluation Versus Sacroiliac x-Rays in Peripheral Psoriatic Arthritis: Evidence of Silent Disease and Lack of Association to HLA-B27
Background/Purpose: Although there are no consensus on how to define spinal involvement in axial psoriatic artritis (axPsA), our data suggest that the presence of spinal…Abstract Number: 1360 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Spinal Involvement in Axial Psoriatic Artritis Is Not Determined by the Presence of HLA-B27. Is the HLA-B27 Arm of the Axial Spa Criteria Reliable for Classifying Axial Psoriatic Arthritis?
Background/Purpose: There is a debate whether axial psoriatic arthritis (axPsA) is an ankylosing spondylitis with psoriasis, however due to the fact that PsA has characteristic…Abstract Number: 1361 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Disease Burden Is Comparable in Patients with Non-Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis
Background/Purpose: Chronic back pain and functional impairment are disease characteristics common to all patients (pts) with axial spondyloarthritis (SpA), regardless of the presence of radiographic…Abstract Number: 1362 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Evaluation of Spondyloarthritis activity by the Patients and the Physicians: ASDAS, Basdai, PASS and Flare
Background/Purpose: Objectives: to define thresholds of the ASDAS corresponding to the PASS (Pateint Acceptable Symptomatic State) and to the thresholds of activity of the disease…Abstract Number: 1363 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Validation of the Self-Administered Comorbidity Questionnaire in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis
Background/Purpose: Comorbidities can importantly influence the results of clinical studies on functional outcomes as they may act as confounders or effect modifiers. The generic self-administered…Abstract Number: 1364 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Development, Sensibility and Reliability of a New Case-Finding Questionnaire, the Toronto Axial Spondyloarthritis Questionnaire in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Background/Purpose: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) encompasses Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, and indeterminate colitis. Articular involvement [(peripheral arthritis and axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA)] is the most common…
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