Abstract Number: 1225 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Self Reported Comorbidity Is Common in Early Inflammatory Arthritis and Associated with Poorer Function and Quality of Life and Greater Disease Activity: Results From the Canadian Early Arthritis Cohort
Background/Purpose: Chronic comorbid medical conditions may contribute to poor outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis. The extent of comorbidity, in particular cardiovascular disease (CVD), may be related…Abstract Number: 1226 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Transition Time to Osteoporosis in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an independent risk factor for osteoporosis. Although bone mineral density (BMD) testing is routinely performed in patients with RA, the…Abstract Number: 1227 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rheumatoid Arthritis-Associated Interstitial LUNG Disease: Clinical Spectrum of A Large Cohort From A Respiratory Referral Center
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has a myriad of pulmonary manifestations and RA-associated interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD) causes the most clinical concern. Subclinical ILD may be…Abstract Number: 1228 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Contributions of Inflammation, Inactivity, and Low Dose Prednisone Use to Skeletal Muscle Insulin Resistance in Well-Controlled Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with a high prevalence of insulin resistance. Most prior investigations of insulin resistance in RA have examined fasting glucose…Abstract Number: 1229 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rheumatoid Arthritis and Risks of Malignant Lymphoma – Are Risks Still Increased?
Background/Purpose: Patients with established Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) are at increased risk of malignant lymphomas. We have previously demonstrated a strong association between inflammatory intensity and…Abstract Number: 1230 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Role of Sleep Problems in Conditioned Pain Modulation in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Among rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, pain may exist out of proportion to peripheral inflammation. This observation suggests that central nervous system pain amplification…Abstract Number: 1231 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rheumatoid Arthritis Is Associated with Likelihood of Being Overweight in Women
Background/Purpose: Adipose tissue is metabolically active producing adipokines, which, along with locally attracted cytokines, are active participants in inflammation and its regulation. Since RA a…Abstract Number: 1232 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association of Actometer Assessed Physical Activity and Fatigue in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Patients with a Lower Daily Activity Have More Fatigue
Background/Purpose: Fatigue in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is related to pain and disability, and several psycho-social factors such as coping strategies. In Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS),…Abstract Number: 1233 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effect of Insoles On the Rheumatoid Foot
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic inflammatory disease characterized by peripheral polyarthritis, which may cause joint destruction and deformities, resulting in reduced function and…Abstract Number: 1234 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Barriers, Benefits and Preferences for Exercise in RA Patients: A Cross Sectional Study
Background/Purpose: Physical exercise is safe and effective as an adjunctive nonpharmacological treatment modality in the management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). It is well established that…Abstract Number: 1235 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Orthopedic Surgery Among Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis 1980-2007: A Population-Based Study to Identify Predictors of Large Joint Vs Small Joint Surgeries
Background/Purpose: Despite improvements in medical management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in recent years, arthritis related orthopedic surgery is often needed to relieve pain and improve…Abstract Number: 1196 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Analysis of Gene Expression Patterns in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Synovial Macrophages From Patients Undergoing Disease Flare
Background/Purpose: Synovial macrophages play a key role in RA pathogenesis. Their numbers are greatly increased in RA synovium, their phenotype is consistent with a pro-inflammatory…Abstract Number: 1197 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Porphyromonas Gingivalis and the Pathogenesis of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Analysis of the Synovial Tissue and of Other Compartments
Background/Purpose: Porphyromonas gingivalis (Pg), a periodontal anaerobic intracellular pathogen, has been recently associated to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and the pathogenesis of the disease, due to…Abstract Number: 1198 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Events Are More Frequent Prior to the Onset of Rheumatoid Arthritis Than in the General Population
Background/Purpose: Patients with the inflammatory autoimmune disease Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) have a higher mortality and morbidity than the general population, predominantly related to cardiovascular disease…Abstract Number: 1199 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Proteases Produced by Porphyromonas Gingivalis Can Cleave and Citrullinate Substrates Found in the Joint and Oral Mucosa: Implications for Autoimmunity in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease characterised by inflammation followed by tissue rebuilding or fibrosis. Failure by the body to effectively regulate inflammation…