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Abstract Number: 0976 • ACR Convergence 2023
Sarcopenia and All-Cause Mortality in US Adults with and Without Rheumatoid Arthritis
Qiping Xu and Xuanling Du, Mayo Clinic Health System, Mankato, MN
Background/Purpose: Sarcopenia, which refers to the loss of muscle strength and mass, has been linked to adverse health outcomes. Although several systemic reviews have reported…
Abstract Number: 0701 • ACR Convergence 2023
Incidence of Neurobehçet Disease in Northern Spain 1999-2019. a Population-based Study
Fabricio Benavides¹, Alba Herrero-Morant², Jose Luis Martin-Varillas³, Carmen Alvarez Reguera¹, Lara Sanchez-Bilbao⁴, David Martinez-Lopez⁵, Raul Fernandez¹, Ivan Ferraz Amaro⁶, Jose Luis Hernandez¹ and Ricardo Blanco⁷, ¹Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Ontinyent, Spain, ³Hospital de Laredo, Laredo, Spain, ⁴Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ⁵Hospital de Sierrallana, Santander, Spain, ⁶Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, ⁷Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain
Background/Purpose: Behçet’s Disease (BD) incidence varies widely worldwide. Neurobehcet’s disease (NBD) is one of the most severe manifestations of BD. Data on NBD incidence is…
Abstract Number: 0794 • ACR Convergence 2023
Microbiota-dependent Indole Production Is Required for the Development of Collagen-induced Arthritis
Brenda Seymour¹, Brandon Trent², Brendan Allen³, Sucai Liu³, Sunny Sneed⁴, Robert Anthony⁴ and kristine Kuhn³, ¹University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO, ²University of Colorado School of Medicine, Eugene, OR, ³University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, ⁴Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: While alterations in tryptophan (Trp) metabolism have been broadly implicated across autoimmune diseases (including RA, SpA, SLE, and MS), the specific role(s) of Trp…
Abstract Number: 0811 • ACR Convergence 2023
Comparative Effectiveness of Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 Inhibitors for Recurrent Gout Flares and Gout-primary Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalizations: A General Population Cohort Study
Natalie McCormick¹, Chio Yokose², Jie Wei³, Na Lu⁴, Deborah Wexler¹, Mary De Vera⁵, J. Antonio Avina-Zubieta⁴, Yuqing Zhang⁶ and Hyon K. Choi⁷, ¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Massachusetts General Hospital, Waltham, MA, ³Health Management Center, Xiangya Hospital Central South University, Changsha, China, ⁴Arthritis Research Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁵University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁷Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Lexington, MA
Background/Purpose: Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) lower serum urate (primary prevention); however, whether this translates into preventing recurrent flares among gout patients (secondary prevention) and gout-primary…
Abstract Number: 0763 • ACR Convergence 2023
Sticking the Landing: A 3-Year Qualitative Longitudinal Study on Navigating Transitions in Pediatric Rheumatology Fellowship
Sarah Bayefsky¹, Hannah Anderson², Dorene Balmer² and Jay Mehta², ¹University of Pennsylvania/Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ²Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Transitions present many challenges for medical trainees, and a lack of preparedness for these transitions is associated with negative outcomes, including higher rates of…
Abstract Number: 0788 • ACR Convergence 2023
Whole Exome Sequencing and Evolutionary Action Missense Mutation Analysis Identifies MICB as a New SSc Susceptibility Locus and the Interferon Pathway as Contributors to SSc Pathogenesis
Shamika Ketkar¹, Hongzheng Dai¹, Brian Dawson¹, Lindsay Burrage¹, David Murdock¹, Jennifer Asmussen¹, Kevin Wilhelm¹, Olivier Lichtarge¹, Martin Kerick², Javier Martin³, Shervin Assassi⁴, Brendan Lee¹ and Maureen Mayes⁵, ¹Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ²Spanish National Research Council, Granada, Spain, ³Instituto de Parasitologia y Biomedicina Lopez-Neyra - CSIC, Granada, Spain, ⁴University of Texas McGovern Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is characterized by fibrosis of the skin and internal organs associated with vasculopathy and autoantibodies and exhibiting wide clinical heterogeneity. Contributors…
Abstract Number: 0795 • ACR Convergence 2023
The Focal Adhesion Protein Lasp1 Links the Arp2/3 Complex to Cell-to-cell Contact Formation in Arthritic Fibroblast-like Synoviocytes
Denise Beckmann¹, Annika Krause¹, Uwe Hansen², Hans-Peter Kiener³, Joachim Kremerskothen¹, Hermann Pavenstädt¹, Adelheid Korb-Pap¹ and Thomas Pap¹, ¹University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany, ²University Muenster, Muenster, Germany, ³Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Background/Purpose: In rheumatoid arthritis (RA), fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) undergo a stable transformation leading to an aggressive phenotype that mediates cartilage damage through increased levels of…
Abstract Number: 0751 • ACR Convergence 2023
Recombinant Zoster Vaccination Among U.S. Veterans Receiving Immunosuppressive Medications 2017-2023
Sharon Abada¹, Jing Li¹, Gary Tarasovsky², Cherish Wilson³, Jinoos Yazdany¹, Mary Whooley¹ and Gabriela Schmajuk³, ¹University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²San Francisco VA, San Francisco, CA, ³UCSF / SFVA, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Patients receiving immunosuppressive therapies are known to have a higher risk of herpes zoster and subsequent complications compared to the general population. The recombinant…
Abstract Number: 0802 • ACR Convergence 2023
Targeting Fibroblasts in Inflammatory Disease Using Engineered T Cells
Samuel Kemble¹, Christopher Mahony², Charlotte Smith², Joel Rurik³, Haig Aghajanian³, Jonathan Epstein³, Mark Coles⁴ and Adam Croft², ¹University Birmingham, Rugeley, United Kingdom, ²University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ³University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Fibroblast activation protein alpha (FAPa) expressing fibroblasts orchestrate tissue inflammation and damage in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) as well as tissue immunity in primary Sjögren's…
Abstract Number: 0810 • ACR Convergence 2023
Telehealth Utilization and Satisfaction Among Patients with Rheumatic Diseases: Trends Since the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Kristin Wipfler¹ and Kaleb Michaud², ¹FORWARD, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases, Omaha, NE, ²University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic prompted a rapid transition to increased telehealth utilization, with many rheumatology providers replacing in-person clinical visits with telehealth visits or expanding…
Abstract Number: 0688 • ACR Convergence 2023
Efficacy and Safety Experience with Avacopan Beyond 52 Weeks in the Early Access Program (EAP)
Federico Alberici¹, Carlo Salvarani², Christine Chan³, Achim Obergfell⁴ and Tamara Popov⁴, ¹Universita degli Studi di Brescia, Brescia, Italy, ²Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy, ³CSL Vifor, Redwood City, CA, ⁴CSL Vifor, Glattbrugg, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Avacopan, a selective C5aR1 inhibitor, has demonstrated efficacy and safety over 52 weeks in patients with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis. However, efficacy and…
Abstract Number: 0754 • ACR Convergence 2023
Towards a Guide for Evidence-based Remote Monitoring: Sensitivity of Patient Reported Outcomes to Change in Disease Activity Status in Early and Established Rheumatoid Arthritis
Agnes Loiojen¹, Elise van Mulligen², Annette van der Helm-van Mil³ and Pascal de Jong², ¹Erasmus Medical Center, department of rheumatology, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ²Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ³Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: In the treatment and follow-up of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, it has become more desirable to detect changes in disease activity through remote monitoring.…
Abstract Number: 0752 • ACR Convergence 2023
Tuberculosis Screening Among New Users of a Biologic or Targeted Synthetic DMARD: Gaps in Coverage Overall and Among JAKi Initiators
Eric Roberts¹, Gabriela Schmajuk² and Jinoos Yazdany¹, ¹University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²UCSF / SFVA, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Screening for latent tuberculosis (TB) is recommended prior to starting biologics or targeted synthetic DMARDs (b/tsDMARDs). With a growing number of these drugs available…
Abstract Number: 0703 • ACR Convergence 2023
Cardiovascular Disease-Related Mortality in Primary Systemic Vasculitis
Alicia Rodriguez-Pla, Sierra Pacific Arthritis and Rheumatology Centers, Fresno, CA
Background/Purpose: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in patients with the most common subtypes of primary systemic vasculitides. We aimed to estimate…
Abstract Number: 0716 • ACR Convergence 2023
Efficacy of Immunosuppressants for Disease Relapse in Patients with IgG4-related Disease at Our Institution
Kanako Chujo¹, Hiromi Shimada², Hiroki Ozaki³, Risa Wakiya⁴, Shusaku Nakashima⁴, taichi miyagi⁵, Yusuke Ushio⁶, Koichi Sugihara⁷, Mao Mizusaki⁴, Rina Mino⁸, Ryoko Kagawa⁹, Hayamasa Yamaguchi⁹, Tomohiro Kameda² and Hiroaki Dobashi², ¹Kagawa University, Miki, Kita District, Kagawa, Japan, ²Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan, ³Department of Rheumatology, KKR Takamatsu Hospital, Kagawa, Japan, ⁴Division of Hematology, Rheumatology and Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan, ⁵Kagawa university, Kidagun, Japan, ⁶Division of Hematology, Rheumatology and Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Miki, Kita District, Kagawa, Japan, ⁷Kagawa University, Miki-cho, Kita-gun, Japan, ⁸Kagawa University, Division of Hematology, Rheumatology and Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa, Japan, ⁹Division of Hematology, Rheumatology and Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Miki-cho, Kita-gun, Japan
Background/Purpose: Most patients with IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) have a good response to glucocorticoid (GC) therapy, however, disease relapses sometimes occur during GC tapering. Therefore, the…

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