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Abstract Number: 1220 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Occurrence and Morbidity of Lower Extremity Ulcer in Rheumatoid Arthritis – A Population Based Study
Adlene Jebakumar¹, Cynthia S. Crowson², Prabhu D. Udayakumar¹, Sherine E. Gabriel³ and Eric L. Matteson¹, ¹Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ³Health Sciences Research & Div of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Lower extremity (LE) ulcer is a known complication of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, little is known regarding the magnitude and morbidity associated with this…
Abstract Number: 1221 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Low Muscle Density in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Modified Association with Total Fat Mass, Results of a Pilot Study
Joshua Baker¹, Joan Marie Von Feldt² and Mary Beth Leonard³, ¹Medicine/Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Rheumatology, Univ of Pennsylvania/Philadelphia VAMC, Philadelphia, PA, ³Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Fatty infiltration of muscle (myosteatosis) results in a decrease in muscle density. Prior studies documented that skeletal muscle attenuation determined by CT was associated…
Abstract Number: 1222 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Incidence and Time Trends of Malignancy in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Population Based Study 1980-2007
Kerry Wright¹, Cynthia S. Crowson², Sherine E. Gabriel³ and Eric L. Matteson¹, ¹Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ³Health Sciences Research & Div of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: to determine the incidence and time trends of malignancy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in 1980-2007 compared to individuals without RA from the…
Abstract Number: 1223 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Frequency of Deep Vein Thromboses and Pulmonary Emboli in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Christian A. Pineau¹, Evelyne Vinet² and Sasha Bernatsky³, ¹Rheumatology, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³Clinical Epidemiology, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Ctre, Montreal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: There are few data regarding the frequency of deep vein thromboses (DVTs) and pulmonary emboli (PE’s) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). To determine…
Abstract Number: 1224 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity During Pregnancy Affects the Postnatal Catch-up Growth of the Child
Florentien D.O. de Steenwinkel¹, Anita C.S. Hokken-Koelega², Maria A.J. de Ridder³, Johanna M.W. Hazes⁴ and Radboud J.E.M. Dolhain¹, ¹Rheumatology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ²Pediatrics, Subdivision of Endocrinology, Erasmus Medical Center- Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ³Bio Statistics, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ⁴Rheumatology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) during pregnancy is associated with lower birth weight. Active RA during pregnancy can be treated with prednisone. However, studies have…
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
Carol A. Hitchon¹, Gilles Boire², Boulos Haraoui³, Edward Keystone⁴, Janet E. Pope⁵, Vivian P. Bykerk⁶ and Canadian Early Arthritis Cohort (CATCH) Investigators⁷, ¹University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ²Rheumatology Division, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ³Osteoarthritis Research Unit, University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM), Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁴University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Medicine/Rheumatology, St. Joseph Health Care London, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, ⁶Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁷Toronto, Canada
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
Jiwon Hwang¹, Joong Kyong Ahn², Ji Young Chai³, Hoon-Suk Cha¹, Jaejoon Lee¹ and Eunmi Koh¹, ¹Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea, ²Department of Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea, ³Division of Rheumatology, Jesang Hospital, Seongnam-si Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
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
Joshua J. Solomon¹, Gloria M. Russell², Jill B. Ketzer³, Amy L. Olson³, Evans R. Fernandez-Perez³, Tristan J. Huie³, Jeffrey J. Swigris³, Kevin K. Brown⁴ and Aryeh Fischer⁵, ¹Autoimmune Lung Center, Denver, ²Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra, Santiago, Dominican Republic, ³Autoimmune Lung Center, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO, ⁴Autoimmune Lung Center, National Jewish Hospital, Denver, CO, ⁵Rheumatology / ILD Program, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO
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
Hiba Abouassi, Lori Bateman, Gary E. McDaniel, Lorraine Elliott-Penry, Michael Muehlbauer, E. William St. Clair, William E. Kraus and Kim M. Huffman, Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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?
Karin Hellgren¹, Eva Baecklund², Karin E Smedby³, Carin Backlin⁴, Christer Sundstrom⁵ and Johan Askling⁶, ¹Department of Medicine , Karolinska Insitutet at Karolinska University Hospital, Unit of Rheumatology, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Department of Medical Sciences, Rheumatology, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden, ³Department of Medicine Karolinska Institutet at Karolinska University Hospital, Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁴Uppsala University, Department of Medical Sciences,, Uppsala, Sweden, ⁵Uppsala University, Department of Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala, Sweden, ⁶Rheumatology Unit, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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
Yvonne C. Lee¹, Bing Lu², Robert R. Edwards³, Ajay Wasan⁴, Nicholas Nassikas⁵, Daniel J. Clauw⁶, Daniel H. Solomon⁷ and Elizabeth W. Karlson⁸, ¹Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Rheumatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ³Anesthesiology, Brigham & Womens Hospital, Chestnut Hill, MA, ⁴Anesthesiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Chestnut Hill, MA, ⁵Rheumatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁶Anesthesiology/Internal Medicine (Rheum), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁸Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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
Irum-Mona Idrees¹, H. Lester Kirchner² and Androniki Bili¹, ¹Rheumatology, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA, ²Geisinger Center for Health Research, Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA
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
Sanne van Dartel¹, Han Repping-Wuts¹, Dewy van Hoogmoed¹, Hans Knoop², Gijs Bleijenberg¹, Piet L.C. van Riel³ and J. Fransen³, ¹Reumatology 470, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ²Nijmegen Expert Centre of Chronic Fatigue, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ³Rheumatology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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
Emilia Moreira¹, Anamaria Jones², Hilda A. Oliveira³, Fabio Jennings¹, Artur R.C. Fernandes⁴ and Jamil Natour⁵, ¹Rheumatology Division, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ²Unifesp-EPM, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ³Rheumatology, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ⁴Radiology Division, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ⁵Rheumatology Division, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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
Yves Henchoz¹, Pascal Zufferey² and Alexander So³, ¹Département de chiropratique, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, QC, Canada, ²Service of Rheumatology, Department of Musculoskeletal Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland, ³Rheumatology, CHUV, Univ of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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…

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