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Abstract Number: 386 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rheumatoid Arthritis Is Associated With Systemic Inflammation In Coronary Vessels
Inge A.M. van den Oever¹, Alper M. van Sijl¹, Umit Baylan², Michael. T. Nurmohamed¹, Alexandre E. Voskuyl¹, Hans W. Niessen² and Suat Simsek³, ¹Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Pathology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Internal Medicine, Medical Center Alkmaar (MCA), Alkmaar, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Patients with a chronic inflammatory disease (CID), particularly rheumatoid arthritis (RA), have an increased risk of fatal myocardial infarction (MI), as compared to the…
Abstract Number: 387 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Left Ventricular Myocardial Tissue In Rheumatoid Arthritis Shows Systemic Inflammation After Fatal Myocardial Infarction
Inge A.M. van Den Oever¹, Alper M. van Sijl¹, Umit Baylan², Michael. T. Nurmohamed¹, Alexandre E. Voskuyl¹, Hans W. Niessen² and Suat Simsek³, ¹Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Pathology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Internal Medicine, Medical Center Alkmaar (MCA), Alkmaar, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Patients with a chronic inflammatory disease (CID), particularly rheumatoid arthritis (RA), have an increased risk of fatal myocardial infarction (MI) and a diminished survival…
Abstract Number: 388 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Vitamin D Levels and Inflammation In The Aortic Wall Of Patients With Inflammatory Rheumatic Disease and Coronary Artery Disease
Ingvild Oma¹, Jacqueline Kirsti Andersen², Torstein Lyberg³, Øyvind Molberg⁴, Jon Elling Whist¹, Ingjerd Lien Kvelstad¹, Terje Veel⁵, Morten Fagerland⁶, Sven M. Almdahl⁷, Knut Mikkelsen⁸ and Ivana Hollan⁹, ¹Innlandet Hospital Trust, Lillehammer, Norway, ²Gjøvik University College, Gjøvik, Norway, ³Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁴Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway, ⁵Feiringklinikken, Feiring, Norway, ⁶Department of Biostatistics, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁷Cardiothoracic surgery, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway, ⁸Lillehammer Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Lillehammer, Norway, ⁹Rheumatology, Lillehammer Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Lillehammer, Norway
Background/Purpose: Vitamin D is involved in immune reactions, and vitamin D deficiency is associated with autoimmune diseases and with cardiovascular diseases. In Feiring Heart Biopsy…
Abstract Number: 389 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Small Intestine Enteropathy In Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis, Taking Regularly Non-Steroidal Antirheumatic Drugs . Has The Basic Disease Effect On Incidence and Degree Of Damage?
Petr Bradna¹, Ilja Tachecí², Drahomira Bastecka³, Stanislav Rejchrt³, Jan Bures⁴ and Marcela Kopacova⁵, ¹2nd Gastroenterological Department of Internal Medicine, Charles University Prague Faculty of Medicine Hradec Kralove and University Hospital, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic, ²Charles University Prague Faculty of Medicine Hradec Kralove and University Hospital, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic, ³2nd Gastroenterological Department of Internal Medicine, Charles University Prague Faculty of Medicine Hradec Kralove and University Hospital, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic, ⁴Charles University Prague,Medical Faculty Hradec Kralove and University Hospital, Hradec Kralove, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic, ⁵2nd Gastroenterological Department of Internal Medicine, Charles University Prague, Medical Faculty Hradec Kralove and University Hospital, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
Background/Purpose: The involvement of small intestine is demonstrable up to 72% of patients, using non-steroidal antirheumatic drugs (NSAIDs). Quite a few is known about the…
Abstract Number: 390 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Autonomic Dysfunction In Rheumatoid Arthritis Improves With Disease Modifying Anti Rheumatic Drugs
Ashit Syngle¹, Inderjeet Verma², Pawan Krishan³ and Nidhi Garg³, ¹Cardio Rheuma, Healing Touch City Clinic, Fortis Multispeciality Hospital, Chandigarh, India, ²Deptt. of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Drug Resaerch, Punjabi University Patiala, India, Chandigarh, India, ³Deptt. of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Drug Research, Punjabi University Patiala, India, Patiala, India
Background/Purpose: Autonomic (AN) function is impaired in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and is a significant risk predictor of sudden cardiac death. However, even half a century…
Abstract Number: 391 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Insulin Resistance As A Risk Factor For Subclinical Atherosclerosis In Rheumatoid Arthritis
Adel M. Elsayed¹, Samah A. El Bakry¹, S. A. M. Hassan¹, Rehab A. Rahman², Rania A. Abo-Shady³ and Nouran Abaza⁴, ¹Rheumatology Division of Internal medicine department, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, ²Radiology department, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, ³clinical pathology, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, ⁴Physical medicine, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Lecturer of Physical medicine, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
Background/Purpose: Insulin resistance (IR) is a state in which a high insulin concentration is associated with an inadequate response to glucose with normal or high…
Abstract Number: 392 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prevalence Of Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Cardiovascular Disease In Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Across International Regions: A Comparison Of The Corrona International and Corrona United States Registries
Dimitrios A. Pappas¹, Kathy Lampl², Joel M. Kremer³, Sebastião C. Radominski⁴, Janos Gal⁵, Fredrik Nyberg⁶, Anand N. Malaviya⁷, Aimée Whitworth⁸, Oscar Luis Rillo⁹, Allan Gibofsky¹⁰, Tatiana Popkova¹¹, Meilien Ho¹², Ieda Laurindo¹³, George W. Reed⁸, Eduardo Mario Kerzberg¹⁴, Laura Horne¹⁵, Roman Záhora¹⁶, Katherine C. Saunders¹⁷, Bernado Pons-Estel¹⁸, Alina U. Onofrei¹⁹ and Jeffrey D. Greenberg²⁰, ¹Columbia University, New York, NY, ²AstraZeneca R&D Wilmington, Wilmington, DE, ³Center for Rheumatology, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, ⁴Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil, ⁵Rheumatology, County Hospital, Kecskemet, Hungary, ⁶AstraZeneca R&D, Mölndal, Sweden, ⁷Rheumatology, Consultant Rheumatologist, ISIC Superspeciality Hospital, New Delhi-11007-, India, ⁸CORRONA, Inc., Southborough, MA, ⁹Hospital Tornú, Capital Federal, Argentina, ¹⁰Medicine and Public Health, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ¹¹Research Institute of Rheumatology -Russian Academy of Medical Science, Moscow, Russia, ¹²AstraZeneca R&D Alderley Park, Macclesfield, United Kingdom, ¹³Rheumatology, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ¹⁴Rheumatology, J. M. Ramos Mejía Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ¹⁵AstraZeneca, Wilmington, DE, ¹⁶Revmatologická ambulance, Terezin, Czech Republic, ¹⁷Corrona, LLC., Southborough, MA, ¹⁸Hospital Provincial de Rosario, Rosario, Argentina, ¹⁹University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, ²⁰Rheumatology, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major comorbidity in patients (pts) with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We explored variations in the prevalence of cardiovascular (CV) risk…
Abstract Number: 393 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Survival In Rheumatoid Arthritis Associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Is Comparable To Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Saghar Sadeghi¹, John T. Granton², Pooneh Akhavan³ and Sindhu R. Johnson⁴, ¹Medicine, Toronto Scleroderma Research Program, Toronto Western Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital, and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Medicine, Toronto Pulmonary Hypertension Programme, Toronto General Hospital and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Medicine, Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Program, Mount Sinai Hospital and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Medicine, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto General Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital, and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: To evaluate survival in rheumatoid arthritis associated pulmonary arterial hypertension (RA-PAH) compared to idiopathic PAH (IPAH) patients. Secondary outcomes included evaluation of differences in…
Abstract Number: 394 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Vitamin D Deficiency In Patients With Early Inflammatory Arthritis
Seung-Geun Lee¹, Guen-Tae Kim², Joung-Wook Lee³, Seong-Ho Kim⁴ and Seung-Hoon Baek⁵, ¹Divsion of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, South Korea, ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, South Korea, ³Divsion of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Busan St. Mary’s Medical Center, Busan, South Korea, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Inje University College of Medicine, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Busan, South Korea, ⁵Divsion of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Ilsin Christian Hospital, Busan, South Korea
Background/Purpose: To investigate the status of vitamin D in patients with early inflammatory arthritis (EIA) compared with healthy controls.Methods: The study included 101 patients with…
Abstract Number: 395 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sex Differences In Lean Mass Deficits In Rheumatoid Arthritis
Joshua Baker¹, David I. Daikh² and Patricia P. Katz³, ¹Medicine/Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ³Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Significant differences in adiposity between men and women with RA have been observed (1). Another alteration of body composition, rheumatoid cachexia, characterized by low…
Abstract Number: 396 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Dosage Of Prednisolone Is a Risk Factor For Falls In Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients -The Third Year Results Of The Tomorrow Study-
Yuko Sugioka¹, Tatsuya Koike², Kenji Mamoto¹, Tadashi Okano¹, Masahiro Tada¹, Kentaro Inui³ and Hiroaki Nakamura¹, ¹Orthopedic Surgery, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan, ²Rheumatosurgery, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan, ³Orhtopedic Surgery, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
Background/Purpose: Population-based studies suggest an association between musculoskeletal problems and an increased risk of falls. Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who have muscle weakness and…
Abstract Number: 397 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Does Elevated Disease Activity Or Medication Use Influence The Bone Density Of The Prepubertal Offspring In Pregnant Women With Rheumatoid Arthritis?
Florentien D.O. de Steenwinkel¹, Anita C.S. Hokken-Koelega², Johanna Hazes³ 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, ³Department of Rheumatology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Elevated rheumatoid arthritis disease activity and prednisone use during pregnancy are both associated with a lower bone mineral density (BMD) of the patients, but…
Abstract Number: 398 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Does Elevated Disease Activity Or Medication Use Influence The Body Composition Of The Prepubertal Offspring In Pregnant Women With Rheumatoid Arthritis?
Florentien D.O. de Steenwinkel¹, Radboud J.E.M. Dolhain¹, Johanna M.W. Hazes² and Anita C.S. Hokken-Koelega³, ¹Rheumatology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ²Rheumatology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ³Pediatrics, Subdivision of Endocrinology, Erasmus Medical Center- Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Elevated rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity during pregnancy is associated with lower birth weight and rapid post-natal growth. Lower birth weight and rapid post-natal…
Abstract Number: 399 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Nausea and Vomiting During Pregnancy and Spontaneous Abortion In Women With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Balambal Bharti¹, Diana L. Johnson² and Christina D. Chambers³, ¹Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ²University of California San Diego Department of Pediatrics, La Jolla, CA, ³Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Background/Purpose: Nausea and Vomiting during Pregnancy (NVP) has been associated with a decreased risk for spontaneous abortion (SAB). However, the Th1/Th2 imbalance that occurs in…
Abstract Number: 360 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Visit-To-Visit Variability In Blood Pressure In Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Vs General Population, and Its Impact On Cardiovascular Events and All-Cause Mortality In RA
Elena Myasoedova¹, Cynthia S. Crowson², Abigail B. Green², Eric L. Matteson³ and Sherine E. Gabriel⁴, ¹Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ³Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁴Health Sciences Research & Div of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Blood pressure (BP) variability has been associated with increased risk of cardiovascular (CV) disease and death in the general population. The impact of BP…

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