Abstract Number: 75 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Patient-Reported Outcomes Associated with Achieving and Maintaining Low Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Treat-to-target (T2T) guidelines for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) recognize low disease activity (LDA) as an acceptable therapeutic goal, particularly in patients with longstanding disease. The…Abstract Number: 76 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Difference in Performance of DAS28 and RADAI During Pregnancy Might Explain Discrepancies Between Older and More Recent Studies On the Impact of Pregnancy On Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Pregnancy is the only condition in which Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) shows spontaneous remission. Both older and more recent studies showed improvement of disease activity,…Abstract Number: 77 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comorbid Conditions Do Not Explain Divergent Patient Assessments of Disease Activity and Global Health in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: In the discussion of the 2010 ACR/EULAR remission criteria the issue has been raised to what extent patients are able to distinguish rheumatoid arthritis…Abstract Number: 78 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Factors Influencing On the Discordance Between 2011 ACR/EULAR Criteria and Physician’s Clinical Judgment for Remission in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Background/Purpose: Remission is a primary end point in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). To ensure more uniform reporting of outcome measures, American College of…Abstract Number: 79 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Physician’s Global Assessment Is Affected by Physician’s Age and Gender, but Not by Patient Age and Gender in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated in Routine Care. Data From the Danish Nationwide Danbio Registry
Background/Purpose: Several studies have shown that significant discordance exists between patient (PATGL) and physician (DOCGL) global measures of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity. These studies…Abstract Number: 80 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Validation of Remission of Rheumatoid Arthritis by Traditional Disease Activity Score and Provisional Criteria by American College of Rheumatology and European League Against Rheumatism: Patient Reported Outcomes Analyzed From 3 Phase III Golimumab Trials
Background/Purpose: Remission by Boolean-based definition (all scores on the tender joint and swollen joint count, CRP (mg/dL), and patient global assessment ≤1) and by Simplified…Abstract Number: 81 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Transitions Among Disease Activity States: Estimates and Models of Covariate Associations
Background/Purpose: Many RA patients have variable disease activity over time due to disease variability, reduction in efficacy of current medications, environmental factors and other…Abstract Number: 82 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Variability of the SF-6D Determinants Over Time in Early Arthritis:Results From the Espoir Cohort
Background/Purpose: There is growing emphasis on the cost-effectiveness of treating rheumatoid arthritis. The SF-6D, derived from the SF36, is an indirect utility measure widely used…Abstract Number: 83 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Substantial Functional Disability Is the Key Determinant of Discrepancies Between EQ-5D and SF-6D Utility Measures in Early Arthritis: Results From the Espoir Cohort
Background/Purpose: The EQ-5D, a 5-dimensional multi-attribute questionnaire, and the SF-6D, derived from the SF36, are 2 indirect utility measures widely used to calculate quality-adjusted life-years…Abstract Number: 84 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Benefits of Treat-to-Target Guideline Compliance in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Retrospective Claims Analysis
Background/Purpose: To achieve clinical remission/low disease activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the treat-to-target (T2T) guidelines recommend frequent disease monitoring through patient-rheumatologist interactions. The…Abstract Number: 86 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Longitudinal Hypertension Diagnosis and Control Among a Primary Care Medically Homed Population with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Longitudinal Hypertension Diagnosis and Control among a Primary Care Medically Homed Population with Rheumatoid ArthritisBackground/Purpose: Hypertension is a key risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD)…Abstract Number: 46 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Synovitis in Secondary Osteoarthritis Due to Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Proof-of-Concept Study
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by considerable synovial inflammation which may result in secondary osteoarthritis (sOA). Primary OA (pOA) occurs in patients without predisposing…Abstract Number: 47 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Accumulation of CD34+ Hematopoietic Stem Cells in the Initial Inflammatory Human Fracture Hematoma Is Mediated Via Chemokine Receptor Type 3 Ligands
Background/Purpose: We have previously shown the early phase of human fracture healing to be characterized by hypoxia which promotes inflammation and chemoattraction. Hypoxia is also…Abstract Number: 48 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Tissue Engineering for Articular Cartilage Repair, Culturing Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells On Collagen and Heparan Sulphate Scaffolds
Background/Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the chondrogenic potential of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs) grown on type I collagen and…Abstract Number: 49 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Spatial Energy Expenditure Configuration and Possible Applications in an Experimental Model of Arthritis
Background/Purpose: An autoimmune response with differentiation and proliferation of immune cells and the subsequent tissue-directed inflammatory process in the symptomatic phase of the disease are…