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Abstract Number: 1404 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
There Is an Association Between Disease Activity and Risk of Thromboembolism in SLE
Reem Jan¹, Emily E. Lewis², Ting Ting Lu¹, Emily Siegwald¹ and W. Joseph McCune³, ¹Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Internal Medicine/Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Int Med/ Rheum, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Venous thromboembolism is a recognized complication of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The role of antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) in thrombogenesis is well documented; much less…
Abstract Number: 1405 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Real World Experience Comparing Multiplex Immunobead Assay versus Immunoflorescence Assay for Anti-Nuclear Antibody Detection At a University Hospital
Neha Dang¹, Brock E. Harper², Emilio B. Gonzalez¹, Silvia S. Pierangeli¹, Trisha M. Parekh³, Michael J. Loeffelholz⁴ and Kimberly K. Bufton⁵, ¹Rheumatology/Dept Int Med, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, ²Int Med/Rheumatology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, ³Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, ⁴Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, ⁵Microbiology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
Background/Purpose: Anti-nuclear antibody (ANA) is considered a screening method for diagnosis of autoimmune disorders. Immunoflorescence ANA assay (IF) remains the gold standard for detection of…
Abstract Number: 1406 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Cost of Management of Adult Active Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in the UK
Munther A. Khamashta¹, Christina Donatti², Ian N. Bruce³, Caroline Gordon⁴, David A. Isenberg⁵ and Ateka-Barrutia Oier⁶, ¹Lupus Research Unit, The Rayne Institute, St Thomas Hospital, Kings College London School of Medicine, London, United Kingdom, ²Health Economics and Outcomes Research, IMS Health, United Kingdom, ³Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Arthritis Research UK Epidemiology Unit and NIHR Manchester Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁴Rheumatology Research Group (East Wing), School of Immunity and Infection, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ⁵Centre for Rheumatology Research, Rayne Building, 4th Floor, Centre for Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁶Lupus Research Unit, The Rayne Institute, Kings College London School of Medicine, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Several international studies have shown that systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has a considerable financial burden on patients and the health-care economy. Little recent information…
Abstract Number: 1407 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Effect of the Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS) On Survival in Chinese Patients with SLE: A Prospective Study of 679 Patients
Chi Chiu Mok, Ling Yin Ho, Ka Lung Yu and Chi Hung To, Medicine, Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Background/Purpose: To study the effect of the antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) on survival in Chinese patients with SLE Methods: A cohort of 679 southern Chinese patients…
Abstract Number: 1408 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Monitoring Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Clinical Practice: Have You Already Checked the Vaccination Status in Your Patients?
Olga Malysheva, Jean-Philipp Ivanov, Sybille Arnold and Christoph G. Baerwald, Rheumatology, University Hospital, Leipzig, Germany
Background/Purpose: : Infection is one of the main causes of morbidity and increased mortality in patients with systemic lupus erythematodes (SLE). Information about vaccination history and…
Abstract Number: 1409 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Multicentre Clinical Study of Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells Transplantation in Active Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Lingyun Sun¹, Dandan Wang¹, Jing Li², Miao Zhang³, Yu Zhang⁴ and Xia Li¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, the Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China, ²Department of Rheumatology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China, ³Department of Rheumatology, Jiangsu Provincial People's Hospital, Nanjing, China, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Subei People's Hospital of Jiangsu Province, Yangzhou, China
Background/Purpose: Umbilical cord (UC) derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have shown safety profile and therapeutic effect in severe and refractory systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in…
Abstract Number: 1410 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Relationship Between Individual Organ Damage and Mortality of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): A Prospective Cohort Study of 679 Patients
Chi Chiu Mok, Ling Yin Ho and Ka Lung Yu, Medicine, Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Background/Purpose: To study the relationship between damage in different organ systems and mortality in patients with SLE. Methods: 679 patients who fulfilled at least 4…
Abstract Number: 1411 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Equivalence of Various Language Versions of Lupus Specific Patient Reported Outcomes Measure (LupusPRO)
Meenakshi Jolly¹, Mark Kosinski², Sergio M.A. Toloza³, Joel A. Block⁴, Rachel A. Mikolaitis⁴, Sergio Durán-Barragan⁵, Ana M. Bertoli⁶, Ivana Blazevic⁷, Luis M. Vila⁸, Dilrukshie Cooray⁹, Emmanuel P. Katsaros¹⁰, Karina Marianne D. Torralba¹¹, Ioana Moldovan¹², Arif Kaya¹³, Berna Goker¹³, Seminur Haznedaroglu¹⁴, Mehmet E. Tezcan¹³, Josiane Bourré-Tessier¹⁵, Sasha Bernatsky¹⁶, Ann E. Clarke¹⁷, Michael H. Weisman¹⁸, Sandra V. Navarra¹⁹, Daniel J. Wallace²⁰ and Graciela S. Alarcon²¹, ¹Rheumatology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²QualityMetric Inc, Lincoln, RI, ³Medicine, Hospital San Juan Bautista, Catamarca, Argentina, ⁴Section of Rheumatology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ⁵Unidad de Investigacion en Enfermedades Cronico-Degenerativas, Guadalajara, Mexico, ⁶Instituto Reumatológico Strusberg, Cordoba, Cordoba, Argentina, ⁷University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aries, Argentina, ⁸Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR, ⁹Rheumatology, Harbor UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, ¹⁰Int Medicine, Loma Linda Univ, Loma Linda, CA, ¹¹Rheumatology/Int Med, USC Keck Schl of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, ¹²Loma Linda Univ Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA, ¹³Internal Medicine-Rheumatology, Gazi University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey, ¹⁴Internal Medicine-Rheumatology, Gazi University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey, ¹⁵Rheumatology, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada, ¹⁶Clinical Epidemiology, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Ctre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ¹⁷Division of Rheumatology, University of Calgary, Alberta, Calgary, AB, Canada, ¹⁸Rheumatology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ¹⁹University of Santo Tomas Hospital, Manila, Philippines, ²⁰Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ²¹Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Due to observed disparities in health outcomes in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) across racial/ethnic groups, socioeconomic status, or health care systems, studies on group…
Abstract Number: 1412 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule (VCAM-1) and Angiostatin in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Adnan Kiani¹, Hong Fang¹, Tianfu Wu², Chandra Mohan³ and Michelle Petri¹, ¹Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ²Division of Rheumatology/Internal Medicine, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX, ³Internal Medicine/Division of Rheumatology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: Vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1), an adhesion molecule, is involved in the progression of glomerular and tubulointerstitial injury. High levels of VCAM-1 have been…
Abstract Number: 1413 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Presentation, Treatment and Outcome of Membranous Nephropathy in SLE: A Comparison with Proliferative Lupus Glomerulonephritis in 141 Patients
Chi Chiu Mok, Ling Yin Ho and Ka Lung Yu, Medicine, Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Background/Purpose: To study the presentation and outcome of membranous nephropathy in SLE in comparison with proliferative lupus glomerulonephritis. Methods: Patients with biopsy firmed active lupus nephritis…
Abstract Number: 1414 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Combination of Mycophenolate Mofetil and Tacrolimus for Refractory Lupus Nephritis: A 12-Month Open-Labeled Trial
Chi Chiu Mok, Pak To Chan, Ling Yin Ho and Ka Lung Yu, Medicine, Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Background/Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of a combination of mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) and tacrolimus (Tac) for refractory lupus nephritis Methods: Patients with refractory…
Abstract Number: 1415 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effect of Renal Disease On Survival of Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Prospective Cohort Study of 694 Patients
Chi Chiu Mok¹, Raymond Kwok² and Paul Yip², ¹Medicine, Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ²Social Work and Social Administration, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Background/Purpose: To study the effect of renal disease on survival and life expectancy of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Methods: Patients who fulfilled >=4…
Abstract Number: 1376 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Development of A Health Index for Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis – First Steps of A Global Initiative Based On the ICF Guided by ASAS
Uta Kiltz¹, Désirée van der Heijde², Annelies Boonen³, Alarcos Cieza⁴, Gerold Stucki⁵, Muhammad Asim Khan⁶, Walter P. Maksymowych⁷, Helena Marzo-Ortega⁸, John D. Reveille⁹, William Taylor¹⁰, Cristina Bostan¹¹ and Jürgen Braun¹, ¹Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany, ²Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ³Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands, ⁴Munich, Germany, ⁵University of Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland, ⁶Medicine/ Rheumatology, CASE at MetroHealth Med Center, Cleveland, OH, ⁷Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁸Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit and University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁹Internal Medicine/Rheumatology, Univ of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, ¹⁰University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand, ¹¹Paraplegic Research Unit, Nottwil, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: The burden of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) can be considerable. The patients suffer from pain, stiffness and fatigue, and they are limited in their activities…
Abstract Number: 1377 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prevalence of Spondyloarthritis-Related Comorbidities, Osteoporosis and Fractures in Ankylosing Spondylitis: a Systematic Literature Review
Carmen Stolwijk¹, A.M. Van Tubergen², Jose Dionisio Castillo-Ortiz³ and Annelies Boonen⁴, ¹Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands, ²Department of Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands, ³Unidad de Investigacion en Enfermedades Cronico-Degenerativas, Guadalajara, Mexico, ⁴Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Comorbidities, both related and unrelated to the concept of spondyloarthritis (SpA), are common in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and may have substantial influence…
Abstract Number: 1378 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Validity of Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score (ASDAS) in Patients with Early Spondyloarthritis
Cruz Fernández-Espartero¹, Eugenio De Miguel², Milena Gobbo³, Carmen Martínez⁴, Miguel A. Descalzo⁴, Estíbaliz Loza Sr.⁵ and Esperanza Group⁶, ¹Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital Universitario de Móstoles, Madrid, Spain, ²Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ³Research Unit, Spanish Society of Rheumatology., Madrid, Spain, ⁴Research Unit, Spanish Society of Rheumatology, Madrid, Spain, ⁵Research Unit. Sociedad Española de Reumatología, Madrid, Spain, ⁶Madrid
Background/Purpose: Recently, a Working Group of the SpondyloArtrhitis International Society (ASAS) has proposed a composite disease activity score, the Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score (ASDAS),…

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