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Abstract Number: 2399 • ACR Convergence 2023
Ultrasound Is Comparable to Computed Tomography Angiography in Identifying Aortic Aneurysms in Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis
Anne Bull Haaversen¹, Tanaz Kermani², Lene Kristin Brekke³, Oyvind Molberg⁴ and Andreas Diamantopoulos⁵, ¹Martina Hansens Hospital, Hosle, Norway, ²Rheumatology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ³Haugesund Hospoital For Rheumatic Diseases, Haugesund, Nepal, ⁴Dept of Rheumatology, University Hospital Oslo, Oslo, Norway, ⁵Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway
Background/Purpose: Patients with Giant cell arteritis (GCA) face an elevated risk of aneurysm formation. Despite this, consensus regarding optimal aortic visualization methods and aneurysm monitoring…
Abstract Number: 2400 • ACR Convergence 2023
Applanation Tonometry of the Temporal Arteries in Participants with Suspected Giant Cell Arteritis: A Proof of Concept
Jean-Paul Makhzoum¹, Stephanie Ducharme-Benard², Samer Hussein², Rosalie-Selene Meunier², Carolyn Ross³, Alik Chamlian⁴, Jonathan Ducharme⁵, Leia Chamlian⁴, Alae Dhahbi⁴, Christian Pagnoux⁶ and Remi Goupil⁷, ¹Vasculitis Clinic, Hopital du Sacre-Coeur de Montreal, Canadian Network for Research on Vasculitides, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²Vasculitis Clinic, Hopital du Sacre-Coeur de Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³Vasculitis Clinic, Canadian Network for Research on Vasculitides, Hopital du Sacre-Coeur de Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁴Laval University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁵University of Sherbrooke, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁶Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁷Hopital du Sacre-Coeur de Montreal, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Applanation tonometry (ATn) is a non-invasive, point-of-care tool used to capture arterial pressure waveforms. It can measure arterial pulse wave velocity (PWV), a marker…
Abstract Number: 2343 • ACR Convergence 2023
Hydroxychloroquine Discontinuation in the Real World: Reasons, Predictive Factors and Clinical Implications
Eduardo Mantovani Cardoso¹, Rachel Simon¹ and Vasileios Kyttaris², ¹Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center / Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²BIDMC, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex autoimmune disease characterized by multi-systemic involvement and difficult-to-predict disease flares. Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) has long been recognized as…
Abstract Number: 2261 • ACR Convergence 2023
Burden of Flare and Organ Damage in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) in the Asia Pacific Region: A Multicenter Cohort Study
Rangi Kandane-Rathnayake¹, Dominique Milea², Worawit Louthrenoo³, Alberta Hoi⁴, Vera Golder¹, Jiacai Cho⁵, Aisha Lateef⁵, Shue-Fen Luo⁶, Yeong-Jian J Wu⁷, Laniyati Hamijoyo⁸, Sargunan Sockalingam⁹, Zhanguo Li¹⁰, Sandra Navarra¹¹, Leonid Zamora¹¹, Masayoshi Harigai¹², Yasuhiro Katsumata¹², Madelynn Chan¹³, Yanjie Hao¹⁴, Zhuoli Zhang¹⁵, Sean O’Neill¹⁶, Fiona Goldblatt¹⁷, Shereen Oon¹⁸, Xiaomeng Xu², Aldo Amador Navarro Rojas¹⁹, Sang-Cheol Bae²⁰, Chak Sing Lau²¹, Mandana Nikpour²² and Eric Morand²³, ¹Monash University, Department of Medicine, Sub-faculty of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Clayton, Australia, ²GlaxoSmithKline, Value Evidence and Outcomes, Singapore, Singapore, ³Chiang Mai University Hospital, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai, Thailand, ⁴Monash University, Department of Medicine, Sub-faculty of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Melbourne, Australia, ⁵National University Hospital, Rheumatology Division, Department of Medicine, Singapore, Singapore, ⁶Chang Gung University, Department of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ⁷Chang Gung University, Department of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan, ⁸Padjadjaran University/Hasan Sadikin General Hospital, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Bandung, Indonesia, ⁹University of Malaya, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Building, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, ¹⁰Peking University Health Science Center, Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, People's Hospital, Beijing, China, ¹¹University of Santo Tomas Hospital, Joint and Bone Center, Manila, Philippines, ¹²Tokyo Women's Medical University, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ¹³Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Department of Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology, Singapore, Singapore, ¹⁴St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, Department of Rheumatology, Melbourne, Australia, ¹⁵Peking University First Hospital, Rheumatology and Immunology Department, Beijing, China, ¹⁶Department of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Kensington, Australia, ¹⁷Royal Adelaide Hospital and Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, Australia, ¹⁸University of Melbourne at St Vincent’s Hospital, Departments of Rheumatology and Medicine, Fitzroy, Australia, ¹⁹GlaxoSmithKline, Medical Affairs, Singapore, Singapore, ²⁰Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases and Hanyang University Institute for Rheumatology Research, Department of Rheumatology, Seoul, South Korea, ²¹University of Hong Kong, Division of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ²²The University of Melbourne at St. Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, Departments of Medicine and Rheumatology, Melbourne, Australia, ²³Monash University, Centre for Inflammatory Diseases, Melbourne, Australia
Background/Purpose: Up to 50% of patients with SLE develop irreversible organ damage within 10 years of diagnosis, and most experience recurrent disease flares of varying…
Abstract Number: 2381 • ACR Convergence 2023
ANCA-associated Vasculitis and Renal Disease in a Multidisciplinary Outpatient Clinic in Northern Spain
Salma Al Fazazi¹, Fabricio Benavides², Vanesa Calvo Río³, maria rodriguez Vidriales², clara escagedo Cagigas², monica renuncio garcia², luis martin penagos⁴ and Ricardo Blanco⁵, ¹Hospital Universitario Puerta Del Mar, Cádiz, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ³Valdecilla Hospital, Santander, Spain, ⁴Division of Nephrology, Immunopathology Group, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla-DIVAL, Santander, Spain, ⁵Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain
Background/Purpose: The severity of clinical features and outcomes in previous series of patients reported with renal disease related to ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) vary greatly, probably…
Abstract Number: 2355 • ACR Convergence 2023
Proteome-based Stratification of Therapeutic Target Population for MT-6194 in Systemic Sclerosis with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Yuuichi Ono¹, Akira Mogami¹, Ryuta Saito², Noriyasu Seki¹, Sho Ishigaki³, Hiroshi Takei³, Keiko Yoshimoto³, Kenji Chiba¹, Tsutomu Takeuchi⁴ and Yuko Kaneko⁵, ¹Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation, Yokohama, Japan, ²Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporaion, Yokohama, Japan, ³Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ⁴Keio University School of Medicine and Saitama Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: SSc-related pulmonary arterial hypertension (SSc-PAH) is the one of the leading causes of death in SSc. Early diagnosis and effective therapy for SSc-PAH may…
Abstract Number: 2276 • ACR Convergence 2023
Patient Reported Impact of Lupus on Quality of Life
Beth Schneider, MyHealthTeam, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Research was undertaken to better understand how people living with lupus describe its sum total impact on their lives including work, challenges with relationships…
Abstract Number: 2401 • ACR Convergence 2023
A Study Defining the Optimal Sonographic Parameters for Intima-Media Thickness in Diagnosing Giant Cell Arteritis
Colm Kirby¹, Sharon Cowley², Rachael Flood¹, Ronan Mullan¹, Grainne Murphy³ and David Kane⁴, ¹Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ²Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ³Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland, ⁴Tallaght University Hospital & Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Background/Purpose: In recent years, Temporal Artery US (TAUS) incorporating Axillary Artery US (AAUS) has become a reliable alternative to biopsy for diagnosing GCA but studies…
Abstract Number: 2407 • ACR Convergence 2023
Immuno-permissive Antigen-presenting Cells in Giant Cell Arteritis
Shozo Ohtsuki¹, Chenyao Wang², Ryu Watanabe³, Hui Zhang³, Mitsuhiro Akiyama³, Kenneth Warrington⁴, Gerald J. Berry³, Jorg Goronzy⁴ and Cornelia M. Weyand⁵, ¹Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Stanford University School of Medicine, Rochester, MN, ²Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN, ³Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, ⁴Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁵Mayo Clinic School of Medicine and Stanford University, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a medium and large vessel vasculitis with pathognomonic granulomatous infiltrates in the vessel wall. During the early stages of…
Abstract Number: 2402 • ACR Convergence 2023
A Retrospective Analysis of Prevalence of Positive Temporal Artery Biopsies in African American Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) in a Large Academic Health Center
Leen Al saleh¹, Haya Haddad², sunita Dia³ and Florina Constantinescu², ¹Medstar Washington Hospital Center, Alexandria, VA, ²Medstar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, ³Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System, Greenville, SC
Background/Purpose: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) is a systemic vasculitis reportedly more common in Caucasian older adults. Studies suggest that GCA is very rare in African…
Abstract Number: 2406 • ACR Convergence 2023
Risk of Large Vessel Complications in Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis, a Population-based Study
Mohanad Elfishawi¹, Mahmut Kaymakci¹, Sara Achenbach², Cynthia Crowson¹, Tanaz Kermani³, Cornelia M. Weyand⁴, Matthew Koster¹ and Kenneth Warrington¹, ¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, Rochester, MN, ³University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴Mayo Clinic School of Medicine and Stanford University, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Large vessel (LV) complications are known to occur in patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA). The magnitude of risk compared to the general population…
Abstract Number: 2280 • ACR Convergence 2023
The LFA-REAL Clinician Reported Outcome Predicts Damage in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). Data from a Prevalent Latin American Lupus Cohort
Manuel Ugarte-Gil¹, Rocío Gamboa-Cárdenas², Victor Pimentel-Quiroz², Cristina Reategui-Sokolova³, Claudia Elera-Fitzcarrald⁴, Erika Noriega⁵, Cesar Pastor-Asurza⁶, Zoila Rodriguez-Bellido⁶, Risto Perich-Campos⁶ and Graciela S Alarcón⁷, ¹Universidad Cientifica del Sur, Lima, Peru, ²Universidad Cientifica del Sur/Hospital Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen, EsSalud, Lima, Peru, ³Hospital Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen, EsSalud/Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, Lima, Peru, ⁴Hospital Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen, EsSalud/Universidad Privada San Juan Bautista, Lima, Peru, ⁵Hospital Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen, EsSalud, Lima, Peru, ⁶Hospital Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen, EsSalud/Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru, ⁷Heersink School of Medicine. The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: The Lupus Foundation of America Rapid Evaluation of Activity in Lupus (LFA-REAL) clinican-reported outcome (ClinRO) correlates well with other disease activity indices such us…
Abstract Number: 2386 • ACR Convergence 2023
Impact of ANCA Specificity on Risk of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in ANCA-associated Vasculitis
Jon Idoate¹, Morgane Mourguet¹, Ribes David¹, Stan Faguer¹, Antoine Huart¹, Dominique Chauveau¹, Thomas Villeneuve¹, Grégoire Prevot¹, Laurent Guilleminault², Emmanuelle Mouchon¹, Laurent Balardy¹, Laurent Sailler¹, Sébastien De Almeida Chavez¹, Laurent Alric¹, Martin Michaud¹, Olivier Lairez¹ and Gregory Pugnet³, ¹CHU Toulouse, Toulouse, France, ²Department of respiratory and allergic diseases, Toulouse University Hospital Center, Toulouse, France, ³CHU Toulouse Rangueil Service de Medecine Interne et Immunologie Clinique, Toulouse, France
Background/Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between ANCA specificity and the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in patients…
Abstract Number: 2393 • ACR Convergence 2023
CXCL9/IL-6 and MMP3/CD141 Ratio Allow to Discriminate Between Isolated PMR and GCA/PMR Overlap
andre ramon¹, helene Greigert², adrien guilloteau³, claudie cladière⁴, marion ciudad⁵, Sylvain Audia⁶, paul ornetti⁷, jean-Francis Maillefert⁷, Bernard Bonnotte² and Maxime Samson², ¹Department of Rheumatology, Dijon University Hospital, Dijon, France, ²Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Dijon University Hospital, Dijon, France, ³Methodological Support Unit (USMR), Dijon-Bourgogne University Hospital, Dijon, France, ⁴INSERM, EFS BFC, UMR 1098, RIGHT Graft-Host-Tumor Interactions/Cellular and Genetic Engineering, Bourgogne Franche-Comté University, Dijon, France, ⁵INSERM, EFS BFC, UMR 1098, RIGHT Graft-Host-Tumor Interactions/Cellular and Genetic Engineering, Dijon, France, ⁶Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Dijon-Bourgogne University Hospital, Dijon, France, ⁷Department of Rheumatology , Dijon-Bourgogne University Hospital, Dijon, France
Background/Purpose: Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and giant cell arteritis (GCA) are frequently overlapping conditions. It is estimated that 16 to 21% of PMR patients have GCA.…
Abstract Number: 2414 • ACR Convergence 2023
Relapse in Giant Cell Arteritis Treated with Tocilizumab. Predictive Factors
Fernando López¹, Javier Loricera², Ivan Ferraz Amaro³, Santos Castañeda⁴, Clara Moriano Morales⁵, Javier Narvaez⁶, Vicente Aldasoro⁷, Olga Maiz⁸, Rafael Benito Melero-Gonzalez⁹, Juan I. Villa¹⁰, PALOMA VELA¹¹, Susana Romero Yuste¹², Jose L. Callejas¹³, Eugenio De Miguel¹⁴, Eva Galindez-Agirregoikoa¹⁵, Francisca Sivera¹⁶, Jesús Carlos Fernández López¹⁷, Arturo Llobell¹⁸, Julio Sánchez-Martín¹⁹, Calderon Goercke², Lara Sanchez-Bilbao²⁰, Jose L. Hernández²¹ and Ricardo Blanco²², ¹Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ³Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, ⁴Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain, ⁵Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de León, León, Spain, ⁶Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, ⁷Hospital Universitario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain, ⁸Hospital Universitario de Donostia. San Sebastián, Spain., Donosti, Spain, ⁹CHU Vigo, O Carballino, Spain, ¹⁰Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Sierrallana, Torrelavega, Torrelavega, Spain, ¹¹Rheumatology, Hospital General Universitario Alicante, Alicante, Spain, ¹²Complexo Hospitalario Universitario, Pontevedra, Spain, ¹³Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Hospital San Cecilio, Granada, Spain, ¹⁴Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁵Basurto University Hospital, Bilbao, Spain, ¹⁶Elda General University Hospital, Elda, Spain, ¹⁷Rheumatology department, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC). Instituto de Investigación Biomédica A Coruña (INIBIC), A Coruña, Spain, ¹⁸Parc Tauli University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain, ¹⁹Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Immunopathology Group, Santander, Spain, ²⁰Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ²¹Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ²²Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain
Background/Purpose: Tocilizumab (TCZ) is the only biologic therapy approved for giant cell arteritis (GCA). Clinical trial with TCZ in GCA was performed with intravenous (iv)…

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