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  • Abstract Number: 0555 • ACR Convergence 2024

    The Effect of Alcohol Consumption on Clinical Outcomes and Structural Damage in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis

    Sinead Maguire1, Nigil Haroon2, Robert Inman3, Melanie Anderson4, Evelyne Gendron5 and Sindhu R. Johnson6, 1University of Toronto, University Health Network, Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Department of Rheumatology, Toronto, Canada, 2Department of Medicine/Rheumatology, University Health Network, Schroeder Arthritis Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, 3University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, 4The Institute for Education Research, Library and Information Services, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, 5University of Toronto, University Health Network, Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Department of Rheumatology, Quebec City, QC, Canada, 6University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

    Background/Purpose: Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is a chronic progressive inflammatory disease characterized by the involvement of the axial skeleton. Alcohol consumption (AC) is a modifiable lifestyle…
  • Abstract Number: 0544 • ACR Convergence 2024

    A Two-year Comparison of Spinal and Hip Mobility Between Axial Spondyloarthritis and Chronic Back Pain Patients in the SPondyloArthritis Caught Early (SPACE) Cohort

    Ana Bento da Silva1, Sofia Ramiro2, Miranda van Lunteren1, Mary Lucy Marques3, Marleen Van De Sande4, Camilla Fongen5, Sofia Exarchou6, Roberta Ramonda7, Desiree van der Heijde8 and Floris van Gaalen9, 1Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands, 2Leiden University Medical Center, Bunde, Netherlands, 3Leiden University Medical Center, Coimbra, Zuid-Holland, Portugal, 4Amsterdam Institute for Infection & Immunity and Reade and Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 5Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, 6Lund University, Åkarp, Sweden, 7Rheumatology Unit, University of Padova, Italy, Padova, Italy, 8Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Meerssen, Netherlands, 9LUMC, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

    Background/Purpose: Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) frequently leads to reduced spinal and hip mobility, though evidence pertains mostly to patients with longstanding disease and radiographic damage. More…
  • Abstract Number: 0477 • ACR Convergence 2024

    The Global Prevalence of Interstitial Lung Disease in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

    Hari Prasanna1, Charles Inderjeeth2, Johannes Nossent3 and KHALID ALMUTAIRI4, 1University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, 2SCGH and OPH Group & University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, 3University of Western Australia, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, 4The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

    Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a common manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) that severely impacts the health outcomes of RA patients. Despite this, the…
  • Abstract Number: 0539 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Clinical Expression of Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis and Its Association with HLA-B27 in European and Ibero-American Populations: Data from the REGISPONSER and RESPONDIA Registries

    Maria Angeles Puche-Larrubia1, María Lourdes Ladehesa-Pineda2, Pilar Font3, Rubén Burgos Vargas4, Percival Sampaio-Barros5, José Maldonado Cocco6, Anabela Barcelos7, Jordi Gratacos Masmitja8, Xavier Juanola9, Alejandro Escudero-Contreras3, Janitzia Vázquez Mellado4, Iván Arias-de la Rosa10, Eduardo Collantes-Estevez11 and Clementina López Medina12, 1Reina Sofía University Hospital, Cordoba, Spain, 2IMIBIC/Reina Sofia Hospital/University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Andalucia, Spain, 3IMIBIC/Reina Sofia Hospital/University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain, 4Department of Rheumatology, Hospital General de México and Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico, Mexico, 5Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, 6Rheumatology, Buenos Aires University School of Medicine, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 7Rheumatology Department, Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga, Aveiro, Portugal, 8University Hospital Parc Taulí, Sabadell, Spain, 9Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, 10Rheumatology Service, Maimonides Institute of Biomedical Research of Cordoba (IMIBIC), Reina Sofia University Hospital, University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain, 11Rheumatology Service, Maimonides Institute of Biomedical Research of Cordoba (IMIBIC), Reina Sofia University Hospital, University of Cordoba, Cordoba 14012, Spain, 12Reina Sofia University Hospital, Cordoba, Spain

    Background/Purpose: To date, few comparative studies have explored how ethnic and geographical differences impact the clinical presentation and management of Spondyloarthritis (SpA). Moreover, no studies…
  • Abstract Number: 0520 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Disease Duration Differentially Affects the Clinical Efficacy of Biologics and JAK Inhibitors in Rheumatoid Arthritis: The ANSWER Cohort Study

    Yoichi Nakayama1, Daijiro Kabata2, Wataru Yamamoto3, Hidehiko Makino4, Koji Nagai4, Naofumi Yoshida5, Yonsu Son5, Masaki Katayama6, Hirotaka Yamada7, Keisuke Nishimura7, Ryota Hara8, Ryu Watanabe9, Yuki Etani10, Kosuke Ebina11, Hideo Onizawa12, Takayuki Fujii13, Akira Onishi14, Kosaku Murakami15, Koichi Murata12, Masao Tanaka14, Shuichi Matsuda12, Akio Morinobu16, Ayumi Shintani2 and Motomu Hashimoto9, 1Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirakata-shi, Osaka-fu, Japan, 2Department of Medical Statistics, Osaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan, 3Department of Health Information Management, Kurashiki Sweet Hospital, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan, 4Department of Internal Medicine (IV), Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Osaka, Japan, 5First Department of Internal Medicine, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Osaka, Japan, 6Department of Rheumatology, Osaka Red Cross Hospital, Osaka, Japan, 7Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan, 8Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nara Medical University, Nara, Nara, Japan, 9Department of Clinical Immunology, Osaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan, 10Department of Sports Medical Biomechanics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan, 11Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan, 12Department of Advanced Medicine for Rheumatic Diseases, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan, 13Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, 14Department of Advanced Medicine for Rheumatic Diseases, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan, 15Division of Clinical Immunology and Cancer Immunotherapy, Center for Cancer Immunotherapy and Immunobiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan, 16Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan., Kyoto, Japan

    Background/Purpose: A delay in initiating disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) has been linked to poor outcomes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Several studies have implicated…
  • Abstract Number: 0549 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Global Distribution and Determinants of Diagnostic Delay Across Diverse Spondyloarthritis Entities: Data from the International ASAS-Perspa Study

    Nelly Ziade1, Sherif Gamal2, Maroun Aoun3, Ihsane Hmamouchi4, Clementina López Medina5, Maxime Dougados6 and Bassel Elzorkany7, and ASAS-PerSpA, 1Saint-Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon, 2Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, 3Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon, 4Rheumatology Unit, Lalla Aicha Temara Hospital, Temara, Rabat, Morocco, 5Reina Sofia University Hospital, Cordoba, Spain, 6Rheumatology Department, Cochin Hospital and Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Paris, INSERM (U1153), Paris, France, 7Private (BZRC), Cairo, Egypt

    Background/Purpose: Diagnostic delay (DD) in spondyloarthritis (SpA) is well documented, but most of the available data are reported in patients with axial SpA (axSpA). In…
  • Abstract Number: 0333 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Predictors of Transplant-Free Survival in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies- associated Interstitial Lung Disease

    shiri keret1, Raisa Silva2, Irada Choudhuri2, Eugenia Gkiaouraki3, Tanya Chandra4, Nantakarn Pongtarakulpanit5, shreya Sriram3, silvia Martinez Laverde3, Dana Ascherman3, Siamak Mogahadam5, Chester Oddis5 and Rohit Aggarwal6, 1Rheumatology unit, Bnai-Zion medical center and the faculty of Medicine, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel., Atlit, Israel, 2Internal medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, 3Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, 4University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, 5Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 6Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, Pittsburgh, PA

    Background/Purpose: Lung involvement is the most common and severe extra-muscular manifestation of Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies (IIM). Early identification of patients at risk for lung transplant…
  • Abstract Number: 0554 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Different Prevalence of Intestinal Inflammation in Radiographic and Non-radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis. Data from EISER Study

    Carolina Merino1, Zulema Plaza2, Jordi Gratacos Masmitja3, Iago Rodríguez-Lago4, Elisa Trujillo5, Ignacio Marin-Jimenez6, Eva Perez Pampin7, Manuel Barreiro8, Vanesa Hernández-Hernández9, Marta Carrillo-Palau10, Maria Luz Garcia Vivar11, Maria Carmen Muñoz12, María Lourdes Ladehesa-Pineda13, Eva Iglesias Flores14, Yago González-Lama15, Marta Arevalo Salaet16, Xabier Calvet17, Ana Gutierrez-Casbas18 and JESUS SANZ SANZ19, and EISER group, 1Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda., Majadahonda (Madrid), Spain, 2Fundacion Española de Reumatología, Madrid, Spain, 3University Hospital Parc Taulí, Sabadell, Spain, 4Gastroenterology department. Hospital Universitario Galdakao-Usansolo, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Biobizkaia, Galdakao, Bizkaia, Spain, Galdakao, Spain, 5Rheumatology department. Hospital Universitario de Canarias, La Laguna. Tenerife, Spain, 6Gastroenterology department. Hospital Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, 7Rheumatology department. Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago (IDIS), Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, 8Gastroenterology department. Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela Santiago de Compostela, Spain, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, 9Hospital Universitario de Canarias, San Cristobal de La Laguna, Canarias, Spain, 10Gastroenterology department. Hospital Universitario Canarias, La Laguna, Spain., Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, 11Basurto Hospital, Bilbao, Spain, 12Gastroenterology department. Hospital Universitario Basurto Hospital Universitario Basurto. Bilbao. Spain., Bilbao., Spain, 13IMIBIC/Reina Sofia Hospital/University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Andalucia, Spain, 14Gastroenterology department. Hospital Reina Sofia, Córdoba, Spain, Cordoba, Spain, 15Servicio de Gastroenterología, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda, IDIPHISA , Madrid, Majadahonda, Spain, 16Parc Tauli Hospital Universitari I3PT, Rheumatology, Medicine Department, UAB, Sabadell, Spain, 17Gastroenterology department. Parc Taulí, Hospital Universitari. Institut d’Investigació i Innovació Parc Taulí. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Sabadell, Spain, Sabadell, Spain, 18Gastroenterology department. Hospital General Universitario de Dr. Balmis de Alicante. ISABIAL y CIBERehd, Alicante, Spain, Alicante, Spain, 19Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda., Majadahonda, Spain

    Background/Purpose: Axial spondyloarthritis (AxSpA) encompasses both non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-AxSpA) and radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (r-AxSpA), also known as ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Although nr-AxSpA is often…
  • Abstract Number: 0258 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Nationwide Analysis of Adult Non-Gonococcal Bacterial Septic Arthritis Hospitalizations from the National Inpatient Sample 2016 to 2020

    Saman Tanveer1, Augustine Manadan2 and Diego Cornejo-Gonzalez3, 1John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL, 2Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 3John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook county, Chicago

    Background/Purpose: Septic arthritis is a rheumatologic emergency associated with significant morbidity and mortality. This study examines the descriptive characteristics and risk factors associated with in-hospital…
  • Abstract Number: 0357 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Evaluating Meaningful Within-Person Change Thresholds in PROMIS-Fatigue Scores from Three Phase 3 Clinical Trials of Sarilumab for Rheumatoid Arthritis Using Empirical Cumulative Distribution Function (eCDF) Curves

    Clifton Bingham1, Emily Molina2, Amy Praestgaard3, Stefano Fiore3 and David Cella4, 1Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 2Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD, 3Sanofi, Bridgewater, NJ, 4Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

    Background/Purpose: To evaluate changes over time in fatigue measured by Patient Reported Outcome Measures Information System (PROMIS)-Fatigue scores in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients treated with…
  • Abstract Number: 0469 • ACR Convergence 2024

    SCORE2 Is Superior to SCORE in Predicting the Presence of Carotid Plaques and Intima-media Thickness in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: A Cross-sectional Study with Carotid Ultrasound

    Cristina Campos Fernández1, Jorge Juan Fragío Gil2, Roxana González Mazario3, Pablo Martínez Calabuig4, Laura Salvador Maicas5, Mireia Lucía Sanmartín Martínez6, Iván Jesús Lorente Betanzos6, Clara Molina Almela6, juan José Lerma Garrido7, Amalia Rueda3 and Jose A Román-Ivorra8, 1Escuela de Doctorado, Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir, Valencia, Spain, 2Hospital General Universitario, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain, 3Hospital General de Valencia, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain, 4HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO VALENCIA SPAIN, Ontinyent, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain, 5Consorcio Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Castellón de la Plana, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain, 6Consorcio Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain, 7Hospital General Universitario Valencia, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain, 8Hospital Universitari i Politècnic la Fe, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain

    Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) escalates the risk of premature mortality, predominantly through cardiovascular diseases. Although SCORE and its updated version, SCORE2, are employed to assess…
  • Abstract Number: 0529 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Discontinuation of Targeted Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Agents in Older Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Retrospective Analysis of Medicare Data

    Yinan Huang1, Shadi Bazzazzadehgan2, Sebastian Bruera3 and Sandeep Agarwal3, 1University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, Oxford, MS, 2University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, Oxford, 3Baylor College of Medicine, Houston

    Background/Purpose: Individuals with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may discontinue b/tsDMARDs due to treatment failure, adverse events or costs. Little is known about b/tsDMARDs discontinuation among Medicare…
  • Abstract Number: 0548 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Associations and Impact of Kinesiophobia on Patient Reported Outcomes and Performance-based Mobility Measures in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis

    David Kiefer1, Juergen Braun2, Uta Kiltz3, Niklas Kolle1, Lucia Schneider1, Ioana Andreica4, Bjoern Buehring5, Philipp Sewerin6, Imke Redeker7, Styliani Tsiami8, Susanne Herbold9 and Xenofon Baraliakos8, 1Ruhr-Universität Bochum; Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany, 2Rheuma Praxis, Ruhr-University Bochum, Berlin, Germany, 3Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-University, D-44649 Herne, Germany, 4Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Herne, Germany, 5Bergisches Rheuma-Zentrum Wuppertal; Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Wuppertal, Germany, 6Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany, 7Ruhr Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany, 8Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-University Bochum, Herne, Germany, 9Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Herne, Germany

    Background/Purpose: Kinesiophobia, defined as the fear of movement, poses a significant barrier to effective rehabilitation, functional recovery, and adequate physical activity. To investigate the impact…
  • Abstract Number: 0556 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Disease Duration, Age and Clinical Features Related to Aortic Valve Sclerosis in Patients with Spondyloarthritis

    Asier García-Alija1, Hye Sang Park1, Patricia Moya1, Ana Laiz1, Carla Marco2, Albert Casals1, Concepcion Pitarch2, Cesar Diaz-Torné1, Berta Paula Magallares3, Ivan Castellvi Barranco1, Susana Fernández-Sánchez1, Andrea García-Guillen2, Jose Luis Tandaipan1, Helena Codes-Mendez1, Guillem Verdaguer1, Luis Sainz1 and Hèctor Corominas1, 1Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain, 2Hospital Dos de Maig, Barcelona, Spain, 3Dept of Rheumatology, Hospital de la Santa Creu I Sant Pau, Barcelona, ES, Barcelona, Spain

    Background/Purpose: Valve degeneration is prevalent in Spondylarthritis (SpA) patients according to descriptive studies, but it is also common in general population. Disease burden may be…
  • Abstract Number: 0458 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Long-Term Outcomes in Seronegative Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Bradly Kimbrough1, Cynthia Crowson2, Sara Achenbach3 and Elena Myasoedova2, 1Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, MN, 2Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 3Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Rochester, MN

    Background/Purpose: Seronegative rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a heterogenous disease distinct from seropositive RA regarding genetic risk factors, pathobiology, and prognosis. Notably, recent studies have shown…
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