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Abstract Number: 0784 • ACR Convergence 2024
RUNX1 Is Expressed in a Subpopulation of Dermal Fibroblasts and Is Increased with Systemic Sclerosis Disease Severity
Rezvan Parvizi¹, Zhiyun Gong², Helen Jarnagin², Tamar Abel², Dillon Popovich³, Madeline Morrisson⁴, Tammara Wood⁵, Sasha Shenk⁶, Monique Hinchcliff⁷, jonathan Garlick⁶, Patricia Pioli⁸ and Michael Whitfield¹, ¹Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, ²Dartmouth College, Lebanon, NH, ³Dartmouth College, West Lebanon, NH, ⁴Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, ⁵Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, ⁶Tufts University, Boston, MA, ⁷Yale School of Medicine, Westport, CT, ⁸Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Lebanon, NH
Background/Purpose: Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) skin fibrosis results in complex changes in transcriptional and signaling pathways in the skin. Through transcription factor activity network analyses, the…
Abstract Number: 0717 • ACR Convergence 2024
Associations Between Calendar Time and Age at Diagnosis with Mortality in a National Cohort of Veterans with ANCA-Associated Vasculitis from 2001-2020
Jennifer Hanberg¹, Svetlana Eden², Amy Anderson-Mellies², Suman Kundu², Matthew Freiberg², Zachary Wallace³ and Evelyn Hsieh⁴, and the Veterans Aging Cohort Study Project Team, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Tennessee Valley VA, Nashville, TN, ³Massachusetts General Hospital, Newton, MA, ⁴Yale School of Medicine / VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, Connecticut, New Haven, CT
Background/Purpose: It is not clear whether advances in ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) management between 2001-2020 have translated to improvement in population-level outcomes, including among older adults.…
Abstract Number: 0779 • ACR Convergence 2024
Sex Differences in the B Cell Compartment of Patients with Oligoarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Ki Pui Lam¹, Claudia Harris¹, Daniela Fernandez-Salinas¹, Maryrose Hahn², Maryam Ashoor³, Ahmad Bakhsh¹, Carrie Bryant¹, Siobhan Case¹, Mia Chandler⁴, Joyce Chang⁵, Ezra Cohen¹, Fatma Dedeoglu³, Olha Halyabar¹, Jonathan Hausmann¹, Melissa Hazen³, Daniel Ibanez¹, Liyoung Kim¹, Jeffrey Lo³, Mindy Lo³, Esra Meidan⁶, Megan Perron¹, Helene Powers¹, Mary Beth Son⁵, Holly Wobma⁷, Pui Lee⁸, Peter Nigrovic⁵, Laurie Ohlms⁹, Margaret Chang³, Maria Gutierrez-Arcelus³ and Lauren Henderson¹⁰, ¹Division of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Boston Children's Hospital, Georgetown, MA, ³Boston Children's Hospital, boston, MA, ⁴Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁵Boston Children's Hospital, Brookline, MA, ⁶Boston Children's Hospital, Somerville, MA, ⁷Division of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁸Boston Children's Hospital, Newton, MA, ⁹Department of Otolaryngology & Communication Enhancement, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ¹⁰Boston Children's Hospital, Watertown, MA
Background/Purpose: T peripheral helper (Tph) cells accumulate in the joints of children with ANA+ oligoarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (oligo JIA) and may provide pathogenic help…
Abstract Number: 0760 • ACR Convergence 2024
A Macrophage-smooth Muscle Cell Axis Influences Vascular Remodeling Through Activation of the EGFR Pathway in Giant Cell Arteritis
Kevin Chevalier¹, Léa Dionet¹, Paul Breillat¹, Margot Poux¹, Julien Dang¹, Benoit Terris², Patrick Bruneval³, Luc Mouthon⁴, Olivia Lenoir¹, Tharaux Pierre-Louis¹ and Benjamin Terrier⁵, ¹Paris Cardiovascular Research Center, INSERM U970, Paris, France, ²Department of pathology, Hôpital Cochin, GHU Paris Centre, AP-HP, Université Paris Cité,, Paris, France, ³Department of Pathology, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, GHU Paris Centre, AP-HP, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France, ⁴Service de Médecine Interne, Centre de Référence Maladies Systémiques Autoimmunes et Autoinflammatoires Rares d'Ile de France de l’Est et de l’Ouest, Hôpital Cochin, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Paris, France, ⁵Service de Médecine interne, Hôpital Cochin, AP-HP, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a granulomatous vasculitis affecting large vessels. The role of macrophages and vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) appears to be…
Abstract Number: 0789 • ACR Convergence 2024
An Online Trial to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of a Supplement Combination in People with Hand Osteoarthritis
Xiaoqian Liu¹, Sarah Robbins¹, Jillian Eyles¹, Leticia Deveza¹, Andrew McLachlan¹ and David Hunter², ¹The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, ²Sydney Musculoskeletal Health, University of Sydney, St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia
Background/Purpose: Hand osteoarthritis is a debilitating and highly prevalent disease with limited treatment options. The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy and…
Abstract Number: 0558 • ACR Convergence 2024
Patient Diagnostic Journey and Time to Diagnosis in Axial Spondyloarthritis: A Retrospective Cohort Study Using US Claims Data
Maureen Dubreuil¹, Marina Magrey², Kathrin Haeffs³, Evgueni Ivanov⁴ and Julie Gandrup Horan⁵, ¹Section of Rheumatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ²Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine/University Hospitals, Richfield, OH, ³UCB Pharma, Monheim, Germany, ⁴UCB Pharma, Bulle, Switzerland, ⁵UCB Pharma, Slough, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: The journey to axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) diagnosis is often prolonged and challenging, resulting in poor clinical, psychological, social, and economic outcomes.1 Understanding the factors…
Abstract Number: 0794 • ACR Convergence 2024
Social Security Work Disability and Its Predictors in Patients with Fibromyalgia: 25 Years of Followup
Shreena Kamlesh Gandhi¹, Sofia Pedro², Brian Walitt³, Winfried Häuser⁴, Robert Katz⁵ and Kaleb Michaud⁶, ¹KU School of Medicine, Wichita, Wichita, KS, ²Forward, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases, Wichita, KS, ³NIH, Bethesda, MD, ⁴Klinikum Saarbrücken Germany, Munich, Germany, ⁵Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ⁶University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: Disability benefits are crucial for individuals unable to work due to debilitating medical conditions, commonly facilitated through programs like Social Security Disability Insurance (SSD)…
Abstract Number: 0365 • ACR Convergence 2024
Patients’ Behaviors and Beliefs Around Dietary Changes Among a Cohort of Patients with Rheumatic Disease
Aaron Stubbs, Deeba Minhas, Anne Arewasikporn and Andrew Schrepf, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Dietary interventions may help manage inflammation and are considered for adjunctive treatment of rheumatic diseases. Our study aimed to explore patients' behaviors and beliefs…
Abstract Number: 0575 • ACR Convergence 2024
Combined Testing of anti-CD74 IgA and Anti-UH-axSpA Antibodies Increases the Diagnostic Potential for axSpA
Kurt de Vlam¹, Pieter Ruytinx², Elien luyten², Anouk Agten², Frank Vandenabeele² and Veerle somers², ¹Department of Rheumatology, UZ Leuven, and Department of Development and Regeneration, Skeletal Biology and Engineering Research Center, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, ²Universiteit Hasselt, Hasselt, Belgium
Background/Purpose: Diagnosis of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is challenging and a specific laboratory diagnostic test is lacking. Previously, we identified novel immunoglobulin G (IgG) and IgA…
Abstract Number: 0709 • ACR Convergence 2024
Linear Combination of Principal Components Achieves Top Performance in Identifying Rheumatologist-Diagnosed Systemic Sclerosis from Electronic Health Records
Yiming Luo, Gongbo Zhang, Chunhua Weng and Elana Bernstein, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare systemic autoimmune rheumatic disease. International Classification of Diseases (ICD) code counts (for example, using ≥ 2 ICD-10 codes…
Abstract Number: 0374 • ACR Convergence 2024
How Do Patient Decision Aids Enable Purposeful Shared Decision-Making in Rheumatology? An Integrative Review
Ibiyemi Oke¹, Ruoning Ni¹ and Bharat Kumar², ¹UNVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS, Iowa City, IA, ²University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA
Background/Purpose: Shared decision-making (SDM) is a process in which patients and clinicians work together to make health care decisions. Purposeful SDM (PSDM) is a problem-based…
Abstract Number: 0769 • ACR Convergence 2024
Baseline Evaluation of Diagnoses and Prescribing Patterns in Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Laura Stradford¹, Shilpa Venkatachalam², Kelly Gavigan³, Angela Degrassi³, Emily Holladay⁴, Fenglong xie⁵, Yujie Su⁶, Shanette Daigle⁷ and Jeffrey Curtis⁸, ¹Global Healthy Living Foundation, Nyack, NY, ²Global Healthy Living Foundation, New York, NY, ³Global Healthy Living Foundation, Upper Nyack, NY, ⁴University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁵University of Alabama at Birmingham; Illumination Health, Birmingham, AL, ⁶Illumination Health, Hoover, AL, ⁷FASTER, Birmingham, AL, ⁸University of Alabama at Birmingham, Hoover, AL
Background/Purpose: Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a chronic inflammatory rheumatic condition that affects approximately 800,000 people in the U.S., occurring almost exclusively after age 50. Moreover,…
Abstract Number: 0788 • ACR Convergence 2024
Long-term Effectiveness of a Lifestyle Intervention for Osteoarthritis: Two-year Follow-up After the “Plants for Joints” Randomized Clinical Trial
Carlijn Wagenaar¹, Wendy Walrabenstein², Marike van der Leeden², Martijn Gerritsen¹, Jos Twisk³, Martin van der Esch², Henriët van Middendorp⁴, Peter Weijs⁵ and Dirkjan van Schaardenburg⁶, ¹Reade Rheumatology Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Reade Center for Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁴Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁵Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁶Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: The 16-week Plants for Joints (PFJ) multidisciplinary lifestyle Intervention, based on a whole-food plant-based diet, physical activity, and stress management, significantly reduced The Western…
Abstract Number: 0796 • ACR Convergence 2024
Development and Evaluation of Machine Learning Prediction Models for Hospitalizations Due to Opioid-Related Harms Among New Users with Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases
Carlos Raul Ramirez Medina¹, Mark Lunt², David Jenkins², William Dixon², Niels Peek³ and Meghna Jani², ¹The University of Manchester, Warrington, United Kingdom, ²University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ³THIS Institute , University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: England has seen a notable rise in prescription opioid use over the past two decades, leading to some of Europe's highest opioid-related hospital admissions.…
Abstract Number: 0698 • ACR Convergence 2024
Association of Systemic Sclerosis with ANCA-Associated Vasculitis and Large Vessel Vasculitis: Impact of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Brett Dinner¹, Ahmed Abdelmaksoud², Ann Igoe³, Taylor Viggiano⁴ and Vivek Nagaraja⁵, ¹Creighton University, Paradise Valley, AZ, ²University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, ³Flow, Tempe, AZ, ⁴Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, ⁵Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune disorder with excessive fibrosis and vasculopathy. While typically non-inflammatory, frank vasculitis can complicate SSc. Concomitant SSc with ANCA-associated…

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