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  • Abstract Number: 1519 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Using Galacetin-3 (Gal-3) and Cardiotrophin-1 (CT-1) for Early Detection of Primary Heart Involvement in Systemic Sclerosis as Seen on Cardiac MRI

    Erin Chew1, Sarah Wood1, Bibin Varghese1, Christopher Chew2, erin wilfong1 and Tracy Frech1, 1Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, 2University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

    Background/Purpose: Primary heart involvement in systemic sclerosis (SSc-pHI) is characterized by myocardial inflammation with resultant fibrosis that is not secondary to ischemic heart disease or…
  • Abstract Number: 1509 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Patient Clusters Identified by Machine Learning from a Pooled Analysis of the Clinical Development Program of Secukinumab in Psoriatic Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis and Psoriatic Arthritis with Axial Manifestations

    Xenofon Baraliakos1, Effie Pournara2, Dafna Gladman3, Philip J Mease4, Samad S Jahandideh2 and Laura Coates5, 1Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Herne, Germany, 2Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland, 3Toronto Western Hospital, Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada, 4Swedish Medical Center/Providence St. Joseph Health, Seattle, WA, 5Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK, Oxford, England, United Kingdom

    Background/Purpose: Universally acceptable clinical and imaging criteria to define axial psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is lacking.1 Machine learning (ML) algorithms can detect patterns from large clinical…
  • Abstract Number: 1517 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Value of the Anti-CD74 Antibodies for the Diagnosis of Axial Spondyloarthritis: Results of a Prospective Study in Patients with Suspicious Low Back Pain

    Nelly Ziade1, Avin Maroof2, Antonella Abi Najm1, Torsten Witte3 and Xenofon Baraliakos4, 1Saint-Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon, 2Rizgary Teaching Hospital - Erbil, Erbil, Iraq, 3MH-Hannover, Hannover, Germany, 4Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Herne, Germany

    Background/Purpose: Patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) are diagnosed late, partially due to the absence of a reliable biomarker. The diagnostic value of the anti-CD74 antibodies…
  • Abstract Number: 1530 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Scleroderma Renal Crisis: Time to Initiation of Therapy Does Not Affect Mortality

    Aditi Patel1, Chao Zhang1 and Soumya Chatterjee2, 1Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, 2Cleveland Clinic, Richmond Heights, OH

    Background/Purpose: Scleroderma renal crisis (SRC) is a rare complication in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc), characterized by accelerated hypertension and acute kidney injury. ACE inhibitors…
  • Abstract Number: 1524 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Risk Factors for Lung Function Decline in Systemic Sclerosis Interstitial Lung Disease in a Large Single-Center Cohort

    Ahmad Ramahi1, Alain Lescoat2, David Roofeh1, Vivek Nagaraja1, Rajaie Namas3, Suiyuan Huang1, John Varga1, David O’Dwyer1, Bonnie Wang1, Kevin Flaherty1, Ella Kazerooni1 and Dinesh Khanna4, 1University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 2CHU Rennes - University Rennes 1, Rennes, France, 3Medical Subspecialties Institute, Division of Rheumatology at Cleveland Clinic, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 4Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Scleroderma Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

    Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease (SSc-ILD) is the leading cause of scleroderma-related mortality. This work identifies factors associated with SSc-ILD decline on pulmonary function…
  • Abstract Number: 1526 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Developing a Screening Tool for the Detection of Interstitial Lung Disease in Systemic Sclerosis: The ILD-RISC Risk Score

    cosimo bruni1, Lorenzo Tofani1, Håvard Fretheim2, Sophie Liem3, Arthiha Velauthapillai4, Hilde Jenssen Bjørkekjær5, Imon Barua2, Ilaria Galetti6, Alexandru Garaiman7, Mike Becker7, Anna-Maria Hoffmann-Vold2, Jeska de Vries-Bouwstra8, Madelon Vonk9, Jörg Distler10, Marco Matucci-Cerinic1 and Oliver Distler7, 1University of Florence, Florence, Italy, 2Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, 3LUMC, Leiden, Netherlands, 4Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Nijmegen, Netherlands, 5Department of Rheumatology, Hospital of Southern Norway, Kristiansand, Norway, Kristiansand, Norway, 6Gruppo Italiano Lotta alla Sclerodermia (GILS), Milano, Italy, 7Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland, 8Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, 9Department of Rheumatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands, 10Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany

    Background/Purpose: High resolution computed tomography (HRCT) is the gold standard for the diagnosis of systemic sclerosis associated interstitial lung disease (SSc-ILD). Although there is agreement…
  • Abstract Number: 1522 • ACR Convergence 2022

    The Collaborative National Quality and Efficacy Registry for Scleroderma: Association of Medication Use on Gastrointestinal Tract Symptoms in Early Disease

    Sarah Luebker1, Tracy Frech1, Shervin Assassi2, Jessica Gordon3, Elana Bernstein4, Virginia Steen5, Ami Shah6, Laura Hummers7, Carrie Richardson8, Dinesh Khanna9, Flavia Castelino10, Lorinda Chung11, Faye Hant12, Vicki Shanmugam13, John VanBuren14, Jessica Alvey14, Monica Harding14, Luke Evnin15 and Nora Sandorfi16, 1Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, 2McGovern Medical School, University of Texas, Houston, TX, 3Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, 4Columbia University, New York, NY, 5Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, 6Johns Hopkins Rheumatology, Baltimore, MD, 7Johns Hopkins Univerisity, Baltimore, MD, 8Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 9Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Scleroderma Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 10Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 11Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 12Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, 13George Washington University, Washington, DC, 14University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 15Scleroderma Research Foundation, Brisbane, CA, 16University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

    Background/Purpose: Gastrointestinal tract (GIT) symptoms are common amongst systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients.1 The Scleroderma Clinical Trials Consortium University of California Los Angeles Gastrointestinal Tract Questionnaire…
  • Abstract Number: 1533 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Use of Body Mass Index in Prediction of Interstitial Lung Disease Related to Systemic Sclerosis Revealed by Decision Trees

    Alexandru Garaiman1, Carina Mihai1, Rucsandra Dobrota1, cosimo bruni2, Muriel Elhai1, Suzana Jordan1, Lea Stamm3, Anna-Maria Hoffmann-vold4, Oliver Distler1 and Mike Becker1, 1Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland, 2University of Florence, Florence, Italy, 3Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland, 4Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway

    Background/Purpose: Some gastrointestinal (GI) and nutritional factors are associated with the presence of interstitial lung disease related to systemic sclerosis (SSc-ILD). However, there are many…
  • Abstract Number: 1535 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Frequency of Arrhythmias, Abnormal Electrocardiography and Sudden Cardiac Death in Systemic Sclerosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

    Jessica Fairley1, Laura Ross2, Alannah Quinlivan3, Dylan Hansen4, Elizabeth Paratz5, Wendy Stevens4, Peter M Kistler6, Andre La Gerche7 and Mandana Nikpour8, 1The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, 2The University of Melbourne at St. Vincent's Hospital, Brunswick, Australia, 3St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne and the University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, 4St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, 5The Baker Institute; St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, 6The Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute; The University of Melbourne; Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, 7The Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute; The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, 8The University of Melbourne at St. Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia

    Background/Purpose: Scleroderma (SSc) Heart Involvement (SHI) is an under recognised complication of SSc and may manifest as arrhythmias or sudden cardiac death(SCD). The incidence of…
  • Abstract Number: 1532 • ACR Convergence 2022

    The Primary Cardiomyopathy of Systemic Sclerosis on Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging

    sanya Chhikara1, Adinan Kanda2, mohamed Ismail2, Fredrick Ogugua2, Rejowana Rouf2, khaled Ismail2, Parag Bawaskar2, Jerry Molitor2 and Chetan Shenoy2, 1University of Minnesota, New York, NY, 2University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

    Background/Purpose: Cardiac disease in systemic sclerosis (SSc) may be primary or secondary to coronary artery disease, pulmonary, or renal disease. The prevalence of the primary…
  • Abstract Number: 1534 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Blood Flow Assessment of Digital Arterioles and Capillaries in Systemic Sclerosis Patients Using Ultra-high Resolution Doppler Ultrasounds

    Pietro Francesco Bica1, Riccardo Picasso2, Federico Pistoia2, Federico Zaottini2, Sara Sanguinetti2, Francesca Bovis3, Marta Ponzano3, Carmen Pizzorni1, sabrina Paolino1, Alberto Sulli1, Emanuele Gotelli1, Carlo Martinoli2 and Maurizio Cutolo1, 1Laboratory of Experimental Rheumatology and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, IRCCS San Martino Polyclinic Hospital, Genova, Italy, 2Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL), University of Genova, Genova, Italy - IRCCS San Martino Polyclinic Hospital, Genova, Italy, 3Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL), University of Genova, Genova, Italy

    Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a chronic connective tissue disease, characterized by the early occurrence of vasculopathy [1], easily detected by nailfold videocapillaroscopy (NVC) [2].…
  • Abstract Number: 1029 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Virtual Assessment in Axial Spondyloarthritis: Validation of Video Observation of Spinal Metrology

    Laura Passalent1, Sareh Keshavarzi1, Robert Inman1 and Nigil Haroon2, 1University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2Schroeder Arthritis Institute, University Health Network; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Background/Purpose: A shift to virtual clinical encounters was required because of the COVID-19 pandemic. To date, there have been few studies exploring the utility of…
  • Abstract Number: 1476 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Anti-Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (NET) Antibodies and Their Association with Disease Activity and Clinical Phenotypes in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

    Rosa Arvizu-Rivera1, jiram torres-Ruiz2, Alfredo Pérez-Fragoso2, Beatriz Alcalá-Carmona3, Miroslava Nuñez-Aguirre4, Ana Sofía Vargas-Castro4, Abdiel Absalón-Aguilar3, Jaquelin Lira-Luna4 and Diana Gómez-Martín2, 1Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, Ciudad de México, Mexico, 2INCMNSZ, Ciudad de México, Mexico, 3Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Ciudad de México, Mexico, 4Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion "Salvador Zubiran", Ciudad de México, Mexico

    Background/Purpose: Enhanced netosis has been acknowledged as pathogenic in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). The presence of antibodies against neutrophil extracellular traps (anti-NETs) in patients with…
  • Abstract Number: 1425 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Treatment Persistence and Switching Patterns of ABP 501 (AMGEVITA®) in German Patients with Rheumatic Diseases

    Ran Jin1, Silvia Kruppert2, Florian Scholz2, Marc Hammer2, Greg Kricorian1, David Collier3 and Jonathan Kay4, 1Amgen, Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, 2IQVIA, Frankfurt, Germany, 3Amgen Inc., Simi Valley, CA, 4Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, UMass Chan Medical School and UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA

    Background/Purpose: ABP 501 is the first adalimumab (ADA) biosimilar approved by the European Medical Association and the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of…
  • Abstract Number: 1281 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Less Than Half of Cryoglobulin Tests Ordered at a Tertiary Hospital Network Are Successfully Completed: An Opportunity for Improvement

    Joo Young (Esther) Lee1, Alexis Baass2, Sasha Bernatsky3, Evelyne Vinet2 and Arielle Mendel2, 1McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada, 2McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada, 3Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada

    Background/Purpose: Cryoglobulin detection is essential for the diagnosis of cryoglobulinemic vasculitis, a condition leading to high healthcare use, organ damage, and even death. Successful cryoglobulin…
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