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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: 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: 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: 1545 • ACR Convergence 2022
Increased Neutrophil Activation in Patients with Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Despina Michailidou¹, Linda Johansson², Runa Kuley¹, TING WANG¹, Payton Hermanson¹, Solbritt Rantapää-Dahlqvist² and Christian Lood¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ²Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Rheumatology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Neutrophils are important in host defense. However, neutrophil activation has also been involved in the immunopathogenesis of several autoimmune diseases due to their many…
Abstract Number: 1539 • ACR Convergence 2022
Gene Expression Meta-Analysis Reveals Aging and Cellular Senescence Signatures in Scleroderma-associated Interstitial Lung Disease
Monica Yang¹, Seoyeon Lee², Jessica Neely³, Marina Sirota² and Paul Wolters², ¹UCSF, SF, CA, ²UCSF, SF, ³UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune disease characterized by diffuse fibrosis and vasculopathy that has potential to affect nearly every organ system. Interstitial lung…
Abstract Number: 1541 • ACR Convergence 2022
MRI Digital Artery Volume Index (DAVIX) Predicts Future Digital Ulcers and Disease Progression in Systemic Sclerosis
Michael Hughes¹, Stefano Di Donato², Klodian Gjeloshi³, Giuseppina Abignano⁴, Fiammetta Danzo³, Giovanni Lettieri G⁴, Enrico De Lorenzis², Dominic Bertham⁵, Philip O’Connor², Olga Kubassova⁶ and Francesco Del Galdo², ¹Department of Rheumatology, Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust & The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ²Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health and NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ³University of Campania ‘‘Luigi Vanvitelli’’, Napoli, Italy, ⁴Istituto Reumatologico Lucano (IReL), Azienda Ospedaliera Regionale San Carlo, Potenza, Italy, ⁵NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁶Image Analysis Group, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Fibroproliferative vasculopathy in systemic sclerosis (SSc) is caused by neointima proliferation is a key pathologic feature of SSc which results in arterial vessel narrowing…
Abstract Number: 1537 • ACR Convergence 2022
Proteomic Profiling of Plasma Microvesicles Isolated from Patients with Systemic Sclerosis
Line Iversen¹, Ole Østergaard², Tina Friis³, susanne Ullman⁴, Søren Jacobsen⁵ and Jesper Olsen², ¹Department of Dermatology, Odense University Hospital., Odense, Denmark, ²Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research, Copenhagen University, Copenhagen, Denmark, ³Department of Autoimmunology and Biomarkers, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁴Department of Dermatology, Bispebjerg, Copenhagen University Hospitals, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospitals, Copenhagen, Denmark
Background/Purpose: In the current work, we used a mass spectrometry based proteomics workflow to analyze isolated plasma microvesicles from systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients and from…
Abstract Number: 1548 • ACR Convergence 2022
Immune Cells Are Highly Disturbed in Polymyalgia Rheumatica Patients
Guillermo CARVAJAL ALEGRIA¹, Sara Boukhlal², Sophie Hillion³, Pierre Pochard³, Emmanuelle Porchet³, Alain Saraux⁴, sandrine jousse joulin⁵, Thierry MARHADOUR⁶, Dewi Guellec³, Divi CORNEC⁷ and Valerie Devauchelle², ¹CHRU de Tours, Tours, France, ²Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Brest, France, ³CHRU de Brest, Brest, France, ⁴CHU Brest, Brest, France, ⁵Roche, Brest, France, ⁶CHU Cavale Blanche, Brest, France, ⁷CHRU Brest, Brest, France
Background/Purpose: Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is an inflammatory disease. But it's pathophysiology and the impact of the treatments on immune cells are poorly known. Our objectives…
Abstract Number: 1550 • ACR Convergence 2022
Involvement of Iliofemoral Arteries in PET/CT Are Associated with Atherosclerotic Risk Factors in Takayasu’s Arteritis
SEMA KAYMAZ-TAHRA¹, Salih Ozguven², Nuh Filizoglu², Ali Ugur Unal³, Fatma Alibaz-Oner⁴, Tunc Ones², Tanju Yusuf Erdil² and Haner Direskeneli⁵, ¹Sancaktepe Prof Dr Ilhan Varank Training and Research Hospital, Rheumatology, Istanbul, Turkey, ²Marmara University School of Medicine, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, ³Marmara University School of Medicine, Rheumatology, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁴Marmara University, Rheumatology, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁵Marmara University, Rheumatology, Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Background/Purpose: Iliofemoral artery disease, which is commonly observed in severe atherosclerosis, may also be present in Takayasu's arteritis (TAK). In this study we aimed to…
Abstract Number: 1547 • ACR Convergence 2022
Effectiveness of Interleukin-6 Receptor Inhibitors for Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Jeffrey Curtis¹, Kerri Ford², Stefano Fiore³, Danielle Isaman⁴, Lita Araujo⁵, Natalia Petruski-Ivleva⁶ and Fenglong Xie⁷, ¹Division of Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Sanofi, Destin, FL, ³Sanofi, Bridgewater, NJ, ⁴Sanofi, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁵Sanofi, Cambridge, MA, ⁶Sanofi, Unknown, ⁷University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Interleukin-6 receptor (IL-6R) inhibition has been shown to be effective in giant cell arteritis but data are limited in polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR). We conducted…
Abstract Number: 1549 • ACR Convergence 2022
Toward Safer Glucocorticoid Therapy
Xingyu Pan¹, Qiongqiong Hou¹, Jiahui Xu¹, Yake Ma¹, Jiawen Li¹, Min Li¹, Jing Su¹, Xuerou Shi¹, William Bracken² and David Katz², ¹WuXi AppTec, Nantong, China, ²Sparrow Pharmaceuticals, Portland, OR
Background/Purpose: SPI-62 is a potent 11b-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (HSD-1) inhibitor entering Phase 2 development as adjunctive therapy to prednisolone in polymyalgia rheumatica, as well…
Abstract Number: 1044 • ACR Convergence 2022
Combined Biological or Targeted Therapy in Spondyloarthritis: Experience from a Multicenter Case Series in Spain
cristina Valero-Martinez¹, Judith Font Urguelles², Meritxell Sallés³, BEATRIZ E. JOVEN⁴, Felipe Julio Ramirez Garcia⁵, Xavier Juanola⁶, Raquel Almodóvar⁷, ana Laiz⁸, Mireia Moreno⁹, Manel Pujol¹⁰, Luis Sala-Icardo¹¹, Santos Castañeda¹² and Rosario Garcia-Vicuña¹, ¹Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, IIS-Princesa, Madrid, Spain, ²Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain, ³Althaia Xarxa Assistencial Universitària, Manresa, Spain, ⁴Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain, ⁵Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain, ⁶Hospital Universitari Bellvitge, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain, ⁷Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain, ⁸Unitat Territorial de Reumatologia Sant Pau-Dos de Maig, Barcelona, Spain, ⁹Hospital Universitari Parc Taulí, Sabadell, Spain, ¹⁰Hospital Universitario MútuaTerrassa, Terrassa, Spain, ¹¹Hospital Universitario de Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, Spain, ¹²Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, IIS-Princesa, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: Combined biological or targeted therapy (CBTT) is rarely considered in clinical practice due to contraindication in guidelines, potential safety concerns and high costs. However,…
Abstract Number: 1491 • ACR Convergence 2022
Clinically Relevant Differences in the Mobility of Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis Related to Daytime of Performance
David Kiefer¹, Juergen Braun¹, Lucia Schneider¹, Niklas Kolle¹, Uta Kiltz¹, Ioana Andreica², Philipp Sewerin¹, Bjoern Buehring³, susanne herbold¹ and Xenofon Baraliakos⁴, ¹Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany, ²Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Ruhr-Universität-Bochum, Herne, Germany, ³Bergisches Rheuma-Zentrum, Velbert, Germany, ⁴Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Herne, Germany
Background/Purpose: Patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) often experience impairments of spinal mobility and physical function due to inflammation and structural damage. Back pain and morning…
Abstract Number: 1441 • ACR Convergence 2022
Prevalence of Secondary Connective Tissue Diseases and Autoantibodies Among Racial and Ethnic Groups in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients in the Manhattan Lupus Surveillance Program
Brendan Denvir¹, Philip Carlucci², Jill Buyon³, H Michael Belmont⁴, Kelly Corbitt¹, Sara Sahl⁵, Jane Salmon⁶, Anca Askanase⁷, Joan Bathon⁷, Laura Geraldino-Pardilla⁸, Yousaf Ali⁹, Ellen M. Ginzler¹⁰, Chaim Putterman¹¹, Caroline Gordon¹², Hilary Parton¹³ and Peter Izmirly³, ¹New York University, New York, NY, ²New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, ³NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁴NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁵Harbor-University of California Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ⁶Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁷Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, ⁸Columbia University, New York, NY, ⁹Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, ¹⁰SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Department of Medicine, Brooklyn, NY, ¹¹Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, ¹²Rheumatology Research Group, Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ¹³New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Epidemiologic data of secondary connective tissue disease and autoantibody profiles among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) remains limited for racial/ethnic populations in the…
Abstract Number: 1296 • ACR Convergence 2022
Impacting Demand Through Supply: An Evaluation of the Types of Pediatric Rheumatology Referrals at a Single Institution
Emma Leisinger¹, Carter Worth², Linder Wendt³ and Katherine Schultz⁴, ¹University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, ²University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, ³University of Iowa Institute for Clinical and Translational Science, Iowa City, IA, ⁴University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital, Iowa City, IA
Background/Purpose: The worsening Pediatric Rheumatology Workforce Shortage necessitates improving referral accuracy. Chief complaints of joint pain (arthralgia) are ideal to target as arthralgia alone does…

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