Abstract Number: 1176 • ACR Convergence 2020
Identifying Targets to Improve the Assessment of Psychosocial Risk Factors in Adolescent Patients: Perspectives from Pediatric Rheumatology Fellows in the United States and Canada
Background/Purpose: Adolescent patients cared for in the pediatric rheumatology clinic balance challenges related to psychosocial stressors and physical growth with the complexities of living with…Abstract Number: 1182 • ACR Convergence 2020
Increased Prevalence of Carotid Atherosclerosis in Postmenopausal Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Case Control Study
Background/Purpose: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the primary cause of mortality in women in developed countries. CVD risk rises with age, yet for women there is…Abstract Number: 1181 • ACR Convergence 2020
Gains in Cardiovascular Risk Knowledge Through Web Based Educational Intervention for Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Background/Purpose: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of mortality in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Ischemic heart disease in RA is often silent and precedes myocardial…Abstract Number: 1187 • ACR Convergence 2020
Red Cell Distribution Width Is Associated with ASCVD Risk Score and CVD in RA After Initiation of Methotrexate
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been shown to be associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality. Red cell distribution width (RDW) represents…Abstract Number: 1189 • ACR Convergence 2020
Serum High-sensitive Cardiac Troponin at Baseline Predict Cardiovascular Events in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis
Background/Purpose: In rheumatoid arthritis (RA), excess mortality and inflammation has been attributed to cardiovascular (CV) diseases. High-sensitivity cardiac troponins (hscTnT) allow measurement of cardiac troponin…Abstract Number: 1184 • ACR Convergence 2020
In a Prospective RA Cohort, Higher Baseline Disease Activity Is an Independent Predictor of Decline in Left Ventricular Diastolic Function
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients are at nearly 50% increased risk of heart failure (HF) compared to non-RA patients, despite adjusting for the presence of…Abstract Number: 1179 • ACR Convergence 2020
Cardiovascular Risk Assessment with Carotid Ultrasonography in Addition to the Traditional Cardiovascular Risk Factor in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Case Control Study
Background/Purpose: To assess the Cardiovascular Risk (CV) in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients using carotid ultasonography additionally to the traditional CV risk factors.Methods: A single center…Abstract Number: 1192 • ACR Convergence 2020
Subclinical Coronary Calcification Associated with Long-term Cardiovascular Outcomes in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Large, multicenter studies established the strong prognostic value of coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring in asymptomatic individuals. Increasing CAC score is an independent predictor…Abstract Number: 1195 • ACR Convergence 2020
MUC5B rs35705950 and Rheumatoid Arthritis Associated Interstitial Lung Disease Progression
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) associated interstitial lung disease (ILD) and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) sharephenotypic and genotypic similarities. Recently, in a large international genetic association…Abstract Number: 1196 • ACR Convergence 2020
Associations of Biological Sex with Interstitial Lung Disease in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Are Independent of Other Known Risk Factors
Background/Purpose: Extra-articular manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), such as nodules and interstitial lung disease (ILD), portend poor outcomes and are more common in men than…Abstract Number: 1191 • ACR Convergence 2020
Specificity for Inflammatory Pathways Associated with Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Coronary microvascular disease (CMD) is associated with increased mortality in RA independent of traditional cardiovascular (CV) risk factors. Inflammation likely plays an important role…Abstract Number: 1202 • ACR Convergence 2020
Cannabis Use Assessment and Its Impact on Pain in Rheumatic Diseases: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Background/Purpose: Despite classic analgesic or effective treatments in rheumatic diseases, such as synthetic Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), patients remain in pain…Abstract Number: 1199 • ACR Convergence 2020
Prevalence of Subclinical Interstitial Lung Disease After a Mean Rheumatoid Arthritis Duration of 13 Years: Results from the French ESPOIR Cohort
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a frequent extra-articular manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). It is associated with a high morbi-mortality. However, the exact prevalence…Abstract Number: 1194 • ACR Convergence 2020
MUC5B Promoter Variant rs35705950 and Risk Stratification for Rheumatoid Arthritis – Interstitial Lung Disease
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is an extra-articular manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) detected in 20 to 60% of patients with RA on high-resolution computed-tomography…Abstract Number: 1086 • ACR Convergence 2020
The Diagnostic Value and Clinical Significance of Myositis-Specific Antibodies in Patients Suspected to Have Autoimmune Myopathies and/or Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases
Background/Purpose: Myositis-specific antibodies (MSA) are thought to be highly specific in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies.[1] However, in clinical practice these antibodies are frequently found…
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