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Abstract Number: 1941 • ACR Convergence 2021
The Risk of Venous Thromboembolic Events in Patients with RA Aged ≥ 50 Years with ≥ 1 Cardiovascular Risk Factor: Results from a Phase 3b/4 Randomized Safety Study of Tofacitinib vs TNF Inhibitors
Christina Charles-Schoeman¹, Roy Fleischmann², Eduardo Mysler³, Maria Greenwald⁴, Cunshan Wang⁵, All-shine Chen⁵, Carol A Connell⁵, John C Woolcott⁶, Sujatha Menon⁵, Yan Chen⁷, Kristen Lee⁷ and Zoltan Szekanecz⁸, ¹Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ²Metroplex Clinical Research Center and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ³Organización Médica de Investigación, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁴Desert Medical Advances, Palm Desert, CA, ⁵Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ⁶Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA, ⁷Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, ⁸Division of Rheumatology, University of Debrecen, Faculty of Medicine, Debrecen, Hungary
Background/Purpose: ORAL Surveillance (NCT02092467) was a randomized, open-label, non-inferiority, Phase 3b/4 study that assessed the relative risk of major adverse cardiovascular (CV) events (MACE) and…
Abstract Number: 1938 • ACR Convergence 2021
A Phenome-Wide Association Study of Genes Associated with COVID-19 Severity Reveals Shared Genetics with Rheumatic Conditions
Anurag Verma¹, Noah Tsao¹, Lauren Thomann², Yuk-Lam Ho², Rotonya Carr¹, Dana crawford³, Jimmy efird⁴, Jennifer Huffman², Adriana Hung⁵, Kerry Ivey², Sudha Iyengar³, Michael Levin⁶, Shiuh-Wen luoh⁷, Julie Lynch⁸, Pradeep Natarajan⁹, Saiju Pyarajan¹⁰, alexander Bick¹¹, Lauren Costa², Giulio Genovese¹², Richard Hauger¹³, Ravi madduri¹⁴, Gita Pathak¹⁵, Renato polimanti¹⁵, Benjamin Voight¹, Marijana Vujkovic¹, Maryam Zekavat¹⁵, Hongyu Zhao¹⁵, Marylyn Ritchie¹, Kyong-Mi Chang¹⁶, Kelly Cho², Juan casas², Phil Tsao¹⁷, J. Michael Gaziano², Christopher ODonnell², Scott Damrauer¹ and Katherine Liao¹⁸, ¹University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, ³Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, ⁴DVAHCS, Durham, ⁵Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ⁶University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ⁷Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, ⁸VA Informatics and Computing Infrastructure, VA Salt Lake City Health Care System, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ¹⁰Partners, Boston, ¹¹Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, ¹²Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ¹³University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, ¹⁴Argon National Lab, Chicago, IL, ¹⁵Yale University, New Haven, CT, ¹⁶VA Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ¹⁷VA Palo Alto, Palo Alto, CA, ¹⁸Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is associated with a broad range of clinical conditions. International efforts have led to the identification of risk alleles…
Abstract Number: 1927 • ACR Convergence 2021
Heterogeneity of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Synovial Fibroblasts Correlates to Disease Progression and Provides Compelling Diagnostic Data
Megan Simonds¹, Kathleen Sullivan², Carlos Rose³ and AnneMarie Brescia⁴, ¹Nemours, Wilmington, DE, ²The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ³Thomas Jefferson University/duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, ⁴Nemours/A.I.duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE
Background/Purpose: Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) induces growth disturbances in affected joints. Fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) play a crucial role in JIA pathogenesis; however, the mechanisms by…
Abstract Number: PP05 • ACR Convergence 2021
Fighting Health-Related Misinformation Using Social Media / How Creating an Online Group for Patients with Relapsing Polychondritis — and Moderating It with Health Professionals — Helps Spread Reliable and Empowering Information
Michael Linn¹, Spenser Mestel² and Susie Ratledge³, ¹Relapsing Polychondritis Foundation, New York, NY, ²New York, NY, ³Relapsing Polychondritis: Secular Science and Support group, Chattanooga, TN
Background/Purpose: Before I became ill in 2017, I was a registered nurse with a degree in health science who'd often educate patients about how they…
Abstract Number: PP03 • ACR Convergence 2021
Navigating Maintenance of a Rare Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Ida Hakkarinen, Greenbelt, MD
Background/Purpose: On March 13th, 2020, the President of the United States issued a proclamation declaring that the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was a…
Abstract Number: PP08 • ACR Convergence 2021
Should I Get the COVID-19 Vaccine With My RA? Using Evidence-Based Resources for Decision-Making
Aberdeen Allen, Colgate Palmolive, Parlin, NJ
Background/Purpose: Patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases have concerns about getting the COVID-19 vaccine. As vaccines began to receive emergency use authorization, individuals with conditions like…
Abstract Number: PP12 • ACR Convergence 2021
Fighting for the Care We Deserve: My Experience as a Latina Patient-Researcher During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Guadalupe Torres¹, Courtney Wells² and Kristine Carandang³, ¹, ²University of Wisconsin-River Falls, School of Social Work, St. Paul, MN, ³Global Healthy Living Foundation, CreakyJoints, San Diego, CA
Background/Purpose: I am a 23-year-old first generation Latina with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Despite being disproportionately affected by rheumatic conditions, the perspectives of Latinx remain poorly…
Abstract Number: PP10 • ACR Convergence 2021
Discovering ‘I’ Through Interaction with Support Group Members: A Place of Empathy That Transcends the Limitations of Words
Noriko Okochi¹, Eiji Oishi² and Mika Ishiguro¹, ¹Rheumatic Disease and Vasculitis Support Network Japan, Tokyo, Japan, ²Rheumatic Disease and Vasculitis Support Network Japan, Yamaguchi, Japan
Background/Purpose: Since 5-year-old, I have had unexplained symptoms. At the age of 13, my whole body became inflamed. The pain was so intense that I…
Abstract Number: PP07 • ACR Convergence 2021
How Online Spanish-Language Resources Got Me and My RA Through the COVID-19 Pandemic
Wigna Cruz, Puerto Rico
Background/Purpose: I was experiencing joint pain especially in my wrists, which led me to see my physician for testing. Initially I was misdiagnosed with lupus.…
Abstract Number: PP01 • ACR Convergence 2021
Unicycling for a Cure: My UNIque Physical Activity Intervention for Rheumatoid Arthritis During the COVID19 Pandemic
Dana Guglielmo, San Diego, CA
Background/Purpose: I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis at age 17. In my 20s, I joined Racing For A Cure of the Arthritis National Research Foundation,…
Abstract Number: PP13 • ACR Convergence 2021
CreakyKitchen: How the Online Cooking Show I Started is Building Community and Encouraging Better Food Choices for Me and Others Living with Rheumatic and Chronic Disease
Chantelle Marcial, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: At 19, I was mis-diagnosed with Lupus as it was a common condition in my family. My treatment at that time was mainly DMARDs,…
Abstract Number: PP04 • ACR Convergence 2021
Dual Roles: Thriving with SLE as a Medical Student
Chieh Lo¹ and Song-Chou Hsieh², ¹School of Medicine, I-Shou Univerity, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Republic of China), ²Division of Immunology, Allergy and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China)
Background/Purpose: A few days after my 18th birthday, I walked into a rheumatology clinic for the first time. I had ulcers in my mouth, felt…
Abstract Number: 1923 • ACR Convergence 2021
Has the Incidence of Total Joint Arthroplasty in Rheumatoid Arthritis Decreased in the Era of Biologics Use? A Population-based Incident Cohort Study 1995–2015
Vivienne Zhou¹, Diane Lacaille¹, Na Lu², Jacek Kopec³, Don Garbuz¹, Yi Qian⁴, J. Antonio Avina-Zubieta¹, John Esdaile² and Hui Xie¹, ¹Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, ²Arthritis Research Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ³University of British Columbia, Richmond, BC, Canada, ⁴University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Total joint arthroplasty (TJA) is an undesirable long-term outcome of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) due to joint damage from uncontrolled inflammation. Although biological disease-modifying anti-rheumatic…
Abstract Number: 1882 • ACR Convergence 2021
Clinical Characteristics and Reliability of a Self-Reported Diagnosis of Large-Vessel Vasculitis
Tannaz Kermani¹, Jason Springer², Dianne Shaw³, Kalen Young⁴, Cristina Burroughs⁵ and Peter Merkel⁶, ¹University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ²Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Franklin, TN, ³Vasculitis Foundation, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁴Vasculitis Foundation, Kansas City, MO, ⁵Health Informatics Institute, Tampa, FL, ⁶University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: To compare the clinical characteristics and determine the reliability of a self-reported diagnosis of giant cell arteritis (GCA) or Takayasu’s arteritis (TAK) from an…
Abstract Number: 1787 • ACR Convergence 2021
What Is Peripheral SpondyloArthritis? Identifying Disease Phenotype and Burden: A Post Hoc Analysis of the ASAS-PerSpA International Study
Nelly Ziade¹, Joe Rassi², Bassel Elzorkany³, Clementina López Medina⁴, Sherif Gamal³, Sani Hlais⁵, Maxime Dougados⁶ and Xenofon Baraliakos⁷, ¹Rheumatology Department, Saint-Joseph Medical University and Hotel-Dieu de France Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon, ²Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hotel-Dieu de France, Faculty of Medicine, Saint-Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon, ³Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, Cairo, Egypt, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Reina Sofia Hospital, IMIBIC, University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain/ Department of Rheumatology, University of Paris, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France, ⁵Department of Family Medicine, American University of Beirut/ Saint-Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon, ⁶Université de Paris . Department of Rheumatology - Hôpital Cochin. Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris . INSERM (U1153): Clinical epidemiology and biostatistics, PRES Sorbonne Paris-Cité. Paris, France., Paris, France, ⁷Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Herne, Germany
Background/Purpose: Peripheral spondyloarthritis (pSpA) shows features that overlap with psoriatic arthritis (PsA), axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) and other forms of SpA and is unsatisfactorily defined despite…

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