Abstract Number: 0399 • ACR Convergence 2020
A Heavy Burden of Calcinosis Reflects Cumulative Disease Damage in Scleroderma
Background/Purpose: Ectopic calcification, or calcinosis, is a common complication of scleroderma. However, a subset of scleroderma patients has a heavy burden of calcinosis, which may…Abstract Number: 0400 • ACR Convergence 2020
Outcomes of Systemic Sclerosis Hospitalizations by Hospital Teaching Status: Analysis of the National Inpatient Sample
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a chronic autoimmune connective tissue disease that results in hospitalizations in different hospital settings. It is unclear if outcomes of…Abstract Number: 0401 • ACR Convergence 2020
Prevalence and Characteristics of Systemic Sclerosis Patients Fulfilling the 2019 EULAR/ACR Classification Criteria for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: Literature describing the overlap syndrome of SSc and SLE is limited and has employed a range of case definitions. Our study sought to use…Abstract Number: 0402 • ACR Convergence 2020
Optical Coherence Tomography of the Skin Detects Scleroderma Changes in Clinically Unaffected Skin: An Opportunity for Early Detection of Systemic Sclerosis
Background/Purpose: The Very Early Diagnosis Of Systemic Sclerosis (VEDOSS) study has shown that more than 80% of patients with Raynaud’s Phenomenon, specific ANA positivity and…Abstract Number: 0403 • ACR Convergence 2020
Comparison of Immediate Post-Operative and Long-Term Outcomes in Aortitis and Non-Inflammatory Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms Undergoing Open Surgical Repair
Background/Purpose: Around 2-12% of patients who undergo open thoracic aortic aneurysm repair are incidentally found to have aortitis on pathology. There is no standardized approach…Abstract Number: 0404 • ACR Convergence 2020
Isolated Aortitis: Single Centre Experience of Clinical Spectrum and Management
Background/Purpose: Aortitis was previously regarded as a rare form of large vessel vasculitis (LVV), but is now increasingly being recognised. It may occur in the…Abstract Number: 0405 • ACR Convergence 2020
Disease Activity and Quality-of-Life Outcomes in Patients with Behçet’s Syndrome Who Achieved and Maintained Oral Ulcer Complete Response with Apremilast Treatment
Background/Purpose: Recurrent, painful oral ulcers (OU) are common symptoms of Behçet’s syndrome that can impact daily activities and impair quality of life (QoL) (Kokturk A.…Abstract Number: 0406 • ACR Convergence 2020
Infliximab in Refractory Uveitis Due to Behçet’s Disease: Long Term Follow-up and Therapy Optimization. Multicenter Study of 103 Caucasian Patients
Background/Purpose: Biologic therapy has improved prognosis of Behçet Disease (BD) uveitis. Although infliximab (IFX) is approved in Japan, most data in Caucasian patients comes from…Abstract Number: 0407 • ACR Convergence 2020
Achievement of Early and Sustained Complete Response of Oral Ulcers with Apremilast Compared with Placebo in Patients with Active Behçet’s Syndrome
Background/Purpose: Painful and recurring oral ulcers (OU) are a common manifestation of Behçet’s syndrome that can interfere with eating and have a negative impact on…Abstract Number: 0408 • ACR Convergence 2020
Epidemiology and Treatment of Behçet’s Disease Insights from the Rheumatology Informatics System for Effectiveness (RISE) Registry
Background/Purpose: Behçet’s disease (BD), a rare multisystem vasculitis, is prevalent among Middle Eastern populations but remains rare in North America. Data for patients with BD…Abstract Number: 0409 • ACR Convergence 2020
Clinical Characteristics, Brain MRI Findings, and Diagnostic Approach of the Central Nervous System Vasculitis by Affected Vessel Size
Background/Purpose: Diagnosis of the central nervous system vasculitis (CNS-V) is made on the basis of image findings or brain biopsy. Recently, two different subtypes of…Abstract Number: 0410 • ACR Convergence 2020
Exploring Gene Expression Profile of Primary Central Nervous System Vasculitis
Background/Purpose: Primary CNS vasculitis (PCNSV) is an uncommon and poorly understood disease that affects the brain and spinal cord. It includes heterogeneous histopathological patterns, clinical…Abstract Number: 0411 • ACR Convergence 2020
Serial Vessel Wall Enhancement Change on High-Resolution MRI Vessel Wall Imaging in Primary Central Nervous System Vasculitis
Background/Purpose: High-resolution vessel wall imaging (HR-VWI) is emerging as a tool of notable utility in the diagnosis of central nervous system vasculitis (CNS-V). However, little…Abstract Number: 0412 • ACR Convergence 2020
2019 Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in Patients with Large-Vessels Vasculitis: Single-centre Experience in Paris
Background/Purpose: Advanced age and cardiovascular diseases are recognized as major comorbidities associated with severe forms of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the severe acute…Abstract Number: 0413 • ACR Convergence 2020
Coronavirus Infection and Vasculitis: Identifying Associations Mining the Biomedical Literature
Background/Purpose: Based on recent publications suggesting an association between COVID-19 and vascular inflammation, our aim was to explore new associations between coronavirus infections and vasculitis…
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