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Abstract Number: 2923 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Clinical Subsets in Giant Cell Arteritis
K Bates Gribbons¹, Cristina Ponte ², Anthea Craven ³, Joanna Robson ⁴, Ravi Suppiah ⁵, Richard Watts ⁶, Raashid Luqmani ³, Peter Merkel ⁷ and Peter C. Grayson ⁸, ¹National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ²Department of Rheumatology, Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisbon, Portugal, ³University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ⁴Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand, ⁶Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom, ⁷University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁸National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) of the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a clinically heterogeneous disease. Disease subsets based upon cranial versus extracranial artery involvement have been proposed. The study objective…
Abstract Number: 2924 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Does the Degree of Decline in Walking Speed Predict Mortality Risk Beyond the Present Level of Walking Speed in Knee Osteoarthritis?
Hiral Master¹, Tuhina Neogi ², Lavalley Michael ³, Louise Thoma ⁴, Dana Voinier ⁵, Meredith Christiansen ⁵, Jason Jakiela ⁵, Lauren Neely ⁵ and Daniel White ¹, ¹University of Delaware, Newark, DE, ²Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ³Boston University, Boston, ⁴University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Newark, ⁵University of Delaware, Newark
Background/Purpose: Slow walking speed (WS) is a risk factor for mortality in well-functioning older adults and speeds slower than (< ) 1.22 meters per second…
Abstract Number: 2925 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
The Effects of Leisure Time Sitting and Sitting at Work on Worsening Radiographic Knee Osteoarthritis over Two Years: Data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative
Dana Voinier¹, Tuhina Neogi ², Hiral Master ³, Louise Thoma ⁴, Meredith Christiansen ¹, Jason Jakiela ¹, Lauren Neely ¹ and Daniel White ³, ¹University of Delaware, Newark, ²Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ³University of Delaware, Newark, DE, ⁴University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Newark
Background/Purpose: Sitting is associated with many poor health outcomes, which may include knee osteoarthritis (OA). When the knee is subject to minimal load, knee cartilage…
Abstract Number: 2926 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Knee Injury and Transitions Among States of Knee Osteoarthritis in the Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project: A Multi-State Time-To-Event Modeling Approach
Yvonne Golightly¹, Carolina Alvarez ², Liubov Arbeeva ², Rebecca Cleveland ³, Todd Schwartz ⁴, Louise Murphy ⁵, Jordan Renner ⁶, Leigh Callahan ³, Joanne Jordan ² and Amanda Nelson ⁷, ¹University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Department of Epidemiology and Thurston Arthritis Research Center, Chapel Hill, NC, ²University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Thurston Arthritis Research Center, Chapel Hill, NC, ³Thurston Arthritis Research Center, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁴University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Department of Biostatistics, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁵Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Population Health, Atlanta, ⁶University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Department of Radiology, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁷University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: Musculoskeletal injury is a known risk factor for osteoarthritis (OA). Cumulative effects of comorbid conditions on the association of injury and OA have not…
Abstract Number: 2927 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Dietary Patterns and Symptomatic Progression of Knee Osteoarthritis: Data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative
Chang Xu¹, Nathalie Marchand ², Jeffrey Driban ³, Timothy McAlindon ⁴, Charles Eaton ⁵ and Bing Lu ¹, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, ³Tufts Medical Center, Boston, ⁴Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, ⁵Brown University Center for Primary Care and Prevention, Pawtucket
Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a major source of disability worldwide yet dietary exposures that might be associated with its progression have not received significant research…
Abstract Number: 2928 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Associations of Socioeconomic Status with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Progression in African Americans with Early Disease
Rebecca Cleveland¹, Emma Astrike-Davis ¹, Beth Jonas ¹ and Leigh Callahan ¹, ¹Thurston Arthritis Research Center, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: In prior cross-sectional analyses of African Americans (AA) with RA, we observed that low education, income and home ownership were associated with clinical damage…
Abstract Number: 2929 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Cannabis Use Among Patients in a Large US Rheumatic Disease Registry
Kristin Wipfler ¹, Teresa Simon², Patricia Katz ³, Frederick Wolfe ⁴ and Kaleb Michaud ⁵, ¹FORWARD, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases, Wichita, KS, ²Bristol-Myers Squibb*, Princeton, NJ, ³University of California, San Francisco, san francisco, CA, ⁴FORWARD, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases & University of Nebraska Medical Center, Wichita, KS, ⁵FORWARD, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases and University of Nebraska Medical Center, Wichita, KS
Background/Purpose: Legalization of cannabis use is rapidly increasing worldwide, raising the need to evaluate trends and medical implications. A systematic literature review showed inconsistent results…
Abstract Number: PP01 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
From Diagnosis to the Establishment of the Labalaba Foundation: My Journey from Surviving to Thriving
Chisa Nosamiefan¹, Courtnie Phillip ² and Candace Feldman ², ¹The Labalaba Foundation, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Massachusetts

Background/Purpose: After having my youngest son in 1994, I developed discomfort in my fingers which I ignored. In 1997, I had pericarditis, and two years…
Abstract Number: PP02 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Living and Adjusting to a Diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) with an Interdisciplinary Team
Marie-Claude Beaulieu¹, Julie Robindaine ², Hélène Tremblay ², Stéphanie Demers Dubuc ², Patrick Liang ³ and France Gervais ², ¹, ²Quebec, Canada, ³Universite de Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Background/Purpose: RA affects all age groups and all occupational settings. I was diagnosed at age 58, while I was still very active at work, at…
Abstract Number: PP03 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Bridging the Gap: Leveraging Social Media to Improve Patient Support; Build a Path to Collaborative Medicine
Carlene Harrison¹ and Tiffany Peterson ¹, ¹Lupus and Allied Diseases Association, Inc.

Background/Purpose: Due to the heterogeneous nature of disease presentation, when diagnosed with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) patients often experience overwhelming feelings of isolation. This comes as…
Abstract Number: PP04 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Reclaiming Medical Autonomy Through Healthcare Advocacy
Christele Felix¹, ¹LADA, Rosedale, New York
Background/Purpose: When I received my diagnosis in 2007, I had never heard the word Lupus before and had no idea what it meant. I don’t…
Abstract Number: PP05 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Race for Relapsing Polychondritis Drives Awareness, Accelerates Research, and Improves the Quality of My Life: How Motorsports Help Me Overcome the Hopelessness of an Incurable, Rare Disease
Nancy Linn¹, ¹RPASF Inc.

Background/Purpose: Like many other patients with a rare disease, I felt relieved when I finally received a diagnosis: relapsing polychondritis or “RP”. However, once I…
Abstract Number: PP06 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Art for Arthritis: A New Approach
Jennifer Walker¹, ¹Global Healthy Living Foundation, San Antonio, Texas

Background/Purpose: Chronic 24/7 pain, fatigue, and swelling are all part of my journey with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and Axial Spondyloarthritis (AxSpa). My RA is moderate…
Abstract Number: PP07 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Coming to Terms with Lupus: How Learning to Listen to My Body and Letting it Tell Me What to Do Improved My Quality of Life
Debbie Schwartz¹ and Diane Gross ², ¹Georgia, ²Lupus Research Alliance, New York, New York
Background/Purpose: A diagnosis in my teens of epilepsy resulted in shifting my dreams of being a teacher, but after successful brain surgery I began living…
Abstract Number: PP08 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Framework for Enhancing Patient-Physician Communication in the Context of Rare Disease
Ida Hakkarinen¹ and Kaitlin Quinn ², ¹Vasculitis Patient-Powered Research Network (VPPRN) / Member, Vasculitis Foundation, Greenbelt, Maryland, ²Division of Rheumatology / Department of Medicine / Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia

Background/Purpose: For over two years, I experienced a variety of symptoms including: joint aches, sinus congestion, shortness of breath and chronic cough. An episode of…

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