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Abstract Number: 856 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cost-Effectiveness Of Urate Lowering Strategies For The Management Of Gout
Eric Jutkowitz¹, Karen Kuntz², Laura T Pizzi³ and Hyon Choi^4,5, ¹Divisions of Health Policy and Management (EJ, KMK), School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ²Division of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ³Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Section of Rheumatology and the Clinical Epidemiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: The new 2012 ACR guidelines for the management of gout have provided updated recommendations; however, the employed method do not address the societal costs…
Abstract Number: 858 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Monosodium Urate Crystal Induced Macrophage Inflammation Is Attenuated By Chondroitin Sulfate: Pre-Clinical Model For Gout Prophylaxis?
Eric W. Orlowsky¹, Thomas V. Stabler², Eulalia Montell³, Josep Verges³ and Virginia B. Kraus², ¹Divsion of Rheumatology, Dept of Internal Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, ²Medicine/Rheumatology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, ³Pre-Clinical R&D Area, Pharma Science Division, Bioibérica, Barcelona, Spain
Background/Purpose: Gout is one of the most common forms of inflammatory arthritis and is characterized by acute episodes of joint pain. Monosodium urate (MSU) crystals…
Abstract Number: 861 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Many Gout Patients Treated By Rheumatologists Do Not Meet Established Treatment Goals Despite Long-Term Urate Lowering Therapy: Results Of a Gout Patient Encounter Survey
Max I. Hamburger¹, Michael H. Pillinger², Robert Sederman³ and Gary Fernandez⁴, ¹Rheumatology Associates, Melville, NY, ²NYU School of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, New York, NY, ³C1 Consulting, LLC, Summit, NJ, ⁴Market Research, Savient Pharmaceuticals, Bridgewater, NJ
Background/Purpose: In Oct 2012, the ACR published guidelines for the management of gout. These guidelines recommend pharmacologic treatment that results in a sufficient lowering of…
Abstract Number: 405 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Gout and RA: Not Such a Rare Coexistence After All
Christina Petsch¹, Elizabeth Araujo¹, Matthias Englbrecht¹, Axel J. Hueber², Georg Schett¹, Bernhard Manger¹ and Juergen Rech², ¹Dept of Medicine 3, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany, ²Department of Internal Medicine 3, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
Background/Purpose: According to the current rheumatology literature, the simultaneous occurrence of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and gout is rare and only a few cases have been…
Abstract Number: 216 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Systematic Staging For Uric Acid Deposits With Dual-Energy Computed Tomography and Ultrasound In Suspected Gout
Wolfgang A. Schmidt¹ and Alexander Huppertz², ¹Med Ctr Rheumatology Berlin Buch, Immanuel Krankenhaus Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²Imaging Science Institute Charité, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of Dual-Energy Computed Tomography (DECT) and ultrasound for detecting monosodium urate crystal deposits in patients with clinically suspected gout.…
Abstract Number: 210 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Medication Adherence In Patients With Gout: A Systematic Review
Mary De Vera^1,2, Sharan Rai¹ and Vidula Bhole³, ¹Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, ²Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ³EpiSolutions Consultancy Services, Thane, India
Background/Purpose: Recent data suggesting the growing problem of medication non-adherence in gout has called for the need to understand the magnitude of the problem as…
Abstract Number: 211 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Economic Burden Of Gout: A Systematic Review Of Direct and Indirect Costs
Sharan Rai¹, Aliya Haji², Lindsay C Burns³ and Hyon Choi^4,5, ¹Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, ²Research, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, ³Department of Dermatology and Skin Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁴Section of Rheumatology and the Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: The prevalence of gout, an excruciating and disabling joint disease, has been increasing in recent decades such that it now constitutes the most…
Abstract Number: 212 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Dual-Energy Computed Tomography for Monitoring of Urate Deposition in Tophaceous Gout: A Prospective Longitudinal Study Examining Sensitivity to Change
Ashwin Rajan¹, Opetaia Aati², Ramanamma Kalluru³, Gregory Gamble², Anne Horne², Anthony Doyle¹, Fiona M. McQueen⁴ and Nicola Dalbeth⁵, ¹University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, ²Department of Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, ³Department of Rheumatology, Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand, ⁴Molecular Medicine and Pathology, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, ⁵Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Background/Purpose: Dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) is an advanced imaging method with potential for monitoring urate deposition in patients with gout. The aim of this prospective…
Abstract Number: 213 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Digital Tomosynthesis for Measurement of Bone Erosion in Gout: Comparison With Computed Tomography
Nicola Dalbeth¹, Anthony Doyle², Mark Roger³, Angela Gao⁴ and Fiona M. McQueen⁵, ¹Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, ²University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, ³Department of Radiology, Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand, ⁴Radiology, Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand, ⁵Molecular Medicine and Pathology, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Background/Purpose: Digital tomosynthesis is a recently developed imaging method in which multiple projected images obtained at different angles are collected with a digital detector. These…
Abstract Number: 214 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Use Of Dual-Energy Computed Tomography In Evaluation Of Axial Gout
Kristin Logee¹, Ranadeep Mandhadi¹, William Traverse² and Santhanam Lakshminarayanan³, ¹Rheumatology, University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT, ²Rheumatology, Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Hartford, CT, ³Dept of Med/Div Rheum Diseases, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT
Background/Purpose: Axial (spinal) involvement has become increasingly recognized as a potential manifestation of gouty arthritis. The presentation can vary widely from mild, asymptomatic disease to…
Abstract Number: 215 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Relationship Between Structural Joint Damage and Urate Deposition In Gout: A Site-By-Site Analysis Using Plain Radiography and Dual Energy Computed Tomography
Nicola Dalbeth¹, Opetaia Aati², Ramanamma Kalluru³, Anne Horne², Anthony Doyle⁴ and Fiona M. McQueen⁵, ¹Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, ²Department of Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, ³Department of Rheumatology, Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand, ⁴University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, ⁵Molecular Medicine and Pathology, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Background/Purpose: Structural joint damage, including erosion, joint space narrowing (JSN) and new bone formation (NBF), is frequently observed in patients with tophaceous gout. Although imaging…
Abstract Number: 180 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Familial Aggregation Of Female Premenopausal Gout –Monogenic, Polygenic Or Clinical Coincidence?
Bingqing Zhang¹, Shufen Liu², Nuo Si³, Yun Zhang^2,4 and Xuejun Zeng⁵, ¹Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China, ²Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China, ³Chinese Academy of Medical Science & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China, ⁴Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China, ⁵Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
Background/Purpose: Primary gout is a multifactorial disease, in which genetic background and environmental factors interact with each other. Genetic predisposition is particularly prominent in those…
Abstract Number: 94 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Smoking and The Risk For Incident Gouty Arthritis
Weiqi Wang¹, Vidula Bhole² and Eswar Krishnan³, ¹medicine, stanford university, palo alto, CA, ²EpiSolutions Consultancy Services, Thane, India, ³Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
Background/Purpose: Historically, the published literature have suggested that smoking tobacco is associated with lower serum urate concentrations. However, whether smoking impacts the risk for incident…
Abstract Number: 90 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Insufficient Evidence For An Increase In Prevalence and Incidence Of Gout: A Systematic Review and Meta-Regression Analysis
José M.A. Wijnands¹, Wolfgang Viechtbauer², Kristof Thevissen³, Ilja C.W. Arts⁴, Pieter C. Dagnelie⁴, Coen D.A. Stehouwer⁵, Sjef van der Linden³ and Annelies Boonen³, ¹Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands, ²Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands, ³Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands, ⁴Department of Epidemiology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands, ⁵Department of Internal Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Estimates on the prevalence and incidence of gout in the general population vary widely and an increase is commonly reported. However, studies on the…
Abstract Number: 92 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Kidney Function and Alcohol Intake and The Risk Of Incident Gout In a Population-Based Cohort Of Adults: Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities Study
Mara McAdams DeMarco¹, Anna Kottgen², Andrew Law³, Janet W. Maynard⁴, Morgan Grams⁵, Josef Coresh¹ and Alan N. Baer⁶, ¹Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, ²Renal Division, University Hospital Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany, ³Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD, ⁴Rheum/Mason F Lord Bldg/CtrTow, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Baltimore, MD, ⁵Nephrology, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: Reduced kidney function is associated with higher urate levels as well as an increased risk of gout. Additionally, alcohol intake is known to increase…

Cost-Effectiveness Of Urate Lowering Strategies For The Management Of Gout

Monosodium Urate Crystal Induced Macrophage Inflammation Is Attenuated By Chondroitin Sulfate: Pre-Clinical Model For Gout Prophylaxis?

Many Gout Patients Treated By Rheumatologists Do Not Meet Established Treatment Goals Despite Long-Term Urate Lowering Therapy: Results Of a Gout Patient Encounter Survey

Gout and RA: Not Such a Rare Coexistence After All

Systematic Staging For Uric Acid Deposits With Dual-Energy Computed Tomography and Ultrasound In Suspected Gout

Medication Adherence In Patients With Gout: A Systematic Review

The Economic Burden Of Gout: A Systematic Review Of Direct and Indirect Costs

Dual-Energy Computed Tomography for Monitoring of Urate Deposition in Tophaceous Gout: A Prospective Longitudinal Study Examining Sensitivity to Change

Digital Tomosynthesis for Measurement of Bone Erosion in Gout: Comparison With Computed Tomography

Use Of Dual-Energy Computed Tomography In Evaluation Of Axial Gout

Relationship Between Structural Joint Damage and Urate Deposition In Gout: A Site-By-Site Analysis Using Plain Radiography and Dual Energy Computed Tomography

Familial Aggregation Of Female Premenopausal Gout –Monogenic, Polygenic Or Clinical Coincidence?

Smoking and The Risk For Incident Gouty Arthritis

Insufficient Evidence For An Increase In Prevalence and Incidence Of Gout: A Systematic Review and Meta-Regression Analysis

Kidney Function and Alcohol Intake and The Risk Of Incident Gout In a Population-Based Cohort Of Adults: Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities Study

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