Abstract Number: 0059 • ACR Convergence 2021
Deep Immune Cell Profiling of Tissue Microenvironment Using Imaging Mass Cytometry in Psoriatic Disease
Background/Purpose: Cross talk between different cell types, such as T cell subsets and other immune cell populations, is important in psoriatic disease. Imaging Mass Cytometry…Abstract Number: 0106 • ACR Convergence 2021
COVID-19 Mortality and Hospitalization Risk in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases: A Single Center Retrospective Cohort Study
Background/Purpose: Following SARS-CoV-2 infection, patients with rheumatic diseases seem to have similar or slightly poorer outcomes compared with those without rheumatic disease. However, robust data…Abstract Number: 0111 • ACR Convergence 2021
Risk of Hospitalization, Admission to Intensive Care and Mortality Due to COVID-19 in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases: A Population-based Matched Cohort Study
Background/Purpose: New cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continue to occur even one year since the declaration of a global pandemic. Although most people…Abstract Number: 0115 • ACR Convergence 2021
Rheumatic Disease Management by Resilient Rheumatology Providers in COVID-19 Pandemic: A National Veterans Affairs Follow-up Survey Assessing Provider Practice and Views Since June 2020
Background/Purpose: To assess the experience, current practices, views and opinions of rheumatology providers at Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities for the care of the patients with…Abstract Number: 0166 • ACR Convergence 2021
Digital Extensor Paratenonitis Is Frequent in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Finger extensor tendon involvement (FEP) or paratenonitis has previously been described by ultrasound (US) in patients suffering from early psoriatic arthritis. Contradictory results were…Abstract Number: 0629 • ACR Convergence 2021
Patient and Physician Satisfaction with Telemedicine Utilization for Delivery of Care in Patients with SLE – A Single Centre Experience
Background/Purpose: COVID 19 has forced the healthcare system to utilize telemedicine to provide dependable and timely care for patients with SLE. Telemedicine has been used…Abstract Number: 0630 • ACR Convergence 2021
Telemedicine in Rheumatology Care: A Systematic Review
Background/Purpose: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic led to a dramatic uptake of telemedicine in rheumatology. Given the impact of the pandemic on care delivery, we…Abstract Number: 0671 • ACR Convergence 2021
Concomitant Immunomodulation and Pegloticase Therapy: Experiences with a Variety of Immunomodulatory Agents in Two Community Rheumatology Practices
Background/Purpose: Patients with uncontrolled or refractory gout have heavy disease burden,1 but few treatment options. Pegloticase is effective for lowering serum urate (SU) in these…Abstract Number: 0678 • ACR Convergence 2021
Is There a Difference in Self-reported Flare Frequency Between Men and Women?
Background/Purpose: There is increasing recognition of gout among women. The postmenopausal rise in serum urate levels in women increases the risk for the development of…Abstract Number: 0742 • ACR Convergence 2021
Googling Rheumatic Diseases: Evaluating the Reliability of Information Found on the Internet
Background/Purpose: The internet is a significant source of information for health-related topics. Given the complexity of rheumatic diseases, rheumatologists may find their patients searching online…Abstract Number: 1000 • ACR Convergence 2021
Molecular Mechanism of Inhibition of CD38 in Attenuation of Monosodium Urate Crystal-induced Inflammatory Responses in Macrophages
Background/Purpose: CD38 can function as a degrading enzyme of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD), a critical metabolic intermediate serving as enzyme cofactor in redox reactions and…Abstract Number: 1033 • ACR Convergence 2021
Physical Inactivity Among Adults with Specific Chronic Conditions, by Arthritis Status, 49 States and District of Columbia, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2019
Background/Purpose: Arthritis is associated with reduced physical activity (PA). PA can improve functional status, brain health, and weight management, reduce pain, prevent chronic disease, falls,…Abstract Number: 1044 • ACR Convergence 2021
Older Patients with Rheumatic Disease Are Commonly Prescribed Potentially Inappropriate Medications
Background/Purpose: Reducing exposure to potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) in older adults may minimize adverse drug events. The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) Beers Criteria® of Potentially…Abstract Number: 1105 • ACR Convergence 2021
Discovering Variants in Suspected Monogenic Systemic Inflammatory Disease: An Adult Case Series
Background/Purpose: Monogenic systemic inflammatory diseases (MSID) are a heterogeneous group of rare conditions caused by single gene variants leading to immune dysregulation. Diagnostic yield of…Abstract Number: 1189 • ACR Convergence 2021
Ultrasound Online: A Novel Approach to Teaching Rheumatology Focused Musculoskeletal Ultrasonography to Resident Physicians in Training
Background/Purpose: Musculoskeletal point of care ultrasound (MSK POCUS) can assess for joint effusions, synovitis and crystalline arthropathy and is increasingly utilized by generalists working in…
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