Abstract Number: 1745 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Exercise Improves Arterial Inflammation in Childhood-onset Takayasu Arteritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Background/Purpose: Childhood-onset Takayasu Arteritis (c-TA) is a rare primary systemic vasculitis that affects aorta and its major branches. This condition is associated with reduced wall…Abstract Number: 2671 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
PET/CT Vascular Findings at Baseline and Six Months in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Giant Cell Arteritis
Background/Purpose: PET/CT is a useful modality to diagnose GCA but there is limited knowledge as to how inflammatory vascular findings evolve on follow-up scans. This…Abstract Number: 2674 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Clinical Symptoms and Associated Vascular Imaging Findings in Takayasu’s Arteritis Compared to Giant Cell Arteritis
Background/Purpose: Takayasu’s arteritis (TAK) and giant cell arteritis (GCA) are the two major forms of large vessel vasculitis. The study objectives were to compare clinical…Abstract Number: 2684 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Real-world Comparative Study of Methotrexate vs Tocilizumab in Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis with Large Vessel Involvement
Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common large vasculitis in elderly patients. According to previous studies, 50% of patients with GCA in whom…Abstract Number: 2687 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Clinicopathologic Associations in a Large International Cohort of Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis
Background/Purpose: In addition to aiding in diagnosis, histopathologic findings from temporal artery biopsy (TAB) specimens in giant cell arteritis (GCA) may be valuable for their…Abstract Number: 326 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Cardiac Sarcoidosis Awareness: Are We Underdiagnosing?
Background/Purpose: Sarcoidosis, a multiorgan granulomatous disorder, may involve the heart at any time and often presents with cardiac conduction disturbances, heart failure, and sudden death.…Abstract Number: 383 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Retroperitoneal Fibrosis- a Single Center Experience
Background/Purpose: Idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis (iRPF) is a rare, chronic, progressive disorder of unknown etiology and characterized by the presence of inflammatory and fibrous retroperitoneal tissue…Abstract Number: 755 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
A Novel Diagnostic Algorithm for Polymyalgia Rheumatica Using Three Musculoskeletal Sites on Whole Body PET/CT
Background/Purpose: PMR is associated with a pattern of abnormal 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) uptake on whole body PET/CT that is increasingly recognised to correlate anatomically with inflammation…Abstract Number: 756 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
A Volar Pattern of 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Uptake at the Hand on Whole Body PET/CT Predicts Glucocorticoid-Responsive Disease in Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Background/Purpose: Almost half of all patients diagnosed with PMR require a protracted duration of glucocorticoid therapy due to relapsing disease.(1) On whole body PET/CT, PMR…Abstract Number: 770 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Involvement of Iliofemoral and Axillary Arteries in PET-CT May Be Associated with Atherosclerotic Risk Factors in Takayasu’s Arteritis
Background/Purpose: FDG-PET-CT is recommended as one of the imaging modalities for the diagnosis and monitoring of primary large-vessel vasculitis (LVV), such as Takayasu’s arteritis (TAK).…Abstract Number: 494 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Arterial Wall Inflammation Declines after 6 Months of Anti-Inflammatory Therapy with Methotrexate and/or Adalimumab in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have an elevated cardiovascular (CV) disease risk, mostly explained by both an increased prevalence of traditional CV risk factors…Abstract Number: 2197 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Steroid Bolus Leads to a Negative 18f-FDG PET/CT Scan in Large Vessel Vasculitis. Data from a Multicenter Giant Cell Arteritis Cohort Database
Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) and polymialgia rheumatica (PMR) are overlapping inflammatory diseases. Large Vessel Vasculitis (LVV) is frequently present in any of the two…Abstract Number: 2203 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Atherosclerotic Inflammation in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: A Post-Hoc Study Using Fluorodeoxyglucose-Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has long been associated with an increased cardiovascular risk, and despite substantial improvements in disease management, its associated mortality remains high.…Abstract Number: 2003 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
18 FDG PET/CT Predicts Decline in Functional Respiratory TESTS in Systemic Sclerosis Patients but NOT in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung diseases (ILD) are a group of illnesses that often complicate connective tissue diseases (CTD) such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or systemic sclerosis…Abstract Number: 1318 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prediction of Large Joint Destruction in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Using FDG-PET/CT: A Prospective Study
Background/Purpose: The assessments of joint damage in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are mainly restricted to small joints in the hands and feet. However, the…