Abstract Number: 753 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Serum Levels of Tenascin-C Discriminate Patients with Active SLE from Inactive Patients and Healthy Controls, and Predict the Need to Escalate Immunosuppressive Therapy
Background/Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine whether circulating levels of the pro-inflammatory glycoprotein tenascin-C (TSC) are useful as an activity-specific or predictive…Abstract Number: 2545 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Psychometric Testing of the Valued Life Activities Questionnaire in People with Rheumatoid Arthritis in the UK: Rasch Analysis
Background/Purpose: Developed in the USA, the Valued Life Activities Scale (VLAs) measures participation in daily activities. We have linguistically and culturally adopted the VLAs 33…Abstract Number: 2712 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Intracellular O-Glc-Nac Alterations in Mononuclear Blood Cell of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Background/Purpose: Although it has been traditionally assumed that most glycosylation occurs on membrane or secreted proteins and lipids, it is well known that cytoplasmic or…Abstract Number: 3209 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Utility of Power Doppler Ultrasound-Detected Synovitis for the Prediction of Short Term Flare in Psoriatic Arthritis Patients in Clinical Remission
Background/Purpose: Ultrasound has been shown to detect subclinical synovitis in in rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis (PsA in clinical remission.). The value of power Doppler…Abstract Number: 1689 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Microhaemorrages and Giant Capillaries in Nailfold Videocapillariscopies Are Able to Accurately Predict Disease Activity Level in Systemic Sclerosis
Background/Purpose Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is a connective tissue disease characterized by Raynaud’s phenomenon, skin fibrosis and involvement of internal organs such as lung, heart, bowel,…Abstract Number: 1632 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Is Liopxin A4 a Biomarker for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus?
Background/Purpose : Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is characterized by autoantibody production and immune complex deposition which trigger both a local and systemic inflammatory response. The…Abstract Number: 879 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Efficacy of Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Rapidly Progressive Systemic Sclerosis: Prolonged Remission of Disease Activity in a Long-Term Follow up
Background/Purpose In the recent years, autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (AHSCT) has been shown to represent an effective therapeutic option for patients (pts) suffering from…Abstract Number: 74 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Influence of the Polymorphism IL1ß (-511 A/C) and IL6 (- 174 G/C) on the Activity, Radiographic Damage and Clinical Forms of Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis (PSA)
Background/Purpose: PSA is a chronic inflammatory disease associated to psoriasis which affects the joints, vertebrae and enthesis. Interleukin-1 is an inflammatory cytokine. A higher expression…Abstract Number: 2117 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association Between Depression and High Utilization of Emergency Department in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus from the Southeastern United States: The Goal Cohort
Background/Purpose . Frequent visitors of the emergency department (ED) among the general population share several demographic, health system and disease characteristics, including older age, poverty,…Abstract Number: 1777 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Staphylococcus Aureus Nasal Carriage and Relapses, Bvas, ANCA-Positivity and Cotrimoxazole Use in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis
Background/Purpose Staphylococcus aureus (SA) nasal carriage has been reported to be more frequent and associated with persistent ANCA-positivity and relapse in patients with granulomatosis with…Abstract Number: 2521 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Correlation Of Anti Single and Double Stranded DNA Antibodies and Disease Activity In Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: Anti DNA antibodies are considered a hallmark of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Anti double stranded DNA antibody (dsDNA) is part of the SLE classification…Abstract Number: 2475 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Relationship Between Extra-Articular Manifestations and Disease Activity In Patients Diagnosed With New-Onset Spondyloarthropathy In a Cohort In Spain
Background/Purpose : The Spondyloarthropathy (SpA) that affect in many aspects of life of the patients, either for their musculoskeletal or extra-articular manifestations (EAM). EAM vary…Abstract Number: 2395 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Plasma Short-Talin Is a New Rheumatoid Arthritis Monitoring Biomarker Independent Of The Inflammatory Markers
Methods: ). Sixteen (31.4 %) of these 51 patients were untreated, and 18 patients (35.3%) were treated with biologics DMARD at the time of collecting…Abstract Number: 2289 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Correlation Of Anti-Citrullinated Protein and Anti-Carp Antibodies With Disease Duration and Activity In Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA) and rheumatoid factor (RF) are important serological markers in the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and are part of the…Abstract Number: 1669 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Birmingham Vasculitis Activity Score As a Measure Of Disease Activity In Patients With Giant Cell Arteritis
Background/Purpose: To evaluate the performance of the Birmingham Vasculitis Activity Score (BVAS), a validated tool for assessment of vasculitis disease activity, in a cohort…
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