Abstracts tagged "Aging"

Abstract Number: 1327 • ACR Convergence 2024
Association of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Frailty Status with Mortality in Patients with Renal Cell Carcinoma
Sherwin Novin¹, Sarah Holt², Maya Swaminathan³, Jonathan Wright², John Gore², Kimme Hyrich⁴, Sizheng Zhao⁵, Jeffrey Sparks⁶, Una Makris⁷, Maria Suarez-Almazor⁸, Petros Grivas², Sarah Psutka² and Namrata Singh⁹, ¹University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ²University of Washington, Seattle, ³MultiCare, Newcastle, WA, ⁴Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁵Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, The University of Manchester, Liverpool, United Kingdom, ⁶Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA, Boston, MA, ⁷UT Southwestern Medical Center and Dallas VA, Dallas, TX, ⁸MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, ⁹University of Washington, Bellevue, WA
Background/Purpose: Few studies have evaluated clinical outcomes and prognosis of patients with cancer with and without rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is particularly…
Abstract Number: 1371 • ACR Convergence 2024
DMARD Utilization Pattern in Older Adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Daniela Seelmann¹, Jiha Lee² and Devyani Misra³, ¹Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Canter, Newton, MA, ²University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Disease modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) use in older adults with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is challenging due to unique geriatric issues, such as multimorbidity, polypharmacy,…
Abstract Number: 1636 • ACR Convergence 2024
Age-associated B Cells Contribute to Inflammation of Takayasu’s Arteritis in an Antibody-secreting Cell Differentiation Independent Manner
Chenglong Fang¹, Xiaochuan Sun², Shangyi Jin², Lihong du², Jing Li², Xiaofeng Zeng³, Yuexin Chen⁴, Mengtao Li⁵ and Xinping Tian³, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, China (People's Republic), ²Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China, ³Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China, ⁴Department of Vascular Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China, ⁵Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China 2National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases (NCRC-DID), Ministry of Science & Technology, Beijing, China
Background/Purpose: Although Takayasu’s arteritis (TAK) is not a prototypical autoantibody-mediated autoimmune disease, several lines of evidence suggested the pathogenic potential of B cells. However, limited…
Abstract Number: 0028 • ACR Convergence 2024
Human Meniscus Histopathological and Transcriptomic Changes at Early and Advanced Stages of Knee Osteoarthritis
Takuya Sakamoto¹, Hannah Swahn¹, Merissa Olmer¹, Rachel Miller², Anne-Marie Malfait³ and Martin Lotz¹, ¹Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, ²Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ³Rush University Medical Center, Division of Rheumatology, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: The knee menisci are essential elements in joint biomechanics and meniscus damage is a driver of cartilage destruction and knee osteoarthritis. Meniscus damage and…
Abstract Number: 1887 • ACR Convergence 2024
High Rates of Cost-Related Medication Non-Adherence Among Younger Patients Receiving Immunosuppression Are Exacerbated by Other Chronic Conditions
Samuel Good¹, Bryant England² and Elizabeth Volkmann³, ¹University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ²University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ³University of California, Department of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA, Los Angeles
Background/Purpose: Medication non-adherence is associated with worse autoimmune disease outcomes; however, it is unknown whether adherence rates related to cost barriers differ across diseases and…
Abstract Number: 0145 • ACR Convergence 2024
Community Mobility in a Diverse Cohort of Individuals with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Leila Milanfar¹, Jinoos Yazdany², Amanda Eudy³, Courtney Hoge⁴, Charmayne M. Dunlop-Thomas⁵, Patti Katz⁶ and Laura Plantinga⁷, ¹University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ³Duke University, Raleigh, NC, ⁴Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ⁵Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Atlanta, GA, ⁶UCSF, San Rafael, CA, ⁷University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Measurement of the extent to which individuals move throughout their community and participate in social activities (“community mobility”) can provide a snapshot of how…
Abstract Number: 2090 • ACR Convergence 2024
Prevalence of Steatotic Liver Disease and Liver Fibrosis Among Patients with Osteoarthritis (OA)
Athanasios Vassilopoulos¹, Stephanos Vassilopoulos², Markos Kalligeros², Eleftherios Mylonakis³ and Anthony M. Reginato⁴, ¹Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, ²Division of Internal Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, Providence, RI, ³Department of Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, ⁴Brown University, Providence, RI
Background/Purpose: Steatotic liver disease (SLD) and osteoarthritis (OA) affect a large proportion of the general population and prevalence of both is expected to increase given…
Abstract Number: 1206 • ACR Convergence 2023
Self-Perceptions of Aging and Physical Activity in Older Adults with Arthritis: Does General Health Matter?
Sarah Lieber¹, Jerad Moxley², Lisa Mandl¹, M. Carrington Reid² and Sara Czaja², ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ²Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Negative self-perceptions of aging are generally associated with decreased physical function in older adults. Whether self-perceptions of aging (i.e., "awareness of age-related change" including…
Abstract Number: 1288 • ACR Convergence 2023
Frailty Is Associated with Higher Risk of Readmission in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Waqas Tahir¹, Yenny Rosli², Christopher Leung³, K Wysham⁴, Jiha Lee⁵, Radjiv Goulabchand⁶, Una Makris⁷, Siddharth Singh⁸ and Namrata Singh⁹, ¹Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, ²University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ³Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, ⁴VA Puget Sound/University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ⁵University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁶University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ⁷UT Southwestern Medical Center and Dallas VA, Dallas, TX, ⁸University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, ⁹University of Washington, Bellevue, WA
Background/Purpose: With the advent of new therapies and increasing life expectancy, there is a rising number of older adults living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Patients…
Abstract Number: 1592 • ACR Convergence 2023
Memantine Attenuates the Development of Osteoarthritis by Blocking NMDA Receptor Mediated Calcium Overload and Chondrocyte Senescence
Ning Wang¹, Qingmei Cheng¹, Xiaoxiao Li², ke he¹, Junyu Zhu¹, Hui Li³ and Jie Wei⁴, ¹中南大学湘雅医院, Changsha, China, ²Key Laboratory of Aging-related Bone and Joint Diseases Prevention and Treatment, Ministry of Education, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China, ³Department of Orthopaedics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China, ⁴Health Management Center, Xiangya Hospital Central South University, Changsha, China
Background/Purpose: Memantine is an FDA proved drug utilized for the treatment of dementia and exerts its function by blocking the NMDA (N-methyl-D-aspartate) receptor, a calcium…
Abstract Number: 1628 • ACR Convergence 2023
The Impact of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease on the Risk of Dementia in Rheumatoid Arthritis. a Mediation Analysis
Edward Lovering¹, Chanakya Kodishala², Rakesh Kumar¹, Cynthia Crowson¹, Ryan Lennon¹, John Davis¹ and Elena Myasoedova¹, ¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Alzheimer's disease and related dementias have an immense disease burden, with predicted continuous increase in incidence and prevalence. Systemic inflammation plays a major role…
Abstract Number: 1850 • ACR Convergence 2023
Long-term Glucocorticoid Use in a Cohort of Elderly Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: A Joint Analysis of Medicare and the Rheumatology Informatics System for Effectiveness (RISE) Data
Andriko Palmowski¹, Eric Roberts², Jing Li², Emma Kersey², Rachael Stovall², Frank Buttgereit³, Jinoos Yazdany⁴ and Gabriela Schmajuk⁵, ¹Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ³Charité Universitätsmedizin, Dept. Rheumatology, Berlin, Germany, ⁴University of California, General Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, San Francisco, CA, ⁵UCSF / SFVA, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: According to recent ACR and EULAR rheumatoid arthritis (RA) guidelines, glucocorticoids (GCs) should only be used for brief periods or not at all. Our…
Abstract Number: 0311 • ACR Convergence 2023
Heterogeneity and Natural History of Medial Fixed Joint Space Width in Healthy Knees Among Women and Men: Data from Three Large Cohort Studies
Kent Kwoh¹, Erin Ashbeck², Edward Bedrick¹, Yvonne Golightly³, Zong-Ming Li¹, Jean liew⁴, Amanda Nelson⁵, Tuhina Neogi⁶, Xiaoxiao Sun¹ and Jeffrey Duryea⁷, ¹University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, ²University of Arizona Arthritis Center, Tucson, AZ, ³University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁴Boston University, Boston, MA, ⁵University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁶Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁷Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Radiographic joint space width (JSW) is commonly used to assess structural progression in randomized controlled trials and observational studies of knee osteoarthritis (KOA). No…
Abstract Number: 2091 • ACR Convergence 2023
Reach and Representativeness of Participants in an Evidence-Based, Community-Delivered Physical Activity Intervention in Adults with Arthritis
Dina Jones¹ and Jennifer Hootman², ¹West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, ²Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Background/Purpose: It is imperative that adults with arthritis and other chronic conditions are active enough to maintain health. Enhance®Fitness (EF) is an evidence-based physical activity…
Abstract Number: 0403 • ACR Convergence 2023
Disease Activity Is Associated with Frailty in Veterans with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Courtney Loecker¹, Bryant England², Punyasha Roul², Namrata Singh³, Kaleb Michaud², Lani Zimmerman⁴, Myra Schmaderer⁴, Grant Cannon⁵, Ted R Mikuls⁶, Gary Kunkel⁷, Ariela Orkaby⁸, Joshua Baker⁹ and K Wysham¹⁰, ¹University of Nebraska Medical Center;VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System, Lincoln, NE, ²University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ³University of Washington, Bellevue, WA, ⁴University of Nebraska Medical Center, Lincoln, NE, ⁵University of Utah and Salt Lake City VA, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁶Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁷VA Salt Lake City & University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁸Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System & Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; VA Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Boston, MA, ⁹University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ¹⁰VA Puget Sound/University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: Frailty, defined as an increased vulnerability to stressors and adverse health outcomes, is an emerging concept in RA. Active RA disease gives rise to…

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