Abstracts tagged "Aging"

Abstract Number: 2117 • ACR Convergence 2023
Frailty Is Associated with Mortality in Veterans with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Sayuli Bhide¹, Punyasha Roul², Namrata Singh³, Grant Cannon⁴, Gary Kunkel⁵, Ted R Mikuls⁶, Bryant England², Dolores Shoback⁷, Patti Katz⁸, Jose Garcia⁹, Ariela Orkaby¹⁰, Joshua Baker¹¹ and K Wysham¹², ¹University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ²University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ³University of Washington, Bellevue, WA, ⁴University of Utah and Salt Lake City VA, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁵University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁶Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁷San Francisco VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, ⁸University of California San Francisco, San Rafael, CA, ⁹VA Puget Sound Healthcare System, Seattle, WA, ¹⁰Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System & Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; VA Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Boston, MA, ¹¹University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ¹²VA Puget Sound/University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: Frailty is established as an important predictor of mortality in the general population.1Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with higher rates of frailty than the…
Abstract Number: 0431 • ACR Convergence 2023
Senescence and Cell Exhaustion in CD4+ and CD8+ Lymphocytes in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in Remission Without Treatment
Rodolfo Jiménez-Soto¹, Luis llorente², Guadalupe Lima¹, Luisa Alanis Saenz¹, Amairani Gomez Rodriguez¹, Hilda Marin Lopez¹, Erik Cimé-Aké¹ and Juan Jakez-Ocampo¹, ¹Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico, ²Departamento de Inmunología y Reumatología, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico
Background/Purpose: T cells are important among the several risk factors and immunological markers implicated in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The goal of this study was to…
Abstract Number: 2127 • ACR Convergence 2023
Associations Between Rheumatoid Arthritis, Frailty Status and Mortality in Older Adults with Bladder Cancer
Maya Swaminathan¹, Sarah Holt², John Gore², Yaw Nyame², Jonathan Wright², George Schade², Ami Shah³, Jeffrey Sparks⁴, Una Makris⁵, Petros Grivas⁶, Maria Suarez-Almazor⁷, Sarah Psutka² and Namrata Singh⁸, ¹University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ²Department of Urology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ³Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Ellicott City, MD, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁵UT Southwestern Medical Center and Dallas VA, Dallas, TX, ⁶Division of Medical Oncology, Dept. of Medicine, UW; Clinical Research Division; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA, ⁷MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, ⁸University of Washington, Bellevue, WA
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with an increased risk of developing certain cancers, including bladder cancer (Beydon et al. 20231). However, few studies have…
Abstract Number: 0433 • ACR Convergence 2023
DMARD Initiation in Older Adults with New Diagnosis of Late-Onset Rheumatoid Arthritis
Jiha Lee¹, Jonathan Martindale¹, Una Makris², Namrata Singh³, Raymond Yung⁴ and Julie Bynum¹, ¹University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²UT Southwestern Medical Center and Dallas VA, Dallas, TX, ³University of Washington, Bellevue, WA, ⁴Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: The number of older adults living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is growing as the world population is aging. Up to one-third of the older…
Abstract Number: 2138 • ACR Convergence 2023
Frailty Is a Predictor of Incident Osteoporotic Fractures in Veterans with Rheumatoid Arthritis
K Wysham¹, Hannah Brubeck², Aaron Baraff³, Punyasha Roul⁴, Namrata Singh⁵, James Andrews⁶, Grant Cannon⁷, Gary Kunkel⁸, Ted R Mikuls⁹, Bryant England⁴, Dolores Shoback¹⁰, Patti Katz¹¹, Jose Garcia¹², Ariela Orkaby¹³ and Joshua Baker¹⁴, ¹VA Puget Sound/University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ²VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA, ³VA Puget Sound Seattle, Seattle, WA, ⁴University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁵University of Washington, Bellevue, WA, ⁶University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ⁷University of Utah and Salt Lake City VA, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁸University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁹Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ¹⁰San Francisco VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, ¹¹University of California San Francisco, San Rafael, CA, ¹²VA Puget Sound Healthcare System, Seattle, WA, ¹³Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System & Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; VA Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Boston, MA, ¹⁴University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Frailty occurs prematurely in RA. Levels of frailty are higher in Veteran populations than civilians1. Frailty has been shown to predict osteoporotic fractures in…
Abstract Number: 0720 • ACR Convergence 2023
Cognitive Function and Its Associated Factors in Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Patricia Harkins¹, Sharon Cowley², David Kane³ and Richard Conway⁴, ¹St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ²Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ³Tallaght University Hospital & Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ⁴Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Background/Purpose: Over the past decade our understanding of the prevalence, and indeed impact of cognitive impairment in rheumatic diseases has increased. Intact cognitive function is…
Abstract Number: 2377 • ACR Convergence 2023
The Impact of Chronologic versus Biologic Age on the Risk of Severe Infection, End-Stage Renal Disease, and Death in Older Adults with ANCA-Associated Vasculitis
Sebastian Sattui¹, Xiaoqing Fu², Claire Cook², Shruthi Srivatsan², Yuqing Zhang² and Zachary Wallace³, ¹University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Massachusetts General Hospital, Newton, MA
Background/Purpose: Older adults with ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) have distinct clinical presentations and outcomes when compared to younger adults. Despite a high incidence of AAV in…
Abstract Number: 0805 • ACR Convergence 2023
De-escalation of Anti-TNFs in Older Adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Jiha Lee¹, Navasuja Kumar¹, Mohammed Kabeto¹, Andrzej Galecki¹, Chiang-Hua Chang¹, Namrata Singh², Raymond Yung³, Una Makris⁴ and Julie Bynum¹, ¹University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²University of Washington, Bellevue, WA, ³Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁴UT Southwestern Medical Center and Dallas VA, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: Biologic disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) such as anti-tumor necrosis factors(anti-TNFs) improve clinical and radiographic outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, their use is…
Abstract Number: 2457 • ACR Convergence 2023
Ageism in Rheumatology: The Health Care Professional’s Perspective
Aaron Smith¹, Pooja Achanta¹ and Una Makris², ¹UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX, ²UT Southwestern Medical Center and Dallas VA, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: Ageism (stereotypes, prejudice or discrimination based on age) is highly prevalent and has been linked to reduced lifespan, prolonged disability, and accelerated cognitive decline…
Abstract Number: 0861 • ACR Convergence 2023
The Analgesic Effect of RC-0165, a TRPV1 Antagonist, for Osteoarthritis Pain
Donghui kim, Juil park, Minjung kim and Yongho kim, RudaCure, Seoul, South Korea
Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA), the most common form of arthritis, arises from the deterioration of cartilage within joint bones, resulting in pain and functional disability with…
Abstract Number: 2502 • ACR Convergence 2023
Self-Reported Sleep Disorders Among Individuals with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Patti Katz¹, Maria Dall'Era², Jinoos Yazdany³ and Kaleb Michaud⁴, ¹University of California San Francisco, San Rafael, CA, ²University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ³University of California, General Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, San Francisco, CA, ⁴University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: Research in the general population has linked sleep disorders to poor outcomes such as lower pain thresholds, fatigue, cognitive impairment, depression, and cardiovascular disease…
Abstract Number: 0873 • ACR Convergence 2023
FOXO Activators as Drugs for Osteoarthritis
Ichiro Kurakazu, Merissa Olmer, Kevin Myers and Martin K Lotz, Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA
Background/Purpose: Forkhead box O (FOXO) proteins are a family of transcription factors involved in lifespan, aging, and autophagy. FOXO are essential for maintaining cartilage homeostasis…
Abstract Number: 2521 • ACR Convergence 2023
Understanding Age as a Risk Factor for Complications After Total Knee Arthroplasty: What Can We Learn from Machine Learning?
Bella Mehta¹, Yi Yiyuan², Chloe Heiting³, Kaylee Ho², Susan Goodman³, Peter Sculco³, Fei Wang², Rich Caruana⁴, Peter cram⁵ and Said Ibrahim⁶, ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ²Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ³Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁴Microsoft, Redmond, WA, ⁵The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, ⁶Northwell Health, New Hyde Park, NY
Background/Purpose: Rates of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in the United Stateshave risen, coupled with increasing demand for TKAs in younger patients.1Althoughrates of postoperative complications in…
Abstract Number: 0998 • ACR Convergence 2023
Barriers and Facilitators for Osteoporosis and Sarcopenia Care for Persons Living with HIV in Peru: HIV Physician and Coordinator Perspectives
Rebecca Slotkin¹, Daniel Granda Calderón², Joselito Malca Hernandez², Diego Cabrera³, Carlos Manuel Benites Villafane⁴, Patricia Jannet García⁵ and Evelyn Hsieh⁶, ¹Yale University, Department of Medicine, Section of Rheumatology; Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, ²Facultad de Medicina Alberto Hurtado de la Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru, ³Yale University, Department of Medicine, Section of Rheumatology; Department of Internal Medicine, Waterbury Hospital, New Haven, CT, ⁴Ministerio de Salud, Peru, Lima, Peru, ⁵Epidemiology, STD, and HIV Unit, School of Public Health, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru, ⁶Yale University, Department of Medicine, Section of Rheumatology; Yale School of Public Health; Section of Rheumatology, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, Westport, CT
Background/Purpose: Persons living with HIV (PLWH) have a higher risk of developing age-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as osteoporosis and sarcopenia. In Peru, HIV providers…
Abstract Number: 2604 • ACR Convergence 2023
Premature Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells Senescence Driven by Interleukin-6-Mitochondrial STAT3-Mitofusin 2 Signaling in Takayasu’s Arteritis
Chenglong Fang¹, Lihong Du¹, Lili Li², Yuexin Chen³, Zuoguan Chen⁴, Yongjun Li⁴, Jing Li¹, Mengtao Li⁵, xiaofeng Zeng⁶ and Xinping Tian⁵, ¹Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China, ²The State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and School of Basic Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China, ³Department of Vascular Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China, ⁴Department of Vascular Surgery, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology; Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China, ⁵Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
Background/Purpose: Takayasu’s arteritis (TAK) is characterized by persistent vascular inflammation involving aorta and its main branches, which is an important prosenescent factor that in turn…

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