Abstract Number: 0955 • ACR Convergence 2021
The Effect of Treatment with the Complement C5a Receptor Inhibitor Avacopan on Health-Related Quality of Life in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis
Background/Purpose: Avacopan, an oral C5a receptor inhibitor, was evaluated in ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV). Efficacy and safety results were reported previously. Health-related quality of life (HRQoL)…Abstract Number: 0428 • ACR Convergence 2021
ANCA Positivity and ANCA Associated Vasculitis in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) associated vasculitis (AAV) with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been reported rarely, and, studies have found ANCA positivity in RA. The…Abstract Number: 1054 • ACR Convergence 2021
Metabolomics as an Innovative Tool for Cardiac Risk Stratification in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases: Results from a Pilot Study
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatic diseases (RMD) face an increased cardiovascular (CV) mortality compared to the general population. Still, risk stratification based on traditional cardiovascular risk…Abstract Number: 0429 • ACR Convergence 2021
Causes and Characteristics of Death in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis – A Large, Real-Life, Contemporary Cohort Analysis
Background/Purpose: Despite improvements, patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) have a higher risk of death than the general population. Contemporary treatment is associated with high remission…Abstract Number: 1862 • ACR Convergence 2021
Clonal Hematopoiesis Across the Age Spectrum in Patients with Systemic Vasculitis
Background/Purpose: Clonal hematopoiesis (CH) is a pre-malignant state characterized by somatic mutations in hematologic precursor cells in genes associated with myeloid malignancies. Incidence of CH…Abstract Number: 0430 • ACR Convergence 2021
Interstitial Lung Disease in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis: Associated Factors and Outcomes
Background/Purpose: Despite treatment advances, ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) remains associated with excess morbidity and mortality. Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is an increasingly recognized manifestation of AAV…Abstract Number: 1868 • ACR Convergence 2021
Neutrophil Extracellular Trap Formation in Patients with Vasculitis
Background/Purpose: Neutrophil extracellular trap (NET) formation, the extrusion of chromatin and granular components from activated neutrophils, is essential in host defense. However, NET formation has…Abstract Number: 0431 • ACR Convergence 2021
Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of ANCA-Associated and Non Immune-Mediated Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis: A Comparative Study
Background/Purpose: Hypertrophic pachymeningitis (HP) is an infrequent manifestation in autoimmune and non-autoimmune conditions. The differences in clinical characteristics and outcomes of ANCA-associated and non-immune-mediated HP…Abstract Number: PP03 • ACR Convergence 2021
Navigating Maintenance of a Rare Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Background/Purpose: On March 13th, 2020, the President of the United States issued a proclamation declaring that the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was a…Abstract Number: 0432 • ACR Convergence 2021
Anti-IL5 Therapy in Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (EGPA): A Longitudinal Follow-up Study ≥ 24months
Background/Purpose: In the randomized, placebo-controlled MIRRA trial for relapsing and refractory eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), adjuvant therapy with 300mg anti-IL5 mAB Mepolizumab [MEPO] for…Abstract Number: 1431 • ACR Convergence 2020
Interstitial Lung Disease in Patients with ANCA Associated Vasculitis – a Prospective Single Centre Study
Background/Purpose: Recently, an association between anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) and interstitial lung disease (ILD) has been uncovered. We aimed to determine the rate…Abstract Number: 0060 • ACR Convergence 2020
ANCA-associated Vasculitis in Caucasian and Hispanics of the Inland Empire of Southern California
Background/Purpose: ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) is often studied in the Caucasian population with few studies looking at the disease in other races. Disease presentation and treatment…Abstract Number: 1432 • ACR Convergence 2020
Thyroid Disease in Patients with ANCA-Associated Vasculitis
Background/Purpose: Prior studies have found increased prevalence of thyroid disease in patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV), especially positive myeloperoxidase (MPO)-ANCA, but a majority of the…Abstract Number: 0418 • ACR Convergence 2020
Prevalence of Thyroid Disease Among Patients with Vasculitis
Background/Purpose: Previous studies have reported higher risk of thyroid disease in patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA) and ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) compared to age- and…Abstract Number: 1433 • ACR Convergence 2020
Thyroid Disease in ANCA-associated Vasculitis. a Population-based Study
Background/Purpose: A higher incidence of thyroid disease has been seen in patients with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV). We aim to assess the incidence…