Abstracts tagged "Ankylosing spondylitis (AS)"

Abstract Number: 561 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Performance of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Detection of Chronic Structural Changes in Sacroiliac Joints As Compared to Conventional X-Rays in Axial Spondyloarthritis
Denis Poddubnyy¹, Inna Gaydukova², Hildrun Haibel¹, In-Ho Song¹ and Joachim Sieper¹, ¹Medical Department I, Rheumatology, Charité Medical University, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany, ²Hospital Therapy, Saratov State Medical University, Saratov, Russia
Background/Purpose: Conventional x-rays of the sacroiliac joints (SIJ) remains the first imaging method in case of suspicion of axial spondyloarthritis (SpA). Moreover, a diagnosis of…
Abstract Number: 1704 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
New Threshold Values for Spinal Mobility Measures Based On a Large Nationally Representative Sample of U.S. Adults Ages 20-69 Years
Shervin Assassi¹, Michael H. Weisman², Zhongxue Chen³, Mohammad Rahbar³ and John D. Reveille⁴, ¹Rheumatology, Univ of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, ²Rheumatology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ³Univ of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, ⁴Internal Medicine/Rheumatology, Univ of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: Spinal mobility measures are widely utilized for diagnosis and assessment of disease severity in patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis. The previously proposed threshold values for…
Abstract Number: 781 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ankylosing Spondylitis Is Associated with an Increased Risk of Osteoporotic Fractures: A Population-Based Cohort Study
Juan Muñoz-Ortego¹, Peter Vestergaard², Josep Blanch³, Paul Wordsworth⁴, Andrew Judge⁵, M. Kassim Javaid⁶, Nigel K. Arden⁷, Cyrus Cooper⁸, Adolfo Díez-Pérez⁹ and Daniel Prieto-Alhambra¹⁰, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital Sagrat Cor, Barcelona (Spain), Barcelona, Spain, ²Endocrinology and Internal Medicine (MEA), Aarhus University Hospital THG, Aarhus (Denmark), Aarhus, Denmark, ³Rheumatology, Hospital del Mar, Parc de Salut Mar, Barcelona, Spain, ⁴Ndorms, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, United Kingdom, ⁵Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ⁶Rheumatology, Oxford NIHR Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK, Oxford, United Kingdom, ⁷NDORMS; MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, Oxford NIHR Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ⁸NDORMS; MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford; Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, United Kingdom, ⁹Internal Medicine, Hospital del Mar-IMIM, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona; and RETICEF, ISCIII Madrid; Spain, Barcelona, Spain, ¹⁰Internal Medicine; Primary Care; NDORMS Dept; MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, URFOA-IMIM, Parc de Salut Mar; Idiap Jordi Gol; University of Oxford; University of Southampton, Barcelona, Spain
TITLE: "Ankylosing Spondylitis is associated with an increased risk of osteoporotic fractures: a population-based cohort study."Background/Purpose: Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) have reduced bone mass,…
Abstract Number: 532 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Prevalance of Autoimmune Thyroid Disfunction in Ankylosing Spondylitis
Hakan Emmungil¹, Mehmet Erdogan², Melike Kalfa¹, Gonca Karabulut¹, Hayriye Kocanaogullari¹, Vedat Inal¹, Yasemin Kabasakal³, Fahrettin Oksel⁴, Kenan Aksu⁵ and Gokhan Keser⁶, ¹Dept. of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Ege University, Dept. of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey, ²Dept. of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinolgy, Ege University, Dept. of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinolgy, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey, ³Dept. of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey, ⁵Dept. Of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Ege University, Dept. Of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey, ⁶Dept. of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Dept. of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey
Background/Purpose: Although the association of autoimmune thyroid dysfunction and primary Sjögren's syndrome (SjS) is well known, it is less clear whether a similar relationship also…
Abstract Number: 2615 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Circulating Levels of Citrullinated Vimentin Fragments Are Diagnostic and Prognostic in Ankylosing Spondylitis; Evidence for Disease-Related Citrullination
Anne C. Bay-Jensen¹, Morten Asser Karsdal², Efstathios Vassiliadis³, Stephanie Wichuk⁴, Zheng Zhao⁵, Robert GW Lambert⁶, Rik Lories⁷, Claus Christiansen⁸ and Walter P. Maksymowych⁹, ¹Cartilage Biomarkers and Research, Nordic Bioscience, Herlev, Denmark, ²Nordic Bioscience A/S, Herlev, Denmark, ³Nordic Bioscience, Herlev, Denmark, ⁴Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, University of Alberta and PLA General Hospital, Beijing, PR China, Beijing, AB, China, ⁶Radiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁷Laboratory of Tissue Homeostasis and Disease - SBE Research Center, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, ⁸CCBR, Ballerup, Denmark, ⁹Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is considered an anti-CCP positive disease whereas ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is considered an anti-CCP negative disease. Anti-CCP has prognostic capacity in…
Abstract Number: 1619 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Quantification of Bone Marrow Edema by Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging for the Assessment of Neck Pain Only Marginally Reflects Clinical Evaluation in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis
Xenofon Baraliakos¹, Frank Heldmann², Ravi Suppiah³, Fiona M. McQueen⁴ and Jürgen Braun², ¹Rheumatology, Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany, ²Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany, ³Department of Rheumatology, Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand, ⁴Molecular Medicine and Pathology, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Background/Purpose: Despite the differences in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS), neck pain is a frequent clinical symptom in both diseases…
Abstract Number: 746 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Increased Risk of Acute and Chronic Renal Comorbidity in Ankylosing Spondylitis: Results From a Population-Based Study
Walter P. Maksymowych¹, Shelagh Szabo², Sumati Rao³, Mary A. Cifaldi³ and Adrian R. Levy⁴, ¹Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ²Oxford Outcomes, Oxford Outcomes, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ³Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL, ⁴Oxford Outcomes Ltd, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Clinical evidence points to an increased risk of renal comorbidity in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) compared to the general population. However, there are no population-based…
Abstract Number: 533 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
NT-Probnp and Inflammation in Active Ankylosing Spondylitis Receiving TNF Blockers: Is There a Link?
Julio C. B. Moraes¹, Ana C. M. Ribeiro², Carla G.S. Saad³, Alessandro C. Lianza⁴, Nadia E. Aikawa⁵, Clovis Artur Silva⁶ and Eloisa Bonfa⁷, ¹Reumatologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ²Rheumatology, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ³Rheumatology Division, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ⁴Radiology Division, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁵Rheumatology, University of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ⁶Paediatric Rheumatology International Trials Organization (PRINTO), Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy, ⁷Rheumatology Division, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Cardiovascular disease plays a central role in morbidity and mortality in rheumatic patients. N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) is a strong marker of cardiovascular…
Abstract Number: 2496 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Elevated Serum Level of the Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Is Highly Predictive for New Syndesmophytes Formation in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis
Denis Poddubnyy¹, Kristina Conrad², Uta Syrbe², Hildrun Haibel³, Heiner Appel², Martin Rudwaleit⁴ and Joachim Sieper⁵, ¹Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²Charité Medical University, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany, ³Medical Department I, Rheumatology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany, ⁴Endokrinologikum Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁵Medical Department I, Rheumatology, Charité Universitätesmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: In the recent years several predictors of radiographic spinal progression/syndesmophyte formation in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) were identified: syndesmophytes at baseline (the strongest predictor so…
Abstract Number: 1377 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prevalence of Spondyloarthritis-Related Comorbidities, Osteoporosis and Fractures in Ankylosing Spondylitis: a Systematic Literature Review
Carmen Stolwijk¹, A.M. Van Tubergen², Jose Dionisio Castillo-Ortiz³ and Annelies Boonen⁴, ¹Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands, ²Department of Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands, ³Unidad de Investigacion en Enfermedades Cronico-Degenerativas, Guadalajara, Mexico, ⁴Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Comorbidities, both related and unrelated to the concept of spondyloarthritis (SpA), are common in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and may have substantial influence…
Abstract Number: 725 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Role of Interleukin-23 in Spondyloarthropathy
Jonathan Sherlock¹, Barbara Joyce-Shaikh¹, Scott Turner¹, Cheng-Chi Chao², Manjiri Sathe¹, Jeff Grein¹, Dan Gorman¹, Eddie P. Bowman², Terrill McClanahan¹, Jennifer Yearley¹, Gerard Eberl³, Christopher D. Buckley⁴, Robert Kastelein¹, Robert Pierce¹, Drake LaFace¹ and Daniel Cua⁵, ¹Merck, Palo Alto, CA, ²Drug Discovery, Merck, Palo Alto, CA, ³Institut Pasteur, Paris, France, ⁴Center for Translational Inflammation Research, School of Immunity and Infection, MRC Center for Immune Regulation, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ⁵Discovery Research, Merck Research Laboratory, Palo Alto, CA
Background/Purpose: Spondyloarthropathy is characterized by inflammation and bony pathology at the entheseal insertion of tendons to bone. Recent investigations have converged upon interleukin(IL)-23, demonstrating firstly…
Abstract Number: 538 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association Between Biomarkers (Metalloproteinase-3, Dikkopf-1 and Sclerostin) with Disease Activity and Prediction of Anti-TNFá Therapy Response in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis
Victoria Navarro-Compán¹, Rafael Ariza², Rufino Mondéjar-García³, Virginia Moreira-Navarrete⁴, Enrique Melguizo-Madrid³, Blanca Hernández-Cruz⁴, Concepción González-Rodríguez³ and Federico Navarro-Sarabia⁵, ¹Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Rheumatology, University Hospital Virgen Macarena.Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain, ³Biochemistry, University Hospital Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, Spain, ⁴Rheumatology, University Hospital Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, Spain, ⁵Rheumatology, Hospital Virgen Macarena, Serv. de Reumatología, Sevilla, Spain
Background/Purpose: Better objectives measures for evaluating disease activity and anti-TNFα response in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) are needed. MMP-3 seems to be the most…
Abstract Number: 2224 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Oral Contraceptive Pill Use in Women with Ankylosing Spondylitis Is Associated with a Younger Age At Diagnosis
Dharini Mahendira¹, Arane Thavaneswaran², Adele Carty³, Nigil Haroon⁴, Ammepa Anton⁵, Laura A. Passalent⁶, Khalid A. Alnaqbi³, Laurie M. Savage⁷, Elin Aslanyan⁷ and Robert D. Inman⁸, ¹Rheumatology, St Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Rheumatology, Toronto Western Hospital and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Rheumatology, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Medicine/Rheumatology, University Health Network, Toronto Western Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Rheumatology, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶Allied Health, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁷Spondylitis Association of America, Van Nuys, CA, ⁸Dept of Medicine/Rheumatology, Toronto Western Research Institute, University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: While AS is traditionally recognized as a predominantly male disease, the impact of gender differences on AS pathogenesis has not been clearly established. Specifically,…
Abstract Number: 1381 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Non-Radiographic Spondyloarthritis Has Greater Work Instability Than Other Spondyloarthritis Subtypes in a National Database
Sherry Rohekar¹, Robert D. Inman², Renise Ayearst³, Proton Rahman⁴, Walter P. Maksymowych⁵ and Dafna D. Gladman⁶, ¹Rheumatology, St. Joseph's Hospital, London, ON, Canada, ²Dept of Medicine/Rheumatology, Toronto Western Research Institute, University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NF, Canada, ⁵Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁶Centre for Prognosis Studies in The Rheumatic Diseases, Toronto Western Research Institute, University of Toronto, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Clinical subsets of spondyloarthritis (SpA), such as ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) can be associated with significant impact on work performance and…
Abstract Number: 591 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Structural Progression of Ankylosing Spondylitis Associated with Elevation in Two NOVEL, Inflammatory Biomarkers; Matrix Metalloproteinase and Cathepsin-Derived
Anne C. Bay-Jensen¹, Morten Asser Karsdal², Stephanie Wichuk³, Zheng Zhao⁴, Robert GW Lambert⁵, Per Qvist⁶ and Walter P. Maksymowych⁷, ¹Cartilage Biomarkers and Research, Nordic Bioscience, Herlev, Denmark, ²Nordic Bioscience A/S, Herlev, Denmark, ³Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, University of Alberta and PLA General Hospital, Beijing, PR China, Beijing, AB, China, ⁵Radiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁶Nordic Bioscience, Herlev, Denmark, ⁷Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: Current inflammatory biomarkers, such as CRP, have insufficient sensitivity and specificity to be broadly accepted for diagnosis and prognosis of AS. We hypothesized, that…

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