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Abstracts tagged "Atherosclerosis and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)"

  • Abstract Number: 729 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2018

    Atherosclerotic Vascular Events in SLE – an Evolving Story

    Murray Urowitz1, Jiandong Su1 and Dafna D Gladman1,2, 1University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Background/Purpose: Atherosclerotic vascular events (AVEs) are a major cause of mortality and morbidity in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with a prevalence of 8-12%.   We aimed…
  • Abstract Number: 730 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2018

    Accrual of Atherosclerotic Vascular Events over 10 Years in a Multicentre Inception SLE Cohort

    Murray Urowitz1, Dafna D Gladman2, Nicole Anderson2 and Jiandong Su2, 1Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Background/Purpose: The prevalence of atherosclerotic vascular events (AVE) in published literature of an inception cohort with SLE is 10%. We aimed to investigate the annual…
  • Abstract Number: 718 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2017

    Atherosclerotic Vascular Events in a Multinational SLE Inception Cohort: Description and Predictive Risk Factors over a 17 Year Period

    Murray Urowitz1, Dafna D Gladman2, Nicole Anderson3 and Jiandong Su4, 1Centre for Prognosis Studies in the Rheumatic Diseases, University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2Rheumatology, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, 3Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, 4University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Background/Purpose: A large multicentre multinational inception cohort was established to study risk factors for atherosclerosis (AS) in SLE. We aim to describe all vascular events…
  • Abstract Number: 1795 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2016

    Four Years Follow-up of Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients

    Ju-Yang Jung1, Hyoun-Ah Kim1 and Chang-Hee Suh2, 1Department of Rheumatology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea, 2Department of Rheumatology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea, The Republic of

    Background/Purpose: We assessed carotid artery intima-media thickness (cIMT) and carotid plaque by Doppler ultrasonography among sixty-one female SLE patients who were enrolled in the previous…
  • Abstract Number: 809 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2015

    Patients with SLE Who Are Anti-Factor Xa IgG Positive Are Less Likely to Have Atherosclerotic Plaque

    Claire-Louise Murphy1, Sara Croca1, Bahar Artim-Esen2, Laura Hanns3, Charis Pericleous1, Thomas McDonnell1, Yiannis Ioannou4, David A. Isenberg1, Anisur Rahman1 and Ian Giles5, 1Rayne Institute, Centre for Rheumatology Research, UCL Division of Medicine, London, United Kingdom, 2Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, 3Rheumatology, Arthritis Research UK Centre for Adolescent Rheumatology, UCL Division of Medicine, London, United Kingdom, 4Rayne Institute, Arthritis Research UK Centre for Adolescent Rheumatology, UCL Division of Medicine, London, United Kingdom, 5Rayne Intitiute, Centre for Rheumatology Research, UCL Division of Medicine, London, United Kingdom

    Background/Purpose: Patients with SLE have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), which is not fully explained by traditional risk factors and may be mediated…
  • Abstract Number: 3124 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2015

    Associations of Circulating Cell-Free Micro-RNA with Vasculopathy and Vascular Events in SLE Patients

    Susan Due Kay1, Anting L. Carlsen2, Anne Voss1, Mikael Kjær Poulsen3, Axel Cosmus Pyndt Diederichsen4 and Niels H. H. Heegaard5, 1Department of Rheumatology, Odense University Hospital, Odense C, Denmark, 2Department of Congenital Disorders, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark, 3Department of Cardiology, Odense University Hospital, Odense C, Denmark, 4Department of Cardiology,, Odense University Hospital, Odense C, Denmark, 5Department of Clinical Biochemistry & Pharmacology, Odense University Hospital, Odense C, Denmark

    Background/Purpose: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small noncoding RNAs that modulate protein translation and regulate numerous immunologic and inflammatory pathways. Certain miRNA profiles have been associated with…
  • Abstract Number: 2255 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012

    Apolipoprotein B Containing Lipoprotein Subclasses and Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

    Adnan Kiani1, Hong Fang1, Ehtisham Akhter2, Carmen Quiroga3, Nancy Simpson3, Petar Alaupovic3 and Michelle Petri1, 1Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 2Div of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 3Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma, OK

    Background/Purpose: Traditional classification in lipid biology using HDL, LDL and VLDL does not provide information on lipoprotein function.  Apolipoproteins, (which are protein components of plasma…
  • Abstract Number: 1706 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012

    Predictive Atherosclerotic Risk Factors At Inception in a Multicentre, Multinational Cohort

    Murray B. Urowitz1, Dominique Ibanez1, D. D. Gladman2 and SLICC3, 1Division of Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2Division of Rheumatology, Toronto Western Hospital and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, 3Toronto Western Hospital, Division of Rheumatology, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Background/Purpose:   Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) develop premature atherosclerosis (AS). This study examines predictive factors at inception for atherosclerotic vascular events (AVE) over…
  • Abstract Number: 1709 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012

    Biomarkers of Atherosclerosis Are Associated with Progression of Non-Cardiovascular Damage in Patients with SLE

    Sarah J. Kim1, Jennifer M. Grossman2, Brian Skaggs3, Elaine Lourenco3, Lori Sahakian4, John FitzGerald5, Nagesh Ragavendra6, Christina Charles-Schoeman7, Alan H. Gorn8, Bevra H. Hahn8 and Maureen A. McMahon9, 1UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 2Div of Rheumatology, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 3Medicine/Rheumatology, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 4Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine,, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 5Medicine-Rheumatology, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 6Radiology, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 7University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 8Rheumatology, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 9Division of Rheumatology, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA

    Background/Purpose: Studies have shown that even after taking traditional cardiac risk factors into account, SLE patients have up to 50-fold higher risk of developing atherosclerotic…
  • Abstract Number: 648 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012

    Atherosclerotic Vascular Events in a Multinational Inception Cohort of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Incidence Over a Ten Year Period

    D. D. Gladman1, Dominique Ibanez2, Murray B. Urowitz2 and SLICC3, 1Division of Rheumatology, Toronto Western Hospital and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2Division of Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, 3Division of Rheumatology Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Background/Purpose: A large multicentre multinational inception cohort was established to study risk factors for atherosclerosis (AS) in SLE. The purpose of this study was to…

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