Abstracts tagged "Atherosclerosis"

Abstract Number: 257 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Investigation of the Arterial Stiffness and Associated Factors in Patients with Familial Mediterranean Fever
Mustafa Cakar¹, Muharrem Akhan², Tolga Doğan², Gurhan Taskin³, Kadir Ozturk⁴, Muhammet Cinar¹, Erol Arslan² and Sedat Yılmaz¹, ¹Rheumatology, Gulhane Medical Faculty, Ankara, Turkey, ²Internal Medicine, Gulhane Medical Faculty, Ankara, Turkey, ³Internal Medicine Intensive Care, Gulhane Medical Faculty, Ankara, Turkey, ⁴Gastroenterology, Gulhane Medical Faculty, Ankara, Turkey
Background/Purpose: Arterial stiffness represents the viscoelastic properties of the vessel wall. It occurs as a result of known atherosclerotic risk factors such as hypertension, diabetes…
Abstract Number: 1608 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Protective Role of the Vitamin D Receptor Apai (rs7975232) Polymorphism Against Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis from Northern Spain
Raquel López-Mejías¹, Fernanda Genre¹, Sara Remuzgo-Martínez¹, Gema Robledo², Begoña Ubilla¹, Veronica Mijares¹, Javier Llorca³, Montserrat Robustillo-Villarino⁴, Alfonso Corrales¹, Carlos González-Juanatey⁵, Jose A. Miranda-Filloy⁶, Trinitario Pina⁷, Ricardo Blanco⁷, Esther Vicente⁸, Juan José Alegre⁹, Cesar Magro¹⁰, Enrique Raya¹¹, Beatriz Tejera¹², Marco A Ramírez Huaranga¹³, Ivan Ferraz-Amaro¹², Santos Castañeda¹⁴, Javier Martín² and Miguel A. Gonzalez-Gay^1,15, ¹Epidemiology, Genetics and Atherosclerosis Research Group on Systemic Inflammatory Diseases, Rheumatology Division, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ²Institute of Parasitology and Biomedicine López-Neyra, IPBLN-CSIC, Granada, Spain, ³Department of Epidemiology and Computational Biology, School of Medicine, University of Cantabria, and CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ⁴Rheumatology Department, Hospital Universitario Doctor Peset, Valencia, Spain, ⁵Cardiology Division, Hospital Lucus Augusti, Lugo, Spain, ⁶Rheumatology Division, Hospital Lucus Augusti, Lugo, Spain, ⁷Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ⁸Rheumatology Department, Hospital Universitario la Princesa, IIS-Princesa, Madrid, Spain, ⁹Rheumatology, Rheumatology Department, Hospital Universitario Doctor Peset, Valencia, Spain, ¹⁰Rheumatology Department, Hospital Clínico San Cecilio, Granada, Spain, ¹¹Rheumatology, Hospital Clínico San Cecilio, Granada, Spain, ¹²Rheumatology Division, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, ¹³Rheumatology Department, Hospital General Universitario de Ciudad Real, Ciudad Real, Spain, ¹⁴Rheumatology, H.U. La Princesa, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁵Cardiovascular Pathophysiology and Genomics Research Unit, School of Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Background/Purpose: Several vitamin D receptor (VDR) polymorphisms have been associated with cardiovascular (CV) and autoimmune diseases. Carotid plaques are surrogate markers of severe atherosclerotic disease.…
Abstract Number: 840 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Vascular Calcifications on Hand and Wrist Radiographs Are Associated with Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Antigen-Specific Anti-Citrullinated Protein Antibodies, and Mortality in Rheumatoid Arthritis
E. Blair Solow¹, Fang Yu², Geoffrey M. Thiele³, Jeremy Sokolove^4,5, William H. Robinson^6,7, Zachary M. Pruhs³, Kaleb Michaud^8,9, Alan R. Erickson⁹, Harlan Sayles⁹, Gail S. Kerr¹⁰, Angelo L. Gaffo¹¹, Liron Caplan¹², Lisa A. Davis¹³, Grant W. Cannon¹⁴, Andreas M. Reimold¹⁵, Joshua Baker¹⁶, Pascale Schwab^17,18, Daniel Anderson⁹ and Ted R. Mikuls⁹, ¹Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatic Diseases, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ²University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ³Internal Medicine, Omaha VA Medical Center and University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁴VA Palo Alto Healthcare System and Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ⁵Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, ⁶VA Palo Alto Health Care System and Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ⁷Division of Immunology and Rheumatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, ⁸National Data Bank for Rheumatic Diseases, Wichita, KS, ⁹Omaha VA Medical Center and University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ¹⁰Rheumatology, Washington DC VAMC, Georgetown and Howard University, Washington, DC, ¹¹Medicine, Birmingham VA Medical Center and University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ¹²Div of Rheumatology, Denver VAMC and Univ of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, ¹³Denver VAMC and Univ of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, ¹⁴Division of Rheumatology, Salt Lake City VA and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ¹⁵Rheumatology, Dallas VA and University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX, ¹⁶Medicine/Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania and Philadelphia VAMC, Philadelphia, PA, ¹⁷Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Portland VA Medical Center, Portland, OR, ¹⁸Internal Medicine, Division of Arthritis & Rheumatic Diseases, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with increased mortality due to cardiovascular disease (CVD). Select antigen-specific anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA) are associated with atherosclerotic…
Abstract Number: 829 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Asymptomatic Deposit of Monosodium Urate Crystals Associates to a More Severe Coronary Calcification in Hyperuricemic Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome
Mariano Andrés¹, María Amparo Quintanilla², Francisca Sivera¹, Paloma Vela^3,4 and Juan Miguel Ruiz-Nodar⁵, ¹Sección de Reumatología, Hospital General Universitario de Elda, Alicante, Spain, ²Sección de Cardiología, Hospital General Universitario de Elda, Alicante, Spain, ³Departamento de Medicina Clínica, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Alicante, Spain, ⁴Sección de Reumatología, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Alicante, Spain, ⁵Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Alicante, Spain
Background/Purpose: Increased cardiovascular (CV) risk in gout relates to crystal-driven inflammation. Monosodium urate (MSU) crystals are found in ~25% of patients with asymptomatic hyperuricemia (AH)…
Abstract Number: 799 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Peripheral Arterial Disease in Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Patompong Ungprasert¹, Praveen Ratanasrimetha², Charat Thongprayoon³, Wisit Cheungpasitporn³ and Promporn Suksaranjit⁴, ¹Department of Internal medicine, Bassett medical center, Cooperstown, NY, ²Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, ³Department of Medicine, Mayo clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁴Department of Cardiology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT
Peripheral Arterial Disease in Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysisBackground/Purpose: Several chronic inflammatory disorders, such as rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus…
Abstract Number: 726 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Risk of Ischemic Stroke in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Patompong Ungprasert¹, Praveen Ratanasrimetha², Charat Thongprayoon³, Wisit Cheungpasitporn³ and Promporn Suksaranjit⁴, ¹Department of Internal medicine, Bassett medical center, Cooperstown, NY, ²Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, ³Department of Medicine, Mayo clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁴Department of Cardiology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT
Risk of Ischemic Stroke in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysisBackground/Purpose: Several chronic inflammatory disorders, such as rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus…
Abstract Number: 2637 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Assessment of Plaque Thickness and Area in Patients with SLE As Measures of Atherosclerosis – Associations with Disease Activity
Sara Croca¹, Maura Griffin², David Isenberg³, Andrew Nicolaides⁴ and Anisur Rahman⁵, ¹5 University Street, University College London, London, United Kingdom, ²Vascular Screening and Diagnostic Centre, London, United Kingdom, ³Centre for Rheumatology Research, Arthritis Research UK Centre for Adolescent Rheumatology, University College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁴St Georges London/Nicosia Medical School, University of Nicosia, Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus, ⁵Centre for Rheumatology Research, University College London, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose SLE is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Traditional risk stratification tools underestimate CVD risk in patients with SLE. Previous vascular ultrasound…
Abstract Number: 628 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Predictive Value of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Biomarkers for Progression of Atherosclerosis in Psoriatic Disease
Lihi Eder¹, Fatima Abji¹, Cheryl Rosen², Vinod Chandran¹ and Dafna D. Gladman¹, ¹University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Dermatology, University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose The pathophysiologic mechanisms underlying the accelerated atherosclerosis in patients with psoriatic disease (PsD) are unknown. We aimed to investigate candidate pathways involved in this…
Abstract Number: 2617 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
No Evidence of Accelerated Atheromatosis, Increased Arterial Stiffness or Hypertrophy in Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Systematic Case-Control Study
Aikaterini I. Arida¹, Maria Konsta¹, Alexios Iliopoulos², Maria Tektonidou³, George Konstantonis¹, George D. Kitas⁴, Athanasios D. Protogerou¹ and Petros P. Sfikakis¹, ¹First Department of Propedeutic Internal Medicine, Laikon Hospital, Athens University Medical School, Athens, Greece, ²Department of Rheumatology, Veterans Administration Hospital, Athens, Greece, ³First Department of Internal Medicine, Laikon Hospital, Athens University Medical School, Athens, Greece, ⁴The Dudley Group of Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Dudley, and Arthritis Research UK Epidemiology Unit, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Chronic inflammatory arthritis is associated with increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. The mechanisms behind this link include chronic inflammation, comorbidities and disease-related drugs. CV…
Abstract Number: 627 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
HLA Markers for Disease Severity Are Associated with a Higher Burden of Atherosclerosis in Patients with Psoriatic Disease
Lihi Eder¹, Fatima Abji¹, Cheryl Rosen², Vinod Chandran¹ and Dafna D. Gladman¹, ¹University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Dermatology, University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose Recent evidence supports the link between the extent of inflammation and cardiovascular risk in patients with psoriatic disease (PsD). We aimed to investigate the…
Abstract Number: 2452 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Protective Effect of the IL33 rs3939286 Gene Polymorphism in the Development of Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Raquel López-Mejías¹, Fernanda Genre¹, Mercedes García-Bermúdez², Alfonso Corrales¹, Carlos González-Juanatey³, Begoña Ubilla¹, J. Llorca⁴, Encarnación Amigo⁵, Jose A. Miranda-Filloy⁶, Trinitario Pina Murcia¹, Ricardo Blanco⁷, Santos Castañeda⁸, Javier Martin⁹ and Miguel A González-Gay¹, ¹Epidemiology, Genetics and Atherosclerosis Research Group on Systemic Inflammatory Diseases, Rheumatology Division, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ²Immunology and Cellular Biology, Instituto de Parasitologia y Biomedicina López-Neyra, IPBLN-CSIC, Granada, Spain, ³Hospital Universitario Lucus Augusti. Cardiology Division, Lugo, Spain, ⁴Department of Epidemiology and Computational Biology, School of Medicine, University of Cantabria, and CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ⁵Hospital Universitario Lucus Augusti, Rheumatology Division, Lugo, Spain, ⁶Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Lucus Augusti, Lugo, Spain, ⁷Hospital Marques de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ⁸Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, IISP, Madrid, Spain, ⁹Immunology, Instituto de Parasitología y Biomedicina López-Neyra, IPBLN-CSIC, Armilla (Granada), Spain
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a complex inflammatory disease characterized by chronic inflammation, accelerated atherosclerosis and increased cardiovascular (CV) mortality. Interleukin 33 (IL-33) is a…
Abstract Number: 542 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Predictors for Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis – a Cohort Study
Lihi Eder¹, Arane Thavaneswaran¹, Vinod Chandran¹, Hua Shen², Richard J. Cook² and Dafna D. Gladman¹, ¹University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose The prevalence of cardiovascular (CV) morbidity is increased in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA). CV risk is only partially explained by traditional CV risk…
Abstract Number: 1978 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Role of Monocytes Subsets in the Pathology of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Involvement in Endothelial Dysfunction and Proinflammatory Profile
Chary Lopez-Pedrera, Patricia Ruiz-Limon, Carlos Perez-Sanchez, Rosario Carretero, Yolanda Jiménez Gómez, Ángeles Aguirre Zamorano, Jerusalem calvo-Gutierrez, Eduardo Collantes-Estevez, Alejandro Escudero-Contreras and Nuria Barbarroja, Rheumatology Unit, IMIBIC-Reina Sofia University Hospital, Cordoba, Spain
Background/Purpose Different frequency of monocytes subsets has been reported in rheumatoid arthritis (RA).Human monocytes are divided into three main subpopulations according to expression of the…
Abstract Number: 489 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rosuvastatin Improves Arterial Stiffness in Patients with Inflammatory Joint Diseases
Eirik Ikdahl¹, Silvia Rollefstad¹, Jonny Hisdal², Inge C. Olsen³, Ingar Holme⁴, Terje R. Pedersen⁵, Tore Kvien⁶ and Anne Grete Semb¹, ¹Preventive Cardio-Rheuma clinic, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ²Section of Vascular Investigations, Oslo University Hospital Aker, Oslo, Norway, ³Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁴Department of biostatistics, epidemiology and health economics, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁵Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway, ⁶Dept of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway
Background/Purpose Arterial stiffness, as pulse wave velocity (PWV) and augmentation index (AIx) has emerged as early risk markers of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in patients with…
Abstract Number: 1913 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rosuvastatin Induced Carotid Plaque Regression in Patients with Inflammatory Joint Diseases
Silvia Rollefstad¹, Eirik Ikdahl¹, Jonny Hisdal², Inge C. Olsen³, Ingar Holme⁴, Hilde Berner Hammer⁵, Knut T. Smerud⁶, G Kitas⁷, Terje R. Pedersen⁸, Tore K. Kvien⁹ and Anne Grete Semb¹, ¹Preventive Cardio-Rheuma clinic, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ²Section of Vascular Investigations, Uslo University Hospital-Aker, Oslo, Norway, ³Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁴Department of biostatistics, epidemiology and health economics, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁵Postboks 23 Vinderen, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁶Smerud Medical Research International AS, Oslo, Norway, ⁷The Dudley Group of Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Dudley, United Kingdom, ⁸Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway, ⁹PsAID taskforce, EULAR, Zurich, Switzerland
Background/Purpose Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and carotid artery plaques (CP) have increased risk of acute coronary syndromes. Statin treatment with low density lipoprotein cholesterol…

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