Abstracts tagged "Atherosclerosis"

Abstract Number: 2240 • ACR Convergence 2024
Methotrexate Use Influenced the Effect of Inflammation on Cardiovascular Risk Differently in Anticitrullinated Protein Antibody Negative and Positive Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
George Karpouzas¹, Piet Van RIel², Elena Myasoedova³, Miguel Angel Gonzalez-Gay⁴, alfonso Corrales-Martínez⁵, Solbritt Rantapaa-Dahlqvist⁶, Petros Sfikakis⁷, Patrick Dessein⁸, Linda Tsang⁹, Carol Hitchon¹⁰, Hani El Gabalawy¹¹, Virginia Pascual Ramos¹², Irazu Contreras Yanez¹³, Iris Jazmín Colunga Pedraza¹⁴, Dionicio Galarza-Delgado¹⁵, jose Ramon Azpiri-Lopez¹⁶, Anne Grete Semb¹⁷, Patrick Durez¹⁸, Durga P Misra¹⁹, Brian Bridal Logstrup²⁰, Ellen Margrethe Hauge²¹, George Kitas²² and Sarah Ormseth²³, and ATACC-RA, ¹Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, ²Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ³Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁴University of Cantabria, Fundación Jimenez Díaz, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ⁵Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ⁶Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden, ⁷Joint Academic Rheumatology Program, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Centre of New Biotechnologies and Precision Medicine (CNBPM), School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece, Athens, Greece, ⁸University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, ⁹University of Witwatersrand, Johanessburg, South Africa, ¹⁰University of Mannitoba, Winnipeg, Canada, ¹¹University of Mannitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ¹²Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, Mexico City, Federal District, Mexico, ¹³Instituto Nacional de las Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, Mexico City, Mexico, ¹⁴Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital "Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez", Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico, ¹⁵UANL Hospital Universitario, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, ¹⁶Division of Cardiology, University Hospital "Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez", Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico, ¹⁷Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ¹⁸UCLouvain, Louvain, Belgium, ¹⁹Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, ²⁰University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark, ²¹Aarhus Universitetshospital, Aarhus, Denmark, ²²The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ²³The Lundquist Institute, Torrance, CA
Background/Purpose: Disease activity was linked to cardiovascular (CV) risk in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Anticitrullinated protein antibody (ACPA) positivity associated with greater synovial inflammation, tumor necrosis…
Abstract Number: 2166 • ACR Convergence 2023
Long-Term Effects of Abatacept on Arthritis and Atherosclerosis in Older vs Younger Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: 3-year Results of a Prospective, Multicenter, Observational Study
Zento Yamada¹, Sei Muraoka¹, Mai Kawazoe², Wataru Hirose³, Hajime Kono⁴, Shinsuke Yasuda⁵, Takahiko Sugihara⁶ and Toshihiro Nanki², ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Toho University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Toho University School of Medicine, Ota-ku, Japan, ³Hirose Clinic of Rheumatology, Saitama, Japan, ⁴Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Science, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan, ⁶Toho University, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at an increased risk of cardiovascular disease secondary to atherosclerosis. Although it has been reported that TNF inhibitor…
Abstract Number: 0057 • ACR Convergence 2023
GM-CSF receptor/SYK/JNK/FOXO1/CD11c Signaling Enhances Cell Migration to Promote Atherosclerosis
Daisuke Tsukui¹, Kimura Yoshitaka¹ and Hajime Kono², ¹Teikyo University School of Medicine, Itabashi-ku, Japan, ²Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Atherosclerosis involves both dyslipidemia and chronic inflammatory disease; however, lipid-lowering agents do not completely eliminate the risks of cardiovascular events. In addition, chronic systemic…
Abstract Number: 0292 • ACR Convergence 2023
Comparison of Cardiovascular Risk of Myositis Patients and the General Population
Sabina Oreska¹, Hana Storkanova¹, Jaroslav Kudlicka², Vladimir Tuka², Ondrej Mikes², Zdislava Krupickova², Martin Satny², Eva Chytilova², Jan Kvasnicka², Maja Spiritovic³, Barbora Hermankova⁴, Petr Cesak⁵, Marian Rybar⁶, Karel Pavelka¹, Ladislav Senolt⁷, Herman Mann⁸, Jiri Vencovsky¹, Michal Vrablik² and Michal Tomcik¹, ¹Institute of Rheumatology, Prague, Czech Republic, Department of Rheumatology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, ²3rd Department of Internal Medicine, General University Hospital and 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, ³Institute of Rheumatology, Prague, Czech Republic, Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁴Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁵Department of Human Movement Laboratory, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁶Department of Biomedical Technology, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Kladno, Czech Republic, ⁷Institute of Rheumatology and Department of Rheumatology, First Faculty of Medicine, Praha, Czech Republic, ⁸Institute of Rheumatology, Praha 2, Czech Republic
Background/Purpose: Cardiovascular (CV) risk due to accelerated atherosclerosis and impaired metabolism can be increased in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) on behalf of systemic inflammation, limited…
Abstract Number: 0390 • ACR Convergence 2023
Statins Influence the Relationship Between ATP-binding Cassette Transporter A1 (ABCA1)-mediated Cholesterol Efflux and Coronary Atherosclerosis in Rheumatoid Arthritis
George Karpouzas¹, Bianca Papotti², Sarah Ormseth³, Marcella Palumbo², Elizabeth Hernandez³, Maria Pia Adorni⁴, Francesca Zimetti², Matthew Budoff¹ and Nicoletta Ronda², ¹Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, ²University of Parma, Department of Food and Drug, Parma, Italy, ³The Lundquist Institute, Torrance, CA, ⁴Department of Medicine and Surgery, Unit of Neuroscience, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
Background/Purpose: Cholesterol efflux capacity (CEC) is the main antiatherogenic function of high-density lipoprotein (HDL). ATP-binding-cassette A1 (ABCA1) membrane transporter initiates cholesterol export from arterial macrophages…
Abstract Number: 0552 • ACR Convergence 2023
The Impact of Antiphospholipid Antibodies on Future Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
YuFang Ding¹, Can Huang², Jiuliang zhao³, Qian Wang¹, Xinping Tian³, Mengtao Li³ and xiaofeng Zeng¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China, ²Peking Unoin Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China, ³Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
Background/Purpose: Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) suffered from an increasing risk of cardiovascular diseases (23·3 events per 1000 patient-years). Antiphospholipid antibodies (aPLs), including anticardiolipin…
Abstract Number: 0568 • ACR Convergence 2023
Comparison of Plasma Protein Profiles and Endothelial Function in Patients with Pediatric-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Healthy Controls
Liyoung Kim¹, Gabrielle Alonzi¹, Marina Barguil Macedo², Pamela F. Weiss³, Jane Newburger⁴, Karen Costenbader⁵, Christian Lood² and Joyce Chang¹, ¹Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ³Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁵Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Patients with pediatric-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (pSLE) have elevated cardiovascular (CV) risk associated with accelerated atherosclerosis that begins in childhood. Endothelial dysfunction may be…
Abstract Number: 0585 • ACR Convergence 2023
The Impact of Impaired Vagus Nerve Activity and Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation (tVNS) on Arterial Stiffness in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
Tobias Schmidt¹, Christina Brock², Jesper Fleischer³, Søren Jacobsen¹ and Amanda Hempel Zinglersen¹, ¹Copenhagen Research Center for Autoimmune Connective Tissue Diseases, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark, ²Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Aalborg University Hospital and Clinical Institute, Aalborg, Denmark, ³Steno Diabetes Center Aarhus, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease with an increased risk of atherosclerosis. The development of atherosclerosis in SLE cannot be…
Abstract Number: 0654 • ACR Convergence 2023
Comparison of Cardiovascular Risk in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis and the General Population
Sabina Oreska¹, Hana Storkanova¹, Jaroslav Kudlicka², Vladimir Tuka², Ondrej Mikes², Zdislava Krupickova², Martin Satny², Eva Chytilova², Jan Kvasnicka², Maja Spiritovic³, Barbora Hermankova⁴, Petr Cesak⁵, Marian Rybar⁶, Karel Pavelka⁷, Ladislav Senolt⁸, Radim Becvar⁹, Jiri Vencovsky¹, Michal Vrablik² and Michal Tomcik¹, ¹Institute of Rheumatology, Prague, Czech Republic, Department of Rheumatology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, ²3rd Department of Internal Medicine, General University Hospital and 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, ³Institute of Rheumatology, Prague, Czech Republic, Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁴Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁵Department of Human Movement Laboratory, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁶Department of Biomedical Technology, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Kladno, Czech Republic, ⁷Institut of Rheumatology and Department of Rheumatology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Praha, Czech Republic, ⁸Institute of Rheumatology and Department of Rheumatology, First Faculty of Medicine, Praha, Czech Republic, ⁹Institute of Rheumatology, Prague, Czech Republic, Department of Rheumatology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Praha, Czech Republic
Background/Purpose: Patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) may be burdened by increased cardiovascular (CV) risk due to accelerated atherosclerosis (ATS) due to systemic inflammation, and vascular…
Abstract Number: 0707 • ACR Convergence 2023
Prevalence and Distribution of Vascular Calcifications at CT Scan in Patients with Large Vessel Vasculitis and Patients with Lymphoma: A Matched Cross-sectional Study
Chiara Marvisi¹, Giulia Besutti², Pamela Mancuso³, Roberto Farì⁴, Filippo Monelli⁴, Matteo Revelli⁴, Rexhep Durmo⁵, Elena Galli⁶, Francesco Muratore⁷, Lucia Spaggiari², Marta Ottone³, Stefano Luminari⁸, Pierpaolo Pattacini⁴, Paolo Giorgi Rossi³ and Carlo Salvarani⁹, ¹IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy, Reggio Emilia, Italy, ²IRCCS REGGIO EMILIA, Reggio Emilia, Italy, ³Epidemiology Unit, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale-IRCSS Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy, ⁴Radiology Unit, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale-IRCCS Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy, ⁵Nuclear Medicine Unit, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale-IRCSS Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy, ⁶Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale-IRCCS Di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy, ⁷IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy, ⁸Ematology Unit, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale-IRCCS Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy, ⁹Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
Background/Purpose: Arterial wall calcifications are a hallmark of atherosclerosis and represent an important cardiovascular risk factor. Accelerated atherosclerosis and vascular calcifications have been reported in…
Abstract Number: 0901 • ACR Convergence 2023
Scavenging of Isolevuglandins Attenuates Neutrophil Expansion and Aortic NETosis in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Jaya Krishnan¹, Néstor de la Visitación¹, Jonathan Williams¹, Leslie Crofford² and David Patrick³, ¹Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ²Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Melbourne, AR, ³Department of Veterans Affairs, Nashville, TN
Background/Purpose: Atherosclerosis and vascular inflammation are a cause of morbidity and mortality in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Vascular NETosis is a driver of atherosclerosis and…
Abstract Number: 1283 • ACR Convergence 2023
Atherogenic Index of Plasma Identifies Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Increased Carotid Intima-Media Thickness
Dionicio A. Galarza-Delgado¹, Iris Colunga¹, José Ramón Azpiri-López¹, Valeria Gonzalez-Gonzalez², Victor Beltran³, Angel Arias Peralta⁴, Jesus Alberto Cardenas-De la Garza⁵ and Rosa Arvizu-Rivera⁶, ¹Hospital Universitario UANL, Monterrey, Mexico, ²Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico, ³Rheumatology Service Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González", Monterrey, Mexico, ⁴Medicine Faculty, Universidad Autonoma De Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁵Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González", San Nicolas, Mexico, ⁶Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio Gonzalez", Escobedo, Mexico
Background/Purpose: The atherogenic index of plasma (AIP) is a novel marker to identify cardiovascular disease. Recently, AIP was reported to be related to long-term cardiovascular…
Abstract Number: 1305 • ACR Convergence 2023
Variations in Macrophage Cholesterol Loading over Time Are Linked to Dynamic Changes in Coronary Atherosclerotic Plaque in Rheumatoid Arthritis
George Karpouzas¹, Bianca Papotti², Sarah Ormseth³, Marcella Palumbo⁴, Elizabeth Hernandez³, Maria Pia Adorni⁵, Francesca Zimetti², Matthew Budoff¹ and Nicoletta Ronda², ¹Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, ²University of Parma, Department of Food and Drug, Parma, Italy, ³The Lundquist Institute, Torrance, CA, ⁴University of Parma, Parma, Italy, ⁵Department of Medicine and Surgery, Unit of Neuroscience, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
Background/Purpose: The ability of serum to deliver cholesterol to cells is known as cholesterol loading capacity (CLC) and associates with foam cell formation. In rheumatoid…
Abstract Number: 2103 • ACR Convergence 2023
Inflammation and Immunomodulatory Therapies Influence the Relationship Between ATP-binding Cassette Transporter A1 (ABCA1)-mediated Cholesterol Efflux and Coronary Atherosclerosis in Rheumatoid Arthritis
George Karpouzas¹, Bianca Papotti², Sarah Ormseth³, Marcella Palumbo², Elizabeth Hernandez³, Maria Pia Adorni⁴, Francesca Zimetti², Matthew Budoff¹ and Nicoletta Ronda², ¹Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, ²University of Parma, Department of Food and Drug, Parma, Italy, ³The Lundquist Institute, Torrance, CA, ⁴Department of Medicine and Surgery, Unit of Neuroscience, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
Background/Purpose: High-density lipoprotein (HDL) eliminates cholesterol from atherosclerotic lesions, a function known as cholesterol efflux capacity (CEC). ATP-binding-cassette A1 (ABCA1) membrane transporter initiates cholesterol transfer…
Abstract Number: 1796 • ACR Convergence 2022
Peripheral Vascular Disease and Sequelae in Individuals with Gout, Diabetes, or Both Among US Veterans
Nicole Leung¹, Michael Toprover¹, Charles Fang², Michael Pillinger³ and Jay Pendse⁴, ¹Division of Rheumatology, New York University Grossman School of Medicine and Rheumatology Section, New York Harbor Health Care System, New York Campus of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, New York, NY, ²Department of Surgery Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, ³NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁴Division of Endocrinology, New York University Grossman School of Medicine and Endocrinology Section, New York Harbor Health Care System, New York Campus of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Peripheral vascular disease (PVD) causes substantial morbidity and mortality. Patients with gout are known to have increased coronary artery disease risk but less is…

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