Abstracts tagged "Atherosclerosis"

Abstract Number: 0560 • ACR Convergence 2022
IL-17 Regulates Apolipoprotein E in Lymph Node Stromal Cells During Infection and Autoimmunity
Catherine Poholek¹ and Mandy McGeachy², ¹UPM Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh/University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Autoimmune disease (AID) resulting from a dysregulated immune response is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality, largely driven by cardiovascular disease (CVD)/atherosclerosis and dyslipidemia.…
Abstract Number: 0883 • ACR Convergence 2022
Serum Cholesterol Loading Capacity on Macrophages Is Dependent on Oxidized Low-density Lipoprotein and Regulated by Seropositivity and C-reactive Protein in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
George A Karpouzas¹, Bianca Papotti², Sarah Ormseth³, Marcella Palumbo², elizabeth Hernandez³, Maria Pia Adorni², Francesca Zimetti², Matthew Budoff⁴ and Nicoletta Ronda⁵, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, ²University of Parma, Parma, Italy, ³The Lundquist Institute, Torrance, CA, ⁴Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and the Lundquist Institute, Torrance, CA, ⁵University of Parma, Parma
Background/Purpose: Excessive cholesterol accumulation in macrophages underlies foam cell formation, initiation and progression of atherosclerosis. Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) oxidation and unregulated uptake by macrophages are…
Abstract Number: 0893 • ACR Convergence 2022
ATP-Binding Cassette G1 Membrane Transporter-mediated Cholesterol Efflux Capacity Influences Coronary Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Risk in RA
George A Karpouzas¹, bianca Papotti², Sarah Ormseth³, Marcella Palumbo², elizabeth Hernandez³, Maria Pia Adorni², Francesca Zimetti⁴, Matthew Budoff⁵ and Nicoletta Ronda⁴, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, ²University of Parma, Parma, Italy, ³The Lundquist Institute, Torrance, CA, ⁴University of Parma, Parma, ⁵Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and the Lundquist Institute, Torrance, CA
Background/Purpose: Cholesterol efflux capacity CEC measures the ability of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) to remove cholesterol from arterial wall macrophages upon interaction with membrane transporter proteins…
Abstract Number: 0909 • ACR Convergence 2022
Unsupervised Clustering Analysis of Circulating Molecular Profiles in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Defines Precise CV Risk. Effects of TNFi, IL6Ri, and JAKinibs
Chary Lopez-Pedrera¹, Laura Muñoz-Barrera¹, Tomás Cerdó², Maria Luque-Tevar³, Pilar Font¹, Montserrat Romero-Gomez², Desiree Ruiz-Vilchez⁴, Sara Remuzgo-Martinez⁵, Raquel Lopez Mejias⁶, María Carmen Ábalos-Aguilera⁷, Rafaela Ortega-Castro¹, José Perez-Venegas⁸, Mª Dolores Ruiz-Montesinos⁸, Carmen Dominguez⁸, Carlos Rodriguez-Escalera⁹, Carmen Romero-Barco⁹, Antonio Fernandez-Nebro¹⁰, Natalia Mena Vazquez¹⁰, Jose Luis Marenco¹¹, Julia Uceda Montañez¹¹, Charo Santos¹², Nuria Barbarroja¹, Mª Angeles Aguirre¹³, Alejandro Escudero-Contreras², Eduardo Collantes¹, Miguel Ángel González-Gay¹⁴ and Carlos Pérez-Sánchez¹, ¹IMIBIC/University of Cordoba/Reina Sofia Hospital, Cordoba, Spain, ²IMIBIC/University of Cordoba/Reina Sofia Hospital, Córdoba, Spain, ³IMIBIC, Córdoba, Spain, ⁴Reina Sofia University Hospital, Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain, ⁵Research Group on Genetic Epidemiology and Atherosclerosis in Systemic Diseases and in Metabolic Bone Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System, IDIVAL; and Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ⁶IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ⁷Imibic/ University of Córdoba/ Reina Sofía Hospital, Córdoba, Spain, ⁸Virgen Macarena University Hospital, Sevilla, Spain, ⁹Virgen de la Victoria Hospital, Málaga, Spain, ¹⁰Regional University Hospital of Málaga, Málaga, Spain, ¹¹Virgen de Valme University Hospital, Sevilla, Spain, ¹²Virgen de Valme University Hospital, Málaga, Spain, ¹³Maimonides Institute for Biomedical Research of Córdoba, Cordoba, Spain, ¹⁴Department of Medicine and Psychiatry, Universidad de Cantabria; Rheumatology Division, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla; Research group on genetic epidemiology and atherosclerosis in systemic diseases and in metabolic diseases of the musculoskeletal system, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain. Cardiovascular Pathophysiology and Genomics Research Unit, School of Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Background/Purpose: This study aimed to 1) Analyze the circulating inflammatory profile of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients, in order to recognize distinctive clinical phenotypes associated with…
Abstract Number: 1008 • ACR Convergence 2022
Endothelial Dysfunction in Axial Spondyloarthritis and Its Association with Clinical Disease Characteristics
lourdes Ladehesa-Pineda¹, Clementina Lopez-Medina², Maria Angeles Puche Larrubia³, Raquel Granados⁴ and Eduardo Collantes⁵, ¹Reina Sofia University Hospital/Rheumatology Department/Maimonides Institute for Biomedical Research (IMIBIC), Cordoba, Spain, ²Reina Sofia University Hospital, Rheumatology Department, Jaén, Spain, ³Reina Sofia University Hospital/Rheumatology Department/Maimonides Institute for Biomedical Research (IMIBIC), Granada, Spain, ⁴Reina Sofia University Hospital/Rheumatology Department/Maimonides Institute for Biomedical Research (IMIBIC), Córdoba, Spain, ⁵IMIBIC/University of Cordoba/Reina Sofia Hospital, Cordoba, Spain
Background/Purpose: It has been described an increased presence of cardiovascular risk factors and subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). Several studies have shown…
Abstract Number: 1118 • ACR Convergence 2022
Monocyte Transcriptomic Analysis Uncovers Heterogeneous Gene Expression Profiles in Systemic Lupus Erythematous (SLE) with and Without Subclinical Atherosclerosis
Laurel Woodridge¹, Elvira Chocano Navarro², George Robinson¹, Paul Ashford¹, Kirsty Waddington³, Anisur Rahman⁴, Christine Orengo⁵, Ines Pineda-Torra⁶ and Elizabeth Jury¹, ¹University College London, London, United Kingdom, ²VIHR, Barcelona, Spain, ³University College London (alumni), London, United Kingdom, ⁴Centre for Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁵ISMB / UCL, London, United Kingdom, ⁶Cabimer, Sevilla, Spain
Background/Purpose: A leading cause of mortality in SLE is cardiovascular disease (CVD) through accelerated atherosclerosis: the build-up of cells and lipids in the vascular wall.…
Abstract Number: 1216 • ACR Convergence 2022
Subclinical Vascular Disease Is More Prevalent in above-30 Adult Fibromyalgia: A Preliminary Report of a Hospital-based Cross-sectional Study from South India
Salil Ganu, C. B. Mithun and Jyothi Visalakshy, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, India
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia is known to be associated with cardiovascular events and mortality. We aimed to compare the prevalence of subclinical atherosclerosis (SAT), a surrogate marker…
Abstract Number: 1410 • ACR Convergence 2022
Subclinical Atherosclerosis Is Not Related with Acid Uric in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Study of 1005 Patients of a Single University Hospital
Fabricio Benavides Villanueva¹, Cristina Corrales¹, Ivan Ferraz Amaro², Nuria Vegas Revenga³, Ricardo Blanco⁴, Miguel Angel Gonzalez Gay⁵ and Alfonso Corrales⁶, ¹Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ²Division of Rheumatology. Hospital Universitario de Canarias. Spain., Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, ³Hospital Galdakao- Usansolo, Galdakao, Spain, ⁴Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ⁵Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, Lugo, Spain, ⁶Research Group on Genetic Epidemiology and Atherosclerosis in Systemic Diseases and in Metabolic Bone Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System, IDIVAL; and Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and Gout are related with increased cardiovascular (CV) disease. Carotid plaques and increased carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) are surrogate markers of…
Abstract Number: 1649 • ACR Convergence 2022
Five-Year Cardiovascular Event Risk in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Who Received Treat-to-Target Management
Lai-shan Tam¹, Tsz On Lam² and Man Choi Wan³, ¹The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, ²Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ³Ruttonjee Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is known to cause increased risk of cardiovascular (CV) disease (CVD) due to the underlying inflammation. The year of 2010 revolutionised…
Abstract Number: 1724 • ACR Convergence 2022
Perivascular Adipose Tissue Promotes Vascular Dysfunction in Murine Lupus
Hong Shi¹, Brandee Goo², David Kim², Taylor Kress², Eric Belin de Chantemele², Xiaochun Long², Ha Won Kim², Laura Carbone³, Brian Annex⁴ and Neal Weintraub⁴, ¹Department of Internal Medicine/Division of Rheumatology, Vascular Biology Center, Augusta, GA, ²Vascular Biology Center, Augusta, GA, ³Augusta University, Augusta, GA, ⁴Department of Internal Medicine/Division of Cardiology, Vascular Biology Center, Augusta, GA
Background/Purpose: Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are at high risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) due to accelerated atherosclerosis. lupus patients have more thoracic perivascular…
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…
Abstract Number: 1817 • ACR Convergence 2022
Acute Coronary Syndrome in Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease Patients: A Cross-sectional Study from the National Inpatient Sample
Konstantinos Parperis¹ and Bikash Bhattarai², ¹University of Cyprus Medical School, Nicosia, Cyprus, ²Valleywise Health, Phoenix, AZ
Background/Purpose: Calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease (CPPD) is a common crystal-induced arthritis characterized by the deposition of calcium pyrophosphate crystals in the articular tissues. Acute CPP…
Abstract Number: 1827 • ACR Convergence 2022
The Updated Cardiovascular Risk Tool SCORE2 Provides No Advantage in Identifying Patients with Gout and Carotid Atheroma Plaques
Ernesto Tovar-Sugrañes, Maria-Carmen Lopez-Gonzalez, Cristina Rodriguez-Alvear, Elisabet Perea-Martinez and Mariano Andrès, Dr Balmis Alicante General University Hospital-ISABIAL, Alicante, Spain
Background/Purpose: Standard cardiovascular (CV) risk assessment tool (SCORE, Framingham Heart Study) performed inaccurately in patients with gout and carotid atheroma plaques (thus, at high CV…
Abstract Number: 1963 • ACR Convergence 2022
Lipid Screening and Statin Use in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in an Underserved Population
Colleen O'Neill¹ and Veena Patel², ¹Dell Medical School - UTHealth Austin, Austin, TX, ²Dell Medical School - UT Health Austin, Austin, TX
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have an increased risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) compared to the general population and RA is considered a…
Abstract Number: 1929 • ACR Convergence 2021
Metabolomics Identifies Early Mechanisms of Atherogenic Dyslipidaemia in Juvenile-SLE Patients Associated with Inflammation
George Robinson¹, Kirsty Waddington¹, Junjie Peng¹, Anna Radziszewska¹, David Isenberg², Yiannis Ioannou¹, Ines Pineda-Torra¹, Coziana Ciurtin¹ and Elizabeth Jury¹, ¹University College London, London, United Kingdom, ²Centre for Rheumatology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of mortality in patients with juvenile-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (JSLE) through atherosclerosis, the build-up of lipids and…

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