Abstracts tagged "autoimmune diseases"

Abstract Number: 1141 • ACR Convergence 2024
Defining a Novel Type of Myositis: Immune Mediated Megaconial Myopathy (IMMM)
Teerin Liewluck¹, Ashley Santilli², Oliver Ni³, Margherita Milone², Duygu Selcen², Anahit Mehrabyan⁴, Arjun Seth⁵, Christine Hsieh⁵, Wasim Raslan⁶, Moayd Alkhalifah⁶, Raed Alenezi⁶, Stefan Nicolau⁷ and Pannathat Soontrapa⁸, ¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Mayo Clinic-Rochester, Rochester, MN, ³Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis, MN, ⁴University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁵Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ⁶Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, ⁷Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH, ⁸Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
Background/Purpose: To describe a novel type of myositis, immune mediated megaconial myopathy (IMMM), pathologically characterized by giant mitochondria (megaconia).Methods: We reviewed the Mayo Clinic Muscle…
Abstract Number: 1420 • ACR Convergence 2024
Alignment Between Rheumatology and Neurology of Nomenclature for Peripheral Nervous System Neuropathies
Ghaith Noaiseh¹, George Sarka², Anahita Deboo³, Arun Varadhachary⁴, Robert Fox⁵, Matthew Baker⁶, Stamatina Danielides⁷, Eduardo de Sousa⁸, Julie Frantsve Hawley⁹, Brent Goodman¹⁰, Katherine Hammitt⁹, Jennifer King¹¹, Steven Mandel¹², Pantelis Pavlakis¹³, Daniel Wallace¹⁴, Robert Hal Scofield¹⁵, Nancy Carteron¹⁶ and Steven Carsons¹⁷, ¹University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, ²UCLA, Laguna Hills, CA, ³Temple University, Philadelphia, ⁴Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, ⁵Rheumatology Clinic, San Diego, CA, ⁶Stanford University, Menlo Park, CA, ⁷Vcu, Glen Allen, VA, ⁸Mercy, Moore, OK, ⁹Sjogren's Foundation, Reston, VA, ¹⁰Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, ¹¹UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ¹²Hofstra, Hempstead, ¹³Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ¹⁴Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Studio City, CA, ¹⁵Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ¹⁶University of California, Berkeley & San Francisco, Angwin, CA, ¹⁷NYU Long Island School of Medicine, Mineola, NY
Background/Purpose: The Sjögren’s Foundation Clinical Practice Guidelines for Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) diagnosis, management and treatment in Sjögren’s brought to the fore a major issue…
Abstract Number: 1590 • ACR Convergence 2024
Milder ILD with Preserved Lung Function Significantly Contributes to Respiratory Caused Mortality in SSc
Anna-Maria Hoffmann-Vold¹, Håvard Fretheim¹, Emily Langballe², Hilde Jenssen Bjørkekjær³, Henriette Didriksen¹, Phuong Phuong Diep⁴, Anna Helena Andersson¹, Ragnar Gunnarsson¹, Michael T Durheim¹, Torhild Garen¹, Øyvind Midtvedt⁵, Trond Mogens Aaløkken⁶, Øyvind Molberg⁷ and Oliver Distler⁸, ¹Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ²Oslo University Hospital, Department of Rheumatology, Oslo, Norway, ³Department of Rheumatology, Hospital of Southern Norway, Kristiansand, Kristiansand, Norway, ⁴Oslo University Hospital, Department of Respiratory Disease, Oslo, Norway, ⁵Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Oslo, Norway, ⁶Medicine, Oslo, Norway, Oslo, Norway, ⁷Department of Rheumatology, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway, ⁸Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, Zurich, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is the main cause of death in systemic sclerosis (SSc). While impaired lung function with forced vital capacity (FVC) <…
Abstract Number: 1740 • ACR Convergence 2024
Performance of Large Language Models in Rheumatology Board-Like Questions: Accuracy, Quality, and Safety
Jaime Flores Gouyonnet¹, Mariana Gonzalez-Trevino¹, Cynthia Crowson¹, Ryan Lennon¹, Alain Sanchez-Rodriguez², Gabriel Figueroa-Parra³, Elena Joerns⁴, Bradly Kimbrough⁵, Maria Cuellar-Gutierrez¹, Erika Navarro-Mendoza¹ and Ali Duarte-Garcia¹, ¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN, ³Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital "Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez", Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁴Mayo Clinic, Rochester, ⁵Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly becoming a common source of information for clinicians. We aimed to evaluate the accuracy, quality, and safety of…
Abstract Number: 1833 • ACR Convergence 2024
Immune Complexes of Antibodies Directed to Angiotensin Receptor type-1 and Extracellular Vesicles Are Unique Modulators Contributing to Systemic Sclerosis
Alexander Maximilian Hackel¹, Marieke Leiber¹, Maike Winziers¹, Gabriela Riemekasten² and Reza Akbarzadeh¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany, ²University of Lübeck, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Lübeck, Germany
Background/Purpose: Antibodies (Abs) directed against the angiotensin II type-1 receptor (AT1R) and extracellular vesicles (EVs) derived from systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients have the potential to…
Abstract Number: 1927 • ACR Convergence 2024
Ethnic and Racial Minorities in Clinical Trials for Autoimmune Connective Tissue Disease Therapeutic Agents
Connor Buechler, Lindsey Wanberg, Cody Rasner, Nicole Theis-Mahon, Dawn Hackman and David Pearson, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Background/Purpose: Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) experience greater morbidity and mortality from autoimmune connective tissue diseases (AICTDs); thus, equitable access to randomized controlled…
Abstract Number: 2055 • ACR Convergence 2024
Demographic and Ocular Characteristics of Scleritis Patients with Systemic Rheumatologic Disease in the IRIS® Registry (Intelligent Research in Sight)
Laura Kopplin¹ and Karen Armbrust², ¹Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, ²Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Neurosciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Background/Purpose: Scleritis is a rare, potentially vision threatening ocular inflammatory disease. 30-40% of scleritis is associated with systemic autoimmune diseases with reports of worse visual…
Abstract Number: 2326 • ACR Convergence 2024
Development and Evaluation of a Machine Learning Model for the Early Identification of Psoriatic Arthritis
Michael Dreyfuss¹, Dan Riesel², Guy Shalev², Benjamin Getz³, Or Ramni², Yonatan Jenudi⁴, Dimid Duchovny², Daniel Underberger⁵, Shlomit Steinberg-Koch², Douglas White⁶ and Elena Myasoedova⁷, ¹Predicta Med, Ramat Gan, Israel, ²Predicta Med Analytics Ltd., Ramat Gan, Israel, ³CTO, Ramat Gan, Israel, ⁴[email protected], Ramat Gan, Israel, ⁵Predicta Med Analytics Ltd., Bridgeport, CT, ⁶Gundersen Health System, Onalaska, WI, ⁷Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Delays in diagnosis of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) are associated with indolent and non-specific signs and symptoms, and often result in physical impairment and poorer…
Abstract Number: 2503 • ACR Convergence 2024
Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Suppression by Prednisolone Reversed by the 11β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1 Inhibitor Clofutriben
Frank S Czerwiec¹, Irina Bancos², Paul M Stewart³, Ketan Desai¹ and David A Katz¹, ¹Sparrow Pharmaceuticals, Portland, OR, ²Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ³University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Approximately 1% of the population rely on chronic glucocorticoid (GC) prescription to control autoimmune and inflammatory conditions. Risk of GC induced adrenal insufficiency (GC-AI)…
Abstract Number: 2615 • ACR Convergence 2024
Prevalence of and Factors Associated with Developing Long COVID Among Patients with Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis of National U.S. Data
Namrata Singh¹, Jerrod Anzalone², Lesley Jackson³, Sandra Safo⁴, Zachary Butzin-Dozier⁵, Kaleb Michaud⁶, Holland Stevenson⁶, Maria I. ("Maio") Danila⁷, Jasvinder Singh⁸ and Rena Patel⁹, ¹University of Washington, Bellevue, WA, ²University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, ³University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁴University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ⁵University of California Berkeley School of Public Health, Berkeley, CA, ⁶University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁷University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL, ⁸Baylor College of Medicine, Birmingham, AL, ⁹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham
Background/Purpose: Patients with Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases (AIRDs) are at higher risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes, with greater risk among those with multiple comorbidities, using specific…
Abstract Number: 0086 • ACR Convergence 2024
Evaluating the Efficacyof B Cell Targeting Drug Candidates Using a Humanized BAFF Transgenic SLE Mouse Model
Juan Liang, Shuxin Xu, Qiuping Xu and Yuxi Zhang, GemPharmatech, San Diego
Background/Purpose: B-cell-activating factor (BAFF) plays a critical role in B cell survival, and its elevated expression can contribute to the presence of autoreactive B cells,…
Abstract Number: 0209 • ACR Convergence 2024
Characteristics of Ordering Providers and Patients with Positive Antinuclear Antibodies: A Pragmatic, Risk Model Study
Emily Grace, Sarah Green, Nikol Nikolova, Ashley Suh, Ryan Moore, Hank Domenico, Allison McCoy and April Barnado, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Background/Purpose: Positive antinuclear antibodies (ANAs) cause diagnostic dilemmas for clinicians across specialties. We previously developed and validated a risk model to predict risk of developing…
Abstract Number: 0308 • ACR Convergence 2024
Interstitial Lung Disease as the First Clinical Manifestation of Connective Tissue Diseases
Juan A. Meraz-Ostiz, Aina Puiggròs-Ferrer, Núria Bou, Irene Carrión-Barberà, Jordi Monfort, Carolina Pérez-García, Diana Badenes, Eva Balcells and Anna Pros-Simon, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a common complication of connective tissue diseases (CTDs), significantly influencing prognosis and mortality. The prevalence and characteristics of new…
Abstract Number: 0452 • ACR Convergence 2024
Reproductive Health Needs of Women with Rheumatic Disease: An EMR-Based Online Survey Study
Krista Topalsky¹, Lindsay Frumker², Muhammad Shamim³, Omer Pamuk⁴, Jacqueline Colucci⁵ and Marina Magrey⁶, ¹University Hospitals/ Case Western Reserve University, Shaker Heights, OH, ²University hospitals Cleveland medical center, Highland Heights, OH, ³University Hospitals/ Case Western Reserve University, Cuyahoga Falls, OH, ⁴University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center/ Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, ⁵University Hospitals, Cleveland, OH, ⁶Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine/University Hospitals, Richfield, OH
Background/Purpose: Reproductive-aged women are disproportionately affected by rheumatologic disorders, making family planning issues like contraception, pre-conception counseling, fertility, pregnancy complications, and postpartum care critical components…
Abstract Number: 0692 • ACR Convergence 2024
Evaluation of the New Criteria for Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis
Miriam Retuerto Guerrero¹, Clara Moriano², cristiana sieiro santos³, Laura Sierra Herranz⁴, Javier Juan Garcia⁴, Ivan Castellvi Barranco⁵ and elvira Diez álvarez⁴, ¹Complejo Asistencial Universitario de León, Leon, Spain, ²Hospital León, LEON, Spain, ³Rheumatology Department, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de León, León, Spain, Leon, Spain, ⁴Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Leon, Leon, ⁵Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a common complication of systemic sclerosis (SSc) and is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality. Recently,…

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