Abstract Number: 1007 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
High Resolution Peripheral Quantitative CT Detects Marked Differences in Metacarpal Head and Shaft and Ultra-Ultra-Distal Radius Bone Volumetric Density and Microstructure in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Despite improvements in clinical management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), many with early disease are still at high risk for developing periarticular erosions and osteopenia,…Abstract Number: 2415 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Does Interleukin-6 Mediate the Relation Between Estrogen and Bone? an Epidemiologic Approach in the Framingham Osteoporosis Study
Background/Purpose: Laboratory and animal studies suggest that lower sex hormone levels promote production and activity of pro-inflammatory cytokines that trigger bone resorption. This paradigm is…Abstract Number: 1010 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Bone Loss Before Clinical Onset of Rheumatoid Arthritis o Subjects with Anti-Citrullinated Protein Antibodies
Background/Purpose: Anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA) are a major risk factor for rapid disease progression in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We have recently shown that ACPA directly…Abstract Number: 2013 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal comparison of Bone Mass Status, Using pQCT, in a Large Cohort of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and Juvenile Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients
Background/Purpose: A small number of prospective data have been published on the use of pQCT in large groups of pts with JIA and JSLE. Moreover,…Abstract Number: 923 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Low Bone Mineral Density and Higher Parathyroid Hormone Levels As Independent Factors to All-Cause Mortality in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: the São Paulo Ageing & Health Study (SPAH)
Background/Purpose: Previous studies have shown a relationship between osteoporosis and increased risk of death. Moreover, secondary hyperparathyroidism has been linked to mortality amongst frail older…Abstract Number: 1979 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Care Gap in the Treatment of Patients with High Risk for Fractures in a Single Canadian Academic Center
Background/Purpose: A number of clinical prediction tools are available to stratify patients into low, moderate and high risk for fractures in future. These tools are…Abstract Number: 444 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Tocilizumab Improves Bone Mineral Density Compared with Abatacept in Patients with TNF Blockers-Resistant Active Rheumatoid Arthritis. an Open Label Randomized Controlled Trial
Background/Purpose: To compare the effect of tocilizumab(TCZ) plus methotrexate (MTX), with the effect of abatacept(ABT) plus MTX on bone mineral density(BMD) in TNF blockers resistant…Abstract Number: 1985 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Effect of Calcium and Vitamin D On Bone Loss in an Epileptic Population
Background/Purpose: Accelerated rate of bone loss leading to osteopenia and osteoporosis is a well recognized adverse effect of long term anticonvulsant use, particularly phenytoin,…Abstract Number: 1987 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Comparison of Unilateral and Bilateral Hip BMD
Background/Purpose: The utility of bilateral hip dual energy x-ray absorptiometry scanning for identifying low bone mineral density has been a cause of debate. Intraperson differences…Abstract Number: 1989 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Risk Factors for Vertebral Fractures in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis – the Tomorrow Study –
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is one of the causes for secondary osteoporosis. Osteoporosis as a multifactorial disease might be derived from comorbidity itself, poorer physical…Abstract Number: 1992 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Anti-TNF Therapies Improve Bone Mineral Density At the Lumbar Spine of RA Patients by Decreasing Disease Activity and Suppressing Serum RANKL Levels
Background/Purpose: Generalized bone loss (osteoporosis or osteopenia) is more common in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) than in the general population. Recent studies suggest that…Abstract Number: 1996 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Are Changes in Bone Mineral Density Different Between Groups of Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated According to a Tight Control Strategy with or without Prednisone, If Osteoporosis Prophylaxis Is Applied?
Background/Purpose: To describe effects on bone mineral density (BMD) of treatment according to EULAR guidelines with a methotrexate-based tight control strategy including 10 mg prednisone…Abstract Number: 1997 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Safety and Efficacy of Denosumab Vs Ibandronate in Postmenopausal Women Sub-Optimally Treated with Daily or Weekly Bisphosphonates: A Randomized, Open-Label Study
Background/Purpose: Denosumab, a fully human monoclonal antibody that specifically targets RANKL to inhibit osteoclast formation, function, and survival, reduces risk for vertebral, non-vertebral, and hip…Abstract Number: 1998 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Relationship Between Changes in Bone Mineral Density and Incidence of Fracture with 6 Years of Denosumab Treatment
Background/Purpose: During the first 3 years of denosumab treatment in FREEDOM, there were continued increases in bone mineral density (BMD) and a robust reduction in…Abstract Number: 1970 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Utility of Spine Bone Mineral Density in Fracture Prediction within the Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX)
Background/Purpose: Predicting which individuals are at risk to experience a fracture and modify that risk is important in preventative health. The WHO’s Fracture Risk Assesment…