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Abstracts tagged "Cardiovascular disease and rheumatoid arthritis (RA)"

  • Abstract Number: 867 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Highly Sensitive Cardiac Troponin-I in Peripheral Blood Predicts Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

    George Karpouzas1, Joel Estis2, Long Pham3, John Todd2 and Matthew Budoff4, 1Division of Rheumatology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, 2Singulex, Alameda, California, Alameda, CA, 3Rheumatology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, 4Cardiology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA

    Background/Purpose: Cardiac troponins (cTn) are specific biomarkers of myocardial injury; their measurement with highly-sensitive assays and at subthreshold levels for myocardial infarction (MI) diagnosis, predicts…
  • Abstract Number: 869 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Utility of Carotid Ultrasound Compared to Framingham Risk Score in Predicting Cardiovascular Mortality in Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Pankhuri Gupta1, Agustin Escalante2, Daniel F. Battafarano3, Jose Felix Restrepo2 and Inmaculada del Rincon2, 1Rheumatology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, SAN ANTONIO, TX, 2Internal Medicine-Rheumatology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 3Medicine, San Antonio Military Medical Center, San Antonio, TX

    Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients have a greater risk of cardiovascular (CV) mortality compared to general population. Traditional CV risk factors may be less accurate…
  • Abstract Number: 872 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Myocardial Abnormalities Improve in RA Patients Treated Actively – a Cardiac MRI Follow-up Study

    Riitta Koivuniemi1,2, Mia Holmström3, Antti Kuuliala2, Sari Kivistö3 and Marjatta Leirisalo-Repo1,2, 1Rheumatology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, 2Rheumatology, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland, 3Radiology, HUS Medical Imaging Center, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland

    Background/Purpose: Patients with RA are prone to develop myocardial dysfunction, in which chronic inflammation is suggested to play an important role. We have previously shown…
  • Abstract Number: 423 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Cardiovascular Risk and Lipid Screening in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in a University Rheumatology Practice: Quality Improvement Project

    Diana Mosteanu, Xuan Wang, Donald Kimpel and Janet Lewis, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

    Background/Purpose: Meta-analyses of observational studies showed that RA patients’ morbidity and mortality risks stemming from cardiovascular (CV) causes were, respectively, close to 50% and 60%…
  • Abstract Number: 1465 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Utility of Relative Cardiovascular Risk Score Scales in Patients UNDER the Age of 50 and Its Association with the Presence of Carotid Atherosclerosis in the Ultrasound

    Andrea Zacarias1, Carmen Gomez Vaquero2, Francisco Javier Narváez3, Miguel Angel González-Gay4, Alfonso Corrales5, Carlos González-Juanatey6, Javier Llorca7 and Joan Miquel Nolla8, 1Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, 2Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, 3Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge-IDIBELL, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain, 4Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain, 5Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, 6Cardiology Division, Hospital Xeral-Calde, Lugo, Spain, 7Department of Epidemiology and Computational Biology, School of Medicine, University of Cantabria, and CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, 8Rheumatology, Bellvitge University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain

    Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is associated with a greater cardiovascular mortality than the general population of the same age and gender. Cardiovascular events prediction scales,…
  • Abstract Number: 1466 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in Persons with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Correlative Study of Non-Invasive Arterial Health Testing with the Inflammatory Burden of Disease

    Erin Scanlon1, Rekha Mankad2, Cynthia S. Crowson3, Iftikhar Kullo4, Sharon Mulvagh2, Eric L. Matteson1, Zoran Kvrgic1 and John M. Davis III5, 1Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 2Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 3Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 4Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 5Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

    Background/Purpose:  Persons with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have increased morbidity and mortality attributable to atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) events. It is unknown how presence of subclinical…
  • Abstract Number: 1472 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Comparison Between Carotid Plaque and Carotid Intima-Media Thickness to Detect Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Lucia C. Domínguez-Casas1, Leyre Riancho-Zarrabeitia1, Nuria Vegas-Revenga2, Alfonso Corrales1, Carlos Fernández Díaz1, Montserrat Santos-Gómez3, Virginia Portilla2, Patrick H Dessein4, Ricardo Blanco1 and Miguel Angel Gonzalez-Gay1, 1Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, 2Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, 3Rheumatology, Hospital Can Misses, Ibiza, Spain, 4Cardiovascular Pathophysiology and Genomics Research Unit, School of Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

    Background/Purpose:   Carotid plaque (CP) detected by ultrasonography and carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) are useful surrogate markers for subclinical atherosclerosis and good predictors of cardiovascular…
  • Abstract Number: 1476 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Diastolic Dysfunction in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Predictors of Longitudinal Progression over Five Years

    John M. Davis III1, Grace Lin2, Jae Oh3, Sara J. Achenbach4, Terry M. Therneau5, Eric L. Matteson6, Elena Myasoedova6, Sherine E. Gabriel7 and Cynthia S. Crowson8, 1Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 2General Internal Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 3ICON Late Phase and Outcomes Research, San Francisco, CA, 4Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 5Biostatistics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 6Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 7Dean's Office, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, 8Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

    Background/Purpose:   The impairment of left ventricular (LV) relaxation and passive filling, known as diastolic dysfunction, undergirds the development of heart failure in patients with…
  • Abstract Number: 1491 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    M-Ficolin and MAp44 As Potential Markers of Subclinical Cardiovascular Comorbidity; Cardiac Evaluation By Coronary Computer Tomography and Myocardial Deformation of Left Ventricle in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

    Ida G. Louw1, Christian G. Ammitzböll2, Brian Bridal Løgstrup3, Jesper Blegvad-Nissen4, Grazina Urbonaviciene4, Trine Bay Laurberg4, Mette Herly5, Agnete H. Nielsen4, Steffen Thiel6 and Torkell Ellingsen5, 1University of Southern Denmark, Odense, DK, Odense, Denmark, 2Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, DK, Aarhus, Denmark, 3Department of Cardiology, Skejby, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, DK, Aarhus, Denmark, 4Diagnostic Centre, University Research Clinic for Innovative Patient Pathways, Silkeborg Regional Hospital, DK, Silkeborg, Denmark, 5Department of Rheumatology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, DK, Odense, Denmark, 6Institute of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, DK, Aarhus, Denmark

    Background/Purpose:  79 DMARD-naïve RA patients with a disease duration < 6 months were included from an inception cohort. Clinical variables, plasma- and serum-M-ficolin and MAp44…
  • Abstract Number: 1990 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis over a 15 Year Time Period That Is Comparable to Type 2 Diabetes

    Rabia Agca1,2, Luuk H.G.A. Hopman2, Vokko P. van Halm3, Mike J.L. Peters4, Jacqueline M. Dekker5, Giel Nijpels5, Coen D.A. Stehouwer6, Yvo M. Smulders4, Alexandre E. Voskuyl1, Maarten Boers1, Willem F. Lems7 and Mike T. Nurmohamed2,8, 1Rheumatology, Amsterdam Rheumatology and immunology Center, Location VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2Rheumatology, Amsterdam Rheumatology and immunology Center, Location Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 3Cardiology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 4Internal Medicine, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 5EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 6Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands, 7Rheumatology, Amsterdam Rheumatology and immunology Center, location VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 8Rheumatology, Amsterdam Rheumatology and immunology Center, Location VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Amsterdam, Netherlands

    Background/Purpose:  recent cohort studies with long term follow up studying this risk are scarce.We report the results of a 15 year observational cohort study comparing…
  • Abstract Number: 1298 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Advocating for Rheumatoid Arthritis and Cardiovascular Health (ARCH): A Collaborative and Systems-Based Approach to Improve Access to Care

    Barbara Goldstein and JoAnn Zell, Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO

    Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) as compared to the general population. The European League Against Rheumatism…
  • Abstract Number: 2131 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Younger Age and Female Gender Are the Main Determinants of Underestimation of Cardiovascular Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

    Calin Popa1,2, Alexander Rennings3, Alfons A. den Broeder4, Frank H.J. van den Hoogen4, Inger L. Meek1 and Jaap Fransen1, 1Rheumatology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands, 2Rheumatology, Bernhoven Hospital, Uden, Netherlands, 3Internal Medicine, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands, 4Rheumatology, Sint Maartenskliniek, Nijmegen, Netherlands

    Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients have an increased cardiovascular (CV) risk. Current algorithms generally underestimate the risk in these patients [1]. In a meta-analysis, we…
  • Abstract Number: 1501 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Prevalence of Unassessed and Uncontrolled Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Among Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in an Academic Rheumatology Practice

    Darcy S. Majka1, Eric M. Ruderman2, Ji Young Lee3, Elisha Friesema4 and Stephen D. Persell4, 1Rheumatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 2Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 3Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 4General Internal Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, chicago, IL

    Background/Purpose: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in individuals with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Patients with RA are at 1.5-2.0-fold increased risk of…
  • Abstract Number: 2630 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients with Carotid Plaque: 10-Year Follow-up

    Raymundo Vera-Pineda1, Alberto Cardenas-de La Garza2, Dionicio A. Galarza-Delgado2, Jose Ramon Azpiri-Lopez3, Iris J. Colunga-Pedraza2, Jorge Munoz De Hoyos2, Griselda Serna-Peña4, Brenda B Tovar-Jasso2, Mario Alberto Garza-Elizondo2 and Gerardo Ornelas5, 1Cardiology., Hospital Universitario, UANL., Monterrey, Mexico, 2Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario, UANL., Monterrey, Mexico, 3Cardiology, Hospital Universitario, UANL., Monterrey, Mexico, 4Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitario, UANL., Monterrey, Mexico, 5Radiology, Hospital Universitario, UANL., Monterrey, Mexico

    Background/Purpose: The main cause of mortality in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). RA patients have a 10-year decrease in life…
  • Abstract Number: 1540 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Cardiovascular Risk Management in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

    Calin Popa1, Elke.E.A. Arts1, Inger L. Meek1, Frank H.J. van den Hoogen2 and Jaap Fransen1, 1Rheumatology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands, 2Rheumatology, Sint Maartenskliniek, Nijmegen, Netherlands

    Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients have been previously shown to have a higher cardiovascular (CV) burden as compared to the general population. The CV risk…
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