Abstracts tagged "Cardiovascular disease"

Abstract Number: 1464 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Utility of Relative Cardiovascular Risk Score Scales and Vascular Age Predictors in Patients with Reumathoid Arthritis UNDER 50 YEARS of Age
Andrea Zacarias¹, Carmen Gomez Vaquero², Francisco Javier Narváez³, Joan Miquel Nolla⁴, Miguel Angel González-Gay⁵, Carlos González-Juanatey⁶ and Javier Llorca⁷, 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, Bellvitge University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain, ⁵Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, University of Cantabria, 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
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: 1494 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Myocardial Structure, Function, and Fibrosis in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Matched Control Subjects
Michelle J. Ormseth¹, William Bradham², Comfort Elumogo³, Srikanth Palanisamy⁴, Chia Liu⁵, Mark Lawson², Jonathan Soslow², Nadine Kawel⁶, David A. Bluemke⁷ and C Michael Stein², ¹Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ²Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ³National Institutes of Health, Bethesada, MD, ⁴Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, ⁵National Institutes of Health, Bethsada, MD, ⁶National Institutes of Health, Bethsada, TN, ⁷National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: The prevalence of heart failure is increased 2-fold in RA; this is not explained by ischemic heart disease or other risk factors for heart…
Abstract Number: 2172 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impact of Biologic and Non-Biologic Treatment on the Incidence of Traditional Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis, or Psoriasis
Helga Radner¹, Tamara Lesperance², Neil A. Accortt³ and Daniel H. Solomon⁴, ¹Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ²DOCS Global, Inc., North Wales, PA, ³Center for Observational Research, Amgen, Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, ⁴Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Studies have suggested that the chronic inflammatory nature of rheumatic conditions (rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA)) as well as psoriasis (PsO) may…
Abstract Number: 3138 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sustained Improvement in Follow-up of Hypertension in Rheumatology Patients: Results of an Intervention Sustainability Assessment
Edmond Ramly^1,2, Daniel Panyard³, Diane Lauver⁴, Emmanuel Sampene⁵, Zhanhai Li⁵, Heather Johnson⁶, Patrick McBride⁶, Kristin Steffen Lewicki⁷ and Christie M. Bartels⁸, ¹Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering, Madison, WI, ²Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, ³Population Health, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, ⁴University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing, Madison, WI, ⁵Biostatistics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, ⁶Cardiology/Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, ⁷Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, ⁸Rheumatology/Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: Hypertension (HTN) is the most prevalent comorbid cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factor among adults with rheumatic conditions. However, we previously found that high blood…
Abstract Number: 589 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Netosis-Derived Products Might Have Diagnostic Potential for Disease Activity, Atherosclerosis and Analysis of Therapeutic Effectiveness in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Chary Lopez-Pedrera¹, Patricia Ruiz-Limon², Carlos Perez-Sanchez¹, Yolanda Jiménez-Gómez¹, Maria Carmen Abalos-Aguilera², Ivan Arias de la Rosa¹, Pedro Segui¹, Pilar Font-Ugalde¹, Maria Ángeles Aguirre Zamorano¹, Jerusalem Calvo-Gutierrez¹, Rafaela Ortega-Castro¹, M. Carmen Castro-Villegas³, Rocio Gonzalez-Conejero⁴, Constantino Martinez⁴, Eduardo Collantes-Estévez¹, Alejandro Escudero-Contreras² and Nuria Barbarroja¹, ¹Rheumatology service, IMIBIC/Reina Sofia Hospital/University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain, ²Rheumatology Service, IMIBIC/Reina Sofia Hospital/University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain, ³Rheumatology Service, IMIBIC/Reina Sofia Hospital/University of Cordoba, Córdoba, Spain, ⁴Regional Centre for Blood Donation, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
Background/Purpose: Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) have recently been implicated in vascular damage and atherothrombosis. Extruded DNA fibers containing multiple proinflammatory and thrombotic molecules induce the…
Abstract Number: 1467 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in Persons with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Non-Invasive Arterial Health Testing to Assess Subclinical Risk of Cardiovascular 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: Measures of arterial health may be useful in assessing the risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The…
Abstract Number: 1495 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Lipoprotein(a) Concentrations in Rheumatoid Arthritis on Biologic Therapy: Results from the Cardiovascular in Rheumatology [CARMA] Study Project
Maria Carmen Garcia-Gomez¹, Maria Auxiliadora Martin², Santos Castañeda³, Fernando Sánchez-Alonso⁴, Miren Uriarte Ecenarro⁵, Carlos González-Juanatey⁶, Romera-Baures Monserrat⁷, Santos-Rey Jose⁸, Jose A Pinto-Tasende⁹, Estefania QuesadaMasachs¹⁰, Jesús Tornero¹¹, Olga Martínez González¹², Tatiana Cobo-Ibáñez¹³, Eugenio Chamizo Carmona¹⁴, Sara Manrique-Arija¹⁵, Dolores Fábregas-Canales¹⁶, Federico Díaz-González¹⁷, Javier Llorca¹⁸, Miguel Angel González-Gay¹⁹ and CARMA Collaborative Group, ¹Rheumatology, Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa, Terrassa (Barcelona), Spain, ²Research Unit of Spanish Society of Rheumatology,, Madrid, Spain, ³Rheumatology, Hospital de la Princesa, IIS-IP, Madrid, Spain, ⁴Research Unit of Spanish Society of Rheumatology, Madrid, Spain, ⁵Donostia University Hospital, San Sebastian, Spain, ⁶Division or Cardiology, Hospital Lusus Augusti, Lugo, Spain, ⁷Rheumatology, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat (Barcelona), Spain, ⁸Rheumatology, Hospital Virgen de la Salud, Toledo, Spain, ⁹Rheumatology Division, INIBIC-Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC), A Coruna, Spain, ¹⁰Rheumatology, Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona, Spain, ¹¹Rheumatology Department, Hospital Universitario Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Spain, ¹²Rheumatology, HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO DE SALAMANCA, Salamanca, Spain, ¹³Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁴Rheumatology, Hospital de Mérida, Mérida, Spain, ¹⁵Rheumatology, Hospital Carlos Haya, Malaga, Spain, ¹⁶Rheumatology, Hospital de Barbastro, Barbastro (Huesca), Spain, ¹⁷Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, S/C Tenerife, Spain, ¹⁸Department of Epidemiology and Computational Biology, School of Medicine, University of Cantabria, and CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ¹⁹Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain
Background/Purpose: Plasma concentrations of lipoprotein (a) [Lp(a)], a lipoprotein with proatherogenic and thrombogenic properties, have a strong genetic basis, although high concentrations of Lp(a) have…
Abstract Number: 2174 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effect of Anti-Rheumatic Treatment on Selenium Levels in Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis
Gia Deyab¹, Ingrid Hokstad², Milada Cvancarova Småstuen³, Stefan Agewall⁴, Jon Elling Whist⁵ and Ivana Hollan^5,6,7,8, ¹Department of Medical Biochemistry, Innlandet Hospital Trust, Lillehammer, Norway, ²Lillehammer Hospitat for Rheumatic Diseases, Lillehammer, Norway, ³Institution of health care - Health science PhD program, Oslo and Akershus University College, Oslo, Norway, ⁴University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway, ⁵Innlandet Hospital Trust, Lillehammer, Norway, ⁶Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁷Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁸Lillehammer Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Lillahammer, Norway
Background/Purpose: The cause of the increased cardiovascular risk in inflammatory rheumatic diseases (IRDs) is still unclear. Intriguingly, selenium-deficiency, which might be caused by poor diet or…
Abstract Number: 22 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Incidence and Factors Associated with the Development of Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease(NAFLD) Among Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Ani John¹, Angela Witt Prehn², Hebatullah Tawfik², George W. Reed³ and Joel Kremer⁴, ¹School of Health Sciences, Walden University, Minneapolis, CA, ²School of Health Sciences, Walden University, Minneapolis, MN, ³Corrona, LLC, Southborough, MA, ⁴The Center for Rheumatology, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY
Background/Purpose: NAFLD is a leading cause of chronic liver disorders, unrelated to significant alcohol use. RA and NAFLD have shared risk factors such as age,…
Abstract Number: 743 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Long-Term Hydroxychloroquine Therapy and Low-Dose Aspirin May Have an Additive Effectiveness in the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Serena Fasano¹, Michele Iudici², Ilenia Pantano³, Luciana Pierro³ and Gabriele Valentini⁴, ¹Internal and Experimental Medicine Naples, Italy, Rheumatology Unit, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy, ²National Referral Center for Rare Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Hôpital Cochin, AP–HP, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France, ³Rheumatology Unit, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy, ⁴Internal and Experimental Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is a mainstay of treatment in patients with SLE. It has been demonstrated to reduce disease activity and prevent damage accrual and…
Abstract Number: 1468 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Increased Mitral and Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation Among Mexican Mestizo Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Dionicio A. Galarza-Delgado¹, Jose Ramon Azpiri-Lopez², Iris J. Colunga-Pedraza¹, Rosa I. Arvizu-Rivera³, Adrian Martinez-Moreno⁴, Luis E. Gonzalez-Carrillo⁴, Miguel A. Ramos-Guzman⁴, Filiberto Hervert-Cavazos⁴, Alberto Cardenas-de La Garza¹, Raymundo Vera-Pineda⁵, Mario Alberto Garza-Elizondo¹ and Mario Alberto Benavides-González⁴, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario, UANL., Monterrey, Mexico, ²Cardiology, Hospital Universitario, UANL., Monterrey, Mexico, ³Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario UANL, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁴Cardiology, Hospital Universitario UANL, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁵Cardiology., Hospital Universitario, UANL., Monterrey, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is chronic, systemic, inflammatory, multifactorial disease that mainly affects synovial joints. RA-patients have an increased risk of cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and…
Abstract Number: 1524 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Suppletion Therapy May be Warranted in RA Patients with Co-Existent Subclinical Hypothyroidism
Rabia Agca^1,2, Hennie Raterman², Suat Simsek³, Alexandre E. Voskuyl² and Mike T. Nurmohamed^1,4, ¹Rheumatology, Amsterdam Rheumatology and immunology Center, Location Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Rheumatology, Amsterdam Rheumatology and immunology Center, Location VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Internal Medicine, Noodwest Ziekenhuisgroep, Location Alkmaar, Alkmaar, Netherlands, ⁴Rheumatology, Amsterdam Rheumatology and immunology Center, Location VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Autoimmune thyroid disease often coexists with RA and has been associated with an elevated cardiovascular (CV) risk, especially in hypothyroid patients. However, the existing…
Abstract Number: 2289 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Obesity and Echocardiographic Changes in the Different Stages of Gout
Rada Gancheva¹, Atanas Kundurdjiev², Mariana Ivanova¹, Todor Kundurzhiev³ and Zlatimir Kolarov¹, ¹Medical Faculty, Medical University, University Hospital "St. Iv. Rilski", Clinic of Rheumatology, Sofia, Bulgaria, ²Medical Faculty, Medical University, University Hospital "St. Iv. Rilski", Clinic of Nephrology, Sofia, Bulgaria, ³Medical University, Faculty of Public Health, Sofia, Bulgaria
Background/Purpose: Studies on gout and its stages as a cardiovascular (CV) risk factor are few and with contradictory results. We compared echocardiographic parameters, known as…
Abstract Number: 24 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Modifiable Rheumatoid Arthritis Factors and Impact on Cardiovascular Risk
Katherine Liao¹, Carol J. Etzel^2,3, Jeffrey D. Greenberg⁴, Hongshu Guan⁵, Joel Kremer⁶ and Daniel H. Solomon⁷, ¹Rheumatology, Immunology, and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, TX, ³Corrona, LLC, Southborough, MA, ⁴New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁵Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁶The Center for Rheumatology, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, ⁷Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major source of morbidity and mortality in RA, but current management goals follow general population recommendations without tailoring based…
Abstract Number: 860 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Assessment of the Frequency of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Patients with Takayasu’s Arteritis
Fatma Alibaz-Oner¹, Matthew J. Koster², Ali Ugur Unal³, Hale Gulcin Yildirim⁴, Ceylan Cikikci⁴, Cynthia S. Crowson⁵, Ashima Makol⁶, Steven R. Ytterberg⁶, Eric L. Matteson⁶, Haner Direskeneli⁷ and Kenneth J. Warrington⁶, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, ²Rheumatology, University of California Los Angeles, CA, USA Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ³Marmara University, School of Medicine, Rheumatology, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁴Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁵Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁶Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁷Rheumatology, Marmara University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
Background/Purpose: Accelerated atherosclerosis associated with chronic inflammation is one of the major complications of systemic inflammatory diseases. Takayasu arteritis (TAK) is a rare, systemic large-vessel…

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