Abstracts tagged "Cardiovascular disease"

Abstract Number: 783 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Outcome In Patients With Rheumatoid Disease: Simple Screening Tools Predict Cardiovascular Events and Death
Stefan Kleinert¹, Margret Breunig², Hans-Peter Tony³, Martin Feuchtenberger⁴, Marc Schmalzing⁵, Christian Kneitz⁶, Stefanie Lehmann⁷, Christiane Angermann^7,8, Georg Ertl⁸ and Stefan Störk⁷, ¹Rheumatology/Clinical Immunology,, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany, ²Dept. of Internal Medicine-Cardiology, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany, ³Rheumatology/Clinical Immunology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany, ⁴Rheumatologie/Klinische Immunologie, Kreiskliniken Altötting-Burghausen, Burghausen, Germany, ⁵Rheumatology/Clinical Immunology, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany, ⁶Internal Medicine II, Hospital Südstadt, Rostock, Germany, ⁷Comprehensive Heart Failure Center, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany, ⁸Dept. of Internal Medicine-Cardiology, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid disease (RD) have an increased mortality risk compared to the normal population, mainly due to cardiovascular (CV) disease. Only a proportion…
Abstract Number: 401 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Chest Pain Is Not Associated With Coronary Atherosclerosis In Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis
Silvia Rollefstad¹, Eirik Ikdahl², Inge C. Olsen³, Jonny Hisdal⁴, Tore K. Kvien^5,6, Anne S. Eirheim², Terje R. Pedersen⁶ and Anne G. Semb², ¹Rhuematology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ²Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ³Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁴Section of Vascular Investigations, Uslo University Hospital-Aker, Oslo, Norway, ⁵Dept. of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁶Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Background/Purpose: During cardiovascular (CV) risk stratification in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS), it can be difficult to distinguish between chest pain…
Abstract Number: 287 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Long-Term Evaluation Of Cardiac Function In Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Under Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor Therapy
Alessandro C. Lianza¹, Nadia E. Aikawa², Julio C. B. Moraes³, Gabriela N. Leal⁴, Samira S. Morhy⁵, Eloisa Bonfa⁶ and Clovis A. Silva⁷, ¹Radiology, University of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ²Rheumatology, University of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ³Reumatologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁴Radiology Division, University of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ⁵Radiology Unit, University of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ⁶Rheumatology Division, University of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ⁷Children's Institute, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Subclinical cardiac involvement was previously described in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) patients, however there is no data regarding echocardiography and cardiac biomarkers evaluations in…
Abstract Number: 2623 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A CT Evaluation Of Pulmonary and Cardiac Lesions In BEHÇET’S Syndrome Patients Without Pulmonary Symptoms
Emire Seyahi¹, Deniz Cebi Olgun², SerdaL Ugurlu¹, Idil Hanci³, Reona Takahashi⁴ and Hasan Yazici¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology,Department of Medicine, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey, ²Department of Radiology,, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey, ³Department of Neurology, Krankrenhaus Nordwest, Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt, Germany, ⁴Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Background/Purpose: In Behçet’s syndrome (BS) patients with symptomatic pulmonary artery involvement (PAI) varying and multiple pulmonary parenchymal and cardiac lesions can be seen in thorax CT…
Abstract Number: 1576 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Type I Interferon-Mediated Skewing Of The Serotonin Synthesis In Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Is Associated To Cardiovascular Disease
Christian Lood¹, Helena Tydén¹, Birgitta Gullstrand², Cecilia Klint³, Christina Wenglén³, Christoffer T. Nielsen⁴, Niels H. H. Heegaard⁵, Andreas Jönsen¹ and Anders A. Bengtsson¹, ¹Department of Clinical Sciences, Section of Rheumatology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden, ²Department of Laboratory Medicine, Section of Microbiology, Immunology and Glycobiology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden, ³R&D, AnaMar AB, Lund, Sweden, ⁴Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Immunology & Genetics, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen S, Denmark, ⁵Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Immunology & Genetics, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune rheumatic disease characterized by increased expression of type I interferons (IFNs). Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO), a type I…
Abstract Number: 746 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Glucocorticoid Treatment and Damage In The Antineutrophil- Cytoplasm Antibody Associated Vasculitides
Joanna Robson¹, Helen Doll², Ravi Suppiah³, Oliver Flossmann⁴, Lorraine Harper⁵, Peter Hoglund⁶, David Jayne⁷, Alfred Mahr⁸, Kerstin Westman⁹ and Raashid A. Luqmani¹⁰, ¹Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, Botnar Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ²Department of Population Health, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom, ³Department of Rheumatology, Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand, ⁴Nephrology, Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, United Kingdom, ⁵Nephrology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ⁶Competence Centre fo Clinical Research, Skane University Hospital, Lund, Sweden, ⁷Vasculitis and Lupus Clinic, Addenbrookes Hospital University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom, ⁸Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Saint-Louis, Paris, France, ⁹Nephrology and Transplantation, Skåne University Hospital Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden, ¹⁰Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Granulomatosis with polyangiitis [Wegener's] (GPA) and microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) are antineutrophil-cytoplasm antibody associated vasculitides (AAVs). Damage is quantified by the Vasculitis Damage Index (VDI).…
Abstract Number: 402 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Can Modulators Of Inflammation Serve As Biomarkers For Subclinical Atherosclerosis In Rheumatoid Arthritis?
Kimberly P. Liang¹, Douglas P. Landsittel², Suresh R. Mulukutla³, Steven E. Reis⁴, Marc C. Levesque⁵, Donald M. Jones⁶, Rachel Gartland⁷, Ali Shoushtari⁸, Flordeliza S. Villanueva³, Hunter C. Champion⁸ and Larry W. Moreland⁵, ¹Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Medicine, Biostatistics and Clinical and Translational Science, University of Pittsburgh, Center for Health Care Research Data Center, Pittsburgh, PA, ³Division of Cardiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁴Division of Cardiology and Department of Clinical and Translational Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁵Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁶Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁷Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁸Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is independently associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and premature atherosclerosis. Mechanisms of atherosclerosis include (1) Endothelial dysfunction/activation mediated…
Abstract Number: 265 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
All-Cause Mortality and Incident Cardiovascular Disease In Knee Osteoarthritis: The Framingham Study
Devyani Misra¹, David T. Felson², Ida K. Haugen³, Martin Englund⁴ and Tuhina Neogi¹, ¹Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ²Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ³Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁴Department of Orthopedics, Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Studies examining the relation of osteoarthritis (OA) to mortality or cardiovascular disease (CVD) have reported conflicting results, raising the question of whether OA itself…
Abstract Number: 2448 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cardiovascular Disease Is Associated With Worse Functional Outcomes In Ankylosing Spondylitis
Lianne S. Gensler¹, Michael M. Ward², MinJae Lee³, Mohammad Rahbar⁴, Matthew A. Brown⁵, John D. Reveille⁶ and Michael H. Weisman⁷, ¹Medicine/Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²Bldg 10 CRC Rm 4-1339, NIAMS/NIH, Bethesda, MD, ³Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, ⁴The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, ⁵Translational Research Institute, University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Brisbane, Australia, ⁶Rheumatology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, ⁷Rheumatology, Cedars-Sinai Med Ctr, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Cardiovascular disease is an important comorbidity in inflammatory arthritis. There is evidence that AS patients have a significant burden of cardiovascular comorbidity. This appears…
Abstract Number: 1470 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Anti-Tumour Necrosis Factor Alpha Therapy Reduces Platelet Reactivity and Is Associated With Improved Insulin Sensitivity In Patients With Inflammatory Arthritis
Paul A. MacMullan^1,2, Anne M. Madigan¹, Laura J. Durcan³, Karl Egan², Paola M. Bagaglia¹, Dermot Kenny⁴ and Geraldine M. McCarthy¹, ¹Rheumatology, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin 7, Ireland, ²Cardiovascular Biology Laboratory, RCSI, Dublin, Ireland, ³Rheumatology, Mater Misercordiae University Hospital, Dublin 7, Ireland, ⁴Molecular and Cellular Therapeutics, RCSI, Dublin 2, Ireland
Background/Purpose: Patients with inflammatory arthritis (IA) die prematurely from cardiovascular disease (CVD). The increased CVD risk is not fully explained by traditional risk factors, but…
Abstract Number: 694 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Peripheral Bone Marrow-Derived Endothelial Progenitor Cells and N-Terminal Probrain Natriuretic Peptide in Scleroderma Mexican Patients With and Without Diastolic Dysfunction: A Preliminary Report
Jesús Sepúlveda^1,2, Olga Vera-Lastra³, Maria Pilar Cruz-Dominguez⁴, Laura Montiel-Cervantes⁵, Joaquín Gómez-León⁶, Luis Robles-Espinoza⁷, Ramón Lozano-Morales⁷, Sergio Mendoza-Alvarez¹, Rubiraida Molina-Aguilar⁵, Gabriela Medina⁸, Jorge Vela-Ojeda⁹ and Luis J. Jara¹⁰, ¹Internal Medicine, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico, ²Unidad de Estudios de Posgrado, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico, ³Internal Medicine, MD, Mexico City, Mexico, ⁴Division of Research, Hospital de Especialidades Centro Medico Nacional La Raza., Mexico, DF, Mexico, ⁵Hematology Laboratory, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico, ⁶Cardiology Department, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico, ⁷Central Laboratory, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico, ⁸CMN La Raza IMSS, Seris/Zachila s/n La Raza, Mexico City, Mexico, ⁹Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico, ¹⁰Research and Education, Hospital de Especialidades Centro Medico La Raza, México City, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Diastolic dysfunction (DD) in systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a marker of increased risk of death. The N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) is a neurohormone…
Abstract Number: 415 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Stability Of Carotid Intima Media Thickness and No Plaque Formation In Inflammatory Arthritis Patients On Biologics Over One Year
Stephanie O. Keeling¹, Asvina Bissonauth², Jeff Odenbach², Quazi Ibrahim³ and Michael Sean McMurtry⁴, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Canada, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ²Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ³Medicine, EPICORE, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁴Cardiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: Carotid intima media (cIMT) measurement is a validated surrogate measure of cardiovascular (CV) disease. Our aim was to evaluate baseline and follow-up cIMTs in…
Abstract Number: 266 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cardiovascular Disease In Osteoarthritis: Hip Versus Knee and The Influence Of Multiple Symptomatic Joint Involvement
Anthony V. Perruccio¹, Rita A. Kandel² and Aileen M. Davis³, ¹Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto Western Research Institute, and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Mount Sinai Hospital and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Health Care and Outcomes Research, Toronto Western Research Institute; Departments of Rehabilitation Science and Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: The strength of association between obesity and osteoarthritis (OA) is reported to vary by joint (e.g. stronger association with knee than hip). As well,…
Abstract Number: 2357 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Confounding By Indication Distorts The Relationship Between Steroid Use and Cardiovascular Disease In Rheumatoid Arthritis
Alper M. van Sijl¹, Maarten Boers², Alexandre E. Voskuyl¹ and Mike T. Nurmohamed¹, ¹Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Epidemiology & Biostatistics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Glucocorticoids (GC) are among the most effective drugs in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but concerns over long-term side effects have not been resolved. Recent studies…
Abstract Number: 1411 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptor-gamma pioglitazone Decreases Cardiovascular Risk and Disease Activity In Patients With Rheumatoid arthritis
Wendy Marder¹, Shokoufeh Khalatbari², James D. Myles³, Rita Hench⁴, Susan Lustig⁴, Srilakshmi Yalavarthi⁵, Aishwarya Parameswaran⁴, Robert Brook² and Mariana J. Kaplan⁶, ¹Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Medicine, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁴University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁵University of Michigan Rheumatology, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁶Systemic Autoimmunity Branch, National Institutes of Health/NIAMS, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with heightened mortality due to atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD). Inflammatory pathways in RA negatively affect vascular physiology and promote…

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