Abstract Number: 450 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Tocilizumab Monotherapy Compared With Adalimumab Monotherapy In Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: An Evaluation Of High-Density Lipoprotein Composition
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients (pts) are at increased risk for cardiovascular (CV) disease. Although analysis of lipids such as LDL-C and HDL-C is useful…Abstract Number: 303 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Risk Of Cardiovascular Events In Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis, Psoriasis, and Rheumatoid Arthritis: A General Population-Based Cohort Study
Risk of Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis, Psoriasis, and Rheumatoid Arthritis: A general population-based cohort studyBackground/Purpose: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA), psoriasis, and rheumatoid arthritis…Abstract Number: 2766 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Improvement In Insulin Resistance Greater With The Use Of Infliximab Following Intensive Treatment Of Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Insulin resistance (IR), N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and total cholesterol/high density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (TC/HDL-C) profiles have been proposed as surrogate measures of…Abstract Number: 1672 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Serious Cardiovascular Events Risk Factors In Giant Cell Arteritis. A Population-Based Study In The French Apogee Cohort
Background/Purpose: No population-based study has assessed serious cardiovascular events (sCVE) risk factors in Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). The aim of our study was to identify…Abstract Number: 779 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Low Cardiovascular Mortality Among Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients — A Nationwide Register Study 2000—2008
Background/Purpose: Increased cardiovascular (CV) mortality in established rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a widely accepted threat, but in early RA or inception cohorts, growing evidence suggests…Abstract Number: 421 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Enhanced Cardiovascular Risk Factor Screening In Rheumatoid Arthritis: Does This Have a Sustained Impact?
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients face a burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) twice that of the general population. RA patients have reduced physical fitness, a…Abstract Number: 285 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Patients Demonstrate Alterations In HDL Functionality Without Accelerated Subclinical Atherosclerosis
Background/Purpose: Previous literature supports an increase in cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality in adults with inflammatory joint disease, however it is not known whether children with…Abstract Number: 2726 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Polymorphism In The Mif Gene Is Associated With Cardiovascular Morbidity In Systemic Lupus Erythematosus – a Pilot Study
Background/Purpose: Chronic inflammation is believed to be responsible for accelerated atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD) in patients with SLE. Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is a…Abstract Number: 1674 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Acute Coronary Syndromes In Patients With Giant Cell Arteritis: A Population Based Retrospective Cohort Study
Background/Purpose: Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is one of the leading causes of death in the general population. We aimed at assessing the occurrence of ACS…Abstract Number: 783 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Outcome In Patients With Rheumatoid Disease: Simple Screening Tools Predict Cardiovascular Events and Death
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
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
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
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
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
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).…
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