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Abstracts tagged "Cardiovascular disease"

  • Abstract Number: 1155 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    A Collaborative Cardio-Rheumatology Clinic for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases – a Descriptive Study

    Shadi Akhtari1, Paula Harvey1, Micaela Jacobson2, Shani Nagler3, Keith Colaco4 and Lihi Eder5, 1Cardiology, Women's College Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, 3Women's College Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, 4Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, 5Women's College Research Institute, University of Toronto, Women's College Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Background/Purpose: Patients with inflammatory arthritis are at increased risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular (CV) disease. This has been under-recognized in clinical practice. Additionally, the current risk…
  • Abstract Number: 1861 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Lipid Screening in Medicare Beneficiaries with Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Nikila Kumar1, Wei-Hsuan Lo-Ciganic2, Lili Zhou3,4, Erin L. Ashbeck4 and C. Kent Kwoh1,4, 1Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 2Department of Pharmacy, Practice and Science, College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona, TUCSON, AZ, 3College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 4University of Arizona Arthritis Center, Tucson, AZ

    Background/Purpose: Patients with RA have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) accounting for over 50% of premature deaths in the RA population. EULAR recommends…
  • Abstract Number: 2730 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Handgrip Strength Predicts the Risk of Bone Fracture and Severe Adverse Events in Patients with Systemic Necrotizing Vasculitis

    Soledad Henriquez1, Bertrand Dunogué2, Raphaël Porcher3, Alexis Régent1, Pascal Cohen4, Alice Bérezné1, Sami Kolta5, Claire Le Jeunne1, Luc Mouthon6, Christian Roux5, Loïc Guillevin7, Karine Briot8 and Benjamin Terrier9, 1Department of Internal Medicine, National Referral Center for Rare Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Hôpital Cochin, AP–HP, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France, 2Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, National Referral Center for Rare Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Hôpital Cochin, AP–HP, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France, 3Université Paris Descartes Sorbonne Paris, Paris, France, 4Department of Internal Medicine, INSERM Unité 1016, Centre de Référence pour les Maladies Auto-immunes Rares, Hôpital Cochin, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France, 5Department of Rheumatology, Hôpital Cochin, AP–HP, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France, 6Department of Internal Medicine, INSERM Unité 1016, Centre de Référence pour les Maladies Auto-immunes Rares, National Referral Center for Rare Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Paris Cochin, France, Paris, France, 7Medecine Interne, Department of Internal Medicine, National Referral Center for Rare Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Hôpital Cochin, AP–HP, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France, 8Department of Rheumatology, Cochin Hospital and Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit,Sorbonne Paris Cité Reserach Center,Paris Descartes University,INSERM U1153, Paris, France, 9National Referral Center for Rare Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Paris Cochin, France, Paris, France

    Background/Purpose: Sarcopenia, characterized by progressive loss of both muscle mass and muscle strength, has been associated with poor outcomes in various diseases. Muscle weakness is…
  • Abstract Number: 501 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Predictors of Change in Coronary Plaque Burden and Composition in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

    George Karpouzas1, Sarah Ormseth2, Elizabeth Hernandez2 and Matthew Budoff3, 1Division of Rheumatology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, 2Rheumatology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, 3Cardiology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA

    Background/Purpose: We previously reported higher prevalence, burden and more vulnerable occult coronary plaque composition in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) compared to age and gender-matched…
  • Abstract Number: 752 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Prevalence and Predictors of Peripheral Vascular Disease in a Cohort of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Patients

    Ida Dzifa Dey1, Kelvin Acquaye2, Alfred Yawson3, Kofi Agyabeng4, Ernest Yorke5, Vincent Boima6 and Charles Mate-Kole7, 1Department of Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, School of Medicine and Dentistry,University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana, 2Department of Psychology, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Accra, Ghana, 3Department of Community Health, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Accra, Ghana, 4Department of Community Health, School of Medicine and Dentistry,University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana, 5Medicine, School of Medicine and Dentistry,University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana, 6School of Medicine and Dentistry,University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana, 7Department of Psychology, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana

    Background/Purpose: Low Ankle-brachial index (ABPI) < 0.9 demonstrating peripheral vascular disease (PVD), is a marker of subclinical cardiovascular disease and it is an inexpensive and…
  • Abstract Number: 1290 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Systemic Inflammation and Atherosclerosis in Patients with Gout. Results from the NOR-Gout Study

    Silvia Rollefstad1, Till Uhlig2,3, Lars Fridtjof Karoliussen3, Hilde B. Hammer4 and Anne Grete Semb5, 1Preventive Cardio-Rheuma clinic, Dept. of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, 2University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway, 3Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, 4Dept. of Rheumtology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, 5Preventive Cardio-Rheuma clinic, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway

    Systemic inflammation and atherosclerosis in patients with gout. Results from the NOR-Gout studyBackground/Purpose: The association between gout and cardiovascular disease (CVD) is well known, whereas…
  • Abstract Number: 1862 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Exploring the Lipid Paradox Theory in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Very Low Circulating Low-Density Lipoprotein Concentration Levels Are Associated with Pro-Atherogenic Biomarkers

    Jon T. Giles1, Cecilia P. Chung2, Mary Chester-Wasko3, Mike Centola4, Jenny Van Eyk5, Justyna Fert-Bober5, Amy Kao6, Annette M. Oeser7, C. Michael Stein2 and Joan Bathon8, 1Medicine/Rheumatology, Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY, 2Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, 3Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA, 4Haus Bioceuticals, Inc, Oklahoma City, OK, 5Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 6Biogen, Cambridge, MA, 7Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, 8Division of Rheumatology, Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY

    Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients with very low levels of circulating low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) have been reported to be at particularly high risk…
  • Abstract Number: 2771 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Current Practice of Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in Giant Cell Arteritis: A Single Center Study

    Mohammed Bari1, Anthony Ocon2, Mohamed Tageldin1, Mirrah Mumtaz1, Muhammad Saad Shaukat1, Paul Feustel1, Ruben Peredo2, Peter C. Grayson3 and Shubhasree Banerjee1,4,5, 1Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY, 2Medicine, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY, 3National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 4The Center for Rheumatology, Albany, NY, 5Systemic Autoimmunity Branch, NIAMS, NIH, Bethesda, MD

    Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a large vessel vasculitis affecting individuals over 50 years of age. Multiple epidemiological studies have determined increased risk of…
  • Abstract Number: 503 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Waist Circumference Based Abdominal Obesity Versus Body Mass Index in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Influence on the Risk of Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease

    Gulsen Ozen1, Sofia Pedro2 and Kaleb Michaud1,2, 1Rheumatology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 2FORWARD, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases, Wichita, KS

    Background/Purpose: Adipose tissue deposited around the mesentery is highly associated with insulin resistance and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Compared to BMI, waist circumference (WC) has been…
  • Abstract Number: 777 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Electrocardiographic Abnormalities Are Associated with the Occurrence of Strokes in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

    Thania Perez1, Christopher Depender2, Jianhua Li3 and Laura Geraldino-Pardilla4, 1Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY, 2Medicine/Rheumatology, Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY, 3Department of Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, 4Division of Rheumatology, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY

    Electrocardiographic Abnormalities Are Associated with the Occurrence of Strokes in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus  Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients have a 10-fold higher risk for…
  • Abstract Number: 1337 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Myocardial Fatty Acid Metabolism and Perfusion Mismatch in Scintigraphy Predicts Worse Prognosis in Clinically Amyopathic Dermatomyositis

    Harunobu Iida1, Hironari Hanaoka1, Kana Ishimori2, Tomofumi Kiyokawa1, Yukiko Takakuwa1 and Kimito Kawahata1, 1Division of Rheumatology and Allergology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan, 2Division of Rheumatology and Allergy, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan

    Background/Purpose: Clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis (CADM) patients are frequently manifested by rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease (ILD) and associated with a poor prognosis. Recently cardiac involvement…
  • Abstract Number: 1880 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Cardiovascular (CV) Risk Factors and Atherosclerotic CV Events Among Incident Cases of Systemic Sclerosis: Results from a Population Based Cohort (1980-2016)

    Avneek Singh Sandhu1, Reto Kurmann2, Cynthia S. Crowson3, Rekha Mankad2, Eric L. Matteson4, Thomas Osborn1, Kenneth J. Warrington5 and Ashima Makol1, 1Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 2Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN, 3Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN, 4Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN, 5Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN

    Background/Purpose: Cardiac involvement, due to impairment of coronary microcirculation and myocardial fibrosis, affects prognosis in individuals with SSc, and represents one of the leading causes…
  • Abstract Number: 2802 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Risk of Ischemic Stroke in Veterans with Systemic Sclerosis: A Nationwide Cohort Study

    David Ying1,2, Milena Gianfrancesco1, Laura Trupin1, Jinoos Yazdany1, Eric Greidinger3,4 and Gabriela Schmajuk2,5, 1Medicine/Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 2San Francisco VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, 3Medicine/Rheumatology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 4Miami VA Medical Center, Miami, FL, 5Medicine/Rheumatology, University of California - San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

    Background/Purpose: Previously thought to involve primarily the microvasculature, systemic sclerosis (SSc) has been increasingly linked to macrovascular disease. Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease are responsible for…
  • Abstract Number: 504 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Views of Primary Care Physicians and Rheumatologists Regarding Screening and Management of Hyperlipidemia Among Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Iris Navarro-Millán1,2, Anna Cornelius-Schecter2, Ronan O'Beirne3, Melanie Morris3, Susan Goodman1, Andrea Cherrington3, Liana Fraenkel4, Jeffrey R. Curtis3 and Monika M. Safford2, 1Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, 2Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, 3University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 4Yale University, New Haven, CT

    Background/Purpose: Screening and management of hyperlipidemia in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is suboptimal, despite RA patients’ high risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality. Our purpose was…
  • Abstract Number: 788 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Clinical and Echocardiographic Associates of All-Cause Mortality and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis

    Susanne Van Wijngaarden1, Maaike Boonstra2, Bas Bloem3, Daniela Cassani4, Felix Tanner4, Suzana Jordan5, Oliver Distler6, Martin Jan Schalij3, V. Delgado1, J.J. Bax1, Jeska de Vries-Bouwstra7 and Nina Ajmone Marsan1, 1Heart and Lung Center, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, 2Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, 3Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, 4University Heart Center, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, 5Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, 6Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, 7Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands

    Background/Purpose: Cardiac events are an important cause of mortality in Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), but its diagnosis remains challenging. Left ventricular global longitudinal strain is a…
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