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  • Abstract Number: 1512 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Reduction in Power Doppler Ultrasound Score with Tocilizumab Treatment Associates with Improvement in the Protective Profile of HDL in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Christina Charles-Schoeman1, Gurjit Kaeley2, Jennifer Wang3, Ani Shahbazian3, Jenny Brook4, David Elashoff4 and Veena K. Ranganath5, 1Rheumatology, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 2UF Health Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL, 3University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 4Department of Medicine Statistics Core, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 51000 VETERAN BLVD., RM 32-59, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA

    Background/Purpose: Musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) can detect synovitis by Power doppler (PDUS) and can predict erosive progression on xrays in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. We previously…
  • Abstract Number: 1881 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Discovery and Validation of Novel Disease Subsets in 806 Patients with Takayasu’s Arteritis across Four International Cohorts

    Ruchika Goel1, Katherine B. Gribbons2, Kathleen Maksimowicz-McKinnon3, Gary S. Hoffman4, Sathish Kumar5, George Joseph6, Raheesh Ravindran7, Aswin Nair8, David Cuthbertson9, Simon Carette10, Nader A. Khalidi11, Curry L. Koening12, Carol Langford13, Carol A. McAlear14, Paul A. Monach15, Larry W. Moreland16, Christian Pagnoux17, Philip Seo18, Antoine G. Sreih19, Kenneth J. Warrington20, Steven R. Ytterberg20, Peter A. Merkel21, Debashish Danda22 and Peter C. Grayson2, 1Rheumatology, Christian Medical College, Vellore Tamilnadu, India, 2National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 3Rheumatology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, 4Rheumatology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, 5Child Health, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India, 6Cardiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India, 7Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India, 8Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India, 9Biostatistics and Informatics, Department of Pediatrics, Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Department of Pediatrics, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, 10Division of Rheumatology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, 11Rheumatology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, 12Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 13Rheumatic and Immunologic Diseases, Department of Rheumatic and Immunologic Diseases, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, 14Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 15Section of Rheumatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 16Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Division of Rheumatology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 17Division of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, 18Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 19Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 20Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, 21University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 22Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India, Vellore, India

    Background/Purpose: Takayasu’s arteritis (TAK) is characterized by variable patterns of damage throughout the large arteries. This study aimed to develop and validate a novel disease…
  • Abstract Number: 2814 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Methotrexate Use and the Risk for Cardiovascular Disease Among Rheumatoid Patients Initiating Biologic Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs

    Fenglong Xie1, Lang Chen1, Emily Levitan2, Paul M. Muntner2 and Jeffrey R. Curtis1, 1University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 2Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

    Background/Purpose: Methotrexate (MTX) has been associated with reduced risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in several studies conducted among rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients never exposed to…
  • Abstract Number: 505 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Impact of Biological Treatment on Left Ventricular Regional Dysfunction in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Determined with Global Circumferential and Longitudinal Strain Values Using Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging

    Isamu Yokoe1,2, Hitomi Kobayashi3, Yasuyuki Kobayashi4, Natsumi Ikumi3, Atsuma Nishiwaki5, Kaita Sugiyama6, Yosuke Nagasawa6, Takamasa Nozaki6, Noboru Kitamura2 and Masami Takei2, 1Rheumatology, Kyoundo Hospital, Sasaki Institute, Tokyo, Japan, 2Division of Hematology and Rheumatology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, 3Division of Heamatology and Rheumatology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, 4Advanced Biomedical Imaging Informatics, St.Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan, 5Hematology and Rheumatology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, 6Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

    Background/Purpose: Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a major contributor to morbidity and mortality in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Myocardial disease is typically clinically silent,…
  • Abstract Number: 805 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Diastolic Dysfunction in Scleroderma: An Investigation into Associated Risk Factors and Impact on Survival

    Alicia M. Hinze1,2, Laura K. Hummers1, Fredrick M. Wigley1, Monica Mukherjee3 and Ami A. Shah1, 1Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 2Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 3Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

    Background/Purpose: Scleroderma heart disease often goes unrecognized until severe clinical manifestations are present. Diastolic dysfunction (DD) may identify patients at risk for cardiac complications by…
  • Abstract Number: 1565 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Comorbidity Burden in Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome: A Long-Term Observation in Clinical Practice

    Chiara Baldini1, Francesco Ferro1, Nicoletta Luciano1, Emanuele Calabresi1, Antonella Cecchettini2, Marta Mosca1, Enzo Grossi1 and Stefano Bombardieri1, 1Rheumatology Unit, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, 2IFC, CNR, Pisa, Italy

    Background/Purpose: Primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS) is a complex disorder that may affect any organ and system. In this new era of personalized medicine, a growing…
  • Abstract Number: 1913 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Management of Ventricular Tachycardia and Cardiomyopathy in the Rheumatologist World: A Retrospective Review of Diagnostic Tools and Treatment Decisions for Cardiac Sarcoidosis

    Saba Ziaee1, Siri Kunchakarra2, Cara Joyce3, Mark Rabbat4 and Rochella A. Ostrowski5, 1Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, 2Cardiology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, 3Clinical Research Office, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, 4Division of Cardiology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, 5Division of Rheumatology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL

    Background/Purpose: Cardiac sarcoidosis has been noted in 2-7% of patients with sarcoidosis.  However, the incidence is >20% based on necropsy data.  Given the poor yield…
  • Abstract Number: 2817 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Cardiovascular Disease Risk with Biologics and Tofacitinib Compared to Conventional Synthetic Dmards in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

    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: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) represents the leading cause of death in RA, accounting for ~50% of excess mortality. Disease activity, strongly linked to CVD, has…
  • Abstract Number: 145 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Cause-Specific Mortality in a Large Population-Based Cohort of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in Italy

    Francesca Ometto1, UGO FEDELI2, ELENA SCHIEVANO2, Costantino Botsios3, MARIA CHIARA CORTI2 and Leonardo Punzi4, 1Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine - DIMED, University of Padova, PADOVA, Italy, 2Epidemiological Department, Veneto Region, VENETO, Italy, 3Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine - DIMED, University of Padova, Padova, Italy, 4Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine DIMED, University of Padova, Padova, Italy

    Background/Purpose: Studies on mortality in RA from Italy are completely lacking. The aim of our study was to investigate cause-specific mortality in RA subjects living…
  • Abstract Number: 1088 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Staff Protocol in Rheumatology Clinics Reduces Population-Level Rate of High Blood Pressure

    Christie M. Bartels1, Edmond Ramly2, Emmanuel Sampene3, Diane Lauver4, Patrick McBride5 and Heather Johnson5, 1Rheumatology/Medicine, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI, 2Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin College of Engineering, Madison, WI, 3Biostatistics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, 4University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing, Madison, WI, 5Cardiology/Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI

    Background/Purpose: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director has said “nothing will save more lives” than protocols to control blood pressure (BP). BP is…
  • Abstract Number: 1609 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Telomere Length and Coronary Artery Atherosclerosis in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

    Nathan Stein1, Joseph F. Solus1, Annette M. Oeser1, Paolo Raggi2, C Michael Stein1 and Michelle J. Ormseth3, 1Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, 2University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, 3Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

    Background/Purpose:  Coronary atherosclerosis increases with age but is more prevalent in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) independent of chronological age; this increased prevalence has…
  • Abstract Number: 2362 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Novel Biomarkers for the Prediction of Subclinical Coronary Artery Atherosclerosis in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Joan Bathon1, Jenny Van Eyk2, Nick Knowlton3, Ivan Ferraz-Amaro4, Jon T. Giles5, C. Michael Stein6, Mary Chester M. Wasko7 and Michael Centola8, 1Division of Rheumatology, Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY, 2Advanced Clinical BioSystems Research Institute , Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 3Department of Arthritis and Clinical Rheumatology, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma, OK, 4Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain, 5Division of Rheumatology, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY, 6Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, 7Lupus Center, Pittsburgh, PA, 8Arthritis and Immunology, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma, OK

    Background/Purpose: Cardiovascular (CV) disease risk prediction models, that were originally developed for use in the general population, have been found to have suboptimal performance in…
  • Abstract Number: 2937 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Genetic Variants in HLA-C and Class I Pathway Genes Influence Susceptibility to Kawasaki Disease

    Chisato Shimizu1, Jihoon Kim2, Hariklia Eleftherohorinou3, Victoria Wright3, Long Hoang4, Adriana Tremoulet5, Alessandra Franco6, Martin Hibberd4, Atsushi Takahashi7,8, Michiaki Kubo9, Kaoru Ito10, Toshihiro Tanaka10,11, Yoshihiro Onouchi10,12, Lachlan Coin3, Michael Levin3, Jane Burns13 and Hiroko Shike14, 1Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, 2Medicine, University California San Diego, School of Medicine, Division of Biomedical Informatics, La Jolla, CA, 3Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom, 4Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, 5Pediatrics, University California San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, 6Pediatrics, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, 7Laboratory for Statistical Analysis, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama, Japan, 8Department of Genomic Medicine, National Cerebral And Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan, 9RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama, Japan, 10Laboratory for Cardiovascular Diseases, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama, Japan, 11Department of Human Genetics and Disease Diversity, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo, Japan, 12Department of Public Health, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan, 13Pediatrics, University California San DIego, School of Medicine, San Diego, CA, 14Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA

    Background/Purpose: Host genetics influence susceptibility to Kawasaki disease (KD), an acute pediatric vasculitis, and genome wide association studies (GWAS) have detected variants with modest effects…
  • Abstract Number: 146 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Major Cardiovascular Events Among an Inception Cohort of Seniors with Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Jessica Widdifield1,2, Michael Paterson2, Anjie Huang2, Bindee Kuriya3, Carter Thorne4, Janet E. Pope5 and Sasha Bernatsky6, 1Clinical Epidemiology, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, ON, Canada, 2Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, ON, Canada, 3Sinai Health System, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, 4Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON, Canada, 5Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Western Ontario, St Joseph's Health Care, London, ON, Canada, 6Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada

    Background/Purpose: We previously observed that incident RA patients have an increased risk of cardiovascular (CV) mortality relative to the general population in Ontario. Our aim…
  • Abstract Number: 1095 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Increasing Lipid Panel Monitoring in a Rheumatology Clinic

    Anju Mohan1 and Beth Scholz2, 1Internal Medicine-Rheumatology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, 2Internal Medicine - Rheumatology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX

    Background/Purpose: Patients with autoimmune conditions are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) compared to the general population. It is not routine practice at UT…
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