Abstracts tagged "Cardiovascular"

Abstract Number: 1815 • ACR Convergence 2022
Consistent Colchicine Use Is Associated with Decreased Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Gout and Established Cardiovascular Disease
Gary Ho¹, Michael Toprover², Daria Crittenden³, binita Shah⁴ and Michael Pillinger⁵, ¹New York University Grossman School of Medicine, VA New York Harbor Health Care System, Brooklyn, NY, ²Division of Rheumatology, New York University Grossman School of Medicine and Rheumatology Section, New York Harbor Health Care System, New York Campus of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, New York, NY, ³CymaBay Therapeutics, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, Newark, CA, ⁴New York University Grossman School of Medicine, VA New York Harbor Health Care System, New York, NY, ⁵NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Patients with gout are more likely than those without to have traditional risk factors for cardiovascular (CV) disease. Furthermore, the chronic, low-level inflammation experienced…
Abstract Number: 2215 • ACR Convergence 2022
Reducing Cardiovascular Risk with Immunomodulators: A Single Blind Randomized Active Comparator Trial Among Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Daniel Solomon¹, Jon Giles², Katherine Liao¹, Paul Ridker¹, Pamela Rist¹, Robert Glynn¹, Rachel Broderick³, Fengxin Lu¹, Meredith Murray¹, Kathleen Vanni¹, Leah Santacroce¹, Shady Abohashem⁴, Philip Robson⁵, Zahi Fayad⁶, Venkatesh Mani⁵, Ahmed Tawakol⁴ and Joan Bathon⁷, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Columbia University, New York, NY, ³Columbia University, Boston, MA, ⁴Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁵Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, ⁶Mount Sinai, New York, NY, ⁷Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Recent large-scale randomized trials demonstrate that immunomodulators reduce the risk of cardiovascular (CV) events among the general population with atherosclerosis. However, it is uncertain…
Abstract Number: 0156 • ACR Convergence 2022
Impact of Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis in Patients Admitted with Congestive Heart Failure: An Insight from the National Database
Brinda Basida¹, Sanket Basida², Jasleen Kaur³, Urja Nagadia², mahmoud mansour², Palak Shah⁴ and Monil Majmundar⁵, ¹DMC/Sinai Grace Hospital, Detroit, MI, ²University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, ³DMC/WSU, Saginaw, MI, ⁴Metropolitan Hospital Center, New York Medical College, New York, NY, ⁵University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
Background/Purpose: Polymyositis (PM) and Dermatomyositis (DM) are systemic autoimmune diseases of inflammatory infiltrates in skeletal muscle resulting in chronic muscle weakness. Systemic involvement of the…
Abstract Number: 0477 • ACR Convergence 2022
Can Beta-blockers Prevent Aortic Dilation in Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis and Large Vessel Vasculitis?
Hubert De Boysson¹, Anael DUMONT², Samuel DESHAYES², Alexandre Nguyen² and Achille Aouba¹, ¹Department of Internal Medicine, UR4650 PSIR, Normandie Univ, UNICAEN, CHU de Caen Normandie, Caen, France, ²Caen University Hospital, Caen, France
Background/Purpose: We analyzed whether the use of beta-blockers in addition to conventional care in patients with Giant cell arteritis (GCA) and large vessel vasculitis (LVV)…
Abstract Number: 0903 • ACR Convergence 2022
Plasma Inflammatory Protein Biomarkers May Predict Cardiovascular Events in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Emil Rydell¹, Lennart Jacobsson² and Carl Turesson³, ¹Lund University, Malmö, Sweden, ²Department of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research, Sahlgrenska Academy at Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden, ³Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Sciences, Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Systemic inflammation, driven by cytokines such as TNF, IL-6 and IL-17A,…
Abstract Number: 1240 • ACR Convergence 2022
A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Diagnostic Test Accuracy for the Diagnosis of Cardiac Sarcoidosis
Omar Abialmouna¹, Mohamad Kalot², Mohamad Hamade³, Ronak Bahuva², Ariba Hasmi², Aamir Ahmed², Zachary Brumberger², Jordan Troy², Ali Choaib⁴, Ronak Bharucha², Ross Moyer², Karin Provost², Brian Page² and Umesh Sharma², ¹University at Buffalo, North Tonawanda, NY, ²University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, ³University of Miami, Miami, FL, ⁴Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon
Background/Purpose: Autopsy reports for patients with sarcoidosis have suggested that up to 25% have cardiac involvement, mostly undiagnosed. Given the limited diagnostic accuracy of endomyocardial…
Abstract Number: 1535 • ACR Convergence 2022
Frequency of Arrhythmias, Abnormal Electrocardiography and Sudden Cardiac Death in Systemic Sclerosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Jessica Fairley¹, Laura Ross², Alannah Quinlivan³, Dylan Hansen⁴, Elizabeth Paratz⁵, Wendy Stevens⁴, Peter M Kistler⁶, Andre La Gerche⁷ and Mandana Nikpour⁸, ¹The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, ²The University of Melbourne at St. Vincent's Hospital, Brunswick, Australia, ³St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne and the University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, ⁴St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, ⁵The Baker Institute; St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, ⁶The Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute; The University of Melbourne; Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, ⁷The Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute; The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, ⁸The University of Melbourne at St. Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Background/Purpose: Scleroderma (SSc) Heart Involvement (SHI) is an under recognised complication of SSc and may manifest as arrhythmias or sudden cardiac death(SCD). The incidence of…
Abstract Number: 1816 • ACR Convergence 2022
Assessing Urate Deposition and Inflammation in the Vasculature of Gout Patients Using Dual Energy Computed Tomography and Positron Emission Tomography Pre and Post Pegloticase- a Pilot Study
Ira Khanna, Venkatesh Mani, Renata Pyzik, Audrey Kaufman, Wei Wei Chi, Emilia Bagiella, Philip Robson and Yousaf Ali, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Gout is the most common inflammatory arthritis, caused by hyperuricemia and subsequent deposition of aggregated monosodium urate (MSU) crystals in both articular and extra-articular…
Abstract Number: 2217 • ACR Convergence 2022
Disease Response in Rheumatoid Arthritis Across 4 Biologic Therapies Associates with Improvement in Paraoxonase-1 Activity
Amir Razmjou¹, Jennifer Wang¹, Ani Shahbazian¹, Jeffrey Curtis², Dimitrios Pappas³, Joel Kremer⁴ and Christina Charles-Schoeman⁵, ¹UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ²University of Alabama at Birmingham, Hoover, AL, ³CorEvitas, LLC, Waltham, MA, ⁴The Corrona Research Foundation, Delray Beach, FL, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, University of California, Los Angeles, Santa Monica, CA
Background/Purpose: Paraoxonase-1 (PON1) is a high-density lipoprotein (HDL)-associated enzyme with paraoxonase, lactonase, and arylesterase activities (1). PON1 is integral to the anti-inflammatory, anti-atherogenic functions of…
Abstract Number: 0171 • ACR Convergence 2022
Cardiac Involvement in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies: When Should We Look for It?
Matilde Bandeira¹, Eduardo Dourado¹, Ana Teresa Melo¹, Patricia Martins², Vanessa Fraga³, José Luís Ferraro⁴, André Saraiva⁵, Marlene Sousa⁶, Hugo Parente⁷, Catarina Soares⁸, Ana Margarida Correia⁹, Diogo Esperança Almeida⁹, Sara Paiva Dinis¹⁰, Ana Pinto¹¹, Filipe Pinheiro¹², Maria Rato¹², Tiago Beirão¹³, Beatriz Samões¹³, Bernardo Santos¹⁴, Carolina Mazeda¹⁵, Ana Teodósio Chícharo¹⁶, Margarida Faria¹⁷, Agna Neto¹⁷, Helena Lourenço¹⁸, Luísa Brites¹⁹, Marília Rodrigues¹⁹, Joana Silva-Dinis²⁰, João Madruga-Dias²¹, Filipe Araújo²², Nádia Martins²³, Maura Couto²³, Ana Valido²⁴, Maria José Santos²⁵, Sofia Barreira¹, João Eurico Fonseca¹ and Raquel Campanilho-Marques¹, ¹Serviço de Reumatologia, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Centro Académico de Medicina de Lisboa (CAML), Lisboa, Portugal; Unidade de Investigação em Reumatologia, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, CAML, Lisboa, Portugal, ²Rheumatology department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Lisboa Norte, Centro Académico de Medicina de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal, ³Serviço de Reumatologia, Hospital Beatriz Ângelo, Almada, Portugal, ⁴Serviço de Reumatologia, Hospital Beatriz Ângelo, Loures, Portugal, ⁵Rheumatology department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, ⁶Serviço de Reumatologia, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, ⁷Rheumatology department, Unidade Local de Saúde do Alto Minho, Ponte de Lima, Portugal, ⁸Rheumatology department, Unidade Local de Saúde do Alto Minho, Ponte de Lima, Viana do Castelo, Portugal, ⁹Serviço de Reumatologia, Hospital de Braga, Braga, Portugal, Braga, Portugal, ¹⁰Rheumatology department, Unidade Local de Saúde da Guarda - Hospital Sousa Martins, Guarda, Portugal, ¹¹Local Health Unit of Guarda, Barcelos, Portugal, ¹²Rheumatology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Porto, Portugal, ¹³Rheumatology Department, Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia / Espinho, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal, ¹⁴Serviço de Reumatologia, Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga, Aveiro, Portugal, ¹⁵Centro Hospitalar Baixo Vouga, Ovar, Portugal, ¹⁶Serviço de Reumatologia, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Algarve, Faro, Portugal, ¹⁷Serviço de Reumatologia, Hospital Nélio Mendonça, Serviços de Saúde da Região Autónoma da Madeira, Funchal, Portugal, ¹⁸Serviço de Reumatologia, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental, Lisboa, Portugal, ¹⁹Serviço de Reumatologia, Centro Hospitalar de Leiria, Leiria, Portugal, Leiria, Portugal, ²⁰Serviço de Reumatologia, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, Lisboa, Portugal, ²¹Rheumatology Service, Centro Hospitalar Médio Tejo, Tomar, Portugal, ²²Rheumatology and Osteoporosis Unit, Hospital de Sant´Ana, SCML, Lisboa, Portugal, ²³Rheumatology department, Centro Hospitalar Tondela-Viseu, Viseu, Portugal, ²⁴Serviço de Reumatologia, Unidade Local de Saúde do Litoral Alentejano, Santiago do Cacém, Portugal, ²⁵Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Charneca da Caparica, Portugal
Background/Purpose: Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are a group of rare disorders that can affect the heart. It is unclear which patients are at higher risk.…
Abstract Number: 0539 • ACR Convergence 2022
Cardiac Complications, Thrombosis, Infections and All-cause Mortality Among Patients with End-Stage Kidney Disease Due to Lupus Nephritis in the USRDS 2006-2013 According to SLE Medication Use
Anna Broder¹, Wenzhu B. Mowrey², Kazuki Yoshida³ and Karen Costenbader³, ¹Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ, ²Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Medication management strategies in patients with lupus-related end stage kidney disease (ESKD) have not been studied. Our prior work has shown that HCQ may…
Abstract Number: 0908 • ACR Convergence 2022
The Association of Cardiovascular Comorbidities with Remission in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Undergoing Treatment with Baricitinib and Conventional Synthetic DMARDs: A Post-Hoc Analysis
Arkady Manning-Bennett¹, Ashley Hopkins², Michael Sorich², Susanna Proudman³, David Foster¹, Ahmad Abuhelwa² and Michael Wiese¹, ¹University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia, ²Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia, ³Rheumatology Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, and Discipline of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease that is characterised by inflammation in the synovium of diarthrodial joints and low-level inflammation in multiple…
Abstract Number: 1263 • ACR Convergence 2022
Impact of Cardiovascular Risk on the Diagnostic Accuracy of the Ultrasound Halo Score for Giant Cell Arteritis
Juan Molina¹, KATERINE FABIOLA LOPEZ GLORIA², Isabel Castrejon³, Juan Carlos Nieto González¹, Julia Martinez-Barrio¹, Ana M Anzola Alfaro⁴, Javier Rivera⁴ and José María Älvaro-Gracia¹, ¹Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, ²Department of Rheumatology, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, Madrid, Spain, ³Hospital Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: To evaluate the impact of cardiovascular risk (CVR) on the diagnostic accuracy of the ultrasonographic (US) Halo Score in patients with suspected giant cell…
Abstract Number: 1540 • ACR Convergence 2022
Correlations of Soluble Interleukin-2 Receptor Serum Levels with Markers of Inflammation and Pathological High-sensitivity Troponin T and Its Possible Role as a Predictor of Early Clinical Progress in Systemic Sclerosis
Luise Schumacher¹, Sebastian Klapa², Antje Mueller³ and Gabriela Riemekasten⁴, ¹University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany, ²Universityhospital Schleswig-Holstein; University of Lübeck; Clinic of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Luebeck, Germany, ³University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH), Lübeck, ⁴University Clinic Schleswit-Holstein (UKSH), Luebeck, Germany
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is characterized by chronic inflammation leading to damage of the vascular endothelium and excessive collagen deposition in several target organs. The…
Abstract Number: 1825 • ACR Convergence 2022
Vascular Calcifications Adjacent to the Involved Joint of Patients Diagnosed with Calcium Pyrophosphate Crystal Arthritis – a Retrospective Observational Study
Shay Brikman¹, Amir Bieber² and Reuven Mader¹, ¹Rheumatic Diseases Unit, Emek Medical Center, Afula, Israel, ²Emek Medical Center, Raanana, Israel
Background/Purpose: Prior studies have shown an association between chondrocalcinosis (CC) and vascular calcifications. In this study, we aimed to assess the presence of vascular calcifications…

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