Abstracts tagged "Cardiovascular"

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: 0244 • ACR Convergence 2022
Identification of Novel Response Predictors via Cardiovascular Biomarker Proteomic Analysis of Serum Samples from Patients with Early, Seropositive RA Treated with Abatacept or Adalimumab
Yicong Li¹, Chun Wu², Michael Maldonado², Peter Schafer², S. Louis Bridges, Jr.³, William Rigby⁴, Vivian Bykerk³, Jane Buckner⁵ and Jinqi Liu², ¹Parexel International, Durham, NC, ²Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, ³Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁴Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, PA, ⁵Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: Effective RA therapies should not only improve joint signs and symptoms, but also mitigate additional disease-related consequences, such as the increased risk of cardiovascular…
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…
Abstract Number: 2219 • ACR Convergence 2022
Time-Dependent Evaluation of Glucocorticoid Exposure Duration and Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in a Cohort of Veterans with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Beth Wallace¹, Yuqing Gao², H. Myra Kim³, Punyasha Roul⁴, Ted Mikuls⁵, Daniel Clauw⁶, Bryant England⁷, Joshua Baker⁸, Brian Sauer⁹, Grant Cannon¹⁰, Shirley Cohen-Mekelberg¹, Wyndy Wiitala², Jeremy Sussman¹, Rodney Hayward¹ and Akbar Waljee¹, ¹University of Michigan Department of Internal Medicine; Center for Clinical Management Research, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Center for Clinical Management Research, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Center for Statistical Consultation and Research, University of Michigan; Center for Clinical Management Research, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare Center, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁴UNMC, Omaha, NE, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁶University of Michigan Department of Anesthesia, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁷University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁸University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁹Salt Lake City VA/University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ¹⁰Retired, Salt Lake City, UT
Background/Purpose: Three-quarters of RA patients use glucocorticoids (GC) at some point to manage RA symptoms. Prior work suggests recent GC use is associated with major…
Abstract Number: 0251 • ACR Convergence 2022
Nuclear Factor of Activated T Cells Cytoplasmic 1 as a Potential Biomarker of Increased Cardiovascular Risk in Patients with Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Sara Remuzgo-Martinez¹, Fernanda Genre¹, Veronica Pulito-Cueto², Alfonso Corrales¹, Virgi Portilla¹, Leticia Lera-Gómez¹, Belén Atienza-Mateo¹, María Sebastián Mora-Gil¹, J Gonzalo Ocejo-Vinyals³, Oreste Gualillo⁴, Ricardo Blanco⁵, Ivan Ferraz Amaro⁶, Santos Castañeda⁷, Raquel Lopez Mejias² and Miguel Ángel González-Gay⁸, ¹Research Group on Genetic Epidemiology and Atherosclerosis in Systemic Diseases and in Metabolic Bone Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System, IDIVAL; and Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ²IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ³Department of Immunology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ⁴Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago, SERGAS (Servizo Galego de Saude) and IDIS (Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago), NEIRID Lab (Neuroendocrine Interactions in Rheumatology and Inflammatory Diseases), Research Laboratory 9, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, ⁵Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ⁶Division of Rheumatology. Hospital Universitario de Canarias. Spain., Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, IIS-Princesa, Madrid, Spain, ⁸Department of Medicine and Psychiatry, Universidad de Cantabria; Rheumatology Division, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla; Research group on genetic epidemiology and atherosclerosis in systemic diseases and in metabolic diseases of the musculoskeletal system, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain. Cardiovascular Pathophysiology and Genomics Research Unit, School of Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Background/Purpose: NFKB1, NKIRAS1, NFATc1, NFATc2 and MTHFR, inflammation and immune response-related genes, predispose to the increased risk of cardiovascular (CV) disease in patients with RA…
Abstract Number: 0575 • ACR Convergence 2022
Myocardial Infarction and Stroke Risks Among Patients Who Initiated Treatment with Denosumab or Zoledronic Acid for Osteoporosis
Leslie Spangler¹, Carrie Nielson¹, M Alan Brookhart², Rohini K Hernandez¹, Robert Kees Stad³ and Jay Lin¹, ¹Amgen, Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, ²NoviSci, Inc., Durham, NC, ³Amgen Inc., Zug, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: There has been inconsistent evidence published regarding the cardio- and cerebrovascular benefits and risks of anti-osteoporosis medications. EU regulators requested Amgen to evaluate the…
Abstract Number: 0909 • ACR Convergence 2022
Unsupervised Clustering Analysis of Circulating Molecular Profiles in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Defines Precise CV Risk. Effects of TNFi, IL6Ri, and JAKinibs
Chary Lopez-Pedrera¹, Laura Muñoz-Barrera¹, Tomás Cerdó², Maria Luque-Tevar³, Pilar Font¹, Montserrat Romero-Gomez², Desiree Ruiz-Vilchez⁴, Sara Remuzgo-Martinez⁵, Raquel Lopez Mejias⁶, María Carmen Ábalos-Aguilera⁷, Rafaela Ortega-Castro¹, José Perez-Venegas⁸, Mª Dolores Ruiz-Montesinos⁸, Carmen Dominguez⁸, Carlos Rodriguez-Escalera⁹, Carmen Romero-Barco⁹, Antonio Fernandez-Nebro¹⁰, Natalia Mena Vazquez¹⁰, Jose Luis Marenco¹¹, Julia Uceda Montañez¹¹, Charo Santos¹², Nuria Barbarroja¹, Mª Angeles Aguirre¹³, Alejandro Escudero-Contreras², Eduardo Collantes¹, Miguel Ángel González-Gay¹⁴ and Carlos Pérez-Sánchez¹, ¹IMIBIC/University of Cordoba/Reina Sofia Hospital, Cordoba, Spain, ²IMIBIC/University of Cordoba/Reina Sofia Hospital, Córdoba, Spain, ³IMIBIC, Córdoba, Spain, ⁴Reina Sofia University Hospital, Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain, ⁵Research Group on Genetic Epidemiology and Atherosclerosis in Systemic Diseases and in Metabolic Bone Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System, IDIVAL; and Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ⁶IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ⁷Imibic/ University of Córdoba/ Reina Sofía Hospital, Córdoba, Spain, ⁸Virgen Macarena University Hospital, Sevilla, Spain, ⁹Virgen de la Victoria Hospital, Málaga, Spain, ¹⁰Regional University Hospital of Málaga, Málaga, Spain, ¹¹Virgen de Valme University Hospital, Sevilla, Spain, ¹²Virgen de Valme University Hospital, Málaga, Spain, ¹³Maimonides Institute for Biomedical Research of Córdoba, Cordoba, Spain, ¹⁴Department of Medicine and Psychiatry, Universidad de Cantabria; Rheumatology Division, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla; Research group on genetic epidemiology and atherosclerosis in systemic diseases and in metabolic diseases of the musculoskeletal system, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain. Cardiovascular Pathophysiology and Genomics Research Unit, School of Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Background/Purpose: This study aimed to 1) Analyze the circulating inflammatory profile of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients, in order to recognize distinctive clinical phenotypes associated with…
Abstract Number: 1391 • ACR Convergence 2022
Inadequate Cardiovascular Disease Risk Screening and Preventative Treatment in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Tooba Munawar¹, Farzam Khokhar² and Andras Perl³, ¹SUNY Upstate Medical Unviersity, Jamesville, NY, ²SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, ³SUNY, Syracuse, NY
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease. Patients with RA are at risk of accelerated cardiovascular disease (CVD). The purpose of this study…

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