Abstracts tagged "Cardiovascular"

Abstract Number: 0677 • ACR Convergence 2022
Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Primary Antiphospholipid Syndrome Impacts Damage Accrual
Gustavo Balbi¹, Flavio Victor Signorelli², Ana Paula Gandara³, Indira Azam³, Dilson Marreiros³, Luciano Drager³ and Danieli Castro Oliveira de Andrade⁴, ¹Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ²Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, ³University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁴Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has been associated with an increased risk of thrombotic-related events, such as myocardial infarction and cerebrovascular diseases in the general…
Abstract Number: 0981 • ACR Convergence 2022
QTc Prolongation in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients Treated with Hydroxychloroquine – Preliminary Results from a Single Center Study
Tanmayee Bichile¹, Susan Manzi² and Tarun Sharma³, ¹Allegheny Health Network, Gibsonia, PA, ²Allegheny Health Network, Lupus Center of Excellence, Wexford, PA, ³Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: The effect of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) on QTc interval in patients with rheumatic diseases is under scrutiny since the COVID-19 pandemic, however studies have shown…
Abstract Number: 1408 • ACR Convergence 2022
In RA Patients Without Prevalent CVD, Incident CVD Is Only Associated with Traditional Risk Factors: A 20-year Follow up in the CARRÉ Cohort Study
Reinder Raadsen¹, Rabia Agca², Maarten Boers³, Vokko van Halm², Mike Peters⁴, Yvo Smulders², Joline Beulens², Marieke Blom², Coen Stehouwer⁵, Alexandre Voskuyl², Willem Lems⁶ and Michael Nurmohamed⁷, ¹Reade Rheumatology Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁴Amsterdam UMC; UMC Utrecht, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁵MUmc, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁶Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁷Amsterdam University Medical Center, Kortenhoef, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: We have documented that patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at increased risk to develop cardiovascular disease (CVD) compared to the general population, even…
Abstract Number: 1605 • ACR Convergence 2022
Profound Anticoagulant Effects of Initial Antirheumatic Treatments in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients; A NORD-STAR Spin-off Study
Bas Dijkshoorn¹, Daisy Vedder¹, Anna Rudin², Dan Nordstrom³, Bjorn Gudbjornsson⁴, Kristina Lend⁵, Till Uhlig⁶, Espen Haavardsholm⁶, Gerdur Maria Grondal⁷, Merete L Hetland⁸, Marte Heiberg⁶, Mikkel Østergaard⁹, Kim Horslev-Petersen¹⁰, Jon Lampa¹¹, Ronald van Vollenhoven¹², Aleksandra antovic¹³ and Michael Nurmohamed¹⁴, ¹Reade Rheumatology Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Department of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy of University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden, ³Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland, ⁴Centre for Rheumatology Research, University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland, ⁵The Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁶Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁷Landspitali University Hospital, Centre for Rheumatology Research, Reykjavik, Iceland, ⁸Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark, ⁹Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Glostrup, Denmark, ¹⁰Danish Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Haderslev, Denmark, ¹¹Department of Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Center for Molecular Medicine (CMM), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Gastroenterology, Dermatology and Rheumatology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, ¹²Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ¹³Karolinska Institute, Department of Medicine Solna, Division of Rheumatology, Stockholm, Sweden, ¹⁴Amsterdam University Medical Center, Kortenhoef, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at an increased risk of venous thromboembolism. Thus far, there have not been any comparative studies investigating the…
Abstract Number: 1951 • ACR Convergence 2022
Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Relation to Cardiovascular Disease in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Claudia De Luis zarate¹, Cristina Almeida Santiago², Maria Vanesa Hernández Hernández³, antonia De Vera González⁴, Alejandra González Delgado⁴, Juan Carlos Quevedo Abeledo⁵ and Ivan Ferraz Amaro⁶, ¹Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Puerto de la Cruz, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario Dr Negrín, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, ³HUC, San Cristóbal de la, Spain, ⁴HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE CANARIAS, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, ⁵Hospital Universitario Dr. Negrín, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, ⁶Division of Rheumatology. Hospital Universitario de Canarias. Spain., Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Background/Purpose: Interleukin (IL) 1, and its family member, IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra), are involved in the pathogenesis and inflammation perpetuation of patients with rheumatoid arthritis…
Abstract Number: 0317 • ACR Convergence 2022
Full Characterization of the Three Pathways of Complement System in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Relation to Disease Expression
Ivan Ferraz Amaro¹, maría García-González², carmen Ferrer-Moure², Fuensanta Gómez-Bernal², Antonia De Vera-González², Alejandra González Delgado², Agustín Francisco González-Rivero², Yolanda Fernández-Cladera², Juan Carlos Quevedo Abeledo³ and Federico Díaz-González⁴, ¹Division of Rheumatology. Hospital Universitario de Canarias. Spain., Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, ³Hospital Universitario Dr. Negrín, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, ⁴Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Background/Purpose: Activation of the classical complement (C) pathway by immune complexes is a characteristic of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Accelerated consumption outstrips synthesis…
Abstract Number: 0681 • ACR Convergence 2022
Antiphospholipid Antibodies and Incident Cardiovascular Events in a Diverse Population: Results from the Dallas Heart Study
Yu (Ray) Zuo¹, Sherwin Navaz¹, Wenying Liang¹, Chun Li², Colby Ayers³, Christine Rysenga¹, Alyssa Harbaugh¹, Gary Norman⁴, Elizabeth Solow³, Dami Akinmolayemi⁵, Anand Rohatgi³, David Karp⁶, Jason S Knight⁷ and James de Lemos³, ¹University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²People's Hospital Peking University, Beijing, China, ³UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ⁴Werfen, San Diego, ⁵Columbia University, New York, NY, ⁶UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX, ⁷University of Michigan, Division of Rheumatology, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: While circulating antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) are recognized as an important acquired risk factor for thrombotic events, the prevalence of aPL in the general population…
Abstract Number: 0982 • ACR Convergence 2022
Effect of Cumulative Hydroxychloroquine Dose on Prevention of Damage Progression and Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Jordan Jacquez¹, Lisa Zhu¹, Manpreet Singh¹, Caroline Siegel², Lori Sahakian¹, Brian Skaggs¹, Jennifer Grossman¹ and Maureen McMahon¹, ¹University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ²Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) has demonstrated benefit in multiple outcomes in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), including disease activity, flare rates, survival, and thrombotic events. Previous studies,…
Abstract Number: 1412 • ACR Convergence 2022
Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Diabetes Mellitus: A Cross-sectional Study with 13NH3 Myocardial PET/CT
Bas Dijkshoorn¹, Remco Knol², Friso Van Der Zant², Michael Nurmohamed³ and Suat Simsek², ¹Reade Rheumatology Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Noord-west Ziekenhuis groep, Alkmaar, Netherlands, ³Amsterdam University Medical Center, Kortenhoef, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease. This risk is similar to that of diabetes mellitus (DM). There have…
Abstract Number: 1623 • ACR Convergence 2022
Combined Single-Cell, Bulk RNA Sequencing and Proteomics Analysis Reveals New Candidate Targets Involved in Myocardial Fibrogenesis
Ievgeniia Kocherova¹, Elena Pachera², Daria Nurzynska³, Franca Di Meglio³, Oliver Distler⁴, Przemysław Błyszczuk² and Gabriela Kania², ¹Center of Experimental Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Schlieren, Switzerland, ²Center of Experimental Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland, ³Department of Public Health, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Inflammatory dilated cardiomyopathy (iDCM) often leads to heart failure (HF), which is the main cause of cardiac mortality in patients with systemic autoimmune diseases.…
Abstract Number: 1963 • ACR Convergence 2022
Lipid Screening and Statin Use in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in an Underserved Population
Colleen O'Neill¹ and Veena Patel², ¹Dell Medical School - UTHealth Austin, Austin, TX, ²Dell Medical School - UT Health Austin, Austin, TX
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have an increased risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) compared to the general population and RA is considered a…
Abstract Number: L06 • ACR Convergence 2021
Comparative Safety of Gout “Treat-to-target” and “Usual Care” Treatment Strategies on Cardiovascular Outcomes Using Observational Data: Causal Inference Approach
Kazuki Yoshida, Jun Liu, Daniel Solomon, Robert J Glynn and Seoyoung Kim, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Rheumatology societies recommend serum-urate (SU)-driven treat-to-target (TTT) strategies for the management of gout. However, cardiovascular (CV) safety of urate-lowering therapy (ULT) has been questioned.…
Abstract Number: L11 • ACR Convergence 2021
Cardiovascular Risk of Hydroxychloroquine in the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Retrospective Cohort Study
ELVIRA D'ANDREA¹, Rishi Desai², Mengdong He³, Robert Glynn⁴, Hemin Lee², Michael Weinblatt², Daniel Solomon⁵ and Seoyoung Kim², ¹Brigham & Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁵Brigham and Women's Hospital, Newton, MA
Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is a commonly used 1st-line disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in the U.S., while methotrexate (MTX) is…
Abstract Number: 0033 • ACR Convergence 2021
Impaired Adipose Tissue Function in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Association with Autoimmunity, Disease Activity and Therapeutic Response
Iván Arias de la Rosa¹, alejandro Escudero², Cristobal Román-Rodriguez², Rocio Guzmán-Ruiz², Maria del Mar Malagón², Carlos Pérez-Sánchez³, Chamaida Plasencia-Rodríguez⁴, Ana Martinez-Feito⁵, Maria del Carmen Ábalos-Aguilera², Alejandra Patiño-Trives⁶, Jerusalem Calvo², Rafaela Ortega², Eduardo Collantes-Estevez², Chary Lopez-Pedrera² and Nuria Barbarroja¹, ¹University of Cordoba/IMIBIC/Reina Sofia Hospital, Cordoba, Spain, ²IMIBIC/Reina Sofia Hospital/University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain, ³IMIBIC, Córdoba, Spain, ⁴Immuno-Rheumatology Research Group, Hospital La Paz Institute for Health Research-IdiPAZ, Rheumatology, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain, ⁵ImmunoRheumatology Department, IDIPAZ, Madrid, Spain, ⁶Rheumatology Department, Reina Sofia University Hospital/ Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/ University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain
Background/Purpose: 1) to evaluate the relationship among adipose tissue dysfunction, autoimmunity and disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients; 2) to analyze the direct effect…
Abstract Number: 0284 • ACR Convergence 2021
Risk Factors for Dementia in Patients with Incident Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Population-based Cohort Study
Elena Myasoedova¹, Michelle Mielke¹, Cassondra Hulshizer¹, John Davis¹, Vijay Ramanan¹, Maria Vassilaki¹ and Cynthia Crowson², ¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Mayo Clinic, Eyota, MN
Background/Purpose: Growing evidence from observational studies suggests that patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at increased risk for cognitive impairment and dementia. Longitudinal population-based studies…

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