Abstracts tagged "Cardiovascular"

Abstract Number: 1548 • ACR Convergence 2020
Blood Pressure, BMI and Sex Affect Optical Spectral Transmission Imaging Measurements of the Hands
Annelies Blanken¹, Conny van der Laken² and Mike Nurmohamed³, ¹Amsterdam Rheumatology and immunology Center location Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Amsterdam Rheumatology and immunology Center, location Amsterdam UMC, VU medical center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Amsterdam Rheumatology and immunology Center, location Reade and Amsterdam UMC, VU medical center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Optical spectral transmission imaging (OST) is a new imaging method designed to measure inflammation in the hands of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. The device…
Abstract Number: 0485 • ACR Convergence 2020
Non-obese Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients with Low Low-density Lipoprotein Have Higher Coronary Atherosclerosis Burden, Greater Plaque Progression and Cardiovascular Event Risk
George Karpouzas¹, Sarah Ormseth¹, Elizabeth Hernandez¹ and Matthew Budoff¹, ¹Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and the Lundquist Institute, Torrance, CA
Background/Purpose: RA patients with low body weight incur higher mortality than obese patients. Paradoxically, RA patients in the lowest low-density lipoprotein group (LDL < 70…
Abstract Number: 0913 • ACR Convergence 2020
Systemic Sclerosis Portends a Higher Risk of Conduction and Rhythm Disorders at Diagnosis and During Disease Course: Results from a US Population Based Study
Yasser Radwan¹, Reto Kurmann², Avneek Singh Sandhu³, Edward El-Am⁴, Cynthia Crowson², Eric Matteson⁵, Thomas Osborn², Kenneth Warrington⁶, Rekha Mankad² and Ashima Makol², ¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA, Lansing, MI, ²Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA, Rochester, MN, ³Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA, Dayton, OH, ⁴Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, ⁵Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, Minnesota, USA, Rochester, MN, ⁶Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Cardiac involvement, including electrocardiogram (ECG) abnormalities, is associated with worse prognosis in systemic sclerosis (SSc). We studied the incidence, risk factors and outcomes of…
Abstract Number: 1259 • ACR Convergence 2020
The Impact of Antimalarial Agents on Traditional and Non-traditional Cardiovascular Markers in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Claudia Mendoza-Pinto¹, Mario Garcia-Carrasco¹, Pamela Munguía-Realpozo², Ivet Etchegaray-Morales² and Socorro Mendez-Martínez¹, ¹Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Puebla, Puebla, Mexico, ²Facultad de Medicina, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Puebla, Puebla, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Cardiovascular morbidity and mortality is a well-established problem in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) has been seen as a potential atheroprotective…
Abstract Number: 1587 • ACR Convergence 2020
Improving Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in an Internal Medicine Resident Clinic: A Quality Improvement Initiative
Anna Falls¹, Peta-Gay Ricketts¹, Kelli Fox¹, Teresa George¹ and Chelsey Petz¹, ¹OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, OH
Background/Purpose: Cardiovascular disease is one of the leading causes of death in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients. Its risk in RA…
Abstract Number: 0486 • ACR Convergence 2020
Differences in Low-density Lipoprotein (LDL) Particle Composition and Oxidation May Underlie the Paradoxical Association of Low LDL with Higher Coronary Atherosclerosis Burden in Rheumatoid Arthritis
George Karpouzas¹, Sarah Ormseth¹, Elizabeth Hernandez¹ and Matthew Budoff¹, ¹Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and the Lundquist Institute, Torrance, CA
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients in the lowest LDL group (< 70mg/dl) experience unexpectedly high cardiovascular risk. We first explored whether this group (Group 1)…
Abstract Number: 0937 • ACR Convergence 2020
Late Cardiovascular Outcomes in Children with Kawasaki Disease: A Population-based Cohort Study
Cal Robinson¹, Rahul Chanchlani¹, Anastasia Gayowsky², Sandeep Brar³, Elizabeth Darling⁴, Catherine Demers⁴, Tapas Mondal¹, Rulan Parekh⁵, Hsien Seow⁴ and Michelle Batthish¹, ¹McMaster Children's Hospital, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ²ICES McMaster, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ³University of California, San Fransisco, ⁴McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁵University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Background/Purpose: Kawasaki disease (KD) is a common childhood vasculitis associated with coronary artery aneurysms (CAA). Based on our recent work, the incidence of KD has…
Abstract Number: 1266 • ACR Convergence 2020
Multivariate Risk Model Shows Different Risk Factors for Myocardial Infarction and Stroke in SLE
Michelle Petri¹, Jessica Li² and Daniel Goldman¹, ¹Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Timonium, MD, ²Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: Cardiovascular events remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality in SLE. Accelerated atherosclerosis occurs in SLE and many other inflammatory diseases. In the…
Abstract Number: 1630 • ACR Convergence 2020
Long-term Safety of Tildrakizumab in Patients with Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis: Incidence of Confirmed Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events Through 3 Years (148 Weeks) from Two Phase 3 Trials
Lars Iversen¹, Christopher EM Griffiths², Andrea Peserico³, Ignasi Pau-Charles⁴, Andrew Blauvelt⁵, Diamant Thaçi⁶ and Kristian Reich⁷, ¹Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, ²The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ³DIMED University of Padua, Padua, Italy, ⁴Almirall R&D, Barcelona, Spain, ⁵Oregon Medical Research Center, Portland, OR, ⁶Institute and Comprehensive Center for Inflammation Medicine, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany, ⁷Translational Research in Inflammatory Skin Diseases, Institute for Health Services Research in Dermatology and Nursing, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, and Skinflammation®, Hamburg, Germany
Background/Purpose: Tildrakizumab (TIL) is a high-affinity anti–interleukin-23p19 monoclonal antibody that is approved for the treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. The objective of this…
Abstract Number: 0487 • ACR Convergence 2020
Association Between an Extended Lifestyle Score and Adverse Health-related Outcomes in People with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Study of 5295 UK Biobank Participants
Jordan Canning¹, Stefan Siebert², Bhautesh Jani¹, Frances Mair¹ and Barbara Nicholl¹, ¹University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, ²University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disorder characterised by inflammation of the synovial joints. Traditional lifestyle factors, such as smoking and poor diet,…
Abstract Number: 0950 • ACR Convergence 2020
The Association Between Gout and Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes: Assessment and Recalibration of Individual-level Primary Prevention Risk Prediction Equations in Approximately 450,000 New Zealanders
Ken Cai¹, Billy Wu², Nicola Dalbeth², Rod Jackson² and Katrina Poppe², ¹University of Auckland, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, ²University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Background/Purpose: Some studies have reported that gout is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Individual-level cardiovascular risk prediction equations have been developed and…
Abstract Number: 1286 • ACR Convergence 2020
Personalizing Cardiovascular Risk Prediction for Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Physician Global Assessment of Disease Activity
May Choi¹, Emma Stevens², Hongshu Guan², Daniel Li³, Jack Ellrodt⁴, Benjamin Kargere⁴, Tianrun Cai², Kazuki Yoshida⁵, Brendan Everett² and Karen Costenbader⁶, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital | Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Harvard, Columbus, OH, ⁴Williams College, Williamstown, ⁵Brigham & Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁶Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: The risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), including myocardial infarction and stroke, is higher in SLE than in the general population. The excess risk of…
Abstract Number: 1658 • ACR Convergence 2020
Mediation of the Association Between Obesity and Osteoarthritis by Blood Pressure, Arterial Stiffness, and Subclinical Atherosclerosis
Marieke Loef¹, Rob van der Geest¹, Hildo Lamb¹, Renée de Mutsert¹, Frits Rosendaal¹ and Margreet Kloppenburg¹, ¹Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Obesity-related metabolic dysregulation may lead to atherosclerotic vascular changes. It has been hypothesized that a compromised blood flow may cause detrimental changes to the…

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