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  • Abstract Number: 0249 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Obesity as a possible confusion factor in the scleroderma pattern

    Eva Álvarez Andrés1, Marta Novella-Navarro2, Paloma García de la Peña Lefebvre3, Eugenio de Miguel2 and Paz Collado Ramos4, 1Hospital Severo Ochoa de Madrid, Madrid, Spain, 2Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, 3Facultad ciencias de la Salud HM de la UCJC, Madrid, Spain, 4Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Severo Ochoa, Madrid, Spain,, MADRID, Madrid, Spain

    Background/Purpose: The 2023 EULAR criteria for systemic sclerosis reaffirm the diagnostic value of nailfold videocapillaroscopy (NVC), particularly the presence of giant capillaries and capillary loss…
  • Abstract Number: 2377 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Statin Use for Primary Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Among Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

    Aakash V. Patel1, Lingxiao Zhang2, Emily S. Lau3, Hyon K. Choi4 and April Jorge5, 1Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 2Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 3Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, 4MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, Lexington, MA, 5Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

    Background/Purpose: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the most common cause of mortality among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Statin medications play a crucial role for…
  • Abstract Number: 1913 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Do We Screen For and Do We Miss Antimalarial-Induced Cardiomyopathy (AMIC)? Risk Profiles according to Hydroxychloroquine Exposure Duration

    Youngmin Kim1, Robert Padera2, Brittany Weber3 and Karen H. Costenbader4, 1Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, 2Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, 3Brigham and Women's Hospital, DEDHAM, MA, 4Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA

    Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is widely used for autoimmune diseases but carries a risk of antimalarial-induced cardiomyopathy (AMIC) that increases with long-term use and is often…
  • Abstract Number: 1486 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Statins in GLADEL 2.0: Are Cardiovascular Risk Prevention Guidelines Being Followed?

    Ileana C. Reynosa-Silva1, Iris J. Colunga-Pedraza2, Guillermina Harvey3, Dionicio A. Galarza-Delgado2, Jose R Azpiri-Lopez4, Fernanda M. Garcia-Garcia2, Oscar Azael Garza-Flores5, Marina Scolnik6, Gisela Subils7, CINTIA OTADUY8, Veronica Saurit9, Valeria Arturi10, Leonel Berbotto11, Guillermo Pons-Estel12, Luciana Gonzalez Lucero13, Melissa Brenda Serna Góngora14, Maria de los Angeles Gargiulo15, Cecilia Pisoni16, Maria Elena Crespo17, Mónica Sánchez Guamán18, Vitalina de Souza Barbosa19, Andrese Aline Gasparin20, Henrique Ataide Mariz21, Francinne Ribeiro22, Eduardo Borba23, Edgard dos Reis-Neto24, Iris Guerra Herrera25, Maria Loreto Massardo26, Gustavo Aroca Martínez27, Carlos Alberto Cañas28, Gerardo Quintana-Lopez29, Carlos Toro-Gutierrez30, Mario Moreno Alvarez31, MIGUEL SAAVEDRA32, Margarita Portela Hernández33, Hilda Fragoso-Loyo34, Luis M Amezcua-Guerra35, Ignacio García-De la Torre36, Jorge Isaac Velasco Santos37, Jorge Antonio Esquivel Valerio38, Jhonatan Losanto39, Magaly Alva Linares40, Manuel Ugarte-Gil41, Katiuzka Zuñiga Corrales42, Roberto Muñoz-Louis43, Carina Pizzarossa44, Gonzalo Silveira45, Federico Zazzetti46, Ashley Orillion47 and Gloria Vásquez48, 1Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario “Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez”, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico, 2Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico, 3Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Rosario, Argentina, Rosario, Argentina, 4Cardiology Service, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico, 5Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Guadalupe, Mexico, 6Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 7Hospital Italiano de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina, Córdoba, Argentina, 8Servicio de Reumatología Hospital Córdoba y Sanatorio Allende, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina, Córdoba, Argentina, 9Hospital Privado Universitario de Cordoba, Córdoba, Argentina, Córdoba, Argentina, 10Hospital San Martin de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina, La Plata, Argentina, 11Sanatorio Británico; Rosario, Argentina, Rosario, Argentina, 12Centro Regional de Enfermedades Autoinmunes y Reumáticas (GO-CREAR); Rosario, Argentina, Rosario, Argentina, 13Hospital Ángel C. Padilla, Tucumán, Argentina, Tucumán, Argentina, 14Hospital J.M Ramos Mejía, Buenos Aires, Argentina;, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 15Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas Alfredo Lanari, Universidad de Buenos Aires; Buenos Aires, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 16CEMIC Centro de Educación Médica e Investigaciones Clínicas ‘‘Norberto Quirno”, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Ciudad Autonoma Buenos Aires, Argentina, 17Hospital Señor del Milagro Salta, Salta, Argentina, Salta, Argentina, 18Hospital General de Agudos Dr. Juan A. Fernández, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 19Hospital das Clinicas da Universidade Federal de Goias, Goiania, Brazil, Goiania, Brazil, 20Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande Do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil, Porto Alegre, Brazil, 21Universidad Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil, Recife, Brazil, 22Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto - Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Rio De Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 23Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, São Paulo, Brazil, 24Escola Paulista de Medicina / Universidade federal de São Paulo (EPM / Unifesp), São Paulo, Brazil, São Paulo, Brazil, 25Hospital del Salvador Santiago de Chile, Santiago, Chile, Santiago, Chile, 26Facultad de Medicina y Ciencia, Universidad San Sebastián, Santiago, Chile, Santiago, Chile, 27Universidad Simón Bolívar, Barranquilla, Colombia y Clínica de la Costa, Barranquilla, Colombia, 28Fundación Valle del Lili, Universidad Icesi, Cali, Colombia, Cali, Colombia, 29Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional de Colombia; Hospital Universitario Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá; Hospital Universitario Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia, 30Pontificia Universidad Javeriana de Cali, Cali, Colombia, Cali, Colombia, 31Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo, Guayaquil, Ecuador, Guayaquil, Ecuador, 32Hospital de Especialidades Dr. Antonio Fraga Mouret, Centro Médico Nacional La Raza, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico, MEXICO, Mexico, 33Hospital de Especialidades del Centro Médico Nacional SXXI, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS), Mexico City, Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico, 34Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico, 35Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City, Mexico, Mexico city, 36Centro de Estudios de Investigación Básica y Clínica, S.C., Guadalajara, Mexico, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, 37Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí y Hospital Central "Dr. Ignacio Morones Prieto, " San Luis Potosí, Mexico, San Luis Potosí, Mexico, 38Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González", Monterrey, Nuevo León, México., MONTERREY, Mexico, 39Facultad de Ciencias Medicas, Universidad Nacional de Asunción, San Lorenzo, Paraguay, San Lorenzo, Paraguay, 40Hospital Nacional Edgardo Rebagliati Martins-EsSalud, Lima, Peru, Lima, Peru, 41Grupo Peruano de Estudio de Enfermedades Autoinmunes Sistémicas, Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Peru; Hospital Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen, EsSalud, Lima, Peru, Lima, Peru, 42Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, San Martín de Porres, Peru, San Martín de Porres, Peru, 43Hospital Docente Padre Billini, Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic, 44Hospital de Clínicas, Facultad de Medicina, UDELAR, Montevideo, Uruguay, Montevideo, Uruguay, 45Facultad de Medicina - Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay, Montevideo, Uruguay, 46Johnson & Johnson, Horsham, PA, USA, Ambler, PA, 47Johnson & Johnson, Spring House, PA, USA, Spring House, PA, 48Sede de Investigación Universitaria (SIU), Universidad de Antioquia (UDEA), Medellín, Colombia., Medellín, Colombia

    Background/Purpose: Patients (pts) with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have a significantly increased risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). EULAR recommends a comprehensive assessment and management…
  • Abstract Number: 1104 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors and Cardiovascular Risk in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Cancer

    Kevin Sheng-Kai Ma1, Rachael Stovall2, Jeffrey Sparks3, You Wu2, Richard Cheng4, Gregory Challener5, Hans von Eckstaedt2, Bhavik Bansal6, Petros Grivas7, Steven Chen8, Jean Liew9 and Namrata Singh7, 1Center for Global Health, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, Philadelphia, PA, 2University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 3Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, 4University of Washington, Seaattle, WA, 5MGH, Boston, MA, 6UT Southwestern Medical Centre, Dallas, TX, 7University of Washington, BELLEVUE, WA, 8Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 9Boston University, Boston, MA

    Background/Purpose: Patients (pts) with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) face a higher lifetime burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) vs the general population with approximately 1.5-2-fold increase in…
  • Abstract Number: 0820 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Novel Autoantibodies Predictive of Atherosclerosis Progression and Statin Response in Juvenile-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

    Junjie Peng1, Pierre Donnes1, Thomas McDonnell1, Laura Schanberg2, Stacy Ardoin3, Laura Lewandowski4, George Robinson1, Elizabeth C Jury1 and Coziana Ciurtin1, 1University College London, London, United Kingdom, 2Duke University Medical Center, DURHAM, NC, 3Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, 4NIAMS, NIH, Bethesda, MD

    Background/Purpose: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in juvenile-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (JSLE). There is an urgent need to identify…
  • Abstract Number: 0242 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Contemporary Recurrent Pericarditis Management – Real-world Evidence of Limited Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging Prior to Initiating Rilonacept

    Brittany Weber1, Paul Cremer2, Michael Garshick3, Sushil Allen Luis4, Ajit Raisinghani5, Vidhya Parameswaran6, Allison Curtis6, Allan Klein7 and John Paolini6, 1Brigham and Women's Hospital, DEDHAM, MA, 2Cleveland Clinic, Shaker Heights, OH, 3NYU Langone Health, Tenafly, NJ, 4Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 5Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, 6Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, LEXINGTON, MA, 7Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

    Background/Purpose: Recurrent pericarditis (RP) is a chronic autoinflammatory disease (mediated by IL-1) that requires long-term treatment, and selection of therapy is guided by multiple factors.…
  • Abstract Number: 2681 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Derivation and Validation of Inflammation-Adjusted Lipid Measures to Improve Cardiovascular Risk Prediction in Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Tate Johnson1, George Reed2, Joel Kremer3, Dimitrios Pappas4, Punyasha Roul5, Grant Cannon6, Gail Kerr7, Andreas Reimold8, Katherine Liao9, Michael George10, Jon Giles11, Christina Charles-Schoeman12, Joshua Baker10, Ted Mikuls1 and Bryant England1, 1University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 2University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, 3The Corrona Research Foundation, Delray Beach, FL, 4CorEvitas, New York, NY, 5UNMC, Omaha, NE, 6University of Utah and Salt Lake City VA, Salt Lake City, UT, 7Washington DC VAMC/Georgetown and Howard Universities, Washington, DC, 8Dallas VA Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 9Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, 10University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 11Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 12UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica, CA

    Background/Purpose: Total cholesterol (TC) and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) are critical measures of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk. However, the lipid paradox in RA, whereby systemic…
  • Abstract Number: 2363 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Impact of Biologic Therapies on Cardiovascular and Venous Thromboembolic Events in Psoriatic Arthritis: Real-World Evidence

    Milad Heydari-Kamjani1, Jennifer Murphy2 and Marina Magrey3, 1University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center/ Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 2University Hospitals, Cleveland Medical Center, cleveland, OH, 3Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine/University Hospitals Cleveland, Richfield, OH

    Background/Purpose: Patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) are at increased risk for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and venous thromboembolism (VTE), yet the comparative safety of…
  • Abstract Number: 1892 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Impact of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus on In-Hospital Outcomes Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Insights from a 7 year Nationwide Analysis

    siddharth Agrawal1, Freya Shah1, Ritu Tated2, Radhe Shah3 and Mahir Modi4, 1landmark medical center, cumberland, RI, 2New York Medical College, Vallaha, 3Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, 4GCS Medical College, hospital and Research Centre, Ahmedabad, India

    Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is associated with systemic inflammation and heightened cardiovascular risk. However, the impact of SLE on outcomes following percutaneous coronary intervention…
  • Abstract Number: 1484 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Decoding the Impact of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus on Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: A Nationwide population-based Study

    Mariana Vanoye Tamez1, Freya Shah2, Neel Patel3 and siddharth Agrawal2, 1New York Medical College / Landmark Medical Center, Providence, RI, 2landmark medical center, Cumberland, RI, 3University of Tennessee, Nashville

    Background/Purpose: Patients with autoimmune connective tissue disease, such as Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), are at higher risk for developing aortic valve pathology. However, the impact…
  • Abstract Number: 1016 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Association between inflammatory biomarkers and predicted heart failure risk in rheumatoid arthritis

    Ilana Usiskin1, Lauren rusnak2, Katherine Zhong3, Ying Qi4, Nicole Yang2, Gregory McDermott5, Brittany Weber6 and Katherine Liao2, 1Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, 2Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, 3Brigham and Women's Hospital, Short Hills, NJ, 4Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, 5Brigham and Women's Hospital, Brookline, MA, 6Brigham and Women's Hospital, DEDHAM, MA

    Background/Purpose: Heart failure (HF) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Prior work has suggested that higher levels of inflammation…
  • Abstract Number: 0818 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Risk of Cardiovascular Events is Higher in Pregabalin Users Versus Duloxetine: A Cohort Study Among Veterans with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain

    Sachalee Campbell1, Laura Daniel2, Puran Nepa2, Otis Wilson3, Alyson L. Dickson3, Katherine Murray3, William D. Dupont3, Adriana Hung3, Wayne A. Ray3, Michael Stein4 and Cecilia P. Chung2, 1University of Miami, Miami, FL, 2University of Miami, Research Service, Miami VA Healthcare System, Miami, FL, 3Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vanderbilt, TN, 4Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

    Background/Purpose: Pregabalin and duloxetine are among the most prescribed non-opioid medications for patients with chronic pain. Pregabalin may raise the risk for heart failure, and…
  • Abstract Number: 0162 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Clinical Relevance of Systematic Comorbidity Screening in Autoimmune and Inflammatory Diseases

    Martin Michaud, Caroline Arlet, Jean Alain Bournazeau, François de Maupeou, Julie Gaston, Stephanie Mermet, Helene Coulier, Marie Oustalet, Christophe Raspaud, Cédric Maurice, Sophie Recipon, Claire Verplancken, Kim Paricaud and Leonardo Astudillo, Clinique Saint Exupery, TOULOUSE, France

    Background/Purpose: Chronic autoimmune and inflammatory diseases are associated with an increased prevalence of various comorbidities, which may impact both prognosis and therapeutic strategies. EULAR recommends…
  • Abstract Number: 0306 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Cardiovascular Risk Estimated with the New PREVENT Calculator and Disease Activity in Patients with Rheumatoid and Psoriatic Arthritis

    Aleydis Gonzalez Melendez1, Rebeca L. Polina-Lugo1, Maria F. Elizondo-Benitez2, Andrea Guajardo Aldaco1, Osvaldo Uresti3, Ricardo I. de la Rosa-Vazquez3, Iris Jazmín Colunga Pedraza1, Dionicio Galarza-Delgado4, jose Ramon Azpiri-Lopez5, Rosa Icela Arvizu-Rivera1 and Jesus Cardenas-de la Garza6, 1Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital "Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez", Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico, 2Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital "Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez", Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, 3Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital "Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez", Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, 4UANL Hospital Universitario, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, 5Division of Cardiology, University Hospital "Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez", Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico, 6Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico

    Background/Purpose: The American Heart Association's PREVENT (Predicting Risk of Cardiovascular Disease EVENTs) is a new calculator developed in 2024, which estimates the 10- and 30-year…
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