Abstract Number: 2532 • ACR Convergence 2025
Temporal arteritis revealing eosinophilic diseases: A multicenter retrospective study, literature review, and combined cluster analysis
Background/Purpose: Temporal arteritis (TA) classically presents as a large-vessel vasculitis in older adults with cranial ischemic symptoms. However, in younger patients or in the presence…Abstract Number: 2487 • ACR Convergence 2025
Cardiovascular and venous thromboembolic events in systemic sclerosis: Epidemiological analysis of the Clinical Practice Research Datalink
Background/Purpose: Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of mortality in systemic sclerosis (SSc). We investigated the association between SSc and the occurrence of both cardiovascular…Abstract Number: 1971 • ACR Convergence 2025
Intracranial Arterial Stenosis in Antiphospholipid Syndrome: A Neglected Vascular Involvement?
Background/Purpose: Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is a systemic autoimmune disorder characterized by thrombotic events and obstetric complications. While macrovascular and microvascular manifestations have been increasingly acknowledged—particularly…Abstract Number: 1427 • ACR Convergence 2025
Impact of Biologic Therapy on Subclinical Atherosclerosis and Ventricular Function in Psoriatic Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) have an increased cardiovascular (CV) risk due to a higher prevalence of comorbidities and chronic systemic inflammation. In those…Abstract Number: 0614 • ACR Convergence 2025
Evaluating Cardiovascular Risk in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Comparing Novel Risk Scores with Carotid Ultrasound
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease associated with an elevated risk of cardiovascular (CV) disease, largely due to chronic inflammation and…Abstract Number: 0469 • ACR Convergence 2024
SCORE2 Is Superior to SCORE in Predicting the Presence of Carotid Plaques and Intima-media Thickness in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: A Cross-sectional Study with Carotid Ultrasound
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) escalates the risk of premature mortality, predominantly through cardiovascular diseases. Although SCORE and its updated version, SCORE2, are employed to assess…Abstract Number: 0497 • ACR Convergence 2024
Relationship Between the Complement System and Subclinical Carotid Atherosclerosis in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have an increased risk of cardiovascular (CV) events and CV mortality. Carotid subclinical atherosclerosis is independently associated with incident…Abstract Number: 0611 • ACR Convergence 2024
Subclinical Atherosclerosis Is Associated with Future Cardiovascular Events in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients at Apparent Low Risk for Cardiovascular Disease: A Longitudinal Prospective Study
Background/Purpose: Cardiovascular events (CVE) are the leading cause of mortality for patients living with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Besides the traditional cardiovascular risk factors, the…Abstract Number: 1359 • ACR Convergence 2024
Association of Coronary Artery Calcium Score and Growth Differentiation Factor 15 in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in RA patients [Gravallese EM, Firestein GS. N Engl J Med. 2023;388:529-42]. However, risk calculation has…Abstract Number: 1440 • ACR Convergence 2024
Significant Indicators Identified for Carotid Doppler Ultrasound Use in Axial Spondyloarthritis Patients Without Conventional Cardiovascular Risk Factors
Background/Purpose: The EULAR cardiovascular screening recommendations advocate for the use of carotid dopplers in patients with inflammatory joint diseases to detect subclinical atherosclerosis. Despite these…Abstract Number: 1557 • ACR Convergence 2024
Estimation of Cardiovascular Risk in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis – Accuracy of Tools Based on SCORE and Its Modifications Compared to Ultrasound Examination of Subclinical Atherosclerosis
Background/Purpose: Patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) have increased cardiovascular (CV) risk due to accelerated atherosclerosis (ATS) caused by systemic inflammation, and vascular impairment. To date,…Abstract Number: 2221 • ACR Convergence 2024
Association Between Serum Uric Acid/Serum Creatinine Index and Carotid Plaque in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, systemic autoimmune disease. The serum uric acid/serum creatinine ratio (SUA/SCr), which represents uric acid levels in the blood…Abstract Number: 2235 • ACR Convergence 2024
The Updated PREVENT (Predicting Risk of CVD EVENTs) Algorithm Is Not Able to Indicate Subclinical Coronary or Carotid Atherosclerosis Better Than the Traditional Pooled Cohort Equations in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Patients with RA are at increased risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), yet traditional 10-year CVD risk calculators—such as the 2013 Pooled Cohort Equations…Abstract Number: 1469 • ACR Convergence 2023
Prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease in a Populations Based Registry of Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: Patients with SLE are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Population estimates of CVD in SLE remains limited for non-White racial/ethnic populations in…Abstract Number: 0580 • ACR Convergence 2023
Performance of Conventional Cardiovascular Risk Scores in Identifying Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major cause of mortality in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Role of conventional risk scores which predict cardiovascular events, to…
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