Abstract Number: 024 • Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium 2023
Effects of Corticosteroids on Central Nervous System Microvascular Properties Assessed by Neuroimaging
Background/Purpose: Prior research suggests that microvascular (MV) changes might be a biomarker for central nervous system (CNS) involvement of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).…Abstract Number: 1127 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2018
Risk of Stroke Among Patients with Gout in Taiwan: A Nationwide Population Study
Background/Purpose: To determine whether the Taiwanese patients with gout have a higher risk of stroke.Methods: Using the National Health Insurance database, we identified a cohort…Abstract Number: 2169 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2018
Temporal Trends in Mortality in Patients Hospitalized for Cerebrovascular Events with Psoriatic Arthritis: Data from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project from 2010-2014
Background/Purpose: Cerebrovascular disease risk in increased in patients of Psoriatic arthritis (PsA), as reported in the literature. Epidemiological studies to assesses average annual trends are…Abstract Number: 2226 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2018
Gout and the Risk of Incident Dementia in the Elderly: A Medicare Claims Study
Background/Purpose: The pursuit of a link between gout/hyperuricemia and dementia has led to contradictory results. Most observational studies, including population-based studies, showed that hyperuricemia was…Abstract Number: 2359 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2017
Severity of Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Compared with the General Population
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients are at higher risk of developing stroke but whether their risks for severe strokes are unknown. Methods: All patients with…Abstract Number: 2759 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2017
The Risk of Ischaemic Stroke in Primary APS Patients: A Prospective Study
Background/Purpose: The antiphospholipid syndrome(APS)is an autoimmune condition characterized by thrombosis and/or pregnancy morbidity andpersistent positivityfor antiphospholipid antibodies(aPL). The most common neurological manifestation of APS is…Abstract Number: 2972 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2017
Risk of Myocardial Infarction and Cerebrovascular Accident in Ankylosing Spondylitis: A General Population-Based Study
Background/Purpose: There is conflicting data on the risk of myocardial infarction (MI) and cerebrovascular accidents (CVA) in patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS). This study attempts…Abstract Number: 905 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2016
Platelet Activation, As Measured By Plasma Soluble Glycoprotein VI, Is Not Associated with Disease Activity or Ischaemic Events in Giant Cell Arteritis
Background/Purpose: Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) have an increased risk of devastating cranial ischaemic complications including vision loss and stroke. The BSR guidelines recommend…Abstract Number: 1483 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2016
Elevated Anti-Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide Antibody Titer Is Associated with Increased Cardiovascular Risk
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritits (RA) patients have an increased risk of mortality from cardiovascular (CV) disease. Proposed adaptation of CV risk score models in RA patients…Abstract Number: 1993 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2016
The Risk of Stroke in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and the Association with Competing Adverse Events
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at increased risk for infections, hospitalizations and cardiovascular (CV) events. The association of serious adverse events (SAE) with…Abstract Number: 819 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2015
Upregulation of Complement C3 and Alpha-2-Macroglobulin in Cerebrospinal Fluid of Neuropsychiatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: Various autoantibodies have been identified in cerebrospinal fluids (CSF) of neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE). They are supposed to form immune complex with complement…Abstract Number: 1752 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2015
Characterization of Epitopes Identified with Cerebral Vasculature Injury
Background/Purpose: There is an association between natural antibodies, such as anti-phospholipid antibodies, and vasculature injury in stroke and in SLE models of systemic ischemic damage. …Abstract Number: 1972 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2015
Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease and Social Deprivation in Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis
Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common form of vasculitis in the UK, with an incidence of 2.2 cases per 10,000 person-years. Cerebrovascular…Abstract Number: 3092 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2015
Deficiency of Adenosine Deaminase Type II – Expanding the Clinical Spectrum
Background/Purpose: The deficiency of adenosine deaminase II (DADA2), first described in 2014, is an autosomal recessive disease caused by mutations in CECR1and is characterized by…Abstract Number: 3159 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2015
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Is a Risk Factor for Young Stroke: A Population-Based Cohort Study
Background/Purpose: Previous studies indicate that individuals with SLE have a high risk of stroke but have not investigated when the highest risk occurs. We aimed…
