Abstract Number: 726 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Risk of Ischemic Stroke in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Risk of Ischemic Stroke in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysisBackground/Purpose: Several chronic inflammatory disorders, such as rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus…Abstract Number: 2856 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Update on Long-Term Outcomes after Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome (RCVS)
Background/Purpose RCVS is characterized by acute onset of severe headaches, with or without neurologic deficit with evidence of reversible cerebral vasoconstriction. We have previously reported…Abstract Number: 2765 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Putative Blood Biomarkers of Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome
Putative blood biomarkers of Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome Background/Purpose The pathophysiology and molecular mechanisms of Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome (RCVS) are unknown. Objective of the…Abstract Number: 1852 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Increased Cardiovascular Risk in Patients Recently Diagnosed with Psoriatic Arthritis: A Population-Based, Cohort Study
Background/Purpose: Patients diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) have an increased risk of multiple comorbidities that predispose them to cardiovascular disease (CVD). Although…Abstract Number: 1865 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Increased Risk of Myocardial Infarction and Cerebrovascular Accidents after Diagnosis of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis: A General Population-Based Cohort Study
Background/Purpose Limited literature is available on the incidence of myocardial infarction (MI) and cerebrovascular accidents (CVA) in patients with Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA). We assessed…Abstract Number: 1081 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prediction of Mortality Risk Related to Cerebrovascular Accidents in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) vs Anti-Phospho-Lipid-Antibody (aPL) syndrome
Background/Purpose : It is well-established that patients with co-existent Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) and Anti-Phospho-Lipid-Antibody (aPL) syndrome are at increased risk of cerebrovascular accidents (CVA).…Abstract Number: 2386 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Disability and Mortality Related to Cerebrovascular Disease in Systemic Vasculitis
Background/Purpose: Despite improved therapeutic strategies, patients with systemic vasculitis (SV) continue to experience serious morbidity and mortality from persistent low grade disease activity and permanent…Abstract Number: 2221 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events Are More Common in Rheumatoid Arthritis Than in Psoriatic Arthritis and Are Associated with Different Risk Factors
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is associated with increased cardiovascular mortality and morbidity rates. Similarly several studies have reported an increased risk for cardiovascular events in…Abstract Number: 1551 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Primary Angiitis of the Central Nervous System: Description of the First 52 Adult Patients Enrolled in the French COVAC’ Cohort
Background/Purpose: Primary angiitis of the central nervous system (PACNS) is rare and only 1 pediatric and 1 adult large cohorts including >30 PACNS patients have…