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  • Abstract Number: 0349 • ACR Convergence 2021

    Performance of the 2019 EULAR/ACR Classification Criteria for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in a Predominantly African American Cohort

    Jessica English1, Dulaney Wilson2, Gary Gilkeson2, Jim Oates2 and Diane Kamen2, 1Medical University of South Carolina, Johns Island, SC, 2Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

    Background/Purpose: Classification criteria for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) were recently published by the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) and American College of Rheumatology (ACR) to…
  • Abstract Number: 1888 • ACR Convergence 2021

    Usefulness of 2019 ACR/EULAR Classification Criteria (AECC) for IgG4-Related Disease Differs Between Clinical Phenotypes of IgG4-RD

    Gözde Kübra Yardımcı1, Bayram Farisogulları2, Gizem Ayan1, Levent Kilic1, Sule Apraş Bilgen1 and Omer Karadag3, 1Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Ankara, Turkey, 2Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey, 3Hacettepe University, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

    Background/Purpose: ACR/EULAR Classification criteria for IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) newly published [1]. On the other hand, four distinctive phenotypes of IgG4-RD have been described [2]. We…
  • Abstract Number: 0355 • ACR Convergence 2021

    Utilization of a Clinical Data Research Network to Assess Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics Classification Criteria Attributes in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

    Noah Forrest1, Kathryn Jackson2, Al'ona Furmanchuk2, Anika Ghosh2, Jennifer Pacheco2, Vesna Mitrovic2, Abel Kho2, Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman2 and Theresa Walunas2, 1Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, 2Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

    Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease characterized by a heterogenous clinical phenotype that may present differently over time and between patients, which…
  • Abstract Number: 1945 • ACR Convergence 2021

    Efficacy of Upadacitinib on Psoriatic Arthritis with Axial Involvement Defined by Investigator Assessment and PRO-Based Criteria: Results from Two Phase 3 Studies

    Xenofon Baraliakos1, Roberto Ranza2, Andrew Ostor3, Francesco Ciccia4, Laura Coates5, Simona Rednic6, Jessica Walsh7, Tianming Gao8, Apinya Lertratanakul8, In-Ho Song8, Fabiana Ganz8, Kevin Douglas8 and Atul Deodhar9, 1Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Herne, Germany, 2Hospital de Clinicas, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlandia, MG, Brazil, 3Monash University, Cabrini Hospital, and Emertius Research, Malvern, Australia, 4University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Napoli, Italy, 5Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, 6Emergency Clinical County Hospital, Rheumatology and Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj Napoca, Romania, 7Salt Lake City Veteran Affairs Medical Center (VAMC)/University of Utah Hospital, Salt Lake City, UT, 8AbbVie Inc., North Chicago, IL, 9Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR

    Background/Purpose: Patients with PsA and axial involvement have higher disease activity and greater reductions in quality of life;1 however, there are no accepted criteria for…
  • Abstract Number: 0652 • ACR Convergence 2021

    Application of a GCA Probability Score to Patients Referred to a GCA Fast Track Clinic

    Mmoloki Mathake1, Julia Murdoch2, Andrew Taylor3, Jean-Louis deSousa2, Kathy Jao2, Rachel Li2 and Helen Keen4, 1Fiona Stanley Hospital, Beckenham, Australia, 2Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Australia, 3Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch, Australia, 4Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth, Australia

    Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common large vessel vasculitis, and may be associated with irreversible blindness(1). It is therefore essential to make…
  • Abstract Number: 0804 • ACR Convergence 2021

    Validation of the 2010 ACR/EULAR Classification Criteria of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) in a Nursing-led Triage Clinic

    Ching Man Tsang1, Chi Chiu Mok2, Kar Li Chan3, Sau Mei TSE1 and Ling Yin Ho1, 1Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong, China, 3Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong

    Background/Purpose: To shorten the waiting time to see rheumatologists, a nurse-led triage clinic was established in our hospital in September 2018 to triage new referrals…
  • Abstract Number: 0903 • ACR Convergence 2021

    Scoring MRI Structural Lesions in Sacroiliac Joints of Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis: How Many Slices Are Optimal?

    Walter Maksymowych1, Ulrich Weber2, Xenofon Baraliakos3, Pedro Machado4, Susanne Pedersen5, Joachim Sieper6, Stephanie Wichuk7, Denis Poddubnyy8, Martin Rudwaleit9, Désirée van der Heijde10, Robert Landewé11, Joel Paschke12, Mikkel Ostergaard13 and Robert Lambert7, 1Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada, Edmonton, AB, Canada, 2Practice Buchsbaum Schaffhausen, Schaffhausen, Switzerland, 3Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Herne, Germany, 4Centre for Rheumatology & Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, University College London, London, United Kingdom, 5Rigshospitalet, Center for Arthritis Research, Glostrup, Denmark, 6Department of Gastroenterology, Infectiology and Rheumatology (including Nutrition Medicine), Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 7University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, 8Department of Rheumatology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany, 9University of Bielefeld, Klinikum Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany, 10Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Meerssen, Netherlands, 11Amsterdam Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Zuyderland MC, Heerlen, Netherlands, 12CARE Arthritis, Edmonton, AB, Canada, 13Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, and Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Glostrup, Denmark

    Background/Purpose: There is no international consensus on the optimal number of slices for evaluation of MRI structural lesions in the SIJ. An “all slice” method…
  • Abstract Number: 0904 • ACR Convergence 2021

    Data-driven Definitions Based on Inflammatory Lesions for a Positive MRI of the Spine Consistent with Axial Spondyloarthritis

    Walter Maksymowych1, Robert Lambert2, Xenofon Baraliakos3, Susanne Pedersen4, Iris Eshed5, Ulrich Weber6, Pedro Machado7, Manouk de Hooge8, Joachim Sieper9, Stephanie Wichuk2, Denis Poddubnyy10, Martin Rudwaleit11, Robert Landewé12, Désirée van der Heijde13 and Mikkel Ostergaard14, 1Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada, Edmonton, AB, Canada, 2University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, 3Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Herne, Germany, 4Rigshospitalet, Center for Arthritis Research, Glostrup, Denmark, 5Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel, 6Practice Buchsbaum Schaffhausen, Schaffhausen, Switzerland, 7Centre for Rheumatology & Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, University College London, London, United Kingdom, 8Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium, 9Department of Gastroenterology, Infectiology and Rheumatology (including Nutrition Medicine), Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 10Department of Rheumatology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany, 11University of Bielefeld, Klinikum Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany, 12Amsterdam Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Zuyderland MC, Heerlen, Netherlands, 13Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Meerssen, Netherlands, 14Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, and Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Glostrup, Denmark

    Background/Purpose: The ASAS definition of a positive MRI for inflammation in the spine (ASAS-MRI+) is intended for classification of patients as having axSpA but is…
  • Abstract Number: 1511 • ACR Convergence 2020

    Clinical Features and Select Dysregulated Immune Parameters Distinguish Blood Relatives Who Remain Clinically Stable or Progress to Incomplete Lupus or Classified SLE in the Lupus Autoimmunity in Relatives (LAUREL) Follow-up Cohort

    Melissa Munroe1, Kendra Young2, Jill Norris3, Joel Guthridge4, Diane Kamen5, Timothy Niewold6, Gary Gilkeson7, Michael Weisman8, Mariko Ishimori9, Daniel Wallace10, David Karp11, John Harley12 and Judith James13, 1Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation/Progentec Diagnostics, Inc., Oklahoma City, OK, 2University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO, 3Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, CO, 4Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, 5Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, 6NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, 7Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, 8Distinguished Professor of Medicine Emeritus, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, LOS ANGELES, CA, 9Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 10Cedars-Sinai Medical Center/UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, 11UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 12Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center/Univ of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, 13Arthritis and Clinical Immunology Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation;Department of Pathology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center;Department of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Edmond, OK

    Background/Purpose: Identifying populations at risk of SLE is essential to curtail inflammatory damage and identify individuals for prevention trials. Unaffected blood relatives (BRs) of lupus…
  • Abstract Number: 1609 • ACR Convergence 2020

    The Accuracy of Administrative Health Data for Identifying Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Validation Study Using Medical Records in Western Australia

    Khalid Almutairi1, Johannes Nossent1, David Preen1, Helen Keen1, Katrina Rogers2 and Charles Inderjeeth1, 1The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, 2Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

    Background/Purpose: The use of large administrative health datasets is increasingly important in Rheumatology for disease trends and outcome research. We established the West Australian Rheumatic…
  • Abstract Number: 1863 • ACR Convergence 2020

    Clinical History as Tool for Diagnosis and Classification of Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis (Axial Spondyloarthritis): Evidence from a 35-Year Follow-up Family Study of a Swiss Cohort

    Sjef van der Linden1, Zhixiu Li2, Matthew Brown3, Peter Villiger4, Heinz Baumberger5, Hermine Zandwijk6 and Muhammad Khan7, 1Department of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergology, University of Bern, Inselspital, Bern, Switzerland, Mortroux, Belgium, 2Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Translational Genomics Group, School of Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Translational Research Institute, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Qld, Australia, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 3Guy's and St Thomas, NHS Foundation Trust and King's College London NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, King's College London, London, United Kingdom, London, United Kingdom, 4Department of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergology, University of Bern, Inselspital, Switzerland, Bern, Switzerland, 5Retired, Flims, Tajikistan, 6Retired, Mortroux, Belgium, 7Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland OH, Westlake, OH

    Background/Purpose: Lack of sensitivity or specificity of symptoms may induce uncertainty in diagnosis and classification of AS/axSpA. We investigated if balanced sensitivity and specificity of…
  • Abstract Number: 0092 • ACR Convergence 2020

    Diagnosis of Behçet’s Disease: Comparison of Two Sets of Classification Criteria. Application in 111 Patients of a Well-defined Population

    David Martinez-Lopez1, Alba Herrero Morant2, Carmen Alvarez-Reguera2, Lara Sanchez-Bilbao2, Inigo Gonzalez-Mazon3, José Luis Martín-Varillas4, Guillermo Suarez-Amorin2, Patricia Setien-Preciados2, Cristina Mata-Arnaiz5, Miguel Ángel González-Gay6 and Ricardo Blanco2, 1Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, Santander (SPAIN), Spain, 2Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, 3Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, Bezana, Spain, 4Hospital Sierrallana, Torrelavega, Spain, 5Hospital de Laredo, Santander, Spain, 6Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, Santander, Cantabria, Spain

    Background/Purpose: Behçet’s disease (BD) is a systemic, chronic, relapsing vasculitis with no pathognomonic diagnostic test. The most widely used classification criteria are those of the…
  • Abstract Number: 1870 • ACR Convergence 2020

    Development of Candidate Criteria for Axial Disease in Juvenile Spondyloarthritis: An International Collaboration

    Pamela F. Weiss1, Timothy G. Brandon2, Amita Aggarwal3, Ruben Burgos-Vargas4, Robert Colbert5, Gerd Horneff6, Rik Joos7, Ronald Laxer8, Kirsten Minden9, Angelo Ravelli10, Nicolino Ruperto11, Judith Smith12, Matthew Stoll13, Shirley Tse14, Filip Van den Bosch15 and Raymond Naden16, 1Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, 2Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 3Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, 4Department of Rheumatology, General Hospital of Mexico, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico, 5Pediatric Clinical Trials Unit and Office of Clinical Director, NIAMS, NIH, Bethesda, MD, 6Asklepios Clinic Sankt Augustin, Sankt Augustin, Germany, 7Ziekenhuis Netwerk Antwerpen, Basel, Switzerland, 8The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, 9Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 10Università degli Studi di Genova, Genoa, Italy, 11PRINTO, Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy, 12University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 13University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 14SickKids, Toronto, ON, Canada, 15Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium, 16Department of Medicine, Middlemore Hospital, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

    Background/Purpose: The lack of pediatric classification criteria for axial disease is a major impediment to the conduct of clinical trials for juvenile spondyloarthritis (SpA). Classification…
  • Abstract Number: 0270 • ACR Convergence 2020

    The New EULAR/ ACR 2019 SLE Classification Criteria: Defining Ominosity in SLE

    Laura Whittall-Garcia1, Dafna Gladman2, Murray Urowitz3, Jiandong Su4 and Sindhu Johnson5, 1University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, 3University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, 4University of Toronto Lupus Clinic, Centre for Prognosis Studies in Rheumatic Diseases, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, 5University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Background/Purpose: SLE is characterized by different patterns of disease activity throughout its course. Overall, a higher disease activity is an important predictor of mortality and…
  • Abstract Number: 2038 • ACR Convergence 2020

    Characterizing Morphea Subsets Using a Multi-center, Prospective, Cross-sectional Analysis

    Jane Zhu1, Smriti Prasad2, Kaila Schollaert-Fitch3, Robert Haley4, Kathryn Torok3 and Heidi Jacobe2, 1UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, 2University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 3University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 4University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas

    Background/Purpose: Morphea, or localized scleroderma, is an inflammatory condition of the skin and soft tissue that results in excessive collagen deposition, often producing permanent functional…
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