Abstracts tagged "Clinical practice"

Abstract Number: 1641 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Survival of Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Zulema Rosales Rosado^1,2, Leticia León¹, Dalifer Freites Núñez², Judit Font Urgelles², Cynthia Milagros León Cárdenas², Cristina Vadillo Font², Luis Rodriguez Rodriguez¹, Juan A Jover Jover² and Lydia Abásolo Alcázar¹, ¹Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria San Carlos (IdISSC), Madrid, Spain, ²Rheumatology, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: After more than twenty years using Disease Modifying Drugs (DMARDs) is widely known their efficacy in the treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) but it…
Abstract Number: 1775 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Smoking As a Predictor of Cutaneous Activity in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Shawn Kwatra¹, Michelle Petri² and Wei Fu³, ¹Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ²Rheumatology Division, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ³Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
ACR Abstract Authors: Shawn G. Kwatra1, Wei Fu2, Michelle Petri2 1Department of Dermatology, 2Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD Title:…
Abstract Number: 1802 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prevalence of CMV in the Ohio State University Lupus Population
Brian LaMoreaux¹, Alexa Meara², Holly Steigelman³, Juliette Yedimenko⁴, Wael N. Jarjour⁵ and Stacy P. Ardoin⁶, ¹Rheumatology, Fellow, Columbus, OH, ²Internal Medicine/Rheumatology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ³The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ⁴S2056, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ⁵Department of Rheumatology/Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ⁶Pediatric & Adult Rheumatology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematous (SLE) is a clinically variable autoimmune disease occurring predominantly in women of childbearing age. SLE treatment can range from close clinical…
Abstract Number: 2213 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Four Stages of Fibromyalgia: Potential for More Precise Treatment Approaches
Mark Gostine¹, Fred Davis¹, Bradley Roberts², Rebecca Risko², Joseph C Cappelleri³, Andrew Clair⁴ and Alesia Sadosky⁵, ¹Michigan Pain Consultants, PC, Grand Rapids, MI, ²ProCare Systems, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI, ³Statistics, Pfizer Inc, New London, CT, ⁴Pfizer, New York, NY, ⁵Pfizer Inc,, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM) is characterized by chronic widespread pain and tenderness making it difficult to manage. Accounting for FM heterogeneity might elicit an improvement in…
Abstract Number: 2318 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Real World Use of the Myositis Autoantibody Panel
Jason Weiner¹, Ryan Jessee², Robert T. Keenan³, Michael Datto⁴ and Lisa Criscione-Schreiber⁵, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Duke University, Durham, NC, ²Division of Internal Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC, ³Rheumatology, Duke University, Durham, NC, ⁴Division of Pathology, Duke University, Durham, NC, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC
Background/Purpose: The identification of myositis specific and associated autoantibodies occurring in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) has improved classification and prognosis determinations. With commercial availability, these…
Abstract Number: 2658 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Adverse Drug Reactions Due to Disease Modifying Drugs in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Zulema Rosales Rosado^1,2, Judit Font Urgelles¹, Dalifer Freites Núñez¹, Cynthia Milagros León Cárdenas¹, Cristina Lajas Petisco¹, Leticia Leon², Luis Rodriguez Rodriguez², Juan A Jover Jover¹ and Lydia Abásolo Alcázar², ¹Rheumatology, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain, ²Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria San Carlos (IdISSC), Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: There is a high risk of developing adverse drug reactions (ADR) in rheumatology due, mainly, to the Disease Modifying Drugs (DMARD) used. After more…
Abstract Number: 2686 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Objective Improvement in Fatigue Scores for Primary Sjögren’s Patients Receiving a Tailored Multidisciplinary Fatigue Intervention in a Generic Fatigue Clinic
Katie Hackett^1,2, Robert Forder³, Dennis W Lendrem⁴, Ben Hargreaves⁵, Victoria Strassheim^1,3, Zoe Gotts³, Vincent Deary^1,6, Wan-Fai Ng^7,8 and Julia Newton^1,3, ¹CRESTA Fatigue Clinic, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, ²Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, ³Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, ⁴Musculoskeletal Research Group, Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, ⁵Musculoskeletal Directorate, Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle, United Kingdom, ⁶School of Health Psychology, Northumbia University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, ⁷Musculoskeletal Research Group Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle University, Newcastle, England, ⁸Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Primary Sjögren’s syndrome (PSS) is an autoimmune disease which targets secretary glands resulting in dry eyes and mouth. Approximately 70% of PSS patients experience…
Abstract Number: 81 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Understanding the Importance of a Patient’s Role in the Management of RA: Physician- and Patient-Based Survey
Ara Dikranian¹, James Galloway², Joern Kekow³, Cristiano A.F Zerbini⁴, Maria de la Vega⁵, Gavin Lee⁶, Anna Maniccia⁷, Eustratios Bananis⁸, Dario Ponce de Leon⁹ and Allan Gibofsky¹⁰, ¹San Diego Arthritis Medical Clinic, San Diego, CA, ²King's College, and King´s College Hospital, London, United Kingdom, ³University of Magdeburg, Clinic of Rheumatology, Magdeburg, Germany, ⁴Centro Paulista de Investigação Clinica, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁵CEIM Investigaciones Médicas, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁶Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China, ⁷Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, ⁸Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA, ⁹Pfizer Inc, Lima, Peru, ¹⁰Rheumatology, Weill Cornell Medicine, and Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: RA is a chronic, debilitating condition for which there is no cure. To identify and better understand the perspectives of both healthcare providers (HCPs)…
Abstract Number: 3138 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sustained Improvement in Follow-up of Hypertension in Rheumatology Patients: Results of an Intervention Sustainability Assessment
Edmond Ramly^1,2, Daniel Panyard³, Diane Lauver⁴, Emmanuel Sampene⁵, Zhanhai Li⁵, Heather Johnson⁶, Patrick McBride⁶, Kristin Steffen Lewicki⁷ and Christie M. Bartels⁸, ¹Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering, Madison, WI, ²Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, ³Population Health, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, ⁴University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing, Madison, WI, ⁵Biostatistics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, ⁶Cardiology/Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, ⁷Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, ⁸Rheumatology/Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: Hypertension (HTN) is the most prevalent comorbid cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factor among adults with rheumatic conditions. However, we previously found that high blood…
Abstract Number: 90 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impacts of Anti-TNF Treatment on Improvement in Work Place and Household Productivity in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis
Omer Karadag¹, Ediz Dalkilic², Ahmet Mesut Onat³, Orhan Kucuksahin⁴, Timucin Kasifoglu⁵, Bunyamin Kisacik⁶, Omer Nuri Pamuk⁷, Neslihan Yilmaz⁸, Suleyman Serdar Koca⁹, Veli Yazisiz¹⁰, Pinar Talu Ocakci¹¹, Mehmet Sayarlioglu¹², Ender Terzioglu¹³, Sukran Erten^14,15, Mustafa Ferhat Oksuz¹⁶ and Umut Kalyoncu¹, ¹Rheumatology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey, ²Department of Rhematology, Uludag University Faculty of Medicine, Bursa, Turkey, ³Department Of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Gaziantep University, Gaziantep University,Division of Rheumatology, Gaziantep, Turkey, ⁴Rheumatology, Yildirim Beyazit University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey, ⁵Rheumatology, Eskisehir Osmangazi University Faculty of Medicine, Eskişehir, Turkey, ⁶Rheumatology Department, Gaziantep University School of Medicine, Gaziantep, Turkey, ⁷Rheumatology, Trakya University Faculty of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey, ⁸Department of Rheumatology, Bilim University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁹Department of Rheumatology Faculty of Medicine Firat University, Elazig, Turkey, ¹⁰Rheumatology, Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey, ¹¹Rheumatology, İzmir University Faculty of Medicine, izmir, Turkey, ¹²Rheumatology, Ondokuz Mayis University Faculty of Medicine, Samsun, Turkey, ¹³Division of Rheumatology, Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey, ¹⁴Rheumatology, Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey, ¹⁵Rheumatology, Yildirim Beyazit University Faculty Of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey, ¹⁶Rheumatology, Uludag University Faculty of Medicine, Bursa, Turkey
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a unique inflammatory arthritis that affects the skin, nails, and the joints. Most of the patients consider PsA to have…
Abstract Number: 3150 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Initial Dose of Methotrexate per Weight Is Determinant of Disease Activity and Early DAS28 Remission in DMARD-Naive Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Receiving Usual Care
Tuomas Rannio¹, Juha Asikainen², Pekka Hannonen², Timo Yli-Kerttula³, Päivi Ekman⁴, Laura Kuusalo⁵, Laura Pirilä⁶, Markku Mali⁷, Marja Puurtinen-Vilkki⁷, Satu Kortelainen⁷, Johanna Paltta⁶, Kirsi Taimen⁷, Markku J. Kauppi⁸, Kari Laiho⁹, Satu Nyrhinen⁹, Heidi Mäkinen¹⁰, Pia Isomäki¹⁰, Terhi Uotila¹⁰, Kalle Aaltonen¹¹, Hannu Kautiainen¹² and Tuulikki Sokka-Isler¹, ¹Rheumatology, Jyvaskyla Central Hospital, Jyvaskyla, Finland, ²Jyvaskyla Central Hospital, Jyväskylä, Finland, ³Sairaalantie 3, Satakunta Central Hospital, Rauma, Finland, ⁴Satakunta Central Hospital, Rauma, Finland, ⁵Rheumatology, Turku University Central Hospital, Turku, Finland, ⁶Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland, ⁷Turku University Central Hospital, Turku, Finland, ⁸Department of Rheumatology, Päijät-Häme Central Hospital, Lahti, Finland, ⁹Päijät-Häme Central Hospital, Lahti, Finland, ¹⁰Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland, ¹¹Helsinki University, Helsinki, Finland, ¹²Unit of Primary Health Care, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
Background/Purpose: Methotrexate (MTX) is considered as the anchor disease modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) in treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, there is no advice…
Abstract Number: 267 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis: Can We Identify Different Clinicoradiological Patterns?
Teresa Clavaguera¹, Ramon Valls² and Mari Carmen Rodriguez-Jimeno², ¹Unitat de Reumatologia, Hospital de Palamós, Girona, Spain, ²rheumatology, Hospital de Palamós, Palamós, Spain
Background/Purpose: Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis (DISH) was described based on vertebral radiological signs (Resnick). Subsequently, Utsinger presented other criteria that add extraspinal involvement that allowed…
Abstract Number: 3211 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Early Radiological Progression in Rheumatoid Arthritis Leads to More Long-Term Joint Damage in Daily Clinical Practice; Six Year Radiological Outcomes of a Strict Treat-to-Target Cohort in the Netherlands
Letty G.A. Versteeg¹, Laura M.M. Steunebrink¹, Ina H. Kuper¹, Harald E. Vonkeman², Peter M. ten Klooster³, Arie E. van der Bijl⁴ and Mart A.F.J. van de Laar⁵, ¹Rheumatology, Medisch Spectrum Twente - Arthritis Center Twente, Enschede, Netherlands, ²koningsplein, Medisch Spectrum Twente - Arthritis Center Twente, Enschede, Netherlands, ³Pcgr, University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands, ⁴Isala Klinieken, Zwolle, Netherlands, ⁵Rheumatology, Arthritis Centre Twente, Medisch Spectrum Twente and University Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Implementation of treat-to-target (T2T) in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) leads to limited radiological damage during follow-up of 3 years. Questions are whether these results are…
Abstract Number: 547 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Concordance Between Ultrasound Joint Synovitis and Clinical Joint Assessments By Patients or Physicians in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Ayako Hirata¹, Takehisa Ogura¹, Sayaka Takenaka¹, Hideki Ito², Yuki Fujisawa¹, Kennosuke Mizushina¹, Munetsugu Imamura¹, Norihide Hayashi² and Hideto Kameda¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan, ²Toho University Ohashi Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Ultrasonography (US) has been prevalently used as a valid and objective modality for joint examination in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This study aimed…
Abstract Number: 1655 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effectiveness of Monotherapy in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Patients Initiating a Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitor (TNFi) Vs a Non-TNFi in a Large US Commercial and Medicare Advantage Plan
Benjamin Chastek¹, Jeffrey R. Curtis², Laura K. Becker³, George J. Joseph⁴ and Chieh-I Chen⁵, ¹Optum Insight, Eden Prairie, MN, ²University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ³Optum, Eden Prairie, MN, ⁴Global Health Economics & Outcomes Research (HEOR), Sanofi, Bridgewater, NJ, ⁵Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tarrytown, NY
Background/Purpose: Monotherapy accounts for approximately 30% of biologic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) use in RA (Emery P et al. Ann Rheum Dis 2013;72:1897-904). A validated…

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