Abstracts tagged "Clinical practice"

Abstract Number: 580 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Treatment with Biologic Agents in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Mortality Risk in Clinical Practice
Leticia Leon¹, Luis Rodriguez-Rodriguez¹, Alejandro Gomez-Gomez², Pilar Macarrón², Margarita Blanco², Juan A Jover² and Lydia Abasolo¹, ¹Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria San Carlos (IdISSC), Madrid, Spain, ²Rheumatology, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: It is a well-known fact the decline of life expectancy in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) being the increased mortality in these patients a constant concern…
Abstract Number: 682 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Misalignment Between Physician and Patient Satisfaction with Current Psoriatic Arthritis Treatment
Daniel E. Furst¹, Emma Sullivan², James Pike³, James Piercy⁴, Jacqueline Palmer⁵ and Vivian Herrera⁵, ¹Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, ²Adelphi Real World, Manchester, United Kingdom, ³Statistics, Adelphi Real World, Macclesfield, United Kingdom, ⁴Adelphi Real World, Macclesfield, United Kingdom, ⁵Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) is a chronic immune related condition affecting the joints and commonly occurs alongside psoriasis. Well-established physician patient relationships are instrumental to…
Abstract Number: 1276 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Improvement in Work and Household Productivity for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis Treated with Anti-TNFs in Routine Clinical Practice in Turkey
Sebnem Ataman¹, Mehmet Kirnap², Buminhan Seferoglu³, Zuhal Altay⁴, Aylin Rezvani⁵, Omer Kuru^6,7, Erhan Capkin⁸, Nazli Derya Bugdayci⁹, Ilhan Sezer¹⁰, Hasan Fatih CAY¹¹ and Akinci Tan¹², ¹Rheumatology Department, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey, ²Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey, ³Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ataturk University Medical School, Erzurum, Turkey, ⁴ELAZIG KARAYOLU UZERI, Inonu University, Turgut Ozal Medical Center, Malatya, Turkey, ⁵Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Bezmialem Foundation University, İstanbul, Turkey, ⁶Kurupelit Mevkii Kurupelit 552, Ondokuz Mayis Univ.Tip Fak.Has.-Fizik Tedavi, Samsun, Turkey, ⁷Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey, ⁸PM&R AND RHEUMATOLOGY, Karadeniz Tecnical University, Faculty of Medicine, TRABZON, Turkey, ⁹Physical Treatment and Rehabilitation, Istanbul Physical Treatment and Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey, ¹⁰Rheumatology, Physical Medicine and Rheabilitation, Antalya Education and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey, ¹¹Rheumatology, Physical Medicine&Rehabilitation, Antalya Education and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey, ¹²Physical Med & Rehab, Hacettepe Univ, Ankara, Turkey
Background/Purpose: The impact of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS) on paid work is measured on the basis of employed people missing time from…
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…
Abstract Number: 1715 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sensivity and Specificity of Clinical Criteria to Identify Patients in Ultrasound Remission in Psoriatic Arthritis
Brigitte Michelsen¹, Andreas P Diamantopoulos², Hilde Berner Hammer³, Arthur Kavanaugh⁴ and Glenn Haugeberg^1,5,6, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital of Southern Norway Trust, Kristiansand, Norway, ²Haugesund Rheumatism Hospital, Haugesund, Norway, ³Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁴University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, LaJolla, CA, ⁵Rheumatology, The Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway, ⁶Rheumatology, Martina Hansens Hospital, Gjettum, Norway
Background/Purpose: To date, although several have been proposed, there are no validated remission criteria in psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Validated criteria for minimal disease activity (MDA) in…
Abstract Number: 1717 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Factors Associated with the Decision of the Rheumatologist to Order Sacro-Iliac Joints Magnetic Resonance Imaging (SI-MRI) or Order HLA-B27 Testing in Patients with Spondyloarthritis in Clinical Practice
Wilson Bautista-Molano^1,2, Robert Landewé³, Cesar Serna⁴, Rafael R. Valle⁵ and Désirée van der Heijde⁶, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Department of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine HMC/UMNG, Bogota, Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia, ³Department of Rheumatology, Amsterdam Rheumatology Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁴Statistics and Mathematics Department, Universidad Central, Bogotá, Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia, ⁵Rheumatology/Immunology, Department of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine HMC/UMNG, Bogota, Colombia, Bogota, Colombia, ⁶Dept. of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Magnetic resonance imaging of sacroiliac joints (MRI-SI) and HLA-B27 testing are important tools in the diagnosis of spondyloarthritis (SpA). The aim of the study…
Abstract Number: 1977 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Long-Term Survival of Methotrexate in Giant Cell Arteritis Patients in Clinical Practice
Dalifer Freites Núñez¹, Zulema Rosales^1,2, Lucía Arietti¹, Leticia Leon², Inmaculada Morado¹, Benjamín Fernández-Gutiérrez³, Luis Rodriguez-Rodriguez², Juan A Jover¹ and Lydia Abasolo², ¹Rheumatology, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain, ²Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria San Carlos (IdISSC), Madrid, Spain, ³Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: It has is been demonstrated the safety and efficacy of Methotrexate (MTX) in the treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) in clinical trials, but…
Abstract Number: 2324 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Only 30% Rheumatologists Collect Basdai in Patients with Axial Spa in Daily Practice: The Potential Role of a Consensual Meeting to Improve It
Hélène Che^1,2, Adrien Etcheto^2,3, Emmanuelle Dernis Labous^4,5, Henri Nataf⁵, Patrick Boumier⁵, Philippe Breuillard⁵, Marianne Durandin-Truffinet⁵, Jacques Fechtenbaum^2,5, Veronique Gaud-Listrat^2,5, Bernard Giraud⁵, Christophe Hudry^2,5, Sylvain La Batide Alanore⁵, Patricia Le Devic⁵, Patrick Le Goux⁵, Agnes Lebrun^2,5, Emmanuel Maheu⁵, Bertrand Moura⁵, Minh Nguyen^2,5, Antoinette Sacchi⁵, Xavier Ayral^5,6, Anne Blanchais^2,5, Severine Neveu^2,5, Maxime Dougados^2,5,7 and Anna Molto^2,5,7, ¹Immuno-Rhumatologie, Hopital Lapeyronie, Montpellier, France, ²Université Paris René Descartes and Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France, ³Cochin Hospital, Paris Descartes University, Paris, France, ⁴Rhumatologie, Ch Du Mans, Le Mans, France, ⁵Réseau Hôpital et Ville en Rhumatologie (RHEVER) Network, Paris, France, ⁶Université Paris René Descartes and Hôpital Cochin, paris, France, ⁷INSERM (U1153): Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, PRES Sorbonne Paris-Cité, Paris, France., Paris, France
Background/Purpose The current recommendations for optimal monitoring of axial spondyloarthritis (SpA) are to assess regularly disease activity. The two proposed tools comprise clinical aspects as…
Abstract Number: 113 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Dermatologic Rheumatism: Our Experience with a Multidisciplinary Dermatology/Rheumatology Clinic
Archana Sharma¹, Lin A. Brown², Dorothea Barton³ and John Mecchella⁴, ¹Rheumatology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, ²Division of Rheumatology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Med Ctr, Lebanon, NH, ³Dermatology, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, ⁴Rheumatology, Giesel school of medicine and Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH
Background/Purpose: Multidisciplinary clinics are becoming increasingly common as a way to bring together multiple specialists to care for patients with complex diseases. While multidisciplinary clinics commonly involve…
Abstract Number: 1870 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Children and Parent Satisfaction in the Pediatric Rheumatology Clinic: Patient Orientated Quality Service Measures
Jenny Tekano¹, Lori B. Tucker² and Audrea Chen³, ¹Rheumatology, BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ²Rheumatology, BC Children's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ³research student, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose Patient satisfaction is a multidimensional concept, and is a component of quality care. Inclusion of patient experience with care is highly relevant in improving…
Abstract Number: 1867 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Mandibular Movement in Healthy Individuals from 4-17 Years of Age
Peter Stoustrup¹, Kasper Dahl Kristensen^2,3, Annelise Küseler⁴, Thomas Klit Pedersen^5,6 and Troels Herlin⁷, ¹Section of Orthodontics, University of Aarhus, Aarhus C, Denmark, ²Section of Orthodontics, University of Aarhus, Denmark, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark, ³Specialist Oral Health Center for Western Norway, Rogaland Stavanger, Norway, ⁴Section of Orthodontics, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark, ⁵Section or Orthodontics, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark, ⁶Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, ⁷Pediatric Rheumatology Clinic, Department of Pediatrics, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Assessment of mandibular movement capacity is an important part of the clinical orofacial examination of patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). The aim of…
Abstract Number: 1852 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Increased Cardiovascular Risk in Patients Recently Diagnosed with Psoriatic Arthritis: A Population-Based, Cohort Study
Katelynn Wilton¹, Floranne C. Ernste², Cynthia S. Crowson³, Eric L. Matteson⁴, Hilal Maradit Kremers⁵ and Marta Sánchez-Menéndez⁶, ¹Medical Scientist Training Program, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, MN, ²Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, MN, ³Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁴Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁵Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁶Centro Medico de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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: 1834 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Uptake of the American College of Rheumatology’s (ACR) Rheumatology Clinical Registry (RCR): Quality Measure Summary Data
Natalie Fisk¹, Melissa Francisco², Jinoos Yazdany³ and Salahuddin Kazi⁴, ¹Registry, American College of Rheumatology, Atlanta, GA, ²American College of Rheumatology, Atlanta, GA, ³Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁴Internal Medicine/Rheumatology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: The RCR is designed to provide ACR members with an infrastructure for quality reporting related to rheumatoid arthritis, gout, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, and drug safety.…
Abstract Number: 1679 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Double Blind Randomized Control Trial of Oral Tadalafil in Interstitial Lung Disease of Scleroderma
Jyoti Parida¹, Alok Nath², Zafar Neyaz³ and Vikas Agarwal¹, ¹Clinical Immunology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India, ²Pulmonary Medicine, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India, ³Radiodiagnosis, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
Background/Purpose We conducted a single center double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial to determine the effects of oral Tadalafil on lung function and health-related symptoms in patients…
Abstract Number: 1659 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Clinical Relevance of a Repeat Biopsy in Lupus Nephritis (LN) Flares
Milagros Ricse¹, Javier Narváez², Gloria Albert¹, Paula Estrada¹, Sergi Heredia¹, Andrea Zacarias¹, Helena Borrell¹, Eulalia Armengol¹, Xavier Fulladosa³, Joan Torras³, Olga Capdevila⁴, Francesca Mitjavila⁴ and Joan Miquel Nolla¹, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, ²Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge. Barcelona. Spain, Barcelona, Spain, ³Nephrology, Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, ⁴Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain
Background/Purpose: Renal biopsy is the gold standard for assessing renal activity and hence guiding treatment. Whether a repeat renal biopsy is helpful during flares of…

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