Abstracts tagged "Clinical"

Abstract Number: 1812 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Retrospective Evaluation of the Clinical and Economic Implications of Gout in Nursing Home Residents in Hawaii Treated with Allopurinol
Joy Higa¹, Gregory Reardon² and Gregory Tong³, ¹Long Term Care Research Center, Kaneohe, HI, ²Informagenics, LLC, Worthington, OH, ³Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc., Deerfield, IL
Background/Purpose: We describe patient characteristics, serum uric acid (sUA) levels while on allopurinol, and activities of daily living (ADL) in nursing home residents with gout.…
Abstract Number: 1598 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical and Serologic Predictors of Response in Rituximab-Treated Refractory Adult and Juvenile Dermatomyositis (DM) and Adult Polymyositis (PM) – the RIM Study
Rohit Aggarwal¹, Ann M. Reed², Dana P. Ascherman³, Richard J. Barohn⁴, Brian M. Feldman⁵, Frederick W. Miller⁶, Lisa G. Rider⁶, Michael Harris-Love⁷, Marc C. Levesque⁸, Chester V. Oddis⁹ and the RIM Study Group¹⁰, ¹Rheumtology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ³Medicine/Rheumatology, University of Miami, Miami, FL, ⁴Department of Neurology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, USA, Kansas City, MO, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶Environmental Autoimmunity Group, NIEHS, NIH, Bethesda, MD, ⁷Geriatrics Service, VA Medical Ctr, Washington, DC, ⁸Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁹Rheum/Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ¹⁰
Background/Purpose: The Rituximab in Myositis (RIM) Study evaluated 200 refractory myositis patients treated with rituximab, 83% of whom met the definition of improvement (DOI). The…
Abstract Number: 1574 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Correlation of Disease Activity, Functional Status and Quality of Life with Sleep Disturbance and Balance Status in Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS)
Mehmet Tuncay Duruoz¹, Zuhre Sari Surmeli¹ and Esra Topcu², ¹PMR Department, Rheumatology Division, Celal Bayar University Medical School, Manisa, Turkey, ²PMR Department, Celal Bayar University Medical School, Manisa, Turkey
Background/Purpose: To assess the correlation of disease activity, functional and metrological status and quality of life with sleep quality and balance status in AS. Methods:…
Abstract Number: 1526 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Patient Reported Outcomes in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis. A Prospective Comparison Between Birmingham Vasculitis Activity Score and Routine Assessment of Patient Index Data 3
Osama ElSallabi¹, Joel A. Block¹ and Antoine Sreih², ¹Section of Rheumatology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²Medicine/Rheumatology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) is a rare group of diseases comprising Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener’s; GPA), Microscopic Polyangiitis (MPA), and Churg-Strauss Syndrome (CSS). These diseases…
Abstract Number: 1367 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Features and Treatment Results of Japanese Patients with SAPHO (Synovitis-Acne-Pustulosis-Hyperostosis-Osteitis) Syndrome
Hiroki Yabe¹, Takashi Kuroiwa¹, Aya Nonaka¹, Tomomi Tsutsumi¹, Tadashi Sakurai¹, Masato Moriguchi¹, Hisaji Oshima², Kensuke Ochi³ and Chihiro Terai¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medeical Center, Saitama City, Japan, ²Connective Tissue Diseases, Tokyo Medical Ctr, Tokyo, Japan, ³Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: SAPHO syndrome is a disorder characterized by pustular skin lesions and osteoarticular lesions, which was proposed by Chamot et al. in 1987. Clinical studies…
Abstract Number: 1370 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical and Ultrasonographic Features of Nail Disease in Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis
Amir Haddad¹, Arane Thavaneswaran¹, Vinod Chandran² and Dafna D. Gladman³, ¹Rheumatology, Toronto Western Hospital and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Division of Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between clinical and unltrasonographic features of psoriatic nail disease and to identify specific nail…
Abstract Number: 1116 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Diagnostic Value of Internal Rotation Measurement in Patients with Cam- and Pincer-Type Deformities of the Hip
Stephan Reichenbach¹, Michael Leunig², Stefan Werlen³, Andreas Limacher¹, Christian W. Pfirrmann⁴, Reinhold Ganz⁵ and Peter Jüni¹, ¹University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland, ²Schulthess Clinic, Zurich, Switzerland, ³Hospital Sonnenhof, Bern, Switzerland, ⁴Balgrist University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁵Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: It has been proposed that femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) causes early osteoarthritis (OA) in non-dysplastic hips. FAI occurs predominantly in two different types, ”cam” or…
Abstract Number: 1107 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Baseline Knee Flexion Pain, Age and Joint Line Tenderness Predict the Progression of Asymptomatic, Radiographic Knee Osteoarthritis to Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis Over 5 Years
Abhiram Gande¹ and James J. Irrgang², ¹Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Knee Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most prevalent form of OA. Historically, not all people who have tell-tale signs of radiographic knee osteoarthritis progress to…
Abstract Number: 798 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Rich Description of Clinical Exam Features in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis and Their Correlation with Functional Outcomes
Maura D. Iversen¹, Kelli Sylvester², Abigail Grader², Michelle A. Frits³, Marie Boneparth⁴, Megan Whitmore⁴, Jane Lucas⁵, Fatima Shahzad⁶, Jeffrey B. Driban⁶ and Chenchen Wang⁷, ¹Northeastern University, Department of Physical Therapy, and Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Department of Physical Therapy, Northeastern University, Department of Physical Therapy, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, ³Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Physical Therapy, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, ⁵Back Bay Physical Therapy, Boston, ⁶Rheumatology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Assessments of symptomatic knee osteoarthritis (KOA) rely on physical measures for clinical decision-making. However, there is limited literature on the association between examination procedures…
Abstract Number: 296 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Brazilian Multicenter Study of 71 Children and Adolescents with Takayasu’s Arteritis
Maria Teresa Terreri¹, Gleice Clemente², Clovis Silva³, Silvana Sacchetti⁴, Adriana M. Sallum⁵, Lucia M. A. Campos⁶, Maria Carolina Santos⁴, Flavio Sztajnbok⁷, Rozana Gasparello de Almeida⁸, Virginia P. Ferriani⁹, Blanca E. Bica¹⁰, Teresa Robazzi¹¹, Marcia Bandeira¹², Andre Cavalcanti¹³, Marise Lessa¹⁴, Sheila K. Feitosa de Oliveira¹⁵ and Maria Odete Hilario¹⁶, ¹Pediatrics, Universidade Federal de São Paulo / UNIFESP, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ²Pediatrics, Universidade Federal de São Paulo/UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil, ³Pediatric Rheumatology, MD; PhD, São Paulo-SP, Brazil, ⁴Pediatrics, Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁵Pediatric Rheumatology Unit, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), São Paulo-SP, Brazil, ⁶Pediatric Rheumatology, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁷PRINTO, Genoa, Italy, ⁸Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, ⁹Pediatrics, FMUSP-Ribeirao Preto, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil, ¹⁰International Investigator Consortium for MAS Diagnostic Criteria, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, ¹¹Pediatrics, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil, ¹²Pediatrics, Hospital Infantil Pequeno Príncipe, Curitiba, Brazil, ¹³Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil, ¹⁴Pediatrics, Instituto de Pediatria e Puericultura Martagão Gesteira (IPPMG) da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, ¹⁵Pediatric Rheumatology, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, ¹⁶Pediatrics, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo / UNIFESP, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Takayasu’s arteritis is a chronic granulomatous disease that affects the vascular wall of the large arteries and can result in end organ damage. It…
Abstract Number: 116 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Correlation Between Clinical and Ultrasonographic Examination of the Calcaneal Enthesis in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Controlled Study
Suellen Narimatsu¹, Rita N.V. Furtado¹, Andre Rosenfeld², Germana. B. Q. Estrela¹, Jorge E. P. Proglhof² and Jamil Natour³, ¹Rheumatology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ²Radiology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ³Rheumatology Division, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Background/Purpose: 1 – To compare US findings of calcaneal entheses between AS patients and healthy subjects; 2 - To assess the calcaneal entheses by US…
Abstract Number: L8 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel-Group Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Tocilizumab Subcutaneous Versus Placebo in Combination with Traditional Dmards in Patients with Moderate to Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis (BREVACTA)
Alan J. Kivitz¹, Ewa Olech², Michael A. Borofsky³, Beatriz M. Zazueta⁴, Federico Navarro-Sarabia⁵, Lucy Rowell⁶, Clare Nasmyth-Miller⁶ and Janet E. Pope⁷, ¹Altoona Center for Clinical Research, Duncansville, PA, ²Internal Medicine, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Las Vegas, NV, ³Clinical Research Center of Reading, Reading, PA, ⁴Reumatologia, Centro de Investigacion en Enfermedades Reumaticas, Mexicali, Mexico, ⁵Rheumatology, University Hospital Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, Spain, ⁶Roche, Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom, ⁷Medicine/Rheumatology, St. Joseph Health Care London, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: The intravenous formulation of tocilizumab (TCZ) has demonstrated efficacy with a manageable safety profile in patients (pts) with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in multiple clinical…

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