Abstracts tagged "Co-morbidities"

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: 877 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Risk of Coronary Artery Disease in Patients with Polymyalgia Rheumatica: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Patompong Ungprasert¹, Matthew J. Koster², Kenneth J. Warrington³ and Eric L. Matteson¹, ¹Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Rheumatology, University of California Los Angeles, CA, USA Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ³Rheumatology, University of California Los Angeles, CA, USA Mayo, Rochester, MN
Risk of Coronary Artery Disease in Patients with Polymyalgia Rheumatica: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Background/Purpose: Several chronic inflammatory disorders, such as rheumatoid arthritis and…
Abstract Number: 2292 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Decreased Endothelial and Smooth Muscle Responsiveness in the Vasculature of Gout Patients Compared with Healthy Controls: Relationship Between Flow- and Nitrate-Mediated Dilation, Serum Urate and CRP
Aaron Garza Romero¹, Stuart Katz², Virginia Pike³, Daisy Bang¹, Binita Shah⁴, Talia Igel^1,5, Bruce Cronstein⁶, Irina Dektiarev², Jonathan Samuels⁷, Michael H. Pillinger⁸ and Svetlana Krasnokutsky Samuels⁹, ¹Medicine/Rheumatology, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, ²Medicine/Cardiology, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, ³Medicine/Rheumatology, NYU School of Medicine/NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY, ⁴NYU School of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, New York, NY, ⁵Monash University School of Medicine, Melbourne, Australia, ⁶Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁷Department of Medicine, NYU School of Medicine, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, ⁸NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁹Svetlana Krasnokutsky, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Gout is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Investigators studying the relationship between gout and CVD have focused on acute coronary outcomes,…
Abstract Number: 1188 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Major Comorbidities of Idiopathic Inflammatory Myositis: A Population-Based Study Using 10 Years of Follow up from the National Health Insurance in Korea
Jeong Seok Lee¹, Min Jung Kim², Hee Young Lee³, So Yeon Ahn⁴, Yeong Wook Song⁵, Eun Bong Lee⁶, Eun Young Lee⁷, Yun Jong Lee⁸ and Eun Ha Kang⁹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea, ²Division of Rheumatology, Departmenf of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, The Republic of, ³Center for Preventive Medicine and Public health, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea, The Republic of, ⁴Medical Research Collaborating Center, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea, The Republic of, ⁵Department of Molecular Medicine and Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology, and College of Medicine or College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Seoul, Korea, The Republic of, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Seoul, Korea, The Republic of, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea, ⁸Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, South Korea, ⁹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea, The Republic of
Major comorbidities of idiopathic inflammatory myositis: A population-based study using 10 years of follow up from the national health insurance in KoreaJeong Seok Lee1, Min…
Abstract Number: 2463 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association Between High Sodium Intake and Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Gulsen Ozen¹, Ali Ugur Unal², Simge Saydam³, Murat Sunbul⁴, Kursat Tigen⁴, Haner Direskeneli⁵ and Nevsun Inanc¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, ²Marmara University, School of Medicine, Rheumatology, Istanbul, Turkey, ³Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁴Department of Cardiology, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁵Rheumatology, Marmara University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
Background/Purpose: High sodium intake has been reported to be associated with increased ACPA positivity in smoker RA patients. However, apart from this, the associations with…
Abstract Number: 1195 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Risk of Hospitalized Infection Among Patients with Sarcoidosis: A Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study
Patompong Ungprasert¹, Cynthia S. Crowson² and Eric L. Matteson¹, ¹Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Risk of Hospitalized Infection Among Patients With Sarcoidosis: A Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study Background/Purpose: Increased risk of infection has been observed in several autoimmune disorders. …
Abstract Number: 2533 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Are There Differences in Baseline Comorbidities Between Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated with Abatacept and Those Treated with Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors?
M. Victoria Hernández¹, Carlos Sánchez-Piedra², Jose Inciarte-Mundo¹, Fernando Sanchez-Alonso², Javier Manero³, Rosa Roselló⁴, Eva Pérez-Pampin⁵, Carlos Rodriguez-Lozano⁶, Cesar Diaz-Torné⁷, Raimon Sanmarti¹, Juan J. Gómez-Reino⁵ and Biobadaser 2.0 Study Group, ¹Rheumatology Department, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ²Research Unit, Spanish Society of Rheumatology, Madrid, Spain, ³Rheumatology, Hospital Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain, ⁴Rheumatology, H San Jorge, Huesca, Spain, ⁵Rheumatology, Hospital Clínico Universitario. Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, ⁶Rheumatology, Hospital de Gran Canaria Dr. Negrín, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, ⁷Rheumatology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients frequently report concomitant comorbidities that could worsen their prognosis. Tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi), the most common biological agents used,…
Abstract Number: 1303 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Extended T2-Times in Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (CMR) in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) and Persisted Dyspnoea: Is SLE-Associated Myocarditis an Underestimated Problem?
Dr. Philipp Sewerin¹, Vera Lachmann², Mareike Gastl², Patrick Behm³, PD Dr. Rebecca Fischer-Betz⁴, Prof. Dr. Benedikt Ostendorf¹, Dr. Gamal Chehab⁵, Prof. Dr. Matthias Schneider¹, Prof. Dr. Malte Kelm² and Dr. Florian Bönner², ¹Department of Rheumatology & Hiller Research Unit, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany, ²Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Pulmology and Vascular Medicine and Molecular Cardiology, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany, ³Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany, ⁴Department of Rheumatology & Hiller Research Unit, Heinrich-Heine-University, Duesseldorf, Germany, ⁵Department of Rheumatology & Hiller Research Unit, Heinrich-Heine University, 40225 Duesseldorf, Germany
Background/Purpose: To investigate the value of cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) and T2-mapping in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and persistent dyspnoea without sings for…
Abstract Number: 2723 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Co-Occurrence of Axial Spondyloarthritis and Fibromyalgia: A National Register-Based Study
Gary J. Macfarlane^1,2, Maxwell S. Barnish^1,3 and Gareth T. Jones^3,4, ¹Epidemiology Group, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom, ²Aberdeen Centre for Arthritris and Musculoskeletal Health, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom, ³Aberdeen Centre for Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Health, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom, ⁴Epidemiology Group, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Some patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) are recognized clinically to have co-morbid fibromyalgia (FM). However, there are no trials to inform how these patients…
Abstract Number: 1351 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Mortality and Prognostic Factors of Pneumocystis Pneumonia in Patients with Connective Tissue Diseases
Mitsuhiro Akiyama¹, Yuko Kaneko² and Tsutomu Takeuchi², ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine,, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) is one of the severe opportunistic infections in immunocompromised patients. PCP is still a leading cause of death in patients with…
Abstract Number: 3187 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Societal Costs and Patients’ Experience of Health Inequities from Psoriatic Arthritis: A Danish Cohort Study
Lars Erik Kristensen¹, Tanja S Jørgensen², Robin Christensen³, Henrik Gudbergsen⁴, Lene Dreyer⁵, Christine Ballegaard⁶, Lennart T.H. Jacobsson⁷, Vibeke Strand⁸, Philip J Mease⁹ and Jakob Kjellberg¹⁰, ¹Musculoskeletal Statistics Unit, The Parker Institute, Dept. of Rheumatology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark, ²The Parker Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark, ³Musculoskeletal Statistics Unit, The Parker Institute, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁴Knowledge Centre for Telemedicine and Departments of Rheumatology, Copenhagen University Hospitals, Glostrup, Frederiksberg and Bispebjerg, Frederiksberg, Denmark, ⁵Internal Medicine - Rheumatology Section, Copenhagen University Hospital at Gentofte, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁶The Parker institute, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁷Department of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research, Sahlgrenska Academy at Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden, ⁸Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, ⁹University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ¹⁰Danish Institute for Local and Regional Government Research, Copenhagen, Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA), a chronic inflammatory joint disorder typically affecting individuals with psoriasis of the skin, is associated with severe comorbidities, reduced quality of…
Abstract Number: 1457 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Early Onset Morbidity and Mortality in Female Tumor Necrosis Factor Transgenic Mice with Inflammatory-Erosive Arthritis and Interstitial Lung Disease
Richard Bell¹, Emily Wu², Ronald Wood³, Joe Chakkalakal², Javier Rangel-Moreno⁴, Maria de la Luz Garcia-Hernandez², Christopher T. Ritchlin⁵, Edward Schwarz⁶ and Homaira Rahimi⁷, ¹Center for Musculoskelatal Research, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ²University of Rochaester, Rochester, NY, ³University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ⁴Allergy, Immunology & Rheumatology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, ⁵Allergy Immunology & Rheumatology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, ⁶Orthopedeatrics, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ⁷Rheumatology, University of Rochester/Golisano Children's Hosp, Rochester, NY
Background/Purpose: Although exacerbated morbidity and mortality in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is frequently seen in women, the etiology of this sexual dimorphism remains unclear. Previously, we…
Abstract Number: 1519 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
How Much, and When, Does Autoimmune Thyroid Disease Increase the Risk of RA, and Does RA-Onset Impact the Risk of Autoimmune Thyroid Disease?
Kristin Waldenlind¹, Saedis Saevarsdottir¹, Camilla Bengtsson² and Johan Askling¹, ¹Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Environmental medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) is one of the most common autoimmune diseases, and occurs more often than expected in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA).…
Abstract Number: 1555 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
E-Comorbidity: Evaluation of the Validity of Electronic Comorbidity Assessment in Identifying Comorbid Conditions Among Patients with Rheumatoid and Psoriatic Arthritis
Yasser M. El Miedany¹, Maha El Gaafary^2,3, Sally Youssef⁴, Sami Bahlas⁵, Mohammed Hegazi⁶ and Ihab Ahmed⁷, ¹Rheumatology, Darent Valley Hospital, Dartford, United Kingdom, ²Community, Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Ain Shams University, Abbassia, Egypt, ³Community, Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, ⁴Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Departmennt, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, ⁵Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, ⁶Medicine, Al Adan Hospital, Kuwait, Kuwait, ⁷Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
Background/Purpose: 1. to assess the validity of an electronically comorbidity assessment strategy to identify comorbid conditions among RA and PsA patients in standard practice. 2.…
Abstract Number: 1556 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Assessment of the Burden of Comorbidities By the Rheumatic Disease Comorbidity Index in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients at Disease Onset
Veerle Stouten¹, Diederik De Cock¹, Rene Westhovens^1,2, Johan Joly², Kristien Van der Elst^2,3 and Patrick Verschueren^1,2, ¹KU Leuven Department of Development and Regeneration, Skeletal Biology and Engineering Research Center, Leuven, Belgium, ²Rheumatology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, ³KU Leuven, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Skeletal Biology and Engineering Research Center, Leuven, Belgium
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is associated with a high prevalence of comorbidities, negatively affecting outcomes like disease activity and physical function. However, not all comorbid…

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