Abstracts tagged "Co-morbidities"

Abstract Number: 2188 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association Between Extent of Symptomatic Joint Involvement in Osteoarthritis and Comorbid Lung Disease in Patients Scheduled for Joint-Replacement Surgery
Anthony V. Perruccio^1,2,3, Rajiv Gandhi⁴, J. Denise Power^5,6 and Elizabeth M. Badley⁷, ¹The Arthritis Program, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Health Care & Outcomes Research, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴University Health Network, Arthritis Program, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Arthritis Program, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁷Toronto Western Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Comorbidity is highly prevalent in osteoarthritis (OA), although the origin of this is not well understood. The presence of multi-joint symptoms in OA, and…
Abstract Number: 43 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comorbid Development of Fibromyalgia and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder after Exposure to a Combat Environment
Katrina Lawrence-Wolff¹, Jay B. Higgs², Douglas Williamson³, Stacey Young-McCaughan⁴, Jim Mintz⁴, Bernard Hildebrand¹, Antoinette Brundige⁴, Kevin Kelly⁵, Adam Borah⁵, Brett Litz⁶, Elizabeth Hembree⁷, Alan Peterson⁴ and STRONG STAR Consortium, ¹Rheumatology, San Antonio Military Medical Center, San Antonio, TX, ²Rheumatology, San Antonio Military Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX, ³Duke Univeresity, Durham, NC, ⁴The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, ⁵Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, Fort Hood, TX, ⁶VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, ⁷University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Traumatic experiences are postulated mediators of the development of Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS). The STRONG STAR Consortium study of PTSD provides a unique opportunity to…
Abstract Number: 2191 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Arthritis As a Potential Barrier to Physical Activity Among Adults with Depression – United States, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2013
Jennifer M. Hootman¹, Louise Murphy², Kamil E. Barbour³ and Michael Boring³, ¹Division of Population Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kennesaw, GA, ²Division of Populatio Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, ³Arthritis Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Background/Purpose: Depression is one of the most common mental disorders in the United States, affecting 15.7 million adults. It frequently co-occurs with other chronic conditions…
Abstract Number: 233 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
New Cardiovascular Risk Factors Screening in Patients with Gout
Juan Carlos Ordoñez¹, Mariano Andres¹, Francisca Sivera², Loreto Carmona³, Paloma Vela^4,5, Eliseo Pascual^4,5 and Jose Antonio Bernal⁴, ¹RHEUMATOLOGY, HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ALICANTE, Alicante, Spain, ²RHEUMATOLOGY, HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ELDA, Elda, Spain, ³Instituto de Salud Musculo Esqueletica, Madrid, Spain, ⁴RHEUMATOLOGY, HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO ALICANTE, Alicante, Spain, ⁵Medicina, Universidad Miguel Hernandez, Elche, Spain
Background/Purpose: Gout is a disease triggered by the crystallization of uric acid in the joints secondary to persistent hyperuricemia, that leads to chronic inflammation. Patients…
Abstract Number: 2194 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Association Between Arthritis and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: National Health Interview Survey, 2010
Nancy A. Baker, Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is associated with high-repetition, forceful jobs. Additionally, non-occupational factors, such as arthritis, have been associated with CTS. There is conflicting evidence…
Abstract Number: 260 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Risk of Cardiovascular Disease 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 Cardiovascular Disease Among Patients With Sarcoidosis: A Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study Background/Purpose: Several epidemiologic studies have demonstrated an increased incidence of atherosclerotic cardiovascular…
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…