Abstracts tagged "Cohort Study"

Abstract Number: 2281 • ACR Convergence 2023
Epidemiology and Risk of Brain Abscess in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Taiwan: A Nationwide Population-based Study
Ke-Hung Lin¹, Tzu-Min Lin¹ and Chi-Ching Chang², ¹Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ²Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune systemic disorder with high morbidity and mortality. Although CNS infections account for only 0.53–2.25% of all infections…
Abstract Number: 0128 • ACR Convergence 2023
Incidence, Trends, and Determinants of Multimorbidity in Systemic Sclerosis: Data from a Population-based Cohort
Anukul Karn¹, Sara Achenbach², Alicia Hinze³, Cynthia Crowson¹ and Ashima Makol², ¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, Rochester, MN, ³Mayo Clinic - Rochester, MN, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: To evaluate the burden, longitudinal trends, and drivers of multimorbidity (MM; the presence of ≥2 morbidities) in patients with Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) vs. age-…
Abstract Number: 0484 • ACR Convergence 2023
Higher Levels of High-sensitivity CRP Are Associated with Future Risk of Developing Psoriatic Arthritis Among Patients with Psoriasis: A Prospective Cohort Study
Lihi Eder¹, Vinod Chandran², Cheryl Rosen³, Richard J. Cook⁴ and Dafna Gladman⁵, ¹Women’s College Research Institute, Division of Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network and Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Division of Dermatology, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada, ⁵Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Simple and accessible biomarkers that predict the development of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) among psoriasis patients are critically needed to improve early detection of high-risk…
Abstract Number: 0845 • ACR Convergence 2023
The Yield of Repeated Assessments in Chronic Back Pain Patients Suspected of Early Axial Spondyloarthritis: Two-year Data from the SPondyloArthritis Caught Early (SPACE) Cohort
Mary Lucy marques¹, Sofia Ramiro², Miranda Van Lunteren³, Rosalinde Stal³, Robert BM Landewé⁴, Marleen van de Sande⁵, Karen Minde Fagerli⁶, Inger Jorid Berg⁶, Maikel van oosterhout⁷, Sofia Exarchou⁸, Roberta Ramonda⁹, Désirée van der Heijde² and Floris Van Gaalen³, ¹Leiden University Medical Center; Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra (Department of Rheumatology), Coimbra, Portugal, ²Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ³Leiden University Medical Center, Department of Rheumatology, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁴Amsterdam Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology Center, Amsterdam and Zuyderland MC, Herleen, Netherlands, ⁵Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Department of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology and Department of Experimental Immunology, Amsterdam Infection & Immunity Institute; Amsterdam Rheumatology & Immunology Center (ARC), Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁶Center for Treatment of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases (REMEDY), Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁷Groene Hart Ziekenhuis, Gouda, Netherlands, ⁸Lund University, Åkarp, Sweden, ⁹University of Padova, Department of Rheumatology, Padova, Italy
Background/Purpose: We have shown in the SPACE cohort that a diagnosis of early axial Spondyloarthritis (axSpA) can be reliably made in patients with chronic back…
Abstract Number: 1462 • ACR Convergence 2023
Cardiovascular Damage in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Occurs at Early Stages of the Disease. Chronological Analysis of Damage Accrual in a Large Cohort from the Spanish Society of Rheumatology Lupus Registry (RELESSER)
Sara garcia Perez¹, Jose-Maria Pego-Reigosa², Irene Altabás González¹, Norman Jiménez³, Victor Del campo Perez⁴, JULIA MARTINEZ BARRIO⁵, Maria Galindo-Izquierdo⁶, Jaime Calvo- Alén⁷, Esther Uriarte Isacelaya⁸, Eva Tomero Muriel⁹, Mercedes Freire González¹⁰, Victor Martinez-Taboada¹¹, Paloma Vela¹², Antonio Fernandez-Nebro¹³, Alejandro Olivé-Marqués¹⁴, Javier Narvaez¹⁵, Raúl Menor-Almagro¹⁶, Gregorio Santos Soler¹⁷, José Ángel Hernández Beriain¹⁸, Javier Manero ruiz¹⁹, Elena Aurrecoechea Aguinaga²⁰, Oihane Ibarguengoitia-Barrena²¹, Carlos Montilla-Morales²², Gema Bonilla²³, Vicente Torrente-Segarra²⁴, Ana Paula Cacheda²⁵, Maria J. García-Villanueva²⁶, Clara Moriano Morales²⁷, Concepción Fito Manteca²⁸, Cristina Bohórquez²⁹, Nuria Lozano Rivas³⁰ and Iñigo Rúa-Figueroa³¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital of Vigo. IRIDIS Group (Investigation in Rheumatology and Immune-Diseases), Vigo, Spain, ²Rheumatology, Hospital do Meixoeiro, Vigo, Spain, ³IIRIDIS (Investigation in Rheumatology and Immune-Mediated Diseases) Group, Galicia Sur Health Research Institute., Vigo, Spain, ⁴Department of Epidemiology, University Hospital of Vigo, IRIDIS Group (Investigation in Rheumatology and Immune-Diseases), Vigo, Spain, ⁵Rheumatology, Gregorio Marañon University Hospital, Madrid, Spain, ⁶Rheumatology, University Hospital of 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain, ⁷Rheumatology, Bioaraba Research Unit, Hospital Universitario Araba, Vitoria, Spain, ⁸Rheumatology, University Hospital of Donosti, San Sebastián, Spain, ⁹Rheumatology, Hospital La Princesa, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁰Rheumatology department, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC). Instituto de Investigación Biomédica A Coruña (INIBIC), A Coruña, Spain, ¹¹Rheumatology, Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ¹²Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital of Alicante, Alicante, Spain, ¹³Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga, Malaga, Spain, ¹⁴Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain, ¹⁵Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, ¹⁶Rheumatology, Hospital Jerez, Puerto De Santa María, Spain, ¹⁷Rheumatology, Hospital Marina Baixa Villajoyosa, Alicante, Spain, ¹⁸Rheumatology, Hospital Insular de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, ¹⁹Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain, ²⁰Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Sierrallana, Torrelavega, Spain, ²¹Galdakao-Usansolo University Hospital, Bilbao, Spain, ²²Rheumatology, University Hospital of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain, ²³Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Clínico Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ²⁴Department of Rheumatology, Hospital de Sant Joan Despí Moises Broggi,, Sant Joan Despí, Spain, ²⁵Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Son Llatzer, Palma de Mallorca, Spain, ²⁶Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain, ²⁷Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de León, León, Spain, ²⁸Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain, ²⁹Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Príncipe de Asturias, Alcalá de Henares, Spain, ³⁰Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain, ³¹Rheumatology, Hospital de Gran Canaria Doctor Negrin, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) survival has improved during recent decades, so other outcomes like damage accrual become more relevant. Damage represents that clinical feature…
Abstract Number: 2299 • ACR Convergence 2023
Medication-related Hospitalizations in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Michele Stanciu¹, Evelyne Vinet², Emily Gibson McDonald³, Gregory Clark³, Christian Pineau², Fares Kalache⁴, Louis-Pierre Grenier⁵, Sasha Bernatsky⁶ and Arielle Mendel³, ¹McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada, ³McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁴McGill University Health Centre, Carignan, AB, Canada, ⁵Montreal General Hospital, Montréal, QC, Canada, ⁶Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Adverse drug events (ADEs; harm from use of a drug) cause a significant burden to the healthcare system, with an estimated 5% of hospitalizations…
Abstract Number: 005 • 2023 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Real-World Application of the Pediatric Glucocorticoid Toxicity Index in Children with Lupus Nephritis: A Feasibility and Initial Validation Study
Emily Zhang¹, Gabrielle Alonzi¹, Madeline Hlobik¹, Esra Meidan¹, Mindy Lo¹, Olha Halyabar², Melissa Hazen¹, Ezra Cohen³, Lauren Henderson¹, Siobhan Case⁴, Margaret Chang¹, Camille Frank¹, Ankana Daga¹, Jonathan Hausmann⁵, Ahmad Bakhsh¹, Liyoung Kim¹, Daniel Ibanez¹, Holly Wobma¹, Mia Chandler⁶, Fatma Dedeoglu¹, Robert Sundel¹, Peter Nigrovic¹, Karen Costenbader⁷, Mary Beth Son¹ and Joyce Chang¹, ¹Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Children's Hospital/Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, ³Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, ⁴Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁵Boston Children's Hospital / Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁶Boston Children's Hospital; Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁷Brigham and Women's Hospital/ Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: The morbidity of chronic glucocorticoid (GC) use is rarely captured as a standardized clinical outcome in pediatric rheumatic conditions. The newly developed pediatric glucocorticoid…
Abstract Number: 0301 • ACR Convergence 2022
Effectiveness and Safety of Tofacitinib Treatment in Adult Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Under Routine Clinical Care: Third Interim Analysis of a German Non-Interventional, Prospective, Multicenter Study (ESCALATE-RA)
Klaus Krüger¹, Ulrich Prothmann², Thilo Klopsch³, Olaf Behmer⁴, Min-Jean Hsieh⁴, Jürgen Jobst⁴, Pascal Klaus⁴ and Thomas Meng⁴, ¹Praxiszentrum St. Bonifatius, Rheumatology, München, Germany, ²Knappschaftsklinikum Saar, Püttlingen, Germany, ³Rheumatological Practice, Neubrandenburg, Germany, ⁴Pfizer Pharma GmbH, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: Tofacitinib is an oral Janus kinase inhibitor for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. ESCALATE-RA is the first prospective, non-interventional study with tofacitinib in Germany.Methods:…
Abstract Number: 0934 • ACR Convergence 2022
Impact of Tapering Targeted Therapy on Disease Activity Is Different Based on Concomitant Methotrexate Use in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Nationwide Cohort Study
Jun Won Park¹, Min Jung Kim², Hyoun-Ah Kim³, Jinhyun Kim⁴, Eun Bong Lee¹ and Kichul Shin⁵, ¹Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ²Seoul Metropolitan Government Boramae Medical center, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ³Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea, ⁴Chungnam National University Hospital, Jung-gu, Daejeon, South Korea, ⁵Seoul Metropolitan Government- Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Background/Purpose: The American College of Rheumatology and the European League Against Rheumatism recommend using methotrexate (MTX) with targeted therapy. Previous studies have shown that tapering…
Abstract Number: 1320 • ACR Convergence 2022
Performance of FRAX® Brazil and NOGG Methodology with and Without Bone Mineral Density upon Predicting Fractures on a Community-Dwelling Elderly Population with High Incidence of Osteoporotic Fractures: The São Paulo Ageing and Health (SPAH) Study
Thiago Q Freitas¹, Leonardo F G Olalla¹, Liliam Takayama¹, Valeria Caparbo², camille figueiredo², Luana Machado³, Diogo Domiciano⁴ and Rosa Pereira², ¹University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ²Bone Metabolism Laboratory, Rheumatology Division, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ³Hospital das Clinicas, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁴Hospital das Clinicas, Rheumatology Division, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Background/Purpose: SPAH is a prospective cohort of ≥65-year-old community-dwelling elderly with high fracture risk (40.3/1,000 person-years in women and 30.6/1,000 in men for vertebral fractures…
Abstract Number: 1780 • ACR Convergence 2022
Improved Overall Survival in Patients with Lung Cancer and Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases
Paola Ghanem¹, Joseph C. Murray¹, Christopher Mecoli², Ami Shah³, Benjamin Levy¹, Kristen A. Marrone¹, David Ettinger¹, Valsamo Anagnostou¹, Vincent K. Lam¹, Julie R. Brahmer¹ and Laura C. Cappelli⁴, ¹Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ²Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ³Johns Hopkins Rheumatology, Baltimore, MD, ⁴Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related death. Concomitant autoimmune diseases (AD) can add morbidity and complicate treatment decisions. We evaluated the tumor…
Abstract Number: 2025 • ACR Convergence 2022
Natural History of Sjögren’s Disease from the National Institutes of Health Cohort
Brandon Law¹, Margaret Beach², Eileen Pelayo², Ilias Alevizos², Zohreh Khavandgar², Blake Warner² and Alan Baer¹, ¹Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ²National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: The objectives of this study were to assess the natural history of Sjögren's disease (SjD) over an interval reaching up to 32 years among…
Abstract Number: 0338 • ACR Convergence 2022
Transitioning from Cutaneous to Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: An Analysis of Incidence and Risk Factors
Jeffrey X. Yang¹, Mehmet Hocaoglu², Jose A Meade-Aguilar¹, Alain Sanchez-Rodriguez¹, Mark Denis P Davis³, Hannah Langenfeld⁴, Cynthia Crowson⁵ and Ali Duarte-Garcia¹, ¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²University of Maryland Medical Center, Midtown Campus, Baltimore, MD, ³Mayo Clinic, Rochester, ⁴Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁵Mayo Clinic, Eyota, MN
Background/Purpose: Smoking and use of estrogen-containing oral contraceptives (OCP) are SLE risk factors. Data on transitioning from cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) to SLE and potential…
Abstract Number: 1014 • ACR Convergence 2022
Is Radiographic Axial Involvement Associated with Syndesmophyte Development After 2 Years in PsA Patients?
Manouk de Hooge¹, Alla Alexeevna Ishchenko², Serge Steinfeld³, Adrien NZEUSSEU TOUKAP⁴, Dirk Elewaut⁵, Rik Lories⁶, Filip Van den bosch⁷ and Kurt de Vlam⁸, ¹Ghent University Hospital, Luxembourg, Luxembourg, ²University Hospitals Leuven, Sint-Stevens-Woluwe, Belgium, ³Clinique Saint-Jean, Brussels, Belgium, ⁴Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium, VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research, Ghent University, Heusden, Belgium, ⁶KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, ⁷Department of Internal Medicine and Paediatrics, Ghent University and VIB Centre for Inflammation Research, Ghent, Belgium, ⁸University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Background/Purpose: There is an ongoing debate on axial involvement in psoriatic arthritis (PsA). This study, using clinical and radiographical definitions of axial involvement, investigated the…
Abstract Number: 1360 • ACR Convergence 2022
Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of North American Youth with Lupus Nephritis Requiring Dialysis Treated with Cyclophosphamide
Christine Wang¹, Rebecca Sadun², Wenru Zhou³, Kristen Miller³, Claire Palmer³, Stacy P Ardoin⁴, Christine Bacha⁵, Emily Hause⁶, Joyce Hui-Yuen⁷, Nicole Ling⁸, Maria Pereira⁹, Meredith Riebschleger¹⁰, Kelly Rouster-Stevens¹¹, Aliese Sarkissian¹², Julia Shalen¹³, William Soulsby¹⁴, Marinka Twilt¹⁵, Eveline Wu¹⁶, Laura Lewandowski¹⁷, Scott Wenderfer¹⁸ and Jennifer Cooper¹⁹, ¹Children's Hospital of Colorado/University of Colorado, Denver, CO, ²Duke University, Durham, NC, ³University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Nationwide Children's Hospital and Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ⁵Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, ⁶University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ⁷Cohen Children’s Medical Center, Hofstra-Northwell School of Medicine, Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Queens, NY, ⁸UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ⁹Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ¹⁰University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ¹¹Emory University/Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, ¹²University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, ¹³Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ¹⁴University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ¹⁵Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary, AB, Canada, ¹⁶University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, ¹⁷NIAMS, NIH, Bethesda, MD, ¹⁸British Columbia Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ¹⁹University of Colorado/Children's Hospital Colorado, Denver, CO
Background/Purpose: Few studies have evaluated the clinical characteristics and outcomes of youth with lupus nephritis (LN) treated with cyclophosphamide (CYC) who initially required kidney replacement…

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