Abstract Number: 0816 • ACR Convergence 2020
Treat-to-target Strategy in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in Daily Clinical Practice -still Underused, but Superior to Routine Care: A Propensity Score Matched Analysis from the ATTRA Registry
Background/Purpose: Treat-to-target (T2T) is a widely accepted management strategy for RA. It recommends attaining a goal of at least low disease activity (LDA) within 6…Abstract Number: 1260 • ACR Convergence 2020
Longitudinal Relationships Between Depression, Anxiety and Cognition in Lupus
Background/Purpose: There is a consistent relationship between cognition and depression and anxiety (affective symptoms) in lupus. Together, affective and cognitive symptoms represent among lupus’ most…Abstract Number: 1729 • ACR Convergence 2020
Associations Between Patient Reported Outcomes and Impairments of Work and Activity in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Who Achieved Clinical Remission; Retrospective Analysis Using the IORRA Database
Background/Purpose: Disease burden and subjective symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) remain even after achieving clinical remission or low disease activity. Impairments to work and societal/daily…Abstract Number: 0389 • ACR Convergence 2020
Organ Specific Treatment Patterns of a Real-World, Electronic Health Record Cohort of Patients with Systemic Sclerosis
Background/Purpose: Assembling large cohorts of patients with rare diseases is difficult and limits the power to assess outcomes in systemic sclerosis (SSc) studies. Treatment in…Abstract Number: 0847 • ACR Convergence 2020
Impact of Hydroxychloroquine Treatment on Immunologic Markers in SLE Depends on Ethnicity
Background/Purpose: SLE patients with certain immunological markers (i.e., anti-DNA, low complement) are at higher risk of lupus nephritis and those with antiphospholipid antibodies are at…Abstract Number: 1267 • ACR Convergence 2020
Perceived Stress During the COVID-19 Pandemic Independently Associates with Worse Patient-Reported Outcomes in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
Background/Purpose: Causes and risk factors for variations in SLE disease activity and symptom severity are incompletely understood. Prior studies suggest a link between stressful life…Abstract Number: 1737 • ACR Convergence 2020
What Influences Fatigue Improvement in Rheumatoid Arthritis? A Prospective Cohort Study
Background/Purpose: Fatigue is a common and debilitating complication in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Its mechanism is not fully elucidated, and when persistent is often…Abstract Number: 0391 • ACR Convergence 2020
Defining the Optimal Disease Duration of Early Diffuse Systemic Sclerosis for Clinical Trial Design
Background/Purpose: Clinical trials in early diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis (SSc) have historically used the modified Rodnan skin score (mRSS) as the primary outcome measure. These…Abstract Number: 0869 • ACR Convergence 2020
Retinal Toxicity in a Multinational Inception Cohort of Systemic Lupus Patients on Hydroxychloroquine
Background/Purpose: Despite the beneficial effects of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), retinal toxicity is a concern. Factors associated with retinal toxicity have been…Abstract Number: 1280 • ACR Convergence 2020
COVID-19 Infections May Increase the Risk of SLE Flares
Background/Purpose: COVID-19 has overwhelmed the healthcare systems in New York City. Initial data from the Columbia Lupus Cohort suggests that 4% of patients with systemic…Abstract Number: 1738 • ACR Convergence 2020
Promote Treat-to-Target for RA via Empowering Patients: A Cohort Study from China by Smart System of Disease Management (SSDM)
Background/Purpose: Treat-to-Target (T2T) strategy are critical for the treatment of RA, but Chinese rheumatologists can hardly provide patients with a complete assessment in the clinic…Abstract Number: 0416 • ACR Convergence 2020
IgG4-related Retroperitoneal Fibrosis. Retrospective Cohort
Background/Purpose: The spectrum of IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) includes many diseases that were thought to be confined to a single organ, as the retroperitoneal fibrosis. Many…Abstract Number: 0937 • ACR Convergence 2020
Late Cardiovascular Outcomes in Children with Kawasaki Disease: A Population-based Cohort Study
Background/Purpose: Kawasaki disease (KD) is a common childhood vasculitis associated with coronary artery aneurysms (CAA). Based on our recent work, the incidence of KD has…Abstract Number: 1304 • ACR Convergence 2020
Uveitis Occurrence in Early Inflammatory Back Pain: Five Years Data from a Prospective French Nationwide Cohort
Background/Purpose: Uveitis is the most frequent extra rheumatological manifestation in axial Spondyloarthritis (SpA). DESIR is a prospective multicenter cohort of patients with early inflammatory back…Abstract Number: 1837 • ACR Convergence 2020
Clinical Outcomes in Lupus Nephritis by Renal Response Status: A Retrospective Analysis of the Hopkins Lupus Cohort
Background/Purpose: A retrospective analysis of the Hopkins Lupus Cohort (a prospective, longitudinal study of patients [pts] with systemic lupus erythematosus) reported that renal response (complete/partial/none)…