Abstracts tagged "Comorbidity and rheumatoid arthritis (RA)"

Abstract Number: 513 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Low Serum IGF1 Is Associated with Higher Cardiovascular Morbidity in the Middle-Aged Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Malin C Erlandsson^1,2, Lovisa Lyngfelt³, Caroline Wasén³, Sofia Töyrä Silfverswärd³, Mitra Nadali^1,3, Rille Pullerits^1,3,4 and Maria I Bokarewa¹, ¹Rheumatology Clinic, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden, ²Department of rheumatology and inflammation research, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden, ³Department of Rheumatology, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden, ⁴Department of Clinical immunology and transfusion medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Since low serum IGF1 is generally attributed to inflammation and RA severity, we analyze if serum levels of IGF1 is associated with cardiovascular (CV)…
Abstract Number: 494 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Arterial Wall Inflammation Declines after 6 Months of Anti-Inflammatory Therapy with Methotrexate and/or Adalimumab in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Annelies Blanken¹, Rabia Agca¹, Alexandre Voskuyl², Ronald Boellaard³, Conny van der Laken² and Michael Nurmohamed^2,4, ¹Amsterdam Rheumatology and immunology Center, Location Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Amsterdam Rheumatology and immunology Center, Location VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁴Rheumatology, Amsterdam Rheumatology and immunology Center, Location Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have an elevated cardiovascular (CV) disease risk, mostly explained by both an increased prevalence of traditional CV risk factors…
Abstract Number: 1451 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Starting of Biological Dmards May be Postponed in RA Patients with Multimorbidity: Single Centre Real Life Results
Berkan Armagan¹, Alper Sari¹, Abdulsamet Erden¹, Levent Kilic¹, Efe Cem Erdat², Omer Karadag³, Ali Akdogan¹, Sule Apras Bilgen³, Ihsan Ertenli³, Sedat Kiraz¹ and Umut Kalyoncu^1,3, ¹Rheumatology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey, ²Internal Medicine, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey, ³Department of Internal Medicine, Divison of Rheumatology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
Background/Purpose: RA is a burdensome for most of the patients, comorbidities usually provide additional disadvantags the course of RA. The possible effects of comorbidities on…
Abstract Number: 1993 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Risk of Stroke in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and the Association with Competing Adverse Events
Yvette Meißner¹, Adrian Richter², Joern Kekow³, Hans Peter Tony⁴, Elke Wilden⁵, Angela Zink^6,7, Joachim Listing² and Anja Strangfeld⁷, ¹Programme Area Epidemiology, German Rheumatism Research Center, Berlin, Germany, ²German Rheumatism Research Center, Berlin, Germany, ³University of Magdeburg, Clinic of Rheumatology, Magdeburg, Germany, ⁴Rheumatology / Clinical Immunology, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany, ⁵Rheumatologist, Köln, Germany, ⁶Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité - University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁷Epidemiology, German Rheumatism Research Center, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at increased risk for infections, hospitalizations and cardiovascular (CV) events. The association of serious adverse events (SAE) with…
Abstract Number: 2551 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impact of Multmorbidity on Disability and Disease Activity over Time in Patients with RA Taking Biologics: Results from the British Society for Rheumatology Biologics Register for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Jennifer Humphreys¹, Kath Watson², Mark Lunt^2,3, Deborah P.M. Symmons^2,4,5, Kimme L. Hyrich^2,4,6 and the BSRBR-RA, ¹Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Arthritis Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ²Arthritis Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ³Arthritis Research UK Epidemiology Unit, The University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁴Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁵NIHR Manchester Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁶Arthritis Research UK, Centre for Epidemiology, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Multimorbidity is increasingly prevalent in western populations and has the potential to influence disease specific outcomes. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory…
Abstract Number: 1512 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Incidence of Co-Morbid Autoimmune Diseases in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
TA Simon¹, H Kawabata¹, JM Esdaile², V Moorthy³ and S Suissa⁴, ¹Bristol-Myers Squibb, Hopewell, NJ, ²Arthritis Research Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ³Mu Sigma, Northbrook, IL, ⁴McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is one of more than 80 different types of autoimmune diseases, many of which, including RA, share common pathogenic mechanisms, resulting…
Abstract Number: 1549 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prevalence of Co-Morbidities and Evaluation of Their Monitoring in Korean Patients with RA: Comparison with the Results of an International, Cross-Sectional Study (COMORA)
In Ah Choi¹, Sung-Hwan Park², Hoon-Suk Cha³, Won Park⁴, Hyun Ah Kim⁵, Dae-Hyun Yoo⁶, Han Joo Baek⁷, SeungGeun Lee⁸, Yoon Jong Lee⁹, Yong Bum Park¹⁰, Seung-Cheol Shim¹¹, Ihsane Hmamouchi¹² and Yeong Wook Song¹³, ¹Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea, ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, South Korea, ³Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Inha University Hospital, Incheon, South Korea, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, South Korea, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Seoul, South Korea, ⁷Rheumatology, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, South Korea, ⁸Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan Nationl University Hospital, Busan, South Korea, ⁹Division of rheumatology Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, South Korea, ¹⁰Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yoesei University Severance Hospital, Seoul, South Korea, ¹¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Eulji University Hospital, Daejeon, South Korea, ¹²El Ayachi Hospital, Rabat, Morocco, ¹³Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients are at increased risk of developing co-morbid conditions. We designed this study to evaluate the prevalence of comorbidities and their…
Abstract Number: 1587 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Deriving a Comorbidity Index Form the Meddra Classification: Performance of Rheumatic Disease Comorbidity Index, Charlson-Deyo Index and Functional Comorbidity Index Among Patients with RA in NOR-DMARD Cohort
Polina Putrik¹, Sofia Ramiro², Elisabeth Lie³, Andras Keszei⁴, Tore K. Kvien⁵, Till Uhlig⁶ and Annelies Boonen⁷, ¹Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands, ²Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ³Dept. of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁴Epidemiology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands, ⁵Dept of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁶Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁷Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Comorbidities have an important impact on outcomes in chronic diseases. A new and simple to compute index, the Rheumatic Disease Comorbidity Index (RDCI), has…
Abstract Number: 2657 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Influence of Anxiety and Depression on the Swollen to Tender Joint Count Ratio: In Pursuit of a Phenotype of RA Patients with Somatic Complaints in a U.S. Veteran Population
Iris Navarro-Millan¹, Archana Jain¹, Rebecca Belsom¹, Angelo L. Gaffo², Shuo Yang³, Ted R. Mikuls⁴ and Jeffrey R. Curtis⁵, ¹Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Rheumatology, Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL, ³Clinical Immunology/Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁴Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁵Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: The utilization of a swollen (SJC) to tender joint count (TJC) ratio (STR = (SJC/TJC)) has been proposed in the past to identify a…
Abstract Number: 1052 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Time Trends in Comorbidities Among Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Compared to the General Population
Cynthia S. Crowson¹, John M. Davis III², Brittny T. Major¹, Eric L. Matteson², Terry M. Therneau³ and Sherine E. Gabriel⁴, ¹Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ³Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁴Health Sciences Research & Div of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) related comorbidities are major determinants of morbidity and mortality. Little is known regarding the trends in these conditions. The purpose of…
Abstract Number: 1011 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Psychiatric and Cardiovascular Comorbidities As Causes Of Work Disability Among Individuals With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Anne M. Kerola¹, Tuomo Nieminen², Markku J. Kauppi³, Hannu Kautiainen⁴, Tuomas Kerola³, Lauri J. Virta⁵, Timo Pohjolainen⁶ and Kari Puolakka⁷, ¹Medical School, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, ²Division of Cardiology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland, ³Department of Internal Medicine, Päijät-Häme Central Hospital, Lahti, Finland, ⁴Unit of Primary Health Care, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland, ⁵Research Department, the Social Insurance Institution, Turku, Finland, ⁶ORTON Rehabilitation Centre, ORTON Foundation, Helsinki, Finland, ⁷Department of Medicine, South Karelia Central Hospital, Lappeenranta, Finland
Background/Purpose: A remarkable proportion of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients stop working before the normal age of retirement. Initial research data suggests that comorbidities, with depression…
Abstract Number: 2541 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
High Risk of Intensive Care Unit Admission in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: A Population Based Study
Christine Peschken¹, Carol A. Hitchon², Allan Garland³, Charles N. Bernstein³, Randy Fransoo⁴ and Ruth Ann Marrie³, ¹Medicine & Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ²University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ³Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ⁴Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Background/Purpose: Comorbidity in Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been a focus of intensive research in recent years, but little is known about the incidence of critical…
Abstract Number: 402 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Discordant Inflammatory Markers in Veterans with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Baseline Characteristics and Relationship with Disease Activity
Rebecca Belsom¹, Archana Jain¹, Jeffrey R. Curtis², Shuo Yang³, Ted R. Mikuls⁴, Lang Chen⁵ and Angelo L. Gaffo⁶, ¹Rheumatology, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, ²Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ³Clinical Immunology/Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁴Omaha VA Medical Center and University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁵Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁶Medicine, Birmingham VA Medical Center and University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Discrepancies between erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and C-reactive protein (CRP) elevations with clinical disease activity frequently occur in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients and may…

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