Abstracts tagged "Comorbidity"

Abstract Number: 1290 • ACR Convergence 2022
Inflammation Is More Prominent Than Joint Damage at Initial Visits of Patients with Inflammatory Arthritides, but Organ Damage and Patient Distress Are as Prominent in Overall Rheumatology Care: Data from a Feasible Physician RheuMetric Checklist
Juan Schmukler¹, Tengfei Li², Joel Block¹ and Theodore Pincus¹, ¹Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²Georgetown University, Washington, DC
Background/Purpose: Most widely-used rheumatology indices, e.g., DAS28, CDAI, SLEDAI, ASDAS, DAPSA, reflect the mission of rheumatologists to control inflammatory activity (INF) to prevent subsequent organ…
Abstract Number: 1921 • ACR Convergence 2022
Association Between Knee Osteoarthritis and Health-Related Quality of Life in Persons with Type 2 Diabetes
Lauren King¹, Esther Waugh¹, Ian Stanaitis², Alanna Weisman¹, Baiju Shah¹, Lorraine Lipscombe¹ and Gillian Hawker¹, ¹University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Women's College Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Knee osteoarthritis (OA) and type 2 diabetes commonly co-occur due to shared risk factors. Both knee OA and type 2 diabetes negatively impact health-related…
Abstract Number: 1388 • ACR Convergence 2022
Updating and Validating the Rheumatic Disease Comorbidity Index to Incorporate ICD-10 Diagnostic Codes
Anthony Dolomisiewicz¹, Hanifah Ali², Punyasha Roul³, Yangyuna Yang¹, Grant Cannon⁴, Joshua Baker⁵, Ted Mikuls⁶, Kaleb Michaud¹ and Bryant England¹, ¹University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ²UNMC, Omaha, ³UNMC, Omaha, NE, ⁴Salt Lake City VA, Salt Lake city, ⁵University of Pennsylvania and Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: The Rheumatic Disease Comorbidity Index (RDCI) was designed to quantify comorbidity burden for risk stratification of health outcomes in patients with rheumatic disease. Developed…
Abstract Number: 1950 • ACR Convergence 2022
Morbidities Associated with Serious Infections in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Bradly Kimbrough¹, Cynthia Crowson², Ryan Lennon³, John Davis³ and Elena Myasoedova³, ¹Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, MN, ²Mayo Clinic, Eyota, MN, ³Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at increased risk for serious infections. Several infection risk scores have been developed over the last decade for…
Abstract Number: 0124 • ACR Convergence 2022
Evaluation of Comorbidity Burden and Its Effect on Lung Disease Progression and Mortality in a Cohort of Patients with Interstitial Pneumonia with Autoimmune Features
Elena Joerns¹, Michelle Ghebranious¹, Traci Adams¹ and Una Makris², ¹UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX, ²UT Southwestern Medical Center and Dallas VA, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: Interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features (IPAF) is a subset of interstitial lung disease (ILD) which manifests with interstitial pneumonia and features of autoimmunity, yet…
Abstract Number: 1390 • ACR Convergence 2022
Distinct Patterns of Multimorbidity Are Associated with Longitudinal Disease Activity and Functional Status in a Multicenter, Prospective Rheumatoid Arthritis Cohort
Sarah Dutt¹, Punyasha Roul², Yangyuna Yang³, Kaleb Michaud³, Brian Sauer⁴, Grant Cannon⁵, Joshua Baker⁶, Jeffrey Curtis⁷, Ted Mikuls⁸ and Bryant England³, ¹University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, ²UNMC, Omaha, NE, ³University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁴Salt Lake City VA/University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁵Salt Lake City VA, Salt Lake city, ⁶University of Pennsylvania and Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, ⁷Division of Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁸Division of Rheumatology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) predisposes to the development of other chronic conditions such as osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease, and lung disease. Previously, we used unsupervised machine…
Abstract Number: 1953 • ACR Convergence 2022
Mortality in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Changing Causes and Predictive Factors. Study of a Cohort Followed Prospectively
Cristina Corrales¹, Fabricio Benavides Villanueva¹, Ivan Ferraz Amaro², Nuria Vegas Revenga³, Virgi Portilla⁴, Ricardo Blanco⁵, Miguel Ángel González-Gay⁶ and Alfonso Corrales⁴, ¹Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ²Division of Rheumatology. Hospital Universitario de Canarias. Spain., Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, ³Hospital Galdakao- Usansolo, Galdakao, Spain, ⁴Research Group on Genetic Epidemiology and Atherosclerosis in Systemic Diseases and in Metabolic Bone Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System, IDIVAL; and Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ⁵Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ⁶Department of Medicine and Psychiatry, Universidad de Cantabria; Rheumatology Division, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla; Research group on genetic epidemiology and atherosclerosis in systemic diseases and in metabolic diseases of the musculoskeletal system, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain. Cardiovascular Pathophysiology and Genomics Research Unit, School of Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Background/Purpose: Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) present an increased risk of mortality. In the last decades, mortality rates tended to decrease but cardiovascular (CV) events…
Abstract Number: 0189 • ACR Convergence 2022
Characteristics Associated with a Positive PEST Screening Among Patients with Psoriasis Without a Diagnosis of Psoriatic Arthritis: Results from the Global Psoriasis and Beyond Study
Alexis Ogdie¹, April Armstrong², Barbra Bohannan³, Sicily Mburu⁴, Laura Coates⁵, Elena Kornyeyeva⁶, Susan Frade⁶, Silvia Fernandez Barrio⁷ and Matthias Augustin⁸, ¹Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Keck School of Medicine of USC, Dermatology, Los Angeles, CA, ³Psoriasisförbundet, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁴IFPA, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁵Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK, Oxford, England, United Kingdom, ⁶Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland, ⁷Asociación Para El Enfermo De Psoriasis, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁸University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a common clinical feature in patients (pts) with psoriasis (PsO); up to one third of PsO pts will develop PsA…
Abstract Number: 1408 • ACR Convergence 2022
In RA Patients Without Prevalent CVD, Incident CVD Is Only Associated with Traditional Risk Factors: A 20-year Follow up in the CARRÉ Cohort Study
Reinder Raadsen¹, Rabia Agca², Maarten Boers³, Vokko van Halm², Mike Peters⁴, Yvo Smulders², Joline Beulens², Marieke Blom², Coen Stehouwer⁵, Alexandre Voskuyl², Willem Lems⁶ and Michael Nurmohamed⁷, ¹Reade Rheumatology Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁴Amsterdam UMC; UMC Utrecht, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁵MUmc, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁶Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁷Amsterdam University Medical Center, Kortenhoef, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: We have documented that patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at increased risk to develop cardiovascular disease (CVD) compared to the general population, even…
Abstract Number: 1964 • ACR Convergence 2022
Systematic Screening of Multimorbidities Results in an Increased Intake of Comorbidity Preventive Medications and a Decreased Hospitalization Rate
Claire DAIEN¹, Vera Georgescu², Guillaume Decarriere³, Jenica Pastor³, Gaël Mouterde⁴, Cédric Lukas⁵, Grégoire Mercier³ and Jacques Morel⁶, ¹University Hospital, Saint-Gély-du-Fesc, France, ²Unité de Recherche Médico-économique, CHU de Montpellier et Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France, ³CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, France, ⁴Lapeyronie Hospital, Montpellier, France, ⁵University Hospital Centre Montpellier, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France, ⁶University and CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, France
Background/Purpose: A systematic screening of multimorbidities is performed since 2014 at the Montpellier University Hospital in patients with chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases (IRD). The objective…
Abstract Number: 0246 • ACR Convergence 2022
Comorbidity Clusters in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Predict Survival Prognosis
Cynthia Crowson¹, Tina Gunderson², John Davis², Elena Myasoedova², Vanessa Kronzer², Caitrin Coffey², Bradly Kimbrough³ and Elizabeth Atkinson², ¹Mayo Clinic, Eyota, MN, ²Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ³Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Comorbidities are common in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but there is little information regarding the occurrence of distinct comorbidity patterns in patients with…
Abstract Number: 1506 • ACR Convergence 2022
Multimorbidity in Psoriasis as a Risk Factor for Psoriatic Arthritis: A Population-Based Study
Paras Karmacharya¹, Rikesh Chakradhar², Alexis Ogdie³, John Davis⁴, Tina Gunderson⁴, Cassondra Hulshizer⁴, Kerry Wright⁴, Megha M. Tollefson⁵, Ali Duarte-Garcia⁴, Delamo Bekele⁴, Hilal Maradit Kremers⁴, Floranne Ernste⁴ and Cynthia Crowson⁶, ¹Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, ²St. Christopher's Hospital, Philadelphia, ³Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁵Mayo Clinic, Rochester, ⁶Mayo Clinic, Eyota, MN
Background/Purpose: Psoriasis is a systemic inflammatory disorder associated with cardiometabolic and other comorbidities. Psoriasis frequently precedes development of psoriatic arthritis (PsA), and comorbidities in psoriasis…
Abstract Number: 1987 • ACR Convergence 2022
Prednisone Use and the Incidence of Hyperglycemia or Diabetes in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis; A 10-year Sub Analysis of the BeSt Study
CF Allaart¹, Sytske Anne Bergstra², Tom Huizinga¹ and Joy van der Pol³, ¹Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²LUMC, Leiden, Netherlands, ³Leiden University Medical Center, Utrecht, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Use of prednisone in rheumatoid arthritis has been questioned because it may trigger side effects such as hyperglycemia and diabetes. However, disease activity (DAS)…
Abstract Number: 0255 • ACR Convergence 2022
Is Abatacept as Effective and Safe in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients with Previous Malignancy as in Those Without?
Yosuke Kunishita¹, Kayo Harita², Chikara Honda², Masaki Mitsuhasi² and Shouhei Nagaoka², ¹Department of Rheumatology, Yokohama Minami Kyosai Hospital, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan, ²Department of Rheumatology, Yokohama Minami Kyosai Hospital, Yokohama, Japan
Background/Purpose: In 2019, a study based on post-marketing surveillance data in Japan reported that abatacept (ABT) was as effective and safe in elderly patients with…
Abstract Number: 1605 • ACR Convergence 2022
Profound Anticoagulant Effects of Initial Antirheumatic Treatments in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients; A NORD-STAR Spin-off Study
Bas Dijkshoorn¹, Daisy Vedder¹, Anna Rudin², Dan Nordstrom³, Bjorn Gudbjornsson⁴, Kristina Lend⁵, Till Uhlig⁶, Espen Haavardsholm⁶, Gerdur Maria Grondal⁷, Merete L Hetland⁸, Marte Heiberg⁶, Mikkel Østergaard⁹, Kim Horslev-Petersen¹⁰, Jon Lampa¹¹, Ronald van Vollenhoven¹², Aleksandra antovic¹³ and Michael Nurmohamed¹⁴, ¹Reade Rheumatology Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Department of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy of University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden, ³Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland, ⁴Centre for Rheumatology Research, University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland, ⁵The Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁶Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁷Landspitali University Hospital, Centre for Rheumatology Research, Reykjavik, Iceland, ⁸Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark, ⁹Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Glostrup, Denmark, ¹⁰Danish Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Haderslev, Denmark, ¹¹Department of Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Center for Molecular Medicine (CMM), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Gastroenterology, Dermatology and Rheumatology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, ¹²Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ¹³Karolinska Institute, Department of Medicine Solna, Division of Rheumatology, Stockholm, Sweden, ¹⁴Amsterdam University Medical Center, Kortenhoef, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at an increased risk of venous thromboembolism. Thus far, there have not been any comparative studies investigating the…

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