Abstracts tagged "COVID-19"

Abstract Number: 2574 • ACR Convergence 2025
Differences in SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Persistence in Individuals with Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases Compared to the General Population
Naomi Patel¹, Zoe Swank², Jiaqi Wang¹, Xiaosong Wang³, Lauren O'Keeffe², Madison Negron⁴, Liya Sisay Getachew⁵, Louise Hansen⁶, Grace Qian², Alene Saavedra², Kevin Mueller², Natalie Davis⁷, Kathleen Vanni⁵, Zachary Wallace⁸, David Walt² and Jeffrey Sparks⁵, ¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Natick, MA, ⁴Harvard Extension School, Medford, MA, ⁵Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁶Brigham and Women's Hospital, B, ⁷Brigham and Women's Hospital, Brookline, MA, ⁸Massachusetts General Hospital, Newton, MA
Background/Purpose: Individuals with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARDs) are at risk for worse acute and post-acute COVID-19 outcomes due to use of immunosuppressive medications and…
Abstract Number: 0207 • ACR Convergence 2025
The Feasibility and Clinical Effects of Anti-Inflammatory Diet Intervention In Patients Diagnosed With Long COVID (Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS CoV-2, PASC)
Suzi Hong¹, Marcos Monteon², Kathleen Bundy³, Chloe Delgado Ramirez³, Phoebe Senowitz³, Monica Guma⁴, Nina Acebo⁵, Chris Pruitt⁶, Tanya Shekhtman³, Shahrokh Golshan⁷ and Susan Lee⁸, ¹Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science UCSD; Department of Psychiatry UCSD, San Diego, ²University of California, San Diego, San Diego, ³Department of Family Medicine, Center for Integrative Health, Krupp Endowment Fund, UCSD, La Jolla, ⁴University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, ⁵University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, ⁶Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, UCSD, La Jolla, ⁷Department of Pyschiatry, UCSD, La Jolla, ⁸Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Background/Purpose: There have been over 777 million cases of acute COVID-19 infections worldwide as of April 2025. Although many patients recover, an estimated 10-30% of…
Abstract Number: 2575 • ACR Convergence 2025
Influenza and COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake Among Women with Systemic Rheumatic Diseases in New York City Assessed Between 2022 and 2024
Yongjay Kim¹, Sandhya Kannayiram², Amaya Smole³, Lucy Masto⁴, Neha Nagpal⁵, Naiva Manuela Piatchou Donfack⁵, Deanna Jannat-Khah⁵, Lisa Mandl⁵, Caroline Siegel⁵, Sarah Lieber⁵, Michael Lockshin⁵, Lisa Sammaritano⁵ and Medha Barbhaiya⁵, ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, ²Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, ³Hospital for Special Surgery, Brooklyn, NY, ⁴Hospital for Special Surgery, San Francisco, CA, ⁵Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Women with systemic rheumatic diseases (SRDs), and particularly those on immunosuppressive medications, are at increased risk for serious infections such as influenza and COVID-19.…
Abstract Number: 0158 • ACR Convergence 2025
Association between newer COVID-19 vaccines and COVID-19 related hospitalizations among people with autoimmune rheumatic diseases in the U.S. National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C)
Lesley Jackson¹, jerrod anzalone², Rahima Begum³, Fazlur Rahman¹, Namrata Singh⁴, Londyn Robinson⁵, Kaleb Michaud², Kenneth Saag⁶, Jasvinder Singh⁷, Rena Patel¹ and Maria I. ("Maio") Danila⁸, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ³University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, ⁴University of Washington, Bellevue, WA, ⁵University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ⁶The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁷Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ⁸University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: People with autoimmune rheumatic diseases (AIRD) are at higher risk for serious complications and poor outcomes from COVID-19 infection. Data is lacking on outcomes…
Abstract Number: 2297 • ACR Convergence 2025
Clinically Relevant Anti-Vaccine and Virus Antibodies in Patients with Sjogren’s Disease Treated with Nipocalimab: Post-Hoc Analysis of the DAHLIAS Study
Faye Yu¹, Eugene Myshkin¹, Jonathan J. Hubbard², Kim Campbell², Matthew Loza³, Dessislava Dimitrova², Carolyn Cuff¹ and Sheng Gao³, ¹Johnson & Johnson, Cambridge, MA, USA, Cambridge, MA, ²Johnson & Johnson, Spring House, PA, USA, Spring House, PA, ³Johnson & Johnson, Spring House, PA
Background/Purpose: Nipocalimab is a fully human, high affinity, aglycosylated, effectorless IgG1 monoclonal antibody designed to selectively block neonatal fragment crystallizable receptor (FcRn), thereby lowering serum…
Abstract Number: 0157 • ACR Convergence 2025
Influence of Outpatient Clinic Visits on Receipt of the COVID-19 Vaccine among People with Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases
Lesley Jackson¹, Nicole Wright², Rahima Begum³, Fazlur Rahman¹, Rena Patel¹, Kenneth Saag⁴, Jeffrey Curtis⁵ and Maria I. ("Maio") Danila⁶, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, ³University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, ⁴The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁵Foundation for Advancing Science, Technology, Education and Research, Birmingham, AL, ⁶University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Rheumatologists and primary care providers (PCPs) are some of the most trusted clinicians for people living with autoimmune rheumatic diseases (AIRD), and they may…
Abstract Number: 2228 • ACR Convergence 2025
COVID-19 Outcomes in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Prescribed Biologic vs. Conventional DMARDs: A Propensity-Matched Analysis
Chase Verdugo¹, Yazin Hindosh¹, Akram Hindosh¹, Jonathan Sayegh¹, Bassam Mitri¹, Johnny Youssef¹, Tyler On¹, Faissal Stipho² and Issa Batarseh², ¹University of Arizona College of Medicine Tucson, Tucson, AZ, ²Department of Internal Medicine, Banner University Medical Center / University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease characterized by immune system dysregulation, and it is commonly treated with either conventional or biologic Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic…
Abstract Number: 0151 • ACR Convergence 2025
Post-COVID Decline in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Mortality in the United States: A National Analysis from 2014 to 2023
Ghassan Makhoul¹, Aziz-ur-Rahman Khalid², Islam Rajab¹, Hasan Munshi¹, Emmanuel Olumuyide³, MD Walid Akram Hussain¹, Aqsa Sorathia¹, Reshma John¹, Ahmed Huzien¹, ivan Mercado¹, Nargis Mateen⁴ and Robert Lahita², ¹St. Josephs University Medical Center, Paterson, ²St. Josephs University Medical Center, Wayne, NJ, ³Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, ⁴St. Josephs University Medical Center, Paterson, NJ
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic multisystem autoimmune disease with high morbidity and mortality. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on SLE-related deaths…
Abstract Number: 2019 • ACR Convergence 2025
Incidence of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Participants with IgG4-Related Disease Treated with Inebilizumab in the MITIGATE Study
Arezou Khosroshahi¹, Emma Culver², Wen Zhang³, Kazuichi Okazaki⁴, Yoshiya Tanaka⁵, Matthias Lohr⁶, nicolas schleinitz⁷, Xinxin Dong⁸, Sue Cheng⁸, Daniel Cimbora⁸ and John Stone⁹, ¹Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ²John Radcliffe Hospital; University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ³Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Dong Cheng Qu, China (People's Republic), ⁴Kansai Medical University Kori Hospital, Osaka, Japan, ⁵University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan, ⁶Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁷Aix Marseille university, AP-HM, Marseille, France, ⁸Amgen, Thousand Oaks, CA, ⁹Massachusetts General Hospital , Harvard Medical School, Concord, MA
Background/Purpose: The potential of B-cell-depleting therapies to diminish humoral responses is recognized, but whether this leads to an increased risk of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)…
Abstract Number: 0039 • ACR Convergence 2025
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Gene Variants in Severe COVID-19 Cytokine Storm Syndrome
randy Cron¹, Abhishek Kamath¹, Mingce Zhang¹, Devin Abhser², Lesley Jackson¹ and Walter Winn Chatham³, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Kaiser Permanente Research Bank, Oakland, CA, ³University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
Background/Purpose: Severe COVID-19 infection resulting in hospitalization shares features with frequently fatal cytokine storm syndromes (CSS), such as hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) and macrophage activation syndrome…
Abstract Number: 1897 • ACR Convergence 2025
Changes in SLE Mortality During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic
Laura Hernandez¹ and Ram Singh², ¹University of California, Los Angeles, Murrieta, CA, ²UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are vulnerable to infections due to both underlying immune dysfunction and the use of immunosuppressive therapies. Hence, it…
Abstract Number: 1636 • ACR Convergence 2025
The Impact of Arthritis on Self-Management Activities of West Virginia Adults with Type 2 Diabetes During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Dina Maruca¹, Teresa Brady², Gerald Hobbs, Jr.¹ and Ranjita Misra¹, ¹West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, ²Clarity Consulting and Communications, Atlanta, GA
Background/Purpose: One-third of adults with Type 2 diabetes (T2D) also have arthritis. West Virginia (WV), the 3rd most rural US state, has the highest prevalence…
Abstract Number: 1576 • ACR Convergence 2025
Impact of COVID-19 Infection on Fibrosis Progression in CTD-Associated ILD: An AI-Based Quantitative CT Study
kyung-Ann Lee¹, Hyun-Sook Kim² and Boda Nam³, ¹Soonchunhyang University Hospital Seoul: Soonchunhyang University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ²Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ³Chung-Ang University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Background/Purpose: Pulmonary fibrosis is a recognized sequela of severe COVID-19 pneumonia, but its additive impact on pre-existing interstitial lung disease (ILD)—particularly in patients with connective…
Abstract Number: 1493 • ACR Convergence 2025
Long-Term Outcomes in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients Infected with SARS-CoV-2: Variant-Specific Analysis of Pre-Delta/Delta and Omicron Periods
Lilliana Serrano-Arroyo, César Rosado-Bloise and Luis Vilá, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR
Background/Purpose: The post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection may involve low-grade inflammation, immune dysregulation, and endothelial dysfunction. Therefore, it would not be surprising if SARS-CoV-2 negatively…
Abstract Number: 1305 • ACR Convergence 2025
Clinical outcomes of low-to-moderate–dose glucocorticoids in multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) – a multicenter study
Nina Shirman¹, Liora Harel², Gil Amarilyo³, Kfir Kaidar⁴, Yonatan Butbul Aviel⁵, Merav Heshin Bekenstein⁶, Mohamad Hamad Saied⁷, Ofra Goldzweig⁸, Adi Miler⁹ and Yoel Levinsky¹⁰, ¹Schneider children's medical center of Israe, Tel Aviv, Israel, ²Schneider Children's Medical center, Nettnja, Israel, ³Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Kibbutz Maggal, Israel, ⁴Pediatric rheumatology, Schneider children's medical center of Israel, Petah Tikva, Israel, ⁵Pediatric rheumatology, Technion Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel, ⁶Tel Aviv Medical Center Israel, Binyamina, Tel Aviv, Israel, ⁷Carmel Medical Centre, Technion Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel, ⁸Pediatric rheumatology unit, Kaplan medical canter, Rehovot, Israel, ⁹Pediatric rheumatology unit, Technion Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel, ¹⁰Schneider Children's Medical Cenetr of Israel, Tel Aviv University, JERUSALEM, Israel
Background/Purpose: Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) is an autoinflammatory disease following SARS-CoV-2 exposure. The optimal treatment strategy remains under investigation, though intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG)…

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