Abstracts tagged "COVID-19"

Abstract Number: 0188 • ACR Convergence 2022
COVID-19 and Autoimmune Rheumatic Patients: Behavioral Changes Adopted by Patients in the Midst of the Pandemic
Dzifa Dey¹, Bright Katso², Saudatu Issaka², Derrick Nyame³ and Patrick Adjei¹, ¹University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana, ²Rheumatology Unit Korle bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana, ³Korle bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana
Background/Purpose: Several changes following the COVID-19 pandemic have emerged globally regarding the delivery of healthcare services. Giving concerns that, patients with Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease (AIRD)…
Abstract Number: 0701 • ACR Convergence 2022
Reduced Humoral but Maintained Cellular Immune Response to a 3rd COVID-19 Vaccination in Patients with Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases as Compared to Healthy Controls over a 3-months Observational Period
Daniel Mrak¹, Felix Kartnig¹, Daniela Sieghart¹, Elisabeth Simader¹, Helga Radner¹, Peter mandl², Lisa Göschl¹, Philipp Hofer³, Thomas Hummel¹, Thomas Deimel⁴, Irina Gessl⁴, Renate Kain⁵, Stefan Winkler⁶, Josef Smolen⁴, Thomas Perkmann⁷, Helmuth Haslacher⁷, Daniel Aletaha⁸, Leonhard Heinz¹ and Michael Bonelli¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Wien, Austria, ³Department of Pathology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁴Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁵Department of Pathology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, ⁶Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁷Department of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁸Medical University Vienna, Wien, Austria
Background/Purpose: A third COVID-19 vaccination is currently recommended for patients under immunosuppression. However, a fast decline of antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain (RBD) of…
Abstract Number: 0765 • ACR Convergence 2022
The Impact of Immunomodulating Treatment on the Immunogenicity of COVID-19 Vaccines in Patients with Immune-mediated Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases Compared to Healthy Controls. a Swedish Nationwide Study (COVID19-REUMA)
Martina Frodlund¹, Katerina Chatzidionysiou², Anna Södergren³, Eva Klingberg⁴, Anders A Bengtsson⁵, Monika Hansson², Sophie Ohlsson⁶, Elisa Pin⁷, Lars Klareskog⁸ and Meliha Kapetanovic⁹, ¹Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Division of Inflammation and Infection/Rheumatology, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden, ²Department of Medicine, Solna, Division of Rheumatology, Karolinska University Hospital at Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ³Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine/Rheumatology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden and Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine (WCMM), Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden, ⁴Dept of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden, ⁵Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund, Section for Rheumatology, Lund University, Lund and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden, ⁶Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund, Section for Nephrology, Lund University, Lund and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden, ⁷Department of Protein Science, SciLifeLab, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁸Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁹Lund University, Department for clinical sciences Lund, section of rheumatology and Lund University Hospital Lund and Malmö, Lund, Sweden
Background/Purpose: The aim of the study was to elucidate antibody responses after vaccination with two doses of COVID-19 vaccines in patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases…
Abstract Number: 0791 • ACR Convergence 2022
Immunogenicity and Safety of a Three-dose SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination Strategy in Patients with Immune-mediated Inflammatory Diseases on Immunosuppressive Therapy
Ingrid Jyssum¹, Anne Therese Tveter¹, Joe Sexton¹, Ingrid Egeland Christensen¹, Siri Mjaaland², David Warren³, Tore K. kvien¹, Kristin Hammersbøen Bjørlykke⁴, Grete Birkeland Kro³, Jørgen Jahnsen⁴, Ludvig A. Munthe³, Espen Haavardsholm¹, Gunnveig Grødeland³, Sella Aarrestad Provan¹, Kristin Kaasen Jørgensen⁴, Guro Goll¹ and Silje Watterdal Syversen¹, ¹Diakonhjemmet Hospital, OSLO, Norway, ²Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway, ³Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁴Akershus University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
Background/Purpose: Humoral vaccine responses to SARS-Cov-2 vaccines are impaired and short lasting in patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs). Concerns have been raised regarding their…
Abstract Number: 0913 • ACR Convergence 2022
Impact of Disease-modifying Antirheumatic Drugs on Immunogenicity to COVID-19 Vaccine in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Karam Jabri¹, Linda Burns² and Joseph Grisanti³, ¹University at Buffalo/Catholic Health, Depew, NY, ²Buffalo Rheumatology, Lancaster, NY, ³Buffalo Rheumatology & Medicine, Orchard Park, NY
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at an increased risk of infection compared to healthy subjects (1). This is because of a multifactorial complex…
Abstract Number: 1293 • ACR Convergence 2022
Is Virtual Care Here to Stay? : Rheumatology Patients’ Satisfaction in Early vs Late Pandemic
Ummugulsum Gazel¹, Tommy Han², Seyyid Bilal Acikgoz³, Tara Swami¹, Hart goldhar⁴, Urusa Shah³, Rokshana Chowdhury³, Nataliya Milman³, Nancy Maltez¹, Catherine Ivory¹, Susan Humphrey-Murto³ and Sibel Aydin¹, ¹University of Ottawa, Rheumatology, Ottawa, Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ²University of Ottawa, Medical School, Ottawa, Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ³University of Ottawa, Rheumatology, Ottawa, Canada, Ottawa, Canada, ⁴William Osler Health Centre Etobicoke General Site, Rheumatology, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed the delivery of healthcare, with virtual care becoming the new standard. In the early stages of the pandemic,…
Abstract Number: 1762 • ACR Convergence 2022
Stability of Cell Bound Complement Activation Products (CB-CAPs), Multianalyte Assay Panel (MAP) with Algorithm, and Other Autoimmune Biomarkers Among Clinical Patients Throughout the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic and Vaccination Campaigns
Mark Rudolph, Rory Bloch, Anja Kammesheidt and Roberta Alexander, Exagen, Inc., Vista, CA
Background/Purpose: COVID-19 can cause autoantibody signatures in severely ill patients, and widespread emerging post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 (PASC) share many symptoms consistent with rheumatologic involvement…
Abstract Number: 1933 • ACR Convergence 2022
PECOS (Pediatric SARS-CoV-2 MIS-C Long-term Outcomes Study): Preliminary Results
Gina Montealegre Sanchez¹, Roberta DeBiasi², Lauren Arrigoni², Kevin Rubenstein³, Jason Liang⁴, James Bost², Marcin Gierdalski², Max Wolff³, Mallory Barrix², Maureen Edu², Saira Huq², Shera Weyers³, Patricia Bandettini⁵, Dorothy Bulas², Tom Burklow⁶, Marcus Chen⁵, Sanchita Das⁶, Robin Dewar³, Joseph Fontana⁵, Ashraf Harahsheh², Linda Herbert², Anastassios Koumbourlis², Andrew Lipton⁵, Laura Olivieri², Dinesh Pillai², Vandana Sachdev⁵, Craig Sable², Audrey Thurm⁷, Evrim Turkbey⁶, Alexandra Yonts², Jonathan Zember², Eric Vilain², Meghan Delaney², Luigi Notarangelo⁴, David Wessel⁸ and Karyl Barron⁴, ¹NIAID/NIH, Garrett Park, MD, ²Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC, ³Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD, ⁴NIAID/NIH, Bethesda, MD, ⁵NHLBI/NIH, Bethesda, MD, ⁶CC/NIH, Bethesda, MD, ⁷NIMH/NIH, Bethesda, MD, ⁸Children's National Hospital, Washington, MD
Background/Purpose: The long-term complications of SARS-CoV-2 and MIS-C in children are unknown. PECOS, a joint study at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center…
Abstract Number: 2249 • ACR Convergence 2022
Impact of Interstitial Lung Disease on COVID-19 Severity Among Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Multicenter Comparative Study
Gabriel Figueroa Parra¹, Emily Gilbert², Maria Valenzuela Almada¹, Sebastian Vallejo¹, Matthew Neville³, Naomi Patel⁴, Claire Cook⁵, Xiaoqing Fu⁵, Ramla Hagi⁵, Gregory McDermott⁶, Michael Dilorio⁶, Lucy Masto⁶, Kathleen Vanni⁶, Emily Kowalski⁶, Grace Qian⁶, Zachary Wallace⁵, Ali Duarte-Garcia¹ and Jeffrey Sparks⁷, ¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, ³Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, ⁴Massachusetts General Hospital, Sale Creek, TN, ⁵Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁶Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁷Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been associated with severe COVID-19, but few studies have investigated outcomes in RA phenotypes such as interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD),…
Abstract Number: 0211 • ACR Convergence 2022
Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in a Predominantly Black Population with Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus
Sophia Lutgen¹, S. Sam Lim², Laura D. Aspey², Gaobin Bao³, Charmayne Dunlop-Thomas², Jessica N. Williams² and Cristina Drenkard², ¹Mount Sinai Morningside-West, New York, NY, ²Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ³Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
Background/Purpose: Due to demographic and disease-related factors, patients with lupus are deemed to be more vulnerable to COVID-19 infection than the general population, but they…
Abstract Number: 0702 • ACR Convergence 2022
Fourth SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Dose in Rituximab Treated Patients: An Open Label Extension Study
Daniel Mrak¹, Elisabeth Simader¹, Daniela Sieghart¹, Peter mandl², Helga Radner¹, Thomas Perkmann³, Helmuth Haslacher³, Margareta Mayer⁴, Maximilian Koblischke⁴, Philipp Hofer⁵, Lisa Göschl¹, Felix Kartnig¹, Thomas Deimel⁶, Andreas Kerschbaumer⁶, Thomas Hummel¹, Barbara Kornek⁶, Renate Thalhammer³, Karin Stiasny⁴, Stefan Winkler⁷, Josef Smolen⁶, Judith Aberle⁴, Daniel Aletaha⁸, Leonhard Heinz¹ and Michael Bonelli¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Wien, Austria, ³Department of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁴Center for Virology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁵Department of Pathology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁶Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁷Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁸Medical University Vienna, Wien, Austria
Background/Purpose: Humoral immune response to COVID-19 vaccination is vastly diminished in B-cell depleted patients, resulting in lower antibody titers in patients with a potential higher…
Abstract Number: 0769 • ACR Convergence 2022
Heterologous Vector versus Homologous mRNA COVID-19 Booster Vaccination in Non-seroconverted Immunosuppressed Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Daniela Sieghart¹, Daniel Mrak¹, Elisabeth Simader¹, Selma Tobudic², Helga Radner¹, Peter Mandl³, Lisa Göschl¹, Maximilian Koblischke⁴, Nikolaus Hommer⁵, Lukas Hartl⁶, Philipp Hofer⁷, Felix Kartnig¹, Thomas Hummel¹, Andreas Kerschbaumer³, Thomas Deimel³, Antonia Puchner¹, Renate Thalhammer⁸, Andreas Zuckermann⁹, Karin Stiasny⁴, Thomas Perkmann⁸, Helmuth Haslacher⁸, Markus Zeitlinger⁵, Ursula Wiedermann¹⁰, Judith Aberle⁴, Daniel Aletaha¹¹, Leonhard Heinz¹ and Michael Bonelli¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ²Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ³Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁴Center for Virology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁵Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁶Division of Gastroenterology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁷Department of Pathology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁸Department of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁹Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ¹⁰Institute of Specific Prophylaxis and Tropical Medicine, Center of Pathophysiology, Infectiology & Immunology, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ¹¹Medical University Vienna, Wien, Austria
Background/Purpose: Patients under immunosuppressive therapy have a high risk for severe COVID-19 disease courses. However, efficacy of vaccination and therefore the right vaccination strategy remains…
Abstract Number: 0792 • ACR Convergence 2022
Post-mRNA Vaccine Flares in Autoimmune Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases: Results from the COronavirus National Vaccine Registry for ImmuNe Diseases SINGapore (CONVIN-SING)
Margaret Ma¹, Amelia Santosa¹, Kok Ooi Kong², Chuanhui Xu², Gim Gee Teng¹, Johnston GX Tang², Anselm Mak³, Frank Tay¹, Victoria WW Ng⁴, Joshua ZE Koh⁴, Warren Fong⁵, Li-Ching Chew⁶, Andrea Low⁷, annie law⁸, Yih Jia Poh⁸, Siaw Ing Yeo⁶, Ying Ying Leung⁹, Wei-Rui Goh⁶, Nur Emilia Roslan¹⁰, Tyng Yu Chuah¹⁰, Stanley Angkodjojo¹¹, Thaschawee Arkachaisri¹², Kai Liang Teh¹³, Kee Fong Phang¹⁴, Melonie Sriranganathan¹⁵, teck Choon Tan¹⁶, Peter Cheung¹ and Manjari Lahiri¹, ¹National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore, ²Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore, ³Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, ⁴National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, ⁵Singapore Health Services Pte Ltd (SHS), Singapore, Singapore, ⁶Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore, ⁷Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore, ⁸SingHealth, Singapore, Singapore, ⁹Rheumatology Department, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore, ¹⁰Sengkang General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore, ¹¹Sengkang General Hospital / Singhealth, Singapore, Singapore, ¹²KK Women's and Children's Hospital, SingHealth, Singapore, Singapore, ¹³KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore, Singapore, ¹⁴Alexandra Hospital, Singapore, Singapore, ¹⁵Changi General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore, ¹⁶Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
Background/Purpose: Published data suggest no increased rate of flare of autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases (AIIRD) after COVID-19 mRNA vaccination; however, the studies are limited by…
Abstract Number: 0932 • ACR Convergence 2022
Accelerated Waning of Protective Immunity After SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccination in Patients Treated with Biological and Targeted Synthetic Disease Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs
Elisabeth Simader¹, Selma Tobudic², Thomas Deimel³, Peter mandl⁴, Helmuth Haslacher⁵, Thomas Perkmann⁵, Lisa Schneider⁶, Thomas Nothnagl⁷, Helga Radner¹, Florian Winkler⁸, Heinz Burgmann⁸, Karin Stiasny⁹, Gottfried Novacek¹⁰, Walter Reinisch¹¹, Daniel Aletaha¹², Stefan Winkler² and STEPHAN BLUEML¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ²Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ³Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Wien, Austria, ⁵Department of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁶Department of Internal Medicine I, Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, ⁷Second Medical Department, Korneuburg-Stockerau Hospital, Lower Austrian Centre for Rheumatology, Stockerau, Austria, ⁸Department of Internal Medicine I, Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁹Center for Virology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ¹⁰Department of Internal Medicine III, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ¹¹Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ¹²Medical University Vienna, Wien, Austria
Background/Purpose: Little is known about the duration of humoral antibody levels after two SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccinations in patients with immunosuppression. During this ongoing global epidemic,…
Abstract Number: 1326 • ACR Convergence 2022
Impact of COVID-19 Severity on Bone Mineral Density, Sarcopenia and Physical Performance Among Older Adults Following Hospitalization: A Pilot Study
Diego Cabrera¹, Clara Wong², Andrew Cohen³, Lauren Ferrante³, Alexandra Hajduk³ and Evelyn Hsieh¹, ¹Section of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, ²Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, ³Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
Background/Purpose: Altered bone mineral density (BMD), muscle mass and physical performance has been associated with adverse outcomes, however, the effect of COVID-19 on the musculoskeletal…

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