Abstracts tagged "COVID-19"

Abstract Number: 0105 • ACR Convergence 2021
Most Patients with Spondylitis Accept COVID-19 Vaccination and Few Experience Disease Exacerbation After Immunization
Rachel Higgins¹, Hedley Hamilton², Michael Weisman³, John Reveille⁴, Kimbery Ogle¹, Cassie Shafer⁵, Elin Aslanyan⁵, Richard Howard⁵, Dongseok Choi¹, James T. Rosenbaum⁶ and Kevin Winthrop¹, ¹Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ²Any-3 Ltd, London, United Kingdom, ³Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Stanford University; Distinguished Professor of Medicine Emeritus, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, ⁵Spondylitis Association of America, Encino, CA, ⁶Departments of Ophthalmology, Medicine, and Cell Biology, Oregon Health & Sciences University and Chair Emeritus, Legacy Devers Eye Institute, Portland, OR
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) remain at an increased risk of morbidity and mortality from vaccine preventable infections, often as a result…
Abstract Number: 0266 • ACR Convergence 2021
The Psychosocial Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Rheumatology Patient Experience
Melissa Flores, Priscilla Toral, Roberta Horton, Adena Batterman, Mavis Seehaus, Juliette Kleinman and Jillian Rose, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Research shows people with rheumatic conditions may be more susceptible to severe illness from COVID-19 due to their immunocompromised state. The COVID-19 pandemic has…
Abstract Number: 0826 • ACR Convergence 2021
Diagnosis, Treatment and Utilization Changes in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Before and During COVID-19
Miao Wang¹, Sylvie Lardeux², Elisea Avalos-Reyes³, Michele Hamburger⁴ and Kjel Johnson⁵, ¹CVS Health, New York, NY, ²CVS Health, Wellesley, MA, ³CVS Health, Irving, TX, ⁴Frances Hamburger Institute, Hauppauge, NY, ⁵CVS Health, Lincoln, RI
Background/Purpose: During the COVID-19 pandemic, individuals were encouraged to shelter in place, specifically those considered high risk for COVID-19. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients are known…
Abstract Number: 0990 • ACR Convergence 2021
Lower Incidence of COVID-19 but Higher Mortality in Patients with Inflammatory Arthritis Compared to Controls in Wales, United Kingdom: A Population Epidemiological Study
Roxanne Cooksey¹, Mark Atkinson² and Ernest Choy³, ¹Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, ²Swansea University, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom, ³CREATE Centre, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused over 3 million deaths. Having inflammatory arthritis (IA) and anti-rheumatic medications increase the risk of infections. Comorbidities, common in…
Abstract Number: 1430 • ACR Convergence 2021
Autoantibodies Stabilize Neutrophil Extracellular Traps in COVID-19
Yu Zuo¹, Srilakshmi Yalavarthi¹, Sherwin Navaz¹, Claire Hoy¹, Alyssa Harbaugh¹, Kelsey Gockman¹, Melanie Zuo¹, Jacqueline Madison¹, Hui Shi¹, Yogendra Kanthi² and Jason Knight¹, ¹University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²NHLBI, NIH, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: The release of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) by hyperactive neutrophils is recognized to play an important role in the thromboinflammatory milieu inherent to severe…
Abstract Number: 1541 • ACR Convergence 2021
Preliminary Criteria for Macrophage Activation Syndrome Associated with Coronavirus Disease-19
Shirkhan Amikishiyev¹, Mehmet Guven Gunver², Murat Bektas¹, Sarvan Aghamuradov¹, Burak Ince¹, Nevzat Koca¹, Ege Sinan Torun¹, Numune Aliyeva¹, Selma Sari¹, Cigdem Cetin³, Banu Cicek Yalcin Dulundu¹, Rabia Deniz⁴, Fatih Kemik⁴, Besim Fazil Agargun⁴, Ubeyde Ayse Gulseren⁴, Beliz Besisik⁴, Onur Alkan⁴, Ceren Bağrıaçık⁴, Yavuz Burak Tor⁴, Naci Senkal⁴, Yunus Catma⁴, Gorkem Durak⁵, Sevim Mese⁶, Ali Agacfidan⁶, Murat Kose⁴, Mustafa Erelel⁷, Arif Atahan Çağatay⁸, Sevgi Kalayoglu Besısık⁹, Figen Esen⁷ and Ahmet Gül¹⁰, ¹Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Division of Rheumatology, İstanbul, Turkey, ²Department of Biostatistics, Istanbul Medical Faculty, İstanbul, Turkey,, Istanbul, Turkey, ³Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁴Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Department of Internal Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey, ⁵Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Department of Radiology, İstanbul, Turkey, ⁶Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Department of Medical Microbiology, Division of Virology and Fundamental Immunology, İstanbul, Turkey, ⁷Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Department of Anesthesiology, İstanbul, Turkey, ⁸Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, İstanbul, Turkey, ⁹Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Division of Hematology and Therapeutic Apheresis Unit, İstanbul, Turkey, ¹⁰Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul University Istanbul School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
Background/Purpose: COVID-19 runs a severe disease associated with acute respiratory distress syndrome in a subset of patients, and a hyperinflammatory response developing in the second…
Abstract Number: 1559 • ACR Convergence 2021
Potential Predictors of Requirement for Mechanical Ventilation in Cases of COVID-19 Related Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C): Results of a Hospital-based Cohort Study from South India
Arun Tiwari¹, Suma Balan², Abdul Rauf³, Mahesh kappanayil², Sajith Kesavan², Suchitra Sivadas², Pranav Chickermane², Ajay Vijayan², Manu Raj², Anilkumar V² and Abish Sudhakar², ¹Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Ernakulam, India, ²Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, India, ³Baby Memorial Hospital, Kozikode, India
Background/Purpose: COVID-19 related multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) has varied clinical presentation ranging from fever with mild gastrointestinal and/or mucocutaneous changes to life threatening…
Abstract Number: 1601 • ACR Convergence 2021
Satisfaction with Telemedicine in Immunosuppressed Children and Young Adults with Autoimmune Disease During the COVID 19 Pandemic: Are Their Needs Really Met? Preliminary Data from a Single Institution
Lakshmi Moorthy¹, Lauren Freidenrich¹, Lisa Mikesell², Sarah Fadem², Vikram Bhise¹, Richard Brodsky¹, Ellen Cahill¹, Joann Carlson¹, Yue Hao¹, Daniel Horton¹, Vivien Hsu¹, Editt Rodriguez¹, Christian Salazar³, Cynthia Salvant¹ and Lawrence Kleinman¹, ¹Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, ²Rutgers Department of Communication, New Brunswick, NJ, ³NYU Dept. of Epi. and Health Promotion, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: COVID-19 can lead to severe and life-threatening complications, which is particularly unnerving for patients with autoimmune disease (AID) on immunosuppressive therapy. Telemedicine has enabled…
Abstract Number: 1630 • ACR Convergence 2021
Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children: Clinical Characteristics and Predictors for Length of Hospitalization
Lauren Covert¹, Mara Becker², Rebecca Sadun¹ and Heather Van Mater¹, ¹Duke University, Durham, NC, ²Duke University Medical Center/Duke Clinical Research Institute, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) is a recently defined post-infectious phenomena associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We assessed the demographics, clinical characteristics,…
Abstract Number: 0089 • ACR Convergence 2021
SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence and Seroconversion in a Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Cohort and Comparison to General Population Controls
Hannah Mathew¹, May Choi², Katherine Buhler¹, Ann Clarke¹, Xenia Gukova¹, Francesca Cardwell³ and Marvin Fritzler¹, ¹University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital | University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ³University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: At the outset of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, it was speculated that SLE patients may be at significant risk of developing COVID-19 due to underlying…
Abstract Number: 0106 • ACR Convergence 2021
COVID-19 Mortality and Hospitalization Risk in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases: A Single Center Retrospective Cohort Study
Mousa Albalwi, Ben Brintz, Srinivasan Beddhu, Guo Wei and Julie Thomas, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Background/Purpose: Following SARS-CoV-2 infection, patients with rheumatic diseases seem to have similar or slightly poorer outcomes compared with those without rheumatic disease. However, robust data…
Abstract Number: 0267 • ACR Convergence 2021
Psychosocial and Health Measures in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Georgian’s Organized Against Lupus Cohort
Charmayne Dunlop-Thomas¹, Gaobin Bao¹, S Sam Lim² and Cristina Drenkard¹, ¹Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ²Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
Background/Purpose: Disruptions of routines or livelihood and worry during the COVID-19 pandemic may have impacted systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients in multiple ways. We explored…
Abstract Number: 0856 • ACR Convergence 2021
Identifying COVID-19 Infection Rates and Outcomes in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Alexander Hall¹, Michael Trevisonno¹, Elizabeth Murray¹, Omoakhe Tisor¹, Emily Stanford¹, Jacob Gaines¹, Noor Anvery¹ and Ellen Ginzler², ¹SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University College of Medicine, Brooklyn, NY, ²SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY
Background/Purpose: The risk of COVID-19 infection among patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is poorly understood. Patients with SLE often take medications which modulate the…
Abstract Number: 1013 • ACR Convergence 2021
SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Phenotype and Immune Gene Expression in Multi-system Inflammatory Syndrome in Children
Kate Webb¹, Thandeka Moyo-Gwete², Simon Mendelsohn³, Claire Butters⁴, Simone Richardson⁵, Heidi Facey-Thomas⁴, Debbie Abrahams⁴, Mashudu Madzivhandila⁵, Zanele Makhado⁵, Frances Ayres⁵, William Horsnell⁶, Neilia Manamela⁵, Richard Baguma³, Stanley Kimbung Mbandi³, Mzwandile Erasmus³, Thomas Scriba³, Liesl Zühlke⁷, Penny Moore⁵, George Kassiotis⁸ and Christiaan Scott⁴, ¹Paediatric Rheumatology University of Cape Town/ Francis Crick Institute, Cape Town, South Africa, ²National Institute of Communicable Diseases/University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, ³South African TB vaccine initiative, IIDM, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, ⁴Paediatric Rheumatology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, ⁵National Institute of Communicable Diseases/University of Witwatersrand, Cape Town, South Africa, ⁶University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, ⁷Paediatric Cardiology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, ⁸Retroviral Immunology, Francis Crick Institute, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Multi-system Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) is a severe disease that affects a small proportion of children exposed to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus…
Abstract Number: 1445 • ACR Convergence 2021
Association Between Baseline Use of Rituximab and COVID-19 Outcomes in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
Namrata Singh¹, Chen Hu², Vithal Madhira², Kate Fitzgerald², Timothy Bergquist³, Kayte Anderson², Amy Olex⁴, Rena Patel⁵ and Jasvinder Singh⁶, ¹University of Washington, Bellevue, WA, ²Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD, ³Sage Bionetworks, Seattle, WA, ⁴Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, ⁵UW, Seattle, WA, ⁶University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Patients with Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at a potentially increased risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection, and immunosuppressive or biologic drugs used to treat RA might…

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