Abstracts tagged "COVID-19"

Abstract Number: 1201 • ACR Convergence 2024
Association of COVID-19 Vaccinations with Osteoarthritis Flares: A Case-Crossover Study
Minerva Nong¹, Colby Lewis V², Genna Braverman³, Vivian Bykerk³, Nathaniel Hupert², Medha Barbhaiya³ and Lisa Mandl³, ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, Tampa, FL, ²Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ³Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: People with osteoarthritis (OA) commonly experience periods of increased pain and stiffness (“flares”), which can be distressing and disabling. Despite the prevalence of OA…
Abstract Number: 2182 • ACR Convergence 2024
PECOS (Pediatric SARS-CoV-2 MIS-C Long-term Outcomes Study): Preliminary Results
Gina Montealegre Sanchez¹, Lauren Arrigoni², Kevin Rubenstein³, Max Wolff⁴, Mallory Barrix², C. Jason Liang⁵, James Bost⁶, Meghan Delaney⁷, Luigi Notarangelo⁸, Karyl Barron⁹ and Roberta DeBiasi¹⁰, and PECOS Study Team, ¹Division of Clinical Research (DCR), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID),National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, ²Center for Cancer and Immunology Research (CCIR), Children's National Research Institute, Washington, DC, ³Clinical Monitoring Research Program Directorate (CMRPD), National Cancer Institute Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD, ⁴Clinical Research Directorate (CRD), National Cancer Institute Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD, ⁵Biostatistics Research Branch, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD, ⁶Division of Biostatistics and Study Methodology and Center for Translational Research, Children's National Research Institute, Washington, DC, ⁷Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC, ⁸Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology (LCIM), NIAID, Bethesda, MD, ⁹Division of Clinical Research (DCR), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, ¹⁰Children's National Hospital and Research Institute, Washington, DC
Background/Purpose: The long-term sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children are unknown. PECOS is a large prospective observational cohort study with the main objective to characterize…
Abstract Number: 0241 • ACR Convergence 2024
Anti-Spike Antibodies in SARS-CoV-2-Vaccinated SLE Patients
Rebecca Sadun¹, Dan Crair¹, Emmanuel Walter¹, Eugene St.Clair², David Pisetsky², Amanda Eudy³, Megan Clowse⁴, Jennifer Rogers⁵, Kai Sun¹, Lisa Criscione-Schreiber⁶, Mithu Maheswaranathan⁶, Jayanth Doss¹, Sarah Valencia¹ and M. Athony Moody⁷, ¹Duke University, Durham, NC, ²Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, ³Duke University, Raleigh, NC, ⁴Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁵Duke, Durham, NC, ⁶Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, ⁷Duke University School of Medicine, Durham
Background/Purpose: The ACR recommends SARS-CoV-2 vaccination for all patients with rheumatic diseases, but it is unknown how patients with SLE will respond to the vaccine,…
Abstract Number: 1249 • ACR Convergence 2024
Patient-Reported Outcomes in Inflammatory Arthritis: A Four-Year Retrospective Analysis via the PatientSpot Research Registry
Shilpa Venkatachalam¹, Kelly Gavigan², Erik Stone³, Angela Degrassi², Laura Stradford⁴, David Curtis², Esteban Rivera⁵ and Jeffrey Curtis⁶, ¹Global Healthy Living Foundation, New York, NY, ²Global Healthy Living Foundation, Upper Nyack, NY, ³Global Healthy Living Foundation, Upper Nyack, ⁴Global Healthy Living Foundation, Nyack, NY, ⁵Global Healthy Living Foundation, Long Island City, NY, ⁶University of Alabama at Birmingham, Hoover, AL
Background/Purpose: Understanding the impact of inflammatory arthritis from patients’ perspectives through patient-reported outcomes (PROs) data can provide valuable insights into outcomes prioritized by those living…
Abstract Number: 2198 • ACR Convergence 2024
Severe and Long-Term Outcomes of COVID-19 Infection and Vaccine Hesitancy and Adverse Events in Children with Pediatric Rheumatic Diseases: Insights from a COVID-19 Global Rheumatology Alliance Caregiver Survey
Jonathan Hausmann¹, Kevin Kennedy², Ethan Knapp³, Nadine Lalonde⁴, jOhn Wallace⁵, Richard Howard⁶, Marcela Alvarez⁷, Mariana Fabi⁸, Lorena Franco⁹, Rebecca Grainger¹⁰, Jean Liew¹¹, Pedro M Machado¹², Zachary Wallace¹³, Jinoos Yazdany¹⁴ and Emily Sirotich¹⁵, and COVID-19 Global Rheumatology Alliance, ¹Division of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ³University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, ⁴COVID-19 Global Rheumatology Alliance, London, ON, Canada, ⁵Covid 19 Global Rheumatology Alliance Patient Board, EDINBURGH, United Kingdom, ⁶Spondylitis Association of America, Encino, CA, ⁷CHIDRENS HOSPITAL DR. RICARDO GUTIERREZ ARGENTINA, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁸Argentine Society of Rheumatology, La Plata, Argentina, ⁹Argentine Society of Rheumatology, Cordoba, Argentina, ¹⁰University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand, ¹¹Boston University, Boston, MA, ¹²Department of Neuromuscular Diseases and Centre for Rheumatology, University College London, London, United Kingdom, ¹³Massachusetts General Hospital, Newton, MA, ¹⁴UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ¹⁵Yale University, Vaughan, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Children have the lowest COVID-19 vaccination rates of any age group. In adults with rheumatic diseases, barriers to vaccination include the perceived lack of…
Abstract Number: 0152 • ACR Convergence 2023
Long Covid in Persons with Self-Reported Arthritis – Symptoms, Associated Factors and Functional Limitations
Debbie Ehrmann Feldman¹ and Barbara Mazer², ¹Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Long covid, a condition whereby signs and symptoms post covid-19 infection continue for more than 12 weeks and are not explained by an alternative…
Abstract Number: 0223 • ACR Convergence 2023
Severity and Risk Factors of Hospitalization of Omicron in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Yan Wang¹, mengyao zhang², Sitian Zang¹, liang luo³, Chun Li¹, Jing He¹ and zhanguo li², ¹Peking University People’s Hospital, Beijing, China, ²Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China, ³Department of Chinese Medicine, the People's Hospital of Yubei District of Chongqing City, Chongqing, China; Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China
Background/Purpose: There is still lack of data on the prognosis of patients with RA who have been infected with SARS-Cov-2 Omicron variant, a new strain…
Abstract Number: 1093 • ACR Convergence 2023
Development of Adaptive Immunity Against Different SARS-CoV-2 Variants over the Course of Three COVID-19 Vaccinations in Patients with Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases
Liam Huppke¹, Paul Wratil², Marie Bischof², Stefan Wolfrum¹, Fabian Ullrich¹, Delila Singh¹, Julia Lichtnekert¹, Lea Grümme¹, Christina Gebhardt¹, Klaus Krüger³, Franziska Wiesent⁴, Alla Skapenko¹, Oliver Keppler⁵ and Hendrik Schulze-Koops⁶, ¹Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine IV, University of Munich, Munich, Germany, ²Max von Pettenkofer Institute & Gene Centre, Virology, National Reference Centre for Retroviruses, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany, ³Praxiszentrum St. Bonifatius, Munich, Germany, ⁴Endokrinologikum München, Munich, Germany, ⁵Max von Pettenkofer Institute & Gene Centre, Virology, National Reference Centre for Retroviruses, LMU München, Munich, Germany, ⁶Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine IV, Ludwig-Maximilians–University Munich, Munich, Germany
Background/Purpose: Even though individuals with inflammatory rheumatic diseases (IRDs) were excluded from the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine trails, studies have shown that these individuals at risk of…
Abstract Number: 1677 • ACR Convergence 2023
Two-week Break in Methotrexate Treatment and COVID-19 Vaccine Response. Results of the Vaccine Response on off Methotrexate (VROOM) Study, an Open Label, Prospective, Two-arm Parallel-group, Multi-center, Superiority, Randomized Controlled Trial
Abhishek Abhishek¹, Nicholas Peckham², Corinna Pade³, Joseph Gibbons³, Lucy Cureton², Anne Francis², Vicki Barber², Jennifer Williams², duncan Appelbe², lucy Eldridge², patrick Julier², daniel Altmann⁴, James Bluett⁵, Tim Brooks⁶, Laura Coates², ines Rombach⁷, Amanda Semper⁶, Ashley Otter⁶, Ana Valdes¹, Jonathan Nguyen-Van-Tam¹, Hywel Williams¹, Aine McKnight³, Rosemary Boyton⁴ and jonathan Cook², ¹University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom, ²University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ³Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom, ⁴Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁵University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁶UK Health Security Agency, Porton Down, United Kingdom, ⁷University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Immunosuppressive treatments inhibit vaccine-induced immunity. We evaluated if a two-week interruption of methotrexate treatment immediately after COVID-19 booster improved antibody response against spike protein…
Abstract Number: 1935 • ACR Convergence 2023
Pre-exposure Prophylaxis with Tixegvimab/cilgavimab Is Effective in Limiting the Risk and Severity of COVID-19 in Patients with Auto Immune or Inflammatory Diseases at Increased Risk of Severe COVID-19
Marion THOMAS¹, Maeva MASSON², Raphaele Seror³, Samuel Bitoun⁴, Henry DUPUY⁵, Lazato ESTIBALIZ⁵, Christophe Richez⁶, Yannick ALLANORE⁷ and Jerome AVOUAC⁸, ¹HOPITAL COCHIN AP-HP, Service de Rhumatologie, Paris, France, ²CHU Toulouse, Toulouse, France, ³University Hospital Paris Saclay, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France, ⁴CHU Bicêtre APHP, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France, ⁵CHU Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France, ⁶Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France, ⁷Université Paris Cité, Paris, France, ⁸Rheumatology A Department, Hôpital Cochin, AP-HP Centre - Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Patients with autoimmune or inflammatory diseases treated with immunosuppressants such as anti-CD20 are at increased risk for severe COVID-19 and have a high probability…
Abstract Number: 2536 • ACR Convergence 2023
DMARD Adherence During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Association with Risk of COVID-19 Infection
Tanya Selvam, Kelli Peterman, Arezoo Haghshenas and Lucy Liu, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland, CA
Background/Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic affected medication adherence in patients with autoimmune disease (AD) due to their fear of contracting COVID-19, financial hardship, and medication shortage.…
Abstract Number: 0202 • ACR Convergence 2023
Analysis of the Effects of Immunosuppressive Therapy on Herpes Zoster Events After Each of Three Doses of the BNT162b2 mRNA Vaccine in Patients with Spondyloarthritis (SpA)
Tal Gazitt¹, Noa Hayat², Amir Haddad², Joy Feld³, Nili Stein², Idit Lavi², Ilan Feldhamer⁴, Arnon Dov Cohen⁵, Walid Saliba² and Devy Zisman², ¹Carmel Hospital, Haifa, Israel, ²Carmel Medical Center, Haifa, Israel, ³Carmel and Zvulun Medical Centre, Haifa, Israel, ⁴Chief Physician's Office, Clalit Health Services, Tel Aviv, Israel, ⁵Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
Background/Purpose: The importance and efficacy of mRNA COVID-19 vaccination in coping with the pandemic are well established, but inconsistencies remain in the data regarding side…
Abstract Number: 0224 • ACR Convergence 2023
Risk Factors and Outcomes for Repeat COVID-19 Infection Among Patients with Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases: A Case-control Study
Emily Kowalski¹, Xiaosong Wang¹, Naomi Patel², Yumeko Kawano¹, Claire Cook², Kathleen Vanni¹, Grace Qian¹, Katarina Bade³, Shruthi Srivatsan², Zachary Williams², Zachary Wallace⁴ and Jeffrey Sparks⁵, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Massachusetts General Hospital, Newton, MA, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: As initial COVID-19 infections become nearly ubiquitous and the available prevention and treatment strategies evolve, patients with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARDs) may be…
Abstract Number: 1141 • ACR Convergence 2023
COVID-19 Vaccination Status and Adverse Events Following SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine in Autoimmune Inflammatory Rheumatic Disease (AIRD) Patients: A Single Center Experience
Vincent Luceño¹, Peter Paolo Daleon¹ and Sandra Navarra², ¹University of Santo Tomas Hospital, City of Manila, Philippines, ²University of Santo Tomas Hospital, Joint and Bone Center, Manila, Philippines
Background/Purpose: Autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases (AIRD) were associated with an increased risk for COVID-19 infection, worse clinical outcomes, and COVID-19- related deaths. Vaccines carry the…
Abstract Number: 1754 • ACR Convergence 2023
Novel and Unique Rheumatoid Factors Cross-React with Viral Epitopes in COVID-19
Maya Amjadi¹, Maxwell Parker², Zihao Zheng¹, Alex Robbins¹, Michael Denny¹, Sara McCoy³, Irene Ong¹ and Miriam Shelef¹, ¹University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, ²University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, ³University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Middleton, WI
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid factors (RFs), polyreactive antibodies canonically known to bind two conformational epitopes of IgG, are a hallmark of rheumatoid arthritis but also can arise…

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