Abstract Number: 1567 • ACR Convergence 2023
Assessment of the Extent and Accrual of Damage in Takayasu’s Arteritis
Background/Purpose: Damage is the irreversible consequence of disease or its treatment. This study aimed to evaluate the accrual of damage in Takayasu's arteritis (TAK) using…Abstract Number: 2265 • ACR Convergence 2023
Lupus Damage Index Revision – Item Generation and Reduction Phase
Background/Purpose: The SDI is a robust instrument, but is limited by incomplete items, restricted applicability in paediatric patients, and outdated item definitions1. The SLICC, ACR…Abstract Number: 2280 • ACR Convergence 2023
The LFA-REAL Clinician Reported Outcome Predicts Damage in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). Data from a Prevalent Latin American Lupus Cohort
Background/Purpose: The Lupus Foundation of America Rapid Evaluation of Activity in Lupus (LFA-REAL) clinican-reported outcome (ClinRO) correlates well with other disease activity indices such us…Abstract Number: 2346 • ACR Convergence 2023
SLE Medication Usage and Organ Damage Among Adult SLE Patients with SLE Treated with Belimumab (BEL): Pooled Data from Three Open-Label Extension Studies over 11+ Years
Background/Purpose: A key treatment goal for patients (pts) with SLE is to reduce use of CS, due to their association with organ damage.1 BEL is…Abstract Number: 2553 • ACR Convergence 2023
Prevalence, Determinants and Outcomes of Target Attainment in SLE Patients with Clinically Active Disease in a Large Multinational Prospective Lupus Cohort
Background/Purpose: There is increasing interest in adopting the principle of treating to target (T2T) in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Remission and low disease activity states…Abstract Number: 2559 • ACR Convergence 2023
Clinical Manifestations and Immunomodulatory Treatment in Patients with Relapsing Polychondritis
Background/Purpose: Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is a rare systemic inflammatory disease without standard treatment guidelines. This study aims to investigate the clinical characteristics, current treatment approaches,…Abstract Number: 0493 • ACR Convergence 2023
Axial Disease Activity in Psoriatic Arthritis Is Higher in Patients with Carotid Plaque
Background/Purpose: Approximately half of the patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) present with axial disease. Previously, it was reported that PsA-patients with axial involvement present a…Abstract Number: 0606 • ACR Convergence 2023
Risk of Damage Progression with Belimumab versus Oral Immunosuppressant Use in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: Belimumab was approved for the treatment of non-renal SLE in 2011 and has been previously associated with a lower risk of damage progression when…Abstract Number: 1170 • ACR Convergence 2023
Damage Accrual in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies: Data from a Monocentric Cohort and Impact on Patients’ Quality of Life
Background/Purpose: Although the prognosis of Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies (IIMs) has noticeably improved over time, their chronicity may still expose a considerable number of patients to…Abstract Number: 1451 • ACR Convergence 2023
Evaluation of Changes in SLE Patients’ Phenotype at Disease Onset, and Assessment of Disease Activity, Damage and Therapy at Diagnosis and During Follow up in the Last Forty Years: Preliminary Data of a Single Center Experience
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease associated with a high degree of variability at onset, which may make SLE diagnosis challenging, with…Abstract Number: 1452 • ACR Convergence 2023
Inflammatory Markers and Left Ventricular Dysfunction in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
Background/Purpose: Women with SLE have an elevated risk of cardiovascular disease. Many women with SLE frequently report chest pain in the absence of obstructive coronary…Abstract Number: 1459 • ACR Convergence 2023
Unveiling the Impact of Neuropsychiatric Involvement in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus on Damage Accrual
Background/Purpose: The link between neuropsychiatric involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE) and heightened morbidity, mortality, and organ damage, as well as detrimental impacts on health-related…Abstract Number: 1462 • ACR Convergence 2023
Cardiovascular Damage in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Occurs at Early Stages of the Disease. Chronological Analysis of Damage Accrual in a Large Cohort from the Spanish Society of Rheumatology Lupus Registry (RELESSER)
Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) survival has improved during recent decades, so other outcomes like damage accrual become more relevant. Damage represents that clinical feature…Abstract Number: 0982 • ACR Convergence 2022
Effect of Cumulative Hydroxychloroquine Dose on Prevention of Damage Progression and Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) has demonstrated benefit in multiple outcomes in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), including disease activity, flare rates, survival, and thrombotic events. Previous studies,…Abstract Number: 1528 • ACR Convergence 2022
Nintedanib in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease (SSc-ILD) and Organ Damage: Data from the SENSCIS Trial
Background/Purpose: The Scleroderma Clinical Trials Consortium Damage Index (SCTC-DI) was developed to quantify organ damage in patients with SSc. We assessed outcomes in the SENSCIS…