Abstract Number: 0286 • ACR Convergence 2024
Damage Associated with Disease-Specific Effects and Diagnostic or Therapeutic Procedures Is Highly Prevalent in IgG4-Related Disease
Background/Purpose: IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a systemic immune-mediated disease that can affect nearly any organ or anatomic site. Although the disease responds well to glucocorticoids…Abstract Number: 0555 • ACR Convergence 2024
The Effect of Alcohol Consumption on Clinical Outcomes and Structural Damage in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis
Background/Purpose: Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is a chronic progressive inflammatory disease characterized by the involvement of the axial skeleton. Alcohol consumption (AC) is a modifiable lifestyle…Abstract Number: 0621 • ACR Convergence 2024
Predictive Parameters of Disease-related Damage Accrual in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Machine Learning Analysis
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic systemic inflammatory disease that can affect multiple organs and systems. While there has been an improvement in…Abstract Number: 0624 • ACR Convergence 2024
Coexisting Tubulointerstitial Inflammation and Damage Is a Risk Factor for Chronic Kidney Disease in Patients with Lupus Nephritis
Background/Purpose: Conflicting studies have reported varying associations between tubulointerstitial inflammation (TII), tubulointerstitial damage (TID), and the long-term outcomes of lupus nephritis (LN), due to analyzing…Abstract Number: 1684 • ACR Convergence 2024
Autoantibodies to Transcription Factor a Mitochondria Are Associated with Damage Accrual, Malignancy Risk and Mortality in SLE
Background/Purpose: We recently identified autoantibodies in SLE that target transcription factor A mitochondrial (TFAM), a critical protein in mitochondrial DNA transcription and packaging1. These autoantibodies…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SDI is a robust instrument, but is limited by incomplete items, restricted applicability in paediatric patients, and outdated item definitions1.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…