Abstracts tagged "Damage Index"

Abstract Number: 0608 • ACR Convergence 2025
Strong Correlation Between SLEDAI and SLE-DAS in the Spanish Population: Assessment of Discordant Patients
Elena Heras Recuero¹, Antia Garcia Fernandez², Cristina Gomez-Moreno³, Ivan Ferraz Amaro⁴, Javier Llorca⁵ and Miguel A. González-Gay⁶, ¹Hospital Fundacion Jimenez Dias, Madrid, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain, ³Fundacion Jiménez Díaz School of Nursing, Madrid, Autonomous University Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ⁴Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, ⁵CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP) and Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain, ⁶Department of Rheumatology and Joint and Bone Research Unit, Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz, and Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria-Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain, and Medicine and Psychiatry Department, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain
Background/Purpose: Assessing disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is essential for effective treatment. SLEDAI-2K uses dichotomous items, while SLE-DAS incorporates both dichotomous and continuous…
Abstract Number: 2515 • ACR Convergence 2025
The Association Between Neurologic Involvement and Cumulative Damage in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis
Ruoning Ni¹, Jessica L. Bloom², Kaci Pickett-Nairne², Lori Silveira³, Chao Zhang⁴, David Cuthbertson⁵, Thomas corbridge⁶, Nader Khalidi⁷, Curry Koening⁸, Carol McAlear⁹, Paul Monach¹⁰, Larry Moreland¹¹, Christian Pagnoux¹², Rennie Rhee⁹, Philip Seo¹³, Jared Silver⁶, Ulrich Specks¹⁴, Kenneth Warrington¹⁴, Michael Wechsler¹⁵, Carol Langford¹⁶, Peter Merkel⁹ and Rula Hajj-Ali¹, ¹Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, ²University of Colorado, Denver, ³University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, ⁴Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland Heights, OH, ⁵University of South Florida, Tampa, ⁶US Medical Affairs Respiratory GSK, Durham, ⁷Department of Medicine, McMaster University and St. Joseph’s Healthcare, Hamilton, Canada, ⁸University of Texas Dell Medical School, Austin, TX, ⁹University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ¹⁰VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, ¹¹University of Colorado, Denver, CO, ¹²Mount Sinai Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, and Canadian Vasculitis Research Network (CanVasc), Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹³Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ¹⁴Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ¹⁵Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, ¹⁶Cleveland Clinic, Moreland Hills, OH
Background/Purpose: Neurologic involvement (NI) is common in ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) and often irreversible. It is unknown whether patients with AAV and NI accumulate more damage…
Abstract Number: 0596 • ACR Convergence 2025
Effect of Gender and Follow-up Time in Damage Accrual: Data from a Latin America Lupus Cohort
Diana Fernandez¹, Rosana Quintana², Karen Roberts³, Romina Nieto², Marina Scolnik⁴, Carmen Funes Soaje⁵, CINTIA OTADUY⁶, Veronica Saurit⁷, Valeria Arturi⁸, GUILLERMO ARIEL BERBOTTO⁹, Maria Constanza Bertolaccini¹⁰, Mario Eduardo Kerzberg¹¹, Maria de los Angeles Gargiulo¹², Cecilia Pisoni¹³, Ana Carolina Ralle¹⁴, Joaquín Martinez Serventi¹⁵, Ana Silva¹⁶, ODIRLEI MONTICIELO¹⁷, Henrique Mariz¹⁸, Laíssa Cristina Alves Alvino¹⁹, Eduardo Borba²⁰, Emily Figueiredo Neves Yuki²¹, Edgard Torres dos Reis-Neto²², Iris Guerra Herrera²³, Milena Mimica²⁴, Gustavo Aroca-Martínez²⁵, Antonio Iglesias-Gamarra²⁶, Carlos Alberto Cañas²⁷, Gerardo Quintana-Lopez²⁸, Carlos Toro-Gutierrez²⁹, Mario Moreno Alvarez³⁰, Olga-Lidia Vera-Lastra³¹, Margarita Portela Hernández³², Hilda Fragoso-Loyo³³, Luis H Silveira³⁴, Yelitza Gonzalez Bello³⁵, Carlos Abud-Mendoza³⁶, Jorge Antonio Esquivel Valerio³⁷, Marcelo Barrios³⁸, Lourdes Carolina Vázquez³⁹, Magaly Alva Linares⁴⁰, Manuel Ugarte-Gil⁴¹, Armando Calvo⁴², Roberto Muñoz-Louis⁴³, Ana Carina Pizzarossa⁴⁴, Gonzalo Silveira⁴⁵, Federico Zazzetti⁴⁶, Ashley Orillion⁴⁷, Urbano Sbarigia⁴⁸ and Guillermo Pons-Estel², ¹Centro Regional de Enfermedades Autoinmunes y Reumáticas (GO-CREAR), Rosario, Argentina, Rosario, Argentina, ²Centro Regional de Enfermedades Autoinmunes y Reumáticas, GO-CREAR, Rosario, Argentina, Rosario, Argentina, ³Consultora externa de GLADEL, Rosario, Argentina, Rosario, Argentina, ⁴Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁵Hospital Italiano de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina, Cordoba, Argentina, ⁶Servicio de Reumatología Hospital Córdoba y Sanatorio Allende, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina, Córdoba, Argentina, ⁷Hospital Privado Universitario de Cordoba, Córdoba, Argentina, Córdoba, Argentina, ⁸Hospital San Martin de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina, La Plata, Argentina, ⁹Sanatorio Británico, Rosario, Argentina, ROSARIO, Argentina, ¹⁰Hospital Ángel C. Padilla, Tucumán, Argentina, Tucumán, Argentina, ¹¹Hospital J.M Ramos Mejía, Buenos Aires, Argentina, CABA, Argentina, ¹²Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas Alfredo Lanari, Universidad de Buenos Aires; Buenos Aires, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ¹³CEMIC Centro de Educación Médica e Investigaciones Clínicas ‘‘Norberto Quirno”, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Ciudad Autonoma Buenos Aires, Argentina, ¹⁴Hospital Señor del Milagro Salta, Salta, Argentina, Salta, Argentina, ¹⁵Hospital General de Agudos Dr. Juan A. Fernández, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ¹⁶Hospital das Clinicas da Universidade Federal de Goias, Goiania, Brazil, Goiania, Brazil, ¹⁷Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande Do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil, PORTO ALEGRE, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, ¹⁸Universidad Federal de Pernambuco, Pernambuco, Brazil, Pernambuco, Brazil, ¹⁹Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto - Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, ²⁰Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, São Paulo, Brazil, ²¹Faculdade de Medicina da USP, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ²²Universidad Federal São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, São Paulo, Brazil, ²³Hospital del Salvador Santiago de Chile, Santiago, Chile, Santiago, Chile, ²⁴Facultad de Medicina y Ciencia, Universidad San Sebastián, Santiago, Chile, Santiago, Chile, ²⁵Clínica de la Costa y Universidad Simón Bolívar, Barranquilla, Colombia, barranquilla, Colombia, ²⁶Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Barranquilla, Colombia, ²⁷Fundación Valle del Lili, Universidad Icesi, Cali, Colombia, Cali, Colombia, ²⁸Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional de Colombia; Hospital Universitario Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá; Hospital Universitario Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia, ²⁹Pontificia Universidad Javeriana de Cali, Cali, Colombia, Cali, Colombia, ³⁰Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo, Guayaquil, Ecuador, Guayaquil, Ecuador, ³¹División de Investigación en Salud, Hospital de Especialidades Dr. Antonio Fraga Mouret, CMN La Raza, IMSS, CDMX, Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico, ³²Hospital de Especialidades del Centro Médico Nacional SXXI, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS), Mexico City, Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico, ³³Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico, ³⁴Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City, Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico, ³⁵Centro de Estudios de Investigación Básica y Clínica, S.C., Guadalajara, Mexico, Guadalajara, Mexico, ³⁶Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí y Hospital Central "Dr. Ignacio Morones Prieto", San Luis Potosí, Mexico, San Luis Potosí, Mexico, ³⁷Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González", Monterrey, Nuevo León, México., MONTERREY, Mexico, ³⁸Hospital de Clínicas II, Uruguay, Uruguay, Uruguay, ³⁹Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Universidad Nacional de Asunción-Paraguay, Paraguay, Asunción, Paraguay, ⁴⁰HOSPITAL EDGARDO REBAGLIATI MARTINS, San Borja, Peru, ⁴¹Grupo Peruano de Estudio de Enfermedades Autoinmunes Sistémicas, Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Peru; Hospital Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen, EsSalud, Lima, Peru, Lima, Peru, ⁴²Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru, Jesús María, Peru, ⁴³Hospital Docente Padre Billini, Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic, ⁴⁴Clínica Médica C, Hospital de Clínicas, UDELAR, Montevideo, Uruguay, Montevideo, Uruguay, ⁴⁵Facultad de Medicina - Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay, Montevideo, Uruguay, ⁴⁶Johnson & Johnson, Horsham, PA, USA, Ambler, PA, ⁴⁷Johnson & Johnson, Spring House, PA, USA, Spring House, PA, ⁴⁸Johnson & Johnson, Beerse, Belgium

Background/Purpose: Previous studies have shown that male gender is an independent predictor of organ damage in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), particularly in the…
Abstract Number: 2444 • ACR Convergence 2025
Hydroxychloroquine-Induced Retinopathy in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Predictors of Progression Following Drug Discontinuation
Emily Gutowski¹, Jessica Dai², Erin Carter³, Brooke Cohen⁴, Jill Buyon⁵, Chung-E Tseng⁶, Mala Masson⁷, Amit Saxena⁵, H Michael Belmont⁸, Joseph Colcombe⁶, Yasha Modi³, Carol Lee⁶ and Peter Izmirly⁹, ¹New York University Grossman School of Medicine, Brooklyn, NY, ²New York University Grossman School of Medicine, Tenafly, NJ, ³New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁴Yale Physician Associate Program, New Haven, CT, ⁵NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁶New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, ⁷NYU Langone Health, New York, ⁸NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁹New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is a cornerstone of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) management, but long-term use carries the risk of retinopathy. While prior studies have identified…
Abstract Number: 0552 • ACR Convergence 2025
Radiographic Sacroiliitis Progression in Psoriatic Arthritis
Virginia Carrizo Abarza¹, Pankti Mehta², Fadi Kharouf³, Shangyi Gao⁴, Dafna D. Gladman⁵, Vinod Chandran⁶ and Denis Poddubnyy⁷, ¹Toronto Western Hospital - University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²University of Toronto, Gladman Krembil Psoriatic Arthritis Research Program, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Gladman-Krembil Psoriatic Arthritis Research Program, Centre for Prognosis Studies in the Rheumatic Diseases, Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, Division of Rheumatology, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and Department of Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases and Rheumatology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany; Department of Epidemiology, German Rheumatism Research Centre, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: Radiographic sacroiliitis is an important indicator of axial involvement psoriatic arthritis (PsA), but only little is known about factors associated with progression of sacroiliitis.…
Abstract Number: L13 • ACR Convergence 2024
Anifrolumab Long-Term Treatment Is More Effective Against Organ Damage Than Standard of Care Alone: Results from an External Control Arm Study on Organ Damage in Phase 3 Clinical Trials and the University of Toronto Lupus Clinic Cohort
Zahi Touma¹, Ian Bruce², Richard A. Furie³, Eric Morand⁴, Raj Tummala⁵, Shelly Chandran⁶, Gabriel Abreu⁷, Jacob Knagenhjelm⁷, Kellyn Arnold⁸, Hopin Lee⁸, Eleanor Ralphs⁸, Danuta Kielar⁹, Aleksander Bedenkov⁹ and Miina Waratani⁹, ¹Schroeder Arthritis Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom, ³Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY, ⁴Centre for Inflammatory Diseases, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, ⁵BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD, ⁶Astrazeneca, Mississauga, ON, Canada, ⁷BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden, ⁸IQVIA, London, United Kingdom, ⁹Biopharmaceuticals Medicine, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: In SLE, persistent disease activity, disease flares and long-term glucocorticoid (GC) use all contribute to organ damage accrual. The effects of novel therapies on…
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
Sinead Maguire¹, Nigil Haroon², Robert Inman³, Melanie Anderson⁴, Evelyne Gendron⁵ and Sindhu R. Johnson⁶, ¹University of Toronto, University Health Network, Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Department of Rheumatology, Toronto, Canada, ²Department of Medicine/Rheumatology, University Health Network, Schroeder Arthritis Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴The Institute for Education Research, Library and Information Services, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵University of Toronto, University Health Network, Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Department of Rheumatology, Quebec City, QC, Canada, ⁶University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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
Omer Pamuk¹ and Hasan Cetin², ¹University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center/ Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, ²Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland, OH
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
Dong-Jin Park¹, Hyemin Jeong², Sung-Eun Choi³, Ji-Hyoun Kang² and Shin-Seok Lee⁴, ¹Chonnam National University Medical School and Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea, ²Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea, ³Chonnam National University Medical School & Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School and Hospital, Gwangju, KR, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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
Eduardo Gomez¹, Daniel Goldman², Merlin Paz³, Michelle Petri² and Felipe Andrade⁴, ¹The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ²Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Timonium, MD, ³Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁴The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Timonium, MD
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: 2070 • ACR Convergence 2024
Increased Circulating Levels of Fatty Acid-binding Proteins as a Potential Biomarker of Disease Damage in Inflammatory Myopathies Patients
Margherita Giannini¹, Anne-Laure Charles², Julien Blaess³, Rose-Marie Javier⁴, Bernard Geny⁵ and Alain Meyer⁶, ¹UR3072, Physiology Department, University Hospital of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France, ²UR3072, University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France, ³Physiology Department, University Hospital of Strasbourg, STRASBOURG, France, ⁴Rheumatology Department, University Hospital of Strasbourg, STRASBOURG, France, ⁵UR3072, Physiology Department, University Hospital of StrasbourgUniversity Hospital of Strasbourg, STRASBOURG, France, ⁶UR3072, Physiology Department, Rheumatology Department, University Hospital of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
Background/Purpose: In inflammatory myopathies (IM), although several treatments effectively control disease activity, a high proportion of patients display sustained disability (damage). Damage might be reversed…
Abstract Number: 2308 • ACR Convergence 2024
Characterization of Damage in a Primary Sjogren’s Syndrome Cohort
Ana Mafalda Abrantes¹, Pedro Gaspar² and David Isenberg³, ¹Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Santa Maria, Unidade Local de Saúde Santa Maria, Lisbon, Portugal, Lisbon, Portugal, ²Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Santa Maria, Unidade Local de Saúde Santa Maria, Lisbon, Portugal, Povoa de Santa Iria, Portugal, ³University College London, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Damage is irreversible and represents a permanent loss in organ function. Outcome measures are critical for minimizing and prevent damage acquisition. There are two…
Abstract Number: 2309 • ACR Convergence 2024
Damage Accrual Predicts the Development of Lymphoma in Primary Sjogren’s Syndrome
Ana Mafalda Abrantes¹, Pedro Gaspar² and David Isenberg³, ¹Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Santa Maria, Unidade Local de Saúde Santa Maria, Lisbon, Portugal, Lisbon, Portugal, ²Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Santa Maria, Unidade Local de Saúde Santa Maria, Lisbon, Portugal, Povoa de Santa Iria, Portugal, ³University College London, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Primary Sjogren Syndrome (pSS) is an autoimmune disease affecting primarily exocrine glands. Over a quarter of patients have systemic involvement, which includes the development…
Abstract Number: 2318 • ACR Convergence 2024
Does the Time Interval Between the Onset of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Impact Disease Presentation and Outcomes?
Fadi Kharouf¹, Pankti Mehta², Shangyi Gao², Daniel Pereira³, Richard Cook⁴, Dafna Gladman⁵ and Vinod Chandran⁶, ¹University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada, ⁵University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Psoriasis typically precedes psoriatic arthritis (PsA), with a variable transition period. In this study, we aimed to explore whether the time interval between the…
Abstract Number: 2328 • ACR Convergence 2024
Do Patients That Develop PsA Before Psoriasis Have Different Disease Outcomes?
Fadi Kharouf¹, Virginia Carrizo Abarza², Shangyi Gao³, Daniel Pereira⁴, Richard Cook⁵, Vinod Chandran⁶ and Dafna Gladman⁷, ¹University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Toronto Western Hospital - University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada, ⁶University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁷University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Most patients with Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) experience psoriasis (Ps) before the onset of arthritis. However, in about 15% of the cases, the skin and…

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