Abstracts tagged "diagnosis"

Abstract Number: 1157 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Delay in Diagnosis from Onset of Symptoms By More Than One Year in 31% of Patients with Different Rheumatic Diseases in Australia
Isabel Castrejón¹, Kathryn A. Gibson² and Theodore Pincus¹, ¹Rheumatology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, Australia
Background/Purpose: Early treatment is regarded as critical for optimal clinical outcomes in patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases. However, delayed diagnosis is recognized in many rheumatic…
Abstract Number: 883 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Accuracy of High Resolution MRI of Scalp Arteries for the Diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis: Results of a Prospective Study
Maxime Rhéaume¹, Ryan Rebello², Christian Pagnoux³, Simon Carette³, Marie Clements-Baker⁴, Violette Cohen-Hallaleh², David Doucette-Preville², B. Stanley Jackson⁵, Sam Salama⁶, George Ioannidis⁷ and Nader A. Khalidi¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, St. Joseph’s Hospital, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ²Department of Radiology, St. Joseph’s Hospital, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ³Division of Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Rheumatology, Queens University, Kingston, ON, Canada, ⁵Department of Surgery, St. Joseph’s Hospital, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁶Department of Pathology, St. Joseph’s Hospital, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁷St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Temporal artery biopsy (TAB) remains the gold standard for the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis (GCA). It is invasive and its sensitivity is limited…
Abstract Number: 454 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Specificity of Anti-Carbamylated Protein Antibodies for Rheumatoid Arthritis in a Setting of Early Arthritis
Jing Shi, H.W. van Steenbergen, J. a. B. van Nies, E.W.Nivine Levarht, Annette H. M. van der Helm- van Mil, Tom W. J. Huizinga, René E.M. Toes and Leendert A. Trouw, Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose Anti-carbamylated protein (anti-CarP) antibodies have been described in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and arthralgia patients [1;2] and occur in subsets of the anti-CCP2 positive and…
Abstract Number: 431 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Joint Dermal Temperature Specifically Identifies the Individual RA Patient Most Likely to Develop Radiographic Change on Sharp Score; An Exam in Less Than a Minute Can Predict Who Specifically Needs Biologic Therapy
Maria Greenwald¹, Joann Ball² and Harold Paulus³, ¹Desert Medical Advances, PALM DESERT, CA, ²rheumatology, Desert Medical Advaces, Palm Desert, CA, ³Rheumatology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Joint dermal temperature (temp) measured in less than a minute can identify specifically the individual RA patient most likely to develop radiographic change on…
Abstract Number: 524 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Expansion Of DC-STAMP⁺ IL-17⁺ Cells In Bone Marrow From Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Patients
Yahui Grace Chiu¹, Edward M. Schwarz², Jamie Biear¹, Debbie Campbell³, Jennifer Hossler¹, Jennifer H. Anolik⁴, R. John Looney¹ and Christopher T. Ritchlin¹, ¹Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ²Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ³Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, Univerity of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ⁴Medicine- Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Background/Purpose: Focal erosions in inflammatory arthritis are mediated by bone marrow (BM) derived osteoclasts (OC) that enter the joint as OC precursors (OCP) from peripheral…
Abstract Number: 510 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Multicentric Analysis Of Inter and Intra Observer Reliabilities For Histopathological Abnormalities In Salivary Gland Biopsy In Primary Sjögren Syndrome
Sebastian Costa¹, Isabelle Quintin Roue², Agnes Lesourd², Sandrine Jousse-Joulin³, Pascale Marcorelles⁴, Eric Hachulla⁵, Vincent Goeb⁶, Marie-Christine Copin⁷, Jean-Marie Berthelot⁸, Jacques-Olivier Pers⁹, Olivier Vittecoq¹⁰, Emmanuel Nowak¹¹, Alain Saraux¹² and Valerie Devauchelle-Pensec¹³, ¹anatomopathological department, Brest university hospital, Brest, France, ²anatomopathological department, Morvan hospital, Brest, France, ³Rheumatology, Brest university medical school, EA 2216, UBO and CHU de la Cavale Blanche,, Brest, France, ⁴anatomopathological department, Brest university hospital, CHU Morvan, Brest, France, ⁵Internal Medicine, Lille CEDEX, France, ⁶Rheumatology, Amiens University Hospital, Amiens, France, ⁷anatomopathological department, Lille university, Lille, France, ⁸Rheumatology Unit, Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France, ⁹Unit of immunology, EA 2216, Brest Occidentale University, Brest, France, ¹⁰Rheumatology, Rouen University Hospital & Inserm905, University of Rouen, Rouen Cedex, France, ¹¹CIC, CHU Brest, Brest, France, ¹²Department of rheumatology and unit of immunology (EA 2216), Université Brest Occidentale, Brest, France, ¹³Department of rheumatology and unit of immunology (EA2216), Brest Occidentale university, Brest, France
Background/Purpose: : Histopathologic evaluation of minor labial salivary gland (MLSG) is a major goal for the classification of patients with a primary Sjögren syndrome (pSS)…
Abstract Number: 309 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Diagnostic Delay Of Even More Than 6 Months Contributes To Poor Radiographic and Functional Outcome In Psoriatic Arthritis
Muhammad Haroon¹, Phil Gallagher² and Oliver FitzGerald¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Dublin Academic Medical Centre, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ²Rheumatology, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
Background/Purpose: Diagnostic delay in Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) is not uncommon with a recent study of psoriasis patients attending a dermatology clinic showing that 29% of…
Abstract Number: 107 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Duration Of Symptoms Before Diagnosis In Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis
Merete Lund Hetland^1,2 and Jan Sørensen³, ¹The Danish Rheumatologic Database (DANBIO), Glostrup Hospital, Glostrup, Denmark, ²Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, The Danish Rheumatologic Database (DANBIO), Glostrup Hospital., Copenhagen, Denmark, ³Center for Applied Health Services Research, University of South Denmark, Odensen, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Early diagnosis is important for the treatment of many rheumatic diseases. Little is known about the duration of symptoms before establishment of diagnosis, and if the…
Abstract Number: L13 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Serum 14-3-3η Marks RA Development in Arthralgia and Radiographic Progression in Early RA Patients
D. van Schaardenburg¹, Marian van Beers-Tas², Karin Britsemmer², Mairead Murphy³, Walter P. Maksymowych⁴, Maarten Boers⁵ and Anthony Marotta⁶, ¹Jan van Breemen Research Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Jan van Breemen Research Institute | Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Augurex Life Sciences Corp., North Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁴Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁵Deapartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Jan van Breemen Research Institute/Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁶Augurex Life Sciences Corp, North Vancouver, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: The focus of RA management is increasingly towards early detection and treatment. While newly-diagnosed patients will benefit from treatment decisions based on more robust…
Abstract Number: 2756 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Serum Periostin Is Associated With Prevalent Knee Osteoarthritis and Predicts Disease Progression In Women: The Ofely Study
Jean-Charles Rousseau¹, Elisabeth Sornay-Rendu¹, Cindy Bertholon¹, Patrick Garnero² and Roland Chapurlat³, ¹INSERM UMR 1033, Lyon, France, ²INSERM, UMR 1033, Lyon and Cisbio Bioassays, Bagnols/Cèze, France, ³Service de Rhumatologie et Pathologie Osseuse, INSERM UMR 1033 and Université de Lyon, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Lyon, France
Background/Purpose: Periostin (POSTN) is a secreted vitamin K-dependent (Gla-containing) protein produced by osteoblasts and chondrocytes. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships…
Abstract Number: 2584 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Screening and Diagnostic Modalities For Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Systematic Review
Heather Gladue¹, Nezam I. Altorok², Whitney Townsend¹, Vallerie McLaughlin³ and Dinesh Khanna⁴, ¹University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) affects patients with connective tissue diseases (CTD), especially systemic sclerosis (SSc) and MCTD. Despite this, there continues to be delay…
Abstract Number: 2585 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Left Ventricular Dysfunction Reflected By Higher Serum Brain Natriuretic Peptide Accounts For Poorer Prognosis Of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Associated With Systemic Sclerosis
Sumiaki Tanaka¹, Yoshiyuki Arinuma¹, Tatsuhiko Wada¹, Tatsuo Nagai², Jun Okada³ and Shunsei Hirohata¹, ¹Int Med/Rheumatol & Infec Dis, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan, ²Rheumatology and Infectious Diseases, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan, ³Nutritional management, Kitasato Junior Collage of health and Hygienic Sciences, Minami-Uonuma, Japan
Background/Purpose: Recentry, development of potent effective newer drugs for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) have resulted in improving survival of the patients. However, the prognosis of…
Abstract Number: 2519 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Diagnostic Test Based On DNA Methylation Signatures From Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells
David W. Anderson¹, Robert Shoemaker², Kurt Krummel³, Zachary Hornby⁴ and Jonathan E. Lim¹, ¹Research and Development, IGNYTA, Inc., San Diego, CA, ²Bioinformatics, IGNYTA, Inc., San Diego, CA, ³Research and Development-Assay Development, IGNYTA, Inc., San Diego, CA, ⁴Business Development, IGNYTA, Inc., San Diego, CA
Background/Purpose: The heterogeneous nature of SLE and a lack of reliable biomarkers make SLE a challenge to classify in patients. A differential diagnosis of SLE…
Abstract Number: 2288 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Novel Biomarkers From Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells Indicate Disease Activity In Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Jason Ptacek¹, Rachael Hawtin², Brent Louie¹, Erik Evensen¹, James Cordeiro¹, Barbara Mittleman¹, Michelle Atallah¹, Alessandra Cesano², Clifton O. Bingham III³, Stacey Cofield⁴, Jeffrey R. Curtis⁵, Maria I. Danila⁴, Richard A. Furie⁶, MC Genovese⁷, Marc C. Levesque⁸, Larry W. Moreland⁸, Peter A. Nigrovic⁹, James R. O'Dell¹⁰, William H. Robinson¹¹, Nancy A. Shadick⁹, E. William St Clair¹², Christopher C. Striebich¹³, Geoffrey M Thiele¹⁴, Peter K. Gregersen⁶ and S. Louis Bridges Jr.⁴, ¹Nodality, Inc., South San Francisco, CA, ²Nodality Inc., South San Francisco, CA, ³Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ⁴University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁵Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Public Health, Birmingham, AL, ⁶The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research and North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, Lake Success, NY, ⁷Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ⁸University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁹Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, ¹⁰Veteran Affairs Nebraska Western Iowa Health Care System and University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ¹¹VA Palo Alto Health Care System and Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ¹²Medicine, Duke Unversity Medical Center, Durham, NC, ¹³University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO, ¹⁴Omaha VA and the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: Biomarkers reflecting immune function and associating with disease activity can help stratify rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients (pts) in practice and in clinical trials.…
Abstract Number: 2160 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Journey to Diagnosis in As/Axial Spondyloarthritis – the Psychological Impact of Delay
Jane Martindale^1,2 and Lynne Goodacre², ¹Physiotherapy, Wrightington Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust, Wigan, United Kingdom, ²Faculty of Health and Medicine, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: It is not uncommon for 8 to 11 years to pass between symptoms onset and definitive diagnosis of AS/axial SpA (Gran 1997, Feldtkeller, 2003).…

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