Abstracts tagged "Disease Activity and DMARDs"

Abstract Number: 2292 • ACR/ARP Annual Meeting 2019
Disease Flares of Rheumatoid Arthritis During Pregnancy: What Is the Impact of Stopping bDMARDs at the Beginning of Pregnancy?
Maria Chiara Gerardi¹, Laura Andreoli ¹, Antía García-Fernández ², Chiara Bazzani ³, MATTEO FILIPPINI ³, MICAELA FREDI ¹, ROBERTO GORLA ³, Maria Grazia Lazzaroni ⁴, Cecilia Nalli ³, MARCO TAGLIETTI ⁵, SONIA ZATTI ⁶, ANDREA LOJACONO ⁶, Franco Franceschini ¹ and Angela Tincani ¹, ¹Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Spedali Civili and Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy, Brescia, Italy, ²Ramon y Cajal University Hospital, Madrid, Spain, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ³Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy, Brescia, Italy, ⁴Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy., Brescia, Italy, ⁵[email protected], Brescia, Italy, ⁶Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy, Brescia, Italy
Background/Purpose: During pregnancy, patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can experience flares that might influence pregnancy outcomes. We aimed at assessing disease course during pregnancy and…