Abstracts tagged "Disease Activity"

Abstract Number: 1875 • ACR Convergence 2024
Assessing the PULSAR (Program to Understand the Longterm Outcomes in Spondyloarthritis) Registry for Environmental Determinants of Heath Research
Liya Stolyar¹, Diane Mar², Yuhan Liu³, Esther Velasquez⁴, orr Sharpe⁵, Michael Weisman⁶, Liron Caplan⁷ and suzanne Tamang⁸, ¹Palo Alto VA Medical Center/Stanford, Stanford, CA, ²Palo Alto VA Medical Center/Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA, ³Stanford Medicine Quantitative Sciences Unit, Palo Alto, CA, ⁴Stanford Center for Population Health Sciences, Palo Alto, CA, ⁵Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, ⁶Stanford University, Los Angeles, CA, ⁷Univ of Colorado School of Medicine/Rocky Mtn Regional Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Aurora, CO, ⁸Stanford University, Atherton, CA
Background/Purpose: Acute exposure to air pollution has been associated with flares of psoriasis and chronic inflammatory arthritides in prior studies. However, the impact of air pollution,…
Abstract Number: 2241 • ACR Convergence 2024
Associations Between Disease Activity, Physical Function and Anti-rheumatic Medications with All-cause Mortality in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA): Data from a Canadian RA Registry
Mohammad Movahedi¹, Angela Cesta², Xiuying Li², Bindee Kuriya³, Sibel Aydin⁴, Ed Keystone⁵, Janet Pope⁶ and Claire Bombardier⁷, and OBRI investigators, ¹Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²UHN, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³University of Toronto - Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ⁵Keystone Consulting Enterprises Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, ⁷University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at increased risk of hospitalizations and mortality due to RA itself, associated comorbidities, and treatment-related complications. The purpose…
Abstract Number: 2390 • ACR Convergence 2024
Anti-Sm Antibody Titers Vary During SLE Disease Course
Faye Megaris¹, Emily Wu² and Kyriakos Kirou³, ¹CUNY School of Medicine, Astoria, NY, ²Hospital for Special Surgery, Rochester, NY, ³Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is characterized by positive antibodies to dsDNA and/or Sm which have high specificity for the disease. While anti-dsDNA titers are…
Abstract Number: 0103 • ACR Convergence 2024
CD10highLow-Density Granulocytes Is a Potential Marker of Disease Activity in Antiphospholipid Syndrome
chun Li, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China
Background/Purpose: To investigate the relationship between CD10highLow-Density Granulocytes (LDG) and disease activity in antiphospholipid syndrome(APS).Methods: This study included 99 patients with APS who were treated…
Abstract Number: 0510 • ACR Convergence 2024
Applying Machine Learning Tools for Personalized Healthcare: Predicting Responses to Biologics in Rheumatoid Patients Through Comorbidity and Blood Test Analysis
Ahmad Alsaber¹, Adeeba Alherz², Huda Khraiss³, Ghaydaa Aldabie⁴, balqees alawadhi⁵, Jiazhu Pan⁶, Adel Alawadhi⁷, KHULOUD MOHAMMED⁸, Hoda Tarakmeh⁹, Aqeel Muhanna¹⁰, Yaser Ali¹¹ and mohammad Khudadah¹², and Kuwait Registry for Rheumatic Diseases (KRRD), ¹American University of Kuwait, Kuwait, Kuwait, ²Al-Amiri Hospital, Kuwait, Kuwait, ³Monash University, Melbourne, Queensland, Australia, ⁴ministry of health kuwait, kuwait, Kuwait, ⁵The Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET), Kuwait, Al Asimah, Kuwait, ⁶University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, ⁷Kuwait University, Kuwait, Kuwait, ⁸Farwaniya Hospital, Kuwait, Kuwait, ⁹MOH Kuwait, Kuwait, Kuwait, ¹⁰Ministry of Health, Kuwait, Al Farwaniyah, Kuwait, ¹¹Mubarek Al Kabeer Hospital, Kuwait city, Kuwait, ¹²ministery of health, kuwait, Kuwait
Background/Purpose: This study aims to employ various machine learning tools to predict the responses of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients to biologic treatments, using data from…
Abstract Number: 0622 • ACR Convergence 2024
Translation, Adaptation and Validation of the Brazilian-Portuguese Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Score (SLE-DAS) Version: Partial Results from a Single Centre
Clarice Mata Machado, Cristina Lanna, Juliana Garrido, Fabiana Moura and Rosa Telles, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Background/Purpose: In recent years, several indices of disease activity in SLE have been proposed. The Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Score (SLE-DAS) showed a high…
Abstract Number: 0845 • ACR Convergence 2024
Weight Loss, Disease Activity, and Patient Reported Outcomes in Patients with Musculoskeletal and Autoimmune Diseases Taking Weight Loss Therapies
Thomas Riley¹, Kristin Wipfler², Katherine Wysham³, Michael George⁴, Kaleb Michaud⁵ and Joshua Baker⁴, ¹Hopsital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²FORWARD, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases, Omaha, NE, ³VA PUGET SOUND/UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, Seattle, WA, ⁴University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁵University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: With the popularity of medication-assisted weight loss, the current study seeks to characterize the association of weight loss, disease activity, and patient reported outcomes…
Abstract Number: 1295 • ACR Convergence 2024
A Qualitative Survey of Internal Medicine Residents’ Understanding of Appropriate ANA Testing: An 11-Year Update Since the ‘Choosing Wisely’ Campaign
Arushika Yedla¹, Wei Tang², Jaspreet Bhatti², Kyu-In Lee³ and James Miceli³, ¹Westchester Medical Center, White Plains, NY, ²Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, ³Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY
Background/Purpose: ANA testing is recommended when there is a reasonable clinical suspicion for systemic autoimmune disease. Testing in the setting of low pre-test probability, however,…
Abstract Number: 1368 • ACR Convergence 2024
Do CsDMARDs Still Play a Significant Role in Managing Rheumatoid Arthritis in the Current Biologic/JAKI Era? A Prospective Observational Study to Estimate the Extent of Response to Conventional Synthetic DMARDs in RA– Experience from a Tertiary Care Center in South India
Prabhu Vasanth¹, John Mathew² and Divya K³, ¹Christian Medical college , Vellore , India, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India, ²Christian Medical college , Vellore , India, Vellore, India, ³Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
Background/Purpose: Conventional synthetic DMARDs remained the mainstay of treatment of RA for decades. However, their use has decreased recently due to the emergence of biological…
Abstract Number: 1591 • ACR Convergence 2024
Domains and Outcome Measures for the Assessment of Digital Vasculopathy and Raynaud Phenomenon in Juvenile Systemic Sclerosis: A Systematic Review
Valerio maniscalco¹, Simone Appenzeller², Jennifer lemon³, Lucy stead⁴, Natalia Vasquez Canizares⁵, Gabriele Simonini⁶, Suzanne Li⁷ and Clare Pain⁸, and IJOG study, ¹Santo Stefano Hospital; Meyer Children Hospital IRCCS, Firenze, Toscana, Italy, ²Unicamp, Campinas, SP, Brazil, ³Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, ⁴Liverpool University, Liverpool, ⁵Children's Hospital at Montefiore; Albert Einstein College of Medicine;, New York, NY, ⁶Meyer Children Hospital IRCCS; NEUROFARBA Department, University of Florence, Florence, Italy, ⁷Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, ⁸Alderhey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Juvenile systemic sclerosis (jSSc) is an orphan autoimmune disease that primary affect the vascular system determining multiple organ damage and reducing quality of life…
Abstract Number: 1883 • ACR Convergence 2024
Psoriatic Arthritis Flare Incidence, Definitions and Risk Factors: A Systematic Review
Batoul Hojeij¹, Gonul Hazal Koc², Jolanda Luime¹, Marijn Vis¹, Marc R. Kok³ and Ilja Tchetverikov⁴, ¹Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ²Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands, ³Maasstad Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ⁴Albert Schweitzer Hospital, Dordrecht, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Combined assessment of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) flare incidence and risk factors has not been conducted before, leading to challenges in effective flare management, especially…
Abstract Number: 2246 • ACR Convergence 2024
Safety and Efficacy of Cannabidiol in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: A Phase 1B Pilot Randomized Placebo Controlled Trial
Veena Ranganath¹, Holly Wilhalme², Nicolette Morris³, Jenny Brook², Mihaela Taylor¹, Howard Yang¹, Tanaz Kermani⁴, Thanda Aung², Brian Skaggs¹, David Elashoff⁵ and ziva Cooper⁶, ¹UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ²UCLA, Los Angeles, ³The University of Queensland Medical School, Ochsner Clinical School, New Orleans, LA, ⁴University of California Los Angeles, Santa Monica, CA, ⁵UCLA Department of Medicine Statistics Core, Los Angeles, ⁶UCLA Center for Cannabis and Cannabinoids, Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior, Dept of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Dept of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Los Angeles
Background/Purpose: There is no cure for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and remission rates vary greatly 10-60%; thus, there is an unmet need for safe adjunctive therapeutic…
Abstract Number: 2396 • ACR Convergence 2024
PROMISing Outcomes: Understanding the Concordance Between Provider-assessment and Patient-reported Disease Activity in SLE
Anna Korogodina¹, Erin Sundel¹, Yaroslav Markov², Vasileios Kyttaris³, Julianne O'Connell¹ and Suzanne Krishfield¹, ¹Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, ²Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, ³BIDMC, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: SLE-related outcomes are traditionally assessed by clinician-derived measures. However, these assessments often do not fully capture how patients experience their disease. We assessed the alignment…
Abstract Number: 0232 • ACR Convergence 2024
Subjective and Objective Measures of Disease Activity in Difficult-to-Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients at Baseline and Follow-up After an Advanced Therapy: An Ultrasound Study
Seyyid Bilal Acikgoz¹, Ricardo Sabido-Sauri², Ozun Bayindir Tsechelidis³, Ummugulsum Gazel², Sylvia Sangwa⁴, Elliot Hepworth² and Sibel Aydin⁵, ¹University of Ottawa, Rheumatology, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ²University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ³Ottawa University, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ⁴The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada, ⁵University of Ottawa - Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: In the era of several advanced therapies and an increasing number of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who have been failed by multiple therapies,…
Abstract Number: 0534 • ACR Convergence 2024
Patient Reported Outcomes and Disease Activity from a Phase 1 Double-Blind Randomized Clinical Trial of Allogeneic Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Alexandre Matar¹, Maya Breitman², Tracey Bonfield³, Maricela Haghiac⁴, Jane Reese³, Emma Barnboym⁵, Steven Lewis⁶, Hillard Lazarus⁷ and Nora Singer⁸, ¹MetroHealth, Westlake, OH, ²MetroHealth Medical Center,Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, ³Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, ⁴Metrohealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, ⁵The MetroHealth System, Cleveland, OH, ⁶Case Western University, MetroHealth, Cleveland, OH, ⁷Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals, Cleveland, OH, ⁸MetroHealth System at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
Background/Purpose: Mesenchymal stem (stromal) cells (MSCs) constitute an emerging therapeutic strategy for several human diseases. Small non-randomized studies have shown that MSCs may be a…

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