Abstracts tagged "Disease Activity"

Abstract Number: 345 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prevalence Of Peri-Articular Manifestations (Enthesitis and Dactylitis) and Disease Activity In Psoriatic Arthritis Patients: Impact Of Treatment With TNF Inhibitors In a Real-World Canadian Population
Proton Rahman¹, Denis Choquette², William G. Bensen³, Majed M. Khraishi⁴, Isabelle Fortin⁵, Andrew Chow⁶, Maqbool K. Sheriff⁷, Julie Vaillancourt⁸, John S. Sampalis⁸, Susan M. Otawa⁹, Allen J. Lehman⁹ and May Shawi¹⁰, ¹Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NF, Canada, ²Rheumatology, Institut de rhumatologie de Montréal (IRM), Montréal, QC, Canada, ³Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Clinical Professor, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁴Nexus Clinical Research, St John's, NF, Canada, ⁵Centre de rhumatologie de l'est du Québec (CREQ), Rimouski, QC, Canada, ⁶University of Toronto, McMaster University, Credit Valley Rheumatology, Mississauga, ON, Canada, ⁷Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, Nanaimo, BC, Canada, ⁸JSS Medical Research, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁹Medical Affairs, Janssen Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁰Medical Affairs, Janssen Canada Inc, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: To determine the point prevalence of peri-articular manifestations (PAMs) in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) patients treated with anti-TNF in a real-world, Canadian, routine clinical practice…
Abstract Number: 197 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Discordance Of Patient-Physician Assessments Of General Health In a US Hispanic Population With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Leyda Díaz-Correa¹, Mariely Nieves-Plaza², Yesenia C. Santiago-Casas³, Tania González-Rivera⁴, Grissel Ríos³ and Luis M. Vilá³, ¹Department of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR, ²University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ³Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR, ⁴Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Instruments to measure rheumatoid arthritis (RA) activity such as the 28-Joint Disease Activity Score (DAS28) are used to assess response to treatment. One component…
Abstract Number: 2512 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Smoking Is Associated With More Severe Skin Disease In Subjects With Moderate To Severe Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
Victoria P. Werth¹, Munther A. Khamashta², Gabor G. Illei³, Stephen Yoo³, Liangwei Wang⁴ and Warren Greth³, ¹Department of Dermatology, Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, ²Lupus Research Unit, The Rayne Institute, St Thomas Hospital, Kings College London School of Medicine, London, United Kingdom, ³Clinical Development, MedImmune, LLC, Gaithersburg, MD, ⁴Biostatistics, MedImmune, LLC, Gaithersburg, MD
Background/Purpose: The influence of smoking on the severity of cutaneous manifestations in adults with moderate to severe SLE was assessed in an ongoing international, multi-center,…
Abstract Number: 2266 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Research On Factors Influenced For Bone Metabolic Markers In Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients From Prospective Cohort Study
Masahiro Tada¹, Tatsuya Koike², Tadashi Okano¹, Yuko Sugioka¹, Kenji Mamoto¹, Kentaro Inui³ and Hiroaki Nakamura¹, ¹Orthopedic Surgery, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan, ²Rheumatosurgery, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan, ³Orhtopedic Surgery, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) develop osteoporosis more frequently than healthy individuals. Bone resorption and formation are respectively increased and inhibited in patients with…
Abstract Number: 1741 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Correlation Of The Interferon Gene Signature With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Is Dependent On The Associated Level Of The BAFF Gene Transcript
Michelle Petri¹, Laurence S. Magder², Hong Fang¹, Julie Czerkowicz³, Andrea Dearth³, Jadwiga Bienkowska⁴, Norm Allaire⁵, Patrick Cullen³, Alice Thai³ and Ann Ranger³, ¹Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ²Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, ³Biogen Idec Inc, Cambridge, MA, ⁴Translational Medicine, Biogen Idec Inc., Cambridge, MA, ⁵Biogen Idec Inc., Cambridge, MA
Background/Purpose: The interferon alpha (IFN) gene signature is frequent in SLE (~50% of patients) and important in pathogenesis. However, multiple studies have found that the…
Abstract Number: 1366 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Abdominal Adiposity and Body Composition In Rheumatoid Arthritis: Relation With Disease Characteristics In A Case-Control Study
Ivan Ferraz-Amaro¹, Esmeralda Delgado-Frías², Vanesa Hernandez-Hernandez³, Jose Ramon Muñiz⁴, Antonieta Gonzalez-Diaz⁵, Angeles Gomez Rodriguez-Bethencourt⁵ and Federico Diaz-Gonzalez⁶, ¹Rheumatology, Servicio de Reumatologia. Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Tenerife, Spain, ²Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, La Laguna, Spain, ³Rheumatology, Rheumatology Service, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, ⁴Resonancia Magnética IMETISA, Resonancia Magnetica IMETISA, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, ⁵Servicio de Medicina Nuclear, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, ⁶University of La Laguna, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, La Laguna, Spain
Background/Purpose: To determine the relationship between measures of body composition (total body composition derived from dual energy X-ray absorptiometry and abdominal adiposity through magnetic resonance…
Abstract Number: 862 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ten-Year Incidence of Self-Reported Nonvertebral Fractures in 9,720 Japanese Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study
Kensuke Ochi¹, Takefumi Furuya¹, Eisuke Inoue², Katsunori Ikari¹, Atsuo Taniguchi², Hisashi Yamanaka¹ and Shigeki Momohara², ¹Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, ²Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
Ten-Year Incidence of Self-reported Nonvertebral Fractures in 9,720 Japanese Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study Background/Purpose: Although rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a…
Abstract Number: 346 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rheumatoid Arthritis, a More Severe Disease Than Psoriatic Arthritis? A Comparison Of Disease Activity In Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis From The Swedish Early Psoriatic Arthritis Registry (SwePsA) and The Swedish Rheumatology Registry For Early RA (SRR)
Gerd-Marie Alenius¹, Tomas Husmark², Elke Theander³, Per Larsson⁴, Mats Geijer⁵, Annika Teleman⁶ and Ulla R. C. Lindqvist⁷, ¹Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Rheumatology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden, ²Department of Rheumatology, Falu Hospital, Falun, Sweden, ³Section of Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Sciences, Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden, ⁴Dept of Rheumatology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁵Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Center for Medical Imaging and Physiology, Lund, Sweden, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, Spenshult Hospital, Oskarstrom, Sweden, ⁷Department of Medical Sciences, Rheumatology, University Hospital, Uppsala university, Uppsala, Sweden
Background/Purpose: In clinical practise patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) seem to have milder disease expression compared with patients having rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Studies have, however,…
Abstract Number: 2905 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Demethylation of ITGAL (CD11a) regulatory sequences in CD4+T lymphocytes of Systemic Sclerosis
Yaoyao Wang¹, Ye Shu², Qing Wang¹, Ming Zhao¹, Gongping Liang¹, Qianjin Lu¹ and Rong Xiao¹, ¹Department of Dermatology, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China, ²Department of Dermatology, Hunan Children's Hospital, Changsha, China

Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune connective tissue disease epitomized numerous cellular and humoral immunological abnormalities. The immune system undoubtedly plays a pivotal…
Abstract Number: 2508 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical and Serological Discordance In The Systemic Lupus Erythematosus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC) Cohort
Murray B. Urowitz¹, Dafna D. Gladman¹, Nicole Anderson¹ and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus International Collaborating Clinics SLICC², ¹Division of Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Anti-DNA antibodies and serum complement levels are considered important biomarkers for disease activity in SLE. Despite this many SLE patients present serologically active (positive…
Abstract Number: 2238 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparison Of The Long-Term Outcome For Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients With persistent Moderate Disease Activity Or Disease Remission During The First Year After Diagnosis: Data From The Espoir Cohort
Bernard Combe¹, Isabelle Logeart², M. Belkacemi³, S Dadoun⁴, Jean-Pierre Daurès⁵ and Maxime Dougados⁶, ¹Rheumatology, Lapeyronie Hospital, Montpellier I university, Montpellier, France, ²Pfizer, Paris, France, ³CHRU Montpellier, Montpellier, France, ⁴Paris-Pitié Salpêtrière University Hospital, Paris, France, ⁵Service BESPIM, CHU, Nimes, France, ⁶Rheumatology B Department, Paris-Descartes University, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: The Treat to Target and EULAR recommendations highlighted the need for achieving and maintaining remission in patients with early RA. We investigated if early…
Abstract Number: 1708 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Can People With Rheumatoid Arthritis Self Monitor Their Disease Activity?
Noura AL Osaimi¹, Erin Carruthers², Charles H Goldsmith^3,4, Paul M Adam⁵ and Diane Lacaille^1,6, ¹Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ²Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, ³Biostatistics, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, ⁴Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada, ⁵Rheumatology Liaison, Mary Pack Arthritis Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁶Rheumatology, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, University of British Columbia, Richmond, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: In rheumatoid arthritis (RA) the target for treatment is clinical remission or minimal disease activity. Active involvement of patients in monitoring their own disease…
Abstract Number: 1368 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Effect Of Vitamin D On Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis
Faye A H Cooles¹, Arthur G Pratt^2,3,4, Wan-Fai Ng^3,5, Terry J Aspray³ and John D Isaacs², ¹Musculoskeletal Research Group, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, ²Institute of Cellular Medicine (Musculoskeletal Research Group), NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre, Newcastle Hospitals Foundation Trust and Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, ³Musculoskeletal Directorate, The Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, ⁴Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, ⁵Musculoskeletal Research Group, Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: There is increasing evidence that vitamin D has immunoregulatory properties in autoimmunity. In established rheumatoid arthritis (RA) there appears to be an inverse association…
Abstract Number: 812 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Alveolar Bone Loss Is Associated With Disease Activity and ACPA Expression In Rheumatoid Arthritis
Ted R. Mikuls¹, Jeffrey Payne², Fang Yu³, Geoffrey M. Thiele⁴, Shawneen Gonzalez², Jeffrey Markt⁵, Jeremy Sokolove⁶, William H. Robinson⁷, Richard J. Reynolds⁸, Grant W. Cannon⁹, David McGowan¹⁰, Gail S. Kerr¹¹, Robert Redman¹², Andreas M. Reimold¹³, Garth Griffiths¹⁴, Mark Beatty², Marian Schmid², Paul Johnson², Debra Bergman¹⁵, Bartlett C. Hamilton III¹⁶, Alan R. Erickson¹ and James R. O'Dell¹⁷, ¹Omaha VA Medical Center and University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ²College of Dentistry, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Lincoln, NE, ³University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁴Int Med/Sec of Rheum/Immun, Univ of Nebraska Med Ctr, Omaha, NE, ⁵Otol-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁶Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ⁷Division of Immunology and Rheumatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, ⁸Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁹Division of Rheumatology, Salt Lake City VA and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ¹⁰Dentistry, George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT, ¹¹Rheumatology, Washington DC VAMC, Georgetown and Howard University, Washington, DC, ¹²Dentistry, Washington DC VA, Georgetown and Howard University, Washington, DC, ¹³Rheumatology, Dallas VA and University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX, ¹⁴Dentistry, Dallas VA and University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX, ¹⁵Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ¹⁶University of Nebraska Medical Center and Omaha VA Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ¹⁷Dept of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: Periodontitis (PD) has been implicated in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) pathogenesis including the expression of anti-citrullinated protein antibody (ACPA). ACPA, in turn, have been shown…
Abstract Number: 300 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Higher Disease Activity In Psoriatic Arthritis Is Associated With Elevated Total Cholesterol and Triglycerides
Monalyn Labitigan¹, Asha Shrestha¹, George W. Reed^2,3, Robert P. Magner⁴, Nicole Jordan⁵, Joel M. Kremer⁶, Jeffrey D. Greenberg⁷, Asena Bahce-Altuntas⁵ and Anna R. Broder¹, ¹Rheumatology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, ²CORRONA, Inc., Southborough, MA, ³Orthopedics, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, ⁴University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, ⁶Center for Rheumatology, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, ⁷Departments of Medicine (Rheum Div) and Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) is linked to both obesity and an increased cardiovascular risk. However, the relationship between PsA disease activity and lipids, a major cardiovascular…

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