Abstracts tagged "Disease Activity"

Abstract Number: 2519 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Pregnancy in Psoriatic Arthritis: A Case Series
Maria Mouyis¹, Clare Thornton¹, David Williams^2,3 and Ian Giles⁴, ¹Rheumatology, University College London Hospital, London, United Kingdom, ²Institute for Women’s Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom, ³University College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁴Rayne Institute, Centre for Rheumatology Research, UCL Division of Medicine, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: It is recognised that active disease in women with inflammatory arthritis is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. Most studies however, have focussed upon patients…
Abstract Number: 2657 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Influence of Anxiety and Depression on the Swollen to Tender Joint Count Ratio: In Pursuit of a Phenotype of RA Patients with Somatic Complaints in a U.S. Veteran Population
Iris Navarro-Millan¹, Archana Jain¹, Rebecca Belsom¹, Angelo L. Gaffo², Shuo Yang³, Ted R. Mikuls⁴ and Jeffrey R. Curtis⁵, ¹Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Rheumatology, Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL, ³Clinical Immunology/Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁴Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁵Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: The utilization of a swollen (SJC) to tender joint count (TJC) ratio (STR = (SJC/TJC)) has been proposed in the past to identify a…
Abstract Number: 2992 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Identification of a New Set of Activity Criteria for Systemic Sclerosis. Preliminary Report
Gabriele Valentini¹, Michele Iudici², Veronika K. Jaeger³, Christopher P. Denton⁴, Oliver Distler⁵, Otylia M. Kowal-Bielecka⁶, Ulf Müller-Ladner⁷, Gabriela Riemekasten⁸, Ulrich A. Walker³, Suzana Jordan⁵, Elise Siegert⁸, Serena Vettori² and Yannick Allanore⁹, ¹Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Rheumatology Unit, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy, ²Department of Internal and Experimental Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy, ³Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland, ⁴Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Diseases, University College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁶Department of Rheumatology and Internal Medicine, Medical University in Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland, ⁷Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Justus-Liebig-University of Giessen, Kerckhoff-Klinik, Bad Nauheim, Germany, ⁸Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité – University Hospital, Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁹Department of Rheumatology, University Paris Descartes and Cochin Hospital, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: The European Scleroderma Study Group (EScSG) Activity Index developed in 2001 has some limitations due to the procedure underlying its development and the inclusion…
Abstract Number: 158 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ultrasound Score of Dominant Hand in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Correlates with DAS28CRP, CDAI and SDAI but Not RAPID-3
Allen P. Anandarajah¹, Bethany Marston², Linda Grinnell-Merrick² and Ralf G. Thiele³, ¹Dept of Rheumatology, Univ of Rochester Medical Ctr, Rochester, NY, ²Rheumatology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, ³University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
Background/Purpose: Musculoskeletal ultrasound (MUS) allows for direct visualization of diverse pathologic features such as cortical bone erosions, synovial thickening, and synovial vascularity in the joints…
Abstract Number: 515 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Are Changes in Autoantibody Levels Reflecting Change in Prognosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis?
Manuel Unger¹, Farideh Alasti¹, Paul Studenic¹, Josef S. Smolen^2,3 and Daniel Aletaha¹, ¹Department of Internal Medicine 3, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ²2nd Department of Medicine, Hietzing Hospital, Vienna, Austria, ³Department of Medicine 3, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Background/Purpose: The presence of rheumatoid factor (RF) and antibodies against citrullinated peptides (ACPA) is associated with progression of joint damage in patients with rheumatoid arthritis…
Abstract Number: 734 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Disease Patterns, Flare Incidence and Organ Damage Among Filipino Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: a One-Year Observational Study
Mary Flor Joy Edar, Leonid Zamora, Catherine Macapagal and Sandra V. Navarra, Rheumatology, University of Santo Tomas Hospital, Manila, Philippines
Background/Purpose: This study describes the disease patterns, flare incidence, hospitalizations and causes of mortality in a cohort of Filipino patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE),…
Abstract Number: 1544 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Resiliency As a Predictor of Depressive Symptoms in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Matt Woo¹, Nadil Zeiadin¹, Hayley Yurgan², Dean Tripp³ and Mala Joneja¹, ¹Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada, ²Psychology, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada, ³Psychology, Anaesthesiology, Urology, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic, systemic, autoimmune disease affecting 0.5 – 1% of the adult population that leads to a progressive decline in functional…
Abstract Number: 2066 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Elevated Innate, Adaptive, and TNF-Superfamily Soluble Inflammatory Mediators Mark Impending Disease Flare, While Regulatory Mediators Distinguish Lack of Impending Disease Flare in African-American SLE Patients with Active Disease
Melissa E. Munroe¹, Evan G. Vista², Joan T. Merrill³, Joel M. Guthridge¹, Virginia C. Roberts¹ and Judith A. James⁴, ¹Arthritis and Clinical Immunology, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ²Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Santo Tomas, Taguig City, Philippines, ³Clinical Pharmacology, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁴Arthritis and Clinical Immunology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK
Background/Purpose: SLE is a multifaceted disease characterized by immune dysregulation and varied disease activity. Identifying mechanistic mediators of altered disease activity would help prevent damage…
Abstract Number: 2531 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Hematologic Disorder during Pregnancy Associated with Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Among Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Sara K. Tedeschi¹, Hongshu Guan², Alexander Fine², Bing Lu¹, Karen H. Costenbader¹ and Bonnie Bermas¹, ¹Rheumatology, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Previous studies have found a relationship between overall systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) activity and adverse pregnancy outcomes. We sought to investigate whether specific types…
Abstract Number: 2663 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Evaluation of Anti-Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide Autoantibody Levels in Clinical Practice and Its Association with Disease Activity
E Alemao¹, KK Gandhi¹, C Iannaccone², M Frits², JS Coblyn², N Shadick² and Michael Weinblatt², ¹Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Testing for anti-citrullinated peptide antibodies (ACPA) is included in the 2010 ACR classification criteria for RA. ACPA concentration, beyond ACPA positivity, is indicative of…
Abstract Number: 3045 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Anti-Alpha-Enolase Antibodies in Behçet’s Disease: A Marker of Articular Disease Activity?
Leandro L. Prado, Celio R. Gonçalves, Vilma S. T. Viana, Eloisa Bonfá and Carla G.S. Saad, Rheumatology Division, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Diagnosis of Behçet´s disease (BD) is challenging because is based solely on clinical features. Articular involvement in this disease may mimic other diagnosis such…
Abstract Number: 169 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ultrasonographic Signs of Inflammation of Metatarsophalangeal Joints in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Who Are Treated to Target
Myrthe van der Ven¹, David F. Ten Cate², Andreas Gerards³, Johannes Jacobs⁴, Nanno Swen⁵, M.H. de Jager⁶, Natalja Basoski⁷, Cees Haagsma⁸, Mieke Hazes¹ and J.J. Luime¹, ¹Rheumatology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ²Department of Rheumatology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ³Rheumatology, Vlietland Hospital, Schiedam, Netherlands, ⁴Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, ⁵Rheumatology, Medical Center Alkmaar, Alkmaar, Netherlands, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, Albert Schweitzer Hospital, Dordrecht, Netherlands, ⁷Rheumatology, Maasstadziekenhuis, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ⁸Rheumatology, Ziekenhuisgroep Twente, Almelo, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: The feet are often involved in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but physical examination of the metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joints to detect arthritis is challenging especially in…
Abstract Number: 533 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Interferon Gene Signature in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Demonstrates No Significant Association with Disease Activity
Faye A H Cooles¹, Amy E. Anderson², Catharien Hilkens³ and John D Isaacs⁴, ¹Musculoskeletal Research Group, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, ²Musculoskeletal Research Group, Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, ³Musculoskeletal Research Group, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom, ⁴Newcastle University and the Freeman Hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: An interferon-α gene signature (IGS) has been demonstrated in a number of rheumatological conditions, including rheumatoid arthritis (RA) where it is present in about…
Abstract Number: 735 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Belimumab Reduces the Frequency of Flares and Prevents Damage Progression in SLE Patients: Experience in a Clinical Practice Setting
Luca Iaccarino¹, Silvano Bettio¹, Rossella Reggia², Margherita Zen³, Micol Frassi², Laura Andreoli², Linda Nalotto¹, Mariele Gatto¹, Lara Pea², Nicola Bassi¹, Maddalena Larosa¹, Alessandra Zanola², Leonardo Punzi⁴, Angela Tincani² and Andrea Doria¹, ¹Department of Medicine-DIMED, University of Padova, Padova, Italy, ²Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy, ³Division of Rheumatology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy, ⁴Unit of Rheumatology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
Background/Purpose: To investigate the efficacy and safety of belimumab in patients affected with active systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) refractory to standard therapy. Methods: Fifty-eight patients,…
Abstract Number: 1550 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Flares of Disease Activity As Risk Factor for the Occurrence of Myocardial Infarction in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Esmee Bakker¹, Pauline Geuijen², Beata Radovits¹, Delia Popa-Diaconu¹, Calin Popa¹, Elke Arts¹, Alfons A. den Broeder³ and Jaap Fransen¹, ¹Rheumatology, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ²Rheumatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ³Rheumatology, Sint Maartenskliniek, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients have an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVD). The underlying mechanism is partly explained by the inflammation process in both…

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