Abstracts tagged "Disparities"

Abstract Number: 1882 • ACR Convergence 2025
Vessels Under Fire: National Mortality Trends in Systemic Vasculitides in the United States, 1999–2020
Aziz-ur-Rahman Khalid¹, Ghassan Makhoul², Hasan Munshi², Islam Rajab², Emmanuel Olumuyide³, MD Walid Akram Hussain², Ahmed Huzien² and Robert Lahita⁴, ¹St. Joseph's University Medical Center, wayne, ²St. Josephs University Medical Center, Paterson, ³Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, ⁴St. Josephs University Medical Center, Wayne, NJ
Background/Purpose: Systemic vasculitides are rare but potentially life-threatening inflammatory disorders affecting blood vessels. Despite therapeutic advances, national mortality trends across vasculitis subtypes remain poorly defined.…
Abstract Number: 1082 • ACR Convergence 2025
Lupus Patient Navigator Program for Improving Care Adherence for Minority Patients
Rashi Vora¹, Samiha Karim², Dulaney Wilson³, Jasvinder Singh⁴, Gary Gilkeson¹, Jim Oates¹ and Diane Kamen⁵, ¹Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ²Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ³Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, ⁴Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ⁵Medical University of South Carolina, Johns Island, SC
Background/Purpose: Minority patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) experience a higher disease burden and encounter more barriers to care than White patients, resulting in worse…
Abstract Number: 1012 • ACR Convergence 2025
Racial and Gender Disparities in Gout Clinical Trials
Fizza Zulfiqar¹, Dania Kaur², Meaghan Bethea³, Taylor Spencer⁴, Samhitha Bitla⁵, Abhinav Vyas⁶ and Camelia Arsene⁷, ¹Trinity Health Oakland/Wayne State University, Pontiac, MI, ²North Alabama Medical Center, Muscle Shoals, AL, ³Trinity Health Oakland Hopsital, Pontiac, MI, ⁴Trinity Health Oaklnd Hospital, Pontiac, MI, ⁵Trinity Health Oakland Hospital, Pontiac, MI, ⁶Vanderbilt University, Nashvile, TN, ⁷Trinity Health Oakland Hospital, Pontiac
Background/Purpose: To develop effective novel treatment strategies for Gout disease that cater to patients from diverse backgrounds, it is crucial that all racial groups, without…
Abstract Number: 1881 • ACR Convergence 2025
Silent Impact: Two Decades of Sjögren’s Syndrome Mortality in the United States
Aziz-ur-Rahman Khalid¹, Ghassan Makhoul², Hasan Munshi², Islam Rajab², MD Walid Akram Hussain², Reshma John², Elvira Assaf², Amer Al Badawy², Barbare Khatiashvili², Rouba Isshak², John Salama², Ibrahim Sabah² and Robert Lahita³, ¹St. Joseph's University Medical Center, wayne, ²St. Josephs University Medical Center, Paterson, ³St. Josephs University Medical Center, Wayne, NJ
Background/Purpose: Sjögren’s syndrome is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by lymphocytic infiltration of exocrine glands with potential systemic involvement. Despite its known complications, population-level mortality…
Abstract Number: 1081 • ACR Convergence 2025
Insurance, Gender, and COVID-19’s Effects on Health Inequity in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A 12-Year Long Population Assessment
Ramsha Riaz¹, Lifang Zhang², Andrea Berger², Hema Srinivasan², Lisa Schroeder³ and Jonida Cote⁴, ¹Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA, ²Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA, ³Geisinger, Danville, PA, ⁴Geisinger Health System, Wilkes-Barre, PA
Background/Purpose: Recognizing health care disparities in Rheumatoid Arthritis is crucial to improving outcomes. This study analyzes factors contributing to RA care inequities.Methods: We examined RA…
Abstract Number: 0720 • ACR Convergence 2025
Current State of Racial, Ethnic, Sex, and Geographical Diversity in ANCA-associated vasculitis and Giant Cell Arteritis Trials
Manuel Carpio Tumba¹, Aida Mohamadi², Diana Louden³, Victor Pimentel-Quiroz⁴, Michael Putman⁵, Didem Saygin⁶, Raisa Lomanto Silva⁷ and Sebastian E Sattui⁸, ¹University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, ³University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ⁴Universidad Científica del Sur, San Isidro, Peru, ⁵The Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, ⁶Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ⁷Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁸Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) generate unbiased efficacy estimates and are required for regulatory approval. Understanding the degree to which they include racial, ethnic, sex,…
Abstract Number: 1880 • ACR Convergence 2025
Rheumatoid Arthritis Mortality in the U.S. (1999–2020): A Decline in Rates, But Not in Disparities
Aziz-ur-Rahman Khalid¹, Ghassan Makhoul², Hasan Munshi², Islam Rajab², Emmanuel Olumuyide³, MD Walid Akram Hussain², Aqsa Sorathia², Elvira Assaf², Amer Al Badawy², John Salama² and Robert Lahita⁴, ¹St. Joseph's University Medical Center, wayne, ²St. Josephs University Medical Center, Paterson, ³Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, ⁴St. Josephs University Medical Center, Wayne, NJ
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune disease associated with increased morbidity and mortality. While treatments have evolved, national trends and sociodemographic disparities in…
Abstract Number: 1080 • ACR Convergence 2025
Are Minority Populations Truly Vaccine Hesitant? A Provider-Based Approach to RSV Vaccine Uptake Suggests Otherwise.
pavana sakhamuri¹, Stephen Lindsey², Cathryn Leggio³ and Ellen Mire⁴, ¹LSUHSC, Dept of Rheumatology, Lafayette, LA, ²LSUHSC, Dept of Rheumatology, NEW ORLEANS, LA, ³University Medical center, NEW ORLEANS, LA, ⁴LSUHSC, Dept of Medicine, NEW ORLEANS, LA
Background/Purpose: Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is a leading cause of hospitalization and mortality in older adults and young children, particularly those with chronic illnesses or…
Abstract Number: 0785 • ACR Convergence 2025
It Takes a Community: Exploring the Importance of Community-Level Social Determinants of Health in Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
Chloe Heiting¹, Yiyuan Wu², Susan Goodman³, Peter Sculco⁴, Fei Wang², Rich Caruana⁵, Peter Cram⁶, Said Ibrahim⁷ and Bella Mehta⁸, ¹Northwell Health, New Hyde Park, NY, ²Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ³Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ⁴Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁵Microsoft, Redmond, WA, ⁶University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁷Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, ⁸Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, Jersey City, NJ
Background/Purpose: Despite changing trends and increased utilization of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in the United States,1 there are still prominent racial and ethnic disparities in…
Abstract Number: PP02 • ACR Convergence 2025
When The Body Speaks But No One Listens: A Dermatomyositis Story Through a Public Health Lens
Kyanna Johnson, Lynn Wilson, Manuel Lubinus, Elisa Glass
Background/Purpose: My journey with dermatomyositis (DM) began abruptly in July 2024, when I was hit by sudden, severe muscle weakness after a GI infection. I…
Abstract Number: 1709 • ACR Convergence 2025
Association Between Social Risk Factors and Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events Among Individuals with Rheumatic Conditions
Leah Santacroce¹, Jeong Yee², Jing Cui³, Emily Oakes¹, Hongshu Guan⁴ and Karen H. Costenbader⁵, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, MA, South Korea, ³Brigham Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Brigham and Women's Hospital/ Harvard Medical School, Boston, ⁵Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Individuals with rheumatic conditions are at an increased risk of experiencing cardiovascular events. Social risk factors contribute to disparities in comorbidities and adverse outcomes…
Abstract Number: 1079 • ACR Convergence 2025
Sociodemographic, Clinical, and Community-Level Deprivation Factors are Associated with Health-Related Quality of Life in Systemic Sclerosis
Sarah Smith¹, Paula Ramos², Dulaney Wilson³, Diane Kamen⁴ and Richard Silver¹, ¹Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ²Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, ³Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, ⁴Medical University of South Carolina, Johns Island, SC
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a multisystem autoimmune disease with heterogeneous manifestations and significant impairment in health-related quality of life (HRQoL). SSc outcomes are shaped…
Abstract Number: 0478 • ACR Convergence 2025
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in DMARD Use and in Medicare Part B-Covered Options Among Medicare Beneficiaries with Late-Onset Rheumatoid Arthritis
ashkan ara¹, John FitzGerald² and Susan Ettner², ¹UCLA Health, Los Angeles, CA, ²UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Biologic and targeted synthetic DMARDs can substantially improve the quality of life for Medicare beneficiaries with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, racial and ethnic disparities…
Abstract Number: 2629 • ACR Convergence 2025
Predictors of 30-day Readmissions in Pregnant Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: The Impact of Social Determinants of Health.
Sandhya Kannayiram¹, Yiyuan Wu², Lisa Sammaritano³, Michael Lockshin⁴, Rich Caruana⁵, Ware Branch⁶, Jane Salmon³ and Bella Mehta⁷, ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, ²Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ³Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁴Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ⁵Microsoft, Redmond, WA, ⁶University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁷Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, Jersey City, NJ
Background/Purpose: Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) are increasingly recognized as significant contributors to adverse outcomes in pregnant patients with SLE. This study aims to evaluate…
Abstract Number: 1707 • ACR Convergence 2025
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Kidney Transplant Outcomes Among Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): A 20-Year Analysis Spanning Before and After the 2014 Kidney Allocation System Revision
Soziema Salia¹, Boniface Mensah², Ufuoma Mamoh¹, Gilava Hedayati¹, Terrylyna Baffoe-Bonnie³, Joan Morny⁴ and Christhopher Haas³, ¹MedStar Health Georgetown University (Baltimore) Internal Medicine Program, Baltimore, MD, ²MedStar Health Georgetown University (Baltimore) Internal Medicine Program, Baltimore, CA, ³MedStar Health Georgetown University (Baltimore) Internal Medicine Program, Baltimore, ⁴Piedmont Athens Regional Internal Medicine Residency Program, Athens, GA
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a leading cause of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) in young women, particularly among racial and ethnic minorities. Kidney transplantation…

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