Abstracts tagged "Epidemiology"

Abstract Number: 1909 • ACR Convergence 2025
Trends of venous thromboembolism after total joint replacement in the United Kingdom after the introduction of NICE guidelines.
Subhashisa Swain¹, Nadja Leith², Sarah Brown², Cynthia Wright Drakesmith², Jonathan Rees³, Clare Bankhead⁴ and John Powell⁴, ¹Keele University, University of Oxford, Keele, United Kingdom, ²University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ³NDORMS, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ⁴NDPCHS, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Joint replacement (JR) surgery is one of the preferred management for end-stage arthritis. Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) is one of the major post-surgical complications after…
Abstract Number: 1883 • ACR Convergence 2025
Temporal Patterns of Cardiometabolic Comorbidities Before and After Psoriatic Arthritis Diagnosis: A Nationwide Retrospective Study from Poland.
Batko Bogdan¹, Mateusz Szeląg², Krzysztof Batko³, Magdalena Krajewska-Włodarczyk⁴, Zbigniew Żuber⁵, Marcin Stajszczyk⁶, Brygida Kwiatkowska⁷ and Tomasz Guzik⁸, ¹Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski University, Krakow, Poland, Kraków, Poland, ²Ministry of Health, Warsaw, Poland, ³Department of Dermatology, University Hospital in Krakow, Poland, Krakow, Poland, ⁴University of Warmia & Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland, ⁵Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski University, Krakow, Poland, Krakow, Poland, ⁶Department of Rheumatology and Autoimmune Diseases, Silesian Center for Rheumatology, Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, Ustroń, Poland, Ustron, Poland, ⁷Clinic of Early Arthritis, National Institute of Geriatrics, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Warsaw, Poland, Warsaw, Poland, ⁸BHF Centre for Research Excellence, Centre for Cardiovascular Sciences, The University of Edin-burgh, Edinburgh, UK, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: While the association between psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and cardiometabolic disorders is established, the temporal sequence and progression of these comorbidities remain poorly characterized. To…
Abstract Number: 1500 • ACR Convergence 2025
Prognostic Impact of Thrombocytopenia on Morbidity and Mortality in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Retrospective Single-Center Study
Milad Heydari-Kamjani¹, Amir Daneshvar², Dana Nachawati², Elleson Harper², Keri Ann Pfeil², Meghan Gump², Lindsay Frumker³ and Omer Pamuk¹, ¹University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center/ Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, ²University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center/Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, ³University hospitals Cleveland medical center, Highland Heights, OH
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune rheumatic disease with heterogeneous hematologic manifestations. Thrombocytopenia (TP) in SLE may be associated with major organ involvement…
Abstract Number: 1190 • ACR Convergence 2025
IgG4-related disease with comorbid autoimmune diseases: a retrospective study from a large cohort
Xinli Yang¹, Wen Zhang², Jiaxin zhou³ and Yuxue Nie⁴, ¹Peking Union Medical College, Dong Cheng Qu, China (People's Republic), ²Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Dong Cheng Qu, China (People's Republic), ³Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China (People's Republic), ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China, Dong Cheng Qu, China (People's Republic)
Background/Purpose: This study aimed to explore the clinical characteristics, treatment, and prognosis of IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) patients with comorbid autoimmune diseases (AIDs).Methods: A total of…
Abstract Number: 1013 • ACR Convergence 2025
All roads lead to Rheum? Modeling scenarios of new patients-to-pediatric rheumatologist ratios in different US states
Gabriela Accetta Rojas¹, Evan Mulvihill², Salma Siddique¹ and Annemarie Brescia¹, ¹Nemours Children's Hospital of Delaware, Wilmington, DE, ²Nemours/A.I.duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE
Background/Purpose: Rheumatology is among the pediatric subspecialties with the lowest workforce density in the US1. Initial management of most of the pediatric rheumatologic conditions relies…
Abstract Number: 0546 • ACR Convergence 2025
Multimorbidity clusters in psoriatic arthritis, psoriasis, and axial spondyloarthritis and their association with healthcare utilization: A population-based study
Paras Karmacharya¹, Dilli Poudel², Daniel Shin³, Robert Fitzsimmons³, Leslie Crofford⁴ and Alexis Ogdie⁵, ¹Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, Hermitage, TN, ²Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ³University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ⁴Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Melbourne, AR, ⁵University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Multimorbidity (≥ 2 chronic conditions) is common in inflammatory diseases such as psoriatic arthritis (PsA), psoriasis (PsO), and axial spondyloarthritis (AxSpA), increasing patient burden…
Abstract Number: 0169 • ACR Convergence 2025
The High Disease Burden of Connective Tissue Disorder-Interstitial Lung Disease in the USA Demonstrates an Unmet Need for Earlier Diagnosis and Treatment
Sally Wetten¹, George Mu², Keele E. Wurst³, Roger A. Levy⁴, Ben Newth⁵, Svetlana I. Nihtyanova⁶ and Elaine Irving⁷, ¹GSK, Epidemiology, Stevenage, United Kingdom, ²GSK, Statistics, Collegeville, PA, ³GSK, Immunology and Emerging Epidemiology, Durham, NC, ⁴GSK, Specialty Care, Global Medical Affairs, Collegeville, PA, ⁵GSK, Specialty Care, Global Medical Affairs, London, United Kingdom, ⁶GSK, Clinical Sciences, Research & Development, London, United Kingdom, ⁷GSK, Clinical, Stevenage, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a serious pulmonary manifestation that can occur across all connective tissue disorders (CTD). Aberrant immune-mediated inflammation and fibrosis leads…
Abstract Number: 2661 • ACR Convergence 2025
Heterogeneity of RA-ILD by Longitudinal Forced Vital Capacity Measurements Is Associated with Survival and Respiratory Hospitalization
Bryant England¹, Yangyuna Yang¹, Punyasha Roul², Tate Johnson¹, Scott Matson³, Grant Cannon⁴, Brian Sauer⁵, Jeffrey Curtis⁶, Joshua Baker⁷ and Ted Mikuls¹, ¹University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ²UNMC, Omaha, NE, ³University of Kansas, Kansas City, MO, ⁴University of Utah and Salt Lake City VA, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁵Salt Lake City VA/University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁶Foundation for Advancing Science, Technology, Education and Research, Birmingham, AL, ⁷University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Forced vital capacity (FVC) is one of the primary disease measures monitored in RA-associated interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD). While prior studies have suggested a…
Abstract Number: 2221 • ACR Convergence 2025
Racial Differences in Cardiovascular Events and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Among Pregnant Individuals With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Rashmi Dhital¹, Rebecca Baer² and Christina Chambers³, ¹Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Brentwood, TN, ²University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, ³University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Background/Purpose: Pregnant individuals with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) face an increased risk of cardiovascular events (CVEs) as well as adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs). While racial…
Abstract Number: 1908 • ACR Convergence 2025
Clinical and Imaging Features of Haemochromatosis Arthropathy – a Systematic Literature Review and Meta- Analysis
Svenja Engelhardt¹, Sabine Buroh², Guido Schwarzer³, Andreas Kerschbaumer⁴, Axel Braner⁵, Mathilde Herber⁶, Pedro Machado⁷, Patrick Kiely⁸ and Stephanie Finzel⁹, ¹University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany, ²Library of the Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, Library of the Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany, Freiburg, Germany, ³University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany, Institute of Medical Biometry and Statistics, Faculty of Medicine and Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany, Freiburg, Germany, Freiburg, Germany, ⁴Stanford University / Medical University of Vienna, Stanford, CA, ⁵MVZ Aschaffenburg, Aschaffenburg, Germany, Frankfurt, Germany, ⁶Strasbourg Centre University, Strasbourg, France, Department of Internal Medicine, Strasbourg, France, Strasbourg, France, ⁷Department of Rheumatology, University College London, and Department of Rheumatology, Northwick Park Hospital, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, Centre for Rheumatology & Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, University College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁸St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom, ⁹Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
Background/Purpose: Haemochromatosis arthropathy (HA) has been little researched to date. Arthropathy frequently is amongst thefirst clinical manifestations of haemochromatosis, but might be overlooked or misdiagnosed…
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: 1429 • ACR Convergence 2025
Survival Outcomes in Elderly Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis and Concomitant Cancer
Savannah Bowman¹, Mei Li², Xiudong Lei³, Hui Zhao³, Juan Ruiz⁴, Sharon H. Giordano³, Alexis Ogdie⁵ and Maria Suarez-Almazor⁶, ¹Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, ²The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, ³The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, ⁴Hospital Alemán, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁵University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁶MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is associated with several comorbidities, including cancer. Prior studies have shown that elderly patients with rheumatoid arthritis and concomitant breast or…
Abstract Number: 1156 • ACR Convergence 2025
Incidence and Prevalence of Interstitial Pneumonia with Autoimmune Features in a Population-Based Cohort
elena Joerns¹, Sara Achenbach¹, Cynthia Crowson², eva carmona¹, Robert Vassallo³, John Joerns¹, Vanessa Kronzer³, John Davis³ and Elena myasoedova³, ¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, ²Mayo Clinic, Stewartvillle, MN, ³Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features (IPAF) is a type of interstitial lung disease (ILD) with features of autoimmunity, yet patients do not fulfill criteria…
Abstract Number: 1010 • ACR Convergence 2025
Confounding by Indication in Observational Studies Investigating Glucocorticoid-Associated Adverse Events in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Literature Review
Andriko Palmowski¹, Anne Elisabeth Beenken², Anne Pankow², Judith Oldenkott², Henriette Käding², Edgar Wiebe³, Zhivana Boyadzhieva⁴, Eric L Matteson⁵, Ioanna Minopoulou⁶, Thorben Witte², David Simon⁷, Arnd Kleyer⁶ and FRANK BUTTGEREIT⁸, ¹Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²Charité, Berlin, Germany, ³Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁴Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁵Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN, ⁶Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Berlin, Germany, ⁷Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany; Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Berlin, Germany, ⁸Charité University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: Observational studies investigating glucocorticoids (GCs) and related adverse events (AEs) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can suffer from bias by indication if confounders…
Abstract Number: 0541 • ACR Convergence 2025
Inflammatory Back Pain Is Not Associated With HLA-B27 Positivity or CRP Levels in a Nationally Representative U.S. Population
Mark Hwang¹, Seokhun Kim², Charles Green¹, Charles Dillon³, Shervin Assassi⁴, Michael Weisman⁵ and John Reveille⁶, ¹UTHealth Houston, Houston, TX, ²UTHealth Houston, Houston, ³NIH, Bethesda, MD, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, UTHealth Houston, Houston, Texas, USA, Houston, TX, ⁵Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, LOS ANGELES, CA, ⁶Department of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Center, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: Inflammatory back pain (IBP) is a hallmark symptom of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) and is frequently used as a clinical entry point for further evaluation,…

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