Abstracts tagged "Epidemiology"

Abstract Number: 1015 • ACR Convergence 2025
Refining Administrative Algorithms For Accurate Identification of Patients with Systemic Sclerosis In Trinetx Research Network
Gulsen Ozen¹, Michael O'Rorke², Paul Romitti² and Robyn Domsic³, ¹University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Division of Immunology, Coralville, IA, ²University of Iowa College of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Iowa City, IA, ³University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Large data-driven medical research is invaluable in answering questions about epidemiology, genetics, therapeutics, and outcomes of rare diseases. Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is rare yet…
Abstract Number: 0728 • ACR Convergence 2025
Incidence and Clinical Characteristics of ANCA-Associated Vasculitis: A Nationwide Study in Spain
Susana Romero-Yuste¹, Marta Domínguez-Álvaro², Antonio Fernández-Nebro³, Miquel Blasco⁴, Beatriz Ventosa⁵, Javier Narváez⁶, Gema Fernández⁷, Iñigo Rúa-Figueroa⁸, Desirée Luis-Rodríguez⁹ and Manuel Macía¹⁰, ¹University Hospital Complex of Pontevedra, Pontevedra, Spain, ²Sociedad Española de Reumatología, Madrid, Spain, ³Hospital Regional Universitario de Malaga, Malaga, Spain, Malaga, Spain, ⁴Hospital clinic Barcelona, Barcelona Spain, Spain, ⁵Spanish Society of Rheumatology, Madrid, Spain, ⁶Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, ⁷Hospital la Paz, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ⁸Hospital de Gran Canaria Doctor Negrin, Las Palmas GC, Spain, ⁹Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, Tenerife, Spain, ¹⁰Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria,, Tenerife, Spain
Background/Purpose: ANCA-associated vasculitides (AAV)—granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), and microscopic polyangiitis (MPA)are rare but severe systemic vasculitides with significant morbidity and…
Abstract Number: 0245 • ACR Convergence 2025
Predictors of Arterial Stiffness in Connective Tissue Diseases: Insights from the Lupus Extended Autoimmune Phenotype (LEAP) Cohort Study
cristiana Sieiro¹, Sarah Dyball², Ellen Bruce³, Ben Parker⁴ and Ian Bruce⁵, ¹Univrsity of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ²University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ³Manchester University NHS FT, The Kellgren Centre of Rheumatology, Manchester, United Kingdom, Manchester, ⁴NIHR Manchester CRF, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁵Centre for Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences, Queen's University, Belfast, Manchester, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Connective tissue diseases (CTDs), including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), systemic sclerosis (SSc), and Sjögren’s disease (SjD), are associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular…
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: 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: 2657 • ACR Convergence 2025
Incidence of Rheumatic Diseases Among Patients Receiving GLP-1 Receptor Agonists: A Comparative Analysis with DPP-4 Inhibitors in a Propensity Score-Matched Cohort
Betul Ibis¹, Furkan Bahar¹, Yu-Che Lee², Ko-Yun Chang³, Yu Chang⁴ and Cho-Han Chiang⁵, ¹Mount Auburn Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA, ²University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, ³National Jewish Health, Denver, CO, ⁴National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan (Republic of China), ⁵Mount Auburn Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge
Background/Purpose: GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) are increasingly utilized in diabetes mellitus management due to their glucose-lowering and cardiovascular benefits. However, the effect of GLP-1RAs on…
Abstract Number: 2214 • ACR Convergence 2025
Hydroxychloroquine and Pregnancy Outcomes in Lupus: Results from a population-based cohort study
Sadaf Sediqi¹, leo lu², J. Antonio Aviña-Zubieta³ and Julia F Simard⁴, ¹Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ²Arthritis Research Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ³University of British Columbia/Arthritis Research Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁴Stanford Medicine, Stanford, CA
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) can pose an increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes such as preeclampsia and preterm delivery. Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), commonly used to…
Abstract Number: 1907 • ACR Convergence 2025
Twenty-Year Trends in the U.S. Burden of Gout: A State-Level Analysis of Disability and Prevalence from 2001 to 2021
Shiza sarfraz, Hassam Ali and debargha basuli, East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, NC
Background/Purpose: Gout is the most common inflammatory arthritis and an important driver of chronic disability. However, long-term trends in gout burden across U.S. states are…

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