Abstracts tagged "Epidemiology"

Abstract Number: 0687 • ACR Convergence 2024
Patterns of Disease Progression in Early Systemic Sclerosis Patients with Interstitial Lung Disease
Lorenzo Beretta¹, Alessandro Santaniello², Silvia Bosello³, Enrico De Lorenzis⁴, Gerlando Natalello⁵, Nicoletta Del Papa⁶, Silvia Cavalli⁷, Devis Benfaremo⁸, Giacomo De Luca⁹, Corrado Campochiaro¹⁰, Lorenzo Cavagna¹¹, Veronica Codullo¹², Francesco Bonomi¹³, gaia Montanelli¹⁴, Adriana Severino¹⁵, Monica Caronni², Barbara Vigone², Silvia Bellando-Randone¹⁶, Carlomaurizio Montecucco¹⁷, Marco Matucci-Cerinic¹⁸, Lorenzo Dagna¹⁹, Gianluca Moroncini⁸, Roberto Caporali²⁰ and Chiara Bellocchi²¹, ¹Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico di MIlano, Milan, Milan, Italy, ²Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Policlinico di Milano, MILANO, Italy, ³FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI- IRCCS, Rome, Rome, Italy, ⁴Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Roma, Rome, Italy, ⁵Division of Rheumatology - Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, Rome, Rome, Italy, ⁶ASST Centro Specialistico Ortopedico Traumatologico Gaetano Pini-CTO, Milano, Milan, Italy, ⁷University of Milan, Milan, Milan, Italy, ⁸Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy, ⁹Vita-Salute San Raffaele University & IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Milan, Italy, ¹⁰IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital. Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Milan, Italy, ¹¹University of Pavia and Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Hospital of Pavia, Pavia, Pavia, Italy, ¹²Division of Rheumatology - Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy, Pavia, Lombardia, Italy, ¹³Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Florence, Italy, ¹⁴Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Policlinico di Milano, Milan, Italy, ¹⁵Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Policlinico di Milano, Milan, Milan, Italy, ¹⁶University of Florence, Florence, Florence, Italy, ¹⁷IRCCS policlinico S. Matteo foundation, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy, ¹⁸University San Raffaele Milano, Milano, Milan, Italy, ¹⁹Ospedale San Raffaele, Milano, Italy, ²⁰Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, and Department of Rheumatology and Medical Sciences, ASST Gaetano Pini-CTO, Milan, Italy, ²¹Università degli Studi di Milano, IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico di Milano, Milano, Italy
Background/Purpose: Understanding the trajectory of disease progression in SSc-ILD is crucial for effective patient management and prognostication. Trajectory modeling offers a novel approach to deciphering…
Abstract Number: 0990 • ACR Convergence 2024
Predictors of Adverse Events and Complications in Cirrhotic Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Nationwide Analysis
Nidaa Rasheed¹, Humzah Iqbal² and Candice Reyes³, ¹UCSF Fresno, Fresno, CA, ²UCSF FRESNO, FRESNO, ³VACCHCS, Fresno, CA
Background/Purpose: Cirrhosis is associated with a host of complications such as coagulopathy, renal impairment, esophageal varices, peritonitis, and increased mortality. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a…
Abstract Number: 1093 • ACR Convergence 2024
Risk of Dementia in Patients with Gout: Potential Impact of Survival Bias
Joshua Baker¹, Lindsay Helget², chung-Chou Chang³, Bryant England², Brian Coburn¹, Harlan Sayles², Punyasha Roul⁴ and Ted Mikuls², ¹University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ³University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁴UNMC, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: Prior studies reported a lower risk of dementia among patients with gout suggesting that hyperuricemia might play a neuroprotective role. However, risk estimates for…
Abstract Number: 1343 • ACR Convergence 2024
Heightened Gout Risk in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A National Cohort Study
Seonyoung Kang¹, Yeonghee Eun², Kyungdo Han³, Jinhyung Jung⁴, Seulkee Lee⁵, Hoon-Suk Cha⁶, Hyungjin Kim⁷, Jaejoon Lee⁵ and Dong Wook Shin⁸, ¹Samsung Medical Center, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea, ²Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ³Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, Soongsil University, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ⁴Department of Medical Statistics, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ⁵Department of Internal Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ⁶Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ⁷Department of Medical Humanities, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ⁸Department of Family Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul
Background/Purpose: Although gout is a prevalent disease, the coexistence of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and gout has been considered unusual. Only several case reports describing the…
Abstract Number: 1748 • ACR Convergence 2024
Fracture Incidence Rates in Persons with Rheumatoid Arthritis by Disease Activity Level
Rachel Elam¹, Emma Kersey², Jing Li³, Gabriela Schmajuk⁴ and Laura Carbone⁵, ¹Augusta University, Evans, GA, ²University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ³University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁴UCSF / SFVA, San Francisco, CA, ⁵Augusta University, Augusta, GA
Background/Purpose: Fracture incidence rates (IRs) are higher in men and women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) than those without RA, especially for those with higher RA…
Abstract Number: 1892 • ACR Convergence 2024
Early Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitor Initiation and Chronic Opioid Use in Individuals with Axial Spondyloarthritis
Eva Petrow¹, Jose Meade Aguilar², Christine Peloquin³, S. Reza Jafarzadeh³, Tuhina Neogi³, Maureen Dubreuil⁴ and Jean Liew³, ¹Boston University/Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, ²Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, ³Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁴Section of Rheumatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) bear a substantial burden of chronic opioid use despite the availability of effective treatments like tumor necrosis factor inhibitors…
Abstract Number: 2050 • ACR Convergence 2024
Clinical Enthesitis Concerns Half the Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis, Is More Frequent in Trials Than in Observational Studies and Is Assessed Heterogeneously: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis of 84,262 Patients from 212 Studies
caroline pignon¹, Laure Gossec², Bruno Fautrel³, Clementina López Medina⁴ and Noemie bibas⁵, ¹Faculté de médecine Créteil, PARIS, France, ²Sorbonne Université, Paris, France, ³INSERM, UMRS 1136, Institut Pierre Louis d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique, and Sorbonne University – Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Département de Rhumatologie, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, Ile-de-France, France, ⁴Reina Sofia University Hospital, Cordoba, Spain, ⁵Sorbonne Université, paris
Background/Purpose: Enthesitis is considered a hallmark of psoriatic arthritis (PsA), however data on the frequency and consequences of enthesitis are conflicting. To analyze clinical enthesitis in…
Abstract Number: 2469 • ACR Convergence 2024
Machine Learning Identifies Oesophageal Symptoms as a New Red Flag for for Very Early Diagnosis of Systemic Sclerosis (VEDOSS): A EUSTAR Analysis
Stefano Di Donato¹, Vishal Kakkar², Silvia Bellando-Randone³, Marco Matucci-Cerinic⁴ and Francesco Del Galdo², and EUSTAR collaborators, ¹Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds, UK, Leeds, United Kingdom, ²University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ³University of Florence, Florence, Florence, Italy, ⁴University San Raffaele Milano, Milano, Milan, Italy
Background/Purpose: The analysis of the EUSTAR Very Early Diagnosis of Systemic Sclerosis (VEDOSS) study has identified the risk of progression to fulfil 2013 ACR/EULAR classification…
Abstract Number: 2679 • ACR Convergence 2024
Predictors of Fracture in SLE: A Longitudinal Cohort Study
Kristen Chao¹, Andrea Fava², Daniel Goldman³, Laurence Magder⁴ and Michelle Petri³, ¹Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ²Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ³Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Timonium, MD, ⁴University of Maryland, Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: Fractures are one of the most common damage items in the SLICC/ACR Damage Index. Although commonly attributed to corticosteroid use, the complexity of ways…
Abstract Number: 0129 • ACR Convergence 2024
The Efficacy and Safety of Telitacicept Following Rituximab Immunotherapy on Antiphospholipid Syndrome, a Prospective 24- Week Study
Qiang Shu¹, Qing Zuraw², Xiaoyu Zhang³, Guillermo Pons-Estel⁴, Shuning Sun⁵, Qincheng Che¹, Xinyu Li⁶, Jie Li⁶ and Qi Liu⁶, ¹Qilu Hospital, Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Immune Disease and Gout, Jinan, China; Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Rheumatology, Jinan, China, Jinan, China (People's Republic), ²RemeGen Biosciences, Inc., South San Francisco, China (People's Republic), ³Qilu Hospital, Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Immune Disease and Gout, Jinan China, Beijing, China, ⁴Centro Regional de Enfermedades Autoinmunes y Reumáticas (GO-CREAR), Rosario, Argentina, ROSARIO, Santa Fe, Argentina, ⁵Qilu Hospital, Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Immune Disease and Gout, Jinan, China; Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Pheumatology, Jinan, China, Jinan, China (People's Republic), ⁶Qilu Hospital, Jinan, China (People's Republic)
Background/Purpose: Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is a challenging disease to treat and lack effective therapies. Rituximab (RTX) can deplete CD20+ peripheral B cells. Telitacicept (TA) is…
Abstract Number: 0161 • ACR Convergence 2024
Cross Country Burden of Osteoarthritis in Latin America and Caribbean from 1990-2021: A Comparative and Consistent Benchmarking Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2022
malay rathod¹, Eva Kalra², Rafael Sanchez-Dopazo,³, Janmay Vala⁴, Saif Syed⁵, Akhilesh Sharma⁶, Ashwinikumar Shandilya⁷, Asmita Gera⁸, Mohit Lakkimsetti⁹, Juhi Patel¹⁰, VISHRANT AMIN¹¹ and Hardik Desai¹², ¹Monmouth Medical Center, Rutgers University, Ewing, NJ, ²Trident Medical Cente, Charleston, SC, ³Larkin Community Hospital Palm Springs Campus, Hialeah, FL, ⁴Terna Medical College, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, ⁵Royal college of Surgeons,Dublin,Ireland, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ⁶Adesh Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Bhatinda, India, ⁷Rural Medical college. Pravara institute of medical sciences., Ahmednagar, India, ⁸Tianjin medical University, Tianjin, China, Tianjin, Tianjin, China (People's Republic), ⁹Mamata Medical College,Khammam, Khammam, Telangana, India, ¹⁰GMERS MEDICAL COLLEGE VALSAD, 382330, Gujarat, India, ¹¹GMERS MEDICAL COLLEGE VALSAD, Ahmedabad, India, ¹²Gujarat Adani Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhuj, India
Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) poses a significant and escalating health challenge across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), driven by demographic shifts, lifestyle factors, and varying…
Abstract Number: 0434 • ACR Convergence 2024
Pregnancy Outcomes of Biosimilars and Non-TNF Inhibitor Biologic Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs: A Scoping Review
Vienna Cheng¹, Neda Amiri², Vicki Cheng¹, Ursula Ellis³, Jacquelyn J. Cragg¹, Mark Harrison¹ and Mary A. De Vera¹, ¹University of British Columbia, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ²University of British Columbia, Faculty of Medicine, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ³University of British Columbia, Woodward Library, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Biosimilar and biologic (b) DMARDs have revolutionized rheumatic disease management in the recent decades. As these drugs become introduced, it is important to understand…
Abstract Number: 0717 • ACR Convergence 2024
Associations Between Calendar Time and Age at Diagnosis with Mortality in a National Cohort of Veterans with ANCA-Associated Vasculitis from 2001-2020
Jennifer Hanberg¹, Svetlana Eden², Amy Anderson-Mellies², Suman Kundu², Matthew Freiberg², Zachary Wallace³ and Evelyn Hsieh⁴, and the Veterans Aging Cohort Study Project Team, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Tennessee Valley VA, Nashville, TN, ³Massachusetts General Hospital, Newton, MA, ⁴Yale School of Medicine / VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, Connecticut, New Haven, CT
Background/Purpose: It is not clear whether advances in ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) management between 2001-2020 have translated to improvement in population-level outcomes, including among older adults.…
Abstract Number: 0991 • ACR Convergence 2024
Comparing the Prevalence of Sarcoidosis in Canadian Rural, Urban, and Farming Populations
Varinder Hans¹, Don Voaklander¹, C. Allyson Jones² and Elaine Yacyshyn², ¹University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, ²University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: Sarcoidosis is a granulomatous inflammatory response thought to be due to a dysregulated immune response to environmental antigens.1 The prevalence of sarcoidosis varies geographically.…
Abstract Number: 1095 • ACR Convergence 2024
The Incidence of Gout Among Individuals with Hyperuricemia over Time – an Insight from a Nationwide Cohort Study
Shay Brikman¹, Amir Bieber², Liel Serfaty, MA³, Ran Abuhasira, MD, PhD⁴, Nadav Rappoport⁵ and Naomi Schlesinger⁶, ¹Emek Medical Center, Afula, Israel, ²Emek Medical Center, Clalit Health Services, Raanana, Israel, ³Department of Software and Information Systems Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er Sheva, Israel, ⁴Clinical Research Center, Soroka University Medical Center, Be'er Sheva, Israel, ⁵Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel, ⁶University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Background/Purpose: Hyperuricemia is considered the most important risk factor for developing Gout, the most common adult inflammatory arthritis. Hyperuricemia is defined by a serum urate…

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