Abstracts tagged "Epidemiology"

Abstract Number: 2514 • ACR Convergence 2023
Myositis Triad Subset Is Associated with High Mortality in Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor- Induced Myositis
Selene Rubino¹, Grant Cannon², Brian Sauer³, Jorge Rojas Jr⁴, Greg Stoddard¹, Gary Kunkel¹, Jessica A Walsh⁵, Bryant England⁶, Ted R Mikuls⁷, Joshua Baker⁸ and Tawnie Braaten¹, ¹University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ²University of Utah and Salt Lake City VA, Salt Lake City, UT, ³Salt Lake City VA/University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁴Puget Sound VA and University of Utah, Seattle, WA, ⁵Salt Lake City Veterans Affairs Health and University of Utah Health, Division of Rheumatology, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁶University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁷Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁸University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Myositis is an infrequent but serious complication associated with immune check point inhibitor (ICI) treatment. Many patients with ICI-induced myositis will develop concurrent myocarditis…
Abstract Number: 0138 • ACR Convergence 2023
Prevalence and Incidence of Sjögren’s Syndrome: A Systematic Literature Review
Jiyoon Choi¹, Kimberly Hofer², Nishu Gaind², Mir Sohail Fazeli², Robert Carroll³, Antoine G Sreih³ and Antonia Christodoulou³, ¹Bristol Myers Squibb, Lawrenceville, NJ, ²Evidinno Outcomes Research Inc., Vancouver, BC, Canada, ³Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton Pike, NJ
Background/Purpose: Sjögren's syndrome (SjS) is a chronic autoimmune disease that has been historically categorized into primary (manifesting alone; pSjS) or secondary (appearing alongside another underlying…
Abstract Number: 0467 • ACR Convergence 2023
Cardiovascular Events During Pregnancy: Implications for Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Individuals with Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases and Antiphospholipid Syndrome
Rashmi Dhital, Rebecca Baer and Christina Chambers, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Background/Purpose: Autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARD) and antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) are autoimmune conditions with increased risks of cardiovascular complications as well as negative pregnancy consequences. We…
Abstract Number: 0722 • ACR Convergence 2023
Acute Cardiovascular Events in Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease Pregnancies
Rashmi Dhital¹, Rebecca Baer², Monica Guma², Kenneth Kalunian², Accelerating Medicines Partnership Program RA SLE Network³ and Christina Chambers², ¹UC San Diego, San Diego, CA, ²University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ³Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) complicate 1-4% of pregnancies. Autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARDs) are associated with a 1.5 to 3-fold higher CVD risk. Similarly, antiphospholipid syndrome…
Abstract Number: 0984 • ACR Convergence 2023
Factors Associated with 5-year Mortality in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Initiating Their First Biological or Target Synthetic DMARDs: A Nationwide, Population-based Cohort Study of 12,612 Patients
Hsin-Hua Chen, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic systemic inflammatory disease resulting in increased mortality. manifestations. involvement. The National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD) in Taiwan…
Abstract Number: 1296 • ACR Convergence 2023
Decline in Incidence of Extraarticular Manifestations of Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Population-Based Cohort Study
Bradly Kimbrough¹, Cynthia Crowson¹, John Davis¹, Eric Matteson² and Elena Myasoedova¹, ¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN, USA, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Extraarticular manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis (ExRA) are associated with increased disease burden and mortality. They are also common, affecting about half of patients with…
Abstract Number: 1805 • ACR Convergence 2023
Longitudinal Changes in Serum Urate Associate Minimally with Changes in Daily Alcohol Intake
Sho Fukui¹, Masato Okada², Tomohiro Shinozaki³, Takahiro Asano², Takehiro Nakai², Hiromichi Tamaki², Mitsumasa Kishimoto⁴, Hiroshi Hasegawa⁵, Takeaki Matsuda⁵, Javier Marrugo¹, Sara Tedeschi¹ and Daniel Solomon⁶, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan, ³Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo, Japan, ⁴Kyorin University School of Medicine, Yokohoma, Japan, ⁵Kyorin University, Tokyo, Japan, ⁶Brigham and Women's Hospital, Newton, MA
Background/Purpose: Cross-sectional epidemiologic studies support a direct relationship between alcohol intake and serum urate (SU). These observations are parts of the basis for gout recommendations…
Abstract Number: 1957 • ACR Convergence 2023
Non-Linear Mendelian Randomization Analyses Support a Role for Low Vitamin D Status in Sarcopenia Risk
Tingting Sha¹, Yilun Wang², Yuqing Zhang³, Nancy Lane⁴, Changjun Li⁵, Jie Wei⁶, Chao Zeng² and Guanghua Lei², ¹Hunan Key Laboratory of Joint Degeneration and Injury, Changsha, China, ²Department of Orthopaedics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China, ³Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴University of California, Hillsborough, CA, ⁵National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China, ⁶Health Management Center, Xiangya Hospital Central South University, Changsha, China
Background/Purpose: Vitamin D deficiency is commonly associated with sarcopenia; however, the latest International Clinical Practice Guidelines for Sarcopenia do not recommend vitamin D supplementation for…
Abstract Number: 2277 • ACR Convergence 2023
Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Comparative Study Between Two Large, Multi-centric, Spanish and Argentinian Registers, Focused on Outcomes Differences
Iñigo Rúa-Figueroa¹, Rosana M Quintana², JULIA MARTINEZ BARRIO³, Mercedes García⁴, Maria Galindo-Izquierdo⁵, Lucila Garcia⁶, Jaime Calvo- Alén⁷, Carla Gobbi⁸, Esther Uriarte Isacelaya⁹, Paula Alba⁸, Eva Tomero Muriel¹⁰, Verónica Bellomio¹¹, Mercedes Freire González¹², Susana Roverano⁶, Victor Martinez-Taboada¹³, Analia Patricia Alvarez¹⁴, Eva Salgado-Pérez¹⁵, Cesar Enrique Graf¹⁶, Paloma Vela¹⁷, Cecilia Pisoni¹⁴, Antonio Fernandez-Nebro¹⁸, Valeria Arturi¹⁹, Clara Sanguesa Gomez²⁰, Catalina Gomez¹⁴, Javier Narvaez²¹, Zulema Plaza²², Gregorio Santos Soler²³, Silvia Papasidero²⁴, José Ángel Hernández Beriain²⁵, Raul Paniego⁶, Angela Pecondón²⁶, Maria Celina De La Vega⁶, Oihane Ibarguengoitia-Barrena²⁷, Emma Civit⁸, Gema Bonilla²⁸, Luciana Gonzalez Lucero¹⁴, Vicente Torrente-Segarra²⁹, Maria Victoria Martire⁶, Ana Paula Cacheda³⁰, Rodrigo Aguila Maldonado¹⁴, Maria J. García-Villanueva³¹, Sergio Gordon¹⁴, Clara Moriano Morales³², Marina Micelli⁶, Loreto Horcada³³, Romina Nieto³⁴, Nuria Lozano Rivas³⁵, Gretel Rausch¹⁴, Guillermo Pons-Estel³⁴ and Jose-Maria Pego-Reigosa³⁶, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital de Gran Canaria Doctor Negrin, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, ²Centro Regional de Enfermedades Autoinmunes y Reumticas (CREAR), Grupo Oroño, Rosario, Argentina, ³Rheumatology, Gregorio Marañon University Hospital, Madrid, Spain, ⁴Hospital Interzonal General de Agudos José de San Martín, La Plata, Argentina, ⁵Rheumatology, University Hospital of 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain, ⁶RELESSAR, CABA, Argentina, ⁷Rheumatology, Bioaraba Research Unit, Hospital Universitario Araba, Vitoria, Spain, ⁸RELESSAR, Cordoba, Argentina, ⁹Rheumatology, University Hospital of Donosti, San Sebastián, Spain, ¹⁰Rheumatology, Hospital La Princesa, Madrid, Spain, ¹¹RELESSAR, Tucuman, Argentina, ¹²Rheumatology department, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC). Instituto de Investigación Biomédica A Coruña (INIBIC), A Coruña, Spain, ¹³Rheumatology, Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ¹⁴Study Group of the Argentine Society of Rheumatology for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ¹⁵Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital of Ourense, Ourense, Spain, ¹⁶RELESSAR, ENTRE RIOS, Argentina, ¹⁷Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital of Alicante, Alicante, Spain, ¹⁸Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga, Malaga, Spain, ¹⁹RELESSAR, La Plata, Argentina, ²⁰Severo Ochoa Hospital, Madrid, Spain, ²¹Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, ²²Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ²³Rheumatology, Hospital Marina Baixa Villajoyosa, Alicante, Spain, ²⁴Hospital General de Agudos Dr. Enrique Tornú, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ²⁵Rheumatology, Hospital Insular de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, ²⁶Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Madrid, Spain, ²⁷Galdakao-Usansolo University Hospital, Bilbao, Spain, ²⁸Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Clínico Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ²⁹Department of Rheumatology, Hospital de Sant Joan Despí Moises Broggi,, Sant Joan Despí, Spain, ³⁰Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Son Llatzer, Palma de Mallorca, Spain, ³¹Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain, ³²Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de León, León, Spain, ³³Hospital de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain, ³⁴RELESSAR, Rosario, Argentina, ³⁵Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain, ³⁶Rheumatology, Hospital do Meixoeiro, Vigo, Spain
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease characterized by multi-organ involvement, associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. A characteristic that distinguishes lupus patients…
Abstract Number: 2516 • ACR Convergence 2023
The Effect of Starting Prednisone Dose on the Treatment of Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Katrina Nguyen¹, Jennifer Du¹, Jiaxiao shi² and Antony Lin¹, ¹Kaiser SCAL, Fontana, CA, ²SCPMG, Pasadena, CA
Background/Purpose: Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a systemic inflammatory syndrome that is characterized by widespread pain and stiffness around the shoulders, pelvic girdle and neck. PMR…
Abstract Number: 098 • 2023 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Characterization of Pulmonary Nodules in Juvenile-onset Systemic Sclerosis: A Single Center Case-Series
Jonathan Li¹, Franziska Rosser¹, Sameh Tadros¹ and Kathryn Torok², ¹UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Given the high prevalence of intestinal lung disease (ILD) in systemic sclerosis (SSc) and the low sensitivity of pulmonary function testing for diagnosing ILD,…
Abstract Number: 0451 • ACR Convergence 2022
Incidence and Prevalence of ANCA-associated Vasculitis in Southern Sweden – a 23-year Study
Jens Rathmann¹, Mårten Segelmark², Martin Englund³ and Aladdin Mohammad⁴, ¹Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Skane Lan, Sweden, ²Nephrology, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden, ³Lund University, Lund, Sweden, ⁴Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Epidemiologic studies in ANCA associated vasculitis (AAV) have demonstrated geographical variation between different countries as well as increasing incidence and prevalence during the last…
Abstract Number: 0708 • ACR Convergence 2022
The Impact of Early Antimalarial Adherence on Future Acute Care Utilization Among Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients: A Population-based Study
Md Rashedul Hoque¹, J. Antonio Avina-Zubieta², Diane Lacaille², Mary De Vera³, Yi Qian³, John Esdaile⁴ and Hui Xie⁵, ¹Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada, ²Arthritis Research Canada, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ³University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁴Arthritis Research Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁵Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: To examine the association between antimalarial (AM) adherence and acute care utilization among newly diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients.Methods:…
Abstract Number: 0876 • ACR Convergence 2022
Investigation of Predictive Factors for Active Disease Status Within 24 Months of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Diagnosis
Erin Balay¹ and Susan Shenoi², ¹University of Washington, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, ²Seattle Children's Hospital and Research Center / University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) is the most common rheumatologic disease in children. JIA disease course and prognosis varies significantly between its seven categories, and…
Abstract Number: 1205 • ACR Convergence 2022
Comparative Effectiveness of BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273 Vaccines Against COVID-19 Infection Among Patients with Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases
Claire Cook¹, Naomi Patel², Xiaoqing Fu¹, Xiaosong Wang³, Yumeko Kawano³, Kathleen Vanni³, Grace Qian³, Emily Banasiak³, Emily Kowalski³, Hyon Choi⁴, yuqing zhang⁵, Jeffrey Sparks⁶ and Zachary Wallace¹, ¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Massachusetts General Hospital, Sale Creek, TN, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, Lexington, MA, ⁵Massachusetts General Hospital, Quincy, MA, ⁶Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Patients with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARDs) on immunomodulatory medications may be at particular risk for COVID-19 breakthrough infection given uncertain immune response to…

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