Abstracts tagged "Epidemiology"

Abstract Number: 1821 • ACR Convergence 2022
Colchicine and Other Gout Medications and the Risk of COVID-19 Infection, Hospitalization, and Subsequent Outcomes in People with Gout
Jasvinder singh¹, Timothy Bergquist², Vithal Madhira³ and Alfred Anzalone⁴, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Sage Bionetworks, Seattle, WA, ³Palila Software, L.L.C., Reno, NV, ⁴University of Nebraska Medical Center, Ohama, NE
Background/Purpose: To examine whether the use of colchicine and other gout medications is associated with the risk of COVID-19 infection, hospitalization, and subsequent outcomes in…
Abstract Number: 2204 • ACR Convergence 2022
Interosseous Tendon Inflammation in the Hands: A Novel Feature of Developing Rheumatoid Arthritis? Results from a Large MRI Study in Clinically Suspect Arthralgia
Bastiaan van Dijk¹, Hanna van Steenbergen¹, Monique Reijnierse², Sarah J.H. Khidir², Lambertus Wisse¹, Marco deRuiter¹ and Annette van der Helm-van Mil³, ¹Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC), Leiden, Netherlands, ²Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ³Leiden University Medical Center, Erasmus Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Inflammation around the tendons of hand interosseous muscles (interosseous tendon inflammation; ITI) on MRI was recently reported for the first time in rheumatoid arthritis…
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…
Abstract Number: 1454 • ACR Convergence 2022
A High Genetic Risk of SLE Is Associated with an Increased Risk of Myocardial Infarction; A Combined Observational and Mendelian Randomization Study
Sarah Reid¹, Johanna K Sandling¹, Pascal Pucholt¹, Ahmed Sayadi¹, Christopher Sjöwall², Karoline Lerang³, Andreas Jönsen⁴, Anders A Bengtsson⁴, Øyvind Molberg³, Anna Rudin⁵, Solbritt Rantapää-Dahlqvist⁶, Lars Ronnblom⁷ and Dag Leonard¹, ¹Rheumatology and Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, ²Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Division of Inflammation and Infection, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden, ³Department of Rheumatology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, Oslo, Norway, ⁴Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund, Section for Rheumatology, Lund University, Lund and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden, ⁵Department of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy of University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden, ⁶Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Rheumatology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden, ⁷Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
Background/Purpose: The reasons for the high cardiovascular morbidity in patients with SLE are not fully understood. Here, we combine a mendelian randomization (MR) approach and…
Abstract Number: 1668 • ACR Convergence 2022
Rheumatic Toxicities of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Predict Favourable Tumour Responses in Patients with Advanced Melanoma
Alana Bruce¹, Alexander M Menzies², Georgina V Long², Brian Fernandes³ and Fredrick Joshua⁴, ¹Macquarie University, Balaclava, Victoria, Australia, ²Melanoma Institute Australia, The University of Sydney, Royal North Shore and Mater Hospitals, Sydney, Australia, ³Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia, ⁴Macquarie University, Integrated Specialist Medical Care, Sydney, Australia
Background/Purpose: To estimate the frequency of rheumatic toxicities of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) presenting as de novo or exacerbations of pre-existing rheumatic disease in patients…
Abstract Number: 1857 • ACR Convergence 2022
Increasing Proportion of MDA-5 Associated Conditions in a Tertiary Myositis Centre Following Onset of the Covid-19 Pandemic
Jennifer Hannah¹, Saadia Sasha Ali¹, Sloni Arora¹, John Cazabon¹, James Galloway¹ and Patrick Gordon², ¹King's College London, London, United Kingdom, ²King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Anti-MDA5 dermatomyositis is a clinical subtype of DM that is strongly associated with a rapidly progressive phenotype of interstitial lung disease resulting in a…
Abstract Number: 2250 • ACR Convergence 2022
Genetic and Environmental Risk Factors in Rheumatoid Arthritis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease
Austin Wheeler¹, Yangyuna Yang¹, Joshua Baker², Jill Poole¹, Dana Ascherman³, Gail Kerr⁴, Andreas Reimold⁵, Gary Kunkel⁶, Grant Cannon⁷, Katherine Wysham⁸, Namrata Singh⁹, Deana Lazaro¹⁰, Paul Monach¹¹, S. Louis Bridges, Jr.¹², Ted Mikuls¹³ and Bryant England¹, ¹University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ²University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁴Washington DC VAMC/Georgetown and Howard Universities, Washington, DC, ⁵University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ⁶University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁷Retired, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁸VA Puget Sound/University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ⁹University of Washington, Bellevue, WA, ¹⁰VA New York Harbor Healthcare system, Short Hills, NJ, ¹¹VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, ¹²Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ¹³Division of Rheumatology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: RA-associated interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD) is an extra-articular manifestation of RA causing substantial morbidity and mortality. Genetic risk variants, such as the MUC5B rs35705950…
Abstract Number: 0458 • ACR Convergence 2022
Predictive Models for Thromboembolic Events in Giant Cell Arteritis: A US Veterans Health Administration Population-Based Study
Despina Michailidou¹, Tianyu Zhang², Andreas Diamantopoulos³, Pavlos Stamatis⁴ and Bernard Ng⁵, ¹Division of Rheumatology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ²Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ³Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway, ⁴Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Rheumatology, Lund University, Sweden, Larissa, Larisa, Greece, ⁵Rheumatology Section, VA Puget Sound Healthcare System, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is an independent risk factor for thromboembolic events. The purpose of our study was to identify prognostic factors for thromboembolic…
Abstract Number: 0709 • ACR Convergence 2022
Population Based Prevalence and Incidence of Mixed Connective Tissue Disease from the Manhattan Lupus Surveillance Program
Ghadeer Hasan¹, Elizabeth Ferucci², Jill Buyon³, H Michael Belmont⁴, Sara Sahl⁵, Jane Salmon⁶, Anca Askanase⁷, Joan Bathon⁷, Laura Geraldino-Pardilla⁸, Yousaf Ali⁹, Ellen M. Ginzler¹⁰, Chaim Putterman¹¹, Caroline Gordon¹², Hilary Parton¹³ and Peter Izmirly³, ¹New York University, New York, NY, ²Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Anchorage, AK, ³NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁴NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁵Harbor-University of California Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ⁶Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁷Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, ⁸Columbia University, New York, NY, ⁹Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, ¹⁰SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Department of Medicine, Brooklyn, NY, ¹¹Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, ¹²Rheumatology Research Group, Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ¹³New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: The epidemiology of mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) is not well described. Leveraging data from the Manhattan Lupus Surveillance Program (MLSP), a racially/ethnically diverse…
Abstract Number: 0898 • ACR Convergence 2022
Risk of Aortic Stenosis and Undergoing Aortic Valve Replacement in Rheumatoid Arthritis: An Underrecognized Cardiovascular Complication
Tate Johnson¹, Yangyuna Yang², Chetaj Mahabir², Andrew Goldsweig², Punyasha Roul³, Joshua Baker⁴, Brian Sauer⁵, Grant Cannon⁶, Ted Mikuls⁷ and Bryant England², ¹University of Nebraska Medical Center, Elkhorn, NE, ²University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ³UNMC, Omaha, NE, ⁴University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁵Salt Lake City VA/University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁶Retired, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: Valvular carditis is reported as a rare extra-articular manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In animal models with coexistent inflammatory arthritis, pro-inflammatory infiltrates of T…
Abstract Number: 1206 • ACR Convergence 2022
Association Between Different Alcoholic Beverages and Serum Urate Level: A Cross-Sectional Study Using Large Medical Checkup Data
Sho Fukui¹, Masato Okada², Mahbubur Rahman³, Takehiro Nakai², Hiromichi Tamaki², Hiroki Matsui⁴, Atsushi Shiraishi⁵, Mitsumasa Kishimoto⁶, Hiroshi Hasegawa⁷, Takeaki Matsuda⁷ and Kazuki Yoshida⁸, ¹Kyorin University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan, ²St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan, ³Graduate School of Public Health, St. Luke’s International University, Tokyo, Japan, ⁴Clinical Research Support Office, Kameda Medical Center, Kamogawa, Japan, ⁵Emergency and Trauma Center, Kameda Medical Center, Kamogawa, Japan, ⁶Kyorin University School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan, ⁷Kyorin University, Tokyo, Japan, ⁸Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Alcohol consumption is associated with increased serum urate levels. However, data regarding the differences in the extent of the association between various types of…
Abstract Number: 1471 • ACR Convergence 2022
Trends and Predictors of Hospitalizations Due to Acute Myocardial Infarction in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients
Izza Bazigh¹, Uzair Khan², Achint Patel³, Aaparna Singh³, Neha Ghalib³, Ghazi Farman⁴, Salman Muddassir³, Farrukh Zaidi⁵, Sami Mughni³ and Adam Grunbaum⁶, ¹HCA Florida Oak Hill Hospital, Spring Hill, FL, ²HCA Healthcare Florida / USF Morsani College of Medicine GME Consortium / Oak Hill Hospital, Odessa, FL, ³HCA Healthcare Florida / USF Morsani College of Medicine GME Consortium / Oak Hill Hospital, Spring Hill, FL, ⁴Rehman Medical College, Spring Hill, FL, ⁵HCA Healthcare Florida / USF Morsani College of Medicine GME Consortium / Oak Hill Hospital, Port Richey, FL, ⁶Gulf Coast Rheumatology, Trinity, FL
Background/Purpose: Cardiovascular events occur more frequently and with earlier onset in patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) compared with healthy individuals. Several studies have concluded…

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