Abstracts tagged "Epidemiology"

Abstract Number: 0302 • ACR Convergence 2022
Risk of Infections Between JAK Inhibitors and TNF Inhibitors Among Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
SE RIM CHOI¹, Anna Shin², You-Jung Ha², Yun Jong Lee², Eun Bong Lee¹ and Eun Ha Kang², ¹Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ²Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
Background/Purpose: To compare infectious risk between JAK inhibitors (JAKi) versus TNF inhibitors (TNFi) among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in Korea. Methods: Using 2009-2019 Korea…
Abstract Number: 0553 • ACR Convergence 2022
Stair Climbing Difficulty and Risk of Functional Limitation in Knee Osteoarthritis: A Simple Functional Vital Sign?
Jason Jakiela¹, Dana Voinier¹, Yvonne Golightly², Jennifer Horney¹, Thomas Bye¹, Jéssica Bianca Aily¹ and Daniel White¹, ¹University of Delaware, Newark, DE, ²University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a leading cause of functional limitation in older adults, and difficulty with climbing stairs is often the first-reported limitation. As…
Abstract Number: 0772 • ACR Convergence 2022
New Onset Rheumatologic Syndromes After Covid-19 Vaccination: Systematic Review
Carina Soto-Fajardo¹, Angélica Peña Ayala², Fernanda Gonzalez², Paola Flores², Ana Cristina Medina², Araceli Bernal², Carlos Pineda², Olga-Lidia Vera-Lastra³ and Luis Javier Jara Quezada², ¹Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitacion "Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra", Ciudad de México, Mexico, ²Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitacion, Ciudad de México, Mexico, ³Centro Médico La Raza, Ciudad de México, Mexico
Background/Purpose: From January 2021 around 60% of the total population has received at least one dose of any COVID-19 vaccine. A minority of vaccinated individuals…
Abstract Number: 1190 • ACR Convergence 2022
Multimorbidity in Systemic Sclerosis: Burden and Trends in Prevalence from an Incident Population-based Cohort (1980-2018)
Ashima Makol¹, Sara Achenbach¹, Alicia Hinze², Tina Gunderson³ and Cynthia Crowson⁴, ¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, Rochester, MN, ²Mayo Clinic - Rochester, MN, Rochester, MN, ³Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁴Mayo Clinic, Eyota, MN
Background/Purpose: To estimate the prevalence and trends of multimorbidity (MM; the presence of ≥2 morbidities) in a population-based cohort of patients with Systemic sclerosis (SSc)…
Abstract Number: 1316 • ACR Convergence 2022
A Cluster of Paget Disease of the Bone in Black or African American Patients in a Veteran Population
Mariana Urquiaga and Angelo Gaffo, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Genetic and environmental factors have been implicated in the pathogenesis of Paget Disease of the Bone (PDB). Although the disease is described more frequently…
Abstract Number: 1615 • ACR Convergence 2022
Myocardial Infarction in Patients with Systemic Vasculitis and Population Controls: Characteristics and Overall Mortality
Pavlos Stamatis¹, Moman Mohammad², David Erlinge², Carl Turesson³, David Jayne⁴ and Aladdin Mohammad⁵, ¹Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Rheumatology, Lund University, Sweden, Larissa, Larisa, Greece, ²Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Cardiology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden, ³Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Sciences, Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden, ⁴University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom, ⁵Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
Background/Purpose: The deleterious effect of inflammation combined with glucocorticoid treatment may increase the risk for atherosclerotic events. The aims of this study were to investigate…
Abstract Number: 1774 • ACR Convergence 2022
Performance of an Early Triage System for Identification of Patients with Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases
Xenofon Baraliakos¹, Imke Redeker², Maria Zacharopoulou², Styliani Tsiami³ and Juergen Braun⁴, ¹Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Herne, Germany, ²Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-University Bochum, Herne, Germany, ³Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Ruhr-University Bochum, Herne, Germany, ⁴Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany
Background/Purpose: The preselection of patients with suspicion of an inflammatory rheumatic disease is not easy for general practitioners and orthopedists. In countries with a limited…
Abstract Number: 2075 • ACR Convergence 2022
Risk of Bloodstream Infection in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Exposed to Prolonged Moderate to High Dose Glucocorticoids
MI HYEON KIM¹, Eun Bong Lee¹, Eun Young Lee², Jin Kyun Park³ and Jun Won Park¹, ¹Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ²Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ³Seoul National University College of Medicine, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Background/Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the incidence and risk factors of bloodstream infection (BSI) in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) receiving moderate-to-high dose…
Abstract Number: 0334 • ACR Convergence 2022
Performance of Diagnosis Codes for Identification of Prevalent Lupus Nephritis Patients from Electronic Health Records
Zara Izadi¹, Alfredo Aguirre², Christine Anastasiou², Julia Kay³, Gabriela Schmajuk⁴ and Jinoos Yazdany⁵, ¹University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ³UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ⁴UCSF / SFVA, San Francisco, CA, ⁵UCSF, San Rafael, CA
Background/Purpose: Real-world data could provide valuable information in the study of lupus nephritis (LN), if these cases could be reliably identified. A lack of ability…
Abstract Number: 0678 • ACR Convergence 2022
Inpatient Epidemiology, Expenditures and Resource Utilization of Antiphospholipid Syndrome: National Inpatient Sample 2019
Patompong Ungprasert¹, Sunisa Kongkiatkamon², Ben Ponvilawan³, Nuttavut Sumransub⁴ and Paul Kroner⁵, ¹Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland Heights, OH, ²Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, ³Department of Internal Medicine, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO, ⁴University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ⁵Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
Background/Purpose: Little is known about inpatient epidemiology, morbidity, mortality and resource utilization of patients with antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). The purpose of this study is to…
Abstract Number: 0797 • ACR Convergence 2022
Increased Duration of Mycophenolate Hold Improves Antibody Response to SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination in Patients with Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Disease
Sarah Frey¹, Caoilfhionn Connolly¹, Teresa Po-Yu Chiang¹, Mayan Teles¹, Jennifer Alejo¹, Jemima Albayda¹, Lisa Christopher-Stine¹, Dorry Segev², William Werbel¹ and Julie Paik¹, ¹Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ²NYU Langone Health, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMD) treated with mycophenolate (MMF) have an attenuated humoral response to SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination. A temporary hold of…
Abstract Number: 1191 • ACR Convergence 2022
The Risk of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis: A Population-Based, Matched Cohort Study
HSIN-HUA CHEN¹ and Tsai-Hung Yen², ¹Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, ²Division of General Medicine, Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
Background/Purpose: The pathologic hallmarks of systemic sclerosis (SSc) included a non-inflammatory obliterative vasculopathy affecting small arteries and arterioles in multiple vascular beds. Whether macrovascular involvement…
Abstract Number: 1318 • ACR Convergence 2022
Low-Dose Prednisolone (≤5 Mg/d) Is Not Associated with Deleterious Effects on Bone Mineral Density: Baseline Findings in a Cohort of Rheumatic Disease Patients with Prior Glucocorticoid Exposure
Edgar Wiebe¹, Dörte Huscher², Desirée Schaumburg¹, Andriko Palmowski¹, Sandra Hermann¹, Thomas Buttgereit³, Robert Biesen⁴, Gerd Burmester⁵, Yannick Palmowski⁶, Maarten Boers⁷, John Stone⁸, Christian Dejaco⁹ and Frank Buttgereit¹⁰, ¹Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²Institute of Biometry and Clinical Epidemiology, and Berlin Institute of Health, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ³Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Allergology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁴Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁵Charité University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁶Spine Department, Center for Musculoskeletal Surgery, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁷Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁸Massachusetts General Hospital Rheumatology Unit, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁹Department of Rheumatology, Hospital of Brunico (SABES-ASDAA), Brunico, Italy, and Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria, ¹⁰Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin / DRFZ Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: Inflammatory rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (iRMD) are associated with increased systemic bone loss that is mediated by chronic inflammation, treatment with glucocorticoids (GC), and…
Abstract Number: 1635 • ACR Convergence 2022
Safety Profile of Hydroxychloroquine in a Large Cohort of Rheumatology Patients Within the US Department of Defense Military Healthcare System
Toni Rush¹, Rachel Robbins², Angelique Collamer² and Jess Edison³, ¹Health Research Tx, Trevose, PA, ²Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, ³Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences / National Capital Consortium- Walter Reed Bethesda, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is a well-established conventional synthetic DMARD for many rheumatologic conditions. While generally believed to be safe, HCQ use is associated with a…
Abstract Number: 1775 • ACR Convergence 2022
More Than Half of Patients with Osteoarthritis Have Positive Screening for Fibromyalgia And/or Depression, Feasibly Assessed in Routine Care on Indices Within a Single MDHAQ (multidimensional Health Assessment Questionnaire)
Theodore Pincus¹, Kathryn Gibson², Juan Schmukler¹, Tengfei Li³ and Joel Block¹, ¹Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²Liverpool Hospital, Sydney, Australia, ³Georgetown University, Washington, DC
Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) patients may have widely divergent scores for pain severity vs X-ray joint damage, indicating that elevated OA pain 0-10 visual numeric scale…

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