Abstracts tagged "giant cell arteritis"

Abstract Number: 1942 • ACR Convergence 2020
Analysis of Vasculitis Patterns in Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis Compared to Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis and Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Lara Burg¹, Peter Brossart², Charlotte Behning³ and Valentin Schaefer⁴, ¹Clinic for Internal Medicine III, Department of Oncology, Haematology, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Hospital Bonn, Germany, Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, ²Clinic for Internal Medicine III, Department of Oncology, Hematology and Rheumatology, University Hospital Bonn, Germany, Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, ³Institute for Medical Biometry, Informatics and Epidemiology, University Hospital Bonn, Germany, Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, ⁴Clinic of Internal Medicine III, Department of Oncology, Hematology and Rheumatology, University Hospital Bonn, Germany, Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) and polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) often coexist.1 The role of modern ultrasound (US) in diagnosis of GCA as well as PMR…
Abstract Number: 0515 • ACR Convergence 2020
A Proof of Concept Study to Assess the Efficacy of Tocilizumab in Combination with Ultra-Short Glucocorticoid Administration to Treat Newly Diagnosed Giant Cell Arteritis – a 24 Week Analysis
Lisa Christ¹, Luca Seitz¹, Lukas Buetikofer², Godehard Scholz¹, Adela-Cristina Sarbu¹, Jennifer Amsler¹, Florian Kollert¹, Stephan Reichenbach¹ and Peter Villiger¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergology, University of Bern, Inselspital, Switzerland, Bern, Switzerland, ²Clinical Trials Unit, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland, Bern, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Two randomized controlled trials [Villiger et al. Lancet 2016; Stone et al. NEJM 2017] demonstrated a glucocorticoid (GC)-sparing effect of tocilizumab (TCZ) of at…
Abstract Number: 1926 • ACR Convergence 2020
Efficacy of Adjunctive Methotrexate in Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis Treated with Tocilizumab Plus Prednisone Tapering: Subanalysis of a Phase 3 Trial
John H. Stone¹, Jian Han² and Shalini V. Mohan², ¹Massachusetts General Hospital Rheumatology Unit, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Genentech, South San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: There is conflicting evidence for methotrexate (MTX) efficacy in giant cell arteritis (GCA).1,2 Subanalysis of data from the 52-week, double-blind, randomized controlled GiACTA trial…
Abstract Number: 1943 • ACR Convergence 2020
The Prevalence of Anxiety and Depression in Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis
Joana Martinho¹, André Ponte², Eduardo Dourado³, Nikita Khmelinskii¹, Sara Dias⁴, Sofia Barreira⁵, Ana Rita Cruz-Machado¹, Carla Macieira¹, Vítor Teixeira⁶, Ana Rodrigues⁴, Diogo Telles-Correia⁷, João Eurico Fonseca⁸ and Cristina Ponte¹, ¹Rheumatology Department, Hospital de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisboa, Portugal, ²Centro Hospitalar Psiquiátrico de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal, Lisbon, Portugal, ³Rheumatology Department, Hospital de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal, ⁴EpiDoC Unit, Centro de Estudos de Doenças Crónicas (CEDOC), NOVA Medical School, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa (NMS/UNL), Lisbon, Portugal, ⁵Rheumatology Department, Hospital de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisbon, Portugal, ⁶Rheumatology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Algarve, Faro, Portugal, ⁷Serviço de Psiquiatria, Hospital de Santa Maria, CHULN, Lisboa, Portugal, Lisbon, Portugal, ⁸Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade Medicina Universidade de Lisboa and Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte., Lisboa, Portugal
Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common primary vasculitis of the elderly causing blindness if left untreated. However, its hallmark treatment with glucocorticoids…
Abstract Number: 0516 • ACR Convergence 2020
Characteristics of Giant Cell Arteritis Flares After Successful Treatment with Tocilizumab: Results from the Long-Term Extension of a Randomized Controlled Phase 3 Trial
Sebastian Unizony¹, Shalini V. Mohan², Jian Han² and John H. Stone¹, ¹Massachusetts General Hospital Rheumatology Unit, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Genentech, South San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: To investigate the characteristics of disease flare after successful treatment with tocilizumab (TCZ) in patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA).Methods: We performed a post…
Abstract Number: 1927 • ACR Convergence 2020
Ultrasonographic Halo Score as a Marker for Diagnosis and Monitoring of Disease Activity in GCA
Alwin Sebastian¹, Abdul Kayani¹, Sue Innes², Jo Jackson², Kornelis S. M. van der Geest³ and Bhaskar Dasgupta¹, ¹Rheumatology, Mid and South Essex University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Southend University Hospital, United Kingdom, Westcliff on sea, England, United Kingdom, ²School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise science, Colchester Campus, University of Essex, United Kingdom, Colchester, England, United Kingdom, ³Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Groningen, Netherlands, Groningen, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: EULAR recommendations highlights ultrasound (US) as the first line imaging investigation for giant cell arteritis (GCA). Traditionally, the halo sign and compression sign have…
Abstract Number: 1944 • ACR Convergence 2020
Predictors of Visual Loss and Cerebrovascular Accidents in Giant Cell Arteritis
Ana Rita Cruz-Machado¹, Sofia Barreira², Eduardo Dourado³, Joana Martinho¹, Diana Raimundo⁴, Luísa Brites⁵, Helena Assunção⁵, Vítor Teixeira⁶, Nikita Khmelinskii¹, Carla Macieira¹, José A. P. da Silva⁷, João Eurico Fonseca⁸ and Cristina Ponte¹, ¹Rheumatology Department, Hospital de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisboa, Portugal, ²Rheumatology Department, Hospital de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisbon, Portugal, ³Rheumatology Department, Hospital de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal, ⁴Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal, ⁵Rheumatology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, ⁶Rheumatology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Algarve, Faro, Portugal, ⁷9.Centro Hospitalar e Universitário Coimbra (Rheumatology Department), Coimbra, Portugal, Coimbra, Portugal, ⁸Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade Medicina Universidade de Lisboa and Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte., Lisboa, Portugal
Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common primary vasculitis in patients (pts) aged over 50 years. It is a medical emergency due to…
Abstract Number: 0517 • ACR Convergence 2020
Trends in the Incidence and Use of Diagnostic Modalities for Giant Cell Arteritis over Seven Decades: A Population-based Study
Thomas Garvey¹, Cynthia Crowson², Matthew J. Koster³ and Kenneth Warrington³, ¹Mayo Clinic Rochester, Apple Valley, MN, ²Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA, Rochester, MN, ³Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Diagnostic methods for giant cell arteritis (GCA) have evolved over recent decades, and large vessel imaging plays an increasing role in disease detection. The…
Abstract Number: 1928 • ACR Convergence 2020
Quantitative Ultrasound of Temporal, Axillary and Subclavian Arteries to Monitor Tocilizumab Treatment in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Giant Cell Arteritis: A 24 Week Analysis
Luca Seitz¹, Lisa Christ¹, Godehard Scholz¹, Fabian Lötscher¹, Jennifer Amsler¹, Florian Kollert¹, Stephan Reichenbach¹ and Peter Villiger¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergology, University of Bern, Inselspital, Switzerland, Bern, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Tocilizumab (TCZ) suppresses CRP. Thus, CRP cannot be used as a marker for disease activity in GCA patients treated with TCZ and monitoring of…
Abstract Number: 1945 • ACR Convergence 2020
Characterization of Visual Manifestations and Identification of Risk Factors for Permanent Vision Loss in Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis
Hussein Baalbaki¹, Darya Jalaledin², Catherine Lachance² and Jean-Paul Makhzoum³, ¹Hopital du Sacre-Coeur de Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²Universite de Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³Vasculitis Clinic, Canadian Network for Research on Vasculitides (CanVasc), Hopital du Sacre-Coeur de Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Permanent vision loss (PVL) is a feared complication and a leading cause of morbidity in Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). Multiple risk factors for ocular…
Abstract Number: 0518 • ACR Convergence 2020
The Impact of Large Vessel Vasculitis of the Axillary Artery on Cumulative Glucocorticoid Dose and Relapse Rate in Giant Cell Arteritis
Philipp Bosch¹, Christian Dejaco², Wolfgang Schmidt³, Andreas Krause³, Kenny-Davis Schlüter³, Gudrun Pregartner⁴ and Valentin Schaefer⁵, ¹Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria, Graz, Austria, ²Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria and Rheumatology Service, Hospital of Bruneck, Bruneck, Italy, Bruneck, Italy, ³Immanuel Krankenhaus Berlin, Medical Center for Rheumatology Berlin-Buch, Berlin, Germany, ⁴Institute for Medical Informatics, Statistics and Documentation, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria, Graz, Austria, ⁵Clinic of Internal Medicine III, Department of Oncology, Hematology and Rheumatology, University Hospital Bonn, Germany, Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Background/Purpose: Prognostic markers for clinical outcomes in giant cell arteritis (GCA) are urgently needed. While large vessel GCA (LV-GCA) has been associated with higher glucocorticoid…
Abstract Number: 1929 • ACR Convergence 2020
Visual Ischemia During Relapse and Follow-up of Giant Cell Arteritis: A Systematic Review
Kubra Bugdayli¹, Patompong Ungprasert², Kenneth Warrington³ and Matthew J. Koster³, ¹Case Western Reserve University MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, ²Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, ³Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: The purpose of this study was to characterize the frequency of visual ischemia (VI) as a manifestation of relapse or during follow-up in patients…
Abstract Number: 1946 • ACR Convergence 2020
Fast-Track Giant Cell Arteritis Clinic Experience in the United States
Mark Matza¹, Minna Kohler², John H. Stone³ and Sebastian Unizony¹, ¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ³Massachusetts General Hospital Rheumatology Unit, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Fast-track clinics incorporating ultrasound into the initial evaluation of patients suspected of having giant cell arteritis (GCA) have been implemented throughout Europe leading to…
Abstract Number: 0531 • ACR Convergence 2020
The Prevalence of Systemic Sclerosis, Dermatomyositis/Polymyositis, and Giant Cell Arteritis in the United States by Race and Ethnicity: An Analysis Using Electronic Health Records
Sunali Goonesekera¹, Ankit Bansal¹, Swarali Tadwalkar² and Alison Isherwood³, ¹Decision Resources Group, Part of Clarivate, Boston, MA, ²Decision Resources Group, part of Clarivate, Bangolore, India, ³Decision Resources Group, part of Clarivate, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Epidemiological studies suggest differences in the prevalence and disease severity of certain autoimmune diseases by race and ethnicity. In this study, we evaluate the…
Abstract Number: 1930 • ACR Convergence 2020
Thirty-Day Readmission Rate in Patients Who Were Initially Admitted for Active Giant Cell Arteritis
Shu Cao¹, Caroline Bresnan², Si Li³, Yichen Wang³ and Yih Chang Lin¹, ¹University of South Florida, Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL, ²University of South Florida, Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, ³The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education, Scranton
Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a large vessel vasculitis with high potential for morbidity leading to frequent hospitalizations and significant economic burden to the…

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