Abstracts tagged "giant cell arteritis"

Abstract Number: 2501 • ACR Convergence 2024
Long-term Remission off Therapy (LTROT) Is Possible in Non-infectious Aortitis with DMARDs with Low Risk of Secondary Adrenal Insufficiency
Rohit Vijjhalwar¹, Vithushanan Ketheeswaranathan², Aman More², Rajinder Andev³ and Shirish Dubey⁴, ¹University of Oxford, Staines, United Kingdom, ²Medical Sciences Division, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ³Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom, ⁴Oxford University Hospitals NHS FT, Oxford, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Non-infectious Aortitis is a rare form of large vessel vasculitis which has a high risk of complications1. There is limited data on the management…
Abstract Number: 0752 • ACR Convergence 2024
Non-classical Organ Involvement in Giant Cell Arteritis
Javier Narvaez-García¹, paola Vidal¹, Pol Maymó², Judith Palacios³, Martí Aguilar Coll¹, Monserrat Roig Kim¹, Laia De Daniel¹ and Joan Miquel Nolla¹, ¹Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge., Barcelona, Spain, ³Bellvitge University Hospital, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Catalonia, Spain
Background/Purpose: The increasing use of imaging techniques, particularly 18F-FDG PET-CT, has significantly expanded our understanding of giant cell arteritis (GCA). Our aim was to examine…
Abstract Number: 1106 • ACR Convergence 2024
Factors Associated with Relapse in Giant Cell Arteritis Treated with Tocilizumab. Multicenter Open-label Study of 407 Patients
Adrián Martín-Gutiérrez¹, Javier Loricera², Carmen Secada Gómez³, Clara Moriano⁴, Javier Narvaez-García⁵, Vicente Aldasoro⁶, Olga Maíz Alonso⁷, Iñigo Hernández-Rodríguez⁸, Paloma Vela-Casasempere⁹, Susana Romero Yuste¹⁰, Eugenio De Miguel¹¹, Eva Galindez-Agirregoikoa¹², Jesus C. Fernandez-López¹³, ivan Ferraz-Amaro¹⁴, Julio Sánchez-Martín¹⁵, José Luis Callejas¹⁶, Patricia Moya Albarado¹⁷, Cristina Campos Fernández¹⁸, Fernando Lopez-Gutierrez¹⁹, Santos Castañeda²⁰ and Ricardo Blanco-Alonso²¹, and the Tocilizumab in Giant Cell Arteritis Spanish Collaborative Group, ¹Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Renedo de Piélagos, Cantabria, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ³Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ⁴Hospital León, LEON, Spain, ⁵Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, ⁶Hospital Universitario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain, ⁷3Hospital Universitario de Donosti, San Sebastian, Spain, San Sebastian, Pais Vasco, Spain, ⁸Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo, Vigo, Spain, ⁹Hospital General Universitario Alicante, Alicante, Spain, ¹⁰Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Complex of Pontevedra, Pontevedra, Spain, ¹¹Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ¹²BASURTO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, BILBAO, Spain, ¹³11Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Juan Canalejo, A Coruña, Spain., A Coruña, Spain, ¹⁴Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canarias, Spain, ¹⁵Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁶Systemic Autoimmune Diseases Unit, Hospital Clinico San Cecilio, Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada ibs.GRANADA, Granada, Spain, ¹⁷Hospital de San Pau, Barcelona, Spain, ¹⁸Escuela de Doctorado, Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir, Valencia, Spain, ¹⁹Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, ²⁰Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain, ²¹Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL, Immunopathology group, Santander, Spain
Background/Purpose: Tocilizumab (TCZ) is the only biological drug approved for the treatment of giant cell arteritis (GCA). Clinical trials were performed with intravenous (IV) and…
Abstract Number: 1628 • ACR Convergence 2024
Tocilizumab for Giant Cell Arteritis in Japan over 2 Years: A Multicenter Retrospective Study
Nobuhiro Oda¹, Sho Fukui², Toshihiro Yamaguchi³, Fumika Nagase⁴, Takanori Ito⁵, Mitsuru Watanabe⁵, Yoichiro Haji⁴, Yasuhiro Suyama⁶, Atsushi Nomura⁷, Eishi Uechi⁸, Masei Suda³, Naoho Takizawa⁴, Ryo Rokutanda⁹ and Hiromichi Tamaki¹⁰, ¹Kameda medical center, Department of Rheumatology, Higashi-cho, Kamogawa, Japan, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Brookline, MA, ³Suwa Central Hospital, Department of Rheumatology, Nagano, Japan, ⁴Chubu Rosai Hospital, Department of Rheumatology, Aichi, Japan, ⁵Daido Hospital, Department of Rheumatology, Aichi, Japan, ⁶NTT Medical Center Tokyo, Department of Rheumatology, Tokyo, Japan, ⁷Ushiku Aiwa General Hospital, Department of Rheumatology, Ibaraki, Japan, ⁸Yuai Medical Center, Department of Rheumatology, Okinawa, Japan, ⁹Kameda medical center, Department of Rheumatology, Chiba, Japan, ¹⁰St. Luke’s International Hospital, Immuno-Rheumatology Center, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: The GiACTA trial, a phase III global trial of tocilizumab (TCZ) for giant cell arteritis (GCA), did not involve Japanese patients, and real-world data…
Abstract Number: 2511 • ACR Convergence 2024
Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients with Clinically Isolated Aortitis
Mahmut Kaymakci¹, Hannah Langenfeld¹, Andrew C. Hanson², Cynthia Crowson¹, Melanie Bois¹, Hartzell Schaff², Mohanad Elfishawi³, Matthew Koster¹, Cornelia Weyand² and Kenneth Warrington¹, ¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Mayo Clinic, Rochester, ³University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Background/Purpose: Clinically Isolated Aortitis (CIA) is a type of vasculitis affecting the aorta in the absence of systemic vasculitis, rheumatic disease, or infection. Most patients…
Abstract Number: 0753 • ACR Convergence 2024
Treatment and Evolution in 134 Patients with Aortitis and Periaortitis. Experience of a Single Referral Centre
Carmen Secada Gómez¹, Javier Loricera², Adrián Martín-Gutiérrez³, Fernando Lopez-Gutierrez⁴, Santos Castañeda⁵ and Ricardo Blanco-Alonso⁶, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ³Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Renedo de Piélagos, Cantabria, Spain, ⁴Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, ⁵Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL, Immunopathology group, Santander, Spain
Background/Purpose: Aortitis and periaortitis include a heterogeneous group of entities that may be idiopathic or secondary to infectious and non-infectious processes. Therefore, treatment will differ…
Abstract Number: 1561 • ACR Convergence 2024
Association of Large Vessel Vasculitis and Development of SSc and SSc-Associated Antibodies: Impact of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Brett Dinner¹, Ahmed Abdelmaksoud², Ann Igoe³, Taylor Viggiano⁴ and Vivek Nagaraja⁵, ¹Creighton University, Paradise Valley, AZ, ²University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, ³Flow, Tempe, AZ, ⁴Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, ⁵Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ
Background/Purpose: Large vessel vasculitis (LVV) comprises a spectrum of rare, potentially life-threatening disorders, including giant cell arteritis (GCA) and Takayasu's arteritis (TAK), defined by granulomatous…
Abstract Number: 1629 • ACR Convergence 2024
Subclinical Giant Cell Arteritis in Polymyalgia Rheumatica Has a Different Vascular Ultrasound Phenotype Than Giant Cell Arteritis
Sharon Cowley¹, Patricia Harkins², Colm Kirby³, Richard Conway⁴, David Kane⁵, Rositsa Karalilova⁶, Pierluigi Macchioni⁷, Christina Ponte⁸, Edoardo Conticini⁹, Alessandro Tomelleri¹⁰, Sara Monti¹¹, irene monjo¹², Zguro Batalov¹³, Giulia Klinowski⁷, Paolo Falsetti¹⁴, Corrado Campochiaro¹⁵, Alojzija Hocevar¹⁶ and Eugenio De Miguel¹⁷, ¹Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ²Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 8, Dublin, Ireland, ³Tallaght University Hospital, DUBLIN, Dublin, Ireland, ⁴Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ⁵Tallaght University Hospital & Trinity College Dublin, D24, Ireland, ⁶Clinic of Rheumatology, Medical University Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, ⁷Rheumatology Department, Ospedale S Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy, Emilia, Italy, ⁸Rheumatology, Centro Hospitalar Universitario Lisboa Norte EPE, Lisboa, Portugal, Lisboa, Portugal, ⁹Università di Siena, Siena, Italy, ¹⁰Unit of Immunology, Allergology and Rare Diseases, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milano, Italy, ¹¹IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy, ¹²University Hospital La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ¹³Rheumatology, University Hospital Kaspela, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, ¹⁴Department of Medical Sciences, Surgery and Neurosciences, Rheumatology Unit, University of Siena, Siena, Italy, Siena, Italy, ¹⁵IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital. Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Milan, Italy, ¹⁶University Medical Center Ljubljana, LJUBLJANA, Slovenia, ¹⁷Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: Subclinical GCA in PMR has been estimated to affect 1 in 5 patients as assessed by vascular ultrasound [1, 2]. This study compared the ultrasound…
Abstract Number: 2520 • ACR Convergence 2024
Prevalence and Incidence of Giant Cell Arteritis Among Medicare Fee-For-Service Beneficiaries: United States, 2014–2019
Peter Merkel¹, Yi Peng², Patrick Zueger², Clara Ziadeh³, Ana B. Romero⁴, Richard Thielen³ and Denise Kruzikas³, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²AbbVie Inc, North Chicago, IL, ³AbbVie Inc., North Chicago, IL, ⁴AbbVie, North Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a vasculitis affecting individuals aged ≥50 years. Over 80% of patients with GCA are aged ≥70 years, reflecting a…
Abstract Number: 0754 • ACR Convergence 2024
Clinical Characterization of Aortitis and Periaortitis in a Cohort of 134 Patients from a Single Universitary Center. A Model-based Cluster Analysis
Carmen Secada Gómez¹, Javier Loricera², Adrián Martín-Gutiérrez³, Fernando Lopez-Gutierrez⁴, María Nuñez-Sayar⁵, Ander Ucelay-Aristi⁵, Isabel Martinez-Rodriguez⁶, ivan Ferraz-Amaro⁷, Santos Castañeda⁸ and Ricardo Blanco-Alonso⁹, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ³Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Renedo de Piélagos, Cantabria, Spain, ⁴Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, ⁵Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, ⁶Nuclear Medicine, Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla,IDIVAL, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, ⁷Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canarias, Spain, ⁸Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain, ⁹Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL, Immunopathology group, Santander, Spain
Background/Purpose: Aortitis and periaortitis represent the inflammation of the aortic wall and the surrounding periaortic tissues, respectively. Both can be idiopathic or secondary to infectious…
Abstract Number: 1612 • ACR Convergence 2024
Arterial Involvement Distribution on 18FFDG PET-CT in Giant Cell Arteritis: Variances Based on Clinical Phenotype
paola Vidal¹, Javier Narvaez-García¹, Ivan Sánchez-Rodríguez¹, Aida Sabaté-Llobera¹, Montserrat Cortés-Romera¹, Judith Palacios², Pol Maymó³, Monserrat Roig Kim¹, Martí Aguilar Coll¹, Laia De Daniel¹ and Joan Miquel Nolla¹, ¹Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, ²Bellvitge University Hospital, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Catalonia, Spain, ³Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge., Barcelona, Spain
Background/Purpose: Current evidence shows that giant cell arteritis (GCA) is much more than a cranial disease, as it has a much broader and heterogeneous clinical…
Abstract Number: 1630 • ACR Convergence 2024
Disease Manifestations, Diagnostic Findings, and Mortality of 120 Consecutive Patients Suspected of Giant Cell Arteritis – Results from a Hospital GCA Fast-Track Clinic
Uffe Moller Dohn¹, Tanja Fromberg Gorlen², Rikke Westergaard¹, Viktoria Fana¹, Torsten Møller¹ and Lene Terslev³, ¹Rigshospitalet-Glostrup, Glostrup, Denmark, ²Rigshospitalet-Glostrup & COPECARE, Glostrup, Hovedstaden, Denmark, ³Rigshospitalet-Glostrup & COPECARE, Glostrup, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a large-vessel vasculitis affecting the large vessels from aorta, its proximal branches, and the extra-cranial arteries. To avoid ischemic…
Abstract Number: 2521 • ACR Convergence 2024
Clinicopathologic Associations Between Macrophage Location and Functional Profile in Giant Cell Arteritis
Michael Putman¹, Nader Khalidi², Carol Langford³, Curry Koening⁴, Christian Pagnoux⁵, David Cuthbertson⁶, Carol McAlear⁷ and Peter Merkel⁷, and the Vasculitis Clinical Research Consortium (VCRC), ¹The Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, ²McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ³Cleveland Clinic, Moreland Hills, OH, ⁴University of Texas Dell Medical School, Austin, TX, ⁵Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ⁷University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Macrophages play a central role in the pathogenesis of giant cell arteritis (GCA), but few studies have correlated macrophage phenotype or topography from temporal…
Abstract Number: 0756 • ACR Convergence 2024
Effectiveness and Safety of Tocilizumab in the Treatment of Polymyalgia Rheumatica: A Meta-Analysis
Ali Raza Khan¹, Nouman Shafique², Abdul Qadeer¹ and zaigham Shaukat¹, ¹Nishtar Medical University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan, ²AdventHealth Orlando, Orlando, FL
Background/Purpose: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) and Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) are different manifestations of the same disease process. GCA is a vasculitis that affects large and…
Abstract Number: 1613 • ACR Convergence 2024
Adherence to Dietary Recommendations and the Risk of Developing Giant Cell Arteritis; A Nested Case-Control Study
Poi Kwanyuen¹, Karin Wadström¹, Emily Sonestedt¹, Charlotta Fors¹, Rebecka Bäcklund¹, Aladdin Mohammad², Lennart TH Jacobsson¹ and Carl Turesson¹, ¹Lund University, Malmö, Sweden, ²Lund University, Lund, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) affects large and medium-sized vessels in elderly individuals. Previous studies have reported associations with lower body mass index and lower…

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