Abstracts tagged "giant cell arteritis"

Abstract Number: 2400 • ACR Convergence 2023
Applanation Tonometry of the Temporal Arteries in Participants with Suspected Giant Cell Arteritis: A Proof of Concept
Jean-Paul Makhzoum¹, Stephanie Ducharme-Benard², Samer Hussein², Rosalie-Selene Meunier², Carolyn Ross³, Alik Chamlian⁴, Jonathan Ducharme⁵, Leia Chamlian⁴, Alae Dhahbi⁴, Christian Pagnoux⁶ and Remi Goupil⁷, ¹Vasculitis Clinic, Hopital du Sacre-Coeur de Montreal, Canadian Network for Research on Vasculitides, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²Vasculitis Clinic, Hopital du Sacre-Coeur de Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³Vasculitis Clinic, Canadian Network for Research on Vasculitides, Hopital du Sacre-Coeur de Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁴Laval University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁵University of Sherbrooke, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁶Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁷Hopital du Sacre-Coeur de Montreal, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Applanation tonometry (ATn) is a non-invasive, point-of-care tool used to capture arterial pressure waveforms. It can measure arterial pulse wave velocity (PWV), a marker…
Abstract Number: 2418 • ACR Convergence 2023
Effectiveness of Dose Spacing with Tocilizumab in Giant Cell Arteritis Treatment
Sharon Cowley¹, Colm Kirby², Patricia Harkins³, Richard Conway⁴, Grainne Murphy⁵ and David Kane⁶, ¹Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ²Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ³St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ⁴Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ⁵Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland, ⁶Tallaght University Hospital & Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Background/Purpose: The only steroid sparing agent approved for treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) is the anti-interleukin-6 receptor antagonist tocilizumab. There remains uncertainty regarding treatment…
Abstract Number: 2603 • ACR Convergence 2023
Impact of IL-6 Receptor Small Nucleotide Polymorphism Asp358Ala on T Cell Activity and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis
Christopher Redmond¹, Robert Zorc², McKella Sylvester³, Cameron Rankin⁴, Rebecca Kuan⁵, Kristina Wells⁶, Lily Dai⁷, Kaitlin Quinn⁸, Massimo Gadina⁹ and Peter Grayson¹⁰, ¹National Institutes of Health, Hagerstown, MD, ²National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases/National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ³Colgate University, Bethesda, MD, ⁴NIAMS, NIH, Washington, DC, ⁵NIH, Bethesda, MD, ⁶University of California Davis, Bethesda, MD, ⁷NIH, Germantown, MD, ⁸National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, ⁹National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, Bethesda, MD, ¹⁰National Institutes of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Chevy Chase, MD
Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a large vessel vasculitis in adults that commonly involves the aorta and branching arteries, resulting in multiple symptoms including…
Abstract Number: 0800 • ACR Convergence 2023
CD4+ CD96+ T Cells Are Pathogenic Effector Cells in Giant Cell Arteritis
Shozo Ohtsuki¹, Jose Morales², Yuki Sato², Chenyao Wang², Matthew Koster³, Kenneth Warrington³, Gerald J. Berry⁴, Jorg Goronzy³ and Cornelia M. Weyand⁵, ¹Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Stanford University School of Medicine, Rochester, MN, ²Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN, ³Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁴Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, ⁵Mayo Clinic School of Medicine and Stanford University, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: In Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), granulomatous infiltrates occupy the vessel wall and elicit maladaptive vascular remodeling with intimal hyperplasia. The major cell types of…
Abstract Number: 1889 • ACR Convergence 2023
Utility of a Diagnostic Algorithm in the Assessment of Large Vessel Vasculitis
HUGO AVALOS BOGADO¹, GUSTAVO AÑEZ STURCHIO², Ernesto Trallero-Araguas³, Esther Espartal López⁴, sebastián Sandoval Moreno¹, daniela Ulloa Navas⁵ and Juan José De Agustín De Oro², ¹Rheumatology Department Vall d'Hebrón University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain, ²Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain, ³Systemic Autoimmune Disease Unit, Vall d’Hebron Institute of Research, Barcelona, Spain, ⁴Vall Hebron University Hospital, Rheumatology Department, Barcelona, Spain, ⁵Rheumatology Department, Vall Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most prevalent type of primary systemic vasculitis among individuals aged 50 and above. Imaging techniques such as ultrasound…
Abstract Number: 2401 • ACR Convergence 2023
A Study Defining the Optimal Sonographic Parameters for Intima-Media Thickness in Diagnosing Giant Cell Arteritis
Colm Kirby¹, Sharon Cowley², Rachael Flood¹, Ronan Mullan¹, Grainne Murphy³ and David Kane⁴, ¹Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ²Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ³Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland, ⁴Tallaght University Hospital & Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Background/Purpose: In recent years, Temporal Artery US (TAUS) incorporating Axillary Artery US (AAUS) has become a reliable alternative to biopsy for diagnosing GCA but studies…
Abstract Number: 2419 • ACR Convergence 2023
Visual Manifestations in Giant Cell Arteritis: Identification of Risk Factors from the ARTESER Registry
Juan Molina-Collada¹, Marta Domínguez², Rafael Benito Melero-Gonzalez³, Elisa Fernandez-Fernandez⁴, Maria. T Silva-Diaz⁵, Joaquín M. Belzunegui⁶, Ismael González⁷, Julio Sanchez Martin⁸, Javier Narvaez⁹, Eva Galíndez¹⁰, javier Mendizábal¹¹, Leticia Leon Mateos¹², Javier Loricera⁸, Alejandro Muñoz¹³, Santos Castañeda¹⁴, Iván Castellvi¹⁵, Marina Tortosa-Cabañas¹⁶, Vanesa Navarro¹⁷, Carlos Galisteo¹⁸, Ivette Casafont-Solé¹⁹, Jose Andres Roman Ivorra²⁰, TAREK CARLOS SALMAN MONTE²¹, Margarida Rocha²², Carlota Laura Iñiguez²³, Maria Vanesa Hernandez Hernandez²⁴, Cristina Campos²⁵, María Alcalde²⁶, Antonio Juan Mas²⁷, Francisco Javier Prado²⁸ and Ricardo Blanco²⁹, ¹Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, ²Sociedad Española de Reumatología, Madrid, Spain, ³CHU Vigo, O Carballino, Spain, ⁴La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain, ⁵Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain, ⁶Hospital Universitario Donostia, Donostia, Spain, ⁷Hospital Universitario de León, León, Spain, ⁸Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ⁹Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, ¹⁰Hospital Universitario de Basurto, Bilbao, Spain, ¹¹Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain, ¹²IDISSC Hospital Clinico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain, ¹³Hospital universitario Virgen del Rocío, El Viso de Alcor, Spain, ¹⁴Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁵Hospital de Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain, ¹⁶Ramon y Cajal University Hospital, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁷H Moisès Broggi, Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona, Spain, ¹⁸Hospital Universitario Parc Taulí, Barcelona, Spain, ¹⁹Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain, ²⁰Hospital Universitari i Politècnic la Fe, Valencia, Spain, ²¹Hospital del Mar/Parc de Salut Mar-IMIM, Barcelona, Spain, ²²Osakidetza, Bilbo, Spain, ²³Hospital Universitario Lucus Augusti, Lugo, Spain, ²⁴Hospital Universitario de Canarias, La Laguna, Spain, ²⁵Rheumatology Unit, Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain, ²⁶Hospital Severo Ochoa, Madrid, Spain, ²⁷Hospital Universitario Son Llàtzer, Mallorca, Spain, ²⁸Research department Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, Mexico City, Mexico, ²⁹Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain
Background/Purpose: Visual loss is one of the most feared complications in giant cell arteritis (GCA). Some factors have been previously associated with visual loss, as…
Abstract Number: 1040 • ACR Convergence 2023
Impact of Ultrasound Limitation to Assess Aortitis in Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis: Comparative Study with FDG-PET/CT
Juan Molina-Collada¹, Isabel Castrejon², Irene Monjo³, Elisa Fernandez-Fernandez⁴, Gabriela Torres⁵, JULIA MARTINEZ BARRIO⁶, Jose María Alvaro-Gracias⁷ and Eugenio De Miguel⁵, ¹Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, ³University Hospital La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ⁴La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain, ⁵Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ⁶Rheumatology, Gregorio Marañon University Hospital, Madrid, Spain, ⁷Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañon, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: Aortitis is a serious potential complication of patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA) and may lead to dilation, aneurysms or dissection. Since ultrasound (US)…
Abstract Number: 2085 • ACR Convergence 2023
A Survey on Giant Cell Arteritis-Related Knowledge Among Internal Medicine Residents
Helina Maharjan¹, Muhammad Abdullah², Summia Matin Afridi³, Alsayed Osman⁴, Aleena Sammar⁵ and Ahmad Raja⁶, ¹Bassett Medical Center, Cooperstown, NY, ²Islamic International Medical College, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, ³Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY, ⁴AdventHealth Florida, Orlando, FL, ⁵Parkview Medical Center, Pueblo, CO, ⁶Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital, Evanston, IL
Background/Purpose: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) poses challenges in clinical practice, necessitating a deep understanding. Internal medicine residents play a crucial role in patient care and…
Abstract Number: 2402 • ACR Convergence 2023
A Retrospective Analysis of Prevalence of Positive Temporal Artery Biopsies in African American Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) in a Large Academic Health Center
Leen Al saleh¹, Haya Haddad², sunita Dia³ and Florina Constantinescu², ¹Medstar Washington Hospital Center, Alexandria, VA, ²Medstar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, ³Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System, Greenville, SC
Background/Purpose: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) is a systemic vasculitis reportedly more common in Caucasian older adults. Studies suggest that GCA is very rare in African…
Abstract Number: 2420 • ACR Convergence 2023
Sex Differences in Giant Cell Arteritis: Data from the ARTESER Registry
Delia Fernández-Lozano¹, Marta Domínguez², Javier Narvaez³, Noemi Garrido-Puñal⁴, Eugenio De Miguel⁵, Paula V. Estrada-Alarcón⁶, Iñigo Hernández-Rodríguez⁷, Maria. T Silva-Diaz⁸, Joaquín M. Belzunegui⁹, Clara Moriano Morales¹⁰, Julio Sanchez Martin¹¹, Itziar Calvo-Zorrilla¹², Vicente Aldasoro¹³, lydia Abasolo¹⁴, Javier Loricera¹¹, Patricia Moya¹⁵, Maria J. García-Villanueva¹⁶, Carles Galisteo¹⁷, Anne Riveros-Frutos¹⁸, Francisco Ortiz-Sanjuán¹⁹, Selene Labrada-Arrabal²⁰, Margarida Rocha²¹, Carlos García-Porrúa²², Maria García-González²³, Clara Molina Almela²⁴, María Alcalde²⁵, Antonio Juan Mas²⁶, Fernando Alonso²⁷, Santos Castañeda²⁸, Ricardo Blanco²⁹ and on behalf of the Collaborative Group members³⁰, ¹Hospital de Mérida, Merida, Spain, ²Sociedad Española de Reumatología, Madrid, Spain, ³Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, ⁴Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, Spain, ⁵Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ⁶Hospital de San Juan Despí Moisès Broggi, Barcelona, Spain, ⁷Hospital do Meixoeiro. Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo, Vigo, Spain, ⁸Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain, ⁹Hospital Universitario Donostia, Donostia, Spain, ¹⁰Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de León, León, Spain, ¹¹Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ¹²Basurto University Hospital, Bilbao, Spain, ¹³Hospital Universitario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain, ¹⁴Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁵Hospital de Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain, ¹⁶Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁷Hospital Universitario Parc Taulí, Sabadell, Spain, ¹⁸Hospital Universitario Germans Trias i Pujol, Barcelona, Spain, ¹⁹Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe, Valencia, Spain, ²⁰Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain, ²¹Osakidetza, Bilbo, Spain, ²²Hospital Universitario Lucus Augusti, Lugo, Spain, ²³Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, ²⁴Hospital General de Valencia, Valencia, Spain, ²⁵Hospital Severo Ochoa, Madrid, Spain, ²⁶Hospital Universitario Son Llàtzer, Mallorca, Spain, ²⁷Spanish Society of Rheumatology, Madrid, Spain, ²⁸Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain, ²⁹Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ³⁰ARTESER group, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common vasculitis in North America and Western Europe. GCA is more likely to occur in women (1).…
Abstract Number: 1049 • ACR Convergence 2023
Enhanced Diagnostic Confidence with High Frequency Temporal Artery Ultrasound in Diagnosis of Cranial Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
Jem Ninan¹, Suellen Lyne¹, Julian McNeil², Joanna Tieu³, Vidya Limaye⁴, Susanna Proudman⁴, Susan Lester³ and Catherine Hill³, ¹University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia, ²Modbury Hospital, Modbury, Australia, ³The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville, Australia, ⁴Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia
Background/Purpose: A previous survey of Australian Rheumatologists indicated low confidence (60% of Australian Rheumatologists) in the use of Temporal artery ultrasound provided by their Radiology…
Abstract Number: 2373 • ACR Convergence 2023
SIRPα Expression in Systemic Vasculitis
Shubhasree Banerjee¹, Eileen Rose², Sandip Panicker², Nader Khalidi³, Curry Koening⁴, Carol Langford⁵, Paul Monach⁶, Christian Pagnoux⁷, Carol McAlear¹ and Peter Merkel¹, ¹University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Electra Therapeutics, Inc., South San Francisco, CA, ³McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁴University of Texas Dell Medical School, Austin, TX, ⁵Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ⁶VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, ⁷Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Signal regulatory protein alpha (SIRPα) is primarily found on myeloid cells, including macrophages and neutrophils. Upon binding to CD47, SIRPa signaling regulates various cellular…
Abstract Number: 2403 • ACR Convergence 2023
Systole and Diastole Ultrasound Wall Thickness Shows Significant Differences That Affect the Diagnosis and Assessment of Giant Cell Arteritis
Emma Brugarolas¹, Elisa Fernandez-Fernandez², Irene Monjo³ and Eugenio De Miguel⁴, ¹Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Girona, Spain, ²La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain, ³University Hospital La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ⁴Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: In the last few years, several cut-off points for the intima-media thickness (IMT) of temporal arteries (TA) and large vessels (LV) have been proposed…
Abstract Number: 2421 • ACR Convergence 2023
Optic Nerve Sheath Measurement on Ultrasound: A Novel Diagnostic Test for Giant Cell Arteritis
Hussein Baalbaki¹, David Dube¹, Carolyn Ross², Stephanie Ducharme-Benard³, Samer Hussein⁴, Rosalie-Selene Meunier⁴, Christian Pagnoux⁵ and Jean-Paul Makhzoum², ¹Hopital du Sacre-Coeur de Montreal, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²Vasculitis Clinic, Canadian Network for Research on Vasculitides, Hopital du Sacre-Coeur de Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³Vasculitis Clinic, Hopital du Sacre-Coeur de Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁴Vasculitis Clinic, Hopital du Sacre-Coeur de Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁵Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Confirming the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis (GCA) remains challenging. Available diagnostic tests have limited accuracy and availability. Recently, optic nerve sheath enhancement on…

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