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  • Abstract Number: PP06 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Co-Creation of Exercise Videos by Patients and Professionals to Support Patient Empowerment

    Noriko Okochi, Eiji Oishi, Yoshifumi Hitoe, Hitomi Koshi, Hajime Kono

    Background/Purpose: Rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) cause chronic pain, joint deformities, and reduced mobility, significantly limiting patients’ daily activities and social participation. Physical inactivity can…
  • Abstract Number: 1583 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Epidemiology, Outcome and Expenditures of Hospitalized Patients with Systemic Sclerosis: National Inpatient Sample 2021

    Patompong Ungprasert1 and Paul Kroner2, 1Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, Cleveland Heights, OH, 2Riverside Health System, Newport News, VA

    Background/Purpose: The inpatient epidemiology, morbidity, mortality, and healthcare expenditures of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) are not well-characterized. This study aims to utilize a nationwide…
  • Abstract Number: 0366 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Dental Findings in Patients With Rheumatic Diseases and Its Association With Self-Perceived Oral Health

    Fernanda M. Garcia-Garcia1, Margarita Isabel Alarcon-Jarquin2, Vanessa L. Lopez-Flores2, Gabriel P. Castro-Cruz3, Carlos I. Estrada-Anguiano3, Jennifer Garcia-Bravo3, Aleydis Gonzalez-Melendez3, Gabriel Figueroa-Parra3, Dionicio A. Galarza-Delgado1 and Janett C. Riega-Torres4, 1Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico, 2Rheumatology Service, University Hospital “Dr. José Eleuterio González”, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, 3Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario “Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez”, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico, 4Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario “Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez”, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico

    Background/Purpose: Oral health conditions are frequent in patients with rheumatic diseases and can impact daily function and quality of life. Factors such as chronic inflammation…
  • Abstract Number: PP03 • ACR Convergence 2025

    My Journey of Risk, Loss, and Hope: The Role of Multidisciplinary Collaboration in Managing Pregnancy with Takayasu Arteritis

    Tugce Turten Kaymaz

    Background/Purpose: At the age of 26, the same month I got married, I was diagnosed with Takayasu Arteritis following severe chest and back pain. Hypertension…
  • Abstract Number: 1580 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Lung vasculature quantification on computed tomography predicts new onset of interstitial lung disease in systemic sclerosis

    Maria Iacovantuono1, Nicholas landini2, lisa Jungblut3, Gesa Sauer4, Rucsandra Dobrota5, Sinziana Muraru6, Muriel Elhai7, Carina Mihai8, Mike Becker9, Maria Sole Chimenti10, Thomas Frauenfelder3, Anna-Maria Hoffmann-Vold11, Oliver Distler12 and Cosimo Bruni13, 1Rheumatology, Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Systems Medicine, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy. Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, Spinete, Italy, 2Department of Radiological Sciences, Oncology and Pathology, "Sapienza" University, Policlinico Umberto I, Rome, Italy. Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, Rueil Malmaison, France, 3Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Zurich, University Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, zurich, Switzerland, 4Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, zurich, Switzerland, 5Center of Experimental Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, the LOOP Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, 6University of Zurich, University Hospital Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland, 7University Hospital zurich, Zürich, Switzerland, 8University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, 9Dept. of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland, 10Rheumatology, Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Systems Medicine, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy, Roma, Italy, 11Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, 12Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Switzerland, Zurich, Switzerland, 13Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

    Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is highly prevalent in systemic sclerosis (SSc) and a leading cause of mortality. Recent studies have identified clinical risk factors…
  • Abstract Number: 0361 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Transition in Focus: Health Care Utilization and Disease Status in Youth with Connective Tissue Diseases— A Single-Center Experience in British Columbia, Canada

    Mercedes Chan1, Lori Tucker1, Jude AlMasoud1, Jaime Guzman2, Andrea Human1, David Cabral3, Angela How4, Wendy Wong5 and Jennifer Corpuz6, 1BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 2University of British Columbia and BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 3BC Children's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 4UBC, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 5University of British Columbia, Surrey, BC, Canada, 6UBC, New Westminster, BC, Canada

    Background/Purpose: Graduating from child and family-oriented to adult-oriented health care is a vulnerable time when youth with chronic disease drop out of, or disengage from,…
  • Abstract Number: 2500 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Greater Economic Burden and Healthcare Resource Utilization in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis With Versus Without Interstitial Lung Disease: Results from a Systematic Literature Review

    Emily Glowienka1, Sarah Nickolls2, Kevin Coady1, Eesha Kodi3, Ian Steinfield1, Florence Wilson3, Alicia N. Pepper3, Svetlana I. Nihtyanova4, Roger A. Levy5 and Daniel Moldaver6, 1Precision AQ, Boston, MA, 2GSK, Research & Development, Stevenage, United Kingdom, 3Precision AQ, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 4GSK, Clinical Sciences, Research & Development, London, United Kingdom, 5GSK, Specialty Care, Global Medical Affairs, Collegeville, PA, 6GSK, Global Real-World Evidence & Health Outcomes Research, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Background/Purpose: SSc is a rare autoimmune connective tissue disorder; up to 64% of patients with SSc develop interstitial lung disease (ILD), which can result in…
  • Abstract Number: 1562 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Vasodilation with Prostanoids Influences Progression of Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease: a EUSTAR Cohort Study

    adela cristina sarbu1, Liubov Petelytska2, lorenzo tofani3, Gianluca Moroncini4, Alexandra Balbir-Gurman5, elisabetta zanatta6, Jörg Henes7, paolo airò8, Marco Matucci-Cerinic9, Ana Maria Gheorghiu10, antonella marcoccia11, branimir Anić12, Jelena Colic13, Daniel Furst14, julia Spierings15, Francesco Del Galdo16, Britta Maurer17, Anna-Maria Hoffmann-Vold18, Oliver Distler19 and Cosimo Bruni20, 1Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. • Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland, bern, Swaziland, 2Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. • Dept Internal Medicine #3, Bogomolets National Medical University, Kyiv, Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, 3Department of Statistics, Informatics and Applications, University of Florence, Florence, Italy, firenze, Italy, 4Department of Internal Medicine, Marche University Hospital, Clinica Medica, Ancona, Italy, Ancona, Italy, 5• Rheumatology Institute, Rambam Health Care Campus, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Tecchnion, Haifa, Israel, Haifa, Israel, 6Padova University Hospital, Rheumatology Unit, Padova, Italy, padova, Italy, 7Department of Internal Medicine II, Hematology, Oncology, Clinical Immunology, and Rheumatology, University Hospital Tübingen, Tuebingen, Germany, 8Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy, brescia, Italy, 9University San Raffaele Milano, Milano, Milan, Italy, 10Spitalul Clinic Dr. Ion Cantacuzino, Bucharest, Romania, 11Centro di Riferimento Interdisciplinare per la Sclerosi Sistemica (CRIIS), Roma, Italy, rome, Italy, 12Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Zagreb, School of Medicine, University Hospital Center Zagreb, Croatia, zagreb, Croatia, 13Institute of Rheumatology Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia, 14Southern California Scleroderma and Rheumatology Center, Los Angeles, CA, 15Department of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center, Ultrecht, The Netherlands, Utrecht, Netherlands, 16University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, 17Department of Rheumatology & Immunology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland, 18Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, 19Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Switzerland, Zurich, Switzerland, 20University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

    Background/Purpose: Although most vasoactive vasodilating drugs (VVDs) exert anti-fibrotic effects in pre-clinical studies, randomized controlled trials assessing their efficacy in systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease…
  • Abstract Number: 0358 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Different Perspectives between Physicians and Patients on Treatment Priorities and Challenges in Still’s Disease

    Gisella Beatrice Beretta1, Luciana Pereira2, Greta Rogani3, Francesco Baldo4, Claudia Bracaglia5, Dirk Foell6, Marco Gattorno7, Marija Jelusic8, Sebastiaan Vastert3, Rashmi Sinha9 and Francesca Minoia10, 1Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy, Milan, Italy, 2Systemic JIA Foundation, Cincinnati, 3University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, 4ASST-Pini-CTO, Milano, Milan, Italy, 5IRCCS Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesu', Rome, Rome, Italy, 6University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany, 7IRCCS G. Gaslini, Genova, Genoa, Italy, 8University of Zagreb School of Medicine, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia, 9Systemic JIA Foundation, Cincinnati, OH, 10Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Milan, Italy

    Background/Purpose: Despite therapeutic advances, major concerns and disparities persist in the care of Still’s Disease (SD). Capturing both patient/caregiver and physician perspectives is essential to…
  • Abstract Number: 2444 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Hydroxychloroquine-Induced Retinopathy in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Predictors of Progression Following Drug Discontinuation

    Emily Gutowski1, Jessica Dai2, Erin Carter3, Brooke Cohen4, Jill Buyon5, Chung-E Tseng6, Mala Masson7, Amit Saxena5, H Michael Belmont8, Joseph Colcombe6, Yasha Modi3, Carol Lee6 and Peter Izmirly9, 1New York University Grossman School of Medicine, Brooklyn, NY, 2New York University Grossman School of Medicine, Tenafly, NJ, 3New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, 4Yale Physician Associate Program, New Haven, CT, 5NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, 6New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, 7NYU Langone Health, New York, 8NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, 9New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY

    Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is a cornerstone of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) management, but long-term use carries the risk of retinopathy. While prior studies have identified…
  • Abstract Number: 1401 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Real World Treatment Patterns and Health Care Resource Use in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Sjögren’s Disease (SjD) in the United States

    Sara McCoy1, Anjana Lalla2, Nilesh Choudhary3, Shraddha Chatterjee3, Shiwani Prasad3 and Antton Egana2, 1University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI, 2Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, 3Novartis India, Hyderabad, India

    Background/Purpose: SjD is a chronic, systemic, progressive autoimmune disease characterized by dry mouth and eyes, but it is often accompanied by extraglandular symptoms and signs…
  • Abstract Number: 0218 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Creating an EHR Lupus Outreach Workbench to Address Care Gaps

    Ross Gilbert1, Starla Blanks2, Joy Buie3, Mary Cronin4, Jake Decker5, Laura Dickmann6, Cristina Drenkard7, Sancia Ferguson8, Shivani Garg9, David Gazeley5, Andrea Gilmore-Bykovskyi10, Gale Johnson11, Patti Katz12, Tristan Lazewski13, S. Sam Lim14, Jenna McGoldrick15, Katrina Phelps10, Edmond Ramly16, Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman17, Ann Rosenthal18, Dawn Thomas-Semanko19, Sarah Stoltz13, Patricia Tellez-giron20, Amannda Weber21, Andrea Wipperfurth13 and Christie Bartels10, 1Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 2American College of Rheumatology, Atlanta, GA, 3Lupus Foundation of America, Washington, DC, 4retired, Fox Point, WI, 5Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 6Froedtert Health, Waukesha, WI, 7Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Acworth, GA, 8University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Madison, WI, 9University of Madison, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, 10University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, 11Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Madison, WI, 12UCSF, San Rafael, CA, 13UW Health, Madison, WI, 14Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 15SSM Health, Madison, WI, 16Indiana University - Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, 17Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 18Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Wisconsin, 19WI Chapter - LFA, Milwaukee, WI, 20University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Madison, WI, 21University of Wisconsin (UW), UW Health, Madison, WI

    Background/Purpose: Lupus affects up to 1.5 million people in the US with significant health disparities in care and outcomes that call for care delivery innovation.…
  • Abstract Number: 2403 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Differential Risk of Inpatient Admissions Among SLE Subgroups: A Population-Based Analysis

    Jaime Flores-Gouyonnet1, Erika Navarro-Mendoza1, Mario Bautista-Vargas1, Ali Ardekani1, Maria Cuellar-Gutierrez1, Gabriel Figueroa-Parra2, Mariana Gonzalez-Treviño3, Alain Sanchez-Rodriguez4, Andrew C. Hanson1, Cassondra Hulshizer5, Cynthia Crowson6 and Ali Duarte-Garcia1, 1Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 2Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, 3Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, 4ABC Medical Center, Ciudad de México, Federal District, Mexico, 5Mayo Clinic, Rochester, 6Mayo Clinic, Stewartvillle, MN

    Background/Purpose: SLE is clinically heterogeneous and associated with increased hospitalizations. However, it remains unclear which patient subgroups drive this excess in unplanned healthcare use. We…
  • Abstract Number: 1387 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Patients Diagnosed With Sjögren’s Disease Using Electronic Health Records and Linked Claims Data From the US Excellence Network in RheumatoloGY (ENRGY) Practice-Based Research Network

    Jeffrey Curtis1, Emily Holladay2, Antton Egana3, Anjana Lalla3, Yujie Su4, Fenglong Xie5, Amy Mudano4, Shanette Daigle4 and Sara McCoy6, 1Foundation for Advancing Science, Technology, Education and Research, Birmingham, AL, 2University of Alabama at Birmingham, Edmond, OK, 3Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, 4Foundation for Advancing Science, Technology, Education and Research (FASTER), Hoover, AL, 5The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 6University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI

    Background/Purpose: Sjögren’s disease (SjD) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by systemic symptoms such as dryness, fatigue, musculoskeletal pain, and extraglandular manifestations. SjD may overlap…
  • Abstract Number: 0197 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients who screen positive for anxiety, depression, and/or fibromyalgia are more likely to report problems with sleeping, memory, and/or social activities than to have an abnormal rheumatoid factor or ACPA

    Theodore Pincus1, Juan Schmukler1 and Tengfei Li2, 1Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 2Rush, chicago, IL

    Background/Purpose: A symptom checklist and screening indices for anxiety (ANX), depression (DEP), and/or fibromyalgia (FM) on patient questionnaires such as a multidimensional health assessment questionnaire…
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