Abstracts tagged "Health Care"

Abstract Number: 1910 • ACR Convergence 2025
Clinical profile and healthcare resource utilization of patients diagnosed with giant cell arteritis or polymyalgia rheumatica in the US: a real-world cohort study using a large database of administrative health claims
Julie Mouchet¹, Tim Nguyen², Valeria Jordan M.³, G S Ramakrishna⁴, Linda Grinnell-Merrick², Andrew Heaney⁵, Anushka Mitra Das⁵, Pooja Shah⁶ and Evi Zhuleku⁷, ¹Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland, ²Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, ³Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Tenafly, NJ, ⁴Novartis Healthcare Private Limited, Hyderabad, India, ⁵Novartis Ireland Ltd, Dublin, Ireland, ⁶Cytel Inc, Cambridge, ON, Canada, ⁷Cytel Inc, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and giant cell arteritis (GCA) are systemic inflammatory conditions which predominantly affect individuals over the age of 50 years. The conditions…
Abstract Number: 0761 • ACR Convergence 2025
Fast-Track Clinics Improve Visual Outcomes in Giant Cell Arteritis: A Meta-Analysis
Tiago Beirão¹, Catarina Rua¹, Catarina Silva¹, Mariana Patela¹, Romana Vieira¹, Joana Abelha-aleixo¹, Patrícia Pinto¹, Flávio Costa¹, Ana Sofia Pinto¹, Diogo Fonseca¹, Tiago Meirinhos¹, Ajexandro Souto² and Taciana Videira¹, ¹Unidade Local de Saude Gaia e Espinho, Porto, Portugal, ²Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Background/Purpose: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) is a chronic, inflammatory condition, primary affecting the medium and larger arteries, usually in patients older than 50 years. It…
Abstract Number: 1928 • ACR Convergence 2025
Oral Health in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases: A Pilot Quality Improvement Program
Margarita Isabel Alarcon-Jarquin¹, Fernanda M. Garcia-Garcia², Vanessa L. Lopez-Flores¹, Aleydis Gonzalez-Melendez³, Gabriel Figueroa-Parra³, Dionicio A. Galarza-Delgado² and Janett C. Riega-Torres⁴, ¹Rheumatology Service, University Hospital “Dr. José Eleuterio González”, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ²Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, 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: Patients with rheumatic diseases commonly experience oral health issues such as dental caries, xerostomia, and periodontal disease. These complications are linked to both the…
Abstract Number: 0829 • ACR Convergence 2025
Multi-Center Use of an Online Case-Based Simulation to Evaluate Medical Trainee Use of Diagnostic Imaging and Lab Tests to Correctly Diagnose MSK Complaints
James McCarthey¹, Kyla Driest², erin frank¹, Allayne Stephans¹, Stacey Tarvin³ and Angela Robinson⁴, ¹Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Cleveland, OH, ²Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, ³Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, ⁴Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
Background/Purpose: Our goal is to teach medical trainees high value care concepts and musculoskeletal (MSK) disease states and then implement online case-based simulations to evaluate…
Abstract Number: 1938 • ACR Convergence 2025
Optimizing Patient Outcomes: The Experience of a Multidisciplinary Rheumatology and Hand Surgery Clinic with Point-of-Care Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Integration
Aidan pye¹, Samuel Chan², Gary Xu³ and Mohammad Bardi⁴, ¹University of British Columbia, VANCOUVER, BC, Canada, ²UBC, Vancouver, ³UBC, Vancouver, Canada, ⁴UBC, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: In the last decade, rheumatologists have employed musculoskeletal Ultrasound (MSUS) as a highly sensitive and accurate clinical assessment tool at the bedside. By integrating…
Abstract Number: 0880 • ACR Convergence 2025
Detecting Interstitial Lung Disease and Identifying Extensive Disease on Chest Computed Tomography in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis: Cut-Offs for Lung Texture Analysis and its Prognostic Implications
Nicholas landini¹, lisa Jungblut², cecilia strappa³, Christian Blüthgen², Rucsandra Dobrota⁴, Muriel Elhai⁵, Carina Mihai⁶, Sinziana Muraru-Carbune², Martina Orlandi⁷, mariaelena Occhipinti⁸, Khadija El-Aoufy⁹, Gemma Lepri¹⁰, valeria panebianco¹¹, anna rita larici³, Anna-Maria Hoffmann-Vold¹², Cosimo Nardi¹³, Serena Guiducci¹⁴, Silvia Bellando-Randone¹⁵, Marco Matucci-Cerinic¹⁶, Thomas Frauenfelder², Oliver Distler¹⁷ and Cosimo Bruni¹⁸, ¹Department 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, ²Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Zurich, University Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, zurich, Switzerland, ³Advanced Radiology Center, Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Oncological Radiotherapy, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "A. Gemelli" IRCCS, Rome, Italy, rome, Italy, ⁴Center of Experimental Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, the LOOP Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁵Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Zurich, University Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, Schlieren, Switzerland, ⁶University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁷Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Children and Adults, University Hospital of Modena and Reggio Emilia School of Medicine, Italy., modena, Italy, ⁸Division of Radiology, Fondazione Toscana Gabriele Monasterio, Pisa, Italy., pisa, Italy, ⁹Department of Health Science, University of Florence, Florence, Italy., firenze, Italy, ¹⁰Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Division of Rheumatology Scleroderma Unit, AOU Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy., Florence, Italy, ¹¹Department of Radiological Sciences, Oncology and Pathology, "Sapienza" University, Policlinico Umberto I, Rome, Italy., Rome, Italy, ¹²Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ¹³Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, Radiodiagnostic Unit n. ², University of Florence - Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy, Florence, Italy, ¹⁴Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Scleroderma Unit, Division of Rheumatology, University of Florence, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy, Pistoia, Italy, ¹⁵University of Florence, Florence, Florence, Italy, ¹⁶University San Raffaele Milano, Milano, Milan, Italy, ¹⁷Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Switzerland, Zurich, Switzerland, ¹⁸University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a leading cause of death in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc), especially in case of extensive disease detected on…
Abstract Number: 1989 • ACR Convergence 2025
Moving Out of the Kid’s Rheum: Transitioning Young Adult Patients from Pediatric to Adult Rheumatology Practices
Victoria Koenigsberger¹, Madeleine Ward², Meghan Geary³ and Ali Yalcindag⁴, ¹The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, ²The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Division of Medicine-Pediatrics, Providence, ³The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Division of General Internal Medicine, Providence, ⁴The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Milton, MA
Background/Purpose: Young adults with childhood-onset rheumatic conditions encounter challenges and barriers to care when transitioning to an adult rheumatologist. At this Pediatric Rheumatology Clinic, patients…
Abstract Number: 1023 • ACR Convergence 2025
Comparative Analysis of Oral Health and Dental Care in Patients With Immune-Mediated and Non-Immune-Mediated Rheumatic Diseases
Margarita Isabel Alarcon-Jarquin¹, Fernanda M. Garcia-Garcia², Vanessa L. Lopez-Flores¹, Aranxa Galindo-Bandt³, Mario A. Arellano-Alvarez³, Aleydis Gonzalez-Melendez³, Gabriel Figueroa-Parra³, Dionicio A. Galarza-Delgado² and Janett C. Riega-Torres⁴, ¹Rheumatology Service, University Hospital “Dr. José Eleuterio González”, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ²Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, 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 impairment is common in patients with immune-mediated rheumatic diseases (IMRDs) due to chronic inflammation and immune dysregulation. These complications can worsen systemic…
Abstract Number: 1991 • ACR Convergence 2025
Co-Use of Mycophenolate Mofetil with Pegloticase Yielded Similar Clinical Outcomes as the Co-Use of Methotrexate
Tingting Zhang¹, Kenneth Saag², Yasir Qazi³, Bradley Marder⁴ and Brian Lamoreaux⁵, ¹Amgen, Inc., Thousand Oaks, ²The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ³Keck School of Medicine Renal Transplant Program, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴AMGEN, Inc, Denver, CO, ⁵Amgen, Inc., Deerfield, IL
Background/Purpose: Pegloticase significantly reduces serum uric acid (sUA) values in patients with refractory gout. Co-use of methotrexate (MTX) improves efficacy and safety of pegloticase by…
Abstract Number: 0172 • ACR Convergence 2025
Cancer Screening for Patients with Rheumatic Diseases: A Scoping Review
Teresa Xiao¹, Namrata Singh² and Pankti Reid³, ¹University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ²University of Washington, Bellevue, WA, ³University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: There is minimal guidance on specific cancer screening practices for rheumatic diseases (RDs) other than for myositis. The aim of this scoping review was…
Abstract Number: 1038 • ACR Convergence 2025
Real-World Immunosuppressant Treatment Patterns in Lupus Nephritis: A Retrospective Claims Database Analysis in the United States
Anisha Patel¹, Alexandra Miller¹, Lisa Lindsay¹, Danny Sheinson¹, Zhiyu Xia¹, William Pendergraft¹ and Maria Dall'Era², ¹Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA, ²Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: LN is a severe manifestation of SLE requiring intensive management. We aimed to characterize real-world treatment patterns in newly diagnosed patients with LN within…
Abstract Number: 1993 • ACR Convergence 2025
Risk of Cardiovascular Conditions, Bone Fractures and Mortality in Patients with Uncontrolled Gout in Comparison to Those with Controlled Gout
Tingting Zhang¹, Christian W. Mende², Ashraf El-Meanawy³, Michael Pillinger⁴, Kaiding Zhu⁵, Bradley Marder⁶ and Brian Lamoreaux⁷, ¹Amgen, Inc., Thousand Oaks, ²University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, ³Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, ⁴New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York,, NY, ⁵Amgen, Inc., San Francisco, CA, ⁶AMGEN, Inc, Denver, CO, ⁷Amgen, Inc., Deerfield, IL
Background/Purpose: Gout may increase the risk of cardiovascular events (CVEs) and bone fractures through urate deposition and chronic inflammation1,2. However, the additional effects of uncontrolled…
Abstract Number: 0173 • ACR Convergence 2025
Association Between the Ratio of Non-High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol to High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and All-Cause Mortality Risk in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Survival Analysis Based on NHANES Data
Tingting Wang¹, Siying Xiong¹, Yuanli Wei¹, Dongmei Wang¹, Weihua Zhang¹, Caizhen Liu², Fanxin zeng³ and Jianhong Wu¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Dazhou Central Hospital, Dazhou, China (People's Republic), ²Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Dazhou Central Hospital, Dazhou, ³Departmant of Clinical Research Center, Sichuan Clinical Research Center for Medical Imaging, Dazhou Central Hospital; Medical School, Sichuan University of Arts and Sciences; School of Basic Medical Science, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Dazhou, China (People's Republic)
Background/Purpose: The Non-High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol to High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Ratio (NHHR) has emerged as a promising marker for atherosclerosis, yet its relationship with all-cause mortality…
Abstract Number: 1157 • ACR Convergence 2025
Safety and Tolerability of a Recombinant Zoster Vaccine in Patients with Inflammatory Rheumatic Musculoskeletal Diseases: A Prospective Longitudinal Study over 12 Months
Ella Steiner¹, Ioana Andreica², Stefanie Reale³, Gianna Chierego⁴, Philipp Köhler⁵, Sonja Zapke⁴, Benjamin Wilde⁶, David Kiefer⁷, Philipp Sewerin², Hilal Kavruk⁵, Dimitra Karagkiozidou⁵, Panagiotis Ermeidis⁵, Barbara Guminski⁵, Andreas Kribben⁶, Jürgen Braun⁸, Xenofon Baraliakos⁹ and Uta Kiltz⁹, ¹Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Herne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, ²Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne; Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany, Herne, Germany, ³Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, ⁴Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany, ⁵Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Herne, Germany, ⁶University Hospital, Nephrology, Essen, Essen, Germany, ⁷Private practice of rheumatology, Hattingen, Germany, ⁸Ruhr-University, Bochum, Germany; and Rheumatologische Versorgungszentrum (RVZ) Steglitz, Berlin, Germany, ⁹Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-University Bochum, Herne, Germany
Background/Purpose: Herpes zoster (HZ) is common among older adults, with a lifetime risk of 25%. The risk is particularly increased in individuals with immunosuppression such…
Abstract Number: 2108 • ACR Convergence 2025
Multidisciplinary Fragility Fracture Management Across Two Coordinated Hospitals: Evaluating Risk Factors, Treatment Approaches, and Long-Term Patient Outcomes in Those With and Without Prior Fractures
César Antonio Egües Dubuc¹, Nerea Alcorta Lorenzo², Esther Laso Lucas³, Carlos Maria Lizasoain Alustiza⁴, Claudia Murillo Erazo³, Gabriela Jimenez Clemente³, Gaspar de La Herran Nuñez⁴, Vicente Lavilla Garcia³, Imanol Gabarain Morcillo⁴, Leire Unanue Pumar⁴, Irene Corcuera Elosegui⁴, Antonio Martin Garcia⁴, Jorge Jesus Cancio Fanlo⁵, Maria Ariztia Sarratea³, Ander Alberdi Arbelaiz⁴, Iñaki Maria Arruabarrena Echeverria³, Elena Zubillaga Azpiroz⁴ and LUIS LOPEZ DOMINGUEZ⁶, ¹Donostia University Hospital, San Sebastián, Pais Vasco, Spain, ²University Hospital Donostia, san sebastian, Spain, ³Matia Hospital, San Sebastian, Pais Vasco, Spain, ⁴Donostia University Hospital, San Sebastian, Pais Vasco, Spain, ⁵Donostia University Hospital, San Sebastian, ⁶Hospital Universitario Donostia, San Sebastian, Spain
Background/Purpose: Our Fracture Coordination Unit operates across two hospitals: University Hospital of Donostia (UHD) and Matía Hospital (MH). Patients with a geriatric profile are transferred…

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