Abstracts tagged "Heart disease"

Abstract Number: 2222 • ACR Convergence 2025
Neonatal Myocardial Strain in Offspring born to Mothers with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Pilot Data from the LEGACY Cohort
Reem Farhat¹, Lawrence Rudski², Natalie Dayan³, Catherine Henin⁴, Daniela Villegas Martinez⁴, Sariya Sahussarungsi¹, Pasinee Kanaprach¹, Sasha Bernatsky⁵, Gabriel Altit⁴ and Evelyne Vinet⁵, ¹McGill University, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁴Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁵Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) increases the risk of placenta-mediated adverse pregnancy outcomes (APO) and may impact offspring cardiovascular health. Transplacental maternal anti-Ro antibodies can…
Abstract Number: 0655 • ACR Convergence 2025
Blood pressure remains elevated in patients initiating voclosporin with low baseline blood pressure: evidence from patients in routine clinical care
Eric Roberts¹, gabriela Schmajuk² and Jinoos Yazdany³, ¹University of California, San Francisco, SF, CA, ²University of California, San Francisco, and San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, ³UCSF, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Hypertension was a common adverse event in RCTs testing voclosporin, an oral calcineurin inhibitor approved in 2021 to treat lupus nephritis (LN). In these…
Abstract Number: 2413 • ACR Convergence 2025
Hydroxychloroquine and Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes in Pregnant Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Mariana Gonzalez-Treviño¹, Ashley L Ciosek¹, Genessis Maldonado¹, Catherine Deffendall², Tania Ruiz¹, Tracy Frech¹ and Rashmi Dhital³, ¹Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ²Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, ³Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Brentwood, TN
Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is a medication used in SLE during pregnancy. An adverse effect of HCQ includes cardiotoxicity. Hormonal changes during pregnancy may trigger SLE…
Abstract Number: 0669 • ACR Convergence 2025
Clinical and Laboratory Factors Associated With Biopsy-Confirmed Antimalarial-Induced Cardiomyopathy
Youngmin Kim¹, Norioscar Cabello², Robert Padera², Brittany Weber³ and Karen H. Costenbader⁴, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, DEDHAM, MA, ⁴Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is widely prescribed in rheumatology, particularly for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Though generally safe, HCQ can cause rare…
Abstract Number: 2490 • ACR Convergence 2025
Unmasking Mortality Risk: The Impact of Systemic Sclerosis in Stress-Induced Cardiomyopathy
Suryakumar Balasubramanian¹, Laura Rojo Grajales², Ashlyn Narman³, Veera Durga Vaishnavi Kurra⁴, Ramses Ramirez Damera², Alejandro Alvarez Betancourt², Abdul Qudoos Iqbal Mohammed², Hai Ofek², Prachi Anand², Roman Zeltser⁵ and Amgad N. Makaryus⁵, ¹Nassau university Medical center, new york, ²Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, NY, ³American University of the Caribbean, East Meadow, NY, ⁴University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁵Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY
Background/Purpose: Stress-induced cardiomyopathy (SIC), also known as Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM), is characterized by acute left ventricular dysfunction, often triggered by emotional or physical stress. In…
Abstract Number: 1030 • ACR Convergence 2025
Predictors of Incident Atrial Fibrillation in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: A Population Based Cohort Study
Sarah Pimple¹, Alanna Chamberlain¹, Sara Achenbach², Cynthia Crowson³ and Elena myasoedova¹, ¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Mayo Clinic, Rochester, ³Mayo Clinic, Stewartvillle, MN
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been associated with an increased risk of developing atrial fibrillation (AF). However, recent data on trends in incidence of AF…
Abstract Number: 2531 • ACR Convergence 2025
Coronary periarteritis in IgG4-Related Disease
Georges El Hasbani¹, Daniel Larson², Matthew Koster¹ and Kenneth Warrington¹, ¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Mayo Clinic, Rochester
Background/Purpose: IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is characterized by chronic inflammation and fibrosis, which can affect multiple organs, especially the pancreas, salivary glands, and retroperitoneum (1). It…
Abstract Number: 1166 • ACR Convergence 2025
Biomarkers Associated with Left Atrial Structure and Function in Individuals with Psoriasis
Julie Borchsenius¹, Maria Dons², Morten Sengeløv³, Flemming Olsen⁴, Caroline Espersen⁴, Kristoffer Skaarup³, Mats Lassen⁴, Niklas Johansen⁴, Filip Davidovski³, Manan Pareek⁴, Brittany Weber⁵, Claus Zachariae⁶, Lone Skov⁶ and Tor Biering-Sørensen³, ¹CTCPR / Center for translational cardiology and pragmatic research trials, Charlottenlund, Denmark, ²Copenhagen University Hospital Gentofte, Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark, ³Center for Translational Cardiology and Pragmatic Randomized Trials, Dep. of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital - Gentofte, Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark, ⁴CTCPR / Center for translational cardiology and pragmatic research trials, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁵Brigham and Women's Hospital, DEDHAM, MA, ⁶Dep. of Dermatology and Allergy, Copenhagen University Hospital – Herlev & Gentofte, Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Individuals with psoriasis are at increased risk of developing heart disease. Echocardiographic parameters of impaired left atrial (LA) strain (Peak atrial contraction and longitudinal…
Abstract Number: 2651 • ACR Convergence 2025
Development and Validation of the Scleroderma Clinical Trials Consortium Classification Criteria for Systemic Sclerosis Heart Involvement
Laura Ross¹, Andrew Burns², Andre La Gerche³, Dylan Hansen⁴, Gerry Coghlan⁵, Wendy Stevens⁶, David Prior⁷, Alan Pham⁸, Penelope McKelvie⁴, Chiara Bellocchi⁹, Yolanda Braun Moscovici¹⁰, Cosimo Bruni¹¹, Patricia E. Carreira¹², Tracy Frech¹³, Sabrina Hoa¹⁴, Marie Hudson¹⁵, Vivien Hsu¹⁶, Marco Matucci-Cerinic¹⁷, Benjamin Medina Fonseca¹⁸, Andrea Low¹⁹, Sue-Ann Ng¹⁹, Tatiana Rodriguez-Reyna²⁰, Joanne Sahhar²¹, Mohamed Talaat²², Susanna Proudman²³, Alessandra Vacca²⁴, Murray Baron²⁵ and Mandana Nikpour²⁶, ¹The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, ²St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, Australia, ³St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, ⁴St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, ⁵Royal Free Hospital, London, United Kingdom, ⁶St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne & University of Melbourne, Fitzroy, Australia, ⁷University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia, ⁸Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia, ⁹University of Milan, Milan, Italy, ¹⁰Rambam Heath Care Campus, Haifa, Israel, ¹¹Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ¹²Hospital Universitario ¹² de Octubre, Madrid, Spain, ¹³Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ¹⁴University of Montreal, Brossard, QC, Canada, ¹⁵McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada, ¹⁶Rutgers- RWJ Medical School, South Plainfield, NJ, ¹⁷University San Raffaele Milano, Milano, Milan, Italy, ¹⁸Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Monterry, Mexico, ¹⁹Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore, ²⁰Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico, ²¹Monash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, ²²Augusta Health, Charlottesville, VA, ²³Royal Adelaide Hospital and University of Adelaide, Medindie, South Australia, Australia, ²⁴University and AOU of Cagliari, Monserrato, Italy, ²⁵McGill University, Montreal, Canada, ²⁶University of Sydney, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, Department of Rheumatology, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) heart involvement (SHI) is a serious disease manifestation associated with high mortality. This study presents newly developed classification criteria to enable…
Abstract Number: 1173 • ACR Convergence 2025
Prevalence of Coronary Artery Involvement in IgG4-Related Disease Detected by Non-Gated Cross-Sectional Imaging
Matthew Charles Baker¹, Lauren Taylor², Haziq Siddiqi², Jison Hong² and Brian Pogatchnik², ¹Stanford University, Menlo Park, CA, ²Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Background/Purpose: IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) classically presents with a mass or diffusely enlarged organ, but it also affects blood vessels of all sizes. Coronary artery involvement…
Abstract Number: 1325 • ACR Convergence 2025
Plasma Matrix Metalloproteinases and Heart Failure Outcomes in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Tate Johnson¹, Michael Duryee¹, Punyasha Roul², Grant Cannon³, Gary Kunkel⁴, Beth Wallace⁵, Isaac Smith⁶, John Richards⁷, Katherine Wysham⁸, Gail Kerr⁹, Andreas Reimold¹⁰, Pascale Schwab¹¹, Daniel Anderson¹², Joshua Baker¹³, Geoffrey Thiele¹, Ted Mikuls¹ and Bryant England¹, ¹University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ²UNMC, Omaha, NE, ³University of Utah and Salt Lake City VA, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁴University of Utah and George E Wahlen VAMC, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁵Michigan Medicine, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁶Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC, ⁷Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁸VA PUGET SOUND/UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, Seattle, WA, ⁹Washington DC VAMC/Georgetown and Howard Universities, Washington, DC, ¹⁰Dallas VA Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ¹¹VA Portland and Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ^120587964, Durham, NC, ¹³University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: The mechanisms of heart failure (HF) risk in RA remain incompletely understood. HF with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is over-represented in RA, which may…
Abstract Number: 1328 • ACR Convergence 2025
Mortality Trends of Hypertension in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in the United States (1999–2020)
Rameez Qasim¹, Khadija Mohib², Muhammad Ali³, Umm E Aimen Minhas⁴, Abu-bakr Ahmed⁵ and Areeba Minhaj⁶, ¹Allama Iqbal Medical College Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan, ²Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV, Las Vegas, NV, ³Dow International Medical College, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, ⁴Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan, ⁵Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine, Las Vegas, NV, ⁶University of South Dakota, sioux falls, SD
Background/Purpose: Hypertension is highly prevalent among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and significantly increases the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Despite this established relationship, there…
Abstract Number: 0641 • ACR Convergence 2024
Predictive Validity of Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring in Low Risk Systemic Lupus Erythematous Patients
Katherine Chakrabarti¹, Apurba Chakrabarti², Emily Lewis² and William McCune³, ¹University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI, ³U Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Traditionally, a coronary artery calcium (CAC) score of zero is associated with low rates (0.1-0.2% annualized risk) of major adverse cardiovascular outcomes (MACE). While…
Abstract Number: 2227 • ACR Convergence 2024
Worrisome Mortality Trends over 20 Years Among Patients with Underlying Ischemic Heart Disease and Rheumatoid Arthritis
Yukthi Mudiam¹ and Shreyas Singireddy², ¹Apollo Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Richmond, TX, ²Department of Cardiology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Peoria, IL
Background/Purpose: Ischemic heart disease (IHD) is one of the leading causes of death in the United States. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a chronic inflammatory condition affecting…
Abstract Number: 0675 • ACR Convergence 2024
Hydroxychloroquine Induced Cardiomyopathy: A Biopsy Proven Case Series
Swetapadma Tripathy¹, Davina Chen², Lanny DiFranza³ and Bibi Ayesha⁴, ¹Montefiore Medical Center, Forest Hills, NY, ²Montefiore Medical Center, New Rochelle, NY, ³Montefiore Medical Center, New York City, NY, ⁴Montefiore Medical Center, Metuchen, NJ
Background/Purpose: Cardiomyopathy is a rare, life-threatening adverse effect of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) use. There is a paucity in literature regarding treatment and prognosis in these cases. The aim…

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