Abstract Number: 0981 • ACR Convergence 2022
QTc Prolongation in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients Treated with Hydroxychloroquine – Preliminary Results from a Single Center Study
Background/Purpose: The effect of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) on QTc interval in patients with rheumatic diseases is under scrutiny since the COVID-19 pandemic, however studies have shown…Abstract Number: 2169 • ACR Convergence 2022
Cardiac Rhythm and Conduction Abnormalities in Systemic Sclerosis-meta-analysis
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis( SSc) can primarily cause repeated focal ischaemic insults in the myocardium and result in irreversible myocardial fibrosis. Myocardial involvement, when becomes clinically…Abstract Number: 0983 • ACR Convergence 2022
Hydroxychloroquine Use and Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Initially used as an antimalarial, hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is standard of care treatment for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and is used as monotherapy or adjunct…Abstract Number: 1046 • ACR Convergence 2022
Scleroderma Heart Disease
Background/Purpose: Scleroderma heart involvement (SHI) is the 3rd leading cause of death in systemic sclerosis (SSc) [1] following interstitial lung disease (ILD) & pulmonary arterial…Abstract Number: 1049 • ACR Convergence 2022
Risk Stratification of Patients with Systemic Sclerosis-associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in EUSTAR Using the Current and New Proposed Criteria
Background/Purpose: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a major clinical challenge in systemic sclerosis (SSc). A new definition for precapillary PH is proposed. Risk stratification is…Abstract Number: 1204 • ACR Convergence 2022
An Increased Risk of Heart Failure and Heart Failure-Related Death Persists in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A National, Matched Cohort Study from 2000 to 2019
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) predisposes patients to heart failure (HF), a leading cause of hospitalization in the US. While improvements in all-cause and cardiovascular (CVD)…Abstract Number: 1471 • ACR Convergence 2022
Trends and Predictors of Hospitalizations Due to Acute Myocardial Infarction in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients
Background/Purpose: Cardiovascular events occur more frequently and with earlier onset in patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) compared with healthy individuals. Several studies have concluded…Abstract Number: 0645 • ACR Convergence 2021
Time Burden of QTc Screening for HCQ Users at a Single VA Rheumatology Clinic
Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is a commonly used medication in the treatment of rheumatic diseases. New guidance from the ACR supports routine monitoring of the QT…Abstract Number: 1464 • ACR Convergence 2021
Ambulatory Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring (FHRM) to Surveil Pregnancies at Risk for Congenital Heart Block
Background/Purpose: Congenital Heart Block (CHB) complicates 2% of anti-Ro/SSA antibody positive pregnancies and carries substantial perinatal morbidity and mortality. Almost all survivors require lifelong pacing.…Abstract Number: 1925 • ACR Convergence 2021
Risk of Heart Failure in Patients with Inflammatory Disease: A Population-Based Study
Background/Purpose: Individuals with inflammatory diseases (ID) have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, frequently compared to that of diabetes mellitus (DM). However, the magnitude of…Abstract Number: 0272 • ACR Convergence 2021
RA Disease Activity Is an Independent Predictor of Left Ventricular Mass Changes in an RA Cohort Without Cardiovascular Disease
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients have 50% increased risk of heart failure (HF) vs non-RA patients with a distinct phenotype, preserved ejection fraction on transthoracic…Abstract Number: 0283 • ACR Convergence 2021
Cardiovascular Risk Management in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Single-centered Cross-sectional Study
Background/Purpose: Cardiovascular (CV) disease is the leading cause of death in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and is estimated to be responsible for 29%-32% of…Abstract Number: 0405 • ACR Convergence 2021
Retrospective Study on the Prognostic Value of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging Abnormalities in Systemic Sclerosis
Background/Purpose: Cardiac involvement is a leading cause of death in systemic sclerosis (SSc). Cardiac MRI (CMR) is useful in the early assessment of cardiac disease.…Abstract Number: 0516 • ACR Convergence 2021
Dual Fibroblast Transdifferentiation Mediated by Type I Interferon: Application to Anti-Ro Mediated Congenital Heart Block
Background/Purpose: Linking inflammation to fibrosis, a common end stage feature of many autoantibody mediated rheumatic diseases, remains a challenge. Indeed the signature hallmark of anti-Ro…Abstract Number: 0433 • ACR Convergence 2020
Racial Disparities and New SLE-Specific Predictors of Stroke and Ischemic Heart Disease in Patients with Lupus
Background/Purpose: In the US, cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of disparities in life expectancy between black and white populations. We recently reported a…
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