Abstracts tagged "Hispanic patients"

Abstract Number: 1154 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Hispanic Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Have Greater Discordance Between Patient and Physician Global Estimates Than Other Ethnic Groups, Explained Largely by Fibromyalgia (FM) According to a FM Assessment Screening Tool 3 (FAST3)
Isabel Castrejon¹, Mariam Riad ², Joel A. Block ¹ and Theodore Pincus ², ¹Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²Division of Rheumatology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Discordance between patient and physician global estimates has been described in many rheumatic diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis (RA)1, and has been associated with decreased…
Abstract Number: 1802 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Behcet’s Disease in the Southwestern United States
Maheswari Muruganandam¹ and Noelle Rolle², ¹Rheumatology, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, ALBUQUERQUE, NM, ²Rheumatology, University Of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, ALBUQUERQUE, NM
Background/Purpose: Behcet’s disease (BD) in the US is estimated to have a prevalence of 5.2-6.6 per 100,000 populations which is similar to that of European…
Abstract Number: 442 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Early Treatment with Hydroxychloroquine Is Associated with Better Long-Term Outcomes in a Group of Hispanic Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Franchesca Cruz-Pérez¹, Mariangelí Arroyo-Ávila¹, Ruth Fred-Jiménez², Naydi Pérez-Ríos³, Noelia Rodríguez-Pérez¹, Grissel Ríos⁴ and Luis M. Vilá⁵, ¹Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR, ²Division of Rheumatology, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico, ³Puerto Rico Clinical and Translational Research Consortium, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR, ⁴Rheumatology, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR, ⁵Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) has a disease-modifying effect in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients but also it is associated with improved lipid profile, and decreased risk for…
Abstract Number: 60 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Mortality of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Puerto Rico Assessed By Multiple-Cause-of-Death Analysis
Mariangelí Arroyo-Ávila¹, José G. Conde² and Luis M. Vilá¹, ¹Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR, ²School of Medicine and Research Centers in Minority Institutions Program, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disorder that is associated with a high morbidity and mortality. The specific causes of death vary…
Abstract Number: 1528 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Predictors of Employment, Work Productivity Loss, Activity Impairment, and Regaining Employment in Latinos with Rheumatoid Arthritis in the United States
George A. Karpouzas¹, Taylor Draper², Elizabeth Hernandez³, Rosalinda Moran³ and Sarah Ormseth³, ¹Harbor UCLA Med Ctr, Torrance, CA, ²Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ³Rheumatology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA
Background/Purpose: Patients with Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) experience declining functional ability, quality of life, employment and work productivity. Such outcomes have been described in homogeneous, mostly…
Abstract Number: 1542 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Arterial Vascular Events in Hispanics from Puerto Rico with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Ariana González-Meléndez¹, Ruth Fred-Jimenez², Mariangelí Arroyo-Ávila², Leyda Díaz-Correa², Naydi Pérez-Ríos³, Noelia Rodríguez-Pérez², Grissel Ríos² and Luis M. Vilá², ¹School of Medicine, Ponce Health Sciences University, Ponce, PR, ²Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR, ³Puerto Rico Clinical and Translational Research Consortium, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR
Background/Purpose: Arterial vascular events have a great impact in the morbidity and mortality of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Traditional and nontraditional risk factors for arterial vascular…
Abstract Number: 2033 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Manifestations Associated with Peripheral Joint Involvement in Patients with Acute Chikungunya Virus Infection
Mariangelí Arroyo-Ávila¹, Amanda Cabán², Marisela Irizarry-Pérez³, Hilda Torres³, Enid J. García³, Héctor Gorbea⁴ and Luis M. Vilá¹, ¹Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR, ²Department of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR, ³School of Medicine, Endowed Health Services Research Center, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR, ⁴Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR
Background/Purpose: Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection causes an acute febrile illness usually accompanied by severe polyarthralgia and polyarthritis. Previous studies have shown that older age, female…
Abstract Number: 2162 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Associations Between Education and Health Status Among Hispanics with Self-Reported Arthritis and/or Joint Pain
Leigha Vilen¹, Rebecca J. Cleveland², Alfredo Rivadeneira¹, Mary Altpeter³, Betsy Hackney⁴, Victoria Sepulveda² and Leigh F. Callahan⁴, ¹Thurston Arthritis Research Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, ²University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, ³Institute on Aging, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁴Thurston Arthritis Research Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: Understanding the associations between education and health status among Hispanics with arthritis and/or joint pain is crucial in adapting existing arthritis interventions for this…
Abstract Number: 2997 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Genome-Wide Association Study of a Hispanic Systemic Sclerosis Cohort
Lara Bossini-Castillo¹, Enrique Raya², John D. Reveille³, Shervin Assassi⁴, Olga Y Gorlova⁵, Dinesh Khanna⁶, Daniel E. Furst⁷, Suzanne Kafaja⁸, Robert W. Simms⁹, Robert Lafyatis⁹, Tracy M. Frech¹⁰, Virginia D. Steen¹¹, Barri J. Fessler¹², Jerry A. Molitor¹³, Marta Alarcón-Riquelme^14,15, Javier Martín¹⁶ and Maureen D Mayes⁴, ¹Instituto de Parasitología y Biomedicina López-Neyra, IPBLN-CSIC, PTS Granada, Granada, Spain, ²Rheumatology, Hospital Clínico San Cecilio, Granada, Spain, ³Internal Medicine/Rheumatology, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX, ⁴Rheumatology, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX, ⁵Department of Community and Family Medicine, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁷Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, ⁸Rheumatology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ⁹Rheumatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ¹⁰Div of Rheumatology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ¹¹Department of Rheumatology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, ¹²Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ¹³Rheumatology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ¹⁴Arthritis and Clinical Immunology Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma, OK, ¹⁵Centre for Genomics and Oncological Research (GENYO), Pfizer–University of Granada–Junta de Andalucia, Parque Tecnológico de la Salud (PTS), Granada, Spain, ¹⁶Instituto de Parasitología y Biomedicina López- Neyra, IPBLN-CSIC, PTS-Granada, Granada, Spain
Background/Purpose: Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have resulted in the identification of several genetic loci involved in systemic sclerosis (SSc) susceptibility. However, GWASs are normally focused…
Abstract Number: 3244 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Evaluation of a Self-Directed Walking Program in Hispanics with Arthritis
Leigh F. Callahan¹, Alfredo Rivadeneira², Mary Altpeter³, Rebecca J. Cleveland⁴, Betsy Hackney¹, Leigha Vilen², Victoria Sepulveda⁴, Daniel S Reuland⁵ and Claudia Rojas⁴, ¹Thurston Arthritis Research Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, ²Thurston Arthritis Research Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, ³Institute on Aging, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁴University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁵Department of Internal Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: Walk with Ease (WWE) is the Arthritis Foundation's (AF) 6-week evidence-based walking program for adults with arthritis that can be offered in 2 formats:…
Abstract Number: 1672 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Facilitating the Medication Decision-Making process—What Do Patients with Lupus Nephritis Say?
Ricahrd Shewchuk¹, Haiyan Qu², W. Winn Chatham², Jinoos Yazdany³, Maria Dall'era⁴ and Jasvinder A. Singh⁵, ¹University fo Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ³Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁴Medicine/Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁵University of Alabama and VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Low medication adherence in lupus nephritis puts patients at risk for poor outcomes, but to our knowledge, relatively little is known about what patients…
Abstract Number: 1668 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Identifying Patient Perceptions of Medication Decision Making Barriers in Minorities with Lupus Nephritis
Jasvinder A. Singh¹, Haiyan Qu², Jinoos Yazdany³, W. Winn Chatham², Maria Dall'era⁴ and Ricahrd Shewchuk⁵, ¹University of Alabama and VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL, ²University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ³Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁴Medicine/Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁵University fo Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Studies suggest that adherence to medications for lupus nephritis is low. However, there are limited data available on the barriers that patients with lupus…
Abstract Number: 1133 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Genetic Variants Influencing Joint Damage in Mexican Americans and European Americans with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rector Arya¹, del Rincon Inmaculada², Vidya S Farook³, Jose Felix Restrepo⁴, Deidre A Winnier⁵, Marcel J Fourcaudot², Daniel Battafarano⁶, Satish Kumar⁷, Marcio AA de Almeida³, Joanne E Curran⁷, Christopher P Jenkinson⁵, John Blangero³, Ravindranath Duggirala⁷ and Agustin Escalante^4,8,9, ¹Pediatrics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, ²Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, ³Genetics, Texas Biomedical Research Institute, San Antonio, TX, ⁴Rheumatology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, ⁵University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, ⁶Rheumatology, San Antonio Military Medical Center, JBSA - Ft Sam Houston, TX, ⁷Texas Biomedical Research Institute, San Antonio, TX, ⁸Medicine-Rheumatology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, ⁹Dept. of Medicine-Rheumatology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Background/Purpose: Joint damage in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been shown to be heritable, but knowledge on specific genetic determinants of joint damage in RA is…
Abstract Number: 1639 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
GWAS In Hispanic and Latin American Individuals Enriched For Amerindian Ancestry Identifies a New Locus Associated With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Marta Eugenia Alarcon Riquelme¹, Julie T. Ziegler², Mary E. Comeau³, Elena Sanchez⁴, Bernado Pons-Estel⁵, Eduardo Acevedo⁶, Jorge Mariano Cucho⁶, Ignacio Garcia de la Torre⁷, Mario H. Cardiel⁸, Pedro Miranda⁹, Luis Cattogio¹⁰, Marco Maradiaga¹¹, Jorge Esquivel-Valerio¹², Jose F Moctezuma¹³, Mercedes Garcia¹⁴, Guillermo Berbotto¹⁵, Alejandra Babini¹⁶, Hugo Scherbarth¹⁷, Sergio Toloza¹⁸, Judith A James¹⁹, Teresa Tusie-Luna²⁰, John B Harley²¹, Raphael Zidovetski²², Carl Langefeldt² and Chaim O. Jacob²³, ¹Arthritis and Clinical Immunology, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ²Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, ³Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, NC, ⁴King's College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁵Hospital Provincial de Rosario, Rosario, Argentina, ⁶Hospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen, Lima, Peru, ⁷Hospital General de Occidente, Zapopan, Mexico, ⁸Centro de Investigacion Clinica de Morelia, Morelia, Mexico, ⁹Universidad de Chile and Centro de Estudios Reumatologicos, Santiago de Chile, Chile, ¹⁰Hospital Italiano, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ¹¹Hospital General de Culiacán, Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico, ¹²Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo León, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ¹³Hospital General de Mexico, Mexico, Mexico, ¹⁴Hospital San Martin, La Plata, Argentina, ¹⁵Hospital Eva Peron, Granadero Baigorria, Argentina, ¹⁶Hospital Privado de Cordoba, Cordoba, Argentina, ¹⁷H.I.G.A. Oscar E. Alende, Mar del Plata, Argentina, ¹⁸Hospital San Juan Bautista, Catamarca, Argentina, ¹⁹Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ²⁰Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, and Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico, Mexico, ²¹Childrens Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, ²²University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, ²³Division of Rheumatology, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a chronic autoimmune disease with a strong genetic component, exhibits a 9:1 female to male ratio and disproportionate impact on…
Abstract Number: 110 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Differing Disease Expression In Latin American Mestizo and Spanish Caucasian Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis With The Same Access To Healthcare and Antirheumatic Treatment
Virginia Ruiz-Esquide¹, Sonia Cabrera², Julio Ramirez³, M. Victoria Hernández², José Inciarte¹, J. D. Cañete³ and Raimon Sanmarti², ¹Arthritis Unit. Rheumatology Service, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ²Arthritis Unit. Rheumatology Department, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ³Rheumatology, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) prevalence and clinical phenotype varies between ethnic groups. Few studies have analyzed differences in disease expression between Latin-Americans mestizos (LA) and…

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