Abstracts tagged "hypertension"

Abstract Number: 338 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Effect of Serum Urate Lowering with Allopurinol on Blood Pressure in Young Adults
Angelo Gaffo¹, David Calhoun ², Elizabeth Rahn ¹, Suzanne Oparil ², Peng Li ², Tanja Dudenbostel ², David Redden ², Amy Mudano ², Jeffrey Foster ¹, Daniel Feig ², Stephanie Biggers ² and Kenneth Saag ¹, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham
Background/Purpose: The association between serum urate and hypertension continues to be a matter of controversy. Studies in adolescents provided evidence for the efficacy of urate…
Abstract Number: 867 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Safety and Efficacy of B-cell Depletion with Rituximab for the Treatment of Systemic Sclerosis-associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in a Multi-center NIH Clinical Trial
Mark Nicolls¹, David Badesch ², Lorinda Chung ³, Robyn Domsic ⁴, Thomas Medsger ⁵, Ashley Pinckney ⁶, Lynette Keyes-Elstein ⁶, Carla D'Aveta ⁶, Meagan Spychala ⁶, R James White ⁷, Paul Hassoun ⁸, Fernando Torres ⁹, Jerry Molitor ¹⁰, Dinesh Khanna ¹¹, Holden Maeker ¹², Beverly Welch ¹³, Ellen Goldmuntz ¹⁴, Roham Zamanian ¹ and -- On Behalf of ASC01 Investigators ¹⁵, ¹Stanford University, Stanford, ²University of Colorado, Denver, ³Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ⁴University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁵University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, ⁶Rho Federal Systems, Durham, ⁷University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ⁸Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, ⁹UT Southwestern, Dallas, ¹⁰University of Minnesota, University of Minnesota, ¹¹Department of Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, Ann Arbor, ¹²Stanford, Stanford, ¹³National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, Bethesda, ¹⁴NIAID, Washingto, DC, ¹⁵---, USA
Background/Purpose: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a life-threatening complication of systemic sclerosis (SSc). Pre-clinical and clinical data have strongly implicated immune dysregulation and B cell…
Abstract Number: 1107 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Are Rheumatologists Correctly Identifying and Controlling Traditional Cardiovascular Risk Factors?
Dionicio Galarza-Delgado ¹, Jose Azpiri-Lopez ¹, Iris Colunga-Pedraza ¹, Iván de Jesús Hernández-Galarza ¹, Ileana Cecilia Reynosa-Silva¹, Karla Paola Cuellar-Calderon ¹, Marielva Castro-Gonzalez ¹ and Carolina Marlene Martinez-Flores ¹, ¹Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Hospital Universitario "Dr Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez", Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Chronic systemic inflammation generated by rheumatic diseases (RD) is related to the increased cardiovascular risk (CVR) in this population. However, the coexistence of traditional…
Abstract Number: 1592 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Defining the SLE-Associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Phenotype
Marisa Mizus¹, Jessica Li ¹, Daniel Goldman ² and Michelle Petri ¹, ¹Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ²Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a leading cause of death in SLE patients. Hypocomplementemia, antiphospholipid antibodies, and elevated antibodies to RNP and Ro are…
Abstract Number: 2059 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Usage of Predicting Out-of-Office Blood Pressure Calculator in Hispanic Patients with Rheumatic Diseases
Dionicio Galarza-Delgado ¹, Jose Azpiri-Lopez ¹, Iris Colunga-Pedraza ¹, Carolina Marlene Martinez-Flores¹, Marielva Castro-Gonzalez ¹, Ileana Cecilia Reynosa-Silva ¹, Karla Paola Cuellar-Calderon ¹ and Raymundo Vera-Pineda ², ¹Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Hospital Universitario "Dr Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez", Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ²Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Hospital Universitario "Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez", Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Subjects with rheumatic diseases have an increased risk of cardiovascular (CV) morbimortality. Hypertension (HTN) is a key modifiable risk factor for CV events. A…
Abstract Number: 2828 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Implementing the BP Connect Systems-Based Blood Pressure Follow-Up Protocol with Community Rheumatology Clinic Teams
Edmond Ramly ¹, Douglas White ², Amanda Perez ¹ and Christie Bartels¹, ¹University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, ²Gundersen Health System, Onalaska
Background/Purpose: Despite recognition that rheumatoid arthritis (RA) accelerates cardiovascular disease (CVD) and hypertension impacts 50% of RA patients, up to 50% lack blood pressure (BP)…
Abstract Number: 2243 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sex Difference of the Association between Serum Urate and Blood Pressure in Young Adults
Angelo Gaffo¹, Elizabeth J. Rahn², Tanja Dudenbostel¹, Amy S. Mudano¹, Peng Li³, David T. Redden³, Stephanie Biggers¹, Phillip J. Foster², Paul M. Muntner⁴, Suzanne Oparil⁵, David A. Calhoun⁵ and Kenneth Saag¹, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Department of Medicine, Division of Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ³Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁴Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁵Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Serum urate (sUA) has been associated with blood pressure in most but not all studies. This study aims to test whether there are sex…
Abstract Number: 2662 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Changes in Blood Pressure and Proteinuria at One Year in Two Lupus Nephritis Clinical Trials
L. Michelle Gomez Mendez¹, Marco Prunotto², Jian Dai³, Paul Brakeman¹, Maria Dall'Era¹, Jay Garg³ and Matthew Cascino³, ¹UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ²Hoffmann-La Roche, Basel, Switzerland, ³Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Hypertension predicts poor long-term renal outcomes for patients with lupus nephritis (LN) [1, 2]. We sought to characterize relationships between blood pressure and proteinuria…
Abstract Number: 301 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rheumatology Clinic Staff Needs for Partnering to Improve Blood Pressure and Tobacco Risk Management
Michelle Tong¹, Laura Block², Andrea Gilmore-Bykovskyi², Edmond Ramly³ and Christie M. Bartels⁴, ¹Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI, ²University of Wisconsin School of Nursing, Madison, WI, ³Department of Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, ⁴Rheumatology/Medicine, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatologic conditions are at a higher risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) than peers. High blood pressure (BP) and tobacco use exacerbate CVD…
Abstract Number: 514 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cardiovascular Risk Management in Seropositive Rheumatoid Arthritis: What Can We Do Better?
Matthew McElwee¹, Peter Boersma², Hiba Hashmi³ and Anna K. Shmagel¹, ¹Division of Rheumatic and Autoimmune Diseases, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ²School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ³School of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Background/Purpose: The increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been well established. While the reasons for an increased risk of CVD…
Abstract Number: 722 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Increased Blood Pressure Visit-to-Visit Variability in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Association with Inflammation, Comorbidities and Increased Mortality
Tyler Reese¹, Alyson Dickson¹, Jacquelyn E. Neal², Jocelyn S. Gandelman³, Omair A. Khan², April Barnado⁴, William Dupont², C. Michael Stein¹ and Cecilia P. Chung¹, ¹Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ²Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ³Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, ⁴Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Background/Purpose: Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have increased mortality compared to the general population. As outcomes related to disease control have improved, this mortality…
Abstract Number: 670 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Membrane Attack Complex (MAC) Deposition in Lupus Nephritis Is Associated with Hypertension and Poor Clinical Response to Treatment
Shudan Wang¹, Ming Wu², Luis Chiriboga³, Briana Zeck⁴ and H. Michael Belmont⁵, ¹Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, New York University School Medicine, New York City, NY, ²New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, ³Pathology, New York University School Medicine, New York, NY, ⁴Pathology, New York University School Medicine, New York City, NY, ⁵Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: LN is characterized by deposition of immune complexes in the kidney. Activation of the classical complement pathway by dsDNA is believed to play a…
Abstract Number: 1088 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Staff Protocol in Rheumatology Clinics Reduces Population-Level Rate of High Blood Pressure
Christie M. Bartels¹, Edmond Ramly², Emmanuel Sampene³, Diane Lauver⁴, Patrick McBride⁵ and Heather Johnson⁵, ¹Rheumatology/Medicine, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI, ²Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin College of Engineering, Madison, WI, ³Biostatistics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, ⁴University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing, Madison, WI, ⁵Cardiology/Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director has said “nothing will save more lives” than protocols to control blood pressure (BP). BP is…
Abstract Number: 1267 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Blood Pressure Control over Time in Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematous
Pinar Ozge Avar Aydin¹, Jian Shan², Hermine I. Brunner¹ and Mark Mitsnefes³, ¹Rheumatology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ²Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking, China, Peking, China, ³Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
Background/Purpose: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of increased long-term morbidity and mortality in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). As an important modifiable risk factor…
Abstract Number: 1558 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Changes in Blood Pressure with TNF Inhibitors for Psoriatic Arthritis
Birju D. Bhatt¹, J. Lynn Palmer², Jeffrey R. Curtis³, Sathya Velkuru⁴ and Joel Kremer⁵, ¹Medicine, div-of Rheumatology, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, ²Corrona Research Foundation, Albany, NY, ³Rheumatology & Immunology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁴Medicine, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, ⁵Albany Medical College and the Center for Rheumatology, Albany, NY
Background/Purpose: Psoriasis is a complex disorder with cutaneous and rheumatological manifestations affecting 2-3% of the population of the Western world. The prevalence of hypertension (HTN)…

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