Abstracts tagged "Hypertension and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)"

Abstract Number: 1899 • ACR/ARP Annual Meeting 2019
sFlt-1, PlGF and VEGF in the Differential Diagnosis Between Active SLE Nephritis During Pregnancy and Preeclampsia
Guilherme De Jesus¹, Marcela Lacerda ¹, Bruna Rodrigues ¹, Flavia dos Santos ¹, Adriana Nascimento ¹, Luis Cristóvão Porto ¹, Nilson Ramires de Jesús ¹, Roger Levy ² and Evandro Klumb ¹, ¹Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, ²GlaxoSmithKline, Upper Providence, PA
Background/Purpose: Pregnancy in patients with SLE is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. SLE activity during pregnancy, specifically nephritis, makes the differential diagnosis with preeclampsia…
Abstract Number: 720 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2017
Ambulatory Blood Pressure and Skin Sodium Concentrations in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Daniel Carranza Leon¹, Cecilia P. Chung¹, Michelle J. Ormseth², Annette M. Oeser³, Ping Wang⁴, Adriana Marton¹, Jens Titze³ and C. Michael Stein¹, ¹Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ²Rheumatology, Vanderbilt Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ³Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ⁴Radiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Background/Purpose: Ambulatory 24-hour blood pressure and nocturnal blood pressure measurements are better predictors of cardiovascular risk than office blood pressure. Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus…
Abstract Number: 1807 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2015
Estimated Sodium and Potassium Intake Are Associated with Blood Pressure in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
April Barnado, Annette M. Oeser, Yahua Zhang, Jens Titze, C. Michael Stein and Cecilia P. Chung, Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Background/Purpose: The prevalence of hypertension is increased in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Sodium (Na+) and potassium (K+) intake are modifiable determinants of blood…
Abstract Number: 583 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2013
Prognostic Significance Of Visit-To-Visit Variability, Maximum Systolic Blood Pressure, and Episodic Hypertension In Sytemic Lupus Erythematosus
George Stojan¹, Hong Fang², Laurence S. Magder³ and Michelle Petri², ¹Div of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ²Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ³Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: SLE is considered a coronary heart disease equivalent and aggressive management of all traditional risk factors is recommended. Hypertension is a major problem in…
Abstract Number: 2571 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012
Lack of Control of Hypertension in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Hong Fang¹, Raheel Ahmad², Laurence S. Magder³ and Michelle Petri¹, ¹Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ²Div of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ³Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: Hypertension is an independent risk factor for both actual cardiovascular events and also subclinical atherosclerosis (coronary calcium, carotid IMT) in SLE. We examined the…