Abstract Number: 1452 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Pauciimmune and Immune Mediated Pulmonary Capillaritis in Children
Background/Purpose: Immune mediated and pauciimmune pulmonary capillaritis are rare causes of diffuse alveolar hemorrhage and associated childhood diffuse lung disease. As such ideal therapies and…Abstract Number: 1569 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rituximab Efficacy in the Treatment of Diffuse Interstitial Lung Disease Associated with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: To investigate the efficacy and safety of rituximab (RTX) in the the management of progressive rheumatoid arthritis related interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD). Methods: An…Abstract Number: 1583 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Identifying Risk Factors for Progression of Rheumatoid Arthritis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is recognized as a frequent extra-articular manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Nevertheless, risk factors…Abstract Number: 1590 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rheumatoid Arthritis-Related Interstitial Lung Disease (RA-ILD): Methotrexate and the Extension of Lung Disease Are Associated to Prognosis
Background/Purpose:Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a severe rheumatoid arthritis manifestation with a median survival of 2.6 years. Worst survival has been associated to usual interstitial…Abstract Number: 1882 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Predictive Value of Pulmonary Function Tests to Diagnose Interstitial Lung Disease in Adults with Early Diffuse Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is the leading cause of death in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). Patients with diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis (dcSSc) have…Abstract Number: 1897 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Fragmented Qrs Patterns Do Not Correlate with the Degree of Lung and Skin Involvement in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis
Background/Purpose: Cardiac involvement is a common subclinical feature of systemic sclerosis (SSc) and results from the widespread fibrosis observed during disease course. Fragmented QRS (fQRS)…Abstract Number: 2360 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Effectiveness of Tacrolimus in Patients with Interstitial Lung Disease Secondary to Autoimmune Disease
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) secondary to connective tissue disease (CTD) is most commonly seen in systemic sclerosis followed by polymyositis and dermatomyositis. Anti-synthetase syndrome…Abstract Number: 2362 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rituximab in the Treatment of Jo-1 Antibody-Associated Antisynthetase Syndrome: Anti-Ro52 Positivity As a Marker for Severity and Treatment Response
Background/Purpose: Rituximab (RIX) has successfully been used for the treatment of severe Jo-1 antibody-associated antisynthetase syndrome (Jo-1 ASS). The aim of this retrospective study was…Abstract Number: 2375 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Interstitial Lung Disease in Patients with Anti-PM-Scl Antibody
Background/Purpose: Patients with anti-PM-Scl antibody (PM-Scl) can present with several different phenotypes: polymyositis (PM), dermtomyositis (DM), systemic sclerosis (SSc), scleromyositis, or sclero-dermatomyositis. Interstitial Lung Disease…Abstract Number: 2611 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Circulating Monocyte Count Is Significantly Associated with Interstitial Pneumonia in Biologic-Naive Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Single-Center Prospective Cohort Study (Keio First-Bio Cohort Study)
Background/Purpose : Interstitial pneumonia (IP) is one of the most critical complications in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Severe IP is developed in zymosan-treated SKG mice, and…Abstract Number: 288 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Myositis Associated Interstitial Lung Disease: Clinical Predictors of Failure to Conventional Treatment and Their Response to Tacrolimus
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) frequently complicates Polymyositis (PM) and Dermatomyositis (DM) and accounts for significant morbidity and mortality in affected patients. Patients with Myositis…Abstract Number: 2962 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Efficacy of Mycophenolate As a Maintenance Therapy Following the Administration of Cyclophosphamide in the Treatment of Interstitial Lung Disease Associated with Systemic Sclerosis
Background/Purpose: Treatment with cyclophosphamide (CYC) for 12 months stabilizes lung function parameters and improves respiratory symptoms of patients with systemic sclerosis and diffuse interstitial lung…Abstract Number: 294 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Decline in Pulmonary Function over One Year Predicts Outcome in Myositis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a leading cause of mortality in myositis. Clinical trials in myositis-associated ILD (MA-ILD) are lacking due to the absence…Abstract Number: 3134 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Safety and Tolerability of Pirfenidone in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis Interstitial Lung Disease
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a common and serious complication of systemic sclerosis (SSc). Pirfenidone, a novel antifibrotic agent, has been shown to be…Abstract Number: 307 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Screening for Pulmonary Hypertension in the Anti-Synthetase Syndrome; Utility of Four Different Screening Approaches
Background/Purpose: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a feared complication of the anti-synthetase syndrome (ASS) and has previously been reported to occur in 8% of the patients…