Abstracts tagged "large vessel vasculitis"

Abstract Number: 1868 • ACR Convergence 2021
Neutrophil Extracellular Trap Formation in Patients with Vasculitis
Despina Michailidou¹, Runa Kuley¹, Tomas Mustelin², David Cuthbertson³, Peter Grayson⁴, Nader Khalidi⁵, CURRY LEE MD KOENING⁶, Carol Langford⁷, Carol McAlear⁸, Larry Moreland⁹, Christian Pagnoux¹⁰, Philip Seo¹¹, Ulrich Specks¹², Antoine Sreih⁸, Kenneth Warrington¹³, Paul Monach¹⁴, Peter Merkel¹⁵ and Christian Lood², ¹Division of Rheumatology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ²University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ³Health Informatics Institute, University of South Florida, South Florida, FL, ⁴National Institutes of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, ⁵McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁶LIMITED TO OFFICIAL UNIVERSITY DUTIES ONLY, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁷Cleveland Clinic, Moreland Hills, OH, ⁸Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁹Division of Rheumatology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ¹⁰Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹¹Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ¹²Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ¹³Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, ¹⁴Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ¹⁵University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Neutrophil extracellular trap (NET) formation, the extrusion of chromatin and granular components from activated neutrophils, is essential in host defense. However, NET formation has…
Abstract Number: 1419 • ACR Convergence 2021
Development and Validation of a Patient Reported Outcome Measure for Giant Cell Arteritis
Mwidimi Ndosi¹, Celia Almeida², Jill Dawson³, Emma Dures², Rosemary Greenwood⁴, Catherine Guly⁵, Sarah Mackie⁶, Alison Bromhead⁴, Steve Stern⁴ and Joanna Robson², ¹University of the West of England, Bristol, Filton, United Kingdom, ²UWE Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom, ³University of Oxford, Oxford, ⁴University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, United Kingdom, ⁵University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, ⁶School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) causes inflammation of the blood vessels of the head and neck and can cause visual loss and large vessel vasculitis.…
Abstract Number: 013 • 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
A Preliminary Data-driven Anatomic Classification for Childhood Takayasu Arteritis (cTA)
Ellen Go¹, Simon Eng ², David Cabral ³ and Rae Yeung ¹, ¹The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada, ²Toronto, Canada, ³BC Children's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Background/Purpose: The pattern of arterial involvement and disease severity varies in those affected with cTA. Distinct imaging patterns that have some congruence with clinical phenotype…
Abstract Number: 106 • 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Childhood-onset Takayasu Arteritis: A Single Center Case Series of Atypical and Varied Presentations
Uptej Khalsa¹ and Imelda Balboni ¹, ¹Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
Background/Purpose: Childhood-onset Takayasu arteritis is a rare inflammatory vessel disease that predominantly affects the aorta and its major branches. Clinical presentation at disease onset can…
Abstract Number: 767 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Outcome Measures in Large-Vessel Vasculitis: Relationships Between Patient, Physician, Imaging, and Laboratory-Based Domains
Casey A. Rimland¹, Kaitlin Quinn ², Joel S. Rosenblum ³, Mollie Schwartz ⁴, K Bates Gribbons ⁵, Elaine Novakovich ⁶, Antoine Sreih ⁷, Peter Merkel ⁷, Mark A. Ahlman ⁸ and Peter C. Grayson ⁹, ¹National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease (NIAMS), Bethesda, MD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, Chapel Hill, NC, ²Georgetown University Hospital/National Institutes of Health, Washington, DC, ³National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease (NIAMS), Bethesda, MD, Bethesda, MD, ⁴University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, ⁵National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ⁶National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ⁷University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁸Radiology and Imaging Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, Bethesda, MD, ⁹National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) of the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: Large-vessel vasculitis (LVV) is characterized by inflammation of the aorta and its major branches. The most common forms of LVV include giant cell arteritis…
Abstract Number: 798 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Development of Large Vessel Vasculitis Including Aortitis in a Patient with Deficiency of the IL-1 Receptor Antagonist (DIRA) Points to Converging Roles of IL-1 and TNF in Vascular Pathogenesis Recapitulating Findings from a Murine Model
Gina Montealegre Sanchez¹, Adriana de Jesus ¹, Jenna Wade ², Katherine Townsend ¹, Arianne Soldatos ³, Alessandra Brofferio ⁴, Peter C. Grayson ⁵, Ginger Janow ⁶ and Raphaela Goldbach-Mansky ¹, ¹Translational Autoinflammatory Disease Section/NIAID/NIH, Bethesda, ²Translational Autoinflammatory Diseases Section/NIAID/NIH, Bethesda, ³NIH/NINDS, Bethesda, ⁴NIH/NHLBI, Bethesda, ⁵National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) of the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, Bethesda, MD, ⁶Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center, NJ
Background/Purpose: Deficiency of interleukin-1-receptor antagonist (DIRA) is a rare autoinflammatory disease caused by autosomal recessive loss of function mutations in IL1RN and characterized by early-onset generalized pustulosis,…
Abstract Number: 1210 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Utilization of a Multispecialty Team for the Diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis Reduces Patient Morbidity
Arash Hassantoufighi ¹, Rachel Lu-Do¹, Mamta Sherchan ¹, Christopher Collins ¹, Joshpaul Dhillon ² and Florina Constantinescu ¹, ¹MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Department of Rheumatology, Washington, DC, ²MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington, DC
Background/Purpose: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) is an autoimmune vasculitis, most common in older adults with a peak incidence in the seventh decade. The diagnosis is…
Abstract Number: 1964 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
A Role for Microbiota in the Pathophysiology of Takayasu Arteritis (TAK) and Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
Anne Desbois¹, Dragos Ciocan ², David Saadoun ¹, Gabriel Perlemuter ³ and Patrice Cacoub ⁴, ¹GHPS, Paris, France, ²Hôpital Antoine Beclere, Clamart, France, ³Hôpital Clamart, Paris, France, ⁴AP-HP, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, F-75013, Paris, France, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: The pathogenesis of Large Vessel Vasculitis (LVV) is not well understood. There is increasing evidence of a close link between intestinal dysbiosis and systemic…
Abstract Number: 2644 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Ultrasound to Monitor Treatment Response in Large Vessel Giant Cell Arteritis
Anne Bull Haaversen¹, Viktoria Holt ², Shagaye Nabizadeh ², Annicken Slagsvold ² and Andreas P Diamantopoulos ³, ¹Martina Hansens Hospital, Sandvika, Norway, ²Martina Hansens Hospital, Bærum, Norway, ³Martina Hansens Hospital, SANDVIKA, Oslo, Norway
Background/Purpose: On ultrasound (US) examinations, large vessel vasculitis (LVV) has been reported to be present in up to 55% of Giant cell arteritis (GCA) patients.…
Abstract Number: 2646 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Survival of Large Vessel Giant Cell Arteritis in Northern Italy During a 26-year Period : No Correlation with Demographical, Clinical, Laboratory and Imaging Data
Luigi Boiardi¹, Mariagrazia Catanoso ², Giovanna Restuccia ³, Francesco Muratore ³, Pierluigi Macchioni ⁴ and Carlo Salvarani ⁵, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Azienda Unita' Sanitaria Locale IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy, ²Arcispedale S Maria Nuova, IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, ITALY, Reggio Emilia, Italy, ³Division of Rheumatology, Azienda Unita’ Sanitaria Locale IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy, ⁴Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova-IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy
Background/Purpose: To investigate the relationship between demographical, clinical, laboratory and imaging data and survival in patients with large vessel giant cell arteritis (LVGCA) in a…
Abstract Number: 2664 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Color Doppler Ultrasound for the Diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis in Montreal: A Canadian Single Center Experience
Jean-Paul Makhzoum¹, Meriem Belhocine ¹, Michelle Goulet ¹, Maxime Rheaume ¹, Tara Starnino ², Stephanie Ducharme-Benard ², Guillaume Febrer ³, Yves Troyanov ⁴, Nathalie Routhier ⁵, Rosalie-Selene Meunier ⁵, Isabelle Chagnon ⁵, Michel Laurier ⁵, Maggy Helou ⁵, Nathalie Morency ⁶ and Anne-Marie Mansour ¹, ¹Vasculitis Clinic, Hopital du Sacre-Coeur de Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²Vasculitis Clinic, Hopital du Sacre-Coeur de Montreal, Montreal, Canada, ³Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Hopital du Sacre-Coeur de Montreal, Montreal, Canada, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Hôpital du Sacre-Coeur de Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁵Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Hopital du Sacre-Coeur de Montreal, Montreal, Canada, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Montreal, Canada
Background/Purpose: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) remains challenging to diagnose as false negative temporal artery biopsy (TAB) can occur. Color doppler ultrasonography (CDUS) of the temporal,…
Abstract Number: 2673 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Presentation and Management of Giant Cell Arteritis in a Real-World Setting (Artemis Study)
Alfred Mahr¹, Eric Hachulla ², Hubert de BOYSSON ³, Nassim Guerroui ⁴, Emmanuel Héron ⁵, Stéphane Vinzio ⁶, Jonathan Broner ⁷, François-Xavier Lapebie ⁸, Martin Michaud ⁹, Laurent Sailler ⁸, Thierry Zenone ¹⁰, Mohamed Djerad ¹¹, Mathieu Jouvray ¹², Emilie Shipley ¹³, Nathalie Tieulie ¹⁴, Isabelle Idier ¹⁵, Marc Paccalin ¹⁶ and Valérie Devauchelle Pensec ¹⁷, ¹Hospital Saint-Louis, University Paris Diderot, Paris, France, ²Dept. of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Hôpital Claude Huriez, University of Lille, Lille, France, Lille, France, ³University Hospital of Caen, Caen, France, ⁴European Hospital of Marseille, Marseille, France, ⁵Quinze-Vingt Hospital, Paris, France, ⁶GHM Grenoble, Grenoble, France, ⁷University Hospital of Nîmes, Nîmes, France, ⁸University Hospital of Toulouse, Toulouse, France, ⁹Joseph Ducuing Hospital, Toulouse, France, ¹⁰Hospital of Valence, Valence, France, ¹¹Hospital of Nevers, Nevers, France, ¹²Hospital of Arras, Arras, France, ¹³Hospital of Dax, Dax, France, ¹⁴University Hospital of Nice, Nice, France, ¹⁵Chugai Pharma France, Paris La Défense, France, ¹⁶University Hospital of Poitiers, Poitiers, France, ¹⁷University Hospital of Brest, Brest, France
Background/Purpose: We have few real-world data on the natural history and care of patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA). The objective of this observational study…
Abstract Number: 2690 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Fast Track Clinic (FTC) for Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) – the United States Experience
Ingeborg Sacksen ¹, Elizabeth Jernberg ¹, Scott Pollock ², Jean Liew ³, Sarah Chung ², R Eugene Zierler ³ and Alison Bays², ¹University of Washington Division of Rheumatology, Seattle, ²University of Washington Division of Rheumatology, Seattle, WA, ³University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common form of vasculitis in adults and if untreated, may result in visual impairment. Although the gold…
Abstract Number: 2692 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Coronary Artery Disease in a Population-Based Cohort of Biopsy-Proven Giant Cell Arteritis in Southern Sweden
Pavlos Stamatis¹, Moman Mohammad ¹, Peter Merkel ², Martin Englund ³, Carl Turesson ⁴, David Erlinge ¹ and Aladdin Mohammad ¹, ¹Lund University, Lund, Skane Lan, Sweden, ²University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³Lund University, Lund, Sweden, ⁴Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
Background/Purpose: The aim of this study was to estimate the incidence rate and prevalence of coronary artery diseases (CAD) in patients with temporal artery positive…
Abstract Number: 2919 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Endothelial Protein C Receptor and Scavenger Receptor Class B Type 1 Negatively Regulate Vascular Inflammation and Are Major Autoantigens in Takayasu Arteritis
Tomoyuki Mutoh¹, Tsuyoshi Shirai ¹, Tomonori Ishii ², Yuko Shirota ³, Hideo Harigae ¹ and Hiroshi Fujii ¹, ¹Department of Hematology and Rheumatology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan, ²Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan, ³Department of Hematology and Rheumatology, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sendai, Japan
Background/Purpose: Takayasu arteritis (TAK) is a chronic vasculitis which predominantly affects large vessels. Although anti-endothelial cell antibodies (AECA) had been reported to be involved in…