Abstract Number: 0302 • ACR Convergence 2020
Longitudinal Study of Acute SLE Flare Reveals Dynamic Changes in Multiple Immune Cell Subsets
Background/Purpose: In SLE, periods of relative quiescence are punctuated by flares in disease activity that can lead to extensive tissue damage and morbidity. Existing studies…Abstract Number: 1467 • ACR Convergence 2020
Effectiveness of the Making It Work™ Program at Improving Presenteeism and Work Cessation in Workers with Inflammatory Arthritis – Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial
Background/Purpose: Arthritis often leads to presenteeism (decreased at-work productivity) and permanent work disability, the worst occupational outcome of a disease, leading to reduced quality of…Abstract Number: 0307 • ACR Convergence 2020
Longitudinal Analysis of the Patient Pathways to Diagnosis of Psoriatic Arthritis
Background/Purpose: In developing algorithms within claims databases that may inform how to find patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) prior to diagnosis, it is important to…Abstract Number: 1471 • ACR Convergence 2020
Healthy Lifestyle and Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Women: A Prospective Cohort Study
Background/Purpose: Many potentially modifiable biobehavioral factors have been associated with the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but the benefit of adopting an overall healthy…Abstract Number: 0542 • ACR Convergence 2020
Examining the Long-Term and Short-Term Day-To-Day Pain Variability in Inflammatory and Non-Inflammatory Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases Using Multilevel and Markov Transition Models: Cloudy with a Chance of Pain, a National U.K. Smartphone Study
Background/Purpose: Chronic pain is common in rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs), yet the patterns and the extent of variability over time are poorly understood. Real-time…Abstract Number: 1493 • ACR Convergence 2020
Distinct Patient-level Patterns of Response to Methotrexate in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Treatment response in JIA is often viewed as a binary outcome: response or non-response, usually assessed using composite, multidimensional measures, such as the juvenile…Abstract Number: 0672 • ACR Convergence 2020
Prospective Study of the Patterns of Joint Involvement for Sequential Gout Flares
Background/Purpose: Cross-sectional radiologic evidence suggests monosodium urate crystal deposition among gout patients is a symmetrical phenomenon,1 but no study has examined the longitudinal patterns in…Abstract Number: 1512 • ACR Convergence 2020
Trajectory Analysis of Repeat Renal Biopsies Identified Previous Endocapillary Proliferation as Predictor of Damage and End Stage Renal Disease in Pure Membranous Lupus Nephritis
Background/Purpose: . Pure membranous (class V) lupus nephritis is considered a less aggressive phenotype, but renal fibrosis and chronic kidney disease may develop. Whether this…Abstract Number: 0713 • ACR Convergence 2020
Longitudinal Effectiveness of Abatacept in JIA: Results from an Ongoing JIA Registry
Background/Purpose: Abatacept is a selective T-cell co-stimulation modulator approved for use in JIA. Efficacy and safety of abatacept in patients with JIA has been demonstrated…Abstract Number: 1635 • ACR Convergence 2020
Profile of Topical Diclofenac Sodium Gel 1% (Voltaren®) Users in a United States Longitudinal Electronic Health Records Database
Background/Purpose: Diclofenac sodium gel 1% (DSG), a topical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), is effective for the relief of osteoarthritis (OA) pain in the elbows, wrists,…Abstract Number: 0748 • ACR Convergence 2020
Joint Space Narrowing Precedes Erosive Radiographic Damage in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized through symmetric polyarthritis leading to joint destruction over time in many patients. Radiographic damage is…Abstract Number: 1751 • ACR Convergence 2020
Forecasting Healthcare Utilization in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Machine Learning Predictive Model of Emergency Department Visits and Prednisone Initiation in a Single Tertiary Academic Center
Background/Purpose: Despite recent advances in therapy, 42% of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) nationwide had moderate or high disease activity at their most recent visit.…Abstract Number: 0769 • ACR Convergence 2020
Does the Autoantibody-Response Mature Between Presentation with Arthralgia and Development of Rheumatoid Arthritis? – a Longitudinal Serological Study
Background/Purpose: Auto-antibodies in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are often present years before disease onset but their mere presence does not seem enough to induce RA. Several…Abstract Number: 1812 • ACR Convergence 2020
Longitudinal Blood DNA Methylation in a Multi-ethnic Cohort of SLE Patients
Background/Purpose: Cross-sectional studies have shown associations between DNA methylation differences in whole blood with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) status and outcomes such as lupus nephritis.…Abstract Number: 0779 • ACR Convergence 2020
Antibody Responses to Epstein-Barr Virus Are Altered in the Pre-Clinical Period of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Viral infections, including infection with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), have been suggested as environmental risk factors for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). EBV infections are known to…
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