Abstracts tagged "longitudinal studies"

Abstract Number: 715 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Long-Term Outcome of Demyelnating Syndrome in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Longitudinal Study
Jamal A. Mikdashi¹ and Ipolia Ramadan², ¹Div of Rheumatology, Univ of Maryland Schl of Med, Baltimore, MD, ²National Institue of Health, Rockville, MD
Background/Purpose: Demyelinating syndromes (DS) in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are characterized by inflammation, demyelination and neurodegeneration. Little is known, however, about the tenet of dissemination…
Abstract Number: 732 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Progression of Skin Fibrosis Is Associated with Decline in Lung Function in Patients with Diffuse Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis: A European Scleroderma Trials and Research (EUSTAR) Analysis
Wanlong Wu¹, Suzana Jordan², Nicole Graf³, Janethe Pena⁴, John Curram⁵, Yannick Allanore⁶, Marco Matucci-Cerinic⁷, Janet E. Pope⁸, Christopher Denton⁹, Dinesh Khanna¹⁰ and Oliver Distler¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Center of Experimental Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ²Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ³Graf Biostatistics, Winterthur, Switzerland, ⁴Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc, Whippany, NJ, ⁵Bayer Plc, Newbury, United Kingdom, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, Cochin Hospital, Paris Descartes University, Paris, France, ⁷Dept of Medicine/Div of Rheum, University of Florence, Florence, Italy, ⁸Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Western Ontario, St Joseph's Health Care, London, ON, Canada, ⁹Department of Rheumatology, University College London, Royal Free Hospital, London, United Kingdom, ¹⁰Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Scleroderma Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Previously, we have identified short disease duration (≤15 months) and low baseline modified Rodnan skin score (mRSS) (≤22/51) as independent predictors of progressive skin…
Abstract Number: 784 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Damage and Predictors of Damage in Takayasu’s Arteritis
Antoine G. Sreih¹, Tanaz A. Kermani², David Cuthbertson³, Simon Carette⁴, Nader A. Khalidi⁵, Curry L. Koening⁶, Carol A. Langford⁷, Carol A. McAlear⁸, Paul A. Monach⁹, Larry W. Moreland¹⁰, Christian Pagnoux¹¹, Philip Seo¹², Kenneth J. Warrington¹³, Steven R. Ytterberg¹³ and Peter A. Merkel^1,14, ¹Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Division of Rheumatology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, ³Biostatistics and Informatics, Department of Pediatrics, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ⁴Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Rheumatology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁶Rheumatology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁷Rheumatic and Immunologic Diseases, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ⁸University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁹Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ¹⁰Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ¹¹Rheumatology-Vasculitis clinic, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹²Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ¹³Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ¹⁴Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Bioinformatics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Information regarding the degree and the predictors of damage in patients with Takayasu’s arteritis (TAK) is limited. This study aimed to characterize damage and…
Abstract Number: 943 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Course of the Forced Vital Capacity during Treatment for Systemic Sclerosis-Related Interstitial Lung Disease Predicts Long-Term Survival in 2 Independent Cohorts
Elizabeth R. Volkmann¹, Donald P. Tashkin¹, Myung Sim¹, Dinesh Khanna², Michael Roth³, Philip J. Clements³, Daniel E. Furst¹, Lynette Keyes-Elstein⁴, Ashley Pinckney⁴, Ellen Goldmuntz⁵, Robert Elashoff⁶ and Keith Sullivan⁷, ¹University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, ²University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴Rho Federal Systems, Inc., Chapel Hill, NC, ⁵NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD, ⁶University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ⁷Duke University, Durham, NC
Background/Purpose: While prior observational studies have identified predictors of mortality in systemic sclerosis-interstitial lung disease (SSc-ILD), no studies have evaluated predictors of long-term mortality in…
Abstract Number: 1248 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Evaluation of Validated Patient Reported Outcome Measures to Assess Sensitivity to Change in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease —a Scleroderma Clinical Trials Consortium Collaborative Project
Zsuzsanna McMahan¹, Tracy M. Frech², David Lim³, Veronica J. Berrocal⁴, Cosimo Bruni⁵, Marco Matucci-Cerinic⁶, Vanessa Smith⁷, Karin Melsons⁸, Susanna Proudman⁹, Jinyu Zhang¹⁰, Fabian A Mendoza¹¹, Melanie Woods³ and Dinesh Khanna³, ¹Department of Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ²Division of Rheumatology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ³University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁴Div of Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁵Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Florence, Firenze, Italy, ⁶Dept of Medicine/Div of Rheum, University of Florence, Firenze, Italy, ⁷Faculty of Internal Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium, ⁸Ghent University, Gent, Belgium, ⁹Discipline of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia, ¹⁰Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, ¹¹Jefferson Institute of Molecular Medicine and Scleroderma Center, Rheumatology Division, Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: The UCLA SCTC GIT 2.0 and NIH PROMIS GI Symptoms Scales are validated in scleroderma to assess patient-reported gastrointestinal (GI) involvement. We sought to…
Abstract Number: 1277 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Longitudinal Predictors of Physical Function in Juvenile Myositis
Kaveh Ardalan^1,2, Hannah L. Palac^3,4, Julia (Jungwha) Lee⁴, Madison Wolfe^5,6, Gabrielle A. Morgan^7,8 and Lauren M. Pachman⁹, ¹Departments of Pediatrics and Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ²Division of Rheumatology, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ³Abbvie, Inc, Chicago, IL, ⁴Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ⁶Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ⁷Cure JM Program of Excellence in Myositis Research, Chicago, IL, ⁸Rheumatology, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ⁹Cure JM Program of Excellence in Juvenile Myositis Research, Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute, affiliated with Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Juvenile myositis (JM) is marked by skin rashes, proximal muscle weakness, and deconditioning causing potentially severe disability. Studies examining long-term physical function in JM…
Abstract Number: 1500 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Longitudinal Analysis of Different Therapeutic Strategies in Patients with Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome
Kristen Davies¹, Kamran Mirza¹, Jessica Tarn², Marian Regan³, Saravanan Vadivelu⁴, Gavin Clunie⁵, Jacqueline Andrews⁶, Elizabeth Price⁷, Steve Young-Min⁸, Ian Giles⁹, Bhaskar Dasgupta¹⁰, Cathy Lawson¹¹, Nagui Gendi¹², Neil J. McHugh¹³, Michele Bombardieri¹⁴, Costantino Pitzalis¹⁴, Nurhan Sutcliffe¹⁴, Simon Bowman¹⁵, Dennis Lendrem^16,17 and Wan-Fai Ng^2,18, ¹Institute of Cellular Medicine, Musculoskeletal Research Group, Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, United Kingdom, ²Musculoskeletal Research Group, Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, United Kingdom, ³Royal Derby Hospital, Derby, UK, Derby, United Kingdom, ⁴Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead, UK, Gateshead, United Kingdom, ⁵Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust, Ipswich, UK, Ipswich, United Kingdom, ⁶Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁷Great Western Hospital, Swindon, UK, Swindon, United Kingdom, ⁸Queen Alexander Hospital, Portsmouth, UK, Portsmouth, United Kingdom, ⁹Centre for Rheumatology, University College London, Centre for Rheumatology, University College London, UK, London, United Kingdom, ¹⁰Rheumatology, Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Southend, UK, Westcliff-on-Sea, United Kingdom, ¹¹Harrogate District Hospital, Harrogate, UK, Harrogate, United Kingdom, ¹²Basildon and Thurrock University Hospital, Basildon, UK, Basildon, United Kingdom, ¹³Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Bath, UK, Bath, United Kingdom, ¹⁴Barts Health NHS Trust & Barts and the London School of Medicine & Dentistry, London, UK, London, United Kingdom, ¹⁵Department of Rheumatology, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ¹⁶Musculoskeletal Research Group, Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom, ¹⁷Newcastle-upon-Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK, Newcastle, United Kingdom, ¹⁸Newcastle-upon-Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS) is a systemic autoimmune rheumatic disease characterised by sicca features and systemic manifestations such as pain and fatigue. The classic…
Abstract Number: 1613 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Natural History of Disease Activity and Damage in Patients with Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus on Standard of Care Treatments Using Longitudinal Registries from Two Academic Dermatology Centers
Noelle M. Teske¹, Khor Jia Ker^2,3, Rui Feng⁴, Benjamin F. Chong¹ and Victoria P Werth⁵, ¹Dermatology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ²Dermatology, National Skin Centre, Singapore, Singapore, ³Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁵University of Pennsylvania and the VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: The natural disease course of patients with cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) on standard-of-care treatments is not fully characterized. We sought to characterize their disease…
Abstract Number: 1642 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Role of Plaque in Predicting Cardiovascular Events in Women with Lupus over a 20 Year Followup
Erika Joyce¹, Linda Santelices², Jennifer Mall², Kristy Huysman², Amy Xiaoqin Tang³, Michael Anderson², Jennifer Elliott⁴, Amy H. Kao^5,6 and Susan Manzi², ¹Internal Medicine, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Medicine, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA, ³Lupus Center of Excellence, Allegheny Health Network Research Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁴Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁵EMD Serono Research & Development Institute, Inc. (a business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany), Billerica, MA, ⁶EMD Serono Research & Development Institute, Inc. (a business of Merck KGaA), Billerica, MA
Background/Purpose: The increased risk of premature cardiovascular disease (CVD) in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients has been well reported. Multiple series have demonstrated a higher…
Abstract Number: 1668 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Identification of a Serum Measure of Lupus Nephritis Activity That Detects Molecular Pathways and Mechanisms Implicated in Renal Damage
Mikhail Olferiev¹, Dina Greenman², David Fernandez¹, Kerry Merritt¹, Kyriakos A. Kirou¹ and Mary K. Crow³, ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²Mary Kirkland Center for Lupus Research, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ³Department of Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Up to 60% of SLE patients develop renal involvement, and renal injury is an important predictor of mortality in patients with SLE. Kidney biopsy…
Abstract Number: 2131 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Longitudinal Cohort Study of Anti-PM/Scl Myositis Patients: Mild Muscle and Lung Involvement with Prominent Perivascular Inflammation
Rebecca De Lorenzo¹, Iago Pinal-Fernandez², Maria Casal-Dominguez², Wilson Huang², Jose Cesar Milisenda¹, Cassie Parks², Katherine Pak³, Cheilonda Johnson⁴, Eleni Tiniakou⁵, Jemima Albayda⁶, Julie J. Paik⁶, Sonye K. Danoff⁷, Lisa Christopher-Stine⁷, Andrea Corse⁸ and Andrew Mammen^3,9, ¹Muscle Disease Unit, NIAMS, NIH, Bethesda, MD, ²NIAMS, NIH, Bethesda, MD, ³National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ⁴Medicine/Pulmonology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁶Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁷Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁸Neurology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ⁹Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: To describe the clinical and serologic features, as well as the disease course and response to therapy of anti-PM/Scl patients. Methods: All Johns Hopkins…
Abstract Number: 2138 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Predictive Factors for Achievement of Sustained Remission with Polymyositis/Dermatomyositis: A Retrospective Single Center Cohort Study in Japan
Eri Watanabe¹, Takahisa gono¹, Shinji Watanabe¹, Hiroki Yabe¹, Masataka Kuwana² and Chihiro Terai¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, Saitama, Japan, ²Department of Allergy and Rheumatology, Nippon Medical School Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Polymyositis (PM), dermatomyositis (DM), and clinically amyopathic DM (CADM) are systemic inflammatory diseases that affect skeletal muscle, skin, and other organs, such as lungs,…
Abstract Number: 2880 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Evolution of Patients with Inflammatory Back Pain: A Population-Based Longitudinal Cohort Study
Runsheng Wang¹, Cynthia S. Crowson², Kerry Wright³ and Michael Ward⁴, ¹Rheumatology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, ²Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN, ³Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁴NIH/NIAMS, Bethesda, MD
Title: Clinical Evolution of Patients with Inflammatory Back Pain: a Population-Based Longitudinal Cohort Study Authors: Runsheng Wang1, Cynthia Crowson2, Kerry Wright2, Michael Ward31. Columbia University…
Abstract Number: 2942 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
One Year Changes in Ultrasound Findings in the Feet Are Associated with Patient Reported Outcomes but Not Clinical Examination: a Prospective Observational Study of Patients with Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Hanyan Zou¹, Karen A. Beattie², George Ioannidis³ and Maggie Larche², ¹McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ²Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ³St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Despite extensive involvement of the feet in early RA, few studies report clinical and imaging changes in the feet over time. In this observational…
Abstract Number: 3212 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Treat-to-Target in RA: Does Early Simplified Disease Activity Index (SDAI) Remission Lead to Better 5-Year Functional Outcomes Than SDAI Low Disease Activity?
Vibeke Norvang, Elisabeth Lie, Inge C Olsen, Eirik K Kristianslund, Tore K Kvien and Till Uhlig, Dept. of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway
Background/Purpose: The management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has evolved considerably during the last couple of decades, with current recommended practice being a treat-to-target approach, involving…

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