Abstracts tagged "longitudinal studies"

Abstract Number: 2536 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: 24 Month Safety and Efficacy
Frieda A. Koopman¹, Anne Musters², Marieke M.J. Backer², Danielle Gerlag², Sanda Miljko³, Simeon Grazio⁴, Sekib Sokolovic⁵, Yaakov Levine⁶, David Chernoff⁶, Niek de Vries⁷ and Paul-Peter Tak², ¹Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³University Clinical Hospital, Mostar, Bosnia, ⁴Vinogradsira 29, Clinical Hospital Center Sestre Milosrdnice, Zagreb, Croatia, ⁵Rheumatology, Sarajevo University Clinical Center, Sarajevo, BA, ⁶SetPoint Medical, Inc., Valencia, CA, ⁷Dept. of Experimental Immunology, Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: RA is a debilitating chronic disease with an unmet need for additional therapeutic approaches. Modulating innate neuro-immune reflex pathways by stimulation of the vagus…
Abstract Number: 2712 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Evaluation of Longitudinal Outcomes in Scleroderma Patients with Negative Immunofluorescent Anti-Nuclear Antibodies
Mayce Haj-Ali¹, Derek Jones², Sean McNish³, Sarah Stupp³, Marissa Mangini³ and Victoria Shanmugam⁴, ¹Department of Medicince, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, ²The George Washington University, Washington, DC, ³The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, ⁴Rheumatology, The George Washington University, Washington, DC
Background/Purpose: Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune disease characterized by inflammation, fibrosis, and vasculopathy. Historical data indicates approximately 90% of patients with SSc test positive…
Abstract Number: 2882 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Minimal Progression of Disease Manifestation in Patients with Sjögren’s Syndrome Re-Evaluated Multiple Years after Initial Disease Classification
Astrid Rasmussen¹, Lida Radfar², Kimberly Hefner³, David M. Lewis⁴, C. Erick Kaufman⁵, Donald U. Stone⁶, Kerry M. Leehan¹, Kiely Grundahl⁷, Christopher J. Lessard¹, A. Darise Farris⁸, R. Hal Scofield⁹ and Kathy L. Sivils¹⁰, ¹Arthritis and Clinical Immunology Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ²Department of Oral Diagnosis and Radiology, University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry, Oklahoma City, OK, ³Hefner Eye Care Center, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁴Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁵Medicine, University of Oklahoam Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁶Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ⁷Arthritis and Clinical Immunology Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma CIty, OK, ⁸Arthritis and Clinical Immunology Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁹Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, ¹⁰Arthritis and Clinical Immunology, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK
Background/Purpose: Classical connective tissue diseases, such as SLE and RA have well documented progression of disease and damage accrual. However, the natural history of Sjögren’s…
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: 2946 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Identifying Rapid Structural Disease Progression in Knee Osteoarthritis
Jamie E. Collins^1,2, Jeffrey N. Katz^2,3 and Elena Losina^1,2, ¹Orthopaedic and Arthritis Center for Outcomes Research, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ³Rheumatology, Immunology, and Allergy, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Knee OA is a heterogeneous disease, with some patients experiencing rapid deterioration and others experiencing slow disease progression. Identifying patients likely to experience rapid…
Abstract Number: 330 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Change in Bone Mineral Density in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Minimal 10-Year Follow-up
Hiraku Motomura, Isao Matsushita, Toshihito Hiraiwa and Tomoatsu Kimura, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
Background/Purpose: To investigate the long-term change in bone mineral density (BMD) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods: In a longitudinal study of 40 patients…
Abstract Number: 2957 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Factors Associated with Cardiac Dysfunction in a Longitudinal Follow-up of Neonatal Lupus
Amit Saxena¹, Peter M. Izmirly², Rebecca Bomar², Shireen Golpanian², Deborah Friedman³ and Jill P. Buyon¹, ¹Rheumatology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, ²New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, ³New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
Background/Purpose: There are minimal data and no longitudinal studies regarding the long term cardiac health of children with cardiac manifestations of neonatal lupus (NL). This…
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…

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