Abstract Number: 1303 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Variations In Disease Activity and Therapeutic Management Of Rheumatoid Arthritis In Different International Regions: A Comparison Of Data From The Corrona International and Corrona United States Registries
Background/Purpose: The CORRONA International (C.Intl) rheumatoid arthritis (RA) registry is the first multinational RA registry uniformly collecting baseline and longitudinal data. We explored variations in…Abstract Number: 1271 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Longitudinal Disease Trajectory Of Juvenile Dermatomyositis
Background/Purpose: 1) To determine the longitudinal disease activity trajectory of an inception cohort of Juvenile Dermatomyositis (JDM) patients, 2) To identify predictor(s) for longitudinal disease…Abstract Number: 1232 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Osteoporosis In Rheumatoid Arthritis – Still a Threat In The Biologic Era?
Background/Purpose: Osteoporosis is a well-known extra articular manifestation in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In RA biologic disease modifying anti rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) has been shown to…Abstract Number: 1008 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Longitudinal Analysis Of Direct Medical Costs For Systemic Sclerosis Patients: A Population-Based Study
Background/Purpose: Patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) have considerable morbidity which may be associated with high health resource utilization. Studies on health use and costs are…Abstract Number: 901 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Smokers and Overweight Persons Are At Increased Risk Of New Onset Of Severe Foot Pain and Persistent Severe Foot Pain In a Population Study
Background/Purpose: Few studies have evaluated risk factors for patterns of foot pain in the general population, let alone over time. An understanding of the possible…Abstract Number: 882 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association Of a Neutrophil Gene Signature Comprised Of Low Density Granulocyte (LDG)-Enriched Genes With Both Future Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity and Poor Longterm Outcomes
Background/Purpose: Neutrophils and neutrophil death (NETosis) have a role in the pathogenesis of SLE. A neutrophil gene signature (NGS) exists in SLE, although its association…Abstract Number: 739 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cardiac Involvement In Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis
Background/Purpose: Prior cohort studies in Europe have found cardiac involvement to be rare in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) but associated with significant increases in mortality…Abstract Number: 2514 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Racial/Ethnic Trends in Incidence and Prevalence of Rheumatoid Arthritis in a Large Multi-Ethnic Managed Care Population
Background/Purpose: As epidemiologic studies throughout the world have shown significant variations, we sought to characterize racial differences in longitudinal epidemiologic trends of adult rheumatoid arthritis…Abstract Number: 448 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sustained and Cumulated Response Over Time in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated with Rituximab After Initial Failure of Anti Tumor Necrosis Factor Agents
Background/Purpose: Although anti-TNF therapies moved forward the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), failure of the first anti-TNF medication is not uncommon. Many times modifying dosage/frequency…Abstract Number: 2490 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Herpes Zoster and Tofacitinib Therapy in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Patients (pts) with RA are at increased risk for herpes zoster (HZ) i.e. ‘shingles'. Tofacitinib, a novel oral Janus kinase inhibitor investigated as a…Abstract Number: 449 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rituximab After First Anti Tumor Necrosis Factor Failure Is More Efficient with High Impact in Reducing Time and Costs to Achieve Superior Rates of Low Disease Activity and Remission
Background/Purpose: Significant steps were done in creating new medications for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). As RA seriously affects the patients’ quality of life, the…Abstract Number: 2469 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Virtual Knee Joint Replacement Clinical Endpoint Based On Longitudinal Trends and Thresholds in Koos Knee Pain and Function in Osteoarthritis Initiative Participants
Background/Purpose: Knee joint replacement (KR) is a cost-effective procedure with good long-term outcomes, but has limitations as an endpoint in OA intervention trials. A definition…Abstract Number: 390 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Performance of Criteria for Remission in a Long-Term Observational Study of Patients with Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Remission is widely accepted as the goal of treatment in RA and has to be sustained to keep joint damage at a minimum (Smolen…Abstract Number: 2158 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Baseline Folate Related Biomarkers in Serum and erythrocytes Are Not Associated with Methotrexate Response and Adverse Events in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Methotrexate (MTX) is the most commonly used drug in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). 30% of patients fail to respond to the drug or suffer from…Abstract Number: 232 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Natural History of Sporadic Inclusion Body Myositis – an Observational Longitudinal Study
Background/Purpose: Our aim was to assess prospectively the clinical features and functional impact of inclusion body myositis (IBM), to identify reliable outcome measures for future…