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Abstracts tagged "metabolic syndrome and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)"

  • Abstract Number: 1609 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2017

    Telomere Length and Coronary Artery Atherosclerosis in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

    Nathan Stein1, Joseph F. Solus1, Annette M. Oeser1, Paolo Raggi2, C Michael Stein1 and Michelle J. Ormseth3, 1Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, 2University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, 3Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

    Background/Purpose:  Coronary atherosclerosis increases with age but is more prevalent in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) independent of chronological age; this increased prevalence has…
  • Abstract Number: 1808 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2015

    Exercise Is Associated with Improved Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Patients with SLE

    Michelle J. Ormseth1, Annette M. Oeser2 and C Michael Stein3, 1Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 2Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 3Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

    Background/Purpose: Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have an increased prevalence of insulin resistance and the metabolic syndrome. Exercise has been shown to improve insulin…
  • Abstract Number: 2660 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2014

    Metabolic Syndrome Features Can Influenciate Cognitive Functions and Brain Lesions in Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

    Nailu A. Sinicato1, Aline T. Lapa1, Mariana Postal1, Bruna Bellini1, Paula T Fernandes2, Roberto Marini3 and Simone Appenzeller4, 1Medicine, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil, 2Faculty of Physical Education, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil, 3Departament of Pediatrics, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil, 4Medicine, Faculty of Medical Science, State University of Campinas Unicamp, São Paulo, Brazil

    Background/Purpose: The underlying factor for an association between the metabolic syndrome (MetS) and cognitive decline might be a subclinical inflammation. Inflammatory mechanisms are hypothesized to…
  • Abstract Number: 2253 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012

    Metabolic Syndrome Is Not Only a Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Events in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus but Also Associated with Cumulative Organ Damage: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of 311 Patients

    Semra Ertan-Demir1, Bahar Artim-Esen2, Yasemin Sahinkaya2, Özlem Pehlivan2, Nilüfer Alpay-Kanitez2, Ahmet Omma2, Burak Erer2, Sevil Kamali2, Ahmet Gul2, Orhan Aral2, Lale Ocal2 and Murat Inanc2, 1Internal Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, 2Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Division, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey

    Background/Purpose: Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have increased rates of cardiovascular (CV) events that are one of the major causes of mortality. In addition…
  • Abstract Number: 1707 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012

    The Association of Serum Biomarkers and Metabolic Syndrome with Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Controlled Analysis in Patients with No Clinical Disease Activity

    Semra Ertan-Demir1, Ahmet Yasar Cizgici2, Gaye Erten3, Bahar Artim-Esen4, Yasemin Sahinkaya4, Özlem Pehlivan4, Nilüfer Alpay-Kanitez4, Kadri Atay1, Huseyin Oflaz2, Gunnur Deniz3 and Murat Inanc4, 1Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, 2Cardiology Department, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, 3Department of Immunology, Istanbul University, Institute of Experimental Medicine (DETAE), Istanbul, Turkey, 4Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Division, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey

    Background/Purpose: Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have an increased risk of developing atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD). In addition to traditional CVD risk factors or…
  • Abstract Number: 1651 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012

    Higher Corticosteroid Doses Early in Disease Have A Long-Term Influence On Metabolic Syndrome in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Data from an International Inception Cohort

    Ben Parker1, Murray B. Urowitz2, Dafna D. Gladman3, Mark Lunt4, Ian N. Bruce5 and Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinic (SLICC)6, 1Arthritis Research UK Epidemiology Unit, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, 2Division of Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, 3Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, 4Arthritis Research UK Epidemiology Unit, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, 5Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Arthritis Research UK Epidemiology Unit and NIHR Manchester Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, 6Toronto

    Background/Purpose: The Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) is a clustering of metabolic abnormalities associated with an increased risk of developing diabetes and atherosclerosis, and may add to…

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