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Abstracts tagged "morbidity and mortality"

  • Abstract Number: 557 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Differences in Clinical Outcomes in Different Socio-Economic and Racial Groups with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Data from National Inpatient Sample

    Dilli Poudel1, Rashmi Dhital2, Abdullateef Abdulkareem3, Pragya Shrestha4 and Paras Karmacharya1, 1Internal Medicine, Reading Health System, WEST READING, PA, 2Universal College of Medical Sciences, MBBS, Kathmandu, Nepal, 3Inernal Medicine, Reading Health System, West Reading, PA, 4Internal medicine, Reading Health System, West Reading, PA

    Background/Purpose: Studies have reported differences in healthcare utilization and outcome among different socioeconomic and ethnic groups. Complications like atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases (ASCVD) have been documented…
  • Abstract Number: 847 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Forced Vital Capacity Predicts Lung Fibrosis Progression and Mortality in Systemic Sclerosis

    Anna Hoffmann-Vold1, Elizabeth R. Volkmann2, Oyvind Midtvedt3, Torhild Garen3, Anders Heiervang Tennøe3, Trond Mogens Aalokken4, May Brit Lund5 and Øyvind Molberg3, 1Division of Rheumatology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, 2University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 3Rheumatology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, 4Radiology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, 5Respiratory Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway

    Background/Purpose:  Systemic sclerosis (SSc) carries high risk for progressive interstitial lung disease (ILD), but there are no valid methods for early detection of SSc-ILD or…
  • Abstract Number: 910 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Survival Benefit of Statin Use in Ankylosing Spondylitis and Psoriatic Arthritis: A General Population-Based Cohort Study

    Amar Oza1, Na Lu2 and Hyon K. Choi3, 1Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 2Clinical Epidemiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 3Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

    Background/Purpose: Recent studies have shown an increase in cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA).1 The hypothesized dual role of…
  • Abstract Number: 1189 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Inpatient Trends for Adults with Scleroderma in the United States: A 20 Year Analysis

    Noopur Goel1, Ishan Lalani2 and Iram Moledina3, 1Internal Medicine, Monmouth Medical Center, monmouth beach, NJ, 2Internal Medicine, Monmouth Medical Center, Ocean, NJ, 3Gujarat Adani Institute of Medical Sciences, New Haven, CT

  • Abstract Number: 1894 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Increased Mortality in Systemic Sclerosis Patients with Fibrosing Myopathy

    Julie J. Paik1, Fredrick M. Wigley2, Ami A. Shah1, Andrea Corse3, Laura K. Hummers4 and Andrew Mammen5, 1Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 2Rheum Div/Mason F Lord, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 3Neurology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 4Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 5National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD

    Background/Purpose: Skeletal myopathy in systemic sclerosis (SSc) is associated with poor outcomes such as disability.  The spectrum of muscle histopathology of weak SSc patients is…
  • Abstract Number: 3069 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Weight Loss in the Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Period Is Associated with Subsequent Increased Mortality in RA Patients and Matched Comparators: Evidence Against an RA-Specific Obesity Paradox

    Jeffrey A. Sparks1, Shun-Chiao Chang2, Uyen Sa D.T. Nguyen3,4, Medha Barbhaiya2, Sara K. Tedeschi2, Bing Lu2, Karen H. Costenbader2, Yuqing Zhang5, Hyon K. Choi6 and Elizabeth W. Karlson2, 1Rheumatology, Immunology, and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 2Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 3Orthopedics and Physical Rehabilitation, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 4Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 5Clinical Epidemiology and Training Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 6Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

    Background/Purpose : Weight loss may explain the obesity paradox for mortality, since those who unintentionally lose weight to reach normal BMI may have higher mortality…
  • Abstract Number: 3070 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Effect of Sarcopenia, Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue and Abdominal Visceral Fat on Mortality Risk of Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Population-Based Prospective Cohort Study

    Felipe M Santana1, Michel A Gonçalves2, Diogo S Domiciano3, Luana G Machado3, Jaqueline B Lopes3, Camille P Figueiredo3, Valéria Caparbo3, Liliam Takayama3 and Rosa M R Pereira4, 1Deparment of Rheumatology, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, 2Department of Rheumatology, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, 3Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, 4Rheumatology Division, Faculdade de Medicina da USP, São Paulo, Brazil

    Background/Purpose:  Body composition changes resulting from ageing (decreased muscle mass and increased fat tissue) are frequently not accompanied by concomitant changes in body mass index…
  • Abstract Number: 3171 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    The Impact of Statin Use on Mortality in Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases

    April Jorge, Na Lu and Hyon K. Choi, Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

    Background/Purpose: Individuals with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARDs)—such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and systemic sclerosis (SSc)—have been found to have an increased risk of…
  • Abstract Number: 3172 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Temporal Trends in SLE Mortality According to Sex, Race, Ethnicity, and Geographic Region in the United States over the Past Five Decades

    Eric Yen1, Magda Shaheen2, Jennifer MP Woo1, Neil Mercer1, Lewei Duan1, Ning Li1, Arun Karlamangla1, Deborah K. McCurdy1 and Ram R. Singh1, 1UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, 2Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CO

    Background/Purpose: Over the past half-century, diagnostic and therapeutic developments for SLE have led to dramatic improvements in the 5- and 10-year survival. Whether these achievements…
  • Abstract Number: 27 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    A Rheumatologist’s Assessment of Therapy Responses (Rxresp) and Rheumatoid Factor Status (neg/pos) in 1995 Predicted Mortality through 2015 in a Community-Based Cohort of Incident Rheumatoid Arthritis Cases and Matched Control Subjects

    Alfonse T. Masi1, Azeem A. Rehman2, Laura Jorgenson3 and Jean C. Aldag3, 1University of Illinois, College of Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, IL, 2Neurosurgery, University of West Virginia Medical School, Morgantown, WV, 3Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, IL

    Background/Purpose: Greater disease severity, older age, positive serum rheumatoid factor (RF), and long-standing glucocorticoid usage contribute to increased mortality of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. This…
  • Abstract Number: 28 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Baseline Serum Inflammatory Biomarkers at Cohort Entry in 1974 Predicted Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Mortality from 1995 through 2015 in a Prospective, Community-Based Study of Incident Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Patients and Matched Non-RA (CN) Subjects

    Alfonse T. Masi1, Azeem A. Rehman2, Laura Jorgenson3 and Jean C. Aldag3, 1University of Illinois, College of Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, IL, 2Neurosurgery, University of West Virginia Medical School, Morgantown, WV, 3Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, IL

    Baseline Serum Inflammatory Biomarkers at Cohort Entry in 1974 Predicted Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Mortality from 1995 through 2015 in a Prospective, Community-Based Study of Incident Rheumatoid…
  • Abstract Number: 3240 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Improved Survival in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A General Population-Based Study

    Na Lu1,2, Hyon K. Choi3, Sara R. Schoenfeld3, Christine Peloquin4, Maureen Dubreuil5, Sharan K. Rai6, J Antonio Avina-Zubieta7 and Yuqing Zhang8, 1Division of Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 2Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 3Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 4Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 5Rheumatology, Boston VA HealthCare System, Boston, MA, 6Experimental Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 7Arthritis Research Canada / University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 8BUSM, Boston, MA

    Background/Purpose: All-cause mortality in UK has been decline by almost 20% over the past two decades. While rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with an increased…
  • Abstract Number: 2582 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Increased Morbidity and Mortality in Female Versus Male Tumor Necrosis Factor-Transgenic Mice

    Richard Bell1, Ronald Wood2, Joe Chakkalakal3, Christopher T. Ritchlin4, Edward Schwarz5 and Homaira Rahimi6, 1Pathology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 2University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 3Orthopaedics, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 4Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 5Orthopedeatrics, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 6Rheumatology, University of Rochester/Golisano Children's Hosp, Rochester, NY

    Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic debilitating condition with a 2-3 fold greater prevalence in women than men. Additionally, women have worse disease outcomes…
  • Abstract Number: 2413 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Contributors to Walking Disability in People with Osteoarthritis: Results from a Population-Based Cohort

    Lauren King1, Tetyana Kendzerska1,2,3 and Gillian Hawker1,2,3, 1Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, ON, Canada, 3Women's College Research Institute, Women's College Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) is associated with functional limitations, including difficulty walking. However, comorbid disease is common in people with OA and may also be associated…
  • Abstract Number: 985 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Improved Survival in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Population-Based Study

    Kateryna Vostretsova1, Sharan K. Rai2, Eric C. Sayre3, Hyon K. Choi4, JM Esdaile5 and J Antonio Avina-Zubieta6, 1Rheumatology, Arthritis Research Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 2Experimental Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 3Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, 4Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 5Rheumatology, Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, 6Medicine, University of British Columbia, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is associated with an increased risk of mortality. However, recent mortality trends of SLE are unknown, particularly at the general…
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