Abstracts tagged "morbidity and mortality"

Abstract Number: 2038 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Respiratory Cause Mortality Was Significantly Predicted By Incident Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and Higher Pre-RA Levels (0.50+ SD) of Soluble Interleukin-2 Receptor Alpha (sIL-2Rá): Results of a 21-Year Community-Based Cohort Survival Analysis
Alfonse T. Masi¹, Azeem Rehman¹, Huaping Wang¹ and Jean Aldag², ¹Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, IL, ²Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicince at Peoria, retired, Peoria, IL
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) mortality is reported to be increased in RA (Bongartz T et al. A&R 2010; 62: 1583-91). However, non-malignant respiratory mortality…
Abstract Number: 1829 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Role of Fluorinated Steroids in Preventing the Progression of Anti-SSA/Ro Associated Isolated Congenital Heart Block to Disease Beyond the Conduction System
Ummara Shah¹, Amit Saxena¹, Sara Sahl², Deborah Friedman³, Jill P. Buyon¹ and Peter M. Izmirly², ¹Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, ²Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, ³Division of Pediatric Cardiology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
Background/Purpose: The cardiac manifestations of neonatal lupus (cardiac NL) characteristically present as conduction disease. A major concern is the extension of injury beyond the AV…
Abstract Number: 1803 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Knee Osteoarthritis and All-Cause Mortality: The Wuchuan Osteoarthritis Study
Qiang Liu¹, Xu Tang Sr.², Jingbo Niu³, Xu Wu⁴, Yan Ke⁵, Jian Huang⁶, Rujun Li⁵, Hu Li⁵, Xin Zhi⁵, Kai Wang⁵, Zhengming Cao¹ and Jianhao Lin², ¹Arthritis Institute, People’s Hospital, Peking University, Beijing, China, ²Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China, ³Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training Unit, Boston University, Boston, MA, ⁴Peking University People's Hospital Arthritis Clinic & Research Center, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China, ⁵Peking University People’s Hospital, Beijing, China, ⁶Orthopeadics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, China
Background/Purpose Several studies published recently found that knee osteoarthritis (OA) is associated with an increased mortality in Caucasians. While prevalence of knee OA is higher…
Abstract Number: 1431 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Influence of Radiographic Joint Damage in Mortality Risk in a Cohort of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: A 20 Years Survival Study
L. Rodriguez-Rodriguez^1,2, J. Ivorra-Cortes³, Lydia Abasolo^1,4, Leticia Leon^1,4, Oscar Fontsere⁵, B. Fernández-Gutiérrez^1,5 and Juan A Jover^1,4, ¹Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria San Carlos (IdISSC), Madrid, Spain, ²Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain, ³Rheumatology, University Hospital la Fe, Valencia, Spain, ⁴Rheumatology, Hospital Clinico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain, ⁵Rheumatology, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease associated with increased mortality and reduced life expectancy compared with the general population. This mortality gap…
Abstract Number: 1391 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Weight Loss and Risk of Death in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Joshua Baker¹, Erica Billig², Grant W. Cannon³, Liron Caplan⁴, Vikas Majithia⁵ and Ted R. Mikuls⁶, ¹Medicine/Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³Division of Rheumatology, Salt Lake City VA and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁴Div of Rheumatology, Denver VA and Univ of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, ⁵Div of Rheumatology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, ⁶Omaha VA Medical Center and University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose Low body mass index (BMI) has been linked to greater mortality among patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). Weight loss has also been associated with…
Abstract Number: 2673 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Mortality In Clinically Relevant Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis Compared With The General Population
Aleksandra Turkiewicz¹, Tuhina Neogi², George Peat³ and Martin Englund⁴, ¹Orthopedics, Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden, ²Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ³Research Institute for Primary Care & Health Sciences, Keele University, Keele, United Kingdom, ⁴Department of Orthopedics, Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
Background/Purpose: There is strong evidence in support of increased mortality in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), while the relation is more controversial in osteoarthritis (OA).…
Abstract Number: 2574 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Early Use of Prostacyclin Therapy Improves Transplant-Free Survival in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis-Related Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Plus Interstitial Lung Disease
Elizabeth Volkmann¹, Rajan Saggar², Bryant Torres¹, Lynne Yoder², Robert Elashoff³, Rajeev Saggar⁴, Harsh Agrawal¹, Nabeel Borazan⁵, Sarah Thomas¹ and Daniel Furst¹, ¹Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ²Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, ³Biomath, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴Critical Care Medicine, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, ⁵Medicine, Rheumatology UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: The leading causes of death in systemic sclerosis (SSc) are pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and interstitial lung disease (ILD). Use of PAH therapy in…
Abstract Number: 1698 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sex-Related Differences and Trends In Mortality Of Juvenile-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) In The United States Over The Last Forty Years, 1971-2010
Eric Y. Yen¹, Jennifer M.P. Woo² and Deborah K. McCurdy³, ¹Pediatrics/Rheumatology, UCLA Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Los Angeles, CA, ²Pediatric Rheumatology, Mattel Children's Hospital, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ³Pediatric Rheumatology, UCLA Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: To date, SLE-specific mortality studies in children and adolescents are few. Estimations of mortality in adult cohorts of SLE patients have shown that male…
Abstract Number: 746 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Glucocorticoid Treatment and Damage In The Antineutrophil- Cytoplasm Antibody Associated Vasculitides
Joanna Robson¹, Helen Doll², Ravi Suppiah³, Oliver Flossmann⁴, Lorraine Harper⁵, Peter Hoglund⁶, David Jayne⁷, Alfred Mahr⁸, Kerstin Westman⁹ and Raashid A. Luqmani¹⁰, ¹Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, Botnar Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ²Department of Population Health, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom, ³Department of Rheumatology, Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand, ⁴Nephrology, Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, United Kingdom, ⁵Nephrology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ⁶Competence Centre fo Clinical Research, Skane University Hospital, Lund, Sweden, ⁷Vasculitis and Lupus Clinic, Addenbrookes Hospital University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom, ⁸Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Saint-Louis, Paris, France, ⁹Nephrology and Transplantation, Skåne University Hospital Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden, ¹⁰Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Granulomatosis with polyangiitis [Wegener's] (GPA) and microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) are antineutrophil-cytoplasm antibody associated vasculitides (AAVs). Damage is quantified by the Vasculitis Damage Index (VDI).…
Abstract Number: 674 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Systemic Sclerosis Disease Subset Is a Better Predictor Of Long Term Outcome Than Autoantibody Profile
Svetlana I. Nihtyanova¹, Voon H. Ong² and Christopher P. Denton³, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Royal Free and University College Medical School, London, United Kingdom, ²Department of Rheumatology, The Royal Free and University College Medical School, London, United Kingdom, ³Centre for Rheumatology, Royal Free and University College Medical School, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Disease subset has been shown to strongly correlate with survival and risk of organ complications in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). Nevertheless evidence in…
Abstract Number: 607 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Venous Thromboembolic Disease Is Associated With Increased Length Of Stay and In-Hospital Mortality In Hospitalized SLE Patients: A Multi-State, Population-Based Study
Matthew Cascino¹, Laura Trupin¹, Sara Murray¹, Mary Margaretten², Edward H. Yelin³ and Jinoos Yazdany¹, ¹Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ³Arthritis Research Group, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Individuals with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are at increased risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE). However, there is limited population-based data on outcomes associated with…
Abstract Number: 2917 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Mortality, Recurrence, and Hospital Course of Patients With Systemic Sclerosis Related Acute Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction
Chris T. Derk¹, Nora Sandorfi², Shivani Purohit³ and Christopher Mecoli⁴, ¹Medicine/Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Division of Rheumatology, Thomas Jefferson Univ Med Coll, Philadelphia, PA, ³Rheumatology Division, Department of Medicine, Rheumatology Division, Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Acute intestinal pseudo-obstruction is a rare gastrointestinal manifestation of SSc with little data existing as to the demographics, clinical course, outcomes and mortality of…
Abstract Number: 2763 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Carotid Atherosclerosis As a Predictor Of Mortality In Rheumatoid Arthritis
Inmaculada del Rincon¹, Roy W. Haas², Jose Felix Restrepo³, Daniel F. Battafarano⁴, Daniel H. O'Leary⁵, Emily Molina¹ and Agustin Escalante⁶, ¹Rheumatology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, ²Dept. of Medicine-Rheumatology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, ³Rheumatology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, ⁴Medicine / MCHE-MDR, Brooke Army Medical Ctr, San Antonio, TX, ⁵Radiology, Tufts University-Boston Campus, Boston, MA, ⁶Dept. of Medicine-Rheumatology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have higher mortality than do persons of the same age and sex without RA. This is due in part…
Abstract Number: 2559 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Mortality in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis Compared to Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriasis Alone, and the General Population
Alexis Ogdie¹, Kevin Haynes², Andrea Troxel², Thorvardur Love³, Hyon K. Choi⁴ and Joel Gelfand⁵, ¹Rheumatology and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania., Philadelphia, PA, ³Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland, ⁴Section of Rheumatology and the Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁵University of Pennsylvania., Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Conflicting reports of the mortality risk among patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) exist in the literature, however excess mortality has been presumed given the…
Abstract Number: 2044 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Trying to Improve Care: A Review of the Morbidity and Mortality Conference in the Division of Rheumotology
Michelle Batthish¹, Shirley Tse², Brian M. Feldman³, G. Ross Baker⁴ and Ronald Laxer⁵, ¹Pediatric Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, The University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: The morbidity and mortality conference (M&MC) is one of academic medicine’s most visible fora for discussion of adverse events and errors; however it is…

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