Abstracts tagged "Mortality"

Abstract Number: 2128 • ACR Convergence 2023
Higher Vitamin D Levels Before Methotrexate Start Are Associated with Lower Subsequent Mortality in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Shahdi Malakooti¹, Hinnah Siddiqui², Brigid Wilson², Taissa Bej², Megan O'Mara², Nora Singer³, Grace McComsey⁴, Lenche Kostadinova⁵, Maya Mattar⁶, David Zidar⁵ and Donald Anthony⁷, ¹Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, ²Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, ³The MetroHealth System at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, ⁴University Hospitals Health System at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, ⁵Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, ⁶Louis Stokes VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, ⁷Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland VA Medical Center, The MetroHealth System, Cleveland, OH
Background/Purpose: Vitamin D is an immune-modulating hormone. Low Vitamin D levels have been associated with development of autoimmune disease and higher disease activity in early…
Abstract Number: 027 • 2023 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Identifying and Understanding JDM in Africa: A Survey of Rheumatology Care Providers from Africa
Jessica Perfetto¹, Laura Lewandowski², Dawn Wahezi¹, Christiaan Scott³ and Angela Migowa⁴, ¹Children's Hospital at Montefiore, New York, NY, ²NIAMS, NIH, Bethesda, MD, ³Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, ⁴Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya
Background/Purpose: There is a paucity of data on pediatric rheumatic disease (PRD) in low and middle-income countries (LMIC), creating a false perception of low prevalence…
Abstract Number: 0539 • ACR Convergence 2022
Cardiac Complications, Thrombosis, Infections and All-cause Mortality Among Patients with End-Stage Kidney Disease Due to Lupus Nephritis in the USRDS 2006-2013 According to SLE Medication Use
Anna Broder¹, Wenzhu B. Mowrey², Kazuki Yoshida³ and Karen Costenbader³, ¹Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ, ²Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Medication management strategies in patients with lupus-related end stage kidney disease (ESKD) have not been studied. Our prior work has shown that HCQ may…
Abstract Number: 1535 • ACR Convergence 2022
Frequency of Arrhythmias, Abnormal Electrocardiography and Sudden Cardiac Death in Systemic Sclerosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Jessica Fairley¹, Laura Ross², Alannah Quinlivan³, Dylan Hansen⁴, Elizabeth Paratz⁵, Wendy Stevens⁴, Peter M Kistler⁶, Andre La Gerche⁷ and Mandana Nikpour⁸, ¹The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, ²The University of Melbourne at St. Vincent's Hospital, Brunswick, Australia, ³St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne and the University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, ⁴St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, ⁵The Baker Institute; St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, ⁶The Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute; The University of Melbourne; Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, ⁷The Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute; The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, ⁸The University of Melbourne at St. Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Background/Purpose: Scleroderma (SSc) Heart Involvement (SHI) is an under recognised complication of SSc and may manifest as arrhythmias or sudden cardiac death(SCD). The incidence of…
Abstract Number: 0675 • ACR Convergence 2022
Clinical Characteristics and Factors Associated with Relapse and Mortality in Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage Among Patients with Antiphospholipid Syndrome: A Multi-Center Retrospective Cohort
Jose A Meade-Aguilar¹, Gabriel Figueroa Parra¹, Hannah Langenfeld², Rodrigo Cartin-Ceba¹, Ulrich Specks¹, Cynthia Crowson³ and Ali Duarte-Garcia¹, ¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ³Mayo Clinic, Eyota, MN
Background/Purpose: Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is associated with diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH). However, only case reports and small case series are available in the literature. We…
Abstract Number: 1650 • ACR Convergence 2022
Systemic Immune Inflammation Index Predict All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Jose felix Restrepo Suarez¹, Inmaculada Del Rincon¹, Carlos Lorenzo² and Agustin Escalante³, ¹University of Texas Health Science center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, ²University of Texas Health Sciences Center San Antonio, San antonio, TX, ³University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Background/Purpose: The systemic immune inflammation index (SII) is an inflammation-based biomarker that is an influential prognostic factor in diseases with an inflammation-related etiology. This index…
Abstract Number: 0676 • ACR Convergence 2022
Presentation and Outcomes in Patients with Adrenal Hemorrhage Associated with Antiphospholipid Syndrome: A Cohort Study and Systematic Review of Literature
Jose A Meade-Aguilar¹, Gabriel Figueroa Parra¹, Jeffrey X. Yang¹, Hannah Langenfeld², Prerna Dogra¹, Irina Bancos³, Hassan Murad³, Cynthia Crowson⁴ and Ali Duarte-Garcia¹, ¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ³Mayo Clinic, Rochester, ⁴Mayo Clinic, Eyota, MN
Background/Purpose: To describe the clinical characteristics, therapies, and outcomes of patients with antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) and adrenal hemorrhage (AH).Methods: We performed a multicenter retrospective cohort…
Abstract Number: 1660 • ACR Convergence 2022
Skeletal Myopathy in Systemic Sclerosis Associates with Higher Disease Burden and Mortality
Julie Paik¹, Caoilfhionn Connolly¹, Fredrick Wigley¹ and Laura Hummers², ¹Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ²Johns Hopkins Univerisity, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: Skeletal myopathy in systemic sclerosis (SSc) is poorly understood. The etiology of myopathy in SSc is heterogeneous and can result from an inflammation, disuse,…
Abstract Number: 0696 • ACR Convergence 2022
The Mortality Trends Related to SLE in the United States – A 20-year Analysis (2001-to 2020) from the WONDER Database
Ikwinder Preet Kaur¹, Harjot Jagdey², hasan Mirza³, Waqar Mughal⁴ and Pankaj Bansal⁵, ¹Rutgers/Monmouth Medical Center, Long branch, NJ, ²BronxCare Hospital, Bronx, NY, ³Berkshire Medical Center, Pittsfield, MA, ⁴DHQ teaching hospital, Gujrat, Pakistan, ⁵Mayo Clinic, Eau Claire, WI
Background/Purpose: SLE is an autoimmune rheumatic disease that contributes to increased morbidity and mortality due to multi-organ involvement, infections, and accelerated atherosclerosis leading to cardiovascular…
Abstract Number: 1667 • ACR Convergence 2022
Pre-existing Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Initiating Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors for Cancer Treatment: A Comparative Cohort Study Investigating RA Flare and Mortality
Kaitlin McCarter¹, Taylor Wolfgang¹, Senada Arabelovic¹, Xiaosong Wang¹, Kazuki Yoshida¹, Emily Banasiak¹, Grace Qian¹, Emily Kowalski¹, Kathleen Vanni¹, Nicole LeBoeuf¹, Elizabeth Buchbinder¹, Lydia Gedmintas¹, Lindsey MacFarlane¹, Deepak Rao¹, Nancy Shadick¹, Ellen Gravallese² and Jeffrey Sparks³, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: For patients with pre-existing RA, immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) for cancer treatment may trigger RA flares or other immune-related adverse events. Underlying altered immunity…
Abstract Number: 0711 • ACR Convergence 2022
Improvement in Excess Mortality in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis over the Last Two Decades: A Danish Population-based Matched Cohort Study
Bolette Soussi¹, Kirsten Duch¹, René Cordtz¹, Christian Bork², Salome Kristensen¹, Erik Schmidt², Jesper Lindhardsen³ and Lene Dreyer¹, ¹Center of Rheumatic Research Aalborg, Department of Rheumatology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark, ²Department of Cardiology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark, ³Lupus and Vasculitis Clinic, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Results from previous studies investigating mortality trends in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have been inconsistent, most likely due to varying cohort sizes and…
Abstract Number: 1668 • ACR Convergence 2022
Rheumatic Toxicities of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Predict Favourable Tumour Responses in Patients with Advanced Melanoma
Alana Bruce¹, Alexander M Menzies², Georgina V Long², Brian Fernandes³ and Fredrick Joshua⁴, ¹Macquarie University, Balaclava, Victoria, Australia, ²Melanoma Institute Australia, The University of Sydney, Royal North Shore and Mater Hospitals, Sydney, Australia, ³Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia, ⁴Macquarie University, Integrated Specialist Medical Care, Sydney, Australia
Background/Purpose: To estimate the frequency of rheumatic toxicities of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) presenting as de novo or exacerbations of pre-existing rheumatic disease in patients…
Abstract Number: 0721 • ACR Convergence 2022
Inflammatory Rheumatic Disease and the Risk of Death Related to Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19): An Analysis of the UK Biobank with Stratification by Sex
Ashley Archer¹, Ruth Topless², Angelo Gaffo¹, Nicola Dalbeth³, Lisa Stamp⁴, Philip Robinson⁵ and Tony Merriman², ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, ³University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, ⁴University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand, ⁵School of Clinical Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Background/Purpose: There is increasing evidence that rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a risk factor for death related to COVID-19, however data on the risk of death…
Abstract Number: 1757 • ACR Convergence 2022
The Independent Impact of Gout on Mortality and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease Among Women – a Prospective Cohort Analysis of Women over 34 Years
Chio Yokose¹, natalie mccormick¹, na lu², amit johi³, Gary Curhan⁴ and Hyon Choi⁵, ¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Arthritis Research Canada, Boston, MA, ³Regeneron, Boston, MA, ⁴Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁵MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, Lexington, MA
Background/Purpose: The disease burden of female gout has increased in recent years.1 However, there remains a paucity of data on female gout, despite it being…
Abstract Number: 0764 • ACR Convergence 2022
No Impact of Prior DMARD Exposures on Mortality in US Veterans with Cancer Treated with Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
Tawnie Braaten¹, Brian Sauer², Gary Kunkel³, Jessica Walsh³, Jorge Rojas⁴, Bryant England⁵, Joshua Baker⁶ and Grant Cannon⁷, ¹University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics and VA Salt Lake City Health Care System, Salt Lake City, UT, ²Salt Lake City VA/University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ³University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁴George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Salt Lake City Health Care System, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁵University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁶University of Pennsylvania and Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, ⁷Salt Lake City VA, Salt Lake city
Background/Purpose: Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) use for the treatment of multiple cancers continues to expand. Data on ICI treatment in autoimmune disease is limited as…

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