Abstracts tagged "Mortality"

Abstract Number: 1918 • ACR Convergence 2021
Don’t Forget About the Arthritis in RA-ILD! Impact of Pulmonary and RA Disease Severity on Survival
Rebecca Brooks¹, Joshua Baker², Yangyuna Yang¹, Punyasha Roul¹, Gail Kerr³, Andreas Reimold⁴, Gary Kunkel⁵, Katherine Wysham⁶, Namrata Singh⁷, Deana Lazaro⁸, Paul Monach⁹, Jill Poole¹, Dana Ascherman¹⁰, Ted Mikuls¹ and Bryant England¹, ¹University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ²University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³Washington D.C., Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC)/Georgetown and Howard Universities, Washington, DC, ⁴University of Texas – Southwestern Medical Center/Dallas Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC), Dallas, TX, ⁵University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁶VA Puget Sound/University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ⁷University of Washington, Bellevue, WA, ⁸VA New York Harbor Healthcare system, Brooklyn, NY, ⁹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ¹⁰University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Long-term outcomes following a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis associated interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD) are poor, with a median survival estimated between 3 to 8…
Abstract Number: 0592 • ACR Convergence 2021
Gender Modifies the Effect of Rheumatoid Arthritis on All-Cause Mortality
Srikanta Banerjee¹ and Stephanie Falls², ¹Walden University, Leola, ²PA Department of Health, Leola
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic and systemic autoimmune disease which predominantly affects joints with varying severity. While RA has been found to be…
Abstract Number: 1296 • ACR Convergence 2021
Mortality and Survival in Argentinian Lupus Patients: A Multicenter Study
Maria Constanza Bertolaccini¹, Yessika Soria Curi², Luciana Gonzalez Lucero³, Gabriela Vanesa Espasa², Ana Lucia Barbaglia², Hector Raul Sueldo², Maria Lilia Leguizamon², Susana Marcela Mazza², Mirta Santana², Liliana Maria Galindo², Rodrigo Aguila Maldonado⁴, Mercedes Garcia⁵, Dafne Capelusnik⁶, Ivana Romina Rojas Tessel⁷, Eugenia Picco⁷, Maria Elena Crespo Espindola⁷, Romina Calvo⁸, Susana Roverano⁹, Micaela Ana Cosatti⁹, Cecilia Nora Pisoni⁹, Paola Andrea Avila¹⁰, Marina Micelli¹¹, Maria Hu¹², Lucia Alascio¹³, Maria Cecilia Goizueta¹⁴ and Veronica Ines Bellomio², ¹Hospital Padilla, San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina, ²Hospital Padilla, Tucuman, Argentina, ³Janssen Cilag Farmaceutica SA, Tucuman, Argentina, ⁴HIGA San Martin La Plata, La Plata, Argentina, ⁵Hospital Interzonal General de Agudos José de San Martín, La Plata, Argentina, ⁶Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁷Hospital Señor del Milagro, Salta, Argentina, ⁸Hospital José María Cullen, Santa Fe, Argentina, ⁹CEMIC, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ¹⁰Hospital Ramos Mejía, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ¹¹Hospital General de Agudos, Ramos Mejía - CF, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ¹²Hospital José Maria Penna, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ¹³Hospital General de Agudos Dr. Enrique Tornú, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ¹⁴Sanatorio 9 de Julio, Tucuman, Argentina
Background/Purpose: The mortality in lupus patients is 2–3 times higher than the general population. However, survival in these patients has improved significantly and it is…
Abstract Number: 0080 • ACR Convergence 2021
One Point Increase in the Initial Damage as Measured by the Damage Index for Antiphospholipid Syndrome Predicts Mortality in a Multi-Ethnic Group of Thrombotic Antiphospholipid Syndrome Patients
Pedro Gaspar¹, Filipa Farinha², Zara Sayar³, Maria Efthymiou,⁴, Hannah Cohen³ and David Isenberg², ¹Department of Internal Medicine 2, University Hospital of Santa Maria, Lisbon, Portugal, ²Centre for Rheumatology, University College London, London, United Kingdom, ³Department of Haematology, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom, ⁴Haemostasis Research Unit, Department of Haematology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: The chronic and recurrent nature of antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) leads to damage accrual that impairs long-term functional status and survival. The Damage Index for…
Abstract Number: 0667 • ACR Convergence 2021
Active Screening for Gout Permits Identifying a Larger Cardiovascular Population at High Mortality Risk
Silvia Ruiz-Simón¹, Irene Calabuig², Miguel Gómez-Garberí³ and MARIANO ANDRES⁴, ¹Universidad Miguel Hernández, Alicante, Spain, ²Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Alicante, Spain, ³Hospital Universitario San Juan de Alicante, San Juan de Alicante, Spain, ⁴Hospital General Universitario de Alicante-ISABIAL, Alicante, Spain
Background/Purpose: We have recently noted by active screening that about a third of gout cases in the cardiovascular population is not registered in records (Calabuig,…
Abstract Number: 1302 • ACR Convergence 2021
Year-3 Observational Follow-up of Belimumab Safety (Mortality and Malignancies) in Patients with SLE Who Completed a Phase 4, 52-Week, Randomized, Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Safety Study
Saira Sheikh¹, Cheng-Chung Wei², Dana Tegzova³, William Stohl⁴, Ricardo Acayaba de Toledo⁵, Tamara Mucenic⁶, Mauricio Abello Banfi⁷, Kathleen Maksimowicz-McKinnon⁸, Carlos Abud-Mendoza⁹, Sandra Navarra¹⁰, Mercedes Garcia¹¹, Ignacio Garcia-De La Torre¹², Regina Kurrasch¹³, Sofia Fernandes¹⁴, Julia Harris¹⁵, Saima Muzaffar¹⁴, Norma Lynn Fox¹³, Andrew Liu¹⁶, Holly Quasny¹⁷ and David Roth¹³, ¹University of North Carolina Thurston Arthritis Research Center, and Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, ²Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University; Graduate Institute of Integrated Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan (Republic of China), ³Institute of Rheumatology, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁴University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, ⁵Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto, Brazil, ⁶Hospital Moinhos de Vento, Porto Alegre, Brazil, ⁷Centro Integral de Reumatología del Caribe, Barranquilla, Colombia, ⁸Henry Ford Hospital, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, ⁹Hospital Central “Dr Ignacio Morones Prieto”, Unidad Regional de Reumatología y Osteoporosis, Hospital Central and Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico, ¹⁰University of Santo Tomas Hospital, Manila, Philippines, ¹¹Hospital Interzonal General de Agudos José de San Martín, La Plata, Argentina, ¹²Centro de Estudios de Investigación Básica y Clínica, S.C., Guadalajara, Mexico, ¹³GlaxoSmithKline, Collegeville, PA, ¹⁴GlaxoSmithKline, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, ¹⁵GlaxoSmithKline, Uxbridge, United Kingdom, ¹⁶GlaxoSmithKline, Brentford, United Kingdom, ¹⁷GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, NC
Background/Purpose: Belimumab (BEL) is a recombinant IgG1λ monoclonal antibody that is approved for treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Although clinical studies of BEL have…
Abstract Number: 0083 • ACR Convergence 2021
Cardiac Valve Surgery Outcomes in the Antiphospholipid Syndrome
Tali Eviatar¹, Stanley Niznik², Nancy Agmon-Levin² and Daphna Paran³, ¹Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Givataim, Israel, ²Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel, ³Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center-Ichilov Hospital, Even Yehuda, Israel
Background/Purpose: Cardiac valve involvement in the APS is prevalent, necessitating valve surgery in about 5% of the patients. Data regarding valve surgery outcomes in APS…
Abstract Number: 0684 • ACR Convergence 2021
Extended Report: Successful Treatment anti-MDA5 Antibody-positive Interstitial Lung Disease with Plasma Exchange Therapy
Yoshiyuki Abe¹, Masahiro Kogami², Makio Kusaoi², Kurisu Tada³, Ken yamaji⁴ and Naoto Tamura³, ¹Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ²Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan, ³Department of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ⁴Juntendo University School of Medicine Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: This study was extended report from our previous study that “Successful treatment of anti-MDA5 antibody-positive refractory interstitial lung disease with plasma exchange therapy” (Rheumatology…
Abstract Number: 1372 • ACR Convergence 2021
Outcomes and Risk Factors for Respiratory Failure in Patients with Scleroderma Associated with ILD
Soumyasri Kambhatla¹, Augustine Manadan² and Amy Trang², ¹Rush University, Chicago, IL, ²Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Scleroderma is associated with underlying ILD. About 48% those with diffuse cutaneous SSc and 26% of those with limited cutaneous SSc were found to…
Abstract Number: 0090 • ACR Convergence 2021
Subcutaneous Sarilumab in Hospitalized Patients with Moderate-severe COVID-19 Infection Compared to the Standard Care: An Open-label Randomized Clinical Trial
Sebastián C Rodriguez-García¹, Isidoro Gonzalez-Alvaro¹, Francisco Abad-Santos², Azucena Bautista-Hernández³, Lucio García-Fraile³, Juan Pablo Baldivieso-Achá⁴, Jesús Sanz-Sanz³ and Rosario Garcia de Vicuña¹, ¹Rheumatology Service. La Princesa University Hospital, Madrid, Spain, ²Clinical Pharmacology Service. Clinical Research and Clinical Trials Unit. La Princesa University Hospital, Madrid, Spain, ³Division of Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine Service. La Princesa University Hospital, Madrid, Spain, ⁴Rheumatology Department. La Princesa University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: Many uncertainties remain for IL-6 blockers on the management of COVID-19 such as the optimal time of intervention, the schedule of administration and predictors…
Abstract Number: 0689 • ACR Convergence 2021
Incidence, Prevalence, and Mortality of Dermatomyositis: A Population-based Cohort
Vanessa Kronzer¹, Bradly Kimbrough², Cynthia Crowson³, John Davis¹, Marie Holmqvist⁴ and Floranne Ernste¹, ¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, MN, ³Mayo Clinic, Eyota, MN, ⁴Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Previous epidemiologic studies defined dermatomyositis (DM) using international codes of diseases (ICD) codes or Bohan & Peter 1975 criteria, and most were not population-based.…
Abstract Number: 1379 • ACR Convergence 2021
Serum Levels of the Soluble Receptor for Advanced Glycation Endproducts Are Prospectively Associated with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Systemic Sclerosis
Isabella Atzeni¹, Yehya Al-Adwi², Berber Doornbos-van der Meer², Anniek Van Roon², Caroline Roozendaal¹, Andries Smit², Alja J. Stel², Harry Van Goor², Tji-Joong Gan¹, Johanna Westra² and Douwe J Mulder², ¹University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ²University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) and pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) are the leading causes of death in Systemic Sclerosis (SSc). Markers for early detection of…
Abstract Number: 0106 • ACR Convergence 2021
COVID-19 Mortality and Hospitalization Risk in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases: A Single Center Retrospective Cohort Study
Mousa Albalwi, Ben Brintz, Srinivasan Beddhu, Guo Wei and Julie Thomas, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Background/Purpose: Following SARS-CoV-2 infection, patients with rheumatic diseases seem to have similar or slightly poorer outcomes compared with those without rheumatic disease. However, robust data…
Abstract Number: 0779 • ACR Convergence 2021
Predictors of Mortality in a Series of 1528 Brazilian Childhood-onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients
Ana Paula Sakamoto¹, Clovis Artur Silva², Aline Islabão³, Glaucia Novak⁴, Beatriz Molinari⁴, Rosa Pereira², Claudia Saad-Magalhães⁵, Gleice Clemente⁶, Melissa Fraga⁶, Daniela Petry Pioto⁷, Claudio Len⁸, Rogerio do Prado⁷ and Maria Terreri⁸, ¹Federal University of So Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil, ²Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ³Pediatric Rheumatology Unit, Hospital da Criança de Brasília Jose Alencar, Brasilia, DF, Brazil, ⁴Pediatric Rheumatology Unit, Children’s Institute, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁵Pediatric Rheumatology Division, São Paulo State University (UNESP) – Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, Botucatu, Botucatu, Brazil, ⁶Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁷Pediatric Rheumatology Unit, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, ⁸Unifesp, São Paulo, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Childhood-onset Systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) is an inflammatory autoimmune disease known for its complex and variable clinical presentation and disease course. Its severity may…
Abstract Number: 1393 • ACR Convergence 2021
All-cause Mortality in a Hospital Ascertained Cohort with Giant Cell Arteritis: A Longitudinal Population-level Data Linkage Cohort Study
Helen Keen¹, Warren Raymond², Susan Lester³, David Preen², Charles Inderjeeth⁴, Catherine Hill⁵ and Johannes Nossent², ¹University of Western Australia, Daglish, Australia, ²University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia, ³Rheumatology Department, The Basil Hetzel Institute, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide, Australia, ⁴University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Perth, Australia, ⁵Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville, Australia
Background/Purpose: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) is the most common primary vasculitis in high income countries and ischemic complications of GCA include blindness and stroke. The…

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