Abstract Number: 1270 • ACR Convergence 2020
Trend of Survival of a Cohort of Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus over 25 Years
Background/Purpose: Background: Few studies of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have a follow-up duration long enough to evaluate the time trend of survival, particularly in Asian…Abstract Number: 0412 • ACR Convergence 2020
2019 Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in Patients with Large-Vessels Vasculitis: Single-centre Experience in Paris
Background/Purpose: Advanced age and cardiovascular diseases are recognized as major comorbidities associated with severe forms of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the severe acute…Abstract Number: 1283 • ACR Convergence 2020
Factors Affecting Mortality of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients in Spain in the 21st Century: Data from the RELESSER Registry
Background/Purpose: The mortality in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) varies largely across different countries most probably due to social, healthcare and ethnic differences.To analyze the causes…Abstract Number: 0419 • ACR Convergence 2020
Survival and Prevalent Comorbidities in Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Background/Purpose: There is limited information on mortality in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR), and on prevalent comorbidity at the time of diagnosis of PMR. The…Abstract Number: 1287 • ACR Convergence 2020
Prevalence of Morbidity Prior to Diagnosis of Incident Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in the Danish Population
Background/Purpose: Patients with SLE experience a high burden of various comorbidities at disease onset and during disease progression. Studies of excess morbidity prior to SLE…Abstract Number: 0487 • ACR Convergence 2020
Association Between an Extended Lifestyle Score and Adverse Health-related Outcomes in People with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Study of 5295 UK Biobank Participants
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disorder characterised by inflammation of the synovial joints. Traditional lifestyle factors, such as smoking and poor diet,…Abstract Number: 1390 • ACR Convergence 2020
Outcomes of Systemic Sclerosis Patients Who Were Primarily Admitted for Acute Myocardial Infarction from 2016 to 2017: Insights from the National Inpatient Sample
Background/Purpose: Several systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases have been shown to increase coronary artery disease (CAD) risk, notable rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus. However, data…Abstract Number: 0489 • ACR Convergence 2020
Prevalence, Incidence, and Cause-Specific Mortality of Rheumatoid Arthritis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease Among Older Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Nationwide Cohort Study
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD) is one of the most serious extra-articular RA manifestations and is more common in older patients. Registry-based RA-ILD…Abstract Number: 1423 • ACR Convergence 2020
Declining In-Hospital Mortality in Vasculitis: A 17-year U.S. National Study
Background/Purpose: To our knowledge, only a few population-based studies for vasculitis mortality exist; and most are limited to vasculitis sub-types. Therefore, our study objective was…Abstract Number: 0549 • ACR Convergence 2020
Developing an Algorithm for Identifying Mortality in MarketScan Claims Data Using Machine Learning
Background/Purpose: In 2016, MarketScan data no longer included information about inpatient mortality, compromising the ability to study fatal hospitalization events. Using data through 2015 when…Abstract Number: 1424 • ACR Convergence 2020
Outcomes of Hospitalizations for Acute Myocardial Infarction in Patients with ANCA Associated Vasculitis from the National Inpatient Sample
Background/Purpose: Several studies in the past have shown significantly increased risks of cardiovascular disease in patients with ANCA associated vasculitis (AAV). This association is thought…Abstract Number: 0560 • ACR Convergence 2020
Mortality Burden of Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases (IMID): Race/Ethnicity, Sex, and Geographic Variation in the United States
Background/Purpose: Almost every organ system can be affected by immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMID) characterized by inflammation and therapeutic response to immune-suppressive or anti-inflammatory drugs. Since…Abstract Number: 1436 • ACR Convergence 2020
Incidence Rate, Predictors and Outcome of Stroke in Patients with ANCA Associated Vasculitis – A Population-based Study
Background/Purpose: To study the incidence rate, predictors and outcome of stroke in patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) within a defined population in southern Sweden.Methods: The…Abstract Number: 0592 • ACR Convergence 2020
A Rheumatology-Driven Protocol and Treatment Algorithm of SARS-CoV-2 Cytokine Release Syndrome and Its Associated Outcomes
Background/Purpose: The newly identified SARS-CoV-2 has brought Cytokine Release Syndrome (CRS) to a level of prominence not often seen in adult medicine. Mortality rates of…Abstract Number: 1468 • ACR Convergence 2020
The Association of Walking Speed from Short- and Standard-Distance Tests with Mortality Risk Among Adults with Radiographic Knee Osteoarthritis: Data from Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project, Osteoarthritis Initiative and Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study
Background/Purpose: Patients with radiographic knee OA (rKOA) are at increased risk of mortality and walking difficulty may mediate this relation. Walking speed may be used…