Abstract Number: 0267 • ACR Convergence 2020
Gastrointestinal Disease in SLE: Does It Indicate a Worse Prognosis?
Background/Purpose: To describe the GI manifestations of SLE in the RELESSER (Registry of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients of the Spanish Society of Rheumatology) cohort and…Abstract Number: 1186 • ACR Convergence 2020
Red Cell Distribution Width and Absolute Lymphocyte Count Associate with Biomarkers of Inflammation and Subsequent Mortality in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Peripheral blood red cell distribution width (RDW) and absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) are associated with aging, cardiovascular disease (CVD), and mortality in the general…Abstract Number: 1899 • ACR Convergence 2020
Life Expectancy a Swiss Cohort of Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis: A 35-Year Follow-up Study
Background/Purpose: To investigate life expectancy of a Swiss cohort of patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) versus general population during 35 years of longitudinal follow up,…Abstract Number: 0271 • ACR Convergence 2020
External Validation of the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics Frailty Index (SLICC-FI) as a Predictor of Mortality and Organ Damage Accrual in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: Using data from the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC) inception cohort, a frailty index (FI) was recently developed as a measure of susceptibility…Abstract Number: 1244 • ACR Convergence 2020
Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes in Patients with Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease
Background/Purpose: Primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS) is a chronic autoimmune exocrinopathy that features interstitial lung disease (ILD) in up to 16% of patients. The clinical characteristics…Abstract Number: 1935 • ACR Convergence 2020
Predictors of Early Mortality for Giant Cell Arteritis at the Time of Diagnosis
Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common form of primary systemic vasculitis, typically affecting patients aged > 50 years. If left untreated, GCA…Abstract Number: 0383 • ACR Convergence 2020
Sex Differences in Severity and Progression of Interstitial Lung Disease in Systemic Sclerosis: What We Have Learned from Clinical Trials
Background/Purpose: Although systemic sclerosis (SSc) disproportionately affects females compared with males [1], observational studies have demonstrated higher mortality rates in males with SSc [2]. This…Abstract Number: 1264 • ACR Convergence 2020
Mortality in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Neuropsychiatric Symptoms
Background/Purpose: Little is known about mortality in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) presenting with neuropsychiatric (NP) symptoms. We aimed to evaluate all-cause and cause-specific…Abstract Number: 0387 • ACR Convergence 2020
Altered Iron Homeostasis and Pulmonary Haemodynamics in Systemic Sclerosis Associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Background/Purpose: Iron deficiency (ID) is more frequent in systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH) than those without and associated with worse prognosis. There…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,…