Abstract Number: 1233 • ACR Convergence 2022
Ultrasound Is Reliable in the Assessment of Muscle Echogenicity in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases: Results of a Multicenter International Web-based Study
Background/Purpose: Studies have showed that an increased ultrasound (US) muscle echogenicity indicating fatty replacement/fibrosis of muscle tissue may represent an early indicator of muscle involvement associated…Abstract Number: 1886 • ACR Convergence 2022
Statin-induced Immune-mediated Miopathy: Treatment with Glucocorticoid-free Protocols and Role of Muscle Biopsy in the Follow-up
Background/Purpose: Statin-induced immune mediated necrotizing myopathy (IMNM) is a recently identified autoimmune condition associated with anti-3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase (HMGCR) antibodies, characterized by progressive muscle weakness leading…Abstract Number: 0220 • ACR Convergence 2021
Relation of Knee Extensor Power to Worsening Cartilage Damage in the Knee: The MOST Study
Background/Purpose: The relation between knee extensor muscle weakness and osteoarthritis (OA) outcomes has been well-studied. Muscle power, another measure of knee extensor function, however, has…Abstract Number: 0710 • ACR Convergence 2021
Patients with Recent Onset, Active Polymyositis (PM), Dermatomyositis (DM) and Antisynthetase Syndrome (ASS) Have Reduced Muscle Endurance but Not Reduced Muscle Strength Compared to Patients with Established, Low-active Disease
Background/Purpose: To analyze for differences in quadriceps maximal isometric voluntary contraction (MVIC), muscle endurance (ME), muscle mass and fat mass (m. vastus lateralis, mid-thigh) in…Abstract Number: 1243 • ACR Convergence 2020
Self-reported Fatigue in Patients with Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome Is Associated with an Objective Decline in Physical Performance and Symptoms of Pain and Depression
Background/Purpose: Fatigue is a major complaint in autoimmune diseases including primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS). For many pSS patients, fatigue is their most dominant and disabling…Abstract Number: 1457 • ACR Convergence 2020
Two Minute Walking Distance and Other Timed Function Tests Are Superior to MMT-8 in Assessing Outcomes in Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis
Background/Purpose: Inflammatory myositis are heterogenous group of diseases affecting skeletal muscles and multiple different organs. Assessing improvement in disease activity is done by Manual muscle…Abstract Number: 1537 • ACR Convergence 2020
Usefulness of Ultrasound Assessment of Sarcopenia in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Sarcopenia, the age-related loss of muscle mass and function, is associated with numerous risk factors, including rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Although standard diagnostic tool for…
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