Abstract Number: 738 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Systemic Sclerosis Myocarditis Has Unique Clinical, Histological and Prognostic Features: Comparative Analysis Between Patients with Endomyocardial Biopsy-proven Myocarditis
Background/Purpose: Myocarditis is a life-threatening inflammatory disease increasingly reported in Systemic Sclerosis(SSc); the histological, clinical and prognostic features of SSc-myocardits have not been elucidated yet.…Abstract Number: 1140 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
The Socioeconomic, Gender, Urban-rural, and Regional Disparities in the Risk of Acute Myocardial Infarction Among RA Patients
Background/Purpose: To assess socioeconomic (SES), gender, urban-rural, and regional disparities in the risk of acute myocardial infarction (MI) among rheumatoid arthritis patients.Methods: We conducted a…Abstract Number: 1683 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Cardiac Involvement of Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (Churg–Strauss): Initial Manifestations and Outcomes Based on Data from a Monocenter Patient Cohort
Background/Purpose: Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) is a systemic necrotizing vasculitis characterized by blood and tissue eosinophilia, and asthma. Its cardiac involvement is a major…Abstract Number: 2335 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Prediction of Myocardial Fibrosis in Rheumatoid Arthritis Assessed by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging Using Artificial Neural Networks Models
Background/Purpose: Cardiac involvements cause of morbidity and mortality globally in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Myocardial dysfunction may arise from a number of distinct processes, including myocardial…Abstract Number: 2451 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Rates of Myocardial Infarction, Stroke, and Revascularization Among Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis Treated with Apremilast, Biologics, DMARDs, and Corticosteroids in the US MarketScan Database
Background/Purpose: Patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) are at increased risk for cardiovascular (CV) events, but different treatment options may not have the same rates of…Abstract Number: 1471 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Myocardial 18f-Fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) Uptake in RA Patients without Clinical Cardiovascular Disease Is Higher Than in Controls and Decreases with Treatment
Background/Purpose: Symptomatic heart failure (HF) and HF-associated mortality rates are higher in RA compared with the non-RA population, even after controlling for coronary artery…Abstract Number: 2327 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cardiac Involvement in Inflammatory Myopathies: A Report from the Remicam Registry
Background/Purpose: A multicenter retrospective study from the REMICAM registry was performed. All patients were diagnosed with IM according to Bohan and Peter criteria, followed…Abstract Number: 888 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prevalence of Takayasu Arteritis in Young Women Presenting with Acute Ischemic Heart Disease
Background/Purpose: Ischemic heart disease (IHD) is classically considered a disease of older men. However, 10% of myocardial infarctions occur in patients aged <45; also, in…Abstract Number: 1470 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Moderate to Severe Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis Is Associated with Myocardial 18f-Fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) Uptake
Background/Purpose: RA patients are at increased risk for developing heart failure (HF) even after controlling for coronary artery disease (CAD), indicating that factors other than…Abstract Number: 915 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Increased Risk of Myocardial Infarction in Dermatomyositis and Polymyositis: A General Population-Based Cohort Study
Background/Purpose Patients with polymyositis (PM) and dermatomyositis (DM) may have an increased risk of myocardial infarction (MI), similar to other connective tissue diseases. However, no…Abstract Number: 693 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Acute Myocarditis in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Experience from Affiliated Hospitals of Catholic University of Korea
Background/Purpose: To determine the factors associated with occurrence of acute myocarditis (AMC) and its outcomes in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Methods: This was…