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  • Abstract Number: 2578 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Machine Learning Identifies New Sporadic Inclusion Body Myositis Endotypes Associated with Unique Autoantibody Profiles

    Jenny Wei1, Mark Tarnopolsky2, Marie Hudson3, Ross Mitchell4, Katherine Buhler5, Antoine Dufour6, Luiz de Almeida6, Paul R. Fortin7, Eric Boilard8, Yann Becker8, Erin Hatcher2, Mei Feng Zhang6, Marvin Fritzler6 and May Choi6, 1University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, 3McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada, 4University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, 5University of Calgary; Cumming School of Medicine, Calgary, AB, Canada, 6University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, 7Centre ARThrite - CHU de Québec - Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, Canada, 8Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, Canada

    Background/Purpose: Sporadic inclusion body myositis (sIBM) is a subset of autoimmune inflammatory myopathies (AIM) that is often challenging to diagnose. The objective of this study…
  • Abstract Number: 0298 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Accuracy of the 2017 European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR)/American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Classification Criteria and Myositis-Specific Autoantibodies-Based Classification Criteria for Classifying Patients with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy

    Tatiana Cobo1, Marta Domínguez2, Anna Pros3, Jose Luís Tandaipán4, Laura Nuño5, JULIA MARTINEZ BARRIO6, Vega Jovani7, Fredeswinda Romero8, Maria Esther Ruiz Lucea9, Eva Tomero Muriel10, Ernesto Trallero Araguás11, Javier Narvaez12, Jordi Camins Fàbregas13, ALBERTO MARIANO RUIZ ROMAN14, Jesus Loarce-Martos15, Annika Nack16, Esmeralda Delgado-Frías17, Francisca Sivera18, carolina Merino19, Antonio Juan Mas20, Alejandro Gómez Gómez1, Jose-Maria Pego-Reigosa21, Maria Martin-Lopez22, Jesús Alejandro Valero23, Carmen carrasco-Cubero24, Mercedes Freire González25, Iñigo Rúa-Figueroa26, Nuria Lozano Rivas27, Julio David Suarez Cuba28, Ana Isabel Turrión Nieves29, María Ángeles Puche Larrubia30 and Patricia Alcocer Amores31, 1Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía, Universidad Europea, Madrid, Spain, 2Sociedad Española de Reumatología, Madrid, Spain, 3Department of Rheumatology, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain, 4Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitari de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain, 5Hospital Universitario La Paz - IdiPAZ, Madrid, Spain, 6Rheumatology, Gregorio Marañon University Hospital, Madrid, Spain, 7Department of Rheumatology, Hospital General Universitario Dr. Balmis, Alicante, Spain, 8IIS-HU Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain, 9Basurto University Hospital, Bilbao, Spain, 10Rheumatology, Hospital La Princesa, Madrid, Spain, 11Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain, 12Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, 13Department of Rheumatology, Hospital General de Granollers, Barcelona, Spain, 14Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, Spain, 15Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, Madrid, Spain, 16Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Barcelona, Spain, 17Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Tenerife, Spain, 18Department of Rheumatology, Hospital General Universitario de Elda, Alicante, Spain, 19Rheumatology Department Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro, Majadahonda (Madrid), Spain, 20Hospital Universitario Son Llàtzer, Mallorca, Spain, 21Rheumatology, Hospital do Meixoeiro, Vigo, Spain, 22Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain, 23Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Donostia, San Sebastián, Spain, 24Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de Badajoz, Badajoz, Spain, 25Rheumatology department, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC). Instituto de Investigación Biomédica A Coruña (INIBIC), A Coruña, Spain, 26Rheumatology, Hospital de Gran Canaria Doctor Negrin, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, 27Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain, 28Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Príncipe de Asturias, Madrid, Spain, 29Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain, 30Department of Rheumatology, Reina Sofia University Hospital, Cordoba, Spain, 31Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario HM Sanchinarro, Madrid, Spain

    Background/Purpose: Limitations of the 2017 EULAR/ACR classification criteria have been suggested for classifying patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) and myositis-specific antibodies (MSAs). On this…
  • Abstract Number: 1948 • ACR Convergence 2023

    The Influence of Specific Myositis Antibodies on the Development of Interstitial Lung Disease

    Ting-Yuan Lan1, Tai-Ju Lee1, Kuan-Yen Lin2, Jui-Hung Kao3, Chiao-Feng Cheng4, Cheng-Hsun Lu4, Chieh-Yu Shen4, Ko-Jen Li4 and Song-Chou Hsieh4, 1National Taiwan University Hospital Hsinchu Branch, Hsinchu City, Taiwan, 2National Taiwan University Hsinchu branch, Hsinchu, Taiwan, 3National Taiwan University Hospital Yunlin branch, Yunlin, Taiwan, 4National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

    Background/Purpose: Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD), prevalent in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myositis (IIM) patients, significantly impacts prognosis. Certain myositis-specific antibodies, including anti-MDA5 and anti-aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (ARS), are…
  • Abstract Number: 2580 • ACR Convergence 2023

    High-intensity Resistance Training Improves Quality of Life, Muscle Endurance and Strength in Patients with Myositis

    Kasper Jensen1, Per Aagaard2, Charlotte Suetta3, Jakob Nielsen2, Rune Bech4, Henrik Schrøder1, Casper Simonsen1, Jan Christensen1 and Louise Pyndt Diederichsen5, 1University Hospital of Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark, 3Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark, 4Zealand University Hospital, Koege, Dragør, Denmark, 5University Hospital of Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet, Dragør, Denmark

    Background/Purpose: Myositis is associated with muscle impairment, which impacts quality of life. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of high-intensity strength…
  • Abstract Number: 0301 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Inflammatory Myopathies and Their Relationship with Cancer in a Colombian Cohort

    Bolaños Juan D.1, Rivera-Londoño Robert1, Ivana Nieto-Aristizabal1, Karol Enriquez2, Santiago Zura2, Alex Echeverri1, Andrés Hormaza-Jaramillo1 and David Aguirre-Valencia1, 1Fundación Valle del Lili, Cali, Colombia, 2Universidad ICESI, Cali, Colombia

    Background/Purpose: Inflammatory myopathies (IM) constitute a heterogeneous group of autoimmune muscle diseases. These can occur in isolation, associated with other autoimmune disorders, or as a…
  • Abstract Number: 1949 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Relapse of Rapidly Progressive Interstitial Lung Disease in Patients with Anti-Melanoma Differentiation-Associated Gene 5 Autoantibody-Positive Dermatomyositis

    Noriko Sasaki, Toshiki Ohisa, Akira Ishii, Mai Sugiyama, Yuichiro Ota, Chiho Yamada and Shinji Sato, Tokai university School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan

    Background/Purpose: Autoantibodies to Melanoma Differentiation-Associated Gene 5 (MDA5) are found specifically in patients with dermatomyositis (DM). Their presence is closely associated with rapidly progressive interstitial…
  • Abstract Number: 0651 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Abnormal Nailfold Video-capillaroscopy Is Independently Associated with non-UIP Radiographic Patterns in Autoimmune ILD: A Multicenter Study from the NEREA Registry

    Jesus Loarce-Martos1, Hilda Godoy2, Laura Cebrian3, M Jesus Rodriguez-Nieto4, Juan Rigual5, Rosalía Laporta2, Belen Lopez-Muñiz3, lydia Abasolo6, Olga Sanchez Pernaute7 and Fredeswinda Romero7, 1Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, Madrid, Spain, 2Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro, Madrid, Spain, 3Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor, Madrid, Spain, 4Pulmonology department, Hospital Fundación Jimenez Díaz, Madrid, Spain, 5Pulmonology department, Hospital Ramón y Cajal,, Madrid, Spain, 6Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain, 7IIS-HU Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain

    Background/Purpose: The aim of this study is to describe the nailfold video-capillaroscopy (NVC) findings in patients with interstitial lung disease associated to connective tissue diseases…
  • Abstract Number: 1950 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Thromboembolic Risk Associated with Intravenous Immune Globulin Use in Patients with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy: A Large Database Study

    Rohan Mehta1, Mike Putman2 and Didem Saygin3, 1Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 2Division of Rheumatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 3University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

    Background/Purpose: Intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) recently received regulatory approval for the treatment of dermatomyositis, one of the idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM). The pivotal randomized trial…
  • Abstract Number: 0664 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Quantitative Hand Held Dynamometry to Assess Muscle Strength in Scleroderma Associated Myopathy

    Julie Paik1, Christopher Mecoli2, Anshula Nallapati1, Ami Shah3, Fred Wigley4, Zsuzsanna McMahan5 and Laura Hummers1, 1Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 2Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 3Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Ellicott City, MD, 4Department of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 5Johns Hopkins Rheumatology, Lutherville, MD

    Background/Purpose: Manual muscle strength testing can be challenging in SSc associated myopathy (SSc-AM) due to contractures or skin tightening. Since there is currently no validated…
  • Abstract Number: 1953 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Mortality Trends in Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis in Mexico: A General Population-based Study from 2000 to 2019

    CLAUDIA MENDOZA PINTO1, Pamela Munguía-Realpozo1, Ivet Etchegaray-Morales2, Mario García-Carrasco2, Paulina Cortés-Hernández1, Roberto Arreguín-Reyes1, Jorge Ayón-Aguilar1 and Gabriel Rodríguez-Castillo2, 1Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Socia, Puebla, Mexico, 2Medicine School, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Puebla, Mexico

    Background/Purpose: Patients with polymyositis and dermatomyositis (PM/DM) present multiple complications that may lead to increased mortality rates and data on PM/DM mortality in Mexico is…
  • Abstract Number: 0702 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Large Vessel Vasculitis Increases Risk of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Patients Admitted for Congestive Heart Failure : A Nationwide Inpatient Database Study

    Yanint Raksadawan, Sabahat Usmani, Harigopal Sandhyavenu, Thatiana Schulze Goni, Jalpan Patel, Hafiz Muhammad Waqar Younas and Amro Taha, Weiss Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL

    Background/Purpose: Cardiac disease has been known to be a major morbidity and mortality cause in vasculitis. Large vessel vasculitis is mostly associated with pericarditis, myocarditis…
  • Abstract Number: 1954 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Evaluation of Cancer Screening Methods in Patients Diagnosed with Inflammatory Muscle Disease at Kansas University Medical Center

    Padmini Giri1, Amrita Bath2 and Pooja Bhadbhade2, 1University of Kansas Medical Center, Overland Park, KS, 2University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, MO

    Background/Purpose: Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are characterized by muscle weakness and inflammation. There is an increased risk of developing cancer in patients (pts) with IIM…
  • Abstract Number: 100 • 2023 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium

    The Brazilian Registry of Juvenile Dermatomyositis (JDM): II – A Longitudinal Assessment of Muscle Strength by Manual Muscle Test (MMT) and Childhood Myositis Assessment Scale (CMAS) Tools

    Darcisio Antonio1, Taciana Fernandes1, Adriana Elias2, Teresa Robazzi3, Ana Julia Moraes4, Sheila Oliveira5, Flavio Sztajnbok6, Luciana Carvalho7, Luciana Marques8, Silvana Sacchetti9, Maria Teresa Terreri10, Simone Appenzelle11, Roberto Marini12, Carlos Rabello Jr13, Cristina Magalhaes14, Melissa Fraga15, Marcia Bandeira16, Iloite Scheibel17, Isabela Daud2, Beatriz Carneiro2, Claudio Len18, Clovis Silva19 and Claudia Magalhaes20, 1Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) Botucatu, Brazil, 2Instituto da Criança - Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil, 3Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazil, 4Universidade Federal do Para, Brazil, 5Universidade Federal do Rio de janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 6Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 7Universidade de Sao Paulo- Ribeirao Preto, São Paulo, Brazil, 8Hospital Albert Sabin, Brazil, 9Santa Casa de Sao Paulo, Brazil, 10UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil, 11University of Campinas, Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 12UNICAMP, São Paulo, Brazil, 13Hospital Geral de Fortaleza, Brazil, 14Hospital Jose de Alencar - Brasilia, Brazil, 15Hospital Darcy Vargas, Brazil, 16Hospital Pequeno Principe- Curitiba, Brazil, 17Hospital Conceição de Porto Alegre, Brazil, 18Universidade Federal de São Paulo - Unifesp, São Paulo, Brazil, 19Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, 20São Paulo State University, Pediatric Rheumatology Division, Botucatu, Brazil

    Background/Purpose: Muscle weakness is often progressive and persistent in Juvenile Dermatomyositis (JDM). Muscle strength testing is useful for evaluating severity of muscle weakness. There is…
  • Abstract Number: 120 • 2023 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium

    The Brazilian Registry of Juvenile Dermatomyositis (JDM): I- Onset Clinical Features and Disease Activity Scores by DAS-20 over 2-Years-Follow Up

    Beatriz Carneiro1, Adriana Elias1, Teresa Robazzi2, Ana Julia Moraes3, Sheila Oliveira4, Flavio Sztajnbok5, Luciana Carvalho6, Luciana Marques7, Silvana Sacchetti8, Maria Teresa Terreri9, Simone Appenzelle10, Roberto Marini11, Andre Cavalcante12, Marcia Bandeira13, Cristina Magalhaes14, Melissa Fraga15, Iloite Scheibel16, Isabela Daud1, Darcisio Antonio17, Claudio Len18, Clovis Silva19, Taciana Fernandes17 and Claudia Magalhaes20, 1Instituto da Criança - Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil, 2Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazil, 3Universidade Federal do Para, Brazil, 4Universidade Federal do Rio de janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 5Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 6Universidade de Sao Paulo- Ribeirao Preto, São Paulo, Brazil, 7Hospital Albert Sabin, Brazil, 8Santa Casa de Sao Paulo, Brazil, 9UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil, 10University of Campinas, Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 11UNICAMP, São Paulo, Brazil, 12Hospital Materno-Infantil de Goiania, Brazil, 13Hospital Pequeno Principe- Curitiba, Brazil, 14Hospital Jose de Alencar - Brasilia, Brazil, 15Hospital Darcy Vargas, Brazil, 16Hospital Conceição de Porto Alegre, Brazil, 17Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) Botucatu, Brazil, 18Universidade Federal de São Paulo - Unifesp, São Paulo, Brazil, 19Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, 20São Paulo State University, Pediatric Rheumatology Division, Botucatu, Brazil

    Background/Purpose: A national registry was set up, enrolling new onset JDM cases in 18 hospitals, during 3-years (2015-2018) with 2-years follow up, in a low…
  • Abstract Number: 0166 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Detection of the Novel Autoantibodies Against Transcription Factor Sp4 Is Related with Low Risk of Cancer in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy Patients

    Yuji Hosono1, Azusa Kojima1, Akira Ishii1, Mai Sugiyama1, Yuto Izumi1, Noriko Sasaki2, Chiho Yamada1 and Shinji Sato1, 1Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara Kanagawa, Japan, 2Tokai University School of Medicine, sagamihara-city, Japan

    Background/Purpose: In idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM), many kinds of autoantibodies are often detected and associated with each clinical phenotype. Recently, autoantibody against transcription factor Sp4…
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