Abstracts tagged "Myositis"

Abstract Number: 0444 • ACR Convergence 2021
COVID-19 Vaccination in Autoimmune Disease (CoVAD) Study: Interim Analysis of Safety in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies from a Large Multicentre Global Survey
Latika Gupta¹, James Lilleker², Vishwesh Agarwal³, Sinan Kardes⁴, Marcin Milchert⁵, Tamer Gheita⁶, Babur Salim⁷, Tsvetelina Velikova⁸, Oliver Distler⁹, Hector Chinoy¹⁰, Vikas Aggarwal¹ and Rohit Aggarwal¹¹, ¹Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India, ²Division of Musculoskeletal and Dermatological Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Manchester, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research,, Manchester, United Kingdom, ³Mahatma Gandhi Mission Medical College, Navi Mumbai, India, ⁴Medical Ecology and Hydroclimatology Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁵Katedra Reumatologii i Chorób Wewnętrznych, Klinika Chorób Wewnętrznych Reumatologii Diabetologii Geriatrii i Immunologii Klinicznej PUM, ul. Unii Lubelskiej 1, 71-252 Szczecin,, Szczecin, Poland, ⁶Cairo University, Egypt, Cairo, Egypt, ⁷Fauji Foundation Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, ⁸University Hospital Lozenetz, Sofia, Bulgaria, ⁹Center of Experimental Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich/University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ¹⁰University of Manchester, Salford, United Kingdom, ¹¹University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Numerous Covid-19 vaccines have demonstrated efficacy and safety against SARS-CoV-2 in general population. Despite favorable adverse effect (ADRs) profile of vaccines, there have been…
Abstract Number: 0706 • ACR Convergence 2021
Mycophenolate Mofetil and Methotrexate Efficacy in Dermatomyositis
Madison Grinnell¹, Emily Keyes², DeAnna Diaz², Thomas Vazquez³, Rui Feng⁴ and Victoria Werth², ¹Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Philadelphia VAMC, OMAHA, NE, ²Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Philadelphia VAMC, Philadelphia, PA, ³FIU Wertheim College of Medicine, Virginia Beach, VA, ⁴University of Pennsylvania Department of Biostatistics, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Treatment of dermatomyositis (DM) typically follows a stepwise sequence starting with either methotrexate (MTX) or mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) after an inadequate response to antimalarial…
Abstract Number: 0756 • ACR Convergence 2021
Validation of Two Simple Patient-centered Outcome Measures for Virtual Monitoring of Patients with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myositis
R Naveen¹, Darpan R Thakare², Vikas Agarwal², Rohit Aggarwal³ and Latika Gupta¹, ¹Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India, ²Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India, ³University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Changing landscape of patient care from in-person to virtual telemedicine-based consultation in times of a global pandemic has necessitated a wider use of patient-centered…
Abstract Number: 0650 • ACR Convergence 2021
Use, Procurement Cost, and Adverse Events from IVIg Use in Rheumatic Disease
Francisca Lambert-Fliszar¹, Evelyne Vinet², Sasha Bernatsky¹ and Arielle Mendel³, ¹McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada, ²McGill University Health Centre, Mont Royal, QC, Canada, ³McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) is used in several systemic rheumatic diseases due to postulated immunomodulatory properties. However, IVIg is a scarce and costly resource and…
Abstract Number: 0708 • ACR Convergence 2021
Cardiovascular Risk in Myositis Patients Compared to General Population – Preliminary Data from a Single-centre Cross-sectional Study
Sabina Oreska¹, Hana Storkanova¹, Maja Spiritovic², Barbora Hermankova³, Petr Cesak⁴, Jaroslav Kudlicka⁵, Vladimir Tuka⁶, Ondrej Mikes⁵, Martin Satny⁵, Eva Chytilova⁵, Zdislava Krupickova⁵, Michal Vrablik⁵, Karel Pavelka¹, Ladislav Senolt¹, Herman Mann¹, Jiri Vencovsky⁷ and Michal Tomcik¹, ¹Institute of Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, ²Institute of Rheumatology, Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, ³Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁴Department of Human Movement Laboratory, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁵3rd Department of Internal Medicine, General University Hospital and 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁶3rd Department of Internal Medicine, General University Hospital and 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charle, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁷Institute of Rheumatology, Prague, Czech Republic
Background/Purpose: Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are associated with systemic inflammation, limited mobility, and glucocorticoid treatment, which can have a negative impact on metabolic disease, atherogenesis,…
Abstract Number: 1007 • ACR Convergence 2021
Vascular Deposition of Oxidized LDL Is Increased in Children with Untreated Juvenile Dermatomyositis
Jacob Spitznagle¹, Akadia Kacha-Ochana², Joan Cook-Mills³, Amer Khojah², Gabrielle Morgan⁴ and Lauren Pachman⁵, ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ³Indiana University School of Medicine, Departments of Pediatrics and Microbiology & Immunology, Indianapolis, IN, ⁴Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ⁵Northwestern's Feinberg School of Medicine. Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago; Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute of Chicago, Lake Forest, IL
Background/Purpose: Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is a systemic vasculopathy associated with metabolic derangements and possible increased risk for premature atherosclerosis. Oxidation of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) in…
Abstract Number: 0683 • ACR Convergence 2021
Predictors of Rapidly Progressive Interstitial Lung Disease and Mortality in Patients with Autoantibodies Against Melanoma Differentiation-Associated Protein 5 Dermatomyositis
Jacqueline So¹, Lai-Shan Tam², Priscilla Wong¹, Lydia Ho-Pui Tam¹, Tsz On Lam¹, Chi Chiu Mok³, Chi Hung To⁴, Yuen Kwan Chung⁴, Victor Tak Lung Wong⁵, Tsz Yuen Wu⁶, Roy Ho⁷, Wai Ling Li⁸, Chi Ho⁹ and Ho So¹⁰, ¹Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ²Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, The Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China (People's Republic), ³Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong, China, ⁴Pok Oi Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ⁵Kwong Wah Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ⁶Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ⁷Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ⁸Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ⁹Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ¹⁰CUHK, Hong Kong, China
Background/Purpose: Anti-melanoma differentiation-associated protein 5 (MDA5) positive dermatomyositis (DM) is associated with rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease (RP-ILD) and high mortality. This multi-centre retrospective study…
Abstract Number: 0709 • ACR Convergence 2021
Lower HDL-associated Apolipoprotein A-I Levels Associate with Presence of Calcinosis in Adult Dermatomyositis
Sangmee Bae¹, Ani Shahbazian², Jennifer Wang² and Christina Charles-Schoeman², ¹University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ²Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Calcinosis is a sequelae of juvenile and adult dermatomyositis (DM) associated with significant morbidity and poor quality of life. It is hypothesized that inflammatory…
Abstract Number: 1022 • ACR Convergence 2021
Incidence of Antisynthetase Syndrome and Risk of Malignancy in a Population-based Cohort (1998-2019)
Caitrin Coffey¹, Li Wang¹, Stephanie Duong¹, Cassondra Hulshizer¹, Cynthia Crowson², Jay Ryu¹ and Floranne Ernste¹, ¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Mayo Clinic, Eyota, MN
Background/Purpose: The antisynthetase syndrome (ASSD) is a distinct subgroup of the idiopathic inflammatory myopathies characterized by myositis, interstitial lung disease, inflammatory arthritis, Raynaud’s phenomenon and…
Abstract Number: 0684 • ACR Convergence 2021
Extended Report: Successful Treatment anti-MDA5 Antibody-positive Interstitial Lung Disease with Plasma Exchange Therapy
Yoshiyuki Abe¹, Masahiro Kogami², Makio Kusaoi², Kurisu Tada³, Ken yamaji⁴ and Naoto Tamura³, ¹Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ²Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan, ³Department of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ⁴Juntendo University School of Medicine Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: This study was extended report from our previous study that “Successful treatment of anti-MDA5 antibody-positive refractory interstitial lung disease with plasma exchange therapy” (Rheumatology…
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
Kristofer Andreasson¹ and Helene Alexanderson², ¹Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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: 1025 • ACR Convergence 2021
Survival of Patients with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy in Slovenia
Alojzija Hocevar¹, Andrej Virscek², Monika Krosel¹, Matija Tomšič³ and Ziga Rotar³, ¹UKC Ljubjana, Ljubjana, Slovenia, ²Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, Ljubljana, Slovenia, ³Department of Rheumatology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Background/Purpose: Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are a group of rare systemic diseases associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The aim of our study was to…
Abstract Number: 0686 • ACR Convergence 2021
Is It Useful to Assess Muscle Involvement with Positron Emission Tomography in Patients with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myositis? A Case-Control Study
Murat Bektaş¹, Emine Göknur Işık², Fatih Kemik³, Emin Oğuz⁴, Anna ABBASGHOLI ZADEH⁵, Burak Ince⁶, Zeynep Gözde Özkan⁷, Yasemin Yalcinkaya⁸, Bahar Esen⁸, Ahmet Gül⁹ and Murat İnanç⁴, ¹Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, ²Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Nuclear Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey, ³Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Department of Internal Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey, ⁴Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, İstanbul, Turkey, ⁵Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey, ⁶Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Division of Rheumatology, İstanbul, Turkey, ⁷Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁸Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁹Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul University Istanbul School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
Background/Purpose: Multiple diagnostic methods have been used to investigate muscle involvement in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myositis (IIM) such as electromyography (EMG) and muscle MRI.…
Abstract Number: 0711 • ACR Convergence 2021
Suppression of HDL-associated Apolipoprotein A-I (apoA-I) Levels in Patients with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies
Sangmee Bae¹, Ani Shahbazian², Jennifer Wang² and Christina Charles-Schoeman², ¹University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ²Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies have accelerated vascular disease, which contributes to higher disease morbidity and mortality. Apolipoprotein A-I (apoA-I) is the major protein…
Abstract Number: 1090 • ACR Convergence 2021
Contribution of Scleroderma/Myositis-Related Antibodies Detected by Immunoblot to the Diagnosis of Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases in 134 Patients from a Single Referral Center
Diana Prieto-Peña¹, Belén Atienza-Mateo², Miguel Ángel gonzalez-Gay³, Ricardo Blanco⁴ and Marcos Lopez-Hoyos⁵, ¹Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, santander, Spain, ²Group "Research in genetic epidemiology and atherosclerosis of systemic diseases and in bone metabolic diseases of the locomotor system", IDIVAL; and Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ³Research group on Genetic Epidemiology and Atherosclerosis in Systemic Diseases and in Metabolic Bone Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System, IDIVAL, Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla; School of Medicine, Universidad de Cantabria, Santander, Spain. Cardiovascular Pathophysiology and Genomics Research Unit, School of Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, ⁴Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ⁵Marques de Valdecilla University Hospital-IDIVAL, Santander, Spain
Background/Purpose: Immunoblot assays are increasingly used in clinical practice as part of the diagnostic armamentarium of systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARDs). Our aim was to…

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