Abstract Number: 2327 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
To Screen or Not to Screen?Dexa Ordering Patterns in SLE Patients Who Take Systemic Glucocorticoids
Background/Purpose: High doses of glucocorticoids (GC) are often used in the treatment of Systemic Lupus Erythematous (SLE), however, studies suggest that SLE patients do not…Abstract Number: 2639 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Bone Mineral Density Is Not Associated with Osteoporotic Fractures in Premenopausal Women and Men < 50 Years Old with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: Osteoporosis is common in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Guidelines for the treatment and prevention of glucocorticoid induced osteoporosis (GIOP) are detailed for…Abstract Number: 738 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Preventive Effect of Combined Treatment with Bisphosphonate and Vitamin D on Atherosclerosis in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: Premature atherosclerosis is one of the major complications of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Preventing atherosclerosis is a key objective while monitoring patients with SLE.…Abstract Number: 1790 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Accrual of Disease Comorbidities over 8 Years in a Multicentre Inception SLE Cohort
Background/Purpose: The annual accrual of comorbidities in patients with SLE is not well described. We report the annual occurrence of these features in an inception…Abstract Number: 1796 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Osteoporosis and Vertebral Fractures in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Background/Purpose: Observational studies have indicated a high but heterogeneous prevalence of low bone mineral density (BMD) and vertebral fractures (FV) in patients with systemic lupus…Abstract Number: 1833 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Musculoskeletal Complications of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Risk Factors for and Prevalence of Avascular Necrosis and Osteoporosis
Background/Purpose: Osteoporosis (OP) and avascular necrosis (AVN) are well-recognized musculoskeletal complications of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and cause morbidity. Steroid therapy and the underlying disease…Abstract Number: 235 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Lower P1NP Serum Levels: a Predictive Marker of Bone Loss after One-Year Follow-up in premenopausal SLE Patients
Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is associated with high risk of low bone mass/fractures but this risk is still controversial in premenopausal women. Our aim…Abstract Number: 1218 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Incidence Of and Risk Factors For Clinical Fractures In Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Matched Controls: A Population-Based Study In The United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has been associated with an increased risk of low bone mineral density and fractures. However, data on absolute fracture risk…