Abstract Number: 1181 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Risk Factors for Incident Fractures in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus on Dialysis
Background/Purpose: Osteoporosis and osteoporotic fractures are significant comorbidities in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Hip fractures are being increasingly recognized as a complication of…Abstract Number: 1770 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Impact of Comorbidities on Quality of Life in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in the First 10 Years
The Impact of Comorbidities on Quality of Life in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in the first 10 years Background/Purpose: The Medical Outcome Survey Short Form…Abstract Number: 830 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Calcinosis Is Associated with Digital Ulcers and Osteoporosis in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis
Background/Purpose: Calcinosis is a debilitating complication of systemic sclerosis (SSc). We sought to determine the clinical factors associated with calcinosis in an international multi-center collaborative…Abstract Number: 2165 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Awareness and Reasons for Lack of Post-Fracture Osteoporosis Therapy: A Survey of Post-Menopausal Women
Background/Purpose: Osteoporotic fractures cause patient morbidity and increase risk for future fracture. Effective drug therapies for osteoporosis (OP) are available, yet only a minority of…Abstract Number: 2509 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Glucocorticoid Induced Osteoporosis Screening and Treatment: A Gender Comparison in a Cohort of Patients with Underlying Rheumatologic Diagnosis in a Tertiary Care Setting
Background/Purpose: One-fourth of hip fractures occur in men. Men treated with oral glucocorticoids for at least 3 months are particularly at risk. Studies have suggested…Abstract Number: 352 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Low Bone Density Is Associated with Atherosclerotic Disease in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis
Background/Purpose: There is an evidence vacuum concerning the mechanisms underlying the high atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) burden in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA). In the…Abstract Number: 367 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prevention and Treatment of Bone Loss Following Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Background/Purpose: The main goal of our study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of bisphosphonates and/or general preventive strategies in the prevention and treatment…Abstract Number: 380 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Osteoporosis Screening and Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients at a Teaching Institution
Background/Purpose: Glucocorticoids are effective at treating rheumatologic diseases but are known to increase fracture risk. In 2010, the ACR developed recommendations for the prevention…Abstract Number: 2314 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Dexa Testing in Long-Term Steroid Use
Background/Purpose: Risk stratification in the ACR glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis guidelines includes DEXA testing, which is not universally implemented at our rheumatology clinic. DEXA utilization should be…Abstract Number: 2315 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Glucocorticoid Induced Osteoporosis Screening and Treatment in a Cohort of Male Patients with Underlying Rheumatologic Diagnosis in a Tertiary Care Setting
Background/Purpose: One-fourth of hip fractures occur in men. Three groups of men are at high risk for fracture: those who have already suffered a fragility…Abstract Number: 2259 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Changes in serum Soluble RANKL and Osteoprotegerin Levels after Teriparatide Administration in Rheumatic Disease Patients with Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis
Background/Purpose ,Osteoporosis is one of the serious complications of systemic glucocorticoid therapy. Reduced bone formation is the key process in patients with glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis (GIOP),…Abstract Number: 1835 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Anti-Osteoporosis Medication Use after Hip or Vertebral Fracture
Background/Purpose: Current National Osteoporosis Guidelines recommend treatment with an approved osteoporosis medication after hip and vertebral fracture. Only 20% of patients receive osteoporosis therapy after…Abstract Number: 1246 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Assessment of Protective Factors of Bone Mineral Density in a New Orleans Sarcoidosis Population
Background/Purpose: Sarcoidosis often involves pathological dysregulation of dependent factors of bone metabolism, e.g. calcitriol /calcium, and administration of high dose glucocorticoids (GCs) leading to low…Abstract Number: 919 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Glucocorticoid Exposure and Fracture Risk in a Large Cohort of Commercially-Insured Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Under Age 65
Background/Purpose Systemic glucocorticoid use can increase fracture risk, although dose-specific effects are not well understood, especially in younger adults. Underlying diseases (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis [RA])…Abstract Number: 916 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effects of 2 Years of Treatment with Romosozumab Followed By 1 Year of Denosumab or Placebo in Postmenopausal Women with Low Bone Mineral Density
Background/Purpose: We previously reported that 1 year of treatment with the sclerostin antibody romosozumab (Romo) was associated with increased bone mineral density (BMD) and bone…