Abstract Number: 1670 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Disease Course Patterns in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Impact on Long-Term Outcomes
Background/Purpose: Previous studies have described three patterns of disease activity over time in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), namely long quiescence, relapsing remitting, and persistently active.…Abstract Number: 2667 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sledai and Mex-Sledai Glucocorticoid Indices As Predictors of Damage and Mortality in Multinational Multiethnic Latin American Cohort
Background/Purpose: Disease activity is one of the major predictors of damage accrual and mortality in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Glucocorticoid use, especially in high dose,…Abstract Number: 715 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Long-Term Outcome of Demyelnating Syndrome in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Longitudinal Study
Background/Purpose: Demyelinating syndromes (DS) in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are characterized by inflammation, demyelination and neurodegeneration. Little is known, however, about the tenet of dissemination…Abstract Number: 1839 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Development and Validation of a Novel Evidence-Based Lupus Multivariable Outcome Score for Clinical Trials
Background/Purpose: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of new SLE treatments are hampered by the lack of effective outcome measures that are responsive to change and clinically…Abstract Number: 2623 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association between Smoking Status and the Clinical and Serological Characteristics at the Onset of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. an Inception Cohort Analysis
Background/Purpose: Cigarette smoking regulates both innate and adaptive immunity and is associated with numerous diseases. In some inflammatory diseases smoking is associated with deleterious effects…Abstract Number: 745 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical and Laboratory Correlates of Response in a Phase 3 Clinical Trial of Belimumab or Placebo Administered Subcutaneously Plus Standard Care to Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
Background/Purpose: The SRI (SLE responder index) is a composite measure established as a primary endpoint in SLE clinical trials. However, it has been questioned whether…Abstract Number: 1777 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Accumulation of Organ Damage, Public Insurance Enrollment and Youth Are Associated with Increased Hospitalizations in a Population-Based Cohort of Lupus Patient
Background/Purpose: Individuals with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are frequently hospitalized. Determining factors associated with hospitalization rates may help to identify patients at highest risk for…Abstract Number: 1968 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Outcomes of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: Adverse childhood experiences such as extreme deprivation, neglect, abuse, parental separation or incarceration, have been associated with adult health status, including onset of rheumatic…Abstract Number: 2839 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Circulating CD4+CD28null T-Cells Predict the Occurrence of New Lung Damage in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Patients
Background/Purpose: Peripheral CD4+CD28null T-cells constitute a subset of long-lived cytotoxic CD4+ T-cell with pro-inflammatory functions. This T-cell subpopulation has been reported to be associated with…Abstract Number: 2842 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Predictors of Good Long-Term Renal Outcomes in Lupus Nephritis
Background/Purpose: Lupus nephritis (LN) manifests with proteinuria and/or active urine sediment. Renal composite indices include proteinuria, urinary active sediment (RBCs, casts) and serum creatinine.…Abstract Number: 54 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impact of Age at Disease Diagnosis on Clinical Manifestations, Disease Activity, and Outcomes in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Single-Center Prospective Cohort Study
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease that affects frequently in their 20s and 30s. However, SLE could develop in other age group…Abstract Number: 404 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Long-Term Outcomes of Macrophage Activation Syndrome in Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: Macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) is a life-threatening inflammatory complication of childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE). There are few reports of long-term outcomes of MAS complicating cSLE.…Abstract Number: 778 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Associations Between Autoantibodies and Clinical Manifestations in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Data from a Multiethnic Latin American Cohort
Background/Purpose: Analyses of the association between autoantibodies and SLE clinical manifestations using cluster analyses assume that centroid and within-cluster residuals are similar inside the cluster…Abstract Number: 2651 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Predictors of Therapeutic Outcomes in Patients with Neuropsychiatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: Neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE) is a serious organ disorder with a variety of symptoms. Despite advances in the understanding of the immunopathogenic and…