Abstracts tagged "outcomes"

Abstract Number: 2707 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Scleroderma Renal Crisis: The Association of High-Dose Steroids and Poor Outcome
Nilasha Ghosh¹, Xuan Cai² and Cybele Ghossein³, ¹Internal Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ²Center for Translational Metabolism and Health, Institute for Public Health and Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ³Nephrology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Scleroderma renal crisis (SRC) is the most acute and life-threatening complication of scleroderma characterized by sudden increase in blood pressure and worsening kidney function.…
Abstract Number: 1747 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Long-Term Outcomes of Patients with Nonsevere Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis Given Azathioprine and Glucocorticoids for Remission Induction
Xavier Puéchal¹, Christian Pagnoux², Gabriel Baron³, François Lifermann⁴, Loïk Geffray⁵, Thomas Quémeneur⁶, Jean-Luc Saraux⁷, Marie Wislez⁸, Vincent Cottin⁹, Marc Ruivard¹⁰, Nicolas Limal¹¹, Achille Aouba¹², Bernard Bonnotte¹³, Antoine Neel¹⁴, Christian Agard¹⁵, Pascal Cohen¹⁶, Benjamin Terrier¹⁷, Claire Le Jeunne¹⁷, Luc Mouthon¹, Philippe Ravaud³ and Loïc Guillevin for the French Vasculitis Study Group¹⁷, ¹Department of Internal Medicine, INSERM Unité 1016, Centre de Référence pour les Maladies Auto-immunes Rares, National Referral Center for Rare Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Paris Cochin, France, Paris, France, ²Division of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Paris Hôtel Dieu, Paris, France, ⁴Dax, Dax, France, ⁵Lisieux, Lisieux, France, ⁶Department of Internal Medicine, CH of Valenciennes, France, Valenciennes, France, ⁷Eaubonne, Eaubonne, France, ⁸Paris Tenon, Paris, Gambia, ⁹Lyon Louis Pradel, Lyon, France, ¹⁰Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont Ferrand, France, ¹¹Créteil Henri Mondor, Créteil, France, ¹²Caen, Caen, France, ¹³Dijon, Dijon, France, ¹⁴Medecine Interne, Nantes Hôtel Dieu, Nantes, France, ¹⁵Nantes Hôtel Dieu, Nantes, France, ¹⁶Department of Internal Medicine, INSERM Unité 1016, Centre de Référence pour les Maladies Auto-immunes Rares, Hôpital Cochin, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France, ¹⁷National Referral Center for Rare Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Paris Cochin, France, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: At month 24 (M24), CHUSPAN2-trial patients with nonsevere eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), who received 1 yr of azathioprine (AZA) and glucocorticoids (GC) as…
Abstract Number: 2721 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Venous Thromboembolism in ANCA Associated Vasculitis. a Population-Based Cohort Study from Southern Sweden
Matina Liapi¹, David Jayne², Mårten Segelmark³ and Aladdin Mohammad⁴, ¹Medicine, Blekinge Hospital, Karlskrona, Sweden, ²Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom, ³Clinical Sciences, Nephrology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden, ⁴Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
Background/Purpose: To estimate the rate and predictors of venous thromboembolic events (VTEs) in a population-based cohort of patients with ANCA- associated vasculitis (AAV). Methods: 322…
Abstract Number: 1846 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Menarchal Status at Diagnosis and Final Height in Females with Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Watchareewan Sontichai¹, Daniela Dominguez¹, Lawrence Ng¹, Deborah M. Levy¹, Jonathan Wasserman², Earl Silverman¹ and Linda Hiraki¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Division of Endocrinology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: The diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in childhood affects growth due to disease and therapy. To date, there are few studies of final…
Abstract Number: 2779 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Long-Term Outcome and Prognostic Factors after Aortic Valve Surgery Due to Aortic Valve Regurgitation in Patients with Takayasu Arteritis
So Hye Nam¹, Dae-Hee Kim², Doo-Ho Lim³, Ji Seon Oh¹, Seokchan Hong¹, Yong-Gil Kim¹, Chang Keun Lee¹ and Bin Yoo¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South), ²Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South), ³Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan University Hospital, Ulsan, Korea, Republic of (South)
Background/Purpose: Aortic valve (AV) surgery is often performed for aortic regurgitation (AR) in patients with Takayasu arteritis (TA). However, data on the long-term outcomes, including…
Abstract Number: 296 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Does Care By a Multidisciplinary Team Improve Outcomes in Rheumatoid Arthritis? a Randomized Controlled Study
Manjari Lahiri^1,2, Peter P.M. Cheung^1,2, Preeti Dhanasekaran², Su Ren Wong³, Ai Yap³, Daphne Tan³, Amelia Santosa^1,2 and Phillip HC Phan², ¹Division of Rheumatology, University Medicine Cluster, National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, ²Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, ³Department of Rehabilitation, National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
Background/Purpose: Quality standards recommend an annual review by a multidisciplinary team (MDT) for all patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA); however, this is based on expert…
Abstract Number: 1850 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Population Based Study of High School Academic Outcomes in Individuals with Childhood-Onset Chronic Rheumatic Diseases in Manitoba, Canada
Siok Hoon Lily Lim^1,2, Ruth Ann Marrie³, Okechukwu Ekuma⁴, Marni Brownell⁴, Christine A. Peschken⁵, Carol A Hitchon⁶, Kerstin Gerhold^7,8 and Lisa Lix⁹, ¹Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ²Pediatrics, University of MAnitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ³Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ⁴Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ⁵RR 149G, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ⁶University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ⁷Pediatrics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ⁸Faculty of Health Sciences, Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ⁹Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Background/Purpose: Childhood-onset chronic rheumatic diseases (ChildCRD) are rheumatic diseases with onset <18 years old, including juvenile arthritis (JA) and systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARD). ChildCRD…
Abstract Number: 2876 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Torque Teno Virus Quantification for Functional Monitoring of Immunomodulation with Biological Compounds in the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Paul Studenic¹, Gregor Bond², Andreas Kerschbaumer³, Manuel Bécède³, Karel Pavelka⁴, Dmitry Karateev⁵, Jutta Stieger⁶, Rudolf Puchner⁷, Ruediger Mueller⁸, Elisabeth Puchhammer-Stöckl⁹, Martina Durechova¹⁰, Michaela Loiskandl¹⁰, Thomas Perkmann¹¹, Marta Olejarova⁴, Elena Luchikhina¹², Carl-Walter Steiner¹³, Michael Bonelli¹⁰, Josef S. Smolen¹⁴ and Daniel Aletaha¹⁰, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine III, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ²Internal Medicine 3, Division of Nephrology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ³Department of Internal Medicine III, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁴Department of Experimental Rheumatology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Rheumatology, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, Moscow Regional Research and Clinical Institute (MONIKI), Moscow, Russian Federation, ⁶2nd Deparment of Medicine, 2nd Deparment of Medicine, Hitzing Hospital, Vienna, Austria, ⁷Private Office, Wels, Austria, ⁸Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Rehabilitation, Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Rehabilitation, Kantonsspital St Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland, ⁹Institute for Virology, Institute for Virology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ¹⁰Department of Internal Medicine 3, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ¹¹Department of Laboratory Medicine, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ¹²Department of rheumatology, Moscow Regional Research and Clinical Institute (MONIKI), Moscow, Russian Federation, ¹³Internal Medicine 3, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ¹⁴Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine 3, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients who fail to respond to methotrexate (MTX) can be subjected to an addition of biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (bDMARD). Currently…
Abstract Number: 459 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Readmission Rate within 30 Days of Hospitalization Due to New Onset Lupus Nephritis and Associated Risk Factors: The Importance of Intravenous Pulse Methylprednisolone Therapy
Angel Alberto Herrera Guerra¹, Sampath Prahalad¹, Kelly A. Rouster-Stevens¹, Rouba Garro², Leah Bryan³ and Yin Hong⁴, ¹Pediatric Rheumatology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, ²Pediatric Nephrology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, ³Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, ⁴Pathology, Children's Health Care of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
Background/Purpose: There is a paucity of data regarding the early hospital readmission rates in newly diagnosed childhood lupus nephritis (cLN). We conducted a retrospective study…
Abstract Number: 1882 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Characteristics and Treatment Outcomes of Takayasu Arteritis in a Nationwide, Retrospective Cohort Study in Japan
Haruhito A. Uchida¹, Yoshikazu Nakaoka², Hajime Yoshifuji³, Takahiko Sugihara⁴, Yoshiko Watanabe⁵, Masayoshi Harigai⁶, Yoshihiro Arimura⁷ and Mitsuaki Isobe⁸, ¹Department of Chronic Kidney Disease and Cardiovascular Disease, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan, ²Department of Vascular Physiology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Research Institute, Osaka, Japan, ³Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, ⁴Department of Medicine and Rheumatology, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital, Tokyo, Japan, ⁵First Department of Physiology, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan, ⁶Tokyo Women's Medical University, Division of Epidemiology and Pharmacoepidemiology of Rheumatic Diseases, Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo, Japan, ⁷Kyorin University School of Medicine, First Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ⁸Sakakibara Heart Institute, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Takayasu arteritis (TAK) typically affects young women under 40 years old, whereas patients with onset age over 40 years are occasionally observed. It still…
Abstract Number: 477 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Early Treatment with Intravenous Pulse Methylprednisolone or Methotrexate Is Associated with Decreased Medication Requirements at 12 and 24 Months in Patients with Juvenile Dermatomyositis: A Propensity Score Analysis
Takayuki Kishi^1,2, Jesse Wilkerson³, Marjo Smith³, Nastaran Bayat¹, Michael Henrickson⁴, Bianca Lang⁵, Murray Passo⁶, Frederick W. Miller¹, Michael Ward⁷ and Lisa G. Rider¹, ¹Environmental Autoimmunity Group, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ²Department of Pediatrics, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, ³Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., Durham, NC, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ⁵Department of Pediatrics, IWK Health Centre and Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada, ⁶Division of Rheumatology PTD, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ⁷National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: Daily oral prednisone has been the main therapy in juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM), and combination therapy with methotrexate (MTX) introduced soon after diagnosis has been…
Abstract Number: 2359 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Systemic Lupus Erythematous Outcome Concerns: Identifying Pain As the Major Discrepancy between Rheumatologists and Patients
Isabela Bertoglio¹, Glaucia Abrahão¹, Eloisa Bonfa² and Michelle Lopes³, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da USP, São Paulo, Brazil, ²Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ³Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Now-a-days there is a growing trend of switching to a more patient-centered healthcare system, with a widespread use of patient-reported outcomes (PROs). However, most…
Abstract Number: 604 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Combining Observational and Randomized Controlled Trial Data Evidence to Jointly Estimate Remission and Response for Biologic and Non-Biologic Therapies in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Bivariate Network Meta-Analysis
Gyanendra Pokharel¹, Rob Deardon¹, Cheryl Barnabe², Vivian P. Bykerk³, Susan J. Bartlett⁴, Louis Bessette⁵, Gilles Boire⁶, Carol Hitchon⁷, Edward C. Keystone⁸, Janet E. Pope⁹, Diane Tin¹⁰, Carter Thorne¹¹ and Glen Hazlewood¹², ¹Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ²Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ³Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁴Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada, ⁶Rheumatology Division, Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de l'Estrie - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke and Universite de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ⁷University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ⁸Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁹Department of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, ¹⁰The Arthritis Program, Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ¹¹University of Toronto, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ¹²Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: Remission is the goal of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment, but ACR responses are more commonly measured in clinical trials. As such, data on remission…
Abstract Number: 2406 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Presentation, Management and Long Term Outcome of Pars Planitis (PP), Panuveitis (PU) and Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada Disease (VKH) in Children and Adolescents
Andreas Reiff, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Chronic uveitis is a common manifestation of pediatric rheumatologic conditions and may result in irreversible blindness and long term disability. While chronic anterior uveitis…
Abstract Number: 717 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Burden of Chronic Kidney Disease in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): A Nationwide Epidemiologic Study
Arthur Mageau¹, Jean Francois Timsit¹, Anne Perozziello¹, Stephane Ruckly¹, Claire Dupuis¹, Lila Bouadma¹, Thomas Papo¹ and Karim Sacre², ¹Université Paris-Diderot, Paris, France, ²Bichat Hospital, Paris Diderot University, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Lupus nephritis occurs in about 50% of SLE patients. We aimed to analyze the impact of chronic kidney disease (CKD) on major clinical outcomes…

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