Abstracts tagged "outcomes"

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: 1392 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effect Size Comparison of Ultrasound Measures in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Veena K. Ranganath¹, David Elashoff², Jenny Brook³, Ami Ben-Artzi⁴, Geraldine Navarro⁵, Lynnette Avedikian-Tatosyan⁶, George Karpouzas⁷, William Martin⁵, Tanaz A. Kermani⁵, Soo Choi⁵ and Gurjit S. Kaeley⁸, ¹Medicine/Rheumatology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ²David Geffen School of Medicine,, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ³Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴Medicine, Cedars, Beverly Hills, CA, ⁵Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ⁶Healthcare Partners, Los Angeles, CA, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, ⁸Rheumatology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL
Background/Purpose: Currently there are several outcome metrics used for the assessment and quantification of musculoskeletal (MSK) ultrasound inflammatory burden in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This study…
Abstract Number: 1543 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Real-World Effectiveness of TNF Inhibition in Spondyloarthritis. Data from a Large Nationwide Prospective Cohort – the British Society for Rheumatology Biologics Register for Ankylosing Spondylitis
Gareth T. Jones¹, Andrew Keat², Ejaz Pathan³ and Gary J. Macfarlane¹, ¹Epidemiology Group, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom, ²Rheumatology., Northwick Park Hospital, London, United Kingdom, ³Department of Rheumatology, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: TNF inhibition has revolutionised the treatment of axial spondyloarthritis (AxSpA). Much of what we know about the use of these drugs comes from randomised…
Abstract Number: 1754 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Childhood- Vs. Adult-Onset ANCA-Associated Vasculitides: A Nested, Matched Case–Control Study from the French Vasculitis Study Group Registry
Michele Iudici¹, Christian Pagnoux², Pierre Quartier³, Mathias Büchler⁴, Ramiro Cevallos⁵, Pascal Cohen⁶, Claire de Moreuil⁷, Philippe Guilpain⁸, Alain Le Quellec⁸, Jacques Serratrice⁹, Benjamin Terrier⁶, Claire Le Jeunne⁶, Loïc Guillevin¹, Luc Mouthon¹⁰ and Xavier Puéchal for the French Vasculitis Study Group¹, ¹National Referral Center for Rare Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Hôpital Cochin, AP–HP, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France, ²Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, Paris, France, ⁴Tours, Tours, France, ⁵Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France, ⁶Service de Médecine Interne, Hôpital Cochin, Centre de référence national pour les maladies systémiques autoimmunes rares d’Ile de France, DHU Authors, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Paris, France, Paris, France, ⁷CHU de Brest, Brest, France, ⁸Montpellier, Montpellier, France, ⁹Marseille, Marseille, France, ¹⁰Service de Médecine Interne, Hôpital Cochin, Centre de référence national pour les maladies systémiques autoimmunes rares d’Ile de France, DHU Authors, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Paris, France ;Université Paris Descartes Sorbonne Paris, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: ANCA-associated vasculitides (AAVs) are potentially life-threatening diseases rarely observed in childhood. Whether AAVs in children (cAAVs) differ from adult-onset AAVs (aAAVs) is still not…
Abstract Number: 1801 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Quantifying Clinical and Economic Outcomes Associated with Chronic Corticosteroid Exposure in a US Population
J. Bradford Rice¹, Alan White¹, Andrea Lopez¹, Aneesha Wagh¹, Yimin Qin², Ghaith Mitri², Laura Bartels-Peculis², Gosia Ciepielewska² and Winnie Nelson³, ¹Analysis Group, Inc., Boston, MA, ²Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, Hampton, NJ, ³Health Economics and Outcomes Research, Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, Hampton, NJ
Background/Purpose: Corticosteroids (CS) are commonly used for rheumatologic conditions, and known to cause systemic adverse events (AEs), particularly when used at high doses for prolonged…
Abstract Number: 1957 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impact of Maternal Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases on Neonatal Outcomes: A Population-Level Analysis
Stephanie Keeling¹, Anamaria Savu² and Padmaja Kaul³, ¹Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Division of Rheumatology, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ²Canadian Vigour Center, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ³Cardiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: The impact of systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARDS) on peripartum outcomes is not well described at a population level despite the potential for active…
Abstract Number: 203 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Intensive Care Unit Admissions Among Patients with Rheumatic Diseases at a Tertiary Care Center
Ali Al-Marzooq¹, Mohammed Al-Charakh¹, Sumediah Nzuonkwelle², Bikash Bhattarai³, Mark McPherson² and Konstantinos Parperis⁴, ¹Internal Medicine, Maricopa Integrated Health System, Phoenix, AZ, ²Maricopa Integrated Health System, Phoenix, AZ, ³Research, Maricopa Integrated Health System, phoenix, AZ, ⁴Rheumatology, Maricopa Integrated Health System and University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix Campus, phoenix, AZ
Background/Purpose: Patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases have higher risk of developing organ failure and may require admission to intensive care unit (ICU), however there are…
Abstract Number: 2138 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Predictive Factors for Achievement of Sustained Remission with Polymyositis/Dermatomyositis: A Retrospective Single Center Cohort Study in Japan
Eri Watanabe¹, Takahisa gono¹, Shinji Watanabe¹, Hiroki Yabe¹, Masataka Kuwana² and Chihiro Terai¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, Saitama, Japan, ²Department of Allergy and Rheumatology, Nippon Medical School Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Polymyositis (PM), dermatomyositis (DM), and clinically amyopathic DM (CADM) are systemic inflammatory diseases that affect skeletal muscle, skin, and other organs, such as lungs,…
Abstract Number: 220 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
English Language Proficiency and Total Joint Replacement Outcomes: Is There a Relationship?
Bella Y. Mehta¹, Jackie Szymonifka², Shirin A. Dey², Stephen Grassia³, Lisa A. Mandl⁴, Anne R. Bass⁴, Linda A. Russell⁴, Michael L. Parks⁵, Mark P. Figgie⁵, Yuo-Yu Lee⁶, Joseph T. Nguyen⁶ and Susan M. Goodman⁴, ¹Hospital for Special Surgery/Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, ²Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ³Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁴Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery/Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ⁵Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery/Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ⁶Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Healthcare disparities are recognized for surgical outcomes in patients with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) (1). The purpose of this study is to assess the…
Abstract Number: 2295 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Methotrexate As First Line Therapy in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis-Associated Uveitis: Myth or Reality
Jacopo Agnolucci¹, Maria Elisabetta Zannin¹, Giorgia Martini¹, Alessandra Meneghel² and Francesco Zulian², ¹Department of Woman and Child Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy, ²University of Padua, Department of Woman and Child Health, Padua, Italy
Background/Purpose: Methotrexate (MTX) is the most used immunomodulatory drug in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis-associated uveitis (JIA-U) although its efficacy has been shown only in retrospective studies…
Abstract Number: 311 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Total Ankle Arthroplasty for Rheumatoid Arthritis Cases in This Biologics Era: Mid to Long-Term Follow-up
Makoto Hirao¹, Jun Hashimoto², Hideki Tsuboi³, Kosuke Ebina⁴ and Hideki Yoshikawa⁵, ¹Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka University, Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan, ²Rheumatology/Orthopaedics, Osaka-Minami Medical Ctr, Kawachinagano, Japan, ³Orthopaedics/Rheumatology, Osaka Rosai Hospital, Sakai, Japan, ⁴Orthopaedics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan, ⁵Department of Orthopedics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita Osaka, Japan
Background/Purpose: Outcomes after total ankle arthroplasty (TAA) combined with additive techniques (augmentation of bone strength, control of soft tissue balance, adjustment of the loading axis)…

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