Abstracts tagged "Peripheral Vascular Disease"

Abstract Number: 1059 • ACR Convergence 2022
Vision Transformer Assisting Rheumatologists in Screening for Capillaroscopy Changes in Systemic Sclerosis: An Artificial Intelligence Solution
Alexandru Garaiman¹, Farhad Nooralahzadeh², Carina Mihai¹, Nikitas Gkikopoulos¹, Nicolas Perez Gonzalez², Mike Becker¹, Oliver Distler¹, Michael Krauthammer³ and Britta Maurer⁴, ¹Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland, ²Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland, ³Department of Quantitative Biomedicine, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland, ⁴Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, University Hospital Bern, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: An accurate assessment of nailfold capillaroscopy (NFC) images has great importance in the diagnosis and prognosis of systemic sclerosis (SSc). To overcome some of…
Abstract Number: 1796 • ACR Convergence 2022
Peripheral Vascular Disease and Sequelae in Individuals with Gout, Diabetes, or Both Among US Veterans
Nicole Leung¹, Michael Toprover¹, Charles Fang², Michael Pillinger³ and Jay Pendse⁴, ¹Division of Rheumatology, New York University Grossman School of Medicine and Rheumatology Section, New York Harbor Health Care System, New York Campus of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, New York, NY, ²Department of Surgery Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, ³NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁴Division of Endocrinology, New York University Grossman School of Medicine and Endocrinology Section, New York Harbor Health Care System, New York Campus of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Peripheral vascular disease (PVD) causes substantial morbidity and mortality. Patients with gout are known to have increased coronary artery disease risk but less is…
Abstract Number: 0412 • ACR Convergence 2021
Prevalence, Distribution, Clinical Correlates and Outcomes of Upper Extremity Macrovascular Disease in Systemic Sclerosis: Results from a Single Center Referral Cohort (2001-2018)
Ashima Makol¹, Caitrin Coffey¹, Tina Gunderson¹, Alicia Hinze¹, Yasser Radwan², Cynthia Crowson³, David Liedl¹, Kenneth Warrington¹ and Paul Wennberg¹, ¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Michigan State University, Lansing, MI, ³Mayo Clinic, Eyota, MN
Background/Purpose: To study the prevalence, anatomical distribution, clinical correlates and outcomes of macrovascular disease (MVD) on duplex ultrasound (US) of the upper extremity in Systemic…
Abstract Number: 1376 • ACR Convergence 2021
Outcome Reporting in Systemic Sclerosis-Related Digital Ulcers: A Scoping Review
Michael Hughes¹, Nancy Maltez², Edith Brown³, Virginia Hickey⁴, Heiyoung Park⁵, Beverley Shea², John Pauling⁶, Susanna Proudman⁷, Peter Merkel⁸ and Ariane Herrick⁹, ¹Tameside and Glossop Integrated NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom, ²University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ³n/a, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁴n/a, Adelaide, Australia, ⁵5. National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, Bethesda, ⁶Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Bath, United Kingdom, ⁷University of Adelaide, Medindie, Australia, ⁸University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁹University of Manchester, Salford, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Digital ulcers (DUs) are a major cause of pain and disability in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). Despite the availability of a range of…
Abstract Number: 0191 • ACR Convergence 2020
Increased Frequency of Lower Limb Arterial Obstruction in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Ahmed Oglah¹, Ali Hussein², Jose Felix Restrepo³, Carlos Lorenzo³, Agustin Escalante³ and Inmaculada Del Rincon³, ¹University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio/ Internal Medicine Residency program, San Antonio, TX, ²University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio/ Department of Internal Medicine/ Rheumatology, San Antonio, TX, ³University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio/ Department of Medicine/ Rheumatology, San Antonio, TX
Background/Purpose: Despite a high frequency of cardiovascular disease in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), peripheral arterial disease in RA has received little attention. The objective of the…