Abstract Number: 0131 • ACR Convergence 2020
Analysis of the Total Body Composition in a Cohort of Patients with Elderly Onset Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Inflammatory arthritis in the elderly leads to greater comorbidity than that of the young patients, however, there are few data on body composition in…Abstract Number: 0421 • ACR Convergence 2020
Polymyalgia Rheumatica Is Associated with Later Menopause: An Observational Study
Background/Purpose: Oestrogen exposure leads to an increase in peak bone mass whereas menopause is associated with rapid bone loss. Numerous studies have linked rheumatoid arthritis…Abstract Number: 0422 • ACR Convergence 2020
Frailty and Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Background/Purpose: Frailty is a syndrome characterized by an increased vulnerability to stressors. Frailty and pre-frailty have been reported in 10% and 44%of community dwelling elderly,…Abstract Number: 0510 • ACR Convergence 2020
Expression and Functional Activity of the Angiotensin II System in Temporal Artery Lesions from Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis
Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a large and medium size-vessel granulomatous vasculitis that predominantly affects the aorta and its major branches. The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system…Abstract Number: 0794 • ACR Convergence 2020
Peripheral Blood T and B Lymphocyte Subsets in Arthritis in the Elderly
Background/Purpose: Multiple lymphocyte subsets like T and B cells have been connected to joint infiltration and inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Identification of leucocyte subsets…Abstract Number: 1580 • ACR Convergence 2020
Generalized Immune Activation in Structures Related to PMR or GCA on PET/CT Assessment Does Not Occur in Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Treated Patients Who Do Not Go on to Develop Rheumatic Immune-Related Adverse Events
Background/Purpose: The pathogenesis of rheumatic immune-related adverse events (irAEs) from checkpoint inhibitor cancer immunotherapy directed against programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) and programmed death…Abstract Number: 1934 • ACR Convergence 2020
What Is the Significance of Periarterial Temporal Small Vessel Inflammation (SVI) on Temporal Artery Biopsy (TAB) in the Diagnosis of Vasculitis? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Background/Purpose: Isolated inflammation of small vessels including capillaries, venules and arterioles surrounding a normal temporal artery (SVI) in patients suspected of having giant cell arteritis…