Abstracts tagged "polymyalgia rheumatica"

Abstract Number: 2749 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical and Anatomical Correlation in Patients with Polymyalgia Rheumatica By 18F-FDG PET/TC. Study of 75 Patients from a Single Referral Center
Diana Prieto Peña¹, Monica Calderón Goercke¹, Javier Loricera², Isabel Martínez-Rodríguez³, Ignacio Banzo³, José Luis Martín-Varillas⁴, Belén Atienza-Mateo⁴, Vanesa Calvo-Río¹, Carmen Gonzalez Vela⁵, Miguel Angel González-Gay² and Ricardo Blanco⁴, ¹Rheumatology, Rheumatology. Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL. Santander. Universidad de Cantabria. Spain, Santander, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL. Santander. Universidad de Cantabria. Spain, Santander, Spain, ³Nuclear Medicine, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL. Santander. Universidad de Cantabria. Spain, Santander, Spain, ⁴Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL. Santander. Universidad de Cantabria. Spain, Santander, Spain, ⁵Pathology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL. Santander. Universidad de Cantabria. Spain, Santander, Spain
Background/Purpose: Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is an inflammatory disease characterized by pain and stiffness of the neck, shoulder and pelvic girdles. It can also be accompanied…
Abstract Number: 2767 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Herpes Zoster As a Risk Factor for Polymyalgia Rheumatica: A Population-Based Study
Shafay Raheel¹, Cynthia S. Crowson² and Eric L. Matteson³, ¹St. Joseph's Hospital, Chicago, IL, ²Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN, ³Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: The presence of varicella zoster virus (VZV) signal in the temporal arteries of patients with giant cell arteritis has suggested a possible role of…
Abstract Number: 2775 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio Predicts Glucocorticoid Resistance in Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Claire Owen^1,2, Christopher McMaster², David Liew^1,2, Jessica Leung^1,2, Andrew Scott^3,4,5 and Russell Buchanan^2,6, ¹Medicine, University of Melbourne, Parkville VIC, Australia, ²Rheumatology, Austin Health, Heidelberg VIC, Australia, ³Medicine, University of Melbourne, Heidelberg VIC, Australia, ⁴Molecular Imaging and Therapy, Austin Health, Heidelberg VIC, Australia, ⁵Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute, and School of Cancer Medicine, La Trobe University, Heidelberg VIC, Australia, ⁶Medicine, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
Background/Purpose: Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR) have been demonstrated to correlate with disease activity and predict treatment response in…
Abstract Number: 792 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Glucocorticoid Use and Adverse Events in Patients with Polymyalgia Rheumatica in a Contemporary Population-Based Cohort
Izzat Shbeeb¹, Divya Challa¹, Shafay Raheel², Cynthia S. Crowson³ and Eric L. Matteson⁴, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ³Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁴Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: To investigate the use of glucocorticoids (GC) and related adverse events (AE) in a long-term, geographically-defined cohort of patients with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR). Methods:…
Abstract Number: 818 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Correlation between the Routine Assessment of Patient Index Data (RAPID3) and Inflammatory Markers in Patients with PMR
Tiffany Kolniak¹, Joshua Baker², Abhijeet Danve³ and Shiv Tej Sehra⁴, ¹Internal Medicine, Mount Auburn Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA, ²Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³Yale University, New Haven, CT, ⁴Rheumatology, Mount Auburn Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA
Background/Purpose: The routine assessment of patient index data (RAPID3) was developed for monitoring and prognosis of patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and has since been extended…
Abstract Number: 2043 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Adherence to American College of Rheumatology Guidelines for Prevention of Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis in Patients with Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Brittany Frankel¹, Angela Christensen² and Monica Guma³, ¹Internal Medicine, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, ²Rheumatology, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, ³University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA
Background/Purpose: American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2010 guidelines recommend that any patient initiating glucocorticoid therapy with an anticipated duration of ≥3 months should receive a…
Abstract Number: 3190 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Epidemiology of Polymyalgia Rheumatica 2000-2014: A Population Based Study
Shafay Raheel¹, Cynthia S. Crowson² and Eric L. Matteson¹, ¹Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: To determine time trends in the incidence and survival analysis of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) over a 15 year period in a geographically defined population…
Abstract Number: 1340 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Value of 18F-FDG PET for Therapeutic Assessment in Patients with Polymyalgia Rheumatica Treated in First Line By Tocilizumab
Xavier Palard¹, Solene Querellou², Maelenn Gouillou³, Alain Saraux^4,5, Thierry Marhadour⁶, Florent Garrigues⁷, Ronan Abgral⁸, Pierre-Yves Salaun⁸ and Valerie Devauchelle^9,10, ¹Department of nuclear medicine, University hospital of Brest, Brest, France, ²Department of nuclear medicine, Université Européenne de Bretagne; Université de Brest; EA3878 (GETBO) IFR148, Brest, French Polynesia, ³Clinical Investigation Centre (CIC) 1412, CHU Cavale Blanche- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Brest, France, ⁴Department of rheumatology and unit of immunology (EA 2216), Université Brest Occidentale, Brest, France, ⁵Rheumatology Department, CHU de la Cavale Blanche, Brest Cedex, France, ⁶CHU La Cavale Blanche, Brest, France, ⁷Radiology department, Cavale Blanche Hospital and Brest Occidentale University, Brest, France, ⁸Department of nuclear medicine, Université Européenne de Bretagne; Université de Brest; EA3878 (GETBO) IFR148, Brest, France, ⁹Service de Rhumatologie, CHU Brest, Brest, France, ¹⁰Rheumatology, Brest university medical school, EA 2216, UBO and CHU de la Cavale Blanche,, Brest, France
Background/Purpose: To evaluate the interest of 18F-FDG positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) for therapeutic assessment in polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) patients undergoing tocilizumab (TCZ) therapy at first…
Abstract Number: 1981 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Increased Extracellular Water Measured By Bioimpedance Analysis in Polymyalgia Rheumatica Patients – Sign of Volume Overload
Florian Günther^1,2, Boris P. Ehrenstein², Martin Fleck¹ and Rainer Straub¹, ¹Department of Internal Medicine I, University of Regensburg, 93042 Regensburg, Germany, ²Department of Rheumatology/Clinical Immunology, Asklepios Medical Center, 93077 Bad Abbach, Germany
Background/Purpose: Water retention is a typical feature of acute inflammatory episodes, chiefly implemented by the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. This…
Abstract Number: 1982 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sonographic Scoring of the Synovial Components in the Shoulder Revealed That Shoulder Synovitis in PMR Patients Is Milder Than That in Elderly-Onset RA Patients with PMR-like Onset
Takeshi Suzuki, Division of Allergy and Rheumatology, Japanese Red Cross Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan; Division of Rheumatology, Mitsui Memorial Hosipital, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Through the clinical experience, we noted that there seems to be differences not in the kind or the frequency but in the severity of…
Abstract Number: 1983 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Interspinous Bursitis Evaluation By Ultrasound Is Very Useful for Diagnosis of Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Kensuke Kume¹, Kanzo Amano², Susumu Yamada¹, Toshikatsu Kanazawa³, Hiroshi Komori¹, Kazuhiko Hatta⁴ and Noriko Kuwaba⁵, ¹Rheumatology, Hiroshima Clinic, Hiroshima, Japan, ²rheumatology., hiroshima clinic, Hiroshima, Japan, ³rheumatology, hiroshima clinic, hiroshima, Japan, ⁴Rheumatology, Hatta Clinic, Kure, Japan, ⁵Medical Research, Sanki Clinical Link, Hiroshima, Japan
Background/Purpose: Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common inflammatory disease of the elderly, and 2012 provisional classification criteria were suggested, however it is provisional and not…
Abstract Number: 1987 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Dramatic Efficacy of Tocilizumab As First Line Therapy in Patients with Recent Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR): Results of the First Longitudinal Prospective Study
Valerie Devauchelle¹, Alain Saraux², Jean-Marie Berthelot³, Divi Cornec⁴, Yves Renaudineau⁵, Sandrine Jousse-Joulin¹, Thierry Marhadour⁶, Solene Querellou⁷, Florent Garrigues⁸, Michel De Bandt⁹ and Maelenn Gouillou¹⁰, ¹Rheumatology, Brest university medical school, EA 2216, UBO and CHU de la Cavale Blanche,, Brest, France, ²Rheumatology Department, CHU de la Cavale Blanche, Brest Cedex, France, ³Rheumatology, University Hospital, Nantes, France, ⁴Department of rheumatology, Brest Occidentale University, Brest, France, ⁵Immunology, Brest University Medical School Hospital, Brest, France, ⁶CHU La Cavale Blanche, Brest, France, ⁷Nuclear Medicine Department, Morvan University Hospital, Brest, France, ⁸Radiology department, Cavale Blanche Hospital and Brest Occidentale University, Brest, France, ⁹Rheumatology department, CHU Fort de France, Fort de France, France, ¹⁰Clinical Investigation Centre (CIC) 1412, CHU Cavale Blanche- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Brest, France
Background/Purpose: Glucocorticoids (GCs) are the cornerstone treatment of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) but induce several adverse events. Methods: Objectives: To evaluate efficacy and safety of tocilizumab…
Abstract Number: 60 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Epidemiology of Polymyalgia Rheumatica in Korea
In young Kim¹, Seulkee Lee¹, Hemin Jeong¹, Hyungjin Kim¹, Jiwon Hwang¹, Jaejoon Lee², Eun-mi Koh¹ and Hoon-Suk Cha¹, ¹Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea, ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
Background/Purpose Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting people older than 50 years. Diagnosis is made based on clinical features and the current…
Abstract Number: 2350 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Similarities Exceeds Differences in the Pattern of Joint and Vascular Positron Emission/Computed Tomography Uptake in Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis
Dario Camellino¹, Silvia Morbelli², Francesco Paparo³, Michela Massollo², Gianmario Sambuceti⁴ and Marco A. Cimmino⁵, ¹Dipartimento Medicina Interna, Clinica Reumatologica, Genova, Italy, ²Dipartimento Medicina Interna, Medicina Nucleare, Genova, Italy, ³Radiology Unit, E.O. Ospedali Galliera, Genoa, Italy, ⁴Dipartimento di Medicina Interna, Medicina Nucleare, Genova, Italy, ⁵Department of Internal Medicine, Academic Unit of Clinical Rheumatology, University of Genova, Genova, Italy
Background/Purpose: Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and giant cell arteritis (GCA) are two frequent overlapping diseases. The purpose of this work is to examine the relationship between…
Abstract Number: 2360 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prevalence, Management and Outcomes of PET Positive Large Vessel Vasculitis in Difficult to Treat PMR and GCA Patients
Pravin Patil¹, Shaifali Jain², Katerina Achilleos³, Tochukwu Adizie¹, Mark Williams¹, Matthew Tam² and Bhaskar Dasgupta⁴, ¹Rheumatology, Southend University Hospital, Westcliff on sea, United Kingdom, ²Radiology, Southend University Hospital, Westcliff on sea, United Kingdom, ³Rheumatology, Southend University Hospital, Westcliff-on-sea, United Kingdom, ⁴Rheumatology, Southend University Hospital, Westcliff-on-Sea, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Management of PMR and GCA can be challenging in patients with persistently elevated inflammatory markers, prominent constitutional symptoms and inadequate steroid response. We undertook…

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