Abstract Number: 1122 • ACR Convergence 2020
Osteoarthritis in a Large Integrated Health System Population: 18-Year Retrospective Review
Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a mechanically and immunologically mediated common disease with a complex pathogenesis. Despite epidemiologic studies proving increasing age, obesity and female gender…Abstract Number: 0491 • ACR Convergence 2020
Relationship Between Rheumatoid Arthritis and Pulmonary Function in the UK Biobank
Background/Purpose: Established pulmonary manifestations of RA include restrictive processes such as interstitial lung disease and obstructive processes such as bronchiectasis, but clinically detected forms of…Abstract Number: 1476 • ACR Convergence 2020
Trends in Mortality and Cause-specific Mortality Among Patients with Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis in Ontario, Canada
Background/Purpose: Several studies have consistently demonstrated that psoriasis is associated with an increased risk of mortality compared to the general population. However, the excess risk…Abstract Number: 0517 • ACR Convergence 2020
Trends in the Incidence and Use of Diagnostic Modalities for Giant Cell Arteritis over Seven Decades: A Population-based Study
Background/Purpose: Diagnostic methods for giant cell arteritis (GCA) have evolved over recent decades, and large vessel imaging plays an increasing role in disease detection. The…Abstract Number: 1570 • ACR Convergence 2020
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Treatment in Cancer: Immunomodulator Use and Evaluation by Rheumatology
Background/Purpose: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) are used to treat an expanding number of cancers. Many cancer patients treated with ICI develop immune-related adverse events (irAE)…Abstract Number: 0540 • ACR Convergence 2020
Risk of Hydroxychloroquine Retinopathy in the Community
Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is used in the treatment of a wide variety of autoimmune diseases. HCQ retinopathy is a feared complication of long-term use. The…Abstract Number: 2036 • ACR Convergence 2020
Damage Trajectories in Systemic Sclerosis Using Group-Based Trajectory Modeling
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare systemic autoimmune disease associated with a high mortality and characterized by the accrual of organ damage over time.…Abstract Number: 058 • 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Kawasaki Disease in Ontario Children from 1995-2017: A Population-based Descriptive Analysis
Background/Purpose: Kawasaki disease (KD) is a childhood vasculitis with rising global incidence and the most common cause of childhood acquired heart disease in the developed…Abstract Number: 2676 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Cardiovascular Treatment and the Incidence of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) – a Population-Based Case-Control Study
Background/Purpose: The aetiology of giant cell arteritis (GCA) is largely unknown. We aimed to evaluate ACE-inhibitors (ACE-i), angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs), beta-blocking agents, calcium…Abstract Number: 893 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
The Presence of Extractable Nuclear Antigens (ENA) Antibodies in a Large Population-based Cohort from the Netherlands and Their Association with Known Risk Factors for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Primary Sjögren Syndrome
Background/Purpose: Previous studies have demonstrated that years before clinical onset of auto-immune diseases, auto-antibodies can already be present. However, it is also known that some…Abstract Number: 2084 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Why so Fast? A Focus on Reasons for an Increase in Arthritis-Attributable Activity Limitation Trends, 2002-2017
Background/Purpose: “Arthritis-attributable activity limitation” (AAAL) is linked to many potentially modifiable characteristics (e.g., work disability, physical inactivity, obesity). By 2015, prevalence of AAAL among adults…Abstract Number: 2189 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Reference Curves for the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score in the Middle-aged Dutch Population
Background/Purpose: The Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) questionnaire is a widely used patient-reported outcome tool, developed to evaluate short- and long-term knee symptoms…Abstract Number: 1588 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Risk of Cancer in Patients with Psoriasis/Psoriatic Arthritis: A Population-Based Study in the Province of British Columbia
Background/Purpose: Psoriasis (PsO) is a relapsing chronic autoimmune disease of the skin. Up to one-third of patients (pts) also develop inflammatory arthritis, known as psoriatic…Abstract Number: 2417 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Pregnancy Outcomes in Systemic Lupus Erythematous and Pre-Systemic Lupus Erythematous: A Population-Based Cohort Study
Background/Purpose: The adverse effects of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) on maternal and fetal outcomes in pregnancy have been explored mainly in clinic-based cohorts. However, data…Abstract Number: 2954 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Factors Related to Initiation of TNF Inhibitor Versus Triple Therapy in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Background/Purpose: While efficacy of triple therapy [methotrexate (MTX), sulfasalazine (HCQ), and sulfasalazine (SSZ)] and TNF inhibitor (TNFi) plus MTX was similar in a previous clinical…
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