Abstracts tagged "pregnancy"

Abstract Number: 1347 • ACR Convergence 2023
Continuing Biologic DMARDs During Pregnancy in Women with Rheumatic Disease Was Not Associated with Increased Unfavorable Pregnancy Outcomes, Serious Infections, and Adverse Effects of Vaccination
Hiromi Shimada¹, Risa Wakiya², Shusaku Nakashima², Taichi Miyagi³, Yusuke Ushio⁴, Koichi Sugihara⁵, Rina Mino⁶, Mao Mizusaki², Kanako Chujo⁷, Ryoko Kagawa⁴, Hayamasa Yamaguchi⁴, Tomohiro Kameda² and Hiroaki Dobashi², ¹Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan, ²Division of Hematology, Rheumatology and Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan, ³Division of Hematology, Rheumatology and Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kidagun, Japan, ⁴Division of Hematology, Rheumatology and Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Miki-cho, Kita-gun, Japan, ⁵Kagawa University, Miki-cho, Kita-gun, Japan, ⁶Kagawa University, Division of Hematology, Rheumatology and Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa, Japan, ⁷Kagawa University, Miki, Kita District, Kagawa, Japan
Background/Purpose: It is important to control disease activity during pregnancy in women with rheumatic diseases because its exacerbation is associated with increased adverse pregnancy outcomes.…
Abstract Number: 1684 • ACR Convergence 2023
The Impact of Pregnancy Timing on Outcomes in SLE
Catherine Sims¹, Amanda Eudy², Ceshae Harding¹, Cuoghi Edens³, Mehret Birru Talabi⁴, Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman⁵, Laura Neil¹ and Megan Clowse⁶, ¹Duke University, Durham, NC, ²Duke University, Raleigh, NC, ³University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ⁴University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁵Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ⁶Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: To minimize risk of poor pregnancy outcomes, the ACR Reproductive Health Guideline recommends women conceive when SLE is well controlled and treated with pregnancy-compatible…
Abstract Number: 0469 • ACR Convergence 2023
Hydroxychloroquine and Preeclampsia Risk in Lupus Pregnancy: Results from a Large Regional Integrated Health Network
Julia Simard¹, Emily Liu², Amadeia Rector³, Miranda Cantu⁴, Daniel Kuo⁵, Eliza Chakravarty⁶, Maurice Druzin⁷, Gary Shaw⁷, Michael Weisman⁸ and Monique Hedderson², ¹Department of Epidemiology & Population Health, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, ²Kaiser Permanente Division of Research, Oakland, CA, ³Stanford University, San Francisco, CA, ⁴Global Lupus Support Group, Portage, MI, ⁵Kaiser Permanente, Redwood City, CA, ⁶Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁷Stanford University, Stanford, CA, ⁸Stanford, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Pregnancies in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are at greater risk of preeclampsia. Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is recommended during SLE pregnancy to control disease…
Abstract Number: 1348 • ACR Convergence 2023
Reproductive Outcomes for Women with Vasculitis
Catherine Sims¹, Christine Yeung², Heather Tam³, Joyce Kullman⁴, Amanda Eudy⁵, Renee Borchin⁶, Cristina Burroughs⁶, Megan Clowse⁷ and Peter Merkel², ¹Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, ²University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³Vasculitis Patient Powered Research Network, Stanford, CA, ⁴Vasculitis Foundation, Kansas City, MO, ⁵Duke University, Raleigh, NC, ⁶University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ⁷Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: There are limited data on the reproductive health of women with vasculitis. This study utilized a large, prospective, international vasculitis pregnancy registry to survey…
Abstract Number: 1824 • ACR Convergence 2023
Breakthrough COVID-19 and Severity After Vaccination Among Pregnant Persons with Rheumatic Diseases
Anna Sutton¹, Carolyn Hilliard², Qiuyuan Qin³, Alfred Jared Anzalone⁴, Mary Toth⁵, Rena Patel⁶ and Namrata Singh⁷, ¹Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington School of Public Health, Woodinville, WA, ²Department of Internal Medicine SSM Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO, ³Department of Public Health, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ⁴Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁵Nemours Foundation, Orlando, FL, ⁶Departments of Medicine and Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ⁷University of Washington, Bellevue, WA
Background/Purpose: Acknowledgment: Contributed on behalf of the National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C) ConsortiumIndividuals with rheumatologic diseases (RD) are at higher risk for severe COVID-19 compared…
Abstract Number: L13 • ACR Convergence 2022
Fetal Cardiac Targets Identify the Autoantibodies Associated with Congenital Heart Block
Stephanie Benjamin¹, Lisa Vi², Diptendu Chatterjee¹, Edgar Jaeggi¹, Marie Wahren-Herlenius³, Amelia Ruffatti⁴, Linda Hiraki⁵, Michelle Lohbihler², Lusia Sepiashvili¹, Carl Laskin⁶, Meena Fatah¹, Daniela Dominguez⁵, Lawrence Ng⁵, Anthony Gramolini², Vincent Christoffels⁷, Stephanie Protze² and Robert Hamilton⁸, ¹Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden, ⁴Universitå di Padova, Padova, Italy, ⁵The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶Mt. Sinai Hospital/University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁷Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands, ⁸Hospital for Sick Children, Markham, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Autoimmune congenital heart block (CHB+) affects the fetus of mothers with anti-Ro antibodies. Anti-Ro (Ro+) antibodies (Abs) are usually present in maternal sera when…
Abstract Number: 0320 • ACR Convergence 2022
Metabolomics in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Pregnancy – A Prospective Observational Longitudinal Study
Shi-Nan Luong¹, Isabella Sheldon², Charles Raine³, Elizabeth Jury³ and Ian Giles³, ¹University College London, United Kingdom and University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, ²London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom, ³University College London, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease characterised by activation of immunological and cellular pathways, disease flares and adverse pregnancy outcomes (APO). Metabolomic…
Abstract Number: 0959 • ACR Convergence 2022
Assessing the Association Between Hydroxychloroquine and Preeclampsia Risk in SLE Pregnancies Using Administrative Claims Data
Amadeia Rector¹, Ivana Marić², Yashaar Chaichian³, Eliza Chakravarty⁴, Miranda Cantu⁵, Michael Weisman⁶, Gary Shaw⁷, Maurice Druzin⁷ and Julia Simard¹, ¹Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, ²Stanford University, Stanford, ³Stanford University, Stanford, CA, ⁴Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁵Global Lupus Support Group, Portage, MI, ⁶Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Stanford University; Distinguished Professor of Medicine Emeritus, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ⁷Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto
Background/Purpose: Preeclampsia risk is higher among pregnancies in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), a common first-line treatment, is encouraged in SLE pregnancies…
Abstract Number: 2083 • ACR Convergence 2022
A Network Meta-analysis on 532 SLE Patients: Low Complement Levels in the First Trimester Predict Disease Flare in Pregnancy
Massimo Radin¹, Irene Cecchi², Francesca Crisafulli³, Evandro Mendes Klumb⁴, Guilherme Ramires De Jesús⁴, Miguel Ángel Saavedra⁵, Geraldine Vanessa Reyes-Navarro⁶, Luca iaccarino⁷, Maddalena Larosa⁷, Gabriella Moroni⁸, Francesco Tamborini⁹, dario Roccatello¹, Laura Andreoli³, Cecilia Beatrice Chighizola¹⁰ and Savino Sciascia², ¹University of Turin, Turin, Italy, ²University of Turin, Torino, Italy, ³University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy, ⁴Instituto Fernandes Figueira, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, ⁵Hospital de Especialidades Dr. Antonio Fraga Mouret, Ciudad de México, Mexico, ⁶Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Puebla, Mexico, ⁷University of Padova, Padova, Italy, ⁸Humanitas University, Rozzano, Italy, ⁹Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Italy, ¹⁰University of Milan, Milano, Italy
Background/Purpose: The complement system is a key-player in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE); decrease in C3 and C4 levels correlates with disease activity…
Abstract Number: 0374 • ACR Convergence 2022
The BASDAI Index During Pregnancy
Olga Krichevskaya, Tatiana Dubinina, Ekaterina Ilinih, Svetlana Glukhova, Anastasia Demina and Irina Andrianova, V.A. Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology, Moscow, Russia
Background/Purpose: During pregnancy, BASDAI may reflect not only the activity of ankylosing spondylitis (AS), but also back pain and fatigue, that are associated with the…
Abstract Number: 0960 • ACR Convergence 2022
Serum C3 Level and Glucocorticoid Dose Are Risk Factors for Preterm Birth in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Hiromi Shimada¹, Risa Wakiya¹, shusaku nakashima², Mikiya Kato¹, taichi miyagi³, Yusuke Ushio⁴, Koichi Sugihara⁵, Rina Mino⁶, mao mizusaki⁶, Kanako Chujo⁷, Tomohiro Kameda¹ and Hiroaki Dobashi⁸, ¹Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan, ²Division of Hematology, Rheumatology and Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa, Japan, ³Kagawa University, Kidagun, Japan, ⁴Division of Hematology, Rheumatology and Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Miki, Kita District, Kagawa, Japan, ⁵Kagawa University, Miki-cho, Kita-gun, Japan, ⁶Kagawa University, Division of Hematology, Rheumatology and Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Miki-cho, Kita-gun, Japan, ⁷Kagawa University, Miki, Kita District, Kagawa, Japan, ⁸Division of Hematology, Rheumatology and Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa, Kagawa, Japan
Background/Purpose: Women with Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have more difficulty in achieving a successful pregnancy than healthy women, because of higher risks for adverse pregnancy…
Abstract Number: 2107 • ACR Convergence 2022
Pregnancy Outcomes Among Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Impact of Preexisting Hypertension
azalfa Lateef¹, stephanie Bray², Dulaney Wilson², Jim Oates² and Diane Kamen², ¹MUSC, Columbia, SC, ²Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Background/Purpose: Advances in medicine for women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have led to improved pregnancy outcomes, but pregnancies are still high-risk and disparities remain.…
Abstract Number: 0941 • ACR Convergence 2022
Surveying Adolescents with Rheumatic Disease for At-Risk Behavior
Kristina Ciaglia¹, Chetna Godiwala², Chan-hee Jo², Tracey Wright³, Lynnette Walters² and Lorien Nassi¹, ¹University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX, ²Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Dallas, TX, ³UT Southwestern, Plano, TX
Background/Purpose: Adolescents with rheumatic disease are often prescribed teratogenic medications, however few rheumatologists screen patients for sexual activity and provide referrals or contraceptive education due…
Abstract Number: 0961 • ACR Convergence 2022
The Use of Belimumab Before and During Pregnancy in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: An Italian Multicenter Case-series
Francesca Crisafulli¹, MARIA CHIARA GERARDI², Maria Letizia Urban³, Margherita Zen⁴, Melissa Padovan⁵, Valentina Canti⁶, Emanuela Praino⁷, Cecilia Nalli¹, Francesca Ruffilli⁵, Francesca Saccon⁸, Micaela Fredi⁹, Liala Moschetti¹, Giacomo Emmi³, Luca Iaccarino⁴, Andrea Doria¹⁰, Leonardo Santo⁷, Franco Franceschini¹, Laura Andreoli¹ and Angela Tincani¹¹, ¹Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit, ASST Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy, ²Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit, ASST Spedali Civili and University of Brescia and Rheumatology Unit, ASST G.O.M. Niguarda, Milan, Milano, Italy, ³Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy, ⁴Unit of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy, ⁵Rheumatology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy, ⁶Division of Immunology, IRCCS San Raffaele Institute, Milano, Italy, ⁷Rheumatology Unit, Presidio Ospedaliero ‘Mons. Dimiccoli’, Barletta, Italy, ⁸Unit of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Padova and Fondazione Villa Salus, Mestra, Venezia, Italy, ⁹Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit, ASST Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Manerbio, Italy, ¹⁰Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padova, Via Giustiniani, 2, 35128 Padova, Italy., Padova, Italy, ¹¹Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit, ASST Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Gussago, Italy
Background/Purpose: Belimumab (BEL) is an anti-BLyS monoclonal antibody approved for SLE treatment. As few data about BEL use with regard to pregnancy are available, the…
Abstract Number: 2191 • ACR Convergence 2022
Long-term Outcomes of Children Born to Mothers with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Nationwide Population-based Study in Korea
In Ah Choi¹, Ji Hyoun Kim², Sung Hae Chang³, Hyun Jung Kim⁴ and Hyeong Sik Ahn⁴, ¹Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Republic of Korea, ²Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju, Republic of Korea, ³Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bongmyeong-dong, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan-si, Republic of Korea, ⁴Institute for Evidence-based Medicine, Cochrane Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease that primarily affects women of childbearing age, and epidemiologic studies have shown poor maternal and fetal…

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