Abstracts tagged "pregnancy"

Abstract Number: 1784 • ACR Convergence 2020
Roles and Perspectives of Partners of Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis on Reproductive Decision Making: A Constructivist Grounded Theory Study
Ria Garg¹, Nevena Rebic², Neda Amiri¹, Glen Hazlewood³, Corisande Baldwin⁴, Stephanie Ensworth¹, Laurie Proulx⁵ and Mary De Vera², ¹University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ²Arthritis Research Canada, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ³University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁴University of British Columbia, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁵Canadian Arthritis Patient Alliance, Ottawa, Canada
Background/Purpose: Partners of women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) often take on caregiving roles given the debilitating nature of RA. No research to date has explored…
Abstract Number: 0938 • ACR Convergence 2020
Low Preconceptional Complement Level Is Related with an Adverse Obstetric Outcome in a Multicentric Cohort of Pregnancy in Patients with APS and aPL Positivity
Cecilia Nalli¹, Daniele Lini², Laura Andreoli², Francesca Crisafulli², Micaela Fredi², Maria Grazia Lazzaroni², Victoria Bitsadze³, Antonia Calligaro⁴, Valentina Canti⁵, Roberto Caporali⁶, Francesco Carubbi⁷, Cecilia Chighizola⁸, Paola Conigliaro⁹, Caterina De Carolis¹⁰, Teresa Del Ross⁴, Maria Favaro⁴, Maria Gerosa¹¹, Annamaria Iuliano¹², Jamilya Khizroeva³, Alexander Makatsariya³, Pierlugi Meroni¹³, Marta Mosca¹⁴, Melissa Padovan¹⁵, Roberto Perricone⁹, Patrizia Rovere-Querini¹⁶, Gian Domenico Sebastiani¹², Chiara Tani¹⁴, Marta Tonello⁴, Dina Zucchi¹⁴, Franco Franceschini¹⁷ and Angela Tincani², ¹Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Lombardia, Italy, ²Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit, Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Brescia, Lombardia, Italy, ³Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russia, ⁴Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy, ⁵Immunology, Rheumatology, Allergology and Rare Disease-IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Laboratory of Autoimmunity and vascular inflammation San Raffaele, Milan, Italy, ⁶Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy, ⁷Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Science, Rheumatology Unit, School of Medicine, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy, ⁸Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy; Experimental Laboratory of Immunorheumatological Researches, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy, ⁹Rheumatology, Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Department of "Medicina dei Sistemi", University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy, ¹⁰Polymedical Center for Prevention of Recurrent Spontaneous Abortion, Rome, Italy, ¹¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Ospedale Gaetano Pini, University of Milan, Milan, Italy, ¹²Rheumatology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera San Camillo-Forlanini, Rome, Italy, ¹³Division of Rheumatology, ASST.G Pini, Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan and Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy, ¹⁴Rheumatology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, ¹⁵UO e Sezione di Reumatologia, Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche, Universita' degli Studi di Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy, ¹⁶Unit of Immunology, Rheumatology, Allergy and Rare Diseases, Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele - IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy, ¹⁷Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
Background/Purpose: The role of complement in the aPL related pathology has been widely studied in animal models. aPL can induce fetal loss in experimental animals but…
Abstract Number: 1767 • ACR Convergence 2020
Maternal Peripartum Outcomes Are Similar to the General Population in Rheumatoid Arthritis Pregnancies
Sarah Tarplin¹, Alex Camai¹ and April Barnado¹, ¹Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Background/Purpose: Data on birth outcomes to women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are limited and conflicting. Some studies indicate that women with well controlled RA have…
Abstract Number: 1785 • ACR Convergence 2020
Use of Contraceptive Methods in Mexican Women with Rheumatic Diseases
Jazzia Emily Diaz-Angulo¹, Cassandra M. Skinner-Taylor¹, Lorena Perez-Barbosa¹, Eugenio Salvador Barriga-Maldonado¹, Marco Valdovinos², Rita Pineda-Sic¹, Jesus Alberto Cardenas-de la Garza¹, Gabriel Figueroa-Parra³, Janett Carmen Riega-Torres⁴ and Dionicio Ángel Galarza-Delgado⁵, ¹Rheumatology Service, University Hospital “Dr. José Eleuterio González”, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, México., Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ²Hospital Universitario José Eleuterio González, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ³Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁴Rheumatology Service, University Hospital “Dr. José Eleuterio González”, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, México., Monterrey NL, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ⁵Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario “Dr. José Eleuterio González”, Universidad Autónoma Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Background/Purpose: The importance of safe and effective contraception for women with rheumatic diseases has been increasing. Several studies have demonstrated that carefully planned pregnancies are…
Abstract Number: 1017 • ACR Convergence 2020
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Risk of Preterm Birth Among Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus or Rheumatoid Arthritis with Varying Reference Groups
Lena Sabih¹, Jennifer Strouse¹, Gretchen Bandoli², Rebecca Baer³, Laura Jelliffe-Pawlowski³, Christina Chambers², Namrata Singh⁴ and Kelli Ryckman⁵, ¹University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, ²University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ³University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, ⁴University of Washington, Bellevue, WA, ⁵University of Iowa, Iowa City
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are independently associated with preterm birth (PTB). Black women have higher risk of both ARD and…
Abstract Number: 1768 • ACR Convergence 2020
The Importance of Pregnancy Planning in Lupus Pregnancies
Aardra Rajendran¹, Amanda Eudy², Stephen Balevic³ and Megan Clowse⁴, ¹Duke University, Lewisville, NC, ²Duke University, Durham, NC, ³Duke University, Hillsborough, NC, ⁴Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: Given the clinical importance of the pre-conception period in lupus pregnancy management and because pregnancy planning can be potentially improved, this study explores the…
Abstract Number: 1786 • ACR Convergence 2020
Reproductive Health Outcomes in Women with RA and PsA
Kieran Murray¹, Louise Moore², Phil Gallagher³, Yousef Alammari⁴, Celine O'Brien⁵, Caroline Brophy⁶, Fionnuala McAuliffe⁷ and Douglas Veale⁸, ¹Saint Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin 4, Dublin, Ireland, ²Our Lady's Hospice, Dublin 6, Ireland, ³St Vincents University Hospital, UCD, Dublin, Ireland, ⁴Saint Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin 4, Ireland, ⁵National Maternity Hospital, Dublin 2, ⁶National Maternity Hospital, Dublin 2, Ireland, ⁷Perinatal Research Centre, University College Dublin, Dublin 2, ⁸EULAR Centre for Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases, St Vincents University Hospital, UCD, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Background/Purpose: RA improves in pregnancy and flares postpartum. Active disease causes adverse fetal outcomes. In PsA, the data is less clear as many of these…
Abstract Number: 1133 • ACR Convergence 2020
Patient Perceptions of Diagnosis, Tests, Treatments, Adherence and the Impact on Their Disease Understanding and Participation in Research Studies
Viviana Marzaioli¹, Mary Canavan¹, Siobhan Wade², Alexander Fraser³, Sinead Harney⁴, Alex Donnelly⁵, Arthritis Ireland Charity⁶, Douglas Veale⁷ and Ursula Fearon¹, ¹Molecular Rheumatology, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ²Molecular Rheumatology, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ³University College Limerick, Limerick, Limerick, Ireland, ⁴University College Cork, Cork, Ireland, ⁵Patient Advocate Arthritis Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, ⁶Arthritis Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, ⁷EULAR Centre for Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases, St Vincents University Hospital, UCD, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Background/Purpose: The diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory arthritis has been transformed largely by the development of drugs that target specific molecules of the immune system.…
Abstract Number: 1769 • ACR Convergence 2020
Patient-reported COVID-19 Infection in Pregnant Women with Rheumatic Disease: Data from the COVID-19 Global Rheumatology Alliance Patient Experience Survey
Jonathan Hausmann¹, Emily Sirotich², Bonnie Bermas³, Megan Clowse⁴, Milena Gianfrancesco⁵, Pedro M Machado⁶, Helen Robinson⁷, Anja Strangfeld⁸, Jinoos Yazdany⁹ and Philip Robinson¹⁰, ¹Boston Children's Hospital / Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Cambridge, MA, ²McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ³UTSouthwestern.edu, Dallas, TX, ⁴Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁵University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁶University College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁷University of Queensland School of Medicine, HERSTON, Queensland, Australia, ⁸German Rheumatism Research Center, Berlin, Germany, ⁹UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ¹⁰University of Queensland, Herston, Queensland, Australia
Background/Purpose: The impact of COVID-19 on pregnancy in patients with rheumatic disease is unknown. We describe COVID-19 outcomes in pregnant women with rheumatic disease who…
Abstract Number: 1808 • ACR Convergence 2020
Erythrocyte Complement Receptor 1 (ECR1) and Erythrocyte Bound C4d (EC4d) Associate with Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes and Preeclampsia in Pregnant Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
Jill Buyon¹, John Conklin², Michael Golpanian¹, JoAnne Ligayon³, Thierry Dervieux⁴, Peter Izmirly¹, H. Michael Belmont¹, Jane Salmon⁵ and Roberta Vezza Alexander³, ¹New York University, New York, NY, ²Exagen Inc., Vista, CA, ³Exagen Inc, Vista, CA, ⁴Exagen Inc, San Diego, CA, ⁵Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Despite improvement in management and outcomes of pregnancies complicated by SLE, the risk of adverse events and preeclampsia (PE) continues to exceed that of…
Abstract Number: 1249 • ACR Convergence 2020
The Impact of Anti-Ro Antibodies on the Pregnancy Outcome in Relation to Maternal Disease Presentation: A Descriptive Analysis of 231 Pregnancies
Eman Satti¹, Nawal Hadwan¹, Hadil Ashour¹, Rawan Saleh¹, Fiaz Alam¹, Omar Alsaed¹ and Samar Al Emadi¹, ¹Hamad medical corporation, DOHA, Qatar
Background/Purpose: Anti-Ro antibody positivity is linked to adverse fetal outcomes like congenital heart block CHB (2%) and neonatal lupus. The incidence of CHB increases to…
Abstract Number: 1770 • ACR Convergence 2020
Lupus Low Disease Activity State Protects Against Pre-Term Birth
Michelle Petri¹, Jessica Li² and Daniel Goldman³, ¹Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, ²Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ³Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Timonium, MD
Background/Purpose: Lupus low disease activity state (LLDAS) (Ann Rheum Dis. 2016;75:1615–21.) combine both low disease activity (SLEDAI score of ≤4, PGA >=1 no flare, no…
Abstract Number: 1257 • ACR Convergence 2020
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Pregnant Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Sofia Gernaat¹, Julia Simard², Elisabet Svenungsson³ and Elizabeth Arkema⁴, ¹Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden, ²Stanford Medicine, Stanford, CA, ³Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁴Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Increased insulin resistance is pivotal in the development of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Women with SLE may be at higher risk of GDM due…
Abstract Number: 1771 • ACR Convergence 2020
Fertility and Pregnancy Outcomes in Women with Spondyloarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Sabrina Hamroun¹, Aghilès Hamroun², Jean-Joël Bigna³, Frauke Foerger⁴, Edem Allado⁵ and Anna Molto¹, ¹Rheumatology Department, Cochin Hospital, Paris, Paris, France, ²Lille University, Faculty of Medicine, Lille, France, Lille, France, ³School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Paris Sud XI, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France, Paris, France, ⁴University Hospital and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland, Bern, Switzerland, ⁵Rheumatology Department, University Hospital of Nancy, France, Nancy, France
Background/Purpose: Women with spondyloarthritis (SpA) are often affected by the disease during their reproductive years1. However, little is known about the impact of the disease…
Abstract Number: 1323 • ACR Convergence 2020
Pregnancy in Axial Spondyloarthropathy: A Systematic Review & Meta-Analysis
Sinead Maguire¹, Tom O'Dwyer², Fiona Wilson³, David Mockler³ and Finbar O'Shea¹, ¹St James' Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ²Independent Researcher, Dublin, Ireland, ³Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Background/Purpose: Axial spondyloarthropathy (axSpA) is an inflammatory arthritis affecting the sacroiliac joints and the spine. Although this chronic condition affects a wide range of ages,…

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