Abstracts tagged "pregnancy"

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,…
Abstract Number: 1772 • ACR Convergence 2020
Vaccinations of Infants Born to Mothers on TNF Inhibitors: Safe Administration of Live-vaccines Given Per the National Immunization Program
Eman Satti¹, Nawal Hadwan¹ and Samar Al Emadi¹, ¹Hamad medical corporation, DOHA, Qatar
Background/Purpose: Biologic Disease-Modifying agents (bDMARDs) including TNF inhibitors are increasingly used during pregnancy over the last few decades for a variety of autoimmune conditions. Nevertheless,…
Abstract Number: 1324 • ACR Convergence 2020
Risk Factors for Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Women with Spondyloarthritis: An Observational Study from Two European Multidisciplinary Pregnancy Clinics
Ana Rita Cruz-Machado¹, Francesca Crisafulli², Sofia Barreira³, Patricia Martins⁴, Maria Chiara Gerardi⁵, Matteo Filippini², Micaela Fredi², Roberto Gorla⁶, Maria Grazia Lazzaroni², Cecilia Nalli⁶, Marco Taglietti², Andrea Lojacono⁷, Sonia Zatti⁸, Monica Centeno⁹, Cláudia Araújo¹⁰, Luísa Pinto¹⁰, Franco Franceschini¹¹, Angela Tincani¹², Susana Capela¹ and Laura Andreoli², ¹Rheumatology Department, Hospital de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisboa, Portugal, ²Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit, Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Brescia, Lombardia, Italy, ³Rheumatology Department, Hospital de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisbon, Portugal, ⁴Rheumatology Department, Hospital de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar Universit�rio Lisboa Norte - Hospital de Santa Maria, Set�bal, Portugal, ⁵Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit, Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Milano, Italy, ⁶Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit, Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy, ⁷Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy, ⁸Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit, Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Brescia, Lombardia, Italy, ⁹Departamento de Obstetrícia, Ginecologia e Medicina da Reprodução, Hospital de Santa Maria, CHULN, Lisbon, Portugal, ¹⁰Departamento de Obstetrícia, Ginecologia e Medicina da Reprodução, Hospital de Santa Maria, CHULN, Lisboa, Portugal, ¹¹Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy, ¹²Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Milano, Italy
Background/Purpose: Women with Spondyloarthritis (SpA) seem at increased risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes (APO), however limited data have been published so far. The aim of…
Abstract Number: 1773 • ACR Convergence 2020
Worse Maternal and Fetal Outcomes Among Hospitalized U.S. Pregnant Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) and Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
Christine Anastasiou¹, Laura Trupin¹, Patricia Katz², Zara Izadi³, Milena Gianfrancesco¹, Gabriela Schmajuk⁴ and Jinoos Yazdany⁵, ¹University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²University of California, San Francisco, Novato, CA, ³University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁴University of California, San Francisco, Atherton, CA, ⁵UCSF, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Prior studies suggest women with SLE and RA may have higher age-adjusted risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes. We evaluated maternal and fetal complications and…
Abstract Number: 144 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Antiphospholipid Syndrome-Associated Preeclampsia Is Defined by a Distinct Clinical Phenotype
Shashank Cheemalavagu¹, Beth Wallace ², Wendy Marder ³, Jason Knight ⁴ and Andrew Vreede ⁵, ¹Department of Internal Medicine, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Center for Clinical Management Research, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Michigan Medicine; Rheumatology Section, VA Ann Arbor Health System, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) significantly increases risk of preeclampsia. It is assumed that APS is associated with a subset of severe preeclampsia, HELLP (Hemolysis; Elevated…
Abstract Number: 2292 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Disease Flares of Rheumatoid Arthritis During Pregnancy: What Is the Impact of Stopping bDMARDs at the Beginning of Pregnancy?
Maria Chiara Gerardi¹, Laura Andreoli ¹, Antía García-Fernández ², Chiara Bazzani ³, MATTEO FILIPPINI ³, MICAELA FREDI ¹, ROBERTO GORLA ³, Maria Grazia Lazzaroni ⁴, Cecilia Nalli ³, MARCO TAGLIETTI ⁵, SONIA ZATTI ⁶, ANDREA LOJACONO ⁶, Franco Franceschini ¹ and Angela Tincani ¹, ¹Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Spedali Civili and Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy, Brescia, Italy, ²Ramon y Cajal University Hospital, Madrid, Spain, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ³Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy, Brescia, Italy, ⁴Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy., Brescia, Italy, ⁵[email protected], Brescia, Italy, ⁶Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy, Brescia, Italy
Background/Purpose: During pregnancy, patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can experience flares that might influence pregnancy outcomes. We aimed at assessing disease course during pregnancy and…
Abstract Number: 1075 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
The Impact of Race on Birth Outcomes Among Women with Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases
Lena Sabih¹, Jennifer Strouse ¹, Nichole Nidey ², Gretchen Bandoli ³, Rebecca Baer ⁴, Sky Feuer ⁵, Laura Jelliffe-Pawlowski ⁵, Christina Chambers ⁶, Kelli Ryckman ² and Namrata Singh ⁷, ¹University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, ²UIOWA, Iowa City, ³University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, ⁴UCSD, La Jolla, ⁵UCSF, San Francisco, ⁶UCSD, San Diego, ⁷University of Iowa, Iowa City
Background/Purpose: Autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARDs) are associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs). There are only a small number of studies that have looked at the…
Abstract Number: 2297 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Anti-TNF-α Exposure During Pregnancy: Impact on the Neonate’s Immune System
Yiyi Luo ¹, Andrea Pluma ², Raul Castellanos-Moreira³, Estefania Moreno ⁴, Nuria Baños ⁵, Sebastian DC Rodriguez-Garcia ⁶, Angela Deyà-Martínez ¹, Ana Pilar Garcia-Garcia ¹, Mireia Torres ⁷, Dolors Grados ⁸, Manel Casellas ⁹, Manel Juan ¹, Ana Esteve-Sole ¹ and Laia Alsina ¹⁰, ¹Immunology Department. Center for Biomedical Diagnosis. Hospital Clínic of Barcelona IDIBAPS. Barcelona University. Barcelona. Functional unit of Clinical Immunology HSJD-HCP.Universidad de Barcelona. Pediatric Investigation Institute SJD, Barcelona, Spain, ²Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain, ³Rheumatology Department. Hospital Clínic Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, ⁴Rheumatology Department. Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain, Barcelona, Spain, ⁵Matern-Infantile Department, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona. Barcelona. Spain, Barcelona, Spain, ⁶Arthritis Unit. Rheumatology Department. Hospital Clinic of Barcelona. Barcelona. Spain, Barcelona, Spain, ⁷Neonatology Department. Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain, Barcelona, Spain, ⁸Hospital d'Igualada, Barcelona, ⁹Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, ¹⁰Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain
Background/Purpose: Up to half of pregnant patients with rheumatic diseases experience disease activity which can increase the risk of pregnancy complications and poor disease outcomes. Treatment…
Abstract Number: 1273 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Certolizumab Therapy in Patients with Uveitis During Pregnancy: Multicenter Study
DIANA PRIETO- PENA¹, Vanesa Calvo Río ², Mónica Calderón-Goercke ³, Olga Maíz Alonso ⁴, JR Jimenez-Aberasturi ⁵, Raul Veroz ⁶, Maria Soledad Blanco ⁷, José Manuel Santos ⁸, Francisco Navarro ⁹, Adela Gallego ¹⁰, Rosalia Demetrio ¹¹, Victor Manuel Martínez Taboada ¹¹, Miguel Angel González-Gay ¹² and Ricardo Blanco ², ¹Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, ²Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ³Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, ⁴H. Donostia, San Sebastián, Spain, ⁵HU Araba, Vitoria, Spain, ⁶H. Mérida, Merida, Spain, ⁷H. Galdakano, Bilbao, Spain, ⁸H. Río Hortega, Valladolid, Spain, ⁹H.Elche, Alicante, Spain, ¹⁰H. Badajoz, Badajoz, Spain, ¹¹Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ¹²Universidad de Cantabria and IDIVAL, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain
Background/Purpose: Uveitis often occur in women who are in their reproductive years. The management of uveitis during pregnancy is a challenge, making the physician to…
Abstract Number: 1761 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
The Prospective Open Label Preventive Approach to Congenital Heart Block with Hydroxychloroquine (PATCH) Study Demonstrates a Reduction in the Recurrence Rate of Advanced Block
Peter Izmirly¹, Mimi Kim ², Nathalie Costedoat-Chalumeau ³, Deborah Friedman ⁴, Amit Saxena ⁵, Joshua Copel ⁶, Rebecca Cohen ¹, Mala Masson ¹, Tishaun Middleton ¹, Kimberly Robins ¹, Robert Clancy ¹ and Jill Buyon ¹, ¹NYU School of Medicine, New York, ²Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, ³Cochin University Hospital, Paris, France, ⁴New York Medical College, Valhalla, ⁵New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁶Yale School of Medicine, New Haven
Background/Purpose: Based on encouraging bench to bedside results including experimental evidence supporting Toll-like receptor signaling in the pathogenesis of CHB, a case control study demonstrating…
Abstract Number: 1896 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Breastfeeding in Women with Rheumatic Diseases
Naira Ikram¹, Amanda Eudy ¹ and Megan Clowse ¹, ¹Duke University, Durham
Background/Purpose: For many women, breastfeeding is a central aspect of motherhood, but many worry that their rheumatic disease or treatment will interfere. Fortunately, most anti-rheumatic…
Abstract Number: 1899 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
sFlt-1, PlGF and VEGF in the Differential Diagnosis Between Active SLE Nephritis During Pregnancy and Preeclampsia
Guilherme De Jesus¹, Marcela Lacerda ¹, Bruna Rodrigues ¹, Flavia dos Santos ¹, Adriana Nascimento ¹, Luis Cristóvão Porto ¹, Nilson Ramires de Jesús ¹, Roger Levy ² and Evandro Klumb ¹, ¹Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, ²GlaxoSmithKline, Upper Providence, PA
Background/Purpose: Pregnancy in patients with SLE is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. SLE activity during pregnancy, specifically nephritis, makes the differential diagnosis with preeclampsia…

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