Abstracts tagged "pregnancy"

Abstract Number: 1781 • ACR Convergence 2020
Pregnancy After Bariatric Surgery in Women with Rheumatic Diseases and Association with Adverse Birth Outcomes
Namrata Singh¹, Rebecca Baer², Maya Swaminathan³, Shireesh Saurabh⁴, Jeffrey Sparks⁵, Gretchen Bandoli⁶, Elena Flowers⁷, Laura Jelliffe-Pawlowski² and Kelli Ryckman⁸, ¹University of Washington, Bellevue, WA, ²University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, ³University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ⁴Kaiser Permanente WA, Bellevue, WA, ⁵Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁶University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ⁷UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ⁸University of Iowa, Iowa City
Background/Purpose: Autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARD) and bariatric surgery are each risk factors for adverse birth outcomes. To date, no study has investigated their combined impact…
Abstract Number: 0266 • ACR Convergence 2020
The Correlation Between Pregnancy, Disease Activity and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomesin Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Cigdem Cetin¹, Tugba Sarac Sivrikoz¹, Muge Ates Tıkız¹, Ege Sinan Torun¹, Sibel Zarali¹, Yasemin Yalcinkaya¹, Ahmet Gül¹, Murat İnanç¹, Mahdume Lale Öcal², İbrahim Kalelioğlu¹ and Bahar Artim Esen¹, ¹İstanbul Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey, ²Department of Rheumatology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, İstanbul, Turkey
Background/Purpose: Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) can present with acute disease flares/exacerbations during pregnancy and postpartum period1. These flares can cause adverse pregnancy outcomes…
Abstract Number: 1611 • ACR Convergence 2020
Documentation of Pregnancy Counseling in SSA-Positive Patients of Childbearing Potential: A Cross-Sectional Study
Heinrich-Karl Greenblatt¹ and Elena Weinstein¹, ¹University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and primary Sjogren's Syndrome (SS) are highly associated with anti-SSA (anti-Ro) seropositivity. Anti-SSA autoantibodies may cross the placenta, causing a…
Abstract Number: 1782 • ACR Convergence 2020
Use of a Patient-reported Survey to Document Contraceptive Use and Interest in Pregnancy to Identify Patients with Unmet Pregnancy Prevention and Planning Needs
Megan Clowse¹, Amanda Eudy², Lisa Criscione-Schreiber³, Jayanth Doss², Kai Sun², Rebecca Sadun² and Jennifer Rogers⁴, ¹Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC, ²Duke University, Durham, NC, ³Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, ⁴Duke, Durham, NC
Background/Purpose: Pregnancies in women with lupus who conceive when their disease is active or they are taking a teratogen are at increased risk for pregnancy…
Abstract Number: 0382 • ACR Convergence 2020
Increased Rates of Obstetric Complications Prior to Systemic Sclerosis Diagnosis
Melody Chung¹, Kathleen Kolstad², Makdine Dontsi³, Poonam Manwani⁴, Hongyu Zhao⁵, Debbie Postlethwaite³, Sumana Kesh⁶, Julia Simard⁷ and Lorinda Chung⁸, ¹Stanford University, Stanford, CA, ²Division of Immunology & Rheumatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, ³Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland, CA, ⁴UCLA-Olive View Rheumatology Fellowship, Los Angeles, CA, ⁵Department of Internal Medicine, Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara, Santa Clara, CA, ⁶Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara, Santa Clara, CA, ⁷Stanford Medicine, Stanford, CA, ⁸Stanford University School of Medicine and Palo Alto VA Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA
Background/Purpose: Vasculopathy and immune dysfunction likely precede the diagnosis of systemic sclerosis (SSc) by years as evidenced by longstanding Raynaud’s phenomenon prior to diagnosis. Poor…
Abstract Number: 1765 • ACR Convergence 2020
Obstetric Outcomes in Younger Women Less Than 21 Years of Age Compared to Women Between Age 21 and 25 Years with Rheumatic Disease
Chelsey Smith¹, Christina Chambers¹, Rebecca Baer², Laura Jelliffe-Pawlowski³ and Gretchen Bandoli¹, ¹University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ²University of California San Diego, La Jolla, ³University of California San Francisco, San Francisco
Background/Purpose: Very young maternal age has been described as a risk factor for several adverse obstetric outcomes. This study aimed to investigate whether younger women…
Abstract Number: 1783 • ACR Convergence 2020
Experience of Pregnant Rheumatology Outpatients from a Tertiary Hospital in New York City During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Bessie Stamm¹, Gregory Vitone², Marianna Frey³, JoAnn Vega¹, Jane Salmon³, Mary Crow³, Vivian Bykerk³, Michael Lockshin¹, Lisa Sammaritano¹, Lisa Mandl³ and Medha Barbhaiya¹, ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, Barbara Volcker Center for Women and Rheumatic Diseases, New York, NY, ²Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, ³Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: We aimed to evaluate the experience of pregnant rheumatology patients during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City.Methods: We emailed a…
Abstract Number: 1938 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
The Pre-pregnancy Rheumatoid Arthritis Gene Expression Signature Correlates with Improvement or Worsening of Disease Activity During Pregnancy: A Pilot Study
Amogh Pathi ¹, Mette Smed ², Lior Pachter ³, Elizabeth Purdom ⁴, Matthew Wright ⁵, Nicholas Jewell ⁴, J. Lee Nelson ⁶, Jørn Olsen ⁷, Merete Lund Hetland ⁸, Vibeke Zoffmann ⁹ and Damini Jawaheer¹⁰, ¹UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, Oakland, ²Juliane Marie Center, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark, ³Caltech, Pasadena, ⁴University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, ⁵UCSF Benioff Children's Hopsital Oakland, Oakland, ⁶Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, ⁷Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, ⁸DANBIO and Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research (COPECARE), Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Centre of Head and Orthopaedics, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁹Juliane Marie Center, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, ¹⁰UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, Oakland, CA
Background/Purpose: Pregnancy is known to induce a natural improvement of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) symptoms in 50-75% of patients as gestation progresses. However, the underlying mechanisms…
Abstract Number: 2273 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Risk of Serious Infections in Offspring According to TNFi Subtypes
Evelyne Vinet¹, Yvan St-Pierre ¹, Cristiano S. Moura ¹, Jeffrey Curtis ² and Sasha Bernatsky ³, ¹McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ³Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: TNFi subtypes have differential placental transfer, with some reaching higher fetal than maternal blood levels. Thus, certain TNFi subtypes could cause immunosuppression in the offspring.…
Abstract Number: 2276 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Impact of the Healthy Outcomes in Pregnancy with SLE Through Education of Providers (HOP-STEP) Program: A Mixed Methods Approach
Ravyn Njagu¹, Amanda Eudy ², Amanda Snyderman ¹, Lisa Criscione-Schreiber ² and Megan Clowse ², ¹Duke University, Durham, NC, ²Duke University, Durham
Background/Purpose: While centers have worked to optimize lupus pregnancy outcomes, additional efforts are required to have a broader impact on lupus pregnancy outcomes. The goal…
Abstract Number: 2277 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Perspectives of Female Patients with Rheumatic Diseases Regarding Pregnancy Planning with Rheumatologists
Tierney Wolgemuth ¹, Mehret Birru Talabi ¹, Alaina Chodoff ², Sonya Borrero ³ and Mehret Talabi¹, ¹University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²UPMC, Pittsburgh, ³University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh
Background/Purpose: Women with rheumatic diseases may be at greater risk for adverse maternal, perinatal, and pregnancy outcomes. The American College of Rheumatology recommends that female…
Abstract Number: 2279 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Pregnancy in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Continue, Reduce or Stop TNF Inhibitors? A Prospective Observational Study
Isabell Haase¹, Susanna Spaethling-Mestekemper ², Ralph Brinks ¹, Matthias Schneider ³ and Rebecca Fischer-Betz ³, ¹Policlinic for Rheumatology & Hiller Research Centre for Rheumatology, Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany, ²Rheumapraxis, Munich, Germany, ³Policlinic for Rheumatology & Hiller Research Centre for Rheumatology, Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
Background/Purpose: Women with active Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) are more prone to relapses and complications during pregnancy. The potential risks of disease activation and treatment during…
Abstract Number: 2287 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Combined First-Trimester Serum BAFF and sFlt-1 Levels as an Early Biomarker of Spontaneous Abortion
Hindi Stohl ¹, Ning Yu ² and William Stohl², ¹Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ²University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Immunologic, angiogenic, and anti-angiogenic factors have been associated with spontaneous abortion (SAB), yet early identification of those pregnant women who ultimately undergo SAB remains…
Abstract Number: 2288 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Pregnancy Outcomes in Women Exposed to Golimumab
Suzan Esslinger¹, Susan Gabriel ², Marijo Otero-Lobato ³, Michael Clark ⁴, Pamela Sheridan ⁴ and Anja Geldhof ⁵, ¹Janssen Biologics BV, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Janssen Rearch & Development, LLC, Horsham, PA, ³Janssen Biologics BV, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands, ⁴Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Horsham, PA, ⁵Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Rheumatologic disorders and inflammatory bowel disease can affect women of childbearing potential. Golimumab (GLM) is approved for rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, non-radiographic…
Abstract Number: 142 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Antiphospholipid Antibodies Prevalence in Women with Late Pregnancy Complication and Low-Risk for Chromosomal Abnormalities
Silvia Grazietta Foddai¹, Massimo Radin ¹, Elena Rubini ¹, Irene Cecchi ¹, Savino Sciascia ², Dario Roccatello ¹, Elisa Menegatti ¹, Silvia Gaito ¹, Luca Marozio ¹, Tilde Manetta ¹ and Giulio Mengozzi ¹, ¹University of Turin, Turin, Italy, ²Center of Research of Immunopathology and Rare Diseases- Coordinating Center of Piemonte and Valle d’Aosta Network for Rare Diseases, Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Torino, Italy
Background/Purpose: While current guidelines help defining correct pregnancy standard of care for patients with systemic lupus erythematosus andantiphospholipid syndrome (APS),little is known about the significance…

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