Abstracts tagged "prevention"

Abstract Number: 0202 • ACR Convergence 2025
Saudi Society for Rheumatology Consensus Recommendation on Vaccination Strategies in Adults Saudi with Autoimmune Rheumatic Disorders
Fahidah Alenzi¹, Hanan Alrayes², Khawla K Alghanim³, FEHAID ALANAZI⁴, Mohammed Attar⁵, Mansour Alazmi⁶, Suzan Attar⁷, Nisreen Alsherbeeni⁸, Azzam Alotaibi⁹ and Fayssal M Farahat¹⁰, ¹Associate Professor and Consultant Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ²Riyadh Military - Prince Soltan Military Medical City ( PSMMC ) - Olaya, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ³Consultant Rheumatologist and lupus specialist, Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, King Fahad Military Medical Complex, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, ⁴King Khaled university Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ⁵Al hada armed forces hospital, Taif, Saudi Arabia, ⁶Internal Medicine and Rheumatology Consultant , Prince Mohammed Medical City, Aljouf , Saudi Arabia, Sakaka- Aljouf, Saudi Arabia, ⁷King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, ⁸Consultant Internal Medicine & Infectious Disease, Infectious Disease Division Department of Medicine at Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ⁹Consultant Internal Medicine, Allergy, and Immunology, Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine at Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ¹⁰Infection Prevention and Control Program, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, P.O. Box ²²⁴⁹⁰, Riyadh ¹¹⁴²⁶, Saudi Arabia; College of Public Health and Health Informatics, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, P.O. Box ³⁶⁶⁰, Riyadh ¹¹⁴⁸¹, Saudi Arabia; King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, P.O. Box ³⁶⁶⁰, Riyadh ¹¹⁴⁸¹, Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Background/Purpose: Patients with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases (AIIRD) are at increased risk of infections due to both immune system dysfunction and the use of immunosuppressive…
Abstract Number: 2527 • ACR Convergence 2025
Safety Profile and Impaired Humoral Response to the Recombinant Herpes Zoster Vaccine in Behçet’s Syndrome Patients under Immunosuppression: a Prospective, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial
Eduardo Borba¹, Caio Carvalho², Nadia E Aikawa³, Ana C Medeiros-Ribeiro², Sandra G Pasoto², Carla Saad⁴, Henrique Giardini⁵, Thiago Freitas⁵, Rafael Cordeiro⁶, Eloisa Bonfa¹ and Clovis Artur Silva⁷, ¹Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, São Paulo, Brazil, ²Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ³Pediatric Rheumatology Unit, Instituto da Criança e do Adolescente, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Sao Paulo, Brazil., Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ⁴Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ⁵Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁶Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ⁷University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Although rare, new-onset Behçet’s syndrome (BS) and disease flares have been reported following vaccination. In this context, the recommendation of the Recombinant Herpes Zoster…
Abstract Number: 1192 • ACR Convergence 2025
Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies: A Prospective Phase 4 Controlled Trial Of Recombinant Herpes Zoster Vaccine
Sandra G Pasoto¹, Thais B Gorayeb², Ana Paula Luppino-Assad³, Nadia E Aikawa⁴, Ana C Medeiros-Ribeiro¹, Leonard V Kupa⁵, Bruno S Borges⁶, Samuel K Shinjo⁷, Fernando H De Souza², Renata Miossi², Eloisa Bonfa⁸ and Clovis Artur Silva⁹, ¹Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ²Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, São Paulo, ³Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, SAO PAULO, Brazil, ⁴Pediatric Rheumatology Unit, Instituto da Criança e do Adolescente, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Sao Paulo, Brazil., Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ⁵Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ⁶Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, ⁷Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, SÃO PAULO, Brazil, ⁸Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁹University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Although herpes zoster vaccination has been evaluated in immunocompromised populations, studies assessing vaccine immunogenicity and safety in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are restricted to…
Abstract Number: 0083 • ACR Convergence 2025
Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Plutchik Suicide Risk Scale in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Pedro Quevedo¹, Javier mora², william garcia², alejandra Solano², juliana Muñoz² and Daniela Lopez², ¹San Rafael Cinic University Hospital, Bogota, Distrito Capital de Bogota, Colombia, ²san rafael clinic universtity hospital, Bogota, Distrito Capital de Bogota, Colombia
Background/Purpose: Prevalence of depression in RA patients ranging from 10% to 25%, making it the most common psychiatric disorder in this population. The Plutchik Suicide…
Abstract Number: 2226 • ACR Convergence 2025
Factors Associated with Contraceptive Counseling by Rheumatologists for Reproductive-Aged Female Patients Prescribed Teratogenic Medications
Yongjay Kim¹, Kelsey Gripp², Deanna Jannat-Khah³, Emily Wu⁴, Mehret Birru Talabi⁵, Nancy Pan³, Lisa Sammaritano³ and Caroline Siegel³, ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, ²Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, ³Hospital For Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁴Hospital for Special Surgery, Union City, NJ, ⁵University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Guidelines advise rheumatologists to provide contraceptive counseling for all patients with pregnancy potential prescribed teratogenic medications, however, adherence is inconsistent. We assessed the frequency…
Abstract Number: 1157 • ACR Convergence 2025
Safety and Tolerability of a Recombinant Zoster Vaccine in Patients with Inflammatory Rheumatic Musculoskeletal Diseases: A Prospective Longitudinal Study over 12 Months
Ella Steiner¹, Ioana Andreica², Stefanie Reale³, Gianna Chierego⁴, Philipp Köhler⁵, Sonja Zapke⁴, Benjamin Wilde⁶, David Kiefer⁷, Philipp Sewerin², Hilal Kavruk⁵, Dimitra Karagkiozidou⁵, Panagiotis Ermeidis⁵, Barbara Guminski⁵, Andreas Kribben⁶, Jürgen Braun⁸, Xenofon Baraliakos⁹ and Uta Kiltz⁹, ¹Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Herne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, ²Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne; Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany, Herne, Germany, ³Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, ⁴Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany, ⁵Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Herne, Germany, ⁶University Hospital, Nephrology, Essen, Essen, Germany, ⁷Private practice of rheumatology, Hattingen, Germany, ⁸Ruhr-University, Bochum, Germany; and Rheumatologische Versorgungszentrum (RVZ) Steglitz, Berlin, Germany, ⁹Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-University Bochum, Herne, Germany
Background/Purpose: Herpes zoster (HZ) is common among older adults, with a lifetime risk of 25%. The risk is particularly increased in individuals with immunosuppression such…
Abstract Number: 0023 • ACR Convergence 2025
Longitudinal Proteomic Effects of Hydroxychloroquine in Individuals at Risk of Lupus: Differential Signatures in Progressors and Non-Progressors
Benjamin Jones¹, Miles Smith², Rufei Lu², Carla Guthridge², Susan Macwana², Wade DeJager³, Nancy Olsen⁴, Catriona Wagner⁵, Judith James², David Karp⁶ and Joel Guthridge², ¹Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma City, OK, ²Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma city, OK, ³Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, ⁴Penn State University/Milton S Hershey, Hershey, PA, ⁵Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Santa Cruz, CA, ⁶UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is routinely prescribed for treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) due to its efficacy at decreasing disease activity/SLE flares and strong benefit:risk…
Abstract Number: 0260 • ACR Convergence 2024
National Survey on Patient’s Knowledge and Drivers of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination in Immune-mediated Inflammatory Diseases (IMIDs)
Tiphaine Goulenok¹, Arthur Mageau², Chrystelle Francois¹, Eric HACHULLA³, Thomas Papo² and Karim Sacré², ¹Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France, ²Université Paris Cité, Paris, France, ³CHU Lille, Département de Médecine Interne et Immunologie Clinique, Centre de Référence des Maladies Auto-immunes Systémiques Rares du Nord et Nord-Ouest de France (CeRAINO), Lille, France., LILLE, France
Background/Purpose: Persistent human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the cause of cervical cancer. Patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) exposed to immunosuppressive therapy are at increased risk…
Abstract Number: 1907 • ACR Convergence 2024
Community-Engaged Curriculum Development Using Racial Justice and Biomedical Lenses to Address COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Black Individuals with Rheumatologic Conditions
Eseosa Osaghae¹, Greta Sirek², Tonya Roberson³, Mia Chandler⁴, Ariel Childs⁵, Monica Crespo-Bosque⁶, Gina Curry⁷, Amar Dhand⁸, Mary Dollear⁹, Alice Eggleston¹⁰, Nnenna Ezeh², Dieufort Fleurissaint¹¹, Denice Garrett¹², Gail Granville¹³, Muriel Jean-Jacques¹, Elena Losina², Holly Milaeger¹, Lutfiyya Muhammad¹⁴, Mary Ann Nelson¹⁵, Chisa Nosamiefan¹⁶, Bisola Ojikutu¹⁷, Neil Pillai¹, Marie Jacques Toussaint¹⁸, Mary Beth Son¹⁹, Ana Valle², Jessica Williams²⁰, Michael York²¹, Karen Mancera-Cuevas²², Candace Feldman² and rosalind Ramsey-Goldman¹, ¹Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Governors State University College of Health and Human Services, University Park, IL, ⁴Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁵Vital CxNs, Boston, MA, ⁶Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, ⁷University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ⁸Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁹Lupus Society of Illinois, Chicago, IL, ¹⁰Alliance Chicago, Chicago, IL, ¹¹True Alliance Center, Inc, Boston, MA, ¹²Action for Bridgeport Community Development, Inc., Bridgeport, CT, ¹³Women of Courage, Inc, Boston, MA, ¹⁴Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ¹⁵Mission Hill Health Movement Inc, Roxbury, MA, ¹⁶The Labalaba Foundation for Lupus Awareness and Advocacy, South Weymouth, MA, ¹⁷Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston Public Health Commission,, Boston, MA, ¹⁸True Alliance Center, Inc., Boston, MA, ¹⁹Boston Children's Hospital, Brookline, MA, ²⁰Emory School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, ²¹Boston University, Boston, MA, ²²National Health Council, Washington, DC
Background/Purpose: Despite the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines and the benefits for individuals with rheumatic conditions, racial inequities in uptake persist. We initiated a trial that…
Abstract Number: 0310 • ACR Convergence 2024
I-CARE Program: Interest of Multidisciplinary Systematic Screening Program for Comorbidities for Patients Suffering from Arthritis Rheumatoid DiseasE: A Real Life Study
Amine Mouamnia, Armentieres Hospital Center, Armentieres, France
Background/Purpose: Inflammatory and auto-immune disease are associated to comordities. Indeed, patients suffering from arthritis rheumatoid disease (ARD) such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR)…
Abstract Number: 1957 • ACR Convergence 2024
Assessing Left Ventricular Hemodynamic Forces in Systemic Sclerosis Patients: Pilot Study
Aïcha Kante¹, Andreea Afana², Damien Sène³, Valérie Bousson⁴, Trecy Goncalves⁵, Edouard Ballout⁵, Solenn Toupin⁵, Jean-Guillaume Dillinger⁶, William Bigot³, Valentin Pagis⁷, Karine Champion³, Ruxandra burlacu⁷, stephane mouly³, Patrick Henry⁶, Theo Pezel⁶ and Cloé Comarmond³, ¹Department of internal medicine, Centre de Compétence Maladies Rares autoimmunes et inflammatoires, Université Paris Cité, Paris, Ile-de-France, France, ²Department of Cardiology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Craiova, Craiova, Romania, ³Department of internal medicine, Centre de Compétence Maladies Rares autoimmunes et inflammatoires, Lariboisière Hospital, Université Paris Cité, Paris, Ile-de-France, France, ⁴Department of Radiology, Lariboisiere Hospital, (Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, AP-HP), Paris, Ile-de-France, France, ⁵Department of Cardiology, Lariboisiere Hospital, (Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, AP-HP), Paris, France, ⁶Department of Cardiology, Lariboisiere Hospital, (Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, AP-HP), Paris, Ile-de-France, France, ⁷Department of internal medicine, Centre de Compétence Maladies Rares autoimmunes et inflammatoires, Lariboisière Hospital, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a connective tissue disease marked by inflammation, microvascular changes and fibrosis. Cardiac comorbidities are the leading cause of mortality. Early…
Abstract Number: 0417 • ACR Convergence 2024
Contraception in Community Rheumatology Practices
Megan Clowse¹, Julie Chiesa², Pamela Freeman³, Bansari Gujar⁴, Kelley Jones⁵, Richard Jones⁶, Ann Marslett⁷, Amanda Snyderman⁵ and Leah Zulig⁸, ¹Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC, ²InfoDirectors, Durham, NC, ³Rheumatology Associates of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, ⁴Rheumatology Associates of Baltimore, Towson, MD, ⁵Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, ⁶Clinic for Rheumatic Diseases, Northport, AL, ⁷Rheumatology Associates of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, ⁸Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
Background/Purpose: Most prior studies of contraception in women with rheumatic disease focused on academic centers. In this study of non-academic rheumatology practices, we sought to…
Abstract Number: 1958 • ACR Convergence 2024
Hemodynamic Forces: A Novel Cardiac MRI Parameter to Assess Cardiac Involvement in Sarcoidosis Patients
Aïcha Kante¹, Andreea Afana², Damien Sène³, Karine Champion³, Valentin Pagis⁴, William Bigot³, Véronique Delcey⁵, Amanda Lopes³, Abdellatif Tazi⁶, Blanca Amador Borrero⁴, Bruno Crestani⁷, Claire Baladi⁸, Valérie Bousson⁹, Trecy Goncalves¹⁰, Edouard Ballout¹⁰, Solenn Toupin¹⁰, stephane mouly³, Jean-Guillaume Dillinger¹¹, Patrick Henry¹¹, Theo Pezel¹¹ and Cloé Comarmond³, ¹Department of internal medicine, Centre de Compétence Maladies Rares autoimmunes et inflammatoires, Université Paris Cité, Paris, Ile-de-France, France, ²Department of Cardiology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Craiova, Craiova, Romania, ³Department of internal medicine, Centre de Compétence Maladies Rares autoimmunes et inflammatoires, Lariboisière Hospital, Université Paris Cité, Paris, Ile-de-France, France, ⁴Department of internal medicine, Centre de Compétence Maladies Rares autoimmunes et inflammatoires, Lariboisière Hospital, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France, ⁵Department of Infectious diseases, Lariboisère University Hospital, Paris, Ile-de-France, France, ⁶National Reference Center for Histiocytoses, Department of Pulmonology, AP-HP, Saint-Louis Hospital, Paris, France, ⁷National Reference Center for Rare Pulmonary Diseases, Department of Pulmonology, AP-HP, Bichat Hospital, Paris, Ile-de-France, France, ⁸Université d’Angers, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Angers, Angers, France, ⁹Department of Radiology, Lariboisiere Hospital, (Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, AP-HP), Paris, Ile-de-France, France, ¹⁰Department of Cardiology, Lariboisiere Hospital, (Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, AP-HP), Paris, France, ¹¹Department of Cardiology, Lariboisiere Hospital, (Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, AP-HP), Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Background/Purpose: Cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) is an underdiagnosed condition characterized by the formation of non-caseating granuloma in the myocardium, potentially leading to arrhythmia, acute heart failure,…
Abstract Number: 0446 • ACR Convergence 2024
Rheum for Improvement: Contraception Counseling and Adherence in Patients with Lupus and Rheumatoid Arthritis on Teratogenic Medications
Kathryn Kompa¹ and Vasileios Kyttaris², ¹Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, ²BIDMC, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Methotrexate (MTX) and mycophenolate (MMF) are two common medications for both lupus (SLE) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Both medications are contraindicated in pregnancy, necessitating…
Abstract Number: 2096 • ACR Convergence 2024
A Model Based on Clinical and Molecular Data Predcits the Risk of Total Joint Replacement Progression in Knee OA Patients from the OAI
Ignacio Rego-Perez¹, Alejandro Duran-Sotuela², Jorge Vazquez-Garcia², Cristina Ruiz-Romero³, Valentina Calamia², Carlota Fraga-Seijas⁴, Vanesa Balboa-Barreiro⁵, Sara Relaño², María C. De Andrés², Lucia Lourido², Rocio Paz-Gonzalez², Patricia Quaranta², Patricia Fernández-Puente², Nicola Veronese⁶, Natividad Oreiro⁷ and francisco J Blanco⁸, ¹Instituto de Investigacion Biomedica de A Coruña-SERGAS, A Coruña, Spain, ²Servicio de Reumatología. Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de A Coruña (INIBIC). Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña (CHUAC), Sergas, A Coruña, Spain, ³INIBIC - CHUAC, A Coruña, Spain, ⁴INIBIC, A Coruña, Spain, ⁵Unidad de Epidemiología Clínica y Bioeostadística. Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de A Coruña (INIBIC). Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña (CHUAC), Sergas. Universidade da Coruña (UDC)., A Coruña, Spain, ⁶Geriatric Unit, Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, University of Palermo, Via del Vespro, 141, 90127, Palermo, Italy, A Coruña, Spain, ⁷CHUAC, La Coruna, Galicia, Spain, ⁸INIBIC-University of A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain
Background/Purpose: There is a need to design models that predict the risk of total joint replacement (TJR) in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). Our aim…

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