Abstracts tagged "prevention"

Abstract Number: 1008 • ACR Convergence 2025
Nationwide Historical Cohort Study on the Primary Prophylactic Effects of Colchicine in Cardiovascular Events
Hasan Satis¹, Umut Kalyoncu², Gizem Ayan³, Ali Aykut Fidanci⁴, Mustafa Mahir Ulgu⁴, Naim Ata⁴, Suayip Birinci⁴, Mehmet Koçak⁵ and Ahmet Gul⁶, ¹University of Health Sciences, Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Oncology Hospital, Rheumatology, Ankara, Turkey, ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey, Ankara, Turkey, ³Ankara Research and Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey, ⁴Ministry of Health, Ankara, Turkey, ⁵Medipol University, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁶Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
Background/Purpose: While two trials with colchicine have demonstrated its efficacy in reducing the risk of cardiovascular events, a more recent study showed no significant impact…
Abstract Number: 1928 • ACR Convergence 2025
Oral Health in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases: A Pilot Quality Improvement Program
Margarita Isabel Alarcon-Jarquin¹, Fernanda M. Garcia-Garcia², Vanessa L. Lopez-Flores¹, Aleydis Gonzalez-Melendez³, Gabriel Figueroa-Parra³, Dionicio A. Galarza-Delgado² and Janett C. Riega-Torres⁴, ¹Rheumatology Service, University Hospital “Dr. José Eleuterio González”, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ²Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico, ³Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario “Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez”, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁴Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario “Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez”, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatic diseases commonly experience oral health issues such as dental caries, xerostomia, and periodontal disease. These complications are linked to both the…
Abstract Number: 0967 • ACR Convergence 2025
Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Reveals a Prominent Pro-Inflammatory Gene Signature of Dermal Fibroblasts in Pre-Stages of SSc
Lumeng Li¹, Elena Pachera², Rucsandra Dobrota³, Sinziana Muraru⁴, Kristina Bürki³, Carina Mihai⁵, Muriel Elhai⁶, Laura Much⁷, Astrid Hofman³, Pietro Bearzi¹, Anna-Maria Hoffmann-Vold⁸ and Oliver Distler⁹, ¹Center of Experimental Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, the LOOP Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland, ²University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ³Center of Experimental Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, the LOOP Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁴University of Zurich, University Hospital Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland, ⁵University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁶University Hospital zurich, Zürich, Switzerland, ⁷Center of Experimental Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁸Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁹Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Switzerland, Zurich, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: The poor prognosis of SSc patients demands an urgent need to prevent disease onset. Recently, we reported a global pro-inflammatory gene signature of dermal…
Abstract Number: 1911 • ACR Convergence 2025
Characterizing Psoriasis Patients at Risk for Transition to Psoriatic Arthritis: Early Insights from the STOP PsA At-Risk Cohort
Victoria Konzett¹, Eva Manger², Simon Reider², Johannes Griss³, Constanze Jonak³, Kastriot Kastrati⁴, Peter Mandl⁴, Gudrun Ratzinger⁵, Christina Duftner², Thomas Karonitsch⁴ and Daniel Aletaha⁶, ¹Department of Medicine III, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ²Department of Internal Medicine, Clinical Division of Internal Medicine II, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria, ³Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna, Austria, Vienna, Austria, ⁴Department of Medicine III, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁵Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria, Innsbruck, Austria, ⁶Medical University Vienna, Wien, Austria
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) develops predominantly in patients with psoriasis (Pso). Although key drivers and predictors of disease progression have been identified in recent years,…
Abstract Number: 0673 • ACR Convergence 2025
Association Between Vasoactive-Vasodilating Therapy and Reduced Detection of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Systemic Sclerosis: Evidence From a EUSTAR Study
Nicola Farina¹, Silvia Bellando-Randone², SEBASTIEN SANGES³, hilde Bjørkekjær⁴, lorenzo tofani⁵, Marie-Elise Truchetet⁶, Vanessa Smith⁷, Andra Balanescu⁸, Christina Bergmann⁹, Yannick Allanore¹⁰, Philipp Klemm¹¹, simona Truglia¹², Luca Idolazzi¹³, Christopher Denton¹⁴, Roberta Foti¹⁵, anna Wojteczek¹⁶, Emmanuel Chatelus¹⁷, Madelon Vonk¹⁸, Serena Guiducci¹⁹, David Launay²⁰, Eric Hachulla²¹, Jeska de Vries-Bouwstra²², Anna-Maria Hoffmann-Vold²³, Marco Matucci-Cerinic²⁴, Oliver Distler²⁵ and Cosimo Bruni²⁶, ¹Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Scleroderma Unit, Division of Rheumatology, University of Florence, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy. Unit of Immunology, Rheumatology, Allergy and Rare Diseases, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy, Milan, Italy, ²University of Florence, Florence, Florence, Italy, ³Medecine Interne CHRU Lille, Lille, France, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Hospital of Southern Norway, Kristiansand, Norway, olso, Norway, ⁵Department of Statistics, Informatics and Applications, University of Florence, Florence, Italy, firenze, Italy, ⁶Bordeaux University Hospital, Bordeaux, France, ⁷Ghent University Hospital, Gent, Belgium, ⁸UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY CAROL DAVILA, Bucharest, Romania, ⁹Department of Medicine ³ - Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg and Uniklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ¹⁰Université Paris Cité, Paris, France, ¹¹Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Center, JLU Giessen, Campus Kerckhoff, Bad Nauheim, Germany, Bad Nauheim, Germany, ¹²Reumatologia, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico Umberto I, Rome, Italy, rome, Italy, ¹³Section of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy, verona, Italy, ¹⁴University College London, UK, London, United Kingdom, ¹⁵Division of Rheumatology, A.O.U. Policlinico-San Marco, Catania, Italy, Catania, Italy, ¹⁶Department of Rheumatology, Clinical Immunology, Geriatrics and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Gdańsk, University Clinical Centre, Gdańsk, Poland, Gdańsk, Poland, ¹⁷Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Strasbourg, France, Strasbourg, France, ¹⁸Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ¹⁹Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Scleroderma Unit, Division of Rheumatology, University of Florence, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy, Pistoia, Italy, ²⁰Univ. Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Reference Center for Rare Autoimmune and Autoinflammatory diseases (CERAINOM), U¹²⁸⁶ - INFINITE - Institute for Translational Research in Inflammation, Lille, France. National Reference Center for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (Pulmotension), Lille, France, Lille Cedex, France, ²¹University of Lille, LILLE, France, ²²Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²³Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ²⁴University San Raffaele Milano, Milano, Milan, Italy, ²⁵Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Switzerland, Zurich, Switzerland, ²⁶University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Vasoactive-vasodilating drugs (VVD) are the cornerstone of the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a form of precapillary pulmonary hypertension (pPH) that represents a…
Abstract Number: 1678 • ACR Convergence 2025
Abatacept in individuals at risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis: results from the Arthritis Prevention in the Pre-clinical Phase of RA with Abatacept Long Term Outcomes (ALTO) Study
Andrew Cope¹, Joana Vasconcelos¹, Marianna Jasenecova², Andrew Filer³, Karim Raza⁴, Sumera Qureshi¹, Maria Antonietta D'Agostino⁵, Iain McInnes⁶, Stefan Siebert⁶, John Isaacs⁷, Arthur Pratt⁸, Benjamin A. Fisher⁹, Christopher Buckley¹⁰, Paul Emery¹¹, Kulveer Mankia¹¹, Pauline Ho¹², MAYA BUCH¹³, Coziana Ciurtin¹⁴, Dirkjan van Schaardenburg¹⁵, Tom Huizinga¹⁶, René Toes¹⁶, Caroline Murphy¹ and A. Toby Prevost¹, ¹King's College London, London, United Kingdom, ²King's College London, London, ³The University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ⁴University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ⁵Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology - Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy, ⁶University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom, ⁷Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, ⁸University of Newcastle, Newcastle, United Kingdom, ⁹King’s College London, London, UK; Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ¹⁰University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ¹¹University of Leeds, Leeds, England, United Kingdom, ¹²The Kellgren Centre for Rheumatology, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, United Kingdom, ¹³UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER, MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, ¹⁴University College London, London, ¹⁵Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ¹⁶Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Clinical trials aimed at delaying or preventing rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in individuals at risk have been published with variable results. In the APIPPRA study,…
Abstract Number: 0619 • ACR Convergence 2025
Interim Analysis of the Impact of a Recombinant Herpes Zoster Vaccine on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Randomized Controlled Study on Immunogenicity, Safety and Immunosuppressor Effects
Luciana Parente Costa Seguro¹, Andrea Negrini², Sandra G Pasoto³, Nadia E Aikawa⁴, Ana C Medeiros-Ribeiro³, Eduardo Borba¹, Emily Figueiredo Neves Yuki⁵, Artur Sartori², Danieli Andrade⁶, Thiago Freitas⁷, Henrique Giardini⁷, Clovis Artur Silva⁸ and Eloisa Bonfa¹, 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 São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ³Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ⁴Pediatric Rheumatology Unit, Instituto da Criança e do Adolescente, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Sao Paulo, Brazil., Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ⁵Faculdade de Medicina da USP, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁶University of Sao Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁷Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁸University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Background/Purpose: SLE patients are at increased risk of infections, including herpes zoster (HZ). Prior studies evaluating the recombinant herpes zoster vaccine (RZV) in SLE have…
Abstract Number: 0138 • ACR Convergence 2024
SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Acceptance, Hesitancy and Uptake in a Cohort of Patients with Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases (IRD)
iulia roman¹, Xenofon Baraliakos², Uta Kiltz³, Juergen Braun⁴ and Ioana Andreica⁵, ¹Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany, ²Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-University Bochum, Herne, Germany, ³Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-University, D-44649 Herne, Germany, ⁴Rheuma Praxis, Ruhr-University Bochum, Berlin, Germany, ⁵Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Herne, Germany
Background/Purpose: Vaccine acceptance is important to achieve high vaccination coverage and possibly herd immunity. Related to the evolution of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic with its socio-political…
Abstract Number: 0995 • ACR Convergence 2024
What Is the Carbon Footprint of Adalimumab Originator and Its Various Biosimilar Drugs?
Ines Moninot¹, ROLAND CHAPURLAT², Elodie FEURER¹, Pierre-Jean Cottinet³, Minh-Quyen Le³ and Aurélie Fontana¹, ¹Hospices Civils Lyon, Lyon, France, ²INSERM 1033, LYON, France, ³INSA Lyon, Lyon, France
Background/Purpose: In developed countries, the impact of healthcare systems on the environment is sizeable (roughly 8% of the carbon footprint). So, it is essential to…
Abstract Number: 2612 • ACR Convergence 2024
Two-Week Methotrexate Discontinuation in Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases Patients Vaccinated with Recombinant Herpes Zoster Vaccine: An Interim Analysis of a Prospective Randomized Phase 4 Study
Ana Cristina Medeiros-Ribeiro¹, Joao de Oliveira², Nadia Aikawa³, Sandra Pasoto², Leonard Kupa², Carla Goncalves Schahin Saad⁴, Luciana Parente², ANA PAULA ASSAD², Eduardo Borba², Emily Figueiredo Neves Yuki², Andrea Shimabuco⁴, Karina Bonfiglioli², Diogo Domiciano², Percival Sampaio-Barros⁴, Andre Franco², Julio Moraes⁵, Murillo Dorio², Claudia Goldenstein-Schainberg², Henrique Carriço Da Silva², Lucas Guimarães², Fernanda Chaer⁶, Caio Laguna Reis de Carvalho², Henrique Dalmolin², Clovis Silva⁷ and Eloisa Bonfa², ¹Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Jose Dos Campos, Brazil, ²Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, ³Rheumatology Division and Pediatric Rheumatology Unit, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, ⁴Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, ⁵Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, Jundiai, Brazil, ⁶Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Santos, Brazil, ⁷Rheumatology Division and Pediatric Rheumatology Unit, Instituto da Criança e do Adolescente, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Temporary methotrexate (MTX) discontinuation may enhance vaccine immune response, but there are no data for the recombinant zoster vaccine (RZV). This study assessed if…
Abstract Number: 0156 • ACR Convergence 2024
Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Are Independent Risk Factors for Non-Fatal Cardiovascular Admissions in Transition-Age Young Adults
Anurag Goel¹, Joshua Tanzer² and Vinit Gilvaz³, ¹The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, ²Lifespan Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Research Design, and Informatics Core, Providence, RI, ³The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, East Providence, RI
Background/Purpose: Psoriasis (PsO) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) are closely linked inflammatory conditions that can affect both children and adults. In children, these diseases are associated…
Abstract Number: 1066 • ACR Convergence 2024
Development of a Pharmacy-Led Intervention to Improve Osteoporosis Screening in VA Community-Based Outpatient Clinics
Krista Topalsky¹, Lee Arphai², Mary Ellen Amos², Amanda Mertz², Christopher Blum³, Timothy Godbey², Lori Leonard², Maya Mattar⁴, Elizabeth Cable² and Robert Wenzell², ¹University Hospitals/ Case Western Reserve University, Shaker Heights, OH, ²Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, ³Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, ⁴Louis Stokes VA medical Center, Mayfield Heights, OH
Background/Purpose: Osteoporosis is a major public health concern in the United States, leading to significant morbidity, mortality, and increased economic burden. Fractures are projected to…
Abstract Number: 2672 • ACR Convergence 2024
Prevention of the Development of Rheumatoid Arthritis by a 1-year Course of Methotrexate in ACPA-negative Arthralgia Patients at Increased Risk for Rheumatoid Arthritis: 4 Year Results of the TREAT EARLIER Trial
Quirine Dumoulin¹, Doortje Krijbolder², Karen Visser³, Leroy Lard⁴ and Annette van der Helm-van Mil⁵, ¹Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands, ²Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, Netherlands, ³Haga Hospital The Hague, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁴Haaglanden Medical Center The Hague, Leidschendam, Netherlands, ⁵LUMC, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Currently, prevention possibilities of developing ACPA-negative rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are unknown. Studying this is challenging because many ACPA-negative at-risk individuals have low risk of…
Abstract Number: 0207 • ACR Convergence 2024
Investigation of Delays in Cancer Screening in RA
Rebecca Brooks¹, Cassondra Hulshizer², Andrew C. Hanson³, Vanessa Kronzer¹, John Davis¹, Elena Myasoedova¹ and Cynthia Crowson¹, ¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Mayo Clinic, Utica, MN, ³Mayo Clinic, Rochester
Background/Purpose: Recent studies have shown that RA patients have increased mortality due to cancer. Despite the increased mortality, few studies have investigated the completion of…
Abstract Number: 1075 • ACR Convergence 2024
Optimizing Herpes Zoster Vaccination in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Ages 18-49 Years: A Quality Improvement Approach
Akhil Sood¹, Pegah Jahangiri¹, Christy Bill² and Janice Lin¹, ¹Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ²Stanford Health Care, Palo Alto, CA
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis are at increased risk for Herpes Zoster (HZ) infection, which is associated with increased hospitalizations and healthcare resource utilization. Despite…

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