Abstracts tagged "prevention"

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…
Abstract Number: 0133 • ACR Convergence 2023
COVID-19 Vaccination-related Delayed Adverse Events Among Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Results from the COVAD Study
Madiha Fathima¹, Bohdana Doskaliuk², Julius Lindblom¹, Elena Nikiphorou³, Chris Wincup⁴, Sreoshy Saha⁵, Syahrul Sazliyana Shaharir⁶, Wanruchada Katchamart⁷, Phonpen Akarawatcharangura Goo⁸, Lisa Traboco⁹, Yi-Ming Chen¹⁰, Kshitij Jagtap¹¹, James Lilleker¹², Arvind Nune¹³, John Pauling¹⁴, Vishwesh Agarwal¹⁵, Dey Dzifa¹⁶, CARLOS ENRIQUE TORO GUTIERREZ¹⁷, CARLO VINICIO CABALLERO¹⁸, Hector Chinoy¹⁹, Rohit Aggarwal²⁰, Vikas Agarwal²¹, Latika Gupta²² and Ioannis Parodis¹, ¹Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ²SHEI "Ivano-Frankivsk national medical university", Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine, ³King's College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁴King's College Hospital, London, United Kingdom, ⁵Mymensingh Medical College, Faridpur, Bangladesh, ⁶Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 56000, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, ⁷Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, ⁸Department of Medicine, Queen Savang Vadhana Memorial Hospital, Chonburi, Thailand, ⁹University of the Philippines - Manila, St Luke's Medical Center - Bonifacio Global City, Paranaque, Manila, Philippines, ¹⁰Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, ¹¹Seth Gordhandhas Sunderdas Medical College and King Edwards Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India, ¹²Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Division of Musculoskeletal and Dermatological Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK; Manchester Centre for Clinical Neurosciences, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, UK. Orcid ID: 0000-0002-9230-4137., Manchester, United Kingdom, ¹³Southport & Ormskirk NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, United Kingdom, ¹⁴North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, United Kingdom, ¹⁵Mahatma Gandhi Missions Medical College, Lucknow, India, ¹⁶Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Ghana School of Medicine and Dentistry, College of Health Sciences, Korle-Bu, Accra, Ghana, ¹⁷Centro de Estudios de Reumatología y Dermatología SAS, Cali, Colombia, ¹⁸REUMACARIBE IPS, Barranquilla, Colombia, ¹⁹The University of Manchester, Sale, United Kingdom, ²⁰University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²¹Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS), Lucknow, India, ²²Royal Wolverhampton Trust, Wolverhampton/University of Manchester, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: COVID-19 vaccines have been proven to be safe in healthy populations. However, data on delayed adverse effects (AEs) in people with autoimmune diseases (AIDs),…
Abstract Number: 1097 • ACR Convergence 2023
Improving Vaccine Uptake of the Pneumococcal 20-valent Conjugate Vaccine (PCV20) in Young Rheumatic Disease Patients Using a Brief Intense Partnership Program
Kelsey Pasch¹, Stephen Lindsey² and Takeda Ferguson³, ¹Louisiana State University -- New Orleans, Baton Rouge, LA, ²LSU Health Science Center, New Orleans, LA, ³LSU Health Science Center School of Public Health, New Orleans, LA
Background/Purpose: Patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases (IRDs) are at increased risk of infection. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the ACR strongly…
Abstract Number: 2558 • ACR Convergence 2023
Aortic Aneurysms in a Multicenter Cohort of 196 Patients with Aortitis Related to Giant Cell Arteritis Treated with Tocilizumab
Fernando López¹, Javier Loricera², Adrián Martín-Gutiérrez³, Carmen Secada³, Santos Castañeda⁴, Clara Moriano Morales⁵, Javier Narvaez⁶, Vicente Aldasoro⁷, Olga Maiz⁸, Rafael Benito Melero-Gonzalez⁹, PALOMA VELA¹⁰, Susana Romero Yuste¹¹, Eugenio De Miguel¹², Eva Galindez-Agirregoikoa¹³, Jesús Carlos Fernández López¹⁴, Ivan Ferraz Amaro¹⁵, Julio Sánchez-Martín³, Jose L. Callejas¹⁶, Patricia Moya Albarado¹⁷ and Ricardo Blanco¹⁸, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ³Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Immunopathology Group, Santander, Spain, ⁴Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain, ⁵Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de León, León, Spain, ⁶Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, ⁷Hospital Universitario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain, ⁸Hospital Universitario de Donostia. San Sebastián, Spain., Donosti, Spain, ⁹CHU Vigo, O Carballino, Spain, ¹⁰Rheumatology, Hospital General Universitario Alicante, Alicante, Spain, ¹¹Complexo Hospitalario Universitario, Pontevedra, Spain, ¹²Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ¹³Basurto University Hospital, Bilbao, Spain, ¹⁴Rheumatology department, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC). Instituto de Investigación Biomédica A Coruña (INIBIC), A Coruña, Spain, ¹⁵Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, ¹⁶Unit of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Hospital San Cecilio, Granada, Spain, ¹⁷Hospital Universitario de Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain, ¹⁸Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain
Background/Purpose: Aortic aneurysms is a serious complication that can occur in patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA) (1-2). Tocilizumab (TCZ) is approved for GCA. Nevertheless,…
Abstract Number: 0198 • ACR Convergence 2023
Improving Vaccination Uptake of Herpes Zoster in Young Rheumatic Disease Patients Ages 18-49 Using Specialty Pharmacy Partnership
Stephen Lindsey¹, Brittany Hill², Sheela Sheth³ and Arya Loghmani², ¹LSU Health Science Center, New Orleans, LA, ²Louisiana State University, New Orleans, LA, ³Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
Background/Purpose: Herpes zoster (HZ), also known as shingles, causes an estimated one million cases annually in the United States. Many studies have shown that the…
Abstract Number: 1099 • ACR Convergence 2023
Improving Hydroxychloroquine Dosing and Eye Screening Compliance in Patients with Connective Tissue Disorder
Maria Salgado Guerrero¹ and Angelo Gaffo², ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL; Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is a key treatment for patients with lupus and other rheumatic diseases. To minimize the risk of retinal toxicity, the American College…
Abstract Number: 2581 • ACR Convergence 2023
Proteomic Signatures in Pre-Rheumatoid Arthritis Suggest Evolving Biological Pathways in Different Stages of Disease Development That May Inform Prediction and Prevention Strategies
Samir Rachid Zaim¹, Adam Savage¹, Mark Gillespie¹, Christy Bennett¹, lynne Becker¹, LauraKay Moss², Marie Feser², Jess Edison³, Ted R Mikuls⁴, Michael Holer², kevin Deane² and Xiao-Jun Li¹, ¹Allen Institute for Immunology, Seattle, WA, ²University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, ³Walter Reed Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, ⁴Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) includes a stage of development that can be termed 'pre-RA' and defined as the presence of abnormal biomarkers and/or other features…
Abstract Number: 0203 • ACR Convergence 2023
Projecting the Impact on Clinical Outcomes in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis of Delaying Retreatment with Rituximab for Vaccine Optimization
Zachary Wallace¹, Aaron Wu², Shruthi Srivatsan², Naomi Patel², Jeffrey Sparks³, Eli Miloslavsky², Hyon K. Choi⁴, Peter Merkel⁵, John Stone⁶ and Emily Hyle², ¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Newton, MA, ²Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁴Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Lexington, MA, ⁵University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁶Massachusetts General Hospital Rheumatology Unit, Harvard Medical School, Concord, MA
Background/Purpose: Rituximab (RTX) is effective for maintaining remission in ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) but increases risks for vaccine-preventable severe infections and reduces the immune response to…
Abstract Number: 1351 • ACR Convergence 2023
HPV Vaccination in Adolescent and Young Adult Patients Seen in an Academic Rheumatology Center
Caroline Siegel¹, Lauren Robinson¹, Deanna Jannat-Khah¹, Avi Mikhaylov¹, Nancy Pan¹ and Lisa Sammaritano², ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Adolescent and young adults (AYAs) with rheumatic disease (RD) may face disproportionate risk of HPV and associated cancers due to immune dysregulation, immunosuppression and…
Abstract Number: 2584 • ACR Convergence 2023
Gut Microbiome and Intestinal Inflammation in Preclinical Stages of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Benoît Thomas P. GILBERT¹, Raul Yhossef TITO TADEO², Céline LAMACCHIA¹, Olivia STUDER¹, Delphine COURVOISIER¹, Jeroen RAES³ and Axel Finckh⁴, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland, ²Center for Microbiology, VIB, Leuven. Laboratory of Molecular Bacteriology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Rega Institute, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, ³Center for Microbiology, VIB, Leuven. Laboratory of Molecular Bacteriology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Rega Institute, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven., Leuven, Belgium, ⁴HUG, Geneva, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: We attempted to replicate and expand previous findings of an increased abundance of Prevotellaceae in early untreated Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) or its preclinical stages,…
Abstract Number: 0208 • ACR Convergence 2023
Pneumocystis Jirovecii Pneumonia (PJP) Prophylaxis (PPX), Investigating the Practice Patterns of Providers for Patients on Chronic, High-Dose Immunosuppression in a Rural Integrated Health System
Angela Bobak¹, Emely Pimentel¹, Jordan Jackson², Celia Gray³, Hema Srinivasan³, Andrea Berger³ and David Bulbin³, ¹Geisinger Medical Center Internal Medicine Residency, Danville, PA, ²Geisinger Medical Center Medicine-Pediatrics Residency, Danville, PA, ³Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA
Background/Purpose: PJP is an opportunistic fungus causing significant morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients. Guidelines describe PJP PPX indications among non-HIV infected individuals with cancer…

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