Abstract Number: 0432 • ACR Convergence 2022
Predictive Factors of Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis Long-term Evolution: Data from a European Cohort
Background/Purpose: Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) is a small vessel necrotizing vasculitis characterized by blood and tissue eosinophilia and asthma. Glucocorticoids (GCs) frequently control the…Abstract Number: 1262 • ACR Convergence 2022
Clinical and Ultrasound-based Composite Disease Activity Indices and Radiographic Progression in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Musculoskeletal ultrasound (US) has been reported to predict radiographic progression in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The aim of the study was to test the predictive…Abstract Number: 2204 • ACR Convergence 2022
Interosseous Tendon Inflammation in the Hands: A Novel Feature of Developing Rheumatoid Arthritis? Results from a Large MRI Study in Clinically Suspect Arthralgia
Background/Purpose: Inflammation around the tendons of hand interosseous muscles (interosseous tendon inflammation; ITI) on MRI was recently reported for the first time in rheumatoid arthritis…Abstract Number: 0458 • ACR Convergence 2022
Predictive Models for Thromboembolic Events in Giant Cell Arteritis: A US Veterans Health Administration Population-Based Study
Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is an independent risk factor for thromboembolic events. The purpose of our study was to identify prognostic factors for thromboembolic…Abstract Number: 1264 • ACR Convergence 2022
Does Vein Wall Thickness Have Prognostic Value in Behcet’s Disease? A Prospective Follow up Study
Background/Purpose: We reported the first controlled ultrasound study showing increased common femoral vein(CFV) thickness in Behçet's Disease(BD),1 and showed that this is a distinctive feature…Abstract Number: 0469 • ACR Convergence 2022
Factors Associated with Corticosteroid Dosing in the Management of Giant Cell Arteritis
Background/Purpose: Corticosteroids are the cornerstone of therapy in patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA). Tapering regiments vary considerably in both dose and duration, while relapses…Abstract Number: 1319 • ACR Convergence 2022
Prognostic Utility of Metacarpal Bone Mineral Density Measurement in Patients with Recent-onset Arthritis by Assessment of Radiographic Progression at 2-year Follow Up
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and osteoporosis (OP) have a complex interplay in terms of pathogenic mechanisms. In this regard, radiogrammetry (DXR) of the hand, a…Abstract Number: 0532 • ACR Convergence 2022
Women with Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Less Likely to Achieve Rapid and Sustainable Remission: Results from the Canadian Early Arthritis Cohort Study
Background/Purpose: Historical and established RA cohorts have reported sex disparities in remission outcomes favoring male patients. The objective of the present study was to compare…Abstract Number: 1428 • ACR Convergence 2022
Molecular and Clinical Profiling of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Predicts the Response to Rituximab
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is one of the most prevalent rheumatic diseases, mainly characterized by chronically painful, swollen joints that can severely impair physical function…Abstract Number: 1390 • ACR Convergence 2021
A 5% Increase in Interstitial Lung Disease at 1-Year Follow-up Is Associated with Long-Term ILD Progression in Systemic Sclerosis
Background/Purpose: The clinical course of interstitial lung disease (ILD) in systemic sclerosis (SSc) is highly variable. Some patients experience a progressive decline in lung function…Abstract Number: 1539 • ACR Convergence 2021
High Disease Activity, as Assessed by RAPID3, Increases Risk of Hospitalization and Predicts Lower Chance of Recovery from COVID-19 in a Cohort of Tertiary Care Rheumatology Patients
Background/Purpose: There is a need to understand which patients with rheumatologic diseases may be at highest risk for poor COVID-19 related outcomes so that both…Abstract Number: 1630 • ACR Convergence 2021
Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children: Clinical Characteristics and Predictors for Length of Hospitalization
Background/Purpose: Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) is a recently defined post-infectious phenomena associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We assessed the demographics, clinical characteristics,…Abstract Number: 0014 • ACR Convergence 2021
Low Baseline Expression of Pyruvate Kinase and Succinate Dehydrogenase Genes in the Peripheral Blood of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated with Tofacitinib Is Associated with Clinical Remission at the End of Follow-up
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease of unknown etiology, which is characterized by erosive arthritis and systemic inflammation. Tofacitinib (TFCN) is a Janus…Abstract Number: 1775 • ACR Convergence 2021
Isolated Axial versus Concomitant Peripheral Disease in Psoriatic Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Isolated axial involvement exists in 2 to 5% of all psoriatic arthritis (PsA) patients. However, it is currently unknown whether patients with isolated axial…Abstract Number: 0083 • ACR Convergence 2021
Cardiac Valve Surgery Outcomes in the Antiphospholipid Syndrome
Background/Purpose: Cardiac valve involvement in the APS is prevalent, necessitating valve surgery in about 5% of the patients. Data regarding valve surgery outcomes in APS…
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