Abstract Number: L07 • ACR Convergence 2024
The Classification Criteria for Anti-Synthetase Syndrome (Class) Project
Background/Purpose: The aim of this study was to develop and validate new classification criteria for Anti-Synthetase Syndrome (ASSD) using data and consensus driven methodologies and…Abstract Number: 0693 • ACR Convergence 2024
Behind the Bronchiectasis in Systemic Sclerosis. Prevalence and Risk Factors
Background/Purpose: Bronchiectasis (BC) has been observed in association with Systemic Sclerosis (SSc). Esophageal dysmotility, immunosuppressive drugs and the direct effect of collagen deposition in the…Abstract Number: 1561 • ACR Convergence 2024
Association of Large Vessel Vasculitis and Development of SSc and SSc-Associated Antibodies: Impact of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Background/Purpose: Large vessel vasculitis (LVV) comprises a spectrum of rare, potentially life-threatening disorders, including giant cell arteritis (GCA) and Takayasu's arteritis (TAK), defined by granulomatous…Abstract Number: 2522 • ACR Convergence 2024
Anticoagulant Treatment May Decrease the Relapse Rate in Pulmonary Arterial Involvement of Behçet’s Disease When Added After the First Event
Background/Purpose: Vascular inflammation in Behcet’s Disease (BD) is one of the most important causes of mortality due to pulmonary artery involvement (PAI) or Budd-Chiari syndrome.…Abstract Number: 0714 • ACR Convergence 2024
Therapeutic Dilemmas in Patients with ANCA-associated Vasculitis: Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage, Venous Thromboembolism and Anticoagulation
Background/Purpose: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH) is an acutely life-threating presentation of ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV), and patients with AAV are at increased risk of venous thromboembolic…Abstract Number: 1595 • ACR Convergence 2024
Tezepelumab for Relapsing or Refractory Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis: A European Retrospective Study
Background/Purpose: Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) is a small vessel vasculitis associated with asthma and blood and tissue eosinophilia. EGPA is often associated with glucocorticoid…Abstract Number: 2570 • ACR Convergence 2024
Comparison of the Clinical Features and Biomarker Profiles of the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA) Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis- Associated Lung Disease (SJIA-LD) Cohort to CARRA Registry SJIA Patients Without Lung Disease
Background/Purpose: Systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (SJIA) associated lung disease (SJIA-LD) is an emerging life-threatening disease with urgent unmet knowledge gaps. This study compares the clinical…Abstract Number: 0715 • ACR Convergence 2024
Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage in Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis Revisited
Background/Purpose: We sought to characterize the most recent cohort of patients presenting with DAH and AAV and to identify risk factors for respiratory failure and…Abstract Number: 1693 • ACR Convergence 2024
Change in Forced Vital Capacity at Week 12 or 24 Has Prognostic Value for Outcome at Week 52 in Patients with Autoimmune Disease-Related Interstitial Lung Diseases
Background/Purpose: Clinical trials in patients with interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) generally include a 52-week treatment period. Shorter trials would help speed up drug development and…Abstract Number: 2645 • ACR Convergence 2024
Human NCF1-p.R90H Variant Promotes Pulmonary Fibrosis in the Bleomycin-induced Mouse Model and Systemic Sclerosis Patients via Expansion of SPP1+Monocytes-derived Macrophages
Background/Purpose: We previously identified a systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) causal risk variant, p.Arg90His (p.R90H, rs201802880) substitution encoded in neutrophil cytosolic factor 1 (NCF1), an essential component…Abstract Number: 0814 • ACR Convergence 2024
Rare Variants of PAH Risk Genes Associate with a Distinct Vasculopathy Phenotype and Worse Outcomes in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus-associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) displays significant clinical heterogeneity; nevertheless, the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Presently, more than twenty risk genes…Abstract Number: 1694 • ACR Convergence 2024
One-Year Survival Following Single versus Double Lung Transplantation in Adults with Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease-related Interstitial Lung Disease: A Nationwide Cohort Study
Background/Purpose: Lung transplantation (LT) is a potentially life-saving treatment for patients with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARDs) who have developed end-stage lung disease due to…Abstract Number: 0953 • ACR Convergence 2024
Establishment of Systemic Sclerosis Associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Specific Endothelial Cells Through iPSCs and Their Functional and Molecular Analyses
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis associated pulmonary arterial hypertension (SSc-PAH) is of particularly clinical interest since its outcomes remain unfavorable despite modern PAH therapies. Previous reports showed…Abstract Number: 1894 • ACR Convergence 2024
Detection of Fibrotic Lung Changes and Bronchiectasis in RA Patients Screened for Lung Cancer with Low-dose CT Chest: Results from a Large Multi-hospital System
Background/Purpose: Cigarette smoking is a risk factor for both lung cancer and RA. Furthermore, RA is associated with pulmonary abnormalities including interstitial lung disease, bronchiectasis,…Abstract Number: 0154 • ACR Convergence 2024
Chronic Sinusitis Predicting Interstitial Lung Disease in Sjögren’s Syndrome: A Comprehensive USA Population Study (2004-2024)
Background/Purpose: Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is a chronic autoimmune disorder primarily affecting the exocrine glands, but it also impacts various parts of the respiratory system, including…
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