Abstracts tagged "Raynaud’s phenomenon"

Abstract Number: 822 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Beneficial Effect of Botulinum Toxin-a on Raynaud’s Phenomenon in Japanese Patients with Systemic Sclerosis: A Prospective, Open-Label Trial
Sei-ichiro Motegi¹, Kazuya Yamada¹, Sayaka Toki¹, Akihiko Uchiyama¹, Tetsuya Nakamura² and Osamu Ishikawa¹, ¹Department of Dermatology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Gunma, Japan, ²Clinical Investigation and Research Unit, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Gunma, Japan
Background/Purpose: Systemic scleroderma (SSc) is a generalized connective tissue disease characterized by fibrosis of the skin and internal organs, vascular dysfunction and immune disorder. Patients…
Abstract Number: 823 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Anti-IFI16 Antibodies in Scleroderma Are Associated with Digital Gangrene
Zsuzsanna McMahan¹, Ami A. Shah², Dhananjay Vaidya³, Fredrick M. Wigley⁴, Antony Rosen⁵ and Livia Casciola-Rosen⁶, ¹Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ²Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ³Medicine, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD, ⁴Rheum Div/Mason F Lord, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁵Mason Lord Bldg Ctr Tower, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: Our aim was to examine and confirm the association between anti-IFI16 antibodies and clinical features of scleroderma. Methods: Sera from a discovery sample…
Abstract Number: 848 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Nitroglycerin Patch Application in Systemic Sclerosis: Evaluation By Laser Doppler Imaging
Georgiana Bentea, Aurelien Wauters, Jean-Claude Wautrecht and Elie Cogan, Erasme Hospital, Brussels, Belgium
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a complex autoimmune disease, commonly associated with Raynaud phenomenon (RP). The aim of this study was to characterize the microvascular…
Abstract Number: 1880 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Circulating Microparticle Populations May Differentiate Between Connective Tissue Diseases.
Eoghan M. McCarthy^1,2, Daniel Moreno-Martinez³, Fiona Wilkinson⁴, Neil J McHugh^5,6, Ian N. Bruce^7,8, Yvonne Alexander³, John D. Pauling^6,9 and Ben Parker^7,8, ¹The University of Manchester, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Institute of Inflammation and Repair, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Mmanchester, United Kingdom, ²NIHR Manchester Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Central Manchester University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom, ³Healthcare Science Research Institute, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁴School of Healthcare Science, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁵Rheumatology, Bath Institute of Rheumatic Diseases, Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Bath, United Kingdom, ⁶Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom, ⁷Central Manchester University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, NIHR Manchester Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁸Stopford Building, Arthritis Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Institute of Inflammation and Repair, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁹Upper Borough Walls, Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Disease, Bath, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Microparticles (MPs) are membrane-bound vesicles derived from vascular and intravascular cells such as endothelial cells (EMPs) and platelets (PMPs). Circulating MPs levels are altered…
Abstract Number: 1894 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Calcium Channel Blockers Are More Effective in the Treatment of Primary Raynaud’s Phenomenon Compared to Secondary: A Meta-Analyis
Janet E. Pope¹, Fadumo Rirash², Paul Tingey³, Sarah Harding⁴, Lara J. Maxwell⁵, Peter Tugwell⁶, Jordi Pardo⁷, Elizabeth Ghogomu⁸ and George A. Wells⁹, ¹University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, ²Medicine/Rheumatology, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, ³Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, ⁴ERLanger, ERLanger, KY, ⁵Centre for Global Health, Institute of Population Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ⁶Center For Global Health, Institute of Population Hlth, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ⁷University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ⁸University of Ottawa, Cochrane Musculoskeletal Group, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ⁹Cardiovascular Research Reference Centre, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: To assess the benefits and harms of calcium channel blockers (CCBs) versus placebo for the treatment of Raynaud's phenomenon (RP) comparing primary to secondary…
Abstract Number: 1896 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Early Signs, Symptoms and Auto-Antibodies to Predict Diffuse Cutaneous or Limited Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis at First Presentation
WMT van den Hombergh¹, HKA Knaapen-Hans¹, Patricia E. Carreira^2,3, FHJ van den Hoogen¹, Jaap Fransen¹ and MC Vonk¹, ¹Rheumatology, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ²Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain, ³Rheumatology Unit, Hospital 12 de Octubre, Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
ABSTRACT Background/Purpose: Diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis (dcSSc) is associated with a poorer prognosis compared to limited cutaneous SSc (lcSSc), due to earlier and more severe…
Abstract Number: 1928 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Isolation and Initial Characterization of Dermal Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells in Systemic Sclerosis
Shadia Nada¹, Farouk Abu Alhana², Yongqing Wang², Nezam Altorok³ and Bashar Kahaleh⁴, ¹Internal Medicine, Divison of Rheumatology, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, ²The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, ³Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, ⁴Medicine/Rheumatology, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
Background/Purpose: Nearly all patients with Systemic sclerosis (SSc) suffer from vascular dysfunction as illustrated by the uniform presence of Raynaud’s phenomena. The role of vascular…
Abstract Number: 2256 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Characteristics, Laboratory Findings and Nailfold Capillaroscopy Microscopy Patterns in a Monocentric Series of 123 Patients with Idiopathic Pernio
Thi Phuong Uyen Doan¹, Sara Hussein¹, Martial Koenig² and France Joyal¹, ¹Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²Internal Medicine, Hôpital Notre-Dame du CHUM, Montréal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Few studies have looked at the characteristics of patients diagnosed with pernio and the significance of the use of capillaroscopy in these patients. The…
Abstract Number: 2379 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Follow-up Predictors of Disease Pattern Change in Anti Jo-1 Positive Antisynthetase Syndrome: Results from a Multicenter, International and Retrospective Study
Franco Franceschini¹, Elena Bartoloni-Bocci², Santos Castañeda³, Laura Nuno⁴, Carlo Alberto Scirè⁵, Francisco Javier López-Longo⁶, Julia Martínez-Barrio⁷, Ilaria Cavazzana¹, Paolo Airò⁸, Javier Bachiller Corral⁹, Alberto Sifuentes Giraldo¹⁰, Rossella Neri¹¹, Simone Barsotti¹², Roberto Caporali¹³, Carlomaurizio Montecucco¹⁴, Marcello Govoni¹⁵, Renato La Corte¹⁵, Federica Furini¹⁵, Florenzo Iannone¹⁶, Margherita Giannini¹⁷, Enrico Fusaro¹⁸, Simone Parisi¹⁹, Giuseppe Paolazzi²⁰, Giovanni Barausse²¹, Raffaele Pellerito²², Alessandra Russo²², Lesley Ann Saketkoo²³, Norberto Ortego-Centeno²⁴, Luca Quartuccio²⁵, Christof Specker²⁶, Andreas Schwarting²⁷, Kostantinos Triantafyllias²⁸, Carlo Selmi²⁹, Fausto Salaffi³⁰, Marco Amedeo Cimmino³¹, Annamaria Iuliano³², Fabrizio Conti³³, Gianluigi Baiocchi³⁴, Elena Bravi³⁵, Anna Ghirardello³⁶, Trinitario Pina³⁷, Miguel A. Gonzalez-Gay³⁸, Lorenzo Cavagna³⁹ and AENEAS (American and European NEtwork of Antisynthetase Syndrome) collaborative group, ¹Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy, ²Department of Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy, ³Rheumatology, H.U. La Princesa, Madrid, Spain, ⁴Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ⁵Epidemiology Unit – Italian Society for Rheumatology (SIR), Milano, Italy, ⁶Rheumatology, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, ⁷Servicio de Reumatologia, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, ⁸Rheumatology Unit, Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Italy, ⁹Rheumatology, University Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁰Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain, ¹¹Rheumatology Unit, University of Pisa, Italy, Pisa, Italy, ¹²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, ¹³University of Pavia and IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy, ¹⁴Division of Rheumatology, University of Pavia, IRCCS Foundation Policlinico S. Matteo, Pavia, Italy, ¹⁵UOC Reumatologia, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria S. Anna, Ferrara, Italy, ¹⁶Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine (DIM), Rheumatology Unit, University of Bari, Bari, Italy, ¹⁷DIM, Rheumatology Unit, Bari, Italy, ¹⁸Department of Rheumatology, Città della Salute e della Scienza, Torino, Italy, ¹⁹Department of Rheumatology, Città Della Salute e della Scienza, Torino, Italy, ²⁰Rheumatology Unit, Santa Chiara Hospital, Trento, Italy, ²¹Rheumatology, Ospedale di Trento, Trento, Italy, ²²Division of Rheumatology, Mauriziano Hospital, Turin, Italy, ²³New Orleans Scleroderma and Sarcoidosis Patient Care and Research Center, Tulane University Lung Center, New Orleans, LA, ²⁴Hospital San Cecilio. Granada, Granada, Spain, ²⁵S. Maria della Misericordia, University of Udine, Italy, Udine, Italy, ²⁶Department for Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, St. Josef Krankenhaus, University Clinic, Essen, Germany, ²⁷Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Hospital Johannes-Gutenberg, Mainz, Germany, ²⁸ACURA Rheumatology Center, Bad Kreuznach, Germany, ²⁹Internal Medicine- Unit of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Rozzano, Italy, ³⁰Rheumatology Department, Polytechnic University of Marche, C. Urbani Hospital, Jesi,, Ancona, Italy, ³¹Research Laboratory and Academic Unit of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy, ³²Osp. San Camillo, Roma, Italy, ³³Rheumatology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy, ³⁴Rheumatology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, S.Maria Hospital –IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy, ³⁵Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Ospedale Guglielmo da Saliceto, Piacenza, Italy, ³⁶Department of Medicine-DIMED, University of Padova, Padova, Italy, ³⁷Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ³⁸Reumatologia, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain, ³⁹Division of Rheumatology, University and IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy
Background/Purpose: arthritis, myositis and interstitial lung disease (ILD) constitute the classic clinical triad of antisynthetase syndrome (ASSD). Even if reported in up to 90% of…
Abstract Number: 2909 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Cutaneous Manifestations in Late Versus Early-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Jennifer Medlin¹, Karen E. Hansen², Sara Fitz³ and Christie M. Bartels⁴, ¹Internal Medicine, University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics, Madison, WI, ²Rheumatology/Medicine, Univ of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, ³Department of Dermatology, Mercy Medical Center, Dubuque, IA, ⁴Medicine, Rheumatology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is commonly diagnosed in females of reproductive age, with those diagnosed after the age of 50 referred to as…
Abstract Number: 2963 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Correlations Between Microvasculature Changes and Angiogenic Factors in Systemic Sclerosis – Data from a Single Center Registry
Radim Becvar¹, Simona Skacelova², Jiri Stork³, Hana Hulejová⁴, Ivana Putova⁵, Michal Tomcik⁶ and Marie Jachymova⁷, ¹Institute of Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, ²Institute of Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Prague, Czech Republic, ³Clinic of Dermatology and Venerology, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁴Institute of Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology of the First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁵Institute of Rheumatology and Department of Rheumatology of the 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague 2, Czech Republic, ⁶Institute of Rheumatology and Department of Rheumatology, First Faculty of Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁷Second Internal Clinic – Clinic of Cardiology and Angiology, General University Hospital,, Prague, Czech Republic
Background/Purpose: Histopathological hallmarks of systemic sclerosis (SSc) are perivascular infiltrates and a reduced capillary density, which precede the excessive accumulation of extracellular matrix components in…
Abstract Number: 2970 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Primary Care Assessment of Capillaroscopy Abnormalities in Patients with Raynaud’s Phenomenon
Rebecca Overbury¹, Maureen Murtaugh², Aryeh Fischer³ and Tracy M. Frech⁴, ¹Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ²Internal Medicine-Division of Epidemiology, University of Utah School of Medicine, SLC, UT, ³University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, ⁴Div of Rheumatology, University of Utah Medical Ctr, Salt Lake City, UT
Background/Purpose: Raynaud’s phenomenon is a clinical symptom that can commonly present to a primary care provider or generalist. Proper identification of an underlying connective tissue…
Abstract Number: 2977 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Meta-Analysis of Phosphodiesterase 5 Inhibitors for the Treatment of Raynaud’s Phenomenon
Janet E. Pope¹, Fadumo Rirash², Paul Tingey³, Sarah Harding⁴, Lara J. Maxwell⁵, Jordi Pardo⁶, Elizabeth Ghogomu⁷, Peter Tugwell⁸ and George A. Wells⁹, ¹University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, ²Medicine/Rheumatology, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, ³Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, ⁴ERLanger, ERLanger, KY, ⁵Centre for Global Health, Institute of Population Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ⁶University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ⁷University of Ottawa, Cochrane Musculoskeletal Group, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ⁸Center For Global Health, Institute of Population Hlth, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ⁹Cardiovascular Research Reference Centre, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: To assess the benefits and harms of phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitors (PDE5) for the treatment of Raynaud's phenomenon (RP).Methods: The Cochrane library, MEDLINE, EMBASE and Clinicaltrials.gov…
Abstract Number: 737 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Reliability of Nailfold Capillary Density Measurement As a Possible Outcome Measure for Systemic Sclerosis-Related Microangiopathy
Graham Dinsdale¹, Tonia Moore², Joanne Manning², Andrea Murray¹, Michael Berks³, Philip Tresadern³, Chris Taylor³, Neil O'Leary⁴, Chris Roberts⁴, John Allen⁵, Marina Anderson⁶, Maurizio Cutolo⁷, Roger Hesselstrand⁸, Kevin Howell⁹, Paula Pyrkotsch⁶, Francesca Ravera⁷, Vanessa Smith¹⁰, Alberto Sulli⁷, Marie Wildt⁸ and Ariane Herrick¹, ¹Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom, ²Salford Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, United Kingdom, ³Centre for Imaging Sciences, University of Manchester, Institute of Population Health, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁴Centre for Biostatistics, Institute of Population Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁵Regional Medical Physics Department, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, ⁶Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom, ⁷Research Laboratory and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, Genoa, Italy, ⁸Rheumatology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden, ⁹Institute of Immunity and Transplantation, University College London, Royal Free Campus, London, United Kingdom, ¹⁰Department of Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
Background/Purpose Nailfold videocapillaroscopy allows non-invasive assessment of the microcirculation. Image annotation software allows tracking of changes over time; a potential outcome measure for systemic sclerosis…
Abstract Number: 523 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Serum CXCL4 Is Increased in Patients with Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome and Is Associated with Features of Microvascular Impairment
Rosaria Irace¹, Antonella Riccardi¹, Daniela Iacono¹, Luciana Pellecchia¹, Lucia Vicedomini¹, Gabriele Valentini² and Serena Vettori¹, ¹Internal and Experimental Medicine, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy, ²Internal and Experimental Medicine, Second University of Naples, Napoli, Italy
Background/Purpose CXCL4 is a pleiotropic antiangiogenic and immunomodulatory chemokine. We aimed to investigate CXCL4 serum levels in primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS) and looked for associations…

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