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Abstracts tagged "Renal disease"

  • Abstract Number: 181 • ACR/ARP Annual Meeting 2019

    Prevalence of Renal Impairment in a US Rheumatoid Arthritis Population

    Jon Giles1, Lee Simon 2, Janet Pope 3, Jim Paik 4, Michael Grabner 5, Amanda Quebe 6, Carol Gaich 6, Claudia Salinas 6 and Jeffrey Curtis 7, 1Division of Rheumatology, Columbia University, New York, NY, 2SDG LLC, Cambridge, 3Western University, London, ON, Canada, 4Eli Lilly & Company, Indianapolis, IN, 5HealthCore, Inc., Wilmington, DE, 6Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, 7University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

    Background/Purpose: Clinical management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) must consider patient renal function, particularly for medications that rely on renal clearance and require dose adjustment or…
  • Abstract Number: 335 • ACR/ARP Annual Meeting 2019

    Renal Transplant Complications in Patients with and Without Gout

    Megan Francis-Sedlak1, Brian LaMoreaux 1 and Robert Holt 1, 1Horizon Therapeutics plc, Lake Forest, IL

    Background/Purpose: Graft-related complications are among the most serious issues solid-organ transplant recipients and their healthcare teams face post-operatively. Gout is a known frequent co-morbidity in…
  • Abstract Number: 337 • ACR/ARP Annual Meeting 2019

    Gout in the US: Significant Association with Cardiovascular and Renal Disease Hospitalizations – A Nationwide Study

    Alka Mithal 1, Maanek Sehgal 2 and Gurkirpal Singh1, 1ICORE, Woodside, 2UCLA, Los Angeles

    Background/Purpose: Gout is a disorder of uric acid metabolism and often presents as acute severe joint pain. Previous work from our group suggests that all-cause…
  • Abstract Number: 638 • ACR/ARP Annual Meeting 2019

    Longitudinal Trends for Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate and Predictors of Change in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

    Terry Cheuk Fung Yip 1, Michelle Petri 2 and Laurence Magder3, 1Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 3University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

    Background/Purpose: To characterize the longitudinal trajectory of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and identify predictors of change in…
  • Abstract Number: 1102 • ACR/ARP Annual Meeting 2019

    Estimate of Prevalence of Secondary Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis Among Patients with Sjogren’s Syndrome and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in a US Population with Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance

    Gary Bryant1, Linda Law 2 and Josephine Li-McLeod 3, 1University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, 2Advicenne, Cincinnati, OH, 3Stratevi, Boston, MA

    Background/Purpose: Distal renal tubular acidosis (dRTA) involves impairment in the distal tubule, leading to insufficient renal acid secretion, which can result in metabolic acidosis, hypokalemia,…
  • Abstract Number: 2730 • ACR/ARP Annual Meeting 2019

    Efficacy and Safety of Romosozumab vs Placebo Among Patients with Mild-to-Moderate Chronic Kidney Disease

    Paul Miller1, Arkadi Chines 2, Ben-Hur Albergaria 3, Evelien Gielen 4, Bente Langdahl 5, Akimitsu Miyauchi 6, Mark Vanderkelen 7, Cassandra Milmont 2, Judy Maddox 2 and Jonathan Adachi 8, 1Colorado Center for Bone Research at Panorama Orthopedics and Spine Center, Golden, CO, 2Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, 3Federal University of Espirito Santo, Vitória, Brazil, 4Gerontology and Geriatrics, Department of Chronic Diseases, Metabolism and Aging, KU Leuven & Center for Metabolic Bone Diseases, UZ Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, 5Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, 6Miyauchi Medical Center, Osaka, Japan, 7UCB Pharma, Brussels, Belgium, 8McMaster University and St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, ON, Canada

    Background/Purpose: Osteoporosis and renal insufficiency are coexisting disease states in a substantial proportion of postmenopausal women. Since bisphosphonates are generally contraindicated in patients with estimated…
  • Abstract Number: 2733 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2018

    From a Myth to a Menace: Increased Disease Severity and Poor Outcomes in an Urban Cohort of African-American Patients with ANCA-Associat­ed Vasculitis

    Kathleen Maksimowicz-McKinnon1, Philip McCarthy2, Sandeep Soman3 and John McKinnon3, 1Rheumatology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, 2Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, East Lansing, MI, 3Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI

    Background/Purpose: Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis (AAV) is a systemic inflammatory disorder frequently associated with significant disability and morbidity, which may lead to end-stage renal disease…
  • Abstract Number: 1713 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2017

    Defining Genetic Risk for Scleroderma Renal Crisis in RNA-Polymerase III Antibody Positive Patients

    Edward Stern1, Sandra Guerra1, Harry Chinque1, David Gonzalez Serna2, Markella Ponticos1, Javier Martin2, Maureen D. Mayes3, Shervin Assassi4, Carmen Fonseca1 and Christopher Denton5, 1UCL Centre for Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Diseases, London, United Kingdom, 2Instituto de Parasitología y Biomedicina López-Neyra, Granada, Spain, 3Internal Medicine/Rheumatology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, 4University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, 5Department of Rheumatology, University College London, Royal Free Hospital, London, United Kingdom

    Background/Purpose: Scleroderma renal crisis (SRC), characterised by accelerated hypertension and acute kidney injury, is a life-threatening complication of systemic sclerosis (SSc). Most SSc cases have…
  • Abstract Number: 1789 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2017

    Improved Survival with Transplantation in Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis in the United States: Data from the US Renal Data System

    Zachary S. Wallace1, Rachel Wallwork2, Leo Lu3, John H. Stone4, Yuqing Zhang5 and Hyon K. Choi6, 1Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 2Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 3Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 4Massachusetts General Hospital Rheumatology Unit, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 5Department of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 6Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

    Improved Survival with Transplantation in Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis in the United States: Data from the US Renal Data SystemBackground/Purpose: Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is a…
  • Abstract Number: 2671 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2017

    Bosentan in Scleroderma Renal Crisis: A National Open Label Prospective Study

    Alice Bérezné1,2, Hendy ABDOUL3, Alexandre Karras4, Isabelle Marie5, Antoine Huart6, Maxence Ficheux7, Viviane Queyrel8, Bernard Imbert9, Xavier Puéchal1, Arnaud Hot10, Boris Bienvenu11, Elisabeth Diot12, Bruno Moulin13, Thomas Quémeneur14, Jean-Emmanuel Kahn15, Luc Mouthon1 and Loïc Guillevin for the French Vasculitis Study Group1, 1Service de Médecine Interne, Centre de Référence Maladies Auto-Immunes et Auto-Inflammatoires Systémiques Rares, Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France, 2Centre de Compétence Maladies Auto-Immunes et Auto-Inflammatoires Systémiques Rares, Centre de Compétence Eosinophiles CEREO, Hôpital Annecy Genevois, Anency, France, 3Centre d'investigation Clinique Paris Descartes, Necker–Cochin, Paris, Unité de Recherche Clinique, paris, France, 4Nephrology, HEGP, Paris, France, 5Internal medicine, Hôpital Bois Guillaume, ROUEN, France, 6Nephrology, Hôpital Rangueil, Toulouse, France, 7Nephrologie, Hôpital Clémenceau, CAEN, France, 8Internal medicine, Hôpital de l'Archet, NICE, France, 9Grenoble, Grenoble, France, 10Department of Internal Medicine, Edouard Herriot University Hospital, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon cedex 03, France, 11Internal Medicine, Hôpital de la côte de Nacre, Caen, France, 12Pôle médecine interne et gériatrique, pneumologie, Hôpital Bretonneau, Tours, France, 13Nephrology, Hôpital Civil, STRASBOURG, France, 14Service de néphrologie, médecine interne et vasculaire, Hôpital de Valenciennes, Valenciennes, France, 15foch hospital, foch, France

    Background/Purpose: Scleroderma renal crisis (SRC), a life-threatening complication of systemic sclerosis (SSc), arises despite therapy combining an angiotensin-converting–enzyme inhibitor (AECI) and/or dialysis. Endothelin-1 (ET-1), a…
  • Abstract Number: 139 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2017

    No Effect of Tumor Necrosis Factor-a Inhibitors on Renal Function in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis from Kobio Registry from 2012 to 2016

    Seong-Kyu Kim1, Jung-Yoon Choe2, Sung-Hoon Park3 and Hwajeong Lee2, 1Rheumatology, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea, Republic of (South), 2Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea, Republic of (South), 3Internal Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea, Republic of (South)

    Background/Purpose: Renal disease is prevalent in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), although the precise prevalence of RA has not been determined. Increased mortality in patients…
  • Abstract Number: 895 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2017

    Temporal Trends in Incidence and Outcomes of End-Stage Renal Disease Due to Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis in the US from 1995-2014

    Zachary S. Wallace1, Yuqing Zhang2, Leo Lu3, John H. Stone4 and Hyon K. Choi5, 1Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 2Department of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 3Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 4Massachusetts General Hospital Rheumatology Unit, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 5Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

    Temporal Trends in Incidence and Outcomes of End-Stage Renal Disease due to Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis in the US from 1995-2014 Background/Purpose: Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA)…
  • Abstract Number: 1679 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2017

    Different Cut-Offs for Renal Resistive Index Reflect Renal and Other Organ Involvement and Predict Worsening in SSc Patients

    Cosimo Bruni1, Vanessa Maestripieri2, Giulia Tesei3, Marco Chiostri4, Serena Guiducci3, Silvia Bellando-Randone1, Maria Boddi4 and Marco Matucci-Cerinic3, 1Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Florence, Firenze, Italy, 2Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Medicine for Care Complexity III, University of Florence, Florence, Italy, 3Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy, 4Department of Heart and Vessels, Division of Cardiology I, University of Florence, Florence, Italy

    Background/Purpose: Renal Resistive Index (RRI), measured by Doppler ultrasound, reflects changes in both renal vascular and tubular-interstitial compartments and systemic vascular compliance related to age…
  • Abstract Number: 2813 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2016

    Risk of Renal Failure within 10 or 20 Years of SLE Diagnosis, By Patient Characteristics

    Laurence S Magder1, Erik Barr2 and Michelle Petri3, 1Epidemiology and Public Health, Division of Rheumatology, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 2Epidemiology, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, 3Rheumatology Division, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

    Background/Purpose:   Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are at elevated risk for lupus nephritis and ultimately renal failure.  While some risk factors for renal…
  • Abstract Number: 1911 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2015

    Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 (MCP-1, CCL2) Is a Potential Local Marker of Renal Involvement in Scleroderma

    Edward Stern1,2, Cassandra Hong2, Voon H. Ong2, Aine Burns1, Robert Unwin3 and Christopher P. Denton4, 1Nephrology, Royal Free Hospital, London, United Kingdom, 2Rheumatology, UCL Division of Medicine, London, United Kingdom, 3Nephrology, UCL Division of Medicine, London, United Kingdom, 4Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Diseases, University College London, London, United Kingdom

    Background/Purpose: Renal disease in scleroderma (SSc), including scleroderma renal crisis (SRC), remains a major clinical challenge. Previous studies showed up to 50% of SSc patients…
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