ACR Meeting Abstracts

ACR Meeting Abstracts

  • Meetings
    • ACR Convergence 2024
    • ACR Convergence 2023
    • 2023 ACR/ARP PRSYM
    • ACR Convergence 2022
    • ACR Convergence 2021
    • ACR Convergence 2020
    • 2020 ACR/ARP PRSYM
    • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
    • 2018-2009 Meetings
    • Download Abstracts
  • Keyword Index
  • Advanced Search
  • Your Favorites
    • Favorites
    • Login
    • View and print all favorites
    • Clear all your favorites
  • ACR Meetings

Abstracts tagged "rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and ultrasonography"

  • Abstract Number: 133 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Agreement Between DAS28-ESR, DAS28-CRP, SDAI, CDAI (Simplified/Clinical Disease Activity Index), ACR/EULAR Remission Criteria and Ultrasound Scoring (Naredo-12) in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in Routine Care

    Marion Cugnet1, Mélanie Trabelsi2, Paul Ornetti1, Philippe Gaudin3, Stéphanie Rouanet4 and Athan Baillet2, 1Rheumatology, Dijon University Hospital, France, Dijon, France, 2Rheumatology, Grenoble University Hospital, France, Echirolles, France, 3Grenoble University Hospital, France, Grenoble, France, 4StatEthic, Levallois-Perret, France, Levallois Perret, France

    Background/Purpose: Clinical remission is now a realistic goal in managing rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with treat to target strategy assessed according to different composite scores (DAS28,…
  • Abstract Number: 138 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Measuring Agreement in the Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients. a Latin-American Multicenter Exercise Assessing the Influence of Sonographer Experience and Expertise

    Tomas Cazenave1, María Victoria Martire2,3, Christian A. Waimann4, Edith Alarcón5, Lucio Ventura6, Walter J. Spindler7, Christina Hernandez-Diaz8, Javier Rosa9, Santiago Ruta9, Mara Guinsburg10, Gustavo Rodriguez Gil11, Cecilia Urquiola12, Guillermo Py13, Magalí Alva14, Patricio Tate15, Carmen Cerón16, Lida Santiago15, Ana Laura Alvarez del Castillo Araujo17, Maria Jezabel Haye Salinas18, Erika Catay19, Maximiliano Bravo19, Johana Zacariaz9, Clarisa Sandobal20, Gonzalo Pacheco21, Mariana Benegas22, David Navarta23, Verónica Arturi24,25, Ana Bertoli26, Marcelo Audisio27, Carlos Pineda28, Natalia Estrella29, Carla Airoldi30, Paula Kohan31, María Julia Santa Cruz32, Lina Saldarriaga Rivera33, Romulo Wong30, Ignacio Carrillo34, Hugo Najera21, Julio García35, Daniele Freitas Pereira36, Fernanda Athayde Cardoso Linhares37, José Alexandre Mendonça38, Maritza Quintero39, Anthony M. Reginato40, Eliana Natalí Ayala Ledesma35, Lorena Urioste41, Eugenio De Miguel42, María Soledad Gálvez Elkin43, Carla Saucedo44, Josefina Marin9, Rodolfo Arape45, Marwin Gutierrez33 and Marcos Rosenffet1, 1Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2Rheumatology, Hospital Bernardino Rivadavia, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 3Rheumatology, Hospital Italiano de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina, 4Rheumatology, Hospital Dr. Hector Cura, Olavarria, Argentina, 5Hospital San Juan de Lurigancho, Lima, Peru, 6Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación, Ciudad de México, Mexico, 7Centro Médico Privado de Reumatología, Tucuman, Argentina, 8Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación, Mexico City, Mexico, 9Rheumatology Unit, Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Instituto Universitario Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, and Fundacion PM Catoggio, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 10Rheumatology, Hospital Municipal Dr. Leónidas Lucero, Bahia Blanca, Argentina, 11Hospital Municipal de agudos Dr. Leonidas Lucero, Bahía Blanca, Argentina, 12Hospital Municipal Dr. Leónidas Lucero, Bahia Blanca, Argentina, 13Servicio de Reumatología del Hospital Nacional de Clínicas, Córdoba., Cordoba, Argentina, 14Hospital Rebagliati, Jesús María, Peru, 15Organizacion Médica de Investigación, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 16Medicarte IPS, Medellín, Colombia, 17IMSS HES 25, Monterrey, Mexico, 18Hospital Privado Centro Médico de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina, 19Consultorios Moreno, Formosa, Argentina, 20Hospital José María Cullen, Santa Fe, Argentina, 21Hospital Durand, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 22PSORIAHUE, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 23Hospital Marcial Quiroga, San Juan, Argentina, 24Hospital Italiano de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina, 25Hospital Rossi, La Plata, Argentina, 26Instituto Reumatológico Strusberg, Córdoba, Argentina, 27Servicio de Reumatología del Hospital Nacional de Clínicas, Córdoba, Argentina, 28Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitation, Mexico, Mexico, 29Consultorio Privado, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 30Hospital Provincial, Rosario, Argentina, 31Hospital Dr. E. Tornu, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 32Hospital Dr. E. Tornú, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 33Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación, Mexico, Mexico, 34Hospital Pablo Soria, San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina, 35Hospital Nacional Arzobispo Loayza, Lima, Peru, 36Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, 37Instituto Nacional de Reumatologia, Montevideo, Uruguay, 38Hospital da Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas., Campinas, Brazil, 39Instituto Autónomo Hospital Universitario de Los Andes, Universidad de Los Andes, Mérida, Venezuela, 40Rhode Island Hospital, The Warren Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University, Providence, RI, 41Reumatología Diagnóstica Especializada, Santa Cruz de la Sie, Bolivia, 42Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, 43Instituto de Cardiologia, Santiago del Estero, Argentina, 44Hospital Anita Elicagaray, Adolfo Gonzales Chaves, Argentina, 45Centro Clínico La Isabelica, Carabobo, Venezuela

    Background/Purpose: Ultrasonography (US) is an important tool in rheumatology practice. However, it highly depends on sonographer's experience. The objective of our study was to evaluate…
  • Abstract Number: 139 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Reliability of Ultrasound in Detecting Cartilage Change in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Study By Omeract Ultrasound Task Force

    Peter Mandl1, Emilio Filippucci2, Farideh Alasti1, Artur Bachta3, Marina Backhaus4, David Bong5, George A. W. Bruyn6, Paz Collado7, Nemanja Damjanov8, Christian Dejaco9, Andrea Delle Sedie10, Christina Duftner11, Marwin Gutierrez12, Hilde B. Hammer13, Cristina Hernandez-Diaz14, Annamaria Iagnocco15, Kei Ikeda16, David Kane17, Helen I. Keen18, Stephen Kelly19, Eszter Kővári20, Eugenio De Miguel21, Ingrid Möller22, Uffe Møller Døhn23, Esperanza Naredo24, Juan Carlos Nieto25, Carlos Pineda26, Ana Rodriguez27, Wolfgang A. Schmidt28, Marcin Szkudlarek29, Ralf G. Thiele30, Lene Terslev31, Richard J. Wakefield32, Daniel Windschall33, Maria Antonietta D'Agostino34 and Peter Balint35, 1Department of Internal Medicine III; Division of Rheumatology, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria, 2Università Politecnica delle Marche, Jesi, Italy, 3Military Medical Institute, Warsaw, Poland, 4Rheumatology, Park-Klinik Weissensee, Berlin, Germany, 5Rheumatology, Instituto Poal de Reumatologia, Barcelona, Spain, 6Rheumatology, MC Groep, Loenga, Netherlands, 7Rheumatology, Pediatric Rheumatology Unit, Hospital Universitario Severo Ochoa, Madrid, Spain, 8Institute of Rheumatology, University of Belgrade Medical School, Belgrade, Serbia, 9Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria, 10Department Rheumatology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, 11Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria, 12Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación, Mexico, Mexico, 13Dept. of Rheumtology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, 14Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación, Mexico City, Mexico, 15Sapienza Università Di Roma,, Roma, Italy, 16Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan, 17Rheumatology, Adelaide, Meath hospital Dublin (incorporating the National Children's hospital), Dublin 24, Ireland, 18School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia, 1918Mile End Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom, 20III Department of Rheumatology, National Institute of Rheumatology and Physiotherapy, Budapest, Hungary, 21Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, 22Instituto Poal de Reumatologia, Barcelona, Spain, 23Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research (COPECARE), Glostrup, Denmark, 24Rheumatology, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón and Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain, 25Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón and Complutense University, Madrid, Spain, 26Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitation, Mexico, Mexico, 27Rheumatology, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain, 28Immanuel Krankenhaus Berlin, Med Ctr for Rheumatology Berlin-Buch, Berlin, Germany, 29Copenhagen University Hospital at Køge, Køge, Denmark, 30Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, 31Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research (COPECARE), Copenhagen, Denmark, 32University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, 33Pediatric Clinic, Asklepios Hospital Weissenfels, Weissenfels, Germany, 34Rheumatology, Versailles-Saint Quentin en Yvelines University, Boulogne-Billancourt, France, 35Rheumatology, National Institute of Rheumatology and Physiotherapy, Budapest, Hungary

    Background/Purpose: The assessment of cartilage and bone damage in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has traditionally relied on radiographical analyses in which joint space loss served as…
  • Abstract Number: 160 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Ultrasound Assessment of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients. External Validation and Inter-Rater Reliability of a 4-Joint Ultrasonographic Scoring System

    Tomas Cazenave1, María Victoria Martire2,3, Christian A. Waimann4,5, Javier Rosa6, Marcelo Audisio7, Ana Bertoli8, Guillermo Py9, Santiago Ruta6, Josefina Marin10, Johana Zacariaz6, Cristian Troitiño11, Mariana Benegas12, Lida Santiago13, Patricio Tate14, Walter J. Spindler15, Horacio Berman16, María Julia Santa Cruz17, Paula Kohan18, Silvia Beatriz Papasidero19, Gustavo Citera20 and Marcos G. Rosemffet1, 1Rheumatology, Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2Rheumatology, Hospital Bernardino Rivadavia, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 3Rheumatology, Hospital Italiano de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina, 4Escuela Superior de Ciencias de la Salud, UNICEN., Olavarria,, Argentina, 5Rheumatology, Hospital Dr. Hector Cura, Olavarria, Argentina, 6Rheumatology Unit, Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Instituto Universitario Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, and Fundacion PM Catoggio, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 7Servicio de Reumatología del Hospital Nacional de Clínicas, Córdoba, Argentina, 8Instituto Reumatológico Strusberg, Córdoba, Argentina, 9Servicio de Reumatología del Hospital Nacional de Clínicas, Córdoba., Cordoba, Argentina, 10Rheumatology Unit, Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 11Reumatologia, Hospital Bernardino Rivadavia, CAPITAL FEDERAL, Argentina, 12PSORIAHUE, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 13Organizacion Medica de Investigacion, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 14Organizacion Médica de Investigación, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 15Centro Médico Privado de Reumatología, Tucuman, Argentina, 16Centro Médico Privado de Reumatología, Tucumán, Argentina, 17Hospital Dr. E. Tornú, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 18Hospital Dr. E. Tornu, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 19Rheumatology Department, Rheumatology Unit, Hospital General de Agudos Dr. E. Tornú, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 20Rheumatology Section, Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Background/Purpose: Although Ultrasound (US) has demonstrated to be a sensitive and specific tool, its feasibility in daily clinical practice is still under debate. We have…
  • Abstract Number: 547 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Concordance Between Ultrasound Joint Synovitis and Clinical Joint Assessments By Patients or Physicians in Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Ayako Hirata1, Takehisa Ogura1, Sayaka Takenaka1, Hideki Ito2, Yuki Fujisawa1, Kennosuke Mizushina1, Munetsugu Imamura1, Norihide Hayashi2 and Hideto Kameda1, 1Department of Rheumatology, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan, 2Toho University Ohashi Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan

    Background/Purpose: Ultrasonography (US) has been prevalently used as a valid and objective modality for joint examination in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This study aimed…
  • Abstract Number: 1487 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Comparison Between Intima-Media Thickness and Coronary Artery Tomography in Subclinical Atheroesclerosis Detection in Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Carlos Fernández-Díaz1, Lucia Cristina Domínguez-Casas1, Leyre Riancho-Zarrabeitia1, Alfonso Corrales1, José Antonio Parra2, Virginia Portilla3, Montserrat Santos-Gómez4, Patrick H Dessein5, Ricardo Blanco1 and Miguel Angel Gonzalez-Gay1, 1Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, 2Radiology Division, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, 3Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, 4Rheumatology, Hospital Can Misses, Ibiza, Spain, 5Cardiovascular Pathophysiology and Genomics Research Unit, School of Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

    Background/Purpose:   Intima media thickness (IMT) and coronary artery calcification (CAC) quantification using multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) scanner are useful in detecting subclinical atherosclerosis and…
  • Abstract Number: 1488 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Comparison Between Carotid Ultrasonography and Coronary Artery Calcification Score to Detect Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Lucia Cristina Domínguez-Casas1, Leyre Riancho-Zarrabeitia1, Carlos Fernández-Díaz1, Nuria Vegas-Revenga2, Alfonso Corrales1, José Antonio Parra3, Montserrat Santos-Gómez4, Virginia Portilla2, Patrick H Dessein5, Ricardo Blanco1 and Miguel Angel Gonzalez-Gay1, 1Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, 2Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, 3Radiology Division, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, 4Rheumatology, Hospital Can Misses, Ibiza, Spain, 5Cardiovascular Pathophysiology and Genomics Research Unit, School of Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

    Background/Purpose:   Carotid ultrasonography (CU) and coronary artery calcification score (CAC) evaluated by multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) scanner are useful in detecting subclinical atherosclerosis in…
  • Abstract Number: 1974 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Is Ultrasound of the Hands Enough to Reveal Ongoing Subclinical Inflammation in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in Clinical Remission According to Composite Scores?

    Hilde Berner Hammer1, Tore K Kvien2 and Lene Terslev3, 1Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, 2Dept. of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, 3Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research (COPECARE), Copenhagen, Denmark

    Background/Purpose: Several studies have shown the presence of subclinical inflammation by ultrasound (US) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients despite clinical remission according to clinical composite…
  • Abstract Number: 2487 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    In Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in Clinical Remission Undergoing Treatment Tapering Tenosynovitis and Synovitis Detected By Ultrasonography Predict Disease Flare

    Antonella Adinolfi1, Giovanni Cagnotto2, Filippo Luccioli3, Claudio Mastaglio4, Giulia Mirabelli3, Daniela Rossi5, Silvia Rossi2, Emanuela Bellis6, Greta Carrara7, Carlo Alberto Scirè8, Annamaria Iagnocco9 and Garifallia Sakellariou2, 1Policlinico le Scotte, Siena, Italy, 2University of Pavia, IRCCS Foundation Policlinico S. Matteo, Pavia, Italy, 3University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy, 4Moriggia-Pelascini, Gravedona, Italy, 5Department of Medicine and Experimental Oncology, CMID - Center of Research of Immunopathology and Rare Diseases, Turin, Italy, 6Rheumatology, Ospedale Mauriziano, Turin, Italy, 7Epidemiology Unit, Italian Society for Rheumatology, Milano, Italy, 8Epidemiology Unit -Italian Society for Rheumatology, Milano, Italy, 9Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

    Background/Purpose: Ultrasound (US) detected synovitis predicts flare in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), while the role of tenosynovitis has yet to be established. The aim…
  • Abstract Number: 159 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Power Doppler Continuous Quantitative Assessment Techniques Is Faster Than Semiquantitative Assesment in Identification of Therapeutic Response

    Florian Berghea1, Violeta Vlad2, Mihai Bojinca3, Luminita Enache4 and Ruxandra Ionescu5, 1Department of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology “Sf. Maria” Hospital, Bucharest, Romania, 2RCRD Research Center, Bucharest, Romania, 3Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Cantacuzino Hospital, Bucharest, Romania, 4Rheumatology, 'Dr. Ion Stoia' Clinical Center of Rheumatic Diseases, Bucharest, Romania, 5University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila”, Department of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology “Sf. Maria” Hospital, Bucharest, Romania

    Background/Purpose: Power Doppler Ultrasound (PD) is widely used to assess the activity of rheumatic diseases (especially in Rheumatoid Arthritis).  Up to now a series of…
  • Abstract Number: 2596 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Less Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Power Doppler Activity Seen in Obese Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Erin Bauer1, Ami Ben-Artzi2, Erin Duffy1, David Elashoff1, Cesar Olmos3 and Veena K. Ranganath3, 1Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 2David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 3Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA

    Background/Purpose:  Studies report that obese and overweight patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are less likely to attain remission and more likely to have limited therapeutic…
  • Abstract Number: 161 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Rheumatoid Hand: Hand Disability and Disease Activity Correlation

    Dilek Keskin1, Hatice Bodur2, Akinci Tan3 and Levent Oczakar4, 1PMR, Numune Training and Research Hospiatl, Ankara, Turkey, 2PMR, Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey, 3Physical Med & Rehab, Hacettepe Univ, Ankara, Turkey, 4Hacettepe University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey

    Background/Purpose: To determine hand disability and articular damage in patients with Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to define their relation with musculoskeletal ultrasonography (US) findings, clinical…
  • Abstract Number: 2639 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Towards Patient-Centeredness of the Treat-to-Target Paradigm: Development of a Framework for Evaluation of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in the Setting of Patient-Physician Discordance

    John M. Davis III1, Tim Bongartz2, Zoran Kvrgic2, Melissa M. Plagge1, Cynthia S. Crowson3, Eric L. Matteson4, Thomas G. Mason II2, Scott T. Persellin5, Clement J. Michet Jr.2, Theresa Wampler Muskardin1 and Kerry Wright2, 1Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 2Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 3Division of Rheumatology and Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 4Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine and Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 5Department of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, MN

    Background/Purpose: A great challenge in managing rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the scenario of patient-physician discordance, in which despite seeming control of inflammation, patients suffer from…
  • Abstract Number: 165 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Validation of a New Ultrasound Criteria for Subclinical Synovitis in Chronic Inflammatory Polyarthritis

    Julio Ramírez1, Jose Inciarte-Mundo2, Andrea Cuervo1, Virginia Ruiz-Esquide2, M. Victoria Hernández3, Raimon Sanmarti2 and Juan D. Cañete2, 1Arthritis Unit. Rheumatology, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, 2Rheumatology Department, Hospital Clinic i Provincial, Barcelona, Spain, 3Arthritis Unit, Rheumatology, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain

    Background/Purpose: We have previously reported that patients with subclinical synovitis defined by synovial hypertrophy grade >2 (SH>2) plus power Doppler (PD) signal had  higher disease…
  • Abstract Number: 2674 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Patient Global Assessment in Evaluating Boolean-Based Remission in Rheumatoid Arthritis-Is It Really Required Instead of Physician Global Assessment? a Comparative Study with Ultrasound

    Gulsen Ozen1, Ali Ugur Unal1, Atakan Topcu2, Pamir Atagunduz1, Haner Direskeneli1 and Nevsun Inanc1, 1Department of Rheumatology, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, 2Department of Internal Medicine, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey

    Background/Purpose: Patient global assessment (PtGA) is included in all the current remission definitions for RA despite the fact that PtGA is not exclusively related to…
  • « Previous Page
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • …
  • 6
  • Next Page »
Advanced Search

Your Favorites

You can save and print a list of your favorite abstracts during your browser session by clicking the “Favorite” button at the bottom of any abstract. View your favorites »

All abstracts accepted to ACR Convergence are under media embargo once the ACR has notified presenters of their abstract’s acceptance. They may be presented at other meetings or published as manuscripts after this time but should not be discussed in non-scholarly venues or outlets. The following embargo policies are strictly enforced by the ACR.

Accepted abstracts are made available to the public online in advance of the meeting and are published in a special online supplement of our scientific journal, Arthritis & Rheumatology. Information contained in those abstracts may not be released until the abstracts appear online. In an exception to the media embargo, academic institutions, private organizations, and companies with products whose value may be influenced by information contained in an abstract may issue a press release to coincide with the availability of an ACR abstract on the ACR website. However, the ACR continues to require that information that goes beyond that contained in the abstract (e.g., discussion of the abstract done as part of editorial news coverage) is under media embargo until 10:00 AM ET on November 14, 2024. Journalists with access to embargoed information cannot release articles or editorial news coverage before this time. Editorial news coverage is considered original articles/videos developed by employed journalists to report facts, commentary, and subject matter expert quotes in a narrative form using a variety of sources (e.g., research, announcements, press releases, events, etc.).

Violation of this policy may result in the abstract being withdrawn from the meeting and other measures deemed appropriate. Authors are responsible for notifying colleagues, institutions, communications firms, and all other stakeholders related to the development or promotion of the abstract about this policy. If you have questions about the ACR abstract embargo policy, please contact ACR abstracts staff at [email protected].

Wiley

  • Online Journal
  • Privacy Policy
  • Permissions Policies
  • Cookie Preferences

© Copyright 2025 American College of Rheumatology