Abstracts tagged "rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and ultrasonography"

Abstract Number: 171 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Serum Calprotectin Levels Correlate with Ultrasonographic Synovitis in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Jana Hurnakova¹, Jakub Zavada¹, Petra Hanova¹, Hana Hulejová¹, Martin Klein¹, Herman F Mann¹, Olga Sleglova¹, Marta Olejarova¹, Šárka Forejtová¹, Olga Ruzickova¹, Martin Komarc², Jiri Vencovsky¹, Karel Pavelka¹ and Ladislav Senolt¹, ¹Institute of Rheumatology and Department of Rheumatology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic, ²Institute of Biophysics and Informatics of the First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
Background/Purpose: Calprotectin (S100A8/9, MRP8/14) has been demonstrated as a promising biomarker of clinical and laboratory disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In addition, two small…
Abstract Number: 2687 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Significance of Patient-Reported Pain and Stiffness at Each Joint Level in the Evaluation of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Ayako Hirata, Takehisa Ogura, Norihide Hayashi, Sayaka Takenaka, Hideki Ito, Kennosuke Mizushina, Yuki Fujisawa, Munetsugu Imamura, Naoko Yamashita and Hideto Kameda, Department of Rheumatology, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Patient-reported outcome has been considered as an important aspect in the evaluation of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Recently, ultrasonography (US) has been used…
Abstract Number: 172 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prospective Assessment of Carotid Intima Media Thickness in Relation to Activity of the Disease in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Bozena Targonska-Stepniak¹, Mariusz Piotrowski¹, Robert Zwolak² and Maria Majdan³, ¹Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Diseases, Medical University of Lublin, Poland, Lublin, Poland, ²Rheumatologyand Connective Tissue Diseases, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland, ³Department of Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Diseases, Medical University in Lublin, Poland, Lublin, Poland
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, inflammatory disease that is complicated by accelerated atherosclerosis associated with the risk of adverse cardiovascular (CV) events and…
Abstract Number: 177 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ultrasonographic Joint Evaluation in Daily Practice: What Is Its Contribution to Clinical Assessment?
Tomas Cazenave¹, Christian A. Waimann², Gustavo Citera¹ and Marcos G. Rosemffet¹, ¹Rheumatology, Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ²Rheumatology, Hospital Dr. Hector Cura, Olavarria, Argentina
Background/Purpose: Ultrasonography (US) has become a support tool for the daily management of rheumatologic patients. However, when and how to use it remains a subject…
Abstract Number: 186 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
B Flow, a Novel Ultrasound Modality in the Assessment of Synovitis in RA
Darren Tabechian¹, Laura C Coates², Jennifer H. Anolik¹ and Ralf G. Thiele¹, ¹University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, ²LIMM, Section of Musculoskeletal Disease, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: B flow is a vascular ultrasound (US) technique in which the high resolution aspect of gray scale US is optimized to demonstrate movement of…
Abstract Number: 187 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Detection of Power Doppler Ultrasound Signals in Rheumatic Diseases Using Superb Microvascular Imaging (SMI): Comparison with Conventional Power Doppler Ultrasound
Kazuhiro Yokota¹, Takuma Tsuzuki Wada², Yuji Akiyama² and Toshihide Mimura³, ¹Department of Rheumatology & Applied Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Saitama Medical University, Irama, Japan, ²Department of Rheumatology & Applied Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Saitama Medical University, Iruma, Japan, ³Department of Rheumatology and Applied Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan
Background/Purpose: The detection of power Doppler (PD) ultrasound signals in joints may be considered as the presence of joint inflammation, i.e., synovitis which is a…
Abstract Number: 436 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ultrasonographic Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Who Are in Clinical Remission According to Different Remission Criteria: Should We Insist on Achieving Boolean Remission?
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: At the present time remission is the target for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Various composite indices are available that can be used to…
Abstract Number: 604 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Calprotectin and TNF Antagonist Serum Trough Levels Identify Active Ultrasound Synovitis in Rheumatoid Arhritis and Psoriatic Arthritis Patients in Remission or Low Disease Activity
Jose Inciarte-Mundo¹, Julio Ramírez¹, Virginia Ruiz-Esquide¹, M. Victoria Hernández¹, Oscar Camacho¹, Sonia Cabrera-Villalba¹, Andrea Cuervo¹, Mariona Pascal², Jordi Yagüe², Juan D. Cañete¹ and Raimon Sanmarti¹, ¹Rheumatology Department, Hospital Clinic i Provincial, Barcelona, Spain, ²Immunology Department, Hospital Clinic i Provincial, Barcelona, Spain
Background/Purpose: An accurate assessment of disease activity is needed in Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) patients in remission or low disease activity for…
Abstract Number: 926 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Development of an Ultrasound Joint Inflammation Score for Rheumatoid Arthritis through a Data-Driven Approach
Anna-Birgitte Aga¹, Elisabeth Lie², Inge C Olsen², Hilde Berner Hammer³, Till Uhlig⁴, Désirée van der Heijde^5,6, Tore K. Kvien², Espen A. Haavardsholm² and the ARCTIC study group, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ²Dept. of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ³Postboks 23 Vinderen, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁴Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁶Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway
Background/Purpose: No consensus exists regarding which joints and tendons should be systematically assessed by ultrasonography (US) to assess inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Validity and…
Abstract Number: 929 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Diurnal Variation of Power Doppler in Metacarpophalangeal Joints of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Marwin Gutierrez¹, Emeline Minichiello², Alarico Ariani¹, Salima Challal², Emilio Filippucci¹, Marie-Christophe Boissier^2,3,4, Walter Grassi¹ and Luca Semerano^2,3,4, ¹Clinica Reumatologica, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Jesi, Italy, ²Service de Rhumatologie, Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) Groupe hospitalier Avicenne - Jean Verdier – René Muret, Bobigny, France, ³Inserm UMR 1125, Bobigny, France, ⁴Sorbonne Paris Cité - Université Paris 13, Bobigny, France
Background/Purpose: In a preliminary study on 10 patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) we showed for the first time that Power Doppler ultrasonography (PDUS) signal…
Abstract Number: 1319 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Computer Tomography and Ultrasonography for Assessing Remission in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Charline Rinkin¹, Pacôme Fosse², Nathalie Chapelier¹, Laurence Seidel³, Adelin Albert³, Roland Hustinx⁴ and Michel Malaise¹, ¹Rheumatology Department, CHU of Liège, Liège, Belgium, ²Nuclear Medicine Department, CHU of Angers, Angers, France, ³Biostatistic Department, CHU of Liège, Liège, Belgium, ⁴Nuclear Medicine Department, CHU of Liège, Liège, Belgium
Background/Purpose: The disease activity score based on 28 joints (DAS-28) might not be sufficient to assess remission in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Several studies have shown…
Abstract Number: 1505 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Carotid Artery Atherosclerosis in Patients with Active Rheumatoid Arthritis: Predictors of Plaque Occurrence and Progression over 24 Weeks
Tatiana Nevskaya¹, Janet E. Pope², Lillian Barra³ and Grace Parraga⁴, ¹Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, ²University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, ³Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada, ⁴University of Western Ontario, Robarts Research Institute, London, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: This study evaluated the prevalence and progression of subclinical carotid artery atherosclerosis in active rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods: Carotid arteries of RA patients were scanned…
Abstract Number: 155 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Absence of Clinical and Ultrasound Activity of Hand and Foot: Is That Possible?: Experience in an Argentinian Rheumatoid Arthritis Cohort
María Victoria Martire¹, Gloria Crespo², Diego Puente Trigo², Vanesa Duarte², Maritza Manzano², Leandro Carlevaris Sr.², Anastasia Secco², Lida Santiago², Marta Mamani² and Lucila Marino Claverie², ¹Hospital Bernardino Rivadavia, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ²Rheumatology, Hospital Bernardino Rivadavia, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Background/Purpose: Currently, one of the main goals of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment is to attain remission. Stricter criteria as CDAI, SDAI ACR/ EULAR Boolean have…
Abstract Number: 1568 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cardiac Morphology and Function in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome Complicated with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Li-Li Pan¹ and Tian Wang², ¹Rheumatology and Immunology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, China, ²1. Department of Rheumatology and Immunology,, Beijing An Zhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung, and Blood Vessel Diseases, Beijing, China
Background/Purpose: Cardiovascular diseases are important contributors to the excess of overall morbidity and mortality in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The aim of this study…
Abstract Number: 158 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ultrasound Score of Dominant Hand in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Correlates with DAS28CRP, CDAI and SDAI but Not RAPID-3
Allen P. Anandarajah¹, Bethany Marston², Linda Grinnell-Merrick² and Ralf G. Thiele³, ¹Dept of Rheumatology, Univ of Rochester Medical Ctr, Rochester, NY, ²Rheumatology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, ³University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
Background/Purpose: Musculoskeletal ultrasound (MUS) allows for direct visualization of diverse pathologic features such as cortical bone erosions, synovial thickening, and synovial vascularity in the joints…

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