Abstract Number: 926 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Development of an Ultrasound Joint Inflammation Score for Rheumatoid Arthritis through a Data-Driven Approach
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
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
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
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
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
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
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…Abstract Number: 1581 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cardiac Involvement in Patients with Amyloid a Amyloidosis Due to Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is one of the major causes of amyloid A (AA) amyloidosis, the major organs affected being the kidneys and gastrointestinal (GI)…Abstract Number: 159 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Power Doppler Continuous Quantitative Assessment Techniques Is Faster Than Semiquantitative Assesment in Identification of Therapeutic Response
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
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
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
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
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
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…Abstract Number: 171 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Serum Calprotectin Levels Correlate with Ultrasonographic Synovitis in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
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…
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