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Abstracts tagged "rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and ultrasound"

  • Abstract Number: 1337 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting

    Fatigue Levels Are Not Associated with Inflammatory Activity, but with Subjective Outcomes: Results from a Longitudinal Study of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Initiating bDMARD Therapy

    Hilde Hammer1, Brigitte Michelsen 2, Joe Sexton 3, Sella Provan 1, Till Uhlig 4 and Tore Kvien 4, 1Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, 2Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet Glostrup, Denmark/ Hospital of Southern Norway Trust, Kristiansand, Norway/ Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, Oslo, Norway, 3Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Dept. of Rheumatology, Oslo, Norway, 4Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Dept. of Rheumatology / University of Oslo, Faculty of Medicine, Oslo, Norway

    Background/Purpose: Fatigue is a sensation of weakness and lack of energy which is common in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), contributing to reduced quality of…
  • Abstract Number: 2908 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Agreement between Ultrasound and Whole Body Magnetic Resonance Imaging Assessment of Joint Inflammation and Enthesitis in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

    Sin Ngai Ng1, Mette Bjørndal Axelsen2, Mikkel Østergaard3, Iris Eshed4, Merete Lund Hetland2, Jakob M. Møller5, Susanne J Pedersen6,7 and Lene Terslev8, 1Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital , Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Copenhagen, Denmark, 3Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet Glostrup Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Copenhagen, Denmark, 4Department of Radiology, Sheba Medical Center, Israel, Tel Hashomer, Israel, 5Dept. of Radiology, Copenhagen University Hospitals, Herlev and Gentofte, Copenhagen, Denmark, 6Depart of Rheumatology VRR, Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark, 7Dept. of Rheumatology, Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Copenhagen, Denmark, 8Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research (COPECARE), Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Centre for Head and Orthopaedics, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark

    Background/Purpose: To evaluate the agreement between ultrasound (US), whole body magnetic resonance imaging (WBMRI) and clinical assessment of joint inflammation and enthesitis in rheumatoid arthritis…
  • Abstract Number: 309 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Sub-Clinical Disease Activity in the Feet of Patients with Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: What Clinical Assessments Miss

    Faiza Khokhar1, Hanyan Zou2, Myriam Allen1, Saara Totterman3, Karen A. Beattie4 and Maggie Larche5, 1Rheumatology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, 2McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, 3Qmetrics Technologies, Pittsford, NY, 4Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, 5St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, ON, Canada

    Background/Purpose: Early diagnosis of RA and effective monitoring of disease activity are important for treatment decision-making. Early treatment strategies can be effective in preventing the…
  • Abstract Number: 931 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Patients with Seropositive Rheumatoid Arthritis Who Do Not Mount a CRP Response When They Have Synovitis Are Immunologically Distinct and Are Poorly Served By Current Management Strategies

    Thomas McDonnell1, Claire Bradford2, Divya Raj3, Coziana Ciurtin4, Elizabeth Jury2 and Jessica Manson5, 1Rayne Institute, University College London, London, United Kingdom, 2Division of Medicine, Centre for Rheumatology Research, University College London, London, United Kingdom, 3Rheumatology, University College London Hospitals NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom, 4University College London, London, United Kingdom, 5University College London Hospitals NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom

    Background/Purpose: An atypical subgroup of patients with seropositive rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been identified with confirmed synovitis but normal levels of the acute phase protein…
  • Abstract Number: 1200 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Unilateral Ultrasound Scoring Methods for Synovitis in Rheumatoid Arthritis: An Agreement Study Exploring the Most Inflammatory Active Side

    Lene Terslev1, Robin Christensen2, Anna-Birgitte Aga3, Joseph Sexton3, Espen A. Haavardsholm3 and Hilde B. Hammer4, 1Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research (COPECARE), Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Centre for Head and Orthopaedics, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark, 2Musculoskeletal Statistics Unit, The Parker Institute, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Denmark, 3Dept. of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, 4Dept. of Rheumtology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway

    Background/Purpose: Several unilateral scoring systems have been proposed to increase the feasibility of ultrasound (US) for joint evaluation in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. Both the…
  • Abstract Number: 1446 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    The Optimal Joint Set for Ultrasound Assessment of Synovitis in RA: Results from the Rasch Measurement Model

    Elizabeth M.A. Hensor1,2, Alan Tennant3, Philip G. Conaghan1,2, Hilde B Hammer4, Richard J. Wakefield1,2 and Maria Antonietta D'Agostino1,5, 1Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, 2NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds, United Kingdom, 3Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil, Switzerland, 4Rheumatology, Dept. of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, 5Rheumatology, Versailles-Saint Quentin en Yvelines University- APHP, Ambroise-Paré Hospital, Boulogne-Billancourt, France

    Background/Purpose: The recently introduced composite OMERACT-EULAR power Doppler (PD)/grey scale (GS) ultrasound (PDUS) scoring system for RA with a proposed 18 joint set was developed…
  • Abstract Number: 1448 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Clinical Impact of Articular Ultrasound in Diagnosis and Follow-up of Patients with Polyarthritis

    Justine Lafleur-Careau1, François Taschereau1, Artur J de Brum-Fernandes2, Alessandra Bruns3, Gilles Boire4 and Ariel Masetto5, 1Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke (CHUS), Faculté de médecine et des sciences de la santé, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, 2Rheumatology Division, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke (CHUS), Faculté de médecine et des sciences de la santé, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, 3Rhumatologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke (CHUS), Faculté de médecine et des sciences de la santé, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, 4Rheumatology Division, Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de l'Estrie - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke and Universite de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, 5Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke (CHUS), Faculté de médecine et des sciences de la santé, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, AB, Canada

    Background/Purpose: It is well established in the literature that musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) is more sensitive than clinical examination in the detection of synovitis. MSUS can…
  • Abstract Number: 1512 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Reduction in Power Doppler Ultrasound Score with Tocilizumab Treatment Associates with Improvement in the Protective Profile of HDL in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Christina Charles-Schoeman1, Gurjit Kaeley2, Jennifer Wang3, Ani Shahbazian3, Jenny Brook4, David Elashoff4 and Veena K. Ranganath5, 1Rheumatology, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 2UF Health Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL, 3University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 4Department of Medicine Statistics Core, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 51000 VETERAN BLVD., RM 32-59, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA

    Background/Purpose: Musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) can detect synovitis by Power doppler (PDUS) and can predict erosive progression on xrays in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. We previously…
  • Abstract Number: 2208 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Novel Fluorescence Optical Imaging Scoring System of Inflammation in the Hand and Wrist Is in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis – Agreement with Ultrasonography and Sensitivity to Change

    Mads Ammitzbøll-Danielsen1, Daniel Glinatsi1, Lene Terslev2 and Mikkel Østergaard3,4, 1Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Centre for Head and Orthopaedics, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research (COPECARE), Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Centre for Head and Orthopaedics, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark, 3Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet Glostrup Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Copenhagen, Denmark, 4Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

    Background/Purpose: Fluorescence optical imaging (FOI) has been used for assessment of inflammation in the hands and has in several cross sectional studies been compared with…
  • Abstract Number: 2479 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Pilot Study of Characterizing Rheumatoid Arthritis Related Morning Stiffness

    Nino Mikaberidze1, Ogonna Nwawka2, Michael A. McNamara3, Arlene Hurley4, Vivian P. Bykerk5 and Dana Orange6, 1Rheumatology, Hospital For Special Surgery, New York, NY, 2Radiology, Hospital For Special Surgery, New York, NY, 3Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, 4The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, 5Deptartment of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, 6Rockefeller University, New York, NY

    Background/Purpose:  Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) related morning stiffness is a cause of early retirement and disability. We hypothesized that circadian variation in hormones or immune cells…
  • Abstract Number: 2824 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    On Tapering Therapy for RA Patients in Clinical Remission; Flare on Csdmards Predicted By Clinical Features and Musculoskeletal Ultrasound, Whereas T-Cell Abnormalities Predictive for b-DMARD Tapering

    Hanna Gul1, Frederique Ponchel2 and Paul Emery3, 1Rheumatology, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds & Leeds NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds, United Kingdom, 2Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, 3University of Leeds and NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds, United Kingdom

    Background/Purpose: Tapering of disease-modifying therapy (DMARDs) is recommended by EULAR/ACR for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients who achieve sustained remission on stable therapy. However, there is…
  • Abstract Number: 1345 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Tender Joints Have Low Associations with Patient’s Evaluation of Joint Pain and Ultrasound Findings Explored at Joint Level in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Hilde B Hammer1, Joseph Sexton1, Sella A. Provan2, Brigitte Michelsen3,4 and Tore Kvien5, 1Dept. of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, 2Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, 3Rheumatology, Hospital of Southern Norway trust, Kristiansand, Norway, 4Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, 5Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway

    Background/Purpose: In patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) the pain experience in joints with different degrees of joint inflammation is highly individual and dependent upon the…
  • Abstract Number: 1350 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Ultrasound Detected Tenosynovitis in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in Clinical Remission

    Florencia Beatriz Mollerach1, Josefina Marin2, Johana Zacariaz2, Marina Scolnik3, Javier Rosa2, Santiago Ruta3 and Enrique R. Soriano4, 1Rheumatology Unit, Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2Rheumatology Unit, Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Instituto Universitario Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, and Fundacion PM Catoggio, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 3Rheumatology Unit, Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, CABA, Argentina, 4Rheumatology Unit, Internal Mecine Service, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Background/Purpose: ultrasound (US) has demonstrated subclinical synovitis in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients in clinical remission, but there is less information regarding US tenosynovitis. The aims…
  • Abstract Number: 1441 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Evaluation of Ultrasound-Detecting Efficacy of Abatacept By Profiling Multiple Serum Cytokines, Chemokines and Bone-Related Biomarkers in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: Kyushu Multicenter Rheumatoid Arthritis Ultrasound Prospective Observational Cohort Study

    Shinya Kawashiri1,2,3, Ayako Nishino3,4, Nobutaka Eiraku3, Tamami Yoshitama3, Naoki Matsuoka3, Toshiyuki Aramaki3, Yukitaka Ueki3, Akitomo Okada3, Hiroaki Hamada3, Shuji Nagano3, Keita Fujikawa3 and Atsushi Kawakami1,3, 1Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan, 2Departments of Community Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan, 3Kyushu multicenter rheumatoid arthritis ultrasound prospective observational cohort study group, Nagasaki, Japan, 4Center for Comprehensive Community Care Education, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan

    Background/Purpose: We have been prospectively investigating therapeutic efficacy of biologic or targeted synthetic DMARDs in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) by ultrasound (US) in Kyushu…
  • Abstract Number: 2016 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Favourable Changes in Power Doppler Scores in the Feet over 1-Year in an Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Cohort: The Role of Rheumatoid Factor and Anti–Citrullinated Protein Antibody

    Karen A. Beattie1, Hanyan Zou2, George Ioannidis3 and Maggie Larche1, 1Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, 2McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, 3St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, ON, Canada

    Background/Purpose : MTP joints are seldom examined in routine clinical visits. As such, it is important to understand how the standard treatment of patients with…
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