Abstracts tagged "rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and ultrasound"

Abstract Number: 164 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Subclinical Ankle Involvement in Rheumatoid Arthritis. a Multicentre Ultrasound Study
Diana Ferrusquia-Toriz¹, Tomas Cazenave², Marcos Rosenffet³, Florentin Vreju⁴, Bernd Raffeiner⁵, Andrea Delle Sedie⁶, Fernando Del Pra⁷, Carlos Pineda⁸ and Marwin Gutierrez^1,9, ¹Research Department, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación, Mexico City, Mexico, ²Rheumatology Section, IREP, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ³Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁴Rheumatology Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Craiova, Craiova, Romania, ⁵Rheumatology Unit, University of Padua, Padua, Italy, ⁶Department Rheumatology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, ⁷Rheumatology, Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁸Research Direction, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitacion, Mexico City, Mexico, ⁹Clinica Reumatologica, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Jesi, Italy
Background/Purpose: Ankle involvement is frequent in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), with at least 90% of patients affected anytime during the disease course though ankle involvement may…
Abstract Number: 166 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Validity and Sensitivity to Change of the Semi-Quantitative Omeract Ultrasound Scoring System for Tenosynovitis in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Mads Ammitzbøll-Danielsen¹, Mikkel Østergaard², Esperanza Naredo³ and Lene Terslev⁴, ¹Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet - Glostrup, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research (COPECARE), Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet - Glostrup, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, Glostrup, Denmark, ²Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Glostrup Hospital, Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research (COPECARE), Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet - Glostrup, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, Glostrup, Denmark, ³Hospital Severo Ochoa, Madrid, Spain, ⁴Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research (COPECARE), Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet - Glostrup, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, Glostrup, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Tenosynovitis is frequent in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. One study indicates that tenosynovitis detected by modern imaging has prognostic value with respect to subsequent…
Abstract Number: 2976 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Lung Ultrasound Screening for Interstitial Lung Disease in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Comparison with Usual Detection Algorithms in Clinical Practice
Marco Antivalle, Michel Chevallard, Michele Battellino, MariaChiara Ditto, Valentina Varisco, Federica Rigamonti, Alessandra Mutti, Fabiola Atzeni, Alberto Batticciotto and Piercarlo Sarzi-Puttini, Rheumatology, L. Sacco University Hospital, Milano, Italy
Background/Purpose: interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD) is one of the most serious extraarticular complications of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Presently, it is not clear which is the…
Abstract Number: 2974 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Multi-Biomarker Disease Activity Score Is Associated with Power Doppler Ultrasound in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in Low Disease Activity State
Margaret H. Ma¹, Toby Garrood², Wanying Li³, Nadine A. Defranoux³, Gabrielle H. Kingsley⁴, Andrew P. Cope⁵ and David L. Scott⁶, ¹King's College Hospital, London, United Kingdom, ²Rheumatology, Guy's and St. Thomas' Foundation Hospital NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom, ³Crescendo Bioscience Inc., South San Francisco, CA, ⁴Academic Rheumatology, Kings College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁵Academic Dept Rheumatology, King's College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁶King's College London, Department of Rheumatology, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients increasingly achieve clinical remission with intensive treatment regimens. However, ultrasound (US) subclinical synovitis has been reported in remission states. The…
Abstract Number: 1399 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Proteinase K-like Serine Protease PCSK9 Influence on the Dyslipidemia and Endothelial Dysfunction Observed in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Esmeralda Delgado-Frias¹, Ivan Ferraz-Amaro², Vanesa Hernandez-Hernandez³, A.M. de Vera-Gonzalez⁴, A.F. Gonzalez-Rivero⁵, Miguel A. González-Gay⁶ and Federico Diaz-Gonzalez⁷, ¹Rheumatology, Servicio de Reumatología.Hospital Universitario de Canarias, La Laguna. Tenerife., Spain, ²Rheumatology, Servicio de Reumatologia. Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Tenerife, Spain, ³Rheumatology, Servicio de Reumatologia.Hospital Universitario de Canarias., La Laguna. Tenerife, Spain, ⁴Laboratorio Central, Servicio de Laboratorio Central.Hospital Universitario de Canarias., La Laguna. Spain, Spain, ⁵Laboratorio Central, Servicio de Laboratorio Central. Hospital Universitario de Canarias., La Laguna. Tenerife., Spain, ⁶Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL. Santander. Spain, Santander, Spain, ⁷Rheumatology, Servicio de Reumatologia.Hospital Universitario de Canarias, La Laguna, Spain
Background/Purpose Proteinase K-like serine protease PCSK9 binds the low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor at the surface of hepatocytes, thereby preventing its recycling and enhancing its degradation…
Abstract Number: 424 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Comparison Between Physical and Ultrasound Joint Examination for the Hand Joints in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Norihide Hayashi¹, Takehisa Ogura², Ayako Hirata², Rie Kujime³, Munetsugu Imamura¹, Sayaka Takenaka³, Kennosuke Mizushina³, Sumie Nakahashi³, Hideki Ito¹, Naoko Yamashita³ and Hideto Kameda¹, ¹Div Rheumatol, Dep Intern Med, Toho Univ, Tokyo, Japan, ²Department of Rheumatology, Toho Univ, Tokyo, Japan, ³Toho Univ, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose To establish the importance of joint examination by ultrasound (US) in daily clinical practice of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), we compared the US…
Abstract Number: 154 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cimt in Individuals with Rheumatoid Arthritis Compared to Individuals with Type2 Diabetes
Helen Pahau Sr.^1,2, Leanne Short³, Brian Haluskas⁴, Vibeke Videm⁵ and Ranjeny Thomas⁶, ¹Diamantina Institute, The University of Queensland, Woolloongabba, Australia, ²Diamantina Institute, University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Brisbane, Australia, ³Cardiovascular Imaging Research Centre, University of Queensland, Woolloongabba, Australia, ⁴Cardiovascular Imaging Research Centre, the University of Queensland, Woolloongabba, Australia, ⁵Department of Laboratory Medicine, Children's and Women's Health, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, and Department of Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Trondheim University Hospital,, Trondheim, Norway, ⁶University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Brisbane, Australia
Background/Purpose It is well known that patients with RA or Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) have increased risk of atherosclerosis and CVD. Carotid ultrasound measurement of…
Abstract Number: 122 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Use of Ultrasound to Detect Residual Joint Inflammation in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in Clinical Disease Remission
Gurjit S. Kaeley¹, Midori Jane Nishio², Janak Goyal³, Daryl MacCarter⁴, Alvin Wells⁵, Anabela Cardoso⁶, Shufang Liu⁷, Jasmina Kalabic⁸ and Hartmut Kupper⁸, ¹College of Medicine, University of Florida, Jacksonville, FL, ²Diablo Clinical Research, Walnut Creek, CA, ³Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy, NJ, ⁴Coeur d'Alene Arthritis Clinic, Coeur d'Alene, ID, ⁵Rheumatology & Immunotherapy Center, Franklin, WI, ⁶AbbVie, Amadora, Portugal, ⁷AbbVie Inc., North Chicago, IL, ⁸AbbVie Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, Ludwigshafen, Germany
Background/Purpose Patients (pts) with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), who achieve clinical disease remission by treatment with disease- modifying agents may have residual joint inflammation and vascularization,…
Abstract Number: 121 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Predictors of Persistence of Power Doppler Ultrasound Synovitis in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in Clinical Remission
Nathalie Filippi¹, Cédric Lukas², Jacques Morel³, Bernard Combe⁴ and Gael Mouterde⁵, ¹Rheumatology, Hopital Lapeyronie, Montpellier, France, ²Immuno-Rhumatologie, Hopital Lapeyronie, Montpellier, France, ³Department of Rheumatology, Hôpital Lapeyronie, Montpellier, France, ⁴Immuno-Rhumatologie, Hôpital Lapeyronie, Montpellier, France, ⁵Immunologie Rhumatologie, Hopital Lapeyronie, Montpellier, France
Background/Purpose Ultrasound (US) is a sensitive tool for the evaluation of joint inflammation in patients with RA, and can detect synovitis even when clinical remission…
Abstract Number: 120 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Can We Use Ultrasound to Identify Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in Remission Who Cannot Taper Their Medication?
Myrthe van der Ven¹, T. Martijn Kuijper¹, A. H. Gerards², Ilja Tchetverikov³, A.E.a.M. Weel^1,4, D. van Zeben⁵, J.M.W. Hazes¹ and J.J. Luime¹, ¹Rheumatology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ²Rheumatology, Vlietland Hospital, Schiedam, Netherlands, ³Albert Schweitzer Ziekenhuis, Dordrecht, Netherlands, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Maasstad Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ⁵Rheumatology, Sint Franciscus Gasthuis, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Tapering medication in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients is becoming increasingly important due to the effectiveness of both biological therapy and tight-controlled treatment. Patients are…
Abstract Number: 2293 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Anti-Citrullinated Peptide/Protein Antibody Specificities and Subclinical Synovitis In Palindromic Rheumatism: Towards a Better Understanding Of The Relationship With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Sonia Cabrera-Villalba¹, Julio Ramirez¹, Georgina Salvador², Virginia Ruiz-Esquide³, M. Victoria Hernández⁴, José Inciarte⁵, Celia Saura¹, J. D. Cañete¹ and Raimon Sanmarti³, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain, ²Rheumatology Unit., Hospital Mutua de Terrassa. Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ³Arthritis Unit. Rheumatology Department, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ⁴Arthritis Unit, Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ⁵Arthritis Unit. Rheumatology Service, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Background/Purpose: Palindromic rheumatism (PR) may evolve to rheumatoid arthritis (RA), especially in anti-citrullinated peptide/protein antibody (ACPA) positive patients, although many do not evolve to RA…
Abstract Number: 2270 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
US Guided Treat-To-Target Approach In Early RA: Implications For Uncoupling Of Disease Activity and Structural Damage
Yasser El Miedany¹, Maha El Gaafary², Sally Youssef³ and Annie Nasr⁴, ¹Rheumatology, Medway Hospital, Gillingham, United Kingdom, ²Community, Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, ³Rheumatology & Rehabilitation, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, ⁴Radiology, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
Background/Purpose: To assess the relationship between inflammation and joint destruction in RA patients who have not responded clinically to treatment using Musculoskeletal US as a…
Abstract Number: 2662 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Tightening up: Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Could Further Individualise Treatment Decisions in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated by a Step-up DMARD Escalation Regimen
James Dale¹, David Purves², Alex McConnachie², Duncan Porter³ and Iain B. McInnes⁴, ¹Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom, ²Robertson Centre for Biostatistics, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom, ³Rheumatology, Gartnavel General Hospital, Glasgow, United Kingdom, ⁴Glasgow Biomedical Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Treat-to-target (T2T) strategies have significantly improved outcomes in early rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Treatment escalation is usually guided by a disease activity score; however, modern…
Abstract Number: 1253 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Identifying Vulnerable Plaque in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Pilot Study Using Novel Microbubble-Contrast Enhanced Carotid Ultrasonography
Kimberly P. Liang¹, Douglas P. Landsittel², Suresh R. Mulukutla³, Steven E. Reis⁴, Marc C. Levesque¹, Flordeliza S. Villanueva³, Hunter C. Champion⁵ and Larry W. Moreland¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Medicine, Biostatistics and Clinical and Translational Science, University of Pittsburgh, Center for Health Care Research Data Center, Pittsburgh, PA, ³Division of Cardiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁴Division of Cardiology and Department of Clinical and Translational Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁵Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is independently associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Markers of systemic inflammation, as seen in RA, are associated…
Abstract Number: 807 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Predictors of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Quantitative and Semiquantitative Sonographic Measurements of Peripheral Joints
Flavia S. Machado¹, Rita N.V. Furtado¹, Rogerio D. Takahashi², Ana Leticia P. de Buosi¹ and Jamil Natour¹, ¹Rheumatology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ²Radiology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Sonographic quantitative and semiquantitative measurements in peripheral joints of normal subjects are yet to be defined, as are sonographic predictors of rheumatoid arthritis (RA).…

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