Abstracts tagged "Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)"

Abstract Number: 1211 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Improving Exercise Counselling of Patients with Inflammatory Arthritis: A Quality Improvement Project
Anwar Albasri ¹, Tariq Al-Araimi ¹, Stephanie Gottheil¹, Lauren King ¹, Sahil Koppikar ², Justin Shamis ¹, Shirley Lake ³ and Gakhal Natasha ¹, ¹University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, ²University of Toronto, Markham, ON, Canada, ³Division of Rheumatology, Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Regular aerobic exercise has been shown to improve inflammatory arthritis (IA) symptoms and may reduce the risk of cardiovascular events observed in these patients.…
Abstract Number: 1349 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Earlier Biologic Initiation over Two Decades of Real World Observational Data from the RAPPORT Biologics Registry of Northern Alberta, Canada
Britney Jones¹, Bo Pan ¹, Joanne Homik ², Anthony Russell ², Walter P. Maksymowych ³, Jill Hall ¹ and Stephanie Keeling ¹, ¹University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ²University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, ³University of Alberta/CARE ARTHRITIS, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid (RA) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) are inflammatory arthritides associated with significant potential functional disability if not well controlled. We reviewed the baseline demographic…
Abstract Number: 1379 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Glucocorticoid Dose Is Progressively Reduced in Patients with RA Receiving Sarilumab: Results from the Open-Label EXTEND Study
Roy Fleischmann¹, Carlo Selmi ², Miguel Angel González-Gay ³, Hubert van Hoogstraten ⁴, Owen Hagino ⁴, Tejasweeni Rajput ⁵, Gregory St John ⁶, Frank Buttgereit ⁷ and Mark Genovese ⁸, ¹Metroplex Clinical Research Center and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ²Humanitas Research Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy, ³Universidad de Cantabria and IDIVAL, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ⁴Sanofi, Bridgewater, NJ, ⁵Cytel, Mumbai, India, ⁶Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tarrytown, NY, ⁷Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁸Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Background/Purpose: EXTEND (NCT01146652) is a long-term, open-label extension (OLE) study of sarilumab for the treatment of RA. This post hoc analysis assessed changes in oral…
Abstract Number: 1415 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Effect of Tofacitinib on the Qualitative Profile of High Density Lipoproteins Molecules in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Aurelia Luissi¹, Florencia Pierini ², Ignacio Gandino ², Eliana Botta ³, Fernando Brites ³, Laura Boero ³, Maximiliano Martin ³, Tomas Meroño ³, Soledad saez ⁴, Walter Tetzlaff ³, Fernando Sommerfleck ⁵, Gustavo Citera ⁶, Javier Rosa ⁷, Patricia Sorroche ⁴ and Enrique Soriano ⁸, ¹Rheumatology Section, Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina., Buenos Aires, Argentina, ²Rheumatology Section, Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina., Capital Federal, Argentina, ³Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁴Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁵Sanatorio Mendez, Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁶Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁷Rheumatology Section, Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁸Rheumatology Section, Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina., Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have an increased risk for cardiovascular diseases. Recent studies found that RA patients present dysfunctional high density lipoproteins (HDL)…
Abstract Number: 1770 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Experimental Rheumatoid Joint Ameliorated by CRISPR Interference Targeting Long Non-coding RNA H19 Through Wnt Signaling Inactivation
Chrong-Reen Wang¹, Shih-Yao Chen ¹, Yu-Chi Chou ², Chao-Liang Wu ³, Yu-Ting Lo ¹ and Ai-Li Shiau ⁴, ¹National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan (Republic of China), ²Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China), ³National Cheng Kung University Medical College, Tainan, Taiwan (Republic of China), ⁴National Cheng Kung University Medical College, Tainan, Taiwan (Republic of China)
Background/Purpose: Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) participate in the rheumatoid arthritis (RA) pathogenesis. The aim of this study was to examine the lncRNA H19 and HOTAIR…
Abstract Number: 1894 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Risk of Venous Thromboembolism in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Initiating Biologic and Non-biologic DMARDs, a Population-based Study
Lingyi Li¹, Na Lu ¹, Diane Lacaille ², Hui Xie ³, John Esdaile ⁴ and J. Antonio Avina-Zubieta ⁵, ¹Arthritis Research Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ²Arthritis Research Canada and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ³Arthritis Research Canada and Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁴Arthritis Research Canada and the University of British Columbia, Richmond, BC, Canada, ⁵Arthritis Research Canada and the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have an increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE, which includes pulmonary embolism [PE] and deep vein thrombosis [DVT]) compared…
Abstract Number: 2015 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Methotrexate Treatment Is Associated with Reduction of Neutrophil Reactive Oxygen Species and CD177 in RA Patients
Urvashi Kaundal ¹, Varun Dhir¹, Biman Saikia ¹ and Aastha Khullar ¹, ¹Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Background/Purpose: Methotrexate (MTX) is the gold-standard DMARD in rheumatoid arthritis, however, it is unclear how exactly it works. Its effects on neutrophils may involve reduction…
Abstract Number: 2238 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Role of Clinical Impact, Disease-specific Knowledge and Beliefs About Medication on Therapeutic Adherence in Rheumatoid Arthritis: An Integrative Structural Equation Modeling Approach
George Karpouzas¹, Elizabeth Hernandez ², Lorena Ruiz ³, Vibeke Strand ⁴ and Sarah Ormseth ¹, ¹Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and Los Angeles Biomedical Institute, Torrance, CA, ²Harbor-UCLA and Los Angeles Biomedical Institute, Torrance, CA, ³Harbor-UCLA andLos Angeles Biomedical Research Institute, Torrance, ⁴Division of Immunology/Rheumatology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Background/Purpose: Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) to remission optimally ensures control of symptoms, prevention of structural damage, optimization of function and quality of life. Adherence…
Abstract Number: 2308 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
The Interaction Between Human Leukocyte Antigen Class II Alleles and Seroprotection to Seasonal Influenza Vaccination in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A post-hoc Analysis
Miriam Kim ¹, Jin Kyun Park ², Eun Bong Lee ³ and Kichul Shin⁴, ¹Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, seoul, Republic of Korea, ³Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, seoul, ⁴Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul Metropolitan Government-Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea., seoul, Republic of Korea
Background/Purpose: There are few studies that have looked into the role of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class II alleles in seroprotection to influenza, especially in…
Abstract Number: 2328 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
In Rheumatoid Arthritis, New-onset Prednisone Use Is Associated with a Daily Dose, Cumulative Dose, and Duration-dependent Risk for Cardiovascular Events at 6 Months and 1 Year of Use
Anthony Ocon¹, George Reed ² and Joel Kremer ³, ¹University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, ²Corrona Research Foundation, Waltham, MA, ³Albany Medical College and The Center for Rheumatology; Corrona, LLC, Albany, NY
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory joint disease but also affects the cardiovascular (CV) system. Many patients are treated with corticosteroids. Corticosteroid use…
Abstract Number: 2348 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
KL-6 Is a Useful Marker to Monitor the Progression of RA-ILD, but Not to Diagnose or Predict the Development of ILD
Yuta Takamura¹, Ayae Tanaka ¹, Kazuhiro Kurasawa ¹, Anna Hasegawa ², Chika Hiyama ², Toshiyuki Miyao ¹, Ryutaro Yamazaki ¹, Satoko Arai ¹, Takayoshi Owada ¹, Reika Maezawa ¹ and Masafumi Arima ², ¹Dokkyo Medical University, Mibu-machi, Shimotsuga-gun, Tochigi, Japan, ²Dokkyo Medical University, Mibu, Tochigi, Japan
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a critical　comorbidity in RA. To manage RA-ILD, early diagnosis and monitoring disease progression are important. KL-6 is a marker…
Abstract Number: 2374 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
MRI of the Wrist in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis After 1-year Treat-to-target Strategy
Fan Xiao¹, Jacky Ka Ko ¹, Jiang Yue ¹, James Griffith ¹ and Lai-Shan Tam ¹, ¹The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Background/Purpose: Background:There are two types of remission in rheumatoid arthritis. The first, and most commonly applied, is clinical remission. Imaging remission is another aspect to…
Abstract Number: 2405 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Protein Biomarkers Predicting the Response to IFX+MTX+LEF Treatment in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Jian Chen ¹, Meng-shi Tang ², Li-chang Xu ³, Shu Li ², Yan Ge ², Jing Tian ², Xi Xie ², Jin-wei Chen ², Jin-feng Du ² and Fen Li¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China, Changsha, ²Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, ³International Department of YALI High School, Changsha
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) usually receive triple therapy with methotrexate (MTX), leflunomide (LEF) and infliximab (IFX), but nearly one-third of them do not…
Abstract Number: 2824 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Antibiotic Use and the Development of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and Risk of RA Flares: Case-Control and Self-Controlled Case Series Studies in Two National Electronic Patient Databases (SIDIAP and CPRD)
Navraj Nagra¹, Danielle Robinson ², Antonella Delmestri ¹, Stephanie Dakin ¹, Sarah Snelling ¹, Andrew Carr ¹ and Daniel Prieto-Alhambra ¹, ¹University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ²Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: The microbiome and specific bacterial triggers have been hypothesised to be involved in the pathogenesis of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and RA flares. Antibiotic usage…
Abstract Number: 50 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Circulating 25(OH)D, LL-37 and Antimicrobial Protein and Peptide (APP) Levels Are Altered Prior to Onset of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Vidyanand Anaparti¹, Xiaobo Meng ¹, Hemshekhar Mahadevappa ¹, Irene Smolik ¹, Neeloffer Mookherjee ¹ and Hani El-Gabalawy ¹, ¹University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Background/Purpose: Epidemiological studies suggest vitamin D deficiency as a potential risk factor for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) development, a chronic autoimmune disorder highly prevalent in indigenous…

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