Abstracts tagged "Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)"

Abstract Number: 2938 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Is Synovial Hypertrophy without Doppler Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis Joints Sensitive to Change ? – Results of a Longitudinal Ultrasound Study
Lene Terslev¹, Mikkel Østergaard¹, Joseph Sexton² and Hilde B Hammer², ¹Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark, ²Dept. of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway
Background/Purpose: Ultrasound (US) is used to assess diseases activity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Gray scale (GS) US shows the synovial hypertrophy (SH) and Doppler the…
Abstract Number: 456 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Time from First Symptom Onset to First Advanced Therapy Amongst RA Patients in Latin America
Ivanio Pereira¹, Valderilio F Azevedo², Wilson Bautista-Molano³, Julio Casasola⁴, Generoso Guerra⁵, David Vega-Morales⁶, Enrique R Soriano⁷, Diana Rocio Gil⁸, José Antonio Maldonado-Cocco⁹, Leandro Aldunate¹⁰ and Steve Lobosco¹¹, ¹Rheumatology, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Hospital Universitário, Divisão de Reumatologia.Brazil, Florianopolis, Brazil, ²Adjunct Professor of Rheumatology, Federal University of Paraná; Brazil, Curitiba, Brazil, ³School of Medicine, Universidad Militar Nueva Granada and Rheumatology Department Hospital Militar. Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia, ⁴Rheumatology, Hospital General de Mexico, Mexico, Mexico, ⁵Centro Médico Paitilla Internal Medicine and Rheumatology Department. Panama, Panama City, Panama, ⁶Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León. Rheumatology Service, Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González". Mexico, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁷Argentina, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁸ART Medica - Hospital Universitario Mayor MEDERI Internal Medicine and Rheumatology. Colombia., Bogota, Colombia, ⁹Buenos Aires University, Consulting Professor of Rheumatology, Buenos Aires University. Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ¹⁰Immunology, Janssen Latin America, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ¹¹Adelphi, Immunology Director- Adelphi Group, Manchester, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: To understand the RA patient pathway in Latin America from first symptom onset; including time to diagnosis and to first advanced treatment. Methods: Data…
Abstract Number: 1332 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Periostin Deficiency Exacerbates Joint Inflammation and Bone Destruction in Mouse Models of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Yun-Hong Cheon, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Korea, Republic of (South)
Background/Purpose: Periostin (POSTN), a matricellular protein, is involved in many fundamental biological processes such as bone metabolism, cell proliferation, cell invasion, and angiogenesis. Also, POSTN…
Abstract Number: 2356 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Disease Severity Impacts the Relationships of Apelin Concentrations with Arterial Function in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Sule Gunter¹, Chanel Robinson¹, Gavin Norton¹, Angela Woodiwiss¹, Hon-Chun Hsu¹, Linda Tsang², Aletta Millen¹ and Patrick Dessein³, ¹Physiology, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, ²Rheumatology, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Brussels, Belgium, ³Rheumatology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
Background/Purpose: Patients with (RA) experience impaired inflammation induced arterial and endothelial function. Apelin can improve arterial function by enhancing the expression of endothelial nitric oxide…
Abstract Number: 2963 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sirukumab Improves Synovial Vascularity As Measured By Power Doppler Sonography in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients from As Early As Week 4 in a Phase 3 Trial
Bidisha Dasgupta¹, Kristen Sweet¹, Dick DeVries², Benjamin Hsu¹, Ian Gourley¹, Matthew Loza¹ and Peter C. Taylor³, ¹Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, PA, ²Janssen Biologics Europe, Leiden, Netherlands, ³Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Ultrasound (US) is an established non-invasive tool for sensitively assessing disease activity at the individual‐joint level in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Synovial thickness is detectable…
Abstract Number: 489 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Early Detection of Inflammatory Arthritis: The Role of Musculoskeletal Symptoms, Infections and Rheumatoid Arthritis-Related Comorbidities in Primary Care
Marian van Beers-Tas¹, Markus Nielen², Joke C. Korevaar² and Dirkjan van Schaardenburg³, ¹Rheumatology, Amsterdam Rheumatology & Immunology Center, Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²NIVEL (Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research), Utrecht, Netherlands, ³Rheumatology, Amsterdam Rheumatology and immunology Center, location Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Amsterdam, Netherlands
ACR ABSTRACT 2016 Early detection of inflammatory arthritis: the role of musculoskeletal symptoms, infections and rheumatoid arthritis-related comorbidities in primary care Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis…
Abstract Number: 1506 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
One Third of Patients with Established Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Are Correctly Vaccinated Against Influenza and Pneumococcus and This Is Increasing: 3 Year Longitudinal Assessment of 776 Patients
Laure Gossec¹, Martin Soubrier², Frantz Foissac³, Anna Molto⁴, Thomas Bardin⁵, Francis Berenbaum⁶, Alain Cantagrel⁷, Marie Hélène Cerato⁸, Gerard H. Chales⁹, Isabelle Chary-Valckenaere¹⁰, Bernard Combe¹¹, Emmanuelle Dernis Labous¹², Liana Euller-Ziegler¹³, Rene-Marc Flipo¹⁴, Philippe Gaudin¹⁵, Melanie Gilson¹⁶, Sandrine Guis¹⁷, Xavier Mariette¹⁸, Gaël Mouterde¹⁹, Sophie Pouplin²⁰, Pascal Richette²¹, Alain Saraux²², Thierry Schaeverbeke²³, Jean Sibilia²⁴, Françoise Fayet²⁵ and Maxime Dougados²⁶, ¹Rheumatology, Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France, ²Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, CHU Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand, France, ³COMEDRA working group, Paris, France, ⁴Hopital Cochin, Paris Descartes University, Paris, France, ⁵Hôpital Lariboisière, Paris, France, ⁶Rheumatology dept, APHP St-Antoine hospital, Univ Paris 06, Paris, France, Paris, France, ⁷Purpan Hospital, Toulouse, France, ⁸University Hospital, Toulouse, France, ⁹CHU RENNES, Rennes, France, ¹⁰University Hospital, Nancy, France, ¹¹Lapeyronie Hospital, Montpellier, France, ¹²Le Mans Hospital, Le Mans, France, ¹³Rheumatology, Nice, France, ¹⁴Rheumatology, University Hospital, Lille, France, ¹⁵Rheumatology, Grenoble University Hospital, France, Grenoble, France, ¹⁶Hopital Sud, Grenoble, France, ¹⁷Rheumatology 1, CRMBM-CEMEREM 7339, Aix-Marseille Université, AP-HM, CNRS, Marseilles, France, ¹⁸Rheumatology, Rheumatology department, Bicetre Hospital, Paris-Sud University, Le Kremlin Bicetre, France, ¹⁹Rheumatology Department, Hopital Lapeyronie, Montpellier, France, ²⁰Rheumatology Department & Inserm 905, Department of Rheumatology, Rouen University Hospital & Inserm 905, Institute for Biomedical Research, University of Rouen, Rouen, France, ²¹Rhumatologie, Hôpital Lariboisière, Paris, France, ²²Rheumatology Department, CHU de la Cavale Blanche, Brest Cedex, France, ²³Rheumatology, CHU Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France, ²⁴Department of Rheumatology, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France, ²⁵Rheumatology, CHU Gabriel-Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand, France, ²⁶Cochin Hospital and Paris 05 University, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Influenza and pneumococcal vaccinations are recommended in all patients with RA. However, it is well known that a gap exists between recommendations and their…
Abstract Number: 2448 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Contraceptive Methods in Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Megan E. B. Clowse, Gary McDaniel and Amanda M. Eudy, Rheumatology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
Background/Purpose: Women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) often take medications to control disease activity that, should a woman become pregnant, may increase the risk of poor…
Abstract Number: 3015 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly – Refractory Rheumatoid Arthritis in 2016
Manuel Unger¹, Farideh Alasti², Gabriela Supp², Josef S. Smolen³ and Daniel Aletaha⁴, ¹Department of Internal Medicine 3, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ²Department of Internal Medicine III; Division of Rheumatology, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ³Department of Internal Medicine 3, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁴Department of Internal Medicine 3, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterised by the presence of a progressively destructive joint inflammation. Even in times of modern therapeutics, a subgroup of patients…
Abstract Number: 498 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Higher Serum Heavy Metals Concentrations Are Associated with Rheumatoid Arthritis : A Study of the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES)
Sang Hyun Joo¹, Dong Jin Go^2,3, Eun Young Ahn³, Hyun Mi Kwon³, Joongyub Lee⁴ and Yeong Wook Song^5,6, ¹Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea, The Republic of, ²Department of Molecular Medicine and Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, The Republic of, ³Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, The Republic of, ⁴Division of Clinical Epidemiology Medical Research Collaborating Center Biomedical Research Institution, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, The Republic of, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea, ⁶1Department of Molecular Medicine and Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, The Republic of
Background/Purpose: The heavy metal Cadmium (Cd) may contribute to the high risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA) through the cigarette smoking and occupational exposure including…
Abstract Number: 1529 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Serum Levels of P-Glycoprotein Are Associated with Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Edsaul Emilio Perez-Guerrero¹, Jorge Ivan Gamez-Nava², Ernesto German Cardona-Muñoz³, Jose Francisco Muñoz-Valle⁴, Paulina Hernandez-Cuervo^1,5, David Bonilla-Lara^6,7, Ana Miriam Saldaña-Cruz⁸, Nicte Selene Fajardo-Robledo⁹, Silvia Elena Totsuka-Sutto¹⁰, Ana Rosa Rincon-Sanchez⁷, David Cardona-Muller³ and Laura del Carmen Gonzalez-Lopez⁶, ¹Unidad de Investigación Biomédica 02 (Unidad de Investigación en Epidemiología Clínica), UMAE, Hospital de Especialidades Centro Médico Nacional de Occidente, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Jalisco, Mexico, ²Unidad de Investigación Biomédica 02 (Unidad de Investigacion en Epidemiología Clínica), UMAE, Hospital de Especialidades, Centro Médico Nacional de Occidente, Instituo Mexicano del Seguro Social, Guadalajara, Mexico, ³Departamento de Fisiología, Universidad de Guadalajara, Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Jalisco, Mexico, ⁴Instituto de Investigación en Reumatología y del Sistema Músculo Esquelético, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico, ⁵Programa de Doctorado en Ciencias de la Salud Pública, Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud (CUCS), Universidad de Guadalajara. Guadalajara, Jalisco, México., Guadalajara, Mexico, ⁶Departamento Medicina Interna-Reumatología, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Hospital General Regional 110, Jalisco, Mexico, ⁷Doctorado en Farmacología, Universidad de Guadalajara, Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Jalisco, Mexico, ⁸Centro Universitario de Investigación Biomédica. Universidad de Colima, Colima, Mexico, ⁹Laboratorio de Investigación y Desarrollo Farmacéutico, Universidad de Guadalajara, Centro Universitario de Ciencias Exactas e Ingenierias, Jalisco, Mexico, ¹⁰Unidad de Investigación Cardiovascular, CUCS, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) exert a wide variety of therapeutic responses to disease controlling anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs). P-glycoprotein (P-Gp) is involved in treatment…
Abstract Number: 2478 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impact of Poor Prognostic Factors on Treatment Decisions in Clinical Practice in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Findings from a US Observational Cohort
LR Harrold¹, E Alemao², HJ Litman³, SE Connolly⁴, S Kelly², W Hua³, L Rosenblatt², S Rebello⁵ and JM Kremer⁶, ¹University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, ²Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, ³Corrona, Southborough, MA, ⁴Department of Immunology and Inflammation, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, ⁵Epidemiology, Corrona, Southborough, MA, ⁶Albany Medical College and The Center for Rheumatology, Albany, NY
Background/Purpose: Poor prognostic factors can determine the extent of disease progression, disability and treatment outcomes in patients (pts) with RA. It is currently unknown whether…
Abstract Number: 3021 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Frequency of Arthralgia, Seropositivity, and Seropositive Arthralgia and Their Association with Development of Rheumatoid Arthritis in a Cohort of Indigenous North Americans with or without a First Degree Relative with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Elizabeth Ferucci¹, Carol Hitchon², Irene Smolik³, David Robinson³ and Hani El-Gabalawy⁴, ¹Division of Community Health Services, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Anchorage, AK, ²University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ³Arthritis Center, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ⁴University of Manitoba Arthritis Center, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Background/Purpose: Anti-citrullinated peptide antibodies and/or rheumatoid factor (RF) in the setting of arthralgia (“seropositive arthralgia”) has been associated with a high risk of development of…
Abstract Number: 543 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Synovial Features of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Psoriatic Arthritis Differ in Patients in Clinical and Ultrasound Remission after Anti-TNF Therapy
Stefano Alivernini¹, Luca Petricca¹, Laura Bui², Barbara Tolusso¹, Gabriele Di Sante¹, Roberta Benvenuto², Anna Laura Fedele¹, Elisa Gremese¹ and Gianfranco Ferraccioli¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology - Institute of Rheumatology and Affine Sciences, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy, ²Division of Histopathology - Institute of Pathology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
Background/Purpose: Persistent disease remission is the major goal of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) treatment. The combined use of clinical and ultrasound selection…
Abstract Number: 1551 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rheumatoid Arthritis Is Associated with Low-/Mid-Frequency Hearing Impairment: Data from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Hyemin Jeong¹, Young Hee Eun², Eun-Jung Park³, Ji Young Chae⁴, Hyungjin Kim⁵, Jaejoon Lee¹, Hoon-Suk Cha² and Eun-Mi Koh⁵, ¹Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea, ²Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea, ³Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Jeju National University Hospital, Jeju University School of Medicine, Jeju, South Korea, ⁴Departement of Internal Medicine, Bundang Jesaeng General Hospital, Seongnam, Korea, The Republic of, ⁵Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
Background/Purpose: the association between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and hearing impairment in the Korean adult population. Methods: A total of 15,598 subjects completed the…

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