Abstracts tagged "risk assessment"

Abstract Number: 0181 • ACR Convergence 2020
Methotrexate Use Does Not Increase the Prevalence of Hepatic Steatosis: A Real-World Retrospective Nested Case-Control Study
Yunjung Choi¹, Chang-Hun Lee¹, Myeung-Su Lee², Chang-Hoon Lee², SoJeong Park³ and Wan-Hee Yoo⁴, ¹Jeonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Republic of Korea, ²Wonkwang University Hospital, Iksan, Republic of Korea, ³Data Science Team, Hanmi Pharm. Co., Ltd, Seoul, Romania, ⁴Research Institute of Clinical Medicine of Jeonbuk National University-Biomedical Research Institute of Jeonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Republic of Korea
Background/Purpose: We aimed to determine whether methotrexate (MTX) treatment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) leads to the development of nonalcoholic fatty liver (NAFL).Methods: Data…
Abstract Number: 1576 • ACR Convergence 2020
Acute Respiratory Viral Adverse Events During Use of Antirheumatic Disease Therapies: A Scoping Review
Adam Kilian¹, Yu Pei Eugenia Chock², Irvin Huang³, Elizabeth Graef⁴, Laura Upton⁵, Aneka Khilnani⁶, Sonia Silinsky Krupnikova⁷, Ibrahim Almaghlouth⁸, Laura Cappelli⁹, Ruth Fernandez-Ruiz¹⁰, Brittany Frankel³, Jourdan Frankovich¹¹, Carly Harrison¹², Bharat Kumar¹³, Kanika Monga¹⁴, Jorge Rosario Vega¹¹, Namrata Singh¹⁵, Jeffrey Sparks¹⁶, Elaine Sullo⁶, Kristen Young¹⁷, Ali Duarte-Garcia¹⁸, Michael Putman¹⁹, Sindhu Johnson²⁰, Jean Liew³ and Aruni Jayatilleke²¹, ¹George Washington University, Washington, DC, ²Yale School of Medicine, Greenwich, CT, ³University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ⁴Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, ⁵Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, ⁶The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, ⁷The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Rockville, MD, ⁸King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ⁹Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ¹⁰New York University School of Medicine, New York, ¹¹Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, ¹²Lupus Chat, NA, ¹³University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, ¹⁴UT Health Rheumatology, HOUSTON, TX, ¹⁵University of Washington, Bellevue, WA, ¹⁶Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity; Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ¹⁷University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ¹⁸Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ¹⁹Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ²⁰University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²¹Section of Rheumatology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: COVID-19 threatens the health of people worldwide, although it remains unclear to what extent antirheumatic disease therapies increase susceptibility to complications of viral respiratory…
Abstract Number: 0225 • ACR Convergence 2020
Prevalence and Probability Assessment of Adverse Drug Reactions in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Receiving Intravenous Originator Biologics in Saudi Arabia: A Longitudinal Five Years Follow-up Study
Hawazin Alhazzani¹, Reem Tashkandi¹, Lamia Alzamel¹, Haya Almalag¹, Shiekha Alaujan¹, Abdurhman Alarfaj¹, Hussain Alarfaj¹ and Mohammed Omair¹, ¹King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Background/Purpose: Biologics have been advocated by guidelines as effective therapies for rheumatoid arthritis (RA)1. Limited longitudinal studies investigated the prevalence and risk factors for developing…
Abstract Number: 1579 • ACR Convergence 2020
Assessing the Effect of Calcineurin Inhibitors for Immune-related Adverse Event Management on Tumor Response
Pankti Reid¹, Daniel Olson² and Thomas Gajewski², ¹University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ²University of Chicago Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology Oncology, Chicago
Background/Purpose: High grade immune-related adverse events (irAEs) to cancer immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) require considerable immunosuppression (IS) with high-dose steroids and steroid-sparing IS (SSIS) for…
Abstract Number: 045 • 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
No-Shows: a Search for Modifiable Risk Factors
Samantha Ong ¹, Xujia Li ¹ and Austin Dalrymple², ¹Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, ²Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri
Background/Purpose: Missed ambulatory visits, or “no-shows,” limit patient access, increase costs, occupy provider time, and lead to worse patient outcomes. Only a few studies have…
Abstract Number: 1758 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Development of Ultrasound Detectable Arthritis Among ACPA Positive Subjects with Musculoskeletal Symptoms: The Risk RA Prospective Study
Aase Hensvold¹, Yogan Kisten ², Alexandra Circiumaru ¹, Monika Hansson ³, Meng Sun ¹, Guozhong Fei ⁴, Nancy Vivar ², Erik af Klint ², Hamed Rezaei ², Lars Klareskog ³, Aleksandra Antovic ⁵ and Anca Catrina ³, ¹Rheumatology unit Karolinska University Hospital and Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, Stockholm, ²Rheumatology unit Karolinska University Hospital and Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden, ³Rheumatology unit Karolinska University Hospital and Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁴Center for Rheumatology, Academic Specialist Center, Stockholm Health Services, Stockholm, Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁵Center for Rheumatology, Academic Specialist Center, Stockholm Health Services, Stockholm, Sweden, Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Studies have shown that anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA) are a risk factor for the development of arthritis. We aimed to investigate in a prospective…
Abstract Number: 1960 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Pleiotropy of Genetic Predisposition to Rheumatoid Arthritis Increases the Risk for Autoimmune Disease
Vivian Kawai¹, Mingjian Shi ¹, Qiping Feng ², Cecilia Chung ¹, Ge Liu ², Nancy Cox ², Dan Roden ², C. Michael Stein ¹ and Jonathan Mosley ², ¹Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ²Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disorder that is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease, cardiometabolic disorders, and autoimmune disease. Thus, we…
Abstract Number: 2136 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Cardiovascular Risk Evaluation in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Rheumatoid Arthritis: Preliminary Results from the “Cardiovascular Obesity and Rheumatic DISease (CORDIS)” Study Group of the Italian Society of Rheumatology
Fabio Cacciapaglia¹, Gian Luca Erre ², Garifallia Sakellariou ³, Ombretta Viapiana ⁴, Matteo Piga ⁵, Elena Bartoloni ⁶, Andreina Manfredi ⁷, Sergio Colella ¹, Floriana Castagna ², Giacomo Cafaro ⁸, Martina Dessì ⁵, Marco Fornaro ¹, Alessandro Giollo ⁹, Silvia Grignaschi ¹⁰, Caterina Vacchi ¹¹, Francesca Romana Spinelli ¹², Fabiola Atzeni ¹³ and Elisa Gremese ¹⁴, ¹Rheumatology Unit – Department of Emergency and Organs Transplantation, University and AOU Policlinico of Bari, Italy, Bari, Italy, ²Specialità Mediche, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Sassari, Italy., Sassari, Italy, ³Division of Rheumatology, University of Pavia, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy, ⁴University of Verona, Verona, Italy, ⁵Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medical Sciences, University and AOU Policlinico of Cagliari, Italy., Cagliari, Italy, ⁶Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy, Perugia, Italy, ⁷Rheumatology Unit, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico di Modena, Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, ⁸Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Perugia, Italy., Perugia, Italy, ⁹Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Italy., Verona, Italy, ¹⁰Division of Rheumatology, University of Pavia, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy., Pavia, Italy, ¹¹Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Science, University and AOU Policlinico of Modena, Italy., Modena, ¹²Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Speciality, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy., Rome, Italy, ¹³Rheumatology Unit, University of Messina, Messina, Italy., Messina, Italy, ¹⁴Fondazione Policlinico Gemelli-Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients present high cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality. International guidelines suggest estimating CV-risk in these patients,…
Abstract Number: 2322 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Toward Cardiovascular Risk Stratification in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Use of Regression Tree Analyses to Evaluate Impact of Serum Biomarkers and Cardiovascular Risk Factors on Carotid Intima Media Thickness
Kimberly Liang¹, Yaming Li ¹, Suresh Mulukutla ¹, Steven Reis ¹, Marc Levesque ¹, Donald Jones ¹, Rachel Gartland ¹, Jennifer Avolio ¹, Ali Hakim Shoushtari ¹, Flordeliza Villanueva ¹, Larry Moreland ¹ and Douglas Landsittel ², ¹University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, RI
Background/Purpose: Both traditional cardiovascular (CV) risk factors and disease-related factors contribute to the increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Mechanisms of…
Abstract Number: 2539 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Patient Perception of Benefit and Risks Associated with Hydroxychloroquine Use in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
Sooyeon Kwon¹, Jessica Farrell ², Sarfaraz Hasni ³ and Shubhasree Banerjee ², ¹The Center For Rheumatology, Loudonville, NY, ²The Center for Rheumatology, LLC, Albany, NY, ³NIAMS, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is recommended in all patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Studies suggest that a significant proportion of subjects are non-adherent to daily…
Abstract Number: 889 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Utility of Patient-Reported Outcomes in Predicting Disease Activity in Patients with Takayasu’s Arteritis
Antoine G. Sreih¹, Tanaz A. Kermani², Gunnar Tomasson³, Joshua F. Baker⁴, David Cuthbertson⁵, Renee Borchin⁶, Simon Carette⁷, Lindsy J. Forbess⁸, Gary S. Hoffman⁹, Nader A. Khalidi¹⁰, Curry L. Koening¹¹, Carol A. McAlear¹², Paul A. Monach¹³, Larry W. Moreland¹⁴, Christian Pagnoux¹⁵, Philip Seo¹⁶, Robert F. Spiera¹⁷, Kenneth J. Warrington¹⁸, Steven R. Ytterberg², Carol A. Langford¹⁹ and Peter A. Merkel²⁰, ¹Department of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ³Dept of Public Health Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, IS, ⁴Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁵Biostatistics and Informatics, Department of Pediatrics, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ⁶University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁸Rheumatology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ⁹Rheumatology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ¹⁰Division of Rheumatology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ¹¹Rheumatology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ¹²University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ¹³Rheumatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ¹⁴Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ¹⁵Division of Rheumatology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁶Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ¹⁷Hospital for Special Surgery, Cornell, New York, NY, ¹⁸Rheumatology, University of California Los Angeles, CA, USA Mayo, Rochester, MN, ¹⁹Rheumatic and Immunologic Diseases, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ²⁰Division of Rheumatology, Univ of Pennsylvania; Perelman School of Med, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Takayasu’s arteritis (TAK) is a relapsing large vessel vasculitis. There are currently no reliable predictors of disease relapse. This study explored whether changes in…
Abstract Number: 2018 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Clinical Risk Prediction Model for Skin Thickness Progression in Early Diffuse Scleroderma
Robyn T. Domsic¹, Mary Lucas², Virginia D. Steen³ and Thomas A. Medsger Jr.⁴, ¹Medicine - Rheumatology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Scleroderma Center, Pittsburgh, PA, ³Rheumatology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, ⁴Department of Medicine/Rheumatology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rapidly evolving field with multiple potential therapeutic agents under development and several active clinical trials focused on treating…
Abstract Number: 2430 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Immunological Risk Factors after Rituximab Therapy in Patients with Pediatric Rheumatic Diseases – a Prospective Single-Center Study
Fabian Speth¹, Johannes Peter Haas¹ and Claas Hinze², ¹German Center for Pediatric and Adolescent Rheumatology, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, ²Department of Pediatric Rheumatology and Immunology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
Background/Purpose: Rituximab (RTX) is used in refractory pediatric rheumatic diseases (PRD). Data regarding the effects of RTX on the immune system in children and safety…
Abstract Number: 2940 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Risk Factors for Late-Onset Thrombosis in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
Khawla Al-Ghanim¹, Jiandong Su², Stacey E. Morrison³, Samar Alharbi⁴, Mohammed Attar⁵, Dafna Gladman², Murray Urowitz^6,7 and Jorge Sánchez-Guerrero⁸, ¹Rheumatology, TWH, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Div Rheumatology Rm MP-10-304, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Rheumatology, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Rheumatology, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁷Rheumatology, U of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁸Rheumatology, Mount Sinai Hospital and University Health Network, Toronto Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Thrombotic events (TE) cause great morbidity and mortality in SLE patients. Studies of TE in SLE focus on early-onset TE. While the incidence of…
Abstract Number: 166 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Risk Factors for Gout Attack Recurrence during Urate-Lowering Allopurinol Treatment
Myeong Jae Yoon¹, Ji Ae Yang², Sang Hyun Joo¹, Sang Jin Lee¹, Jin Young Moon¹, Hyun Mi Kwon¹, Dong Jin Ko¹, Yeong Wook Song¹ and Eun Bong Lee¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea, ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
Background/Purpose Gout is a recurrent inflammatory arthritis caused by crystal deposition of monosodium urate, which can be prevented urate-lowering agents such as allopurinol. However, gout…

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