Abstracts tagged "risk assessment"

Abstract Number: 2685 • ACR Convergence 2025
Assessing for Racial/Ethnic Variability in U.S.-FRAXTM Performance Among Older Adult Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis in the United States
Rachel Elam¹, Jing Li², Angel Paul³, Emma Kersey⁴, gabriela Schmajuk⁵, William Leslie⁶ and Laura Carbone¹, ¹Augusta University, Augusta, GA, ²University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ³University of California San Francisco, Berkeley, CA, ⁴University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁵University of California, San Francisco, and San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, ⁶University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Background/Purpose: Women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have 1.5- and 2-fold higher risk of major osteoporotic fracture (MOF: first of distal forearm, hip, humerus, or clinical…
Abstract Number: 1979 • ACR Convergence 2025
Utility of ALT/AST and Fibrosis-4 Index (FIB-4) Score in Monitoring Methotrexate Hepatotoxicity in Rheumatologic Disease: A Retrospective Analysis
Julia Wajsberg¹, Dana Nachawati², Lenche Kostadinova³, Donald Anthony⁴ and Maya Mattar³, ¹University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center/Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, ²University Hospitals, Cleveland, ³Louis Stolkes Cleveland VA, Cleveland, ⁴The MetroHealth System at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
Background/Purpose: Methotrexate (MTX) is widely used in rheumatologic disease but carries hepatotoxic risk. Standard monitoring relies on measurement of alanine and aspartate aminotransferase (ALT and…
Abstract Number: 1093 • ACR Convergence 2025
Rituximab Associated Risk for Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy Among Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Blake Baay¹, Lorien Nassi² and Zachary Most³, ¹Scottish Rite for Children, Dallas, TX, ²UT Southwestern, Children's Medical Center, and Scottish Rite for Children, Dallas, TX, ³UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: Rituximab is one of the many immunosuppressive medications used to treat SLE that can increase a patient’s risk for developing progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML),…
Abstract Number: 0264 • ACR Convergence 2025
Seeing Beyond the Eye: Subclinical Audio-Vestibular Involvement in Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Disease
Mohamed Tharwat Hegazy, Rania Yacoub, Sarah Sheta, Rana Hussein Amin and Noha Khalil, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
Background/Purpose: Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease (VKH) is a systemic disease that affects the central nervous system, ocular, and integumentary system. It causes bilateral granulomatous uveitis, dysacusia ranging…
Abstract Number: 2658 • ACR Convergence 2025
Risk of Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases and Other Safety Outcomes in Patients with T2DM and Obesity Initiating GLP-1 RA: A Propensity Score-Matched Multi-center Study using the TriNetX Global Network
Hsin-Hua Chen and Wen-Cheng Chao, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan (Republic of China)
Background/Purpose: Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) are increasingly prescribed for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and obesity due to their beneficial metabolic effects. However,…
Abstract Number: 1975 • ACR Convergence 2025
Baseline QTc Screening and Monitoring Among SARD Patients with High Cardiovascular Risks on Hydroxychloroquine Based on 2021 ACR Consensus: A Quality Improvement Project
Cristine Kuzhuppilly Arcilla¹, Gabriel Kirsch², Gurjit Kaeley³ and Myint Thway⁴, ¹University of Florida Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL, ²University of Florida - Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL, ³UF COM-J, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, ⁴UF Jacksonville, ponte vedra, FL
Background/Purpose: In 2017, FDA approved warnings regarding fatal cardiac effects such as cardiomyopathy, torsades de pointes, and QTc prolongation related to both acute and chronic…
Abstract Number: 1090 • ACR Convergence 2025
Quantitative Immunoglobulin Screening Prior to Rituximab Initiation: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Amelia Khoo and Anokhi Saklecha, Yale University, New Haven, CT
Background/Purpose: Rituximab, a monoclonal antibody which binds to the CD20 antigen of B cells, is used in the treatment of many rheumatologic conditions. Due to…
Abstract Number: 0230 • ACR Convergence 2025
An Epic journey – Therapeutic Drug Monitoring at an Academic Center
Puja Khanna¹ and Michael Rice², ¹Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Division of Gastroenterology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Non-oncologic use of immunomodulatory agents is increasing. These drugs have a narrow, patient-specific therapeutic index, making therapeutic drug monitoring essential for safe prescribing. However,…
Abstract Number: 2633 • ACR Convergence 2025
Comparative 3-year Safety Outcomes in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis Initiating JAK Inhibitor or TNF Inhibitor Therapy
Hsin-Hua Chen, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan (Republic of China)
Background/Purpose: To compare safety outcomes in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) initiating Janus kinase inhibitors (JAKi) versus tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi).Methods: This retrospective cohort…
Abstract Number: 1953 • ACR Convergence 2025
Machine Learning-Based Classification of Raynaud’s Phenomenon and Autoimmune Diseases in Indeterminate Capillaroscopic Patterns
Genessis Maldonado¹, Adela Marin Ballve², Luis Sáez Comet³, Mayka Freire Dapena⁴, Miguel Antonio Mesa⁵, Miguel Martín Cascón⁶, Gema María Lledó Ibáñez⁷, Elena Martínez Robles⁸, Begoña Marí-Alfonso⁹, Alfredo Guillén del Castillo¹⁰, Carmen Pilar Simeón Aznar¹⁰, Borja del Carmelo Gracia Tello², Eduardo Ramos ibáñez¹¹ and Tracy Frech¹², ¹Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, ²Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa, Zaragoza, Spain, ³Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet; Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain, ⁴Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, La Coruña, Spain, ⁵Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellin, Colombia, ⁶Hospital General Universitario Morales Meseguer, Murcia, Spain, ⁷Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ⁸Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ⁹Hospital Universitario Parc Taulí, Barcelona, Spain, ¹⁰Hospital Universitario Vall D´Hebron, Barcelona, Spain, ¹¹Capillary.io, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, ¹²Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Background/Purpose: Artificial intelligence (AI) has increasingly been integrated into the analysis of nailfold capillaroscopy (NFC), offering new opportunities to automate image interpretation and enhance diagnostic…
Abstract Number: 1070 • ACR Convergence 2025
Cervical Cancer and HPV Screening in Women with Lupus vs Healthy Control Group: A Retrospective Study at a Tertiary Referral Center
Mahnoor Javed¹, Deepak Jagannath², Alma Aveytia Camacho³, Alwyn Mathew³, Konrad Harms³, Soudabeh Daliri³ and Myriam Guevara⁴, ¹Houston Methodist, Richmond, TX, ²Houston Methodist Hospital, Sugar Land, TX, ³Houston Methodist, Houston, ⁴Houston Methodist, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: Women with SLE are at an increased risk of developing cervical cancer, primarily by human papillomavirus (HPV) and immunosuppression. This elevated risk has been…
Abstract Number: 0213 • ACR Convergence 2025
Development of a Predictive Tool for Obstetric Risk Stratification in Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases: A Meta-Analysis-Based Model
Noe Macias-Segura¹, Rodolfo Martinez-Canales¹, Braulio R. Avalos-Garcia², Andres M. Ortiz-Rios², Eva Abigaid Galindo-Calvillo², Mario Cesar Salinas-Carmona¹, Lorena Perez-Barbosa², Dionicio A. Galarza-Delgado³ and Cassandra Michele Skinner-Taylor², ¹Immunology Service, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ²Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ³Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARDs) such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and Sjögren's syndrome significantly increase the risk of…
Abstract Number: 2568 • ACR Convergence 2025
Cardiovascular Risk Prediction in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Comparing the PREVENT and SLECRISK Models
Youngmin Kim¹, Hongshu Guan², Emily Oakes¹, Katherine Zhong³, Misti Paudel⁴, May Choi⁵, Katherine Liao¹, Brittany Weber⁶ and Karen H. Costenbader⁷, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital/ Harvard Medical School, Boston, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Short Hills, NJ, ⁴Brigham and Women's Hospital, Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity, Boston, MA, ⁵University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁶Brigham and Women's Hospital, DEDHAM, MA, ⁷Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have increased risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD) events, often underrepresented in traditional risk models. We previously developed…
Abstract Number: 1954 • ACR Convergence 2025
Revolutionizing Microvascular Screening: AI-Powered Dermatoscopy for Efficient Nailfold Capillary Evaluation
Genessis Maldonado¹, Eduardo Ramos ibáñez², Borja del Carmelo Gracia Tello³ and Tracy Frech⁴, ¹Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, ²Capillary.io, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, ³Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa, Zaragoza, Spain, ⁴Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Background/Purpose: Nailfold capillaroscopy plays a critical role in the diagnosis and management of systemic sclerosis (SSc) and related connective tissue diseases. However, access to capillaroscopy…
Abstract Number: 1037 • ACR Convergence 2025
Risk Factor Identification and Dynamic Individualized Prediction of Muscle Involvement in Systemic Sclerosis
Zixing Liu¹, Adrianne Woods², Julie Paik², Laura Hummers², Scott Zeger¹, Ami Shah² and Ji Soo Kim³, ¹Johns Hopkins Biostatistics, Baltimore, MD, ²Johns Hopkins Rheumatology, Baltimore, MD, ³Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: Myopathy in SSc significantly increases disability, reduces quality of life, and elevates mortality risk, yet remains understudied. Most identified risk factors derive from cross-sectional…

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