Abstracts tagged "risk assessment"

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: 0469 • ACR Convergence 2024
SCORE2 Is Superior to SCORE in Predicting the Presence of Carotid Plaques and Intima-media Thickness in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: A Cross-sectional Study with Carotid Ultrasound
Cristina Campos Fernández¹, Jorge Juan Fragío Gil², Roxana González Mazario³, Pablo Martínez Calabuig⁴, Laura Salvador Maicas⁵, Mireia Lucía Sanmartín Martínez⁶, Iván Jesús Lorente Betanzos⁶, Clara Molina Almela⁶, juan José Lerma Garrido⁷, Amalia Rueda³ and Jose A Román-Ivorra⁸, ¹Escuela de Doctorado, Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir, Valencia, Spain, ²Hospital General Universitario, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain, ³Hospital General de Valencia, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain, ⁴HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO VALENCIA SPAIN, Ontinyent, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain, ⁵Consorcio Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Castellón de la Plana, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain, ⁶Consorcio Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain, ⁷Hospital General Universitario Valencia, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain, ⁸Hospital Universitari i Politècnic la Fe, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) escalates the risk of premature mortality, predominantly through cardiovascular diseases. Although SCORE and its updated version, SCORE2, are employed to assess…
Abstract Number: 1329 • ACR Convergence 2024
Investigating Predictors of Transfusion in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis Patients Undergoing Knee Arthroplasty
Stephen Batter¹, Huong Do¹, Dongmei Sun², Ahmed Deeb¹, Trang Bui¹, Jason Blevins¹, Mark Figgie¹, Gwo-Chin Lee¹, J. Alex B. Gibbons³, Bella Mehta⁴, Susan Goodman⁵ and Linda A Russell¹, ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²Hospital for Special Surgery, Birmingham, AL, ³Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY, ⁴Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ⁵Hospital for Special Surgery, New York 10025, NY
Background/Purpose: Use of ambulatory surgery in arthroplasty is increasing, but the need for transfusion mandates hospital admission. Despite the significant drop in transfusion rate linked…
Abstract Number: 2026 • ACR Convergence 2024
Cardiovascular Risk Measured by PREVENT Calculator and Disease Activity in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Rebeca L. Polina-Lugo¹, Aleydis Gonzalez Melendez¹, Maria F. Elizondo-Benitez², Andrea Guajardo Aldaco¹, Annette Dominguez-Guerra³, Victoria P. Limas-Martínez¹, Iris Jazmín Colunga Pedraza¹, Dionicio Galarza-Delgado⁴, jose Ramon Azpiri-Lopez⁵, Rosa Icela Arvizu-Rivera¹ and Jesus Cardenas-de la Garza⁶, ¹Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital "Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez", Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico, ²Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital "Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez", Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, ³Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital "Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez", Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, ⁴UANL Hospital Universitario, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, ⁵Division of Cardiology, University Hospital "Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez", Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁶Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Increased disease activity by SLEDAI (Systemic Erythematosus Lupus Disease Activity Index) has been associated with higher cardiovascular risk (CVR) and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD),…
Abstract Number: 0492 • ACR Convergence 2024
A Machine Learning Model for the Early Identification of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Development and Validation
Michael Dreyfuss¹, Yonatan Jenudi², Dan Riesel³, Or Ramni³, Daniel Underberger⁴, Benjamin Getz⁵, Shlomit Steinberg-Koch³, Douglas White⁶ and Elena Myasoedova⁷, ¹Predicta Med, Ramat Gan, Israel, ²[email protected], Ramat Gan, Israel, ³Predicta Med Analytics Ltd., Ramat Gan, Israel, ⁴Predicta Med Analytics Ltd., Bridgeport, CT, ⁵CTO, Ramat Gan, Israel, ⁶Gundersen Health System, Onalaska, WI, ⁷Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis often experience clinically significant delays in diagnosis (Sørensen et al., 2015; Raza et al., 2011). RA can present similarly to…
Abstract Number: 1334 • ACR Convergence 2024
Assessing the Performance of Validated Frailty Instruments in Veterans with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
Kylie Riggles¹, Hannah Brubeck², Riley Bass³, Courtney Loecker⁴, Punyasha Roul⁵, Bryant England⁶, Elizabeth Wahl⁷, James Andrews⁸, Namrata Singh⁹, Joshua Baker¹⁰, Patti Katz¹¹, Dolores Shoback¹², Jose Garcia¹³, ariela orkaby¹⁴ and Katherine Wysham¹⁵, ¹VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Bellevue, WA, ²VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA, ³VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Gig Harbor, WA, ⁴University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, ⁵UNMC, Omaha, NE, ⁶University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁷VA Puget Sound Healthcare System, Seattle, WA, ⁸University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁹University of Washington, Bellevue, WA, ¹⁰University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ¹¹UCSF, San Rafael, CA, ¹²San Francisco VA/University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ¹³VA Puget Sound Health Care System/University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ¹⁴New England VA Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center/Boston VA/Division of Aging, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ¹⁵VA PUGET SOUND/UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: Frailty is a state of decreased physiological reserve that confers an increased vulnerability to stressors and adverse outcomes1. Compared to the general population, frailty…

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