Abstracts tagged "risk assessment"

Abstract Number: 1648 • ACR Convergence 2022
Risk of Vascular Events Under the Treatments with Janus Kinase Inhibitors in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: An Analysis Using Japanese Health Insurance Database
Eiichi Tanaka¹, Ryoko Sakai², Eisuke Inoue³ and Masayoshi Harigai¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Women’s Medical University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ²Meiji Pharmaceutical University, Tokyo, Japan, ³Research Administration Center, Showa University, Shinagawa-ku, Japan
Background/Purpose: Janus kinase inhibitors (JAKIs) have shown positive therapeutic impacts on treatments for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), whereas, concerns have been raised about the risk of…
Abstract Number: L16 • ACR Convergence 2021
Breakthrough COVID-19 Infections Post-vaccination Among Immunocompromised Patients with Autoimmune or Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis from a U.S. Nationally-sampled Electronic Medical Record Data Repository
Jasvinder Singh¹, Namrata Singh², Alfred Anzalone³, Amy Olex⁴, Jing Sun⁵, Vithal Madhira⁶ and Rena Patel⁷, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²University of Washington, Bellevue, WA, ³University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE, ⁴Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, ⁵Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ⁶Palila Software, Reno, NV, ⁷Unviersity of Washington, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: National U.S. data on breakthrough COVID-19 infection in people with autoimmune or inflammatory rheumatic diseases (AIRD) are limited. Our objective was to assess whether breakthrough COVID-19 infections were increased post-COVID-19-vaccination…
Abstract Number: 1528 • ACR Convergence 2021
Clinical Consequences of Hepatitis B Core Antibody Positivity After IVIG Administration
William West¹, Therese Posas-Mendoza², Jerald Zakem³, William Davis¹ and Robert Quinet⁴, ¹Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, ²Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA, ³Ochsner Health Systems, Metairie, LA, ⁴Ochsner Health, River Ridge, LA
Background/Purpose: Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) is a blood product created by pooling of donor plasma that is used for a wide range of indications. IVIG is…
Abstract Number: 1612 • ACR Convergence 2021
Factors Associated with COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Individuals with Rheumatic Disease
Kristin Wipfler¹, Adam Cornish¹, Alison Freifeld², Patricia Katz³ and Kaleb Michaud², ¹FORWARD, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases, Omaha, NE, ²University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ³University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: COVID-19 vaccination efforts are ongoing and there is a need to understand factors associated with vaccine hesitancy. Individuals with rheumatic diseases have been uniquely…
Abstract Number: 0091 • ACR Convergence 2021
Vaccination of Patients with Chronic Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases: An Analysis of Barriers and Facilitators in a Prospective Cohort
Ioana Andreica, Iulia Roman, Xenofon Baraliakos, Juergen Braun and Uta Kiltz, Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Herne, Germany
Background/Purpose: Patients (pts.) with chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases (CIRD) are often not adequately protected against infectious diseases. As shown in an earlier study, less than…
Abstract Number: 1662 • ACR Convergence 2021
Unrecognised, Subclinical, Structural or Functional Lung Changes in Rheumatoid Arthritis Is Associated with a Higher Risk of Developing Serious Respiratory Tract Infection
Benjamin Worcester¹, Dorothy Wang², Susan Morton³ and Michelle Leech⁴, ¹Monash Health, Melbourne, Australia, ²Melbourne Health, Clayton, Australia, ³Monash Health, Clayton, Australia, ⁴Monash Medical Centre, Australia, Australia
Background/Purpose: The incidence of lung disease within the rheumatoid arthritis is well described and likely underestimated. Additionally, RA patients are at higher risk for developing…
Abstract Number: 0236 • ACR Convergence 2021
Maternal Attachment, Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms in Pregnant Women with Rheumatic Diseases
Luis Gerardo Espinosa-Banuelos¹, Diana Carolina Rubio Torres², Maria Corral², Cassandra Skinner Taylor², Lorena Perez-Barbosa², Luz Fernanda Gutierrez Leal², Abraham Yair Lujano-Negrete³, Jesus Cardenas-de La Garza² and Dionicio Galarza-Delgado², ¹Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez, UANL, Monterrey, Mexico, ²Hospital Universitario "Dr Jose E. Gonzalez", Monterrey, Mexico, ³Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Monterrey, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Untreated perinatal anxiety symptomatology can be related to symptoms of anxiety and depression during the postpartum. The psychological bond created by the mother between…
Abstract Number: 0285 • ACR Convergence 2021
Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Newly Diagnosed Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Current Risk Assessment
Reinder Raadsen¹, Romy Hansildaar¹, Maaike Heslinga², Arno van Kuijk¹ and Michael Nurmohamed³, ¹Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Amsterdam University Medical Center, location VUmc, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Reade and Amsterdam University Medical Center, location VUmc, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are known to have an increased risk of developing, mainly ischemic cardiovascular diseases (CVD). This is partly explained by…
Abstract Number: 0324 • ACR Convergence 2021
Machine Learning: Identifying Lupus Nephritis Within Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in the Real World
Bruno Teixeira, David Bell, Tim Holbrook and Ben Hoskin, Adelphi Real World, Bollington, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Around 40-70% of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) develop lupus nephritis (LN). LN is often underdiagnosed and early diagnosis is crucial for reducing…
Abstract Number: 0388 • ACR Convergence 2021
Prediction Tool for Damage Accrual Trajectory in Incident Systemic Sclerosis
Ariane Barbacki¹, Ada Man², Mianbo Wang³, Dylan Johnson⁴, Yuqing Zhang⁵, Mandana Nikpour⁶ and Murray Baron⁷, ¹McGill University, Montral, Montréal, QC, Canada, ²University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ³Lady Davis institute for Medical Research, Montréal, QC, Canada, ⁴University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁵Massachusetts General Hospital, Quincy, MA, ⁶University of Melbourne at St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia, ⁷Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a systemic autoimmune disease associated with the accrual of organ damage over time, which can be measured using the Scleroderma…
Abstract Number: 0517 • ACR Convergence 2021
TPMT and NUDT15 Genotype and Azathioprine Myelotoxicity in Patients with Inflammatory Conditions: Results from Real-World Clinical Practice
Alyson Dickson¹, Laura Daniel², Jacy Zanussi¹, Wei-Qi Wei¹, Dale Plummer¹, William Dupont³, Ge Liu¹, Prathima Anandi¹, Tyler Reese⁴, Kelly Birdwell¹, Vivian Kawai⁵, Adriana Hung¹, Qiping Feng¹, Nancy J. Cox¹, C. Michael Stein¹ and Cecilia Chung¹, ¹Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ²Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Pegram, TN, ³Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, ⁴Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Madison, TN, ⁵Vanderbilt Universty Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Background/Purpose: Azathioprine is frequently used for the treatment of several inflammatory conditions. However, treatment is often limited by adverse events, in particular myelotoxicity. Both thiopurine-S-methyltransferase…
Abstract Number: 0563 • ACR Convergence 2021
Validating the FRAX Score in a US Population-Based Study of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Madeline Peterson¹, Cynthia Crowson², Elena Myasoedova¹, Shreyasee Amin¹, John Davis¹, Sara Achenbach¹, Sundeep Kholsa¹ and Elizabeth Atkinson¹, ¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Mayo Clinic, Eyota, MN
Background/Purpose: The FRAX tool, launched by the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre at the University of Sheffield in 2008 (https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/FRAX/), is widely used to quickly…
Abstract Number: 0645 • ACR Convergence 2021
Time Burden of QTc Screening for HCQ Users at a Single VA Rheumatology Clinic
Iziegbe Ehiorobo¹, Anna Montgomery² and Gabriela Schmajuk¹, ¹University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²Department of Veterans Affairs, Tiburon, CA
Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is a commonly used medication in the treatment of rheumatic diseases. New guidance from the ACR supports routine monitoring of the QT…
Abstract Number: 0648 • ACR Convergence 2021
Improving Post-Rituximab Hypogammaglobulinemia Risk Assessments: A Fellows’ Quality Improvement Initiative
Beth Rutstein¹, Melissa Argraves², Atiye Bilgic Dagci², Sarah Bayefsky², Julia Rood², Julie Chase³, Jay Mehta², Melissa Lerman², Cory Stingl⁴ and Jon Burnham², ¹Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Wynnewood, PA, ²Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ³The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Durham, NC
Background/Purpose: Hypogammaglobulinemia following rituximab therapy is a potentially severe complication that can lead to infection-related morbidity and mortality. If recognized, clinicians may prevent infections by…
Abstract Number: 1054 • ACR Convergence 2021
Metabolomics as an Innovative Tool for Cardiac Risk Stratification in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases: Results from a Pilot Study
Sorwe Mojtahed Poor¹, Lisa Hahnefeld², Frank Behrens³, Harald Burkhardt⁴, Michaela Köhm⁵, Geisslinger Gerd⁶ and Gurke Robert⁷, ¹University hospital Frankfurt Devision Rheumatology and Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, ²pharmazentrum frankfurt/ZAFES, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt/Main, Germany, Frankfurt, Germany, ³Rheumatology & Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, Fraunhofer Cluster Immune-Mediated Diseases (CIMD), Fraunhofer Cluster Immune-Mediated Diseases (CIMD), Frankfurt/Main, Germany, ⁴University hospital Frankfurt Devision Rheumatology and Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, Frankfurt, Germany, ⁵University hospital Frankfurt Devision Rheumatology and Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, Frankfurt, ⁶Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, Frankfurt, Germany, ⁷pharmazentrum frankfurt/ZAFES, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, Frankfurt, Germany
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatic diseases (RMD) face an increased cardiovascular (CV) mortality compared to the general population. Still, risk stratification based on traditional cardiovascular risk…

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