Abstracts tagged "risk factors"

Abstract Number: 1100 • ACR Convergence 2023
A Comparison of Characteristics of Patients with Crystalline and Septic Arthritis Confirmed by Synovial Fluid Analysis: Towards the Development of a Diagnostic Rule
Maria Salgado Guerrero¹, Mariana Urquiaga¹, Nishah Panchani² and Angelo Gaffo³, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Tinsley Harrison Internal Medicine Residency Program, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Arlington, TX, ³Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL; Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Distinguishing crystalline from septic arthritis is a common challenge in patients admitted with acute joint inflammation. Arthrocentesis for synovial fluid analysis is considered the…
Abstract Number: 1800 • ACR Convergence 2023
Factors Associated with an Electronic Health Record-Based Definition of Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19 in Patients with Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases
Naomi Patel¹, Xiaosong Wang², Yumeko Kawano², Abigail Schiff², Rathnam Venkat², Claire Cook¹, Kathleen Vanni², Grace Qian², Katarina Bade², Shruthi Srivatsan¹, Krishan Guzzo¹, Zachary Williams¹, Emily Kowalski², Alene Saavedra², Jeffrey Sparks³ and Zachary Wallace⁴, ¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁴Massachusetts General Hospital, Newton, MA
Background/Purpose: Immunosuppression for treatment of systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARDs) is associated with increased risk of severe acute COVID-19 due to blunted vaccine responses and…
Abstract Number: 2397 • ACR Convergence 2023
Impact of Exposure to Environmental Air Pollution on the Onset of Giant Cell Arteritis
Milena Bond¹, Alessandro Tomelleri², Maria Antonietta Reatini³, Corrado Campochiaro⁴, Giorgio Cattani³, Lorenzo Dagna⁵, Maurizio Rossini⁶, Christian Dejaco⁷ and Giovanni Adami⁶, ¹Azienda sanitaria dell'Alto Adige, Merano, Italy, ²Unit of Immunology, Rheumatology, Allergy and Rare Diseases, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano, Italy, ³Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research, Rome, Italy, ⁴IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Unit of Immunology, Rheumatology, Allergy and Rare Disease. Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy, ⁵Department of Internal Medicine, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital and Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy, ⁶Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy, ⁷Department of Rheumatology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria; Department of Rheumatology, Hospital of Bruneck (ASAA-SABES), Teaching Hospital of the Paracelsius Medical University, Brunico, Italy
Background/Purpose: Environmental air pollution (AP) has been found to affect vascular inflammation and to contribute to the risk of onset and flare of autoimmune diseases1,2.…
Abstract Number: L08 • ACR Convergence 2022
Breakthrough Acute COVID-19 Infection During the US Omicron Surge Following Administration of Tixagevimab/Cilgavimab in Immunocompromised Patients with Rheumatologic Disorders
Christopher Podgorski¹ and Deborah Parks², ¹BJC/Washington University Consortium, St. Louis, MO, ²Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium, St. Louis, MO
Background/Purpose: Treatment with Tixagevimab/Cilgavimab 150/150 mg was authorized by the FDA on 12/8/21 under an Emergency Use Authorization as pre-exposure prophylaxis against COVID-19 infection. The…
Abstract Number: 0268 • ACR Convergence 2022
Risks of Mortality in Elderly-onset Rheumatoid Arthritis: Analysis from the TRA Clinical Electronic Registry
Ching-Tsai Lin¹, Wen-Nan Huang¹, Yi-Hsin Chen² and Yi-Ming Chen³, ¹Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, ²Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, ³Department of Medical Research, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) were associated with increased mortality rate. Our study aimed to investigate the risk factors associated with all causes of…
Abstract Number: 0804 • ACR Convergence 2022
Incidence and Risk Factors of Active Tuberculosis in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases Complicated with Tuberculosis Infection: A Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study
Lifan Zhang¹, yuchen liu², xiaoqing zou³, shi chen², yanan ma², huimin ma⁴, qifei cao⁴, zhengrong yang⁴, Fengchun ZHANG⁵, Yan Zhao⁵, Xiaofeng Zeng⁶ and Xiaoqing Liu¹, ¹Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal medicine, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Disease, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College; Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Peking Union Medical College, International Clinical Epidemiology Network; Center for Tuberculosis Research, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China, ²Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal medicine, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Disease, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College; Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China, ³Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal medicine, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Disease, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College; School of Population Medicine and Public Health, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China, ⁴Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal medicine, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Disease, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China, ⁵Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH), Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases (NCRC-DID), Beijing, China
Background/Purpose: China remains a high-burden country of both rheumatic disease (RD) and tuberculosis (TB) till today. Patients with RD are considered as a high-risk population…
Abstract Number: 1441 • ACR Convergence 2022
Prevalence of Secondary Connective Tissue Diseases and Autoantibodies Among Racial and Ethnic Groups in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients in the Manhattan Lupus Surveillance Program
Brendan Denvir¹, Philip Carlucci², Jill Buyon³, H Michael Belmont⁴, Kelly Corbitt¹, Sara Sahl⁵, Jane Salmon⁶, Anca Askanase⁷, Joan Bathon⁷, Laura Geraldino-Pardilla⁸, Yousaf Ali⁹, Ellen M. Ginzler¹⁰, Chaim Putterman¹¹, Caroline Gordon¹², Hilary Parton¹³ and Peter Izmirly³, ¹New York University, New York, NY, ²New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, ³NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁴NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁵Harbor-University of California Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ⁶Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁷Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, ⁸Columbia University, New York, NY, ⁹Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, ¹⁰SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Department of Medicine, Brooklyn, NY, ¹¹Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, ¹²Rheumatology Research Group, Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ¹³New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Epidemiologic data of secondary connective tissue disease and autoantibody profiles among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) remains limited for racial/ethnic populations in the…
Abstract Number: 1789 • ACR Convergence 2022
Gout in Heart Failure Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Device Therapy in a Tertiary Academic Hospital
Aakriti Arora¹, Lakshmi Jayaram², TEFERA ESHETU³ and FLORINA CONSTANTINESCU³, ¹MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, ²McGaw Medical Center, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ³MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC
Background/Purpose: Gout is one of the most common inflammatory joint diseases and is a disabling complication in patients with heart failure. Patients with gout and…
Abstract Number: 0338 • ACR Convergence 2022
Transitioning from Cutaneous to Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: An Analysis of Incidence and Risk Factors
Jeffrey X. Yang¹, Mehmet Hocaoglu², Jose A Meade-Aguilar¹, Alain Sanchez-Rodriguez¹, Mark Denis P Davis³, Hannah Langenfeld⁴, Cynthia Crowson⁵ and Ali Duarte-Garcia¹, ¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²University of Maryland Medical Center, Midtown Campus, Baltimore, MD, ³Mayo Clinic, Rochester, ⁴Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁵Mayo Clinic, Eyota, MN
Background/Purpose: Smoking and use of estrogen-containing oral contraceptives (OCP) are SLE risk factors. Data on transitioning from cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) to SLE and potential…
Abstract Number: 0828 • ACR Convergence 2022
Impact of Hospitalization on Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Connective Tissue Disease-associated Interstitial Lung Disease
Navneet Kaur¹, Xianhong Xie², Anna Korogodina³, Krystal L. Cleven⁴, Bibi Ayesha⁵ and Anand Kumthekar⁶, ¹Touro University Medical Group, Sacramento, CA, ²Department of Epidemiology & Population Health/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, ³Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center-Wakefield/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, ⁴Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, ⁵Montefiore Medical Center, Tarrytown, NY, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with connective tissue disease (CTD). The aim of our study…
Abstract Number: 1449 • ACR Convergence 2022
Incidence and Risk Factors for Active Tuberculosis in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study
Lifan Zhang¹, xiaoqing zou², Lantian Xie³, Jianghao Liu³, zhengrong yang⁴, qifei cao⁴, Chunlei Li⁵, Xiaochuan Sun⁵, Fengchun ZHANG⁶, Yan Zhao⁷, Xiaofeng Zeng⁸ and Xiaoqing Liu¹, ¹Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal medicine, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Disease, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College; Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Peking Union Medical College, International Clinical Epidemiology Network; Center for Tuberculosis Research, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China, ²Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal medicine, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Disease, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College; School of Population Medicine and Public Health, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China, ³Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China, ⁴Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal medicine, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Disease, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China, ⁵Department of Internal medicine, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Disease, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China, ⁶Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China, ⁷Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Key Laboratory of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China, ⁸Department of Rheumatology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH), Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases (NCRC-DID), Beijing, China
Background/Purpose: The burden of tuberculosis (TB) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in China are both the second largest in the world. Patients with SLE are…
Abstract Number: 1805 • ACR Convergence 2022
Effect of Short-Term Fruit Juice and Sugared Beverage Intake on Risk of Recurrent Gout Flares
Natalie McCormick¹, Chio Yokose², Minna Kohler³, Janeth Yinh¹, Clara Chen⁴, Tuhina Neogi⁵, Tony Merriman⁶, kenneth saag⁷, Yuqing Zhang⁸ and Hyon Choi⁹, ¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Massachusetts General Hospital, Waltham, MA, ³Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁴Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, ⁵Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁶University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, ⁷University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁸Massachusetts General Hospital, Quincy, MA, ⁹MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, Lexington, MA
Background/Purpose: Habitual fructose-rich beverage intake has been associated with increased serum urate (SU) levels and prevalent and incident gout. This is likely because fructose induces…
Abstract Number: 0340 • ACR Convergence 2022
Birth Order Is a Risk Factor for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Nicole Shammas¹, Priya Ramani², Christopher Aston³, Ana Quintero-Del-Rio⁴, Judith James⁵, John Harley⁶, Isaac Harley⁷ and Hal Scofield⁵, ¹University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, ²Tampa Rheumatology, Tampa, FL, ³University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁴OU Children's Hospital, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁵Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁶US Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ⁷University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO
Background/Purpose: Birth order effects have been described in several immune and non-immune disease states. While some studies have found an increased risk of developing autoimmune…
Abstract Number: 0845 • ACR Convergence 2022
Predictors of Moderate-Vigorous Physical Activity Following a Physical Therapist Led Physical Activity Intervention for Adults with Total Knee Replacement
Scott Jamieson¹ and Christine Pellegrini², ¹The University of South Carolina, Arnold School of Public Health, Department of Exercise Science, Columbia, SC, ²University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Background/Purpose: Following total knee replacement rehabilitation, patients are advised to participate in physical activity. Yet, most individuals at this stage do not increase their physical…
Abstract Number: 1469 • ACR Convergence 2022
Risk Factors for Herpes Zoster Among Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Caroline Spitznagel, Fedelis Mutiso, Jim Oates and Diane Kamen, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Background/Purpose: Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have a higher prevalence and incidence of herpes zoster (HZ) compared with the general population. Our study was…

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