Abstracts tagged "risk factors"

Abstract Number: 0660 • ACR Convergence 2024
Hydroxychloroquine Users at Lower Risk of Kidney Function Decline in Lupus Nephritis
Shivani Garg¹, Brad Rovin², Brad Astor¹, Tripti Singh¹, Lexie Kolton¹, Callie Saric¹, S. Sam Lim³ and Christie Bartels⁴, ¹University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Madison, WI, ²The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ³Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ⁴University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is the cornerstone in treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), yet its role in preventing kidney function decline in lupus nephritis (LN)…
Abstract Number: 1003 • ACR Convergence 2024
Association Between Metabolic Markers and Knee Osteoarthritis: A Cross-sectional Study Using the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2009 to 2013
Junyong Park, Minkook Son, Sang Yeob Lee, Won Tae Chung and Sung Won Lee, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Republic of Korea
Background/Purpose: Low-grade, prolonged inflammation of involved joint is characteristic of osteoarthritis (OA) pathogenesis. Thus susceptibility to inflammation has been considered as a risk factor for…
Abstract Number: 1613 • ACR Convergence 2024
Adherence to Dietary Recommendations and the Risk of Developing Giant Cell Arteritis; A Nested Case-Control Study
Poi Kwanyuen¹, Karin Wadström¹, Emily Sonestedt¹, Charlotta Fors¹, Rebecka Bäcklund¹, Aladdin Mohammad², Lennart TH Jacobsson¹ and Carl Turesson¹, ¹Lund University, Malmö, Sweden, ²Lund University, Lund, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) affects large and medium-sized vessels in elderly individuals. Previous studies have reported associations with lower body mass index and lower…
Abstract Number: 2429 • ACR Convergence 2024
Impact of Hydroxychloroquine Level on ECG QTC Interval in Patients with Rheumatic Systemic Autoimmune Diseases: A Real-life Study
Carmen Raya-Santos¹, José Rosas-Gómez de Salazar², Mariana Marco³, Ana Pons-Bas³, Rocío Gallego Campuzano⁴, Juan Carlos Cortes⁴, Lara Pons-Canet³, Maruan Shalabi³, José Miguel Senabre³, José Antonio Bernal⁵, Gregorio Santos-Soler⁶, Xavier Barber⁷ and Jose Alberto Garcia Gomez⁷, ¹Hospital Marina Baixa, Villajoyosa (Alicante), Spain, ²Hospital Marina Baixa, PALMA DE MALLORCA, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain, ³Hospital Marina Baixa, Villajoyosa, Spain, ⁴Hospital Marina Baixa, Villajoyosa, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain, ⁵Hospital Marina Baixa (Villajoyosa), Alicante, Spain, ⁶Hospital Marina Baixa, Villajoyosa, ⁷Miguel Hernandez University, Villajoyosa, Spain
Background/Purpose: The administration of hydroxychloroquine-sulphate (HCQ) can lead to the risk of QTc prolongation and cardiac arrhythmias. We evaluated the HCQ concentration and the incidence…
Abstract Number: 0417 • ACR Convergence 2023
The Role of Rheumatoid Arthritis Flare in the Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias: A Population-based Cohort Study
Chanakya Kodishala¹, Tina Gunderson², Edward Lovering², Rakesh Kumar², Cynthia Crowson², John Davis² and Elena Myasoedova², ¹Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota, Rochester, MN, ²Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have increased risk for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD). Recent studies have reported an association between RA disease…
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: 0010 • ACR Convergence 2023
A Potential Mechanism for Major Adverse Cardiac Events Associated with JAK Inhibitors: JAK Inhibitor Withdrawal Causes Urokinase Release by Primed STAT Signaling
Sara McCoy¹, Ilya Gurevic² and jacques Galipeau², ¹University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Middleton, WI, ²University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: Sjögren’s Disease (SjD) has high glandular IFNg levels, associated with disease activity and lymphoma risk. We showed that IFNg-stimulated minor salivary gland (SG)-mesenchymal stromal…
Abstract Number: 0501 • ACR Convergence 2023
Multicentre Study of Uveitis in Spondyloarthritis: Prevalence, Characteristics, and Prognosis
Nikolaos Kougkas¹, Konstantina Magiouf², Chrysoula Gialouri³, Gerasimos Evangelatos⁴, Maria Pappa², Afroditi Mpitouli⁵, Alexios Iliopoulos⁶, Theodoros Dimitroulas⁷, Anastasios Karamanakos⁸, Aikaterini Dimouli⁸, Maria Tektonidou², Petros Sfikakis⁹ and George Fragoulis¹⁰, ¹4th Internal Department, Ippokratio Hospital, Aristotle University of Thesaaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece, ²Joint Academic Rheumatology Program, First Department of Propedeutic and Internal Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece, ³National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Zografou, Greece, ⁴Rheumatology Department, 417 Army Share Found Hospital (NIMTS), Athens, Greece, ⁵Fourth Department of Internal Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece, ⁶NIMTS Veterans Hospital, Zografou, Greece, ⁷Aristotle University of Thessaloniki - School of Medicine, Thessaloniki, Greece, ⁸“Evangelismos” General Hospital, Rheumatology Department, Athens, Greece, ⁹National Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece, ¹⁰"Laiko" Hospital - First Department of Propaedeutic and Internal Medicine, Athens, Greece
Background/Purpose: Data are still scarce about risk factors predicting the occurrence and course of uveitis in spondyloarthritis (SpA). We aimed to examine associations between demographic,…
Abstract Number: 1171 • ACR Convergence 2023
Cardiac Biomarkers Are a Useful Initial Screening Tool for Myocarditis in Patients with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies
Caoilfhionn M. Connolly¹, Jana Lovell², Melody Chung³, Brittany Adler², Jemima Albayda², Eleni Tiniakou², Christopher Mecoli¹, Stefan Zimmerman², Lisa Christopher-Stine², Nisha Gilotra² and Julie Paik², ¹Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ²Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ³Kaiser Permanante, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: Myocarditis in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) is poorly understood despite its associated morbidity and mortality. As manifestations of myocarditis can be mild or subclinical…
Abstract Number: 1847 • ACR Convergence 2023
Influence of Seasonal Changes on Adherence in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Cody Schmidt, Kunal Patel, Samantha Delgado, Guy Cozzi, Elisea Avalos-Reyes, W. Cliff Rutter, Rashmi Grover, Lucia Feczko, Will Cavers and Kjel Johnson, CVS Health, Woonsocket, RI
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) symptoms are suspected to be linked with exposure to colder environments. Previous studies on RA and seasonality have focused on RA…
Abstract Number: 2419 • ACR Convergence 2023
Visual Manifestations in Giant Cell Arteritis: Identification of Risk Factors from the ARTESER Registry
Juan Molina-Collada¹, Marta Domínguez², Rafael Benito Melero-Gonzalez³, Elisa Fernandez-Fernandez⁴, Maria. T Silva-Diaz⁵, Joaquín M. Belzunegui⁶, Ismael González⁷, Julio Sanchez Martin⁸, Javier Narvaez⁹, Eva Galíndez¹⁰, javier Mendizábal¹¹, Leticia Leon Mateos¹², Javier Loricera⁸, Alejandro Muñoz¹³, Santos Castañeda¹⁴, Iván Castellvi¹⁵, Marina Tortosa-Cabañas¹⁶, Vanesa Navarro¹⁷, Carlos Galisteo¹⁸, Ivette Casafont-Solé¹⁹, Jose Andres Roman Ivorra²⁰, TAREK CARLOS SALMAN MONTE²¹, Margarida Rocha²², Carlota Laura Iñiguez²³, Maria Vanesa Hernandez Hernandez²⁴, Cristina Campos²⁵, María Alcalde²⁶, Antonio Juan Mas²⁷, Francisco Javier Prado²⁸ and Ricardo Blanco²⁹, ¹Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, ²Sociedad Española de Reumatología, Madrid, Spain, ³CHU Vigo, O Carballino, Spain, ⁴La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain, ⁵Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain, ⁶Hospital Universitario Donostia, Donostia, Spain, ⁷Hospital Universitario de León, León, Spain, ⁸Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ⁹Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, ¹⁰Hospital Universitario de Basurto, Bilbao, Spain, ¹¹Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain, ¹²IDISSC Hospital Clinico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain, ¹³Hospital universitario Virgen del Rocío, El Viso de Alcor, Spain, ¹⁴Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁵Hospital de Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain, ¹⁶Ramon y Cajal University Hospital, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁷H Moisès Broggi, Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona, Spain, ¹⁸Hospital Universitario Parc Taulí, Barcelona, Spain, ¹⁹Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain, ²⁰Hospital Universitari i Politècnic la Fe, Valencia, Spain, ²¹Hospital del Mar/Parc de Salut Mar-IMIM, Barcelona, Spain, ²²Osakidetza, Bilbo, Spain, ²³Hospital Universitario Lucus Augusti, Lugo, Spain, ²⁴Hospital Universitario de Canarias, La Laguna, Spain, ²⁵Rheumatology Unit, Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain, ²⁶Hospital Severo Ochoa, Madrid, Spain, ²⁷Hospital Universitario Son Llàtzer, Mallorca, Spain, ²⁸Research department Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, Mexico City, Mexico, ²⁹Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain
Background/Purpose: Visual loss is one of the most feared complications in giant cell arteritis (GCA). Some factors have been previously associated with visual loss, as…
Abstract Number: 0106 • ACR Convergence 2023
Positive Antiphospholipid Antibodies Are Associated with a Higher Risk of Cerebral Microbleeds
Junna Ye¹, Yijun You², Zhuochao Zhou², Fan wang², Jingyi Wu² and Chengde Yang², ¹Ruijin Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China, ²Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
Background/Purpose: Persistent presence of antiphospholipid antibodies (aPLs) are important thrombosis-related laboratory parameters, as well as an indication of anticoagulation use which usually cause higher bleeding…
Abstract Number: 0505 • ACR Convergence 2023
Factors Associated with Minimal Disease Activity in Psoriatic Arthritis: Insights from a Registry-Based Study
Shashank Cheemalavagu¹, Yuxuan Jin² and M. Elaine Husni³, ¹Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, ²Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ³Cleveland Clinic / Department of Rheumatic and Immunologic Diseases, Cleveland, OH
Background/Purpose: Achieving minimal disease activity (MDA) is an important treatment goal in psoriatic arthritis (PsA), as it leads to improved clinical outcomes and quality of…

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