Abstracts tagged "risk factors"

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…
Abstract Number: 1821 • ACR Convergence 2022
Colchicine and Other Gout Medications and the Risk of COVID-19 Infection, Hospitalization, and Subsequent Outcomes in People with Gout
Jasvinder singh¹, Timothy Bergquist², Vithal Madhira³ and Alfred Anzalone⁴, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Sage Bionetworks, Seattle, WA, ³Palila Software, L.L.C., Reno, NV, ⁴University of Nebraska Medical Center, Ohama, NE
Background/Purpose: To examine whether the use of colchicine and other gout medications is associated with the risk of COVID-19 infection, hospitalization, and subsequent outcomes in…
Abstract Number: 0353 • ACR Convergence 2022
Steroid-Induced Diabetes in Lupus Nephritis Patients: Classic Risk Factors or a Different Type of Diabetes?
Cristian Alejandro Dimas Ramírez¹, André Fortanell-Meza¹, Diego San Agustin-Morales¹, Eduardo Brenner Muslera², Juan Mejia-Vilet³, Paloma Almeda-Valdes⁴, Paola Vázquez Cárdenas⁵, F. Javier Merayo-Chalico⁶ and Ana Barrera-Vargas¹, ¹Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Ciudad de México, Mexico, ²School of Medicine of Universidad Panamericana, Ciudad de México, Mexico, ³National Autonomous University of Mexico, Ciudad de México, Mexico, ⁴Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, and the Research Unit of Metabolic Diseases. Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Ciudad de México, Mexico, ⁵Hospital General Dr. Manuel Gea González, Ciudad de México, Mexico, ⁶Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición "Salvador Zubirn", Ciudad de México, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Glucocorticoids are frequently employed in the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients and play a critical role in the induction therapy of lupus…
Abstract Number: 0929 • ACR Convergence 2022
Severe Low-Dose Methotrexate Toxicity in Elderly Patients with Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases
Cara Kumar¹, Kristine Herrmann¹ and Martin Aringer², ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine III, University Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany, ²University Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany
Background/Purpose: While mostly remarkably safe, low dose methotrexate (MTX) occasionally causes life-threatening events. We analyzed all patients with rheumatic diseases and severe MTX toxicity between…
Abstract Number: 1471 • ACR Convergence 2022
Trends and Predictors of Hospitalizations Due to Acute Myocardial Infarction in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients
Izza Bazigh¹, Uzair Khan², Achint Patel³, Aaparna Singh³, Neha Ghalib³, Ghazi Farman⁴, Salman Muddassir³, Farrukh Zaidi⁵, Sami Mughni³ and Adam Grunbaum⁶, ¹HCA Florida Oak Hill Hospital, Spring Hill, FL, ²HCA Healthcare Florida / USF Morsani College of Medicine GME Consortium / Oak Hill Hospital, Odessa, FL, ³HCA Healthcare Florida / USF Morsani College of Medicine GME Consortium / Oak Hill Hospital, Spring Hill, FL, ⁴Rehman Medical College, Spring Hill, FL, ⁵HCA Healthcare Florida / USF Morsani College of Medicine GME Consortium / Oak Hill Hospital, Port Richey, FL, ⁶Gulf Coast Rheumatology, Trinity, FL
Background/Purpose: Cardiovascular events occur more frequently and with earlier onset in patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) compared with healthy individuals. Several studies have concluded…
Abstract Number: 1942 • ACR Convergence 2022
Maybe Silent: Spine Disease in Chronic Recurrent Multifocal Osteomyelitis, Clinical Features, Risk Factors, and Red Flags
Shima Yasin¹, T. Shawn Sato², Emma Leisinger², Aleksander Lenert², Yongdong (Dan) Zhao³ and Polly Ferguson¹, ¹University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, ²University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, ³University of Washington, Redmond, WA
Background/Purpose: Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis (CRMO) is a female predominant autoinflammatory bone disease. The average age at disease onset is 9-10 years. The majority have…
Abstract Number: 0354 • ACR Convergence 2022
Clinical and Economic Characterization of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients by Cumulative Corticosteroid Dose over 1 Year: Real-World Observation of Commercially Insured Adults in the United States
Sandra Sze-jung Wu¹, Allison Perry², Helen Varker³, Rich Bizier³, Liisa Palmer³ and Gary Bryant⁴, ¹AstraZeneca, Hockessin, DE, ²IBM Watson Health, New York, NY, ³Merative, Cambridge, MA, ⁴AstraZeneca, New Castle, DE
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex, heterogeneous disease associated with periods of flares. Identifying patients at risk of severe disease and associated resource…
Abstract Number: 0991 • ACR Convergence 2022
Prior Use of Autoimmune Disease Treatments Among Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Rheumatoid Arthritis, or Myositis Hospitalized with COVID-19
Cassandra Calabrese¹, Gelareh Atefi², Kristin Evans³, Meghan Moynihan³, Liisa Palmer³ and Sandra Sze-jung Wu⁴, ¹Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland Heights, OH, ²AstraZeneca, Wilmington, DE, ³Merative, Cambridge, MA, ⁴AstraZeneca, Hockessin, DE
Background/Purpose: To compare use of autoimmune disease treatments between patients with and without severe COVID-19 (COVID) in cohorts of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE),…
Abstract Number: 1475 • ACR Convergence 2022
Epidemiology of Acute Ischemic Stroke in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Uzair Khan¹, Izza Bazigh², Achint Patel³, Aaparna Singh³, Neha Ghalib³, Ghazi Farman⁴, Salman Muddassir³, Farrukh Zaidi⁵, Sami Mughni³ and Adam Grunbaum⁶, ¹HCA Healthcare Florida / USF Morsani College of Medicine GME Consortium / Oak Hill Hospital, Odessa, FL, ²HCA Florida Oak Hill Hospital, Spring Hill, FL, ³HCA Healthcare Florida / USF Morsani College of Medicine GME Consortium / Oak Hill Hospital, Spring Hill, FL, ⁴Rehman Medical College, Spring Hill, FL, ⁵HCA Healthcare Florida / USF Morsani College of Medicine GME Consortium / Oak Hill Hospital, Port Richey, FL, ⁶Gulf Coast Rheumatology, Trinity, FL
Background/Purpose: Vascular events, including cerebrovascular accidents (CVA) occur earlier and more frequently in patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) compared with healthy individuals. Several studies…
Abstract Number: 1958 • ACR Convergence 2022
The Increased Risk of Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteremia in Rheumatoid Arthritis – What Is the Impact of Glucocorticoids, Biologic Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs and Disease Activity: A Danish Nationwide Nested Case-Control Study in the DANBIO Registry
Sabine Dieperink¹, Bente Glintborg², Frank Mehnert³, Mette Nørgaard³, Louise Bruun Oestergaard⁴, Thomas Benfield⁵, Christian Torp-Pedersen⁶, Andreas Petersen⁷ and Merete Lund Hetland¹, ¹Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark, ²Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Virum, Denmark, ³Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, ⁴Copenhagen University Hospital - Herlev and Gentofte, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁵Copenhagen University Hospital - Amager and Hvidovre, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁶Copenhagen University Hospital - North Zealand, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁷Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB) has high mortality.[1] We have previously identified an approximately doubled risk in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA),[2] but the role…
Abstract Number: 0372 • ACR Convergence 2022
Incidence and Risk of Overall Infections in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis Receiving Biologic Therapies: A Real-world Prospective Observational Study Using KOBIO Registry
Kyung Min Ko¹ and Su-Jin Moon², ¹International St. Mary's Hospital, Incheon, Republic of Korea, ²Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Background/Purpose: Infection is a perpetual concern in patients treated with biological therapy. However, long-term real-world data on infectious profile of AS patients are lacking The…
Abstract Number: 1055 • ACR Convergence 2022
Associations of Potential Risk Factors with Severe Outcomes in Scleroderma Renal Crisis: Results from a Single Center Study
Alex Luta¹, Saloni Godbole¹ and Virginia Steen², ¹Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, ²Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC
Background/Purpose: Scleroderma Renal Crisis (SRC) is a severe and life-threatening complication of Systemic Sclerosis (SSc). Given the rare nature of SSc, it is challenging to…
Abstract Number: 1484 • ACR Convergence 2022
Management of the Heightened Risk for Clinical Events from Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD) in an Established Cohort of Lupus Erythematosus Patients
Megan Zhao¹, Kevin Williams², Douglas Jacoby³, Rui Feng⁴ and Victoria Werth⁵, ¹Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, ²Temple University Hospital System, Philadelphia, ³University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, ⁴University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ⁵Philadelphia VAMC, Philadelphia, PA, USA and Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Background/Purpose: Lupus erythematosus (LE) patients are at heightened risk of clinical events, chiefly heart attacks and strokes, caused by ASCVD. To address this problem, we…

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