Abstracts tagged "risk factors"

Abstract Number: 0698 • ACR Convergence 2022
Cohort Study of Cigarette Smoking and the Risk of Developing Polymyalgia Rheumatica Among Women
Jae Hee Kang¹, Susan Malspeis², Nicole Yang² and Karen Costenbader², ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is the most common inflammatory rheumatic disease among older White women, but little is known of its etiology and there are…
Abstract Number: 1318 • ACR Convergence 2022
Low-Dose Prednisolone (≤5 Mg/d) Is Not Associated with Deleterious Effects on Bone Mineral Density: Baseline Findings in a Cohort of Rheumatic Disease Patients with Prior Glucocorticoid Exposure
Edgar Wiebe¹, Dörte Huscher², Desirée Schaumburg¹, Andriko Palmowski¹, Sandra Hermann¹, Thomas Buttgereit³, Robert Biesen⁴, Gerd Burmester⁵, Yannick Palmowski⁶, Maarten Boers⁷, John Stone⁸, Christian Dejaco⁹ and Frank Buttgereit¹⁰, ¹Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²Institute of Biometry and Clinical Epidemiology, and Berlin Institute of Health, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ³Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Allergology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁴Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁵Charité University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁶Spine Department, Center for Musculoskeletal Surgery, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁷Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁸Massachusetts General Hospital Rheumatology Unit, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁹Department of Rheumatology, Hospital of Brunico (SABES-ASDAA), Brunico, Italy, and Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria, ¹⁰Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin / DRFZ Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: Inflammatory rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (iRMD) are associated with increased systemic bone loss that is mediated by chronic inflammation, treatment with glucocorticoids (GC), and…
Abstract Number: 1764 • ACR Convergence 2022
Utilization of Electronic Health Record Data to Evaluate the Impact of Urban Environment on Risk of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Symptoms
Janet Song¹, Noah Forrest¹, Kathleen Mittendorf², Wei-Qi Wei², Leah Kottyan³, Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman¹, Theresa Walunas¹ and Abel Kho¹, ¹Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ²Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ³Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinatti, OH
Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) has a complex and poorly understood etiology and is difficult to diagnose due to its varied presentation across many organ…
Abstract Number: PP20 • ACR Convergence 2022
‘It Is Due to Stress’ – But Which Type of Stress? Cumulative childhood stress is a risk factor for autoimmune disease
Melissa Allman, Michigan State University, Meridian Charter Township, MI
Background/Purpose: Trauma can have profound detrimental influences on our health and well-being. I am tangibly familiar with how trauma can impact the individual due to…
Abstract Number: 0171 • ACR Convergence 2022
Cardiac Involvement in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies: When Should We Look for It?
Matilde Bandeira¹, Eduardo Dourado¹, Ana Teresa Melo¹, Patricia Martins², Vanessa Fraga³, José Luís Ferraro⁴, André Saraiva⁵, Marlene Sousa⁶, Hugo Parente⁷, Catarina Soares⁸, Ana Margarida Correia⁹, Diogo Esperança Almeida⁹, Sara Paiva Dinis¹⁰, Ana Pinto¹¹, Filipe Pinheiro¹², Maria Rato¹², Tiago Beirão¹³, Beatriz Samões¹³, Bernardo Santos¹⁴, Carolina Mazeda¹⁵, Ana Teodósio Chícharo¹⁶, Margarida Faria¹⁷, Agna Neto¹⁷, Helena Lourenço¹⁸, Luísa Brites¹⁹, Marília Rodrigues¹⁹, Joana Silva-Dinis²⁰, João Madruga-Dias²¹, Filipe Araújo²², Nádia Martins²³, Maura Couto²³, Ana Valido²⁴, Maria José Santos²⁵, Sofia Barreira¹, João Eurico Fonseca¹ and Raquel Campanilho-Marques¹, ¹Serviço de Reumatologia, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Centro Académico de Medicina de Lisboa (CAML), Lisboa, Portugal; Unidade de Investigação em Reumatologia, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, CAML, Lisboa, Portugal, ²Rheumatology department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Lisboa Norte, Centro Académico de Medicina de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal, ³Serviço de Reumatologia, Hospital Beatriz Ângelo, Almada, Portugal, ⁴Serviço de Reumatologia, Hospital Beatriz Ângelo, Loures, Portugal, ⁵Rheumatology department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, ⁶Serviço de Reumatologia, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, ⁷Rheumatology department, Unidade Local de Saúde do Alto Minho, Ponte de Lima, Portugal, ⁸Rheumatology department, Unidade Local de Saúde do Alto Minho, Ponte de Lima, Viana do Castelo, Portugal, ⁹Serviço de Reumatologia, Hospital de Braga, Braga, Portugal, Braga, Portugal, ¹⁰Rheumatology department, Unidade Local de Saúde da Guarda - Hospital Sousa Martins, Guarda, Portugal, ¹¹Local Health Unit of Guarda, Barcelos, Portugal, ¹²Rheumatology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Porto, Portugal, ¹³Rheumatology Department, Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia / Espinho, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal, ¹⁴Serviço de Reumatologia, Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga, Aveiro, Portugal, ¹⁵Centro Hospitalar Baixo Vouga, Ovar, Portugal, ¹⁶Serviço de Reumatologia, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Algarve, Faro, Portugal, ¹⁷Serviço de Reumatologia, Hospital Nélio Mendonça, Serviços de Saúde da Região Autónoma da Madeira, Funchal, Portugal, ¹⁸Serviço de Reumatologia, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental, Lisboa, Portugal, ¹⁹Serviço de Reumatologia, Centro Hospitalar de Leiria, Leiria, Portugal, Leiria, Portugal, ²⁰Serviço de Reumatologia, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, Lisboa, Portugal, ²¹Rheumatology Service, Centro Hospitalar Médio Tejo, Tomar, Portugal, ²²Rheumatology and Osteoporosis Unit, Hospital de Sant´Ana, SCML, Lisboa, Portugal, ²³Rheumatology department, Centro Hospitalar Tondela-Viseu, Viseu, Portugal, ²⁴Serviço de Reumatologia, Unidade Local de Saúde do Litoral Alentejano, Santiago do Cacém, Portugal, ²⁵Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Charneca da Caparica, Portugal
Background/Purpose: Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are a group of rare disorders that can affect the heart. It is unclear which patients are at higher risk.…
Abstract Number: 0705 • ACR Convergence 2022
Severity of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Breakthrough Infections in Patients with Rheumatic Immune-mediated Inflammatory Diseases and Healthy Controls: Data from a Prospective Cohort Study
Laura Boekel¹, Yaëlle Besten¹, Femke Hooijberg¹, Rosa Wartena¹, Maurice Steenhuis², Erik Vogelzang³, Maureen Leeuw¹, Sadaf Atiqi¹, Sander Tas⁴, Willem Lems⁵, Marieke van Ham², Filip Eftimov³, Eileen Stalman³, Luuk Wieske³, Taco Kuijpers³, Alexandre Voskuyl⁶, Ronald van Vollenhoven⁷, Martijn Gerritsen¹, Charlotte Krieckaert¹, Theo Rispens², Maarten Boers⁸, Michael Nurmohamed⁹ and Gertjan Wolbink¹, ¹Amsterdam Rheumatology and immunology Center, location Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Sanquin Research, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Amsterdam UMC, location AMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁴Amsterdam Rheumatology and immunology Center, location AMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁵Amsterdam Rheumatology and immunology Center, location VUMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁶Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁷Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁸Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁹Amsterdam University Medical Center, Kortenhoef, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: The Omicron (B.1.1.529) variant of SARS-CoV-2 is associated with substantially lower hospitalization rates compared with previous variants of SARS-CoV-2 (i.e., Wildtype, Alpha [B.1.1.7] and…
Abstract Number: 1410 • ACR Convergence 2022
Subclinical Atherosclerosis Is Not Related with Acid Uric in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Study of 1005 Patients of a Single University Hospital
Fabricio Benavides Villanueva¹, Cristina Corrales¹, Ivan Ferraz Amaro², Nuria Vegas Revenga³, Ricardo Blanco⁴, Miguel Angel Gonzalez Gay⁵ and Alfonso Corrales⁶, ¹Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ²Division of Rheumatology. Hospital Universitario de Canarias. Spain., Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, ³Hospital Galdakao- Usansolo, Galdakao, Spain, ⁴Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ⁵Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, Lugo, Spain, ⁶Research Group on Genetic Epidemiology and Atherosclerosis in Systemic Diseases and in Metabolic Bone Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System, IDIVAL; and Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and Gout are related with increased cardiovascular (CV) disease. Carotid plaques and increased carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) are surrogate markers of…
Abstract Number: 1773 • ACR Convergence 2022
Epidemiology and Outcomes of Raynaud’s Phenomenon Hospitalizations in the US
Rashmi Dhital¹, Monica Guma², Thuthiri Lwin³, Amar Suwal⁴ and Brian Pedersen¹, ¹UC San Diego, San Diego, CA, ²UCSD, La Jolla, CA, ³University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, ⁴Reading Hospital, Tower Health, Reading, PA
Background/Purpose: The prevalence of Raynaud's phenomenon (RP) in the general population is ~3-5%, of which 80–90% are primary. Autoimmune diseases are the most common causes…
Abstract Number: 0262 • ACR Convergence 2022
Predictors of Fragility Fracture Amongst Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: An Observational Cohort Study
Seema Sharma¹ and Marwan Bukhari², ¹Lancaster Royal Infirmary, Lancaster, United Kingdom, ²University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust, Lancaster, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with reduced bone mineral density and almost one third of this population have osteoporosis leading to increased risk of…
Abstract Number: 0777 • ACR Convergence 2022
Immune Checkpoint Inhibition and Preexisting Autoimmune Disease: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Arjun Raghavan¹, Liam O'Neil¹, Carrie Ye² and Jeffrey Graham¹, ¹University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ²University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: The advent of immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy has revolutionized the treatment of cancer. Patients with pre-existing autoimmune diseases (AID) were largely excluded from…
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: 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: 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…

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