Abstracts tagged "risk factors"

Abstract Number: 2475 • ACR Convergence 2025
GERD Severity, Proton Pump Inhibitor Use, and Longitudinal Forced Vital Capacity in the CONQUER Registry
Carrie Richardson¹, Shervin Assassi², Flavia Castelino³, Lorinda Chung⁴, Luke Evnin⁵, Tracy Frech⁶, Jessica Gordon⁷, Faye Hant⁸, Laura Hummers⁹, Dinesh Khanna¹⁰, Kimberly Lakin⁷, Dorota Lebiedz-Odrobina¹¹, Yiming Luo¹², Ashima Makol¹³, Maureen Mayes¹⁴, Zsuzsanna McMahan¹⁵, Jerry Molitor¹⁶, Duncan Moore¹⁷, Nora Sandorfi¹⁸, Ami Shah⁹, Ankoor Shah¹⁹, Brian Skaug²⁰, Virginia Steen²¹, Elizabeth Volkmann²², Carleigh Zahn²³, John VanBuren¹¹ and Elana Bernstein²⁴, ¹Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ²Division of Rheumatology, UTHealth Houston, Houston, Texas, USA, Houston, TX, ³Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Stanford University, Stanford, CA, ⁵Scleroderma Research Foundation, Brisbane, CA, ⁶Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ⁷Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁸Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ⁹Johns Hopkins Rheumatology, Baltimore, MD, ¹⁰University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ¹¹University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ¹²Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, ¹³Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ¹⁴UT Health Houston Division of Rheumatology, Houston, TX, ¹⁵UT Health Houston, Houston, TX, ¹⁶University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ¹⁷Northwestern University, Chicago, ¹⁸University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA, Philadelphia, ¹⁹Duke University, Durham, NC, ²⁰UTHealth Houston Division of Rheumatology, Houston, TX, ²¹Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, ²²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of California, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA, Los Angeles, CA, ²³University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, ²⁴Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Gastroesophageal reflux disease may contribute to the progression of interstitial lung disease in systemic sclerosis (SSc). However, it is unclear whether reflux severity or…
Abstract Number: 1722 • ACR Convergence 2025
Defining Safe Hydroxychloroquine Blood Levels: Time to Switch to Precision Monitoring for Optimized Lupus Care
Shivani Garg¹, Benoit Blanchet², Yann Nguyen³, Fauzia Hollnagel⁴, Ada Clarke⁵, Michelle Petri⁶, Murray Urowitz⁷, John Hanly⁸, Caroline Gordon⁹, Sang-Cheol Bae¹⁰, Juanita Romero-Diaz¹¹, Jorge Sanchez-Guerrero¹², Ann Clarke¹³, Sasha Bernatsky¹⁴, Daniel Wallace¹⁵, David A. Isenberg¹⁶, Anisur Rahman¹⁶, Joan Merrill¹⁷, Paul Fortin¹⁸, Dafna D. Gladman¹⁹, Ian Bruce²⁰, Ellen Ginzler²¹, Mary Anne Dooley²², Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman²³, Susan Manzi²⁴, Andreas Jönsen²⁵, Graciela Alarcón²⁶, Ronald van Vollenhoven²⁷, Cynthia Aranow²⁸, Murat Inanc²⁹, Meghan mackay³⁰, Guillermo Ruiz-Irastorza³¹, S. Sam Lim³², Murat Inac³³, Kenneth Kalunian³⁴, Søren Jacobsen³⁵, Christine Peschken¹¹, Diane Kamen³⁶, Anca Askanase³⁷, Jill Buyon³⁸, Julie Chezel⁵, Alicja Puszkiel³⁹ and Nathalie Costedoat-Chalumeau⁴⁰, ¹University of Madison, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, ²National Referral Centre for Rare Autoimmune and Systemic Diseases, Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France, ³Department of Internal Medicine, Beaujon Hospital, AP-HP Nord, Université Paris Cité, Clichy, France, Clichy, France, ⁴University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Madison, WI, ⁵Cochin Hospital, Paris, France, ⁶Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Timonium, MD, ⁷University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁸Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada, Halifax, NS, Canada, ⁹Department of Inflammation and Ageing, College of Medicine and Health, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ¹⁰Hanyang University Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea, ¹¹University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ¹²Mount Sinai Hospital and University Health Network, Toronto, Canada, ¹³Division of Rheumatology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ¹⁴Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ¹⁵Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Studio City, CA, ¹⁶University College London, London, United Kingdom, ¹⁷Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma, ¹⁸Centre ARThrite - CHU de Québec - Université Laval, Quebec, QC, Canada, ¹⁹Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, Division of Rheumatology, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²⁰Centre for Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom, ²¹SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, New York, NY, ²²UNC physician network, Chapel Hill, NC, ²³Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ²⁴Lupus Center of Excellence, Autoimmunity Institute, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA, ²⁵Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden, ²⁶The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Oakland, CA, ²⁷Department of Rheumatology, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²⁸Institute of Molecular Medicine, Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY, ²⁹Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey, ³⁰Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY, ³¹Biobizkaia Health Research Institute, Barakaldo, Spain, ³²Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, ³³Istanbul University, Istanbul, ³⁴UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ³⁵Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark, ³⁶Medical University of South Carolina, Johns Island, SC, ³⁷Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, ³⁸NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, ³⁹Cochin Hospital, Paris, ⁴⁰Inserm DR Paris ⁵, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Current guidelines recommend using hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) dose ≤5.0 mg/kg for managing SLE. However, 6-fold higher SLE flares, including those requiring hospitalizations, are noted with…
Abstract Number: 1194 • ACR Convergence 2025
Risk of Calcinosis with Proton Pump Inhibitor Use in Adult Dermatomyositis and Systemic Sclerosis
Antonia Valenzuela¹, Nicolás González², José Rojas³, Martin Fuentes³, Srijana Davuluri⁴, Brian Lee⁵, David Fiorentino⁶ and Lorinda Chung⁴, ¹Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile, ²Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago de Chile, Chile, ³Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago de Chile, Chile, ⁴Stanford University, Stanford, CA, ⁵Stanford University, Stanford, ⁶Department of Dermatology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA
Background/Purpose: Calcinosis is a painful, debilitating manifestation in connective tissue diseases. Recent findings suggest a link between proton pump inhibitor (PPI) use and calcinosis in…
Abstract Number: 0853 • ACR Convergence 2025
Olink Proteomics Identifies Macrophage Pro-inflammatory Proteins in Maternal Sera Predictive of Fetal Atrioventricular Block Independent of Maternal Health Status
Philip Carlucci¹, Mala Masson², Colin Phoon³, Ashley Roman³, Peter Izmirly⁴, Amit Saxena⁵, Michael Belmont⁶, Christina Penfield³, Young Mi Lee³, Julie Nusbaum⁶, Andrew Rubenstein³, Nalani Sachan³, Joel Guthridge⁷, Judith James⁷, Elena Sinkovskaya⁸, Alfred Abuhamad⁸, Gary Satou⁹, Whitnee Hogan¹⁰, Anita Moon-Grady¹¹, Lisa Howley¹², Mary Donofrio¹³, Stephanie Levasseur¹⁴, Miwa Geiger¹⁵, Sonal Owens¹⁶, Kristopher Cumbermack¹⁷, Jyothi Matta¹⁸, Gary Joffe¹⁹, Christopher Lindblade²⁰, Caitlin Haxel²¹, Katherine Kohari²², Joshua Copel²², James Strainic²³, Tam Doan²⁴, Conisha Holloman²⁴, Stacy Killen²⁵, Theresa Tacy²⁶, Michelle Kaplinski²⁶, Nicola Fraser³, Kelly Ruggles²⁷, Bettina Cuneo²⁸, Jill Buyon³ and Robert Clancy¹⁴, ¹New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, ²NYU Langone Medical Center- Division of Rheumatology, New York, NY, ³NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁴New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁶NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, ⁷Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁸Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, ⁹University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ¹⁰University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ¹¹University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ¹²Midwest Fetal Care Center, Children's Minnesota/Allina Health, Minneapolis, MN, ¹³Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC, ¹⁴Columbia University, New York, NY, ¹⁵Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, ¹⁶University of Michigan, Ann Arbo, MI, ¹⁷University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, ¹⁸University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, ¹⁹Perinatal Associates of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, ²⁰Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ, ²¹University of Vermont Children's Hospital, Burlington, VT, ²²Yale University, New Haven, CT, ²³UH Rainbow Babies, Cleveland, OH, ²⁴Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ²⁵Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, ²⁶Stanford University, Stanford, CA, ²⁷NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Brooklyn, NY, ²⁸University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ
Background/Purpose: Fetal atrioventricular block (fAVB) is presumed dependent on the transplacental passage of SSA/Ro52/60kD autoantibodies that bind to apoptotic fetal cardiomyocytes, triggering macrophage activation and…
Abstract Number: 0172 • ACR Convergence 2025
Cancer Screening for Patients with Rheumatic Diseases: A Scoping Review
Teresa Xiao¹, Namrata Singh² and Pankti Reid³, ¹University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ²University of Washington, Bellevue, WA, ³University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: There is minimal guidance on specific cancer screening practices for rheumatic diseases (RDs) other than for myositis. The aim of this scoping review was…
Abstract Number: 2394 • ACR Convergence 2025
Impact of Immunosuppressive Regimens on Major Cardiac Events in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): A Survival Analysis
Emily Cosentino¹, Melissa Akselrad², Niurka Liranzo Tejera², Christine Lenchur², Takemichi Matsui², Adal Abonamah², Priscilla Abate Namnum¹, Olga Marushchak², Martin John³, Sophia Lutgen⁴, Celestine He⁵, Boluwatito Oladeinde⁶, Harleen Sidhu⁷ and Chrisanna Dobrowolski⁵, ¹Mount Sinai Morningside/West Hospitals, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, ²Mount Sinai Morningside/West Hospitals, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, ³Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, ⁴Mount Sinai Morningside/West Hospitals, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, NY, ⁵Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, ⁶Icahn School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁷Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/NYC H+H- Elmhurst, Queens, NY, Rego Park, NY
Background/Purpose: Cardiovascular events are a significant source of morbidity and mortality in SLE patients, occurring more frequently than in the general population owing to immune…
Abstract Number: 1717 • ACR Convergence 2025
The Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics Frailty Index (SLICC-FI) Predicts Mortality In Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Patients: Data From The Almenara Lupus Cohort
Benny Rashuamán-Conche¹, Rocío Gamboa-Cárdenas², Victor Pimentel-Quiroz³, Anubhav Singh⁴, Cristina Reategui-Sokolova⁵, Claudia Elera-Fitzcarrald⁵, Samira Garcia-Hirsh⁶, Cesar Pastor-Asurza⁷, Zoila Rodriguez-Bellido⁸, Risto Perich-Campos⁹, Graciela Alarcón¹⁰ and Manuel Ugarte-Gil¹¹, ¹Hospital Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen, Lima, Lima, Peru, ²Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Peru, ³Universidad Científica del Sur, San Isidro, Peru, ⁴Baptist hospital of southeast Texas, Beaumont, TX, ⁵Hospital Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen, Lima, Peru, ⁶Hospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen, Lima, Peru, ⁷Hospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen, Lima, Pakistan, ⁸Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru, ⁹Hospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen; Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, La Molina, Peru, ¹⁰The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Oakland, CA, ¹¹Grupo Peruano de Estudio de Enfermedades Autoinmunes Sistémicas, Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Peru; Hospital Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen, EsSalud, Lima, Peru, Lima, Peru
Background/Purpose: Frailty has been shown to predict damage accrual in patients with SLE, including those from Latin America. However, the impact of frailty on mortality…
Abstract Number: 1190 • ACR Convergence 2025
IgG4-related disease with comorbid autoimmune diseases: a retrospective study from a large cohort
Xinli Yang¹, Wen Zhang², Jiaxin zhou³ and Yuxue Nie⁴, ¹Peking Union Medical College, Dong Cheng Qu, China (People's Republic), ²Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Dong Cheng Qu, China (People's Republic), ³Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China (People's Republic), ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China, Dong Cheng Qu, China (People's Republic)
Background/Purpose: This study aimed to explore the clinical characteristics, treatment, and prognosis of IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) patients with comorbid autoimmune diseases (AIDs).Methods: A total of…
Abstract Number: 0847 • ACR Convergence 2025
Interferon Score Effectively Stratifies for Time to Clinically Significant Event Accrual in Systemic Sclerosis Independently of Cutaneous Subset
Stefano Di Donato¹, Rebecca Ross², Marco Minerba³, Vishal Kakkar⁴, Enrico De Lorenzis⁵, Philip Yee⁶, Christopher Denton⁷ and Francesco Del Galdo⁴, ¹University of Leeds, Canosa Sannita, Chieti, Italy, ²Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ³Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Taranto, Taranto, Italy, ⁴University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁵Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Roma, Rome, Italy, ⁶UCL, London, United Kingdom, ⁷University College London, UK, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is a heterogeneous autoimmune disease characterized by vascular damage, immune dysregulation, and fibrosis. It is typically classified into limited cutaneous (lcSSc)…
Abstract Number: 0161 • ACR Convergence 2025
Risk Factors and Clinical Predictors of Lung Cancer in Systemic Sclerosis: A Matched Case-Control Study from a Michigan Cohort
Madiha Naqsh Siddiqui¹, Yen Chen¹, Rosemary Gedert², Suiyuan Huang², Dinesh Khanna² and John Varga², ¹University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, ²University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Malignancies are one of the leading causes of non-systemic sclerosis-related mortality in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc)1, with lung cancer being the most common…
Abstract Number: 2383 • ACR Convergence 2025
The Age-Adjusted Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) Predicts All-Cause Mortality in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Patients: Data from the Almenara Lupus Cohort
Benny Rashuamán-Conche¹, Rocío Gamboa-Cárdenas², Victor Pimentel-Quiroz³, Cristina Reategui-Sokolova⁴, Claudia Elera-Fitzcarrald⁴, Cesar Pastor-Asurza⁵, Zoila Rodriguez-Bellido⁶, Risto Perich-Campos⁷, Graciela Alarcón⁸ and Manuel Ugarte-Gil⁹, ¹Hospital Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen, Lima, Lima, Peru, ²Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Peru, ³Universidad Científica del Sur, San Isidro, Peru, ⁴Hospital Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen, Lima, Peru, ⁵Hospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen, Lima, Pakistan, ⁶Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru, ⁷Hospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen; Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, La Molina, Peru, ⁸The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Oakland, CA, ⁹Grupo Peruano de Estudio de Enfermedades Autoinmunes Sistémicas, Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Peru; Hospital Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen, EsSalud, Lima, Peru, Lima, Peru
Background/Purpose: The CCI has been associated with adverse health-related outcomes in SLE-patients worldwide. Its modified version, the age-adjusted CCI (ACCI) has been associated with organ…
Abstract Number: 1716 • ACR Convergence 2025
The frequency and impact of cardiovascular disease in systemic lupus erythematosus: a Nationwide, matched case-control study.
Jessica Fairley¹, Laura Ross¹, Elizabeth Paratz², Penelope McKelvie³, Simin Daneshvar³, Shereen Oon⁴, Dylan Hansen³, Wendy Stevens¹, Andre La Gerche² and Mandana Nikpour⁵, ¹The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, ²St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, ³St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, ⁴St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, ⁵University of Sydney School of Public Health and Department of Rheumatology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Victoria, Australia
Background/Purpose: Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).1 Whilst histopathology remains the gold standard for establishing the pathogenesis of…
Abstract Number: 1148 • ACR Convergence 2025
Interstitial Lung Disease in MCTD: A Retrospective Cohort Study at a Large Tertiary Medical Center
Alana Haussmann¹ and Elizabeth Volkmann², ¹University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of California, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) is a rare autoimmune condition defined by the presence of anti-U1-ribonucleoprotein (RNP) antibodies and clinical features of at least…
Abstract Number: 0833 • ACR Convergence 2025
Sputum Anti-CCP-IgA and NET-Associated Proteins Predict Risk and Timing of the Transition From Systemic Autoimmunity to Classified RA
Timothy Wilson¹, Claudia Lugo², Marie Feser³, Mark Gillespie⁴, Troy Torgerson⁵, Gary Firestein⁶, V. Michael Holers⁷, Kevin Deane⁸ and Kristen Demoruelle⁹, ¹Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, ²University of Colorado, Denver, CO, ³University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, ⁴Allen Institute for Immunology, Seattle, WA, ⁵Allen Institute for Immunology, Enumclaw, WA, ⁶University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, ⁷University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, ⁸University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, ⁹University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Golden, CO
Background/Purpose: The presence of serum anti-CCP-IgG antibodies can predict the future development of clinically evident RA. Neutrophil extracellular trap (NET) formation can be a source…
Abstract Number: 0148 • ACR Convergence 2025
Air Pollution as a Trigger for Flares in Chronic Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases: a Prospective Single-Center Study in the South of France
Coralie Cruzel¹, antonio Iannelli², Alexandre Armengaud³, Sonia Oppo³, Marie Charlotte Trojani⁴, Stephanie Ferrero⁴, Veronique Breuil⁴, Eric Fontas⁵, Christian Roux⁴ and Clément Viala⁴, ¹². Department of Clinical Research, Cimiez Hospital, CHU Nice, Université Côte d'Azur, Nice, France, France, France, ²³. Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice-Digestive Surgery and Liver Transplantation Unit, Archet ² Hospital, ⁰⁶²⁰² Nice, France., NIce, France, ³¹. University Cote d’Azur, Rheumatology department, CHU Nice, France, Marseille, France, ⁴¹. University Cote d’Azur, Rheumatology department, CHU Nice, France, NIce, France, ⁵². Department of Clinical Research, Cimiez Hospital, CHU Nice, Université Côte d'Azur, Nice, France, NIce, France
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and spondyloarthritis (SpA), are chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases. Despite significant advancements in their management through novel therapies, some patients continue to…

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