Abstract Number: 1978 • ACR Convergence 2020
Prevalence and Factors Associated with Patient-Physician Discordance Among RA Patients Initiating Advanced Therapy
Background/Purpose: Some rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients rate their disease activity worse than their physician does, but recent prevalence and factors associated with such discordance have…Abstract Number: 0448 • ACR Convergence 2020
Disease-related factors associated to atherosclerotic disease in axial spondyloarthritis. A mutlicenter study with 806 patients.
Background/Purpose: Cardiovascular (CV) mortality and morbidity is increased in ankylosing spondylitits (AS) due to a process of accelerated atherosclerosis. The disease-related factors involved in this…Abstract Number: 0938 • ACR Convergence 2020
Low Preconceptional Complement Level Is Related with an Adverse Obstetric Outcome in a Multicentric Cohort of Pregnancy in Patients with APS and aPL Positivity
Background/Purpose: The role of complement in the aPL related pathology has been widely studied in animal models. aPL can induce fetal loss in experimental animals but…Abstract Number: 1474 • ACR Convergence 2020
Early Peak of Cardiovascular Events Occurs Equally in Caucasians and African-American SLE but Is Attributed to Different Risk Factors
Background/Purpose: The classic bimodal pattern of morbidity/mortality in SLE highlighted that cardiovascular events occurred later in the natural history of SLE (Urowitz & Gladman. J…Abstract Number: 2013 • ACR Convergence 2020
Substantial Lifetime Risk of Developing Ankylosing Spondylitis (Axial Spondyloarthritis) for Relatives. Evidence from a 35-Year Follow-up Family Study of a Swiss Cohort
Background/Purpose: Familial occurrence of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is well known. Our follow-up study aimed at assessing the incidence of clinically defined AS among first degree…Abstract Number: 0484 • ACR Convergence 2020
Relationship Between Paraoxonase-1 Genotype, Activity, and Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Receiving Tofacitinib
Background/Purpose: Paraoxonase 1 (PON1) is a high-density lipoprotein (HDL)‑associated enzyme with paraoxonase, lactonase, and arylesterase activities. PON1 contributes to the antioxidant properties of HDL, and…Abstract Number: 1000 • ACR Convergence 2020
Passive Smoking Throughout the Life Course and the Risk of Incident Rheumatoid Arthritis in Adulthood Among Women
Background/Purpose: Personal cigarette smoking has been strongly associated with the risk for developing seropositive RA. Previous studies concerning passive smoking conflict; some suggested that childhood…Abstract Number: 1581 • ACR Convergence 2020
Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio as a Predictor of Immune-Related Adverse Events in CTLA-4 Treated Patients: A Retrospective Review
Background/Purpose: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) target checkpoint proteins PD-1/PD-L1 and CTLA-4 to activate and enhance the cytotoxic effects of T lymphocytes against tumor cells [1-2].…Abstract Number: 0544 • ACR Convergence 2020
Risk Factors for Lumbar Vertebral Osteoporosis Do Not Reflect Factors Traditionally Associated with Osteoporosis at the Hip
Background/Purpose: The most common site of osteoporotic fragility fractures is the thoracic spine. However, bone mineral density (BMD) measurements at the hip are used to…Abstract Number: 1007 • ACR Convergence 2020
Atopic Dermatitis and Risk of Incident Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Background/Purpose: Recent observational studies have suggested that patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) may have a higher risk of several non IgE-mediated inflammatory disorders, such as…Abstract Number: 1607 • ACR Convergence 2020
Effectiveness of Dietary Counseling on Gout Management and Risk Factors for Metabolic Syndrome in Gout Patients
Background/Purpose: Gout is the most prevalent inflammatory arthritis globally. Despite treatment advances, the prevalence of gout has continued to increase over the last several decades.…Abstract Number: 0015 • ACR Convergence 2020
COVID -19 Lung Inflammation – What Have We Learnt so Far ?
Background/Purpose: The SARS CoV-2 pandemic has inspired new interest in understanding the fundamental pathology of pneumonia and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). SARS CoV-2 in…Abstract Number: 0579 • ACR Convergence 2020
Risk Factors of Nonadherence in New Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Background/Purpose: Biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (bDMARD) therapies are commonly prescribed for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment. However, their high out-of-pocket (OOP) cost may limit patient access…Abstract Number: 1008 • ACR Convergence 2020
Assessing Improved Risk Prediction of Seropositive Rheumatoid Arthritis by Environmental, Genetic, and Preclinical Plasma Metabolite Factors
Background/Purpose: Recent research has advanced the understanding of associations between environmental, genetic, and metabolic factors and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), introducing potential to improve risk prediction.…Abstract Number: 1610 • ACR Convergence 2020
Cutaneous Side Effects of Hydroxychloroquine in Rheumatic Diseases –Combination of “Traditional” Multivariate Analysis for Risk Factors AndClassification Model Development Using Supervised Machine Learning –Single Centre Retrospective Cohort Study in India
Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is associated with varied cutaneous side effects but only few studies in literature characterizing the risk factors for this. Recently machine learning…