Abstracts tagged "risk factors"

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: 0067 • ACR Convergence 2024
Psoriasis Patients at Risk for Psoriatic Arthritis Have Increased Levels of Circulating Pro-migratory Dendritic Cells
Shashank Cheemalavagu, Unnikrishnan Chandrasekharan, Oliver Wessely, Uyen Tran and M. Elaine Husni, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Background/Purpose: Early diagnosis of Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) is critical for timely intervention to prevent poor clinical outcomes. Despite well-known clinical predictors of PsA, the mechanisms…
Abstract Number: 0674 • ACR Convergence 2024
Hydroxychloroquine Screening Adherence: Insights from Highmark Claims Data
Sara Shahid¹, Tyson Barrett², Sonia Manocha¹ and Tanmayee Bichile¹, ¹Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Highmark Health, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ)-associated retinal toxicity and vision loss are significant challenges, with a 2% prevalence in patients using HCQ for over 10 years and up…
Abstract Number: 1004 • ACR Convergence 2024
Predictors of Post-acute Sequelae of COVID-19 in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Retrospective Analysis of a Large Health System in the Midwestern United States
Ernesto Lopez Castillo¹ and Jeffrey Ording², ¹University of Colorado, Denver, CO, ²Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Evidence suggests that patients with autoimmune diseases or immunosuppressive conditions have a higher risk of poor outcomes related to Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection.…
Abstract Number: 1871 • ACR Convergence 2024
A Seropositive RA Polygenic Risk Score Does Not Predict Progression to RA in an ACPA Positive Population
Tada Vargas¹, Lauren Vanderlinden², Patrick Carry³, Kristen Demoruelle⁴, Marie Feser¹, Katerina Kechris⁵, Jane Buckner⁶, William Robinson⁷, Gary Firestein⁸, Michael Holers¹, Kevin Deane⁹ and Jill Norris¹⁰, ¹Division of Rheumatology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, ²Colorado School of Public Health, Monument, CO, ³Department of Orthopedics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, ⁴University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Golden, CO, ⁵Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, ⁶Benaroya Research Institute, Seattle, WA, ⁷Division of Immunology and Rheumatology, Stanford University, and VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Stanford, CA, ⁸University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, ⁹University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, ¹⁰Colorado School of Public Health, Denver, CO
Background/Purpose: Serum autoantibodies, such as ACPA and RF, are commonly detectable prior to the development of seropositive clinical RA; however, not all individuals with these…
Abstract Number: 2469 • ACR Convergence 2024
Machine Learning Identifies Oesophageal Symptoms as a New Red Flag for for Very Early Diagnosis of Systemic Sclerosis (VEDOSS): A EUSTAR Analysis
Stefano Di Donato¹, Vishal Kakkar², Silvia Bellando-Randone³, Marco Matucci-Cerinic⁴ and Francesco Del Galdo², and EUSTAR collaborators, ¹Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds, UK, Leeds, United Kingdom, ²University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ³University of Florence, Florence, Florence, Italy, ⁴University San Raffaele Milano, Milano, Milan, Italy
Background/Purpose: The analysis of the EUSTAR Very Early Diagnosis of Systemic Sclerosis (VEDOSS) study has identified the risk of progression to fulfil 2013 ACR/EULAR classification…
Abstract Number: 0108 • ACR Convergence 2024
Phenotypic Characterization of Patients with IgM Antibodies in Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS)
Fernanda Oliveira de Andrade Lopes¹, Andreia Coimbra Sousa², Massimo Radin³, Gustavo Balbi⁴, Irene Cecchi³, Savino Sciascia⁵, Flavio Victor Signorelli⁶ and Danieli Andrade², ¹Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, ²University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, ³University of Turin, Turin, Italy, ⁴Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil, ⁵University of Turin, Torino, Turin, Italy, ⁶Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is characterized by the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) associated with thrombosis and/or pregnancy morbidity. Although the presence of lupus anticoagulant…
Abstract Number: 0695 • ACR Convergence 2024
Prognostic Value of Serum Type I Interferon in Predicting Morbi-Mortality Outcomes in Systemic Sclerosis: Insights from the STRIKE Basket Cohort
Stefano Di Donato¹, Marco Minerba², Enrico De Lorenzis³, Collette Hartley⁴, Lesley-Anne Bissell⁵, Rebecca Ross⁶ and Francesco Del Galdo⁴, ¹Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds, UK, Leeds, United Kingdom, ²Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Taranto, United Kingdom, ³Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Roma, Rome, Italy, ⁴University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁵Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁶Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) encompasses limited cutaneous (lc)SSc and diffuse cutaneous (dc)SSc, with lcSSc affecting more than 60% of patients and dcSSc associated being burdened…
Abstract Number: 1007 • ACR Convergence 2024
Demographic, Social, and Disease Factors Associated with Interstitial Lung Disease and Disease-Related Death in Dermatomyositis
Connor Buechler, Lindsey Wanberg, Nawang Singhe, Cody Rasner, Joseph McGrath, Ziou Jiang, Karen Baker-James and David Pearson, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Background/Purpose: Dermatomyositis (DM) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality due to disease-related progressive interstitial lung disease (ILD) and malignancy. However, little is known about…
Abstract Number: 1883 • ACR Convergence 2024
Psoriatic Arthritis Flare Incidence, Definitions and Risk Factors: A Systematic Review
Batoul Hojeij¹, Gonul Hazal Koc², Jolanda Luime¹, Marijn Vis¹, Marc R. Kok³ and Ilja Tchetverikov⁴, ¹Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ²Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands, ³Maasstad Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ⁴Albert Schweitzer Hospital, Dordrecht, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Combined assessment of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) flare incidence and risk factors has not been conducted before, leading to challenges in effective flare management, especially…
Abstract Number: 2486 • ACR Convergence 2024
Glucocorticoids May Mitigate the Risk of Avacopan-Induced Liver Dysfunction in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis: Data from a Multicenter Observational Study in Japan
Tomohisa Uchida¹, Shoichi Fukui¹, Naoki Iwamoto¹, Ayaka Umetsu², Momoko Okamoto², Keita Fujikawa², Akinari Mizokami², Takuya Tomokawa³, Kazusato Hara³, Yoshiro Horai³ and Atsushi Kawakami⁴, ¹Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Division of Advanced Preventive Medical Sciences, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan, ²Department of Rheumatology, Japan Community Healthcare Organization (JCHO) Isahaya General Hospital, Isahaya, Japan, ³Department of Rheumatology, Sasebo City General Hospital, Sasebo, Japan, ⁴Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
Background/Purpose: Avacopan, a C5a receptor inhibitor, has emerged as a novel treatment for ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV), providing an alternative to glucocorticoids1. Despite its promising potential,…
Abstract Number: 0134 • ACR Convergence 2024
Use of Oral Contraceptives in Females with Rheumatoid Arthritis Is Not Associated with an Increased Risk of Venous Thromboembolism: United Kingdom-population Based Study
James Galloway¹, Victoria Basey², Anna Barkaway³, Simon de Lusignan⁴ and Maya H. Buch⁵, ¹Centre for Rheumatic Diseases, King's College London, London, United Kingdom, ²Pfizer UK, Tadworth, United Kingdom, ³Pfizer, Tadworth, United Kingdom, ⁴Royal College of General Practitioners Research and Surveillance Centre, Oxford, United Kingdom, ⁵Division of Musculoskeletal & Dermatological Sciences, University of Manchester, and NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: While the use of oral contraceptives in females with immune mediated inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is acknowledged as a risk factor…
Abstract Number: 0705 • ACR Convergence 2024
Identification of Risk Factors for Incident Cardiomyopathy in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis
Ji Soo Kim¹, Rachel Wallwork¹, Carrie Richardson², Adrianne Woods³, Monica Mukherjee⁴, Steven Hsu⁴, Julie Paik¹, Christopher Mecoli¹, Laura Hummers⁵, Fredrick Wigley⁶, Scott Zeger¹ and Ami Shah⁷, ¹Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ²Northwestern University, Chicago, ³Johns Hopkins University Division of Rheumatology, Baltimore, MD, ⁴Johns Hopkins University Division of Cardiology, Baltimore, MD, ⁵Johns Hopkins University, Division of Rheumatology, Baltimore, MD, Ellicott City, MD, ⁶Johns Hopkins University, Division of Rheumatology, Baltimore, MD, Baltimore, MD, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University, Ellicott City, MD
Background/Purpose: Cardiac involvement in systemic sclerosis (SSc) is one of the leading causes of scleroderma-associated death. There are limited data examining risk factors for incident…
Abstract Number: 1035 • ACR Convergence 2024
Impact in Clinical Practice of the European Medicines Agency Health Alert About the Restriction of the Use of JAK Inhibitors
Elisabet Castañeda Estévez¹, Cristina Vergara Dangond¹, Martina Steiner¹, Maria Beatriz Paredes Romero¹, Ana Esteban Vázquez¹, Tatiana Cobo Ibañez¹, Laura Trives Folguera¹, Maria Liz Romero Bogado¹, Isabel De La Cámara Fernandez¹, Patricia Richi Alberti¹, Ana Valeria Acosta Alfaro², Iria De La Osa Subtil³ and Santiago Muñoz Fernández⁴, ¹Department of Rheumatology. Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía., Madrid, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía., Madrid, Spain, ³Department of Medicine, Faculty of Biomedical and Health Sciences, European University of Madrid., Madrid, Spain, ⁴Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía. Universidad Europea de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: Recently, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) published a health alert that extended to all JAK inhibitors (JAKi) due to a possible class effect, recommending…

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