Abstracts tagged "risk factors"

Abstract Number: 1527 • ACR Convergence 2024
Comparative Harms in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Treated with Anifrolumab or Belimumab: A Multicenter Cohort Study Using the TriNetX Research Network
Hsin-Hua Chen, Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan (Republic of China)

Background/Purpose: Belimumab and anifrolumab, biologic therapies, have shown to improve systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) outcomes in clinical trials, but there is a lack of real-world…
Abstract Number: 2414 • ACR Convergence 2024
A Retrospective Comparative Analysis of Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease and Statin Use as Secondary Prevention in a Cohort of Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus versus Without Rheumatological Disease from a Single-Center Patient Registry
Alma Aveytia Camacho¹, Rakesh Gullapelli², Vineetha Philip³, Soudabeh Daliri¹, Ruba Memon⁴, Helene DiGregorio², Lily Romero Karam², Kanika Monga³, Eleonora Avenatti², Khurram Nasir² and Myriam Guevara¹, ¹Houston Methodist, Houston, TX, ²Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, ³Houston Methodist Hospital, Sugar Land, TX, ⁴Houston Methodist, Missouri City, TX
Background/Purpose: Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have increased prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors (RFs), which predispose to higher risk of premature atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease…
Abstract Number: 0056 • ACR Convergence 2024
Association of Soluble Immune Checkpoint Proteins with the Risk of Developing RA in ACPA-positive At-risk Individuals
Ryo Motoyama¹, Shohei Nakamura¹, Eisuke Inoue², Hideto Takada³, Masayoshi Harigai⁴ and Yuko okamoto¹, ¹Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, ²Showa University, Tokyo, Japan, ³Tokyo Women's Medical University, Denver, CO, ⁴International University of Health and Welfare, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: ACPA+ individuals without inflammatory arthritis are considered as being in an at-risk state of RA, although further factors are needed to identify individuals with…
Abstract Number: 0660 • ACR Convergence 2024
Hydroxychloroquine Users at Lower Risk of Kidney Function Decline in Lupus Nephritis
Shivani Garg¹, Brad Rovin², Brad Astor¹, Tripti Singh¹, Lexie Kolton¹, Callie Saric¹, S. Sam Lim³ and Christie Bartels⁴, ¹University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Madison, WI, ²The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ³Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ⁴University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is the cornerstone in treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), yet its role in preventing kidney function decline in lupus nephritis (LN)…
Abstract Number: 1003 • ACR Convergence 2024
Association Between Metabolic Markers and Knee Osteoarthritis: A Cross-sectional Study Using the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2009 to 2013
Junyong Park, Minkook Son, Sang Yeob Lee, Won Tae Chung and Sung Won Lee, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Republic of Korea
Background/Purpose: Low-grade, prolonged inflammation of involved joint is characteristic of osteoarthritis (OA) pathogenesis. Thus susceptibility to inflammation has been considered as a risk factor for…
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…

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