Abstracts tagged "Scleroderma"

Abstract Number: 2047 • ACR Convergence 2025
Trends in Lung Transplant Listing Outcomes in Connective Tissue Disease associated Interstitial Lung Disease (CTD-ILD) Across Two Decades
Sambhawana Bhandari¹, Derek E. Byers¹ and Deepali Sen², ¹Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, ²Washington University in St Louis, Chesterfield, MO
Background/Purpose: Lung transplantation represents a potential life-extending therapy for patients with advanced CTD-ILD. This study aims to characterize lung transplant listing outcomes among CTD-ILD patients…
Abstract Number: 1583 • ACR Convergence 2025
Epidemiology, Outcome and Expenditures of Hospitalized Patients with Systemic Sclerosis: National Inpatient Sample 2021
Patompong Ungprasert¹ and Paul Kroner², ¹Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, Cleveland Heights, OH, ²Riverside Health System, Newport News, VA
Background/Purpose: The inpatient epidemiology, morbidity, mortality, and healthcare expenditures of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) are not well-characterized. This study aims to utilize a nationwide…
Abstract Number: 0966 • ACR Convergence 2025
Integrated Bulk and Single Cell Analysis Confirms Differential Upregulation of the Proton Sensing Receptor GPR68 in Systemic Sclerosis Across Disease Stage and Subset
kristina clark¹, Xu Shiwen², Xue Li², Voon H. Ong³ and Christopher Denton⁴, ¹Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, University of Oxford, London, United Kingdom, ²University College London, London, United Kingdom, ³Division of Medicine, Centre for Rheumatology, University College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁴University College London, UK, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: The cell surface protein GPR68 (ovarian cancer G protein-coupled receptor 1, OGR1) is a proton-sensing G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) that responds to extracellular acidity and…
Abstract Number: 0677 • ACR Convergence 2025
Increased incidence of sudden cardiac death in systemic sclerosis: estimate & correlates.
Jessica Fairley¹, Elizabeth Paratz², Dylan Hansen³, Susanna Proudman⁴, Joanne Sahhar⁵, Gene-Siew Ngian⁶, Diane Apostolopoulos⁶, Jennifer Walker⁷, Lauren Host⁸, Wendy Stevens¹, Andre La Gerche², Mandana Nikpour⁹ and Laura Ross¹, 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, ⁴The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Victoria, Australia, ⁵Monash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, ⁶Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, ⁷Flinders University, Adelaide, Victoria, Australia, ⁸Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth, Victoria, Australia, ⁹University of Sydney, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, Department of Rheumatology, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Background/Purpose: The incidence of sudden cardiac death (SCD) is suspected to be increased in systemic sclerosis (SSc). However, data describing SCD incidence in SSc are…
Abstract Number: 1969 • ACR Convergence 2025
Enhancing Objective Evaluation of Raynaud’s in Veterans with Scleroderma-related Hand Pain: Integrating Patient Reported Outcomes and Nailfold Capillaroscopy
Genessis Maldonado¹, Sowmika Rao¹ and Tracy Frech², ¹Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, ²Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Background/Purpose: Raynaud’s phenomenon (RP) is a painful and disabling feature of systemic sclerosis (SSc) that significantly impairs quality of life. Tools that integrate subjective symptom…
Abstract Number: 1574 • ACR Convergence 2025
A rise in serum KL-6 levels predicts subsequent progressive pulmonary fibrosis in patients with systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease
Keina Yomono¹, Suiyuan Huang², Dinesh Khanna² and Masataka Kuwana³, ¹Nippon Medical School, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan, ²University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Nippon Medical School Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is leading cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). Given the high variable clinical course of…
Abstract Number: 0959 • ACR Convergence 2025
Longitudinal Multiomic Study of Skin, Peripheral Blood, and Serum: Serum Proteome Reflects the Disease Process at the End-organ Level and Predicts the Course of Modified Rodnan Skin Score
Bich Na Choi¹, Claudia Pedroza², Brian Skaug³, Maureen Mayes⁴ and Shervin Assassi⁵, ¹UTHealth Houston Institute for Clinical Research & Learning Health Care, Houston, TX, ²UTHealth Houston Institute for Clinical Research & Learning Health Care, Texas, TX, ³UTHealth Houston Division of Rheumatology, Houston, TX, ⁴UT Health Houston Division of Rheumatology, Houston, TX, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, UTHealth Houston, Houston, Texas, USA, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: Clinically useful biomarkers for systemic sclerosis (SSc) are needed. While obtaining samples from affected organs like the skin and lungs is invasive and cannot…
Abstract Number: 0884 • ACR Convergence 2025
Risk Score for Early Mortality to stratify for Intensive SSc Therapy
Ann-Christin Pecher¹, Boubaya Marouane², Oliver Distler³, Vanessa Smith⁴, Jeska de Vries-Bouwstra⁵, Radim Bečvář⁶, Gianluca Moroncini⁷, David Launay⁸, Yannick Allanore⁹, Maria De Santis¹⁰, Kamal Solanki¹¹, Carlomaurizio Montecucco¹², Luca Idolazzi¹³, Nihal Fathi¹⁴, Przemyslaw Kotyla¹⁵, Muriel Elhai¹⁶ and Jörg Henes¹⁷, ¹Department of Internal Medicine II, Hematology, Oncology, Clinical Immunology, and Rheumatology, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany, ²Unit of Clinical Research, Paris Seine Saint Denis University, Bobigny, France, Paris, France, ³Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Switzerland, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁴Ghent University Hospital, Gent, Belgium, ⁵Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁶Department of Internal Medicine, Charles University,, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁷Department of Internal Medicine, Marche University Hospital, Clinica Medica, Ancona, Italy, Ancona, Italy, ⁸Univ. Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, U¹²⁸⁶ – INFINITE – Institute for Translational Research in Inflammation, Lille, France ; CHU Lille, Département de Médecine interne et Immunologie Clinique, Centre de Référence des Maladies Auto-immunes Systémiques Rares du Nord et Nord-Ouest, Méditerranée et Guadeloupe (CeRAINOM), Lille France, Lille, France, ⁹Department of Rheumatology, Université Paris Cité UFR de Médecine, Paris, France, ¹⁰Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Italy, ¹¹Waikato Hospital, Hamilton, New Zealand, ¹²Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, Università di Pavia, Pavia, Italy, Pavia, Italy, ¹³Rheumatology Section, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy, Verona, Italy, ¹⁴Department of Rheumatology ,Rehabilitation & physical medicine, Assiut University Hospital, Assiut, Egypt, Assiut, Egypt, ¹⁵Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland, ¹⁶University Hospital zurich, Zürich, Switzerland, ¹⁷Department of Internal Medicine II, Hematology, Oncology, Clinical Immunology, and Rheumatology, University Hospital Tübingen, Tuebingen, Germany
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare disease that often leads to severe complications and premature mortality. Recent advancements in the field have led to…
Abstract Number: 1966 • ACR Convergence 2025
Assessing the Impact of Cutaneous Melanin on Microvascular Oxygenation Measurement in Systemic Sclerosis Using Multispectral Imaging
Rosie Barnes¹, Joanne Manning², Graham Dinsdale³, Ariane Herrick⁴, Mark Dickinson⁵ and Andrea Murray⁶, ¹University of Manchester, Manchester, England, United Kingdom, ²Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, United Kingdom, ³Northern Care Alliance, Salford, United Kingdom, ⁴The University of Manchester, UK, Aberdeen, United Kingdom, ⁵The University of Manchester, Manchester, ⁶University of Manchester, Salford, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Microvascular abnormalities, leading to hypoxia, drive the SSc disease process. Accurate measurement of skin oxygenation, both baseline and during ‘stress’/reperfusion (which can be mimicked…
Abstract Number: 1570 • ACR Convergence 2025
Hydroxychloroquine and Disease Progression in Systemic Sclerosis: Insights from Antibody-Stratified Survival Analyses
Francesco Bonomi¹, Ilaria Bisconti², Ilenia Mallia³, Greta Pellegrino⁴, Gabriele Ciuti⁵, Gloria Muolo², Martina Salerno², Simona Truglia², Cristiano Barbetta³, Silvia Peretti⁵, Serena Guiducci⁶, Valeria Riccieri⁷ and Silvia Bellando Randone³, ¹University Hospital Careggi, Florence, Florence, Toscana, Italy, ²Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Rome, Italy, ³University of Florence, Florence, Italy, ⁴Rheumatology Unit, IRCCS Ospedale Galeazzi Sant'Ambrogio, Milano, Italy; Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy, ⁵University Hospital Careggi, Florence, Italy, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy, Florence, Italy, ⁷Sapienza University of Rome, Rheumatology Clinic, Rome, Italy, Roma, Italy
Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is an antimalarial drug that interferes with dendritic cells and monocytes, acidifies endosomes, and modulates toll-like receptors, reducing autoimmune responses and cell…
Abstract Number: 0958 • ACR Convergence 2025
Asynchronous Resolution of Inflammation and Fibrosis in A Prolonged Experimental Model Suggests Distinct Temporal Dynamics And Resolution Mechanisms in Systemic Sclerosis
Aurore Collet¹, Manel Jendoubi², Thomas Guerrier², Alexis Largy², Silvia Speca², Sylvain Dubucquoi¹ and David Launay³, ¹Univ. Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, U¹²⁸⁶ – INFINITE – Institute for Translational Research in Inflammation, Lille, France ; CHU Lille, Institut d’Immunologie, Lille, France, Lille, France, ²Univ. Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, U¹²⁸⁶ – INFINITE – Institute for Translational Research in Inflammation, Lille, France, Lille, France, ³Univ. Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, U¹²⁸⁶ – INFINITE – Institute for Translational Research in Inflammation, Lille, France ; CHU Lille, Département de Médecine interne et Immunologie Clinique, Centre de Référence des Maladies Auto-immunes Systémiques Rares du Nord et Nord-Ouest, Méditerranée et Guadeloupe (CeRAINOM), Lille France, Lille, France
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is characterized by tissue fibrosis, which is defined as excessive and irreversible extracellular matrix (ECM) accumulation, leading to organ dysfunction. In…
Abstract Number: 0880 • ACR Convergence 2025
Detecting Interstitial Lung Disease and Identifying Extensive Disease on Chest Computed Tomography in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis: Cut-Offs for Lung Texture Analysis and its Prognostic Implications
Nicholas landini¹, lisa Jungblut², cecilia strappa³, Christian Blüthgen², Rucsandra Dobrota⁴, Muriel Elhai⁵, Carina Mihai⁶, Sinziana Muraru-Carbune², Martina Orlandi⁷, mariaelena Occhipinti⁸, Khadija El-Aoufy⁹, Gemma Lepri¹⁰, valeria panebianco¹¹, anna rita larici³, Anna-Maria Hoffmann-Vold¹², Cosimo Nardi¹³, Serena Guiducci¹⁴, Silvia Bellando-Randone¹⁵, Marco Matucci-Cerinic¹⁶, Thomas Frauenfelder², Oliver Distler¹⁷ and Cosimo Bruni¹⁸, ¹Department of Radiological Sciences, Oncology and Pathology, "Sapienza" University, Policlinico Umberto I, Rome, Italy. Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, Rueil Malmaison, France, ²Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Zurich, University Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, zurich, Switzerland, ³Advanced Radiology Center, Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Oncological Radiotherapy, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "A. Gemelli" IRCCS, Rome, Italy, rome, Italy, ⁴Center of Experimental Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, the LOOP Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁵Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Zurich, University Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, Schlieren, Switzerland, ⁶University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁷Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Children and Adults, University Hospital of Modena and Reggio Emilia School of Medicine, Italy., modena, Italy, ⁸Division of Radiology, Fondazione Toscana Gabriele Monasterio, Pisa, Italy., pisa, Italy, ⁹Department of Health Science, University of Florence, Florence, Italy., firenze, Italy, ¹⁰Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Division of Rheumatology Scleroderma Unit, AOU Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy., Florence, Italy, ¹¹Department of Radiological Sciences, Oncology and Pathology, "Sapienza" University, Policlinico Umberto I, Rome, Italy., Rome, Italy, ¹²Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ¹³Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, Radiodiagnostic Unit n. ², University of Florence - Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy, Florence, Italy, ¹⁴Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Scleroderma Unit, Division of Rheumatology, University of Florence, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy, Pistoia, Italy, ¹⁵University of Florence, Florence, Florence, Italy, ¹⁶University San Raffaele Milano, Milano, Milan, Italy, ¹⁷Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Switzerland, Zurich, Switzerland, ¹⁸University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a leading cause of death in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc), especially in case of extensive disease detected on…
Abstract Number: PP04 • ACR Convergence 2025
MCTD and Aging – Resilience Required
Carol Kaminski
Background/Purpose: I was diagnosed with MCTD at age 25. My priorities were understanding a disease I had trouble pronouncing, and trying to learn to live with…
Abstract Number: 1952 • ACR Convergence 2025
Dermatoscopy Limitation and the Critical Role of Capillaroscopy in Systemic Sclerosis and Raynaud’s Phenomenon among African American Veterans
Genessis Maldonado¹, Maurizio Cutolo², Tracy Frech¹, Mislav Radic³, Marcus Snow⁴ and Vanessa Smith⁵, ¹Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ²University of Genova, Genova, Italy, ³University Hospital Split, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Split, Croatia, Split, Croatia, ⁴University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁵Ghent University Hospital, Gent, Belgium
Background/Purpose: Nailfold capillaroscopy (NFC) is an essential tool for evaluating microvascular abnormalities in patients with Raynaud’s phenomenon (RP) in United States (U.S.) Veterans (1). While…
Abstract Number: 1565 • ACR Convergence 2025
Association of the gastrointestinal (GI) microbiome and GI symptoms in systemic sclerosis: An international, multi-center, observational study
Zsuzsanna McMahan¹, Swapna Joshi², Jennifer Labus², Arissa Young², Andrea Low³, Vanessa Smith⁴, Susanna Proudman⁵, Antonia Valenzuela⁶, Phoebe Hunter⁷, Kristofer Andréasson⁸, Ezinne Aja², Jonathan Jacobs² and Elizabeth Volkmann⁹, ¹UT Health Houston, Houston, TX, ²UCLA, Los Angeles, ³Singapore General Hospital, SingHealth; Duke-NUS, Singapore, Singapore, ⁴Ghent University Hospital, Gent, Belgium, ⁵Royal Adelaide Hospital and University of Adelaide, Medindie, South Australia, Australia, ⁶Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile, ⁷Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia, ⁸Skåne University Hospital, Department of Rheumatology, Lund, Sweden, Lund, Sweden, ⁹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of California, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: GI disease is highly prevalent in systemic sclerosis (SSc) and adversely affects quality of life and survival in SSc. The pathogenesis of GI disease…

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