Abstract Number: 833 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Small Proportion of Patients with Systemic Sclerosis with Suspected Pulmonary Hypertension Meet the Published Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria for Two Systemic Sclerosis Associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Screening Algorithms– Results from a Single Center Cohort
Background/Purpose: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is one of the leading causes of mortality in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). Active screening detects SSc-PAH earlier and…Abstract Number: 1888 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
There Is a Need for New Systemic Sclerosis Subset Criteria: A Content Analytic Approach
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a family of diseases unified by the presence of immune activation, vasculopathy and fibrosis. The concept of SSc subsets cannot…Abstract Number: 1889 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Exhaled Nitric Oxide in Systemic Sclerosis Lung Disease
Background/Purpose: We evaluated the ability of alveolar and conducting airway nitric oxide (NO) to discriminate between systemic sclerosis (SSc) with and without lung involvement, idiopathic…Abstract Number: 1901 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association of Serum Adipokines Adipsin, Adiponectin, and Leptin/Adiponectin Ratio with Systemic Sclerosis
Background/Purpose: Patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) display reductions in adipose tissue, particularly intradermal adipose tissue. There are currently no well-validated serum biomarkers in SSc, and…Abstract Number: 1911 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 (MCP-1, CCL2) Is a Potential Local Marker of Renal Involvement in Scleroderma
Background/Purpose: Renal disease in scleroderma (SSc), including scleroderma renal crisis (SRC), remains a major clinical challenge. Previous studies showed up to 50% of SSc patients…Abstract Number: 2968 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Interrater Reliability of Nailfold Capillaroscopy in Systemic Sclerosis Using Widefield Microscopy
Background/Purpose: The presence of nailfold capillary (NFC) abnormality is part of the 2013 ACR/EULAR Classification Criteria for Systemic Sclerosis (SSc). NFC findings include the presence…Abstract Number: 2978 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Longitudinal Assessment of Gastrointestinal Symptoms in the Prospective Registry of Early Systemic Sclerosis Cohort
Background/Purpose: The Prospective Registry of Early Systemic Sclerosis (PRESS) is a multicenter incident cohort study of patients with early diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis (dcSSc; <…Abstract Number: 829 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Fecal Incontinence and Association with Bowel Dysfunction in Systemic Sclerosis: A Canadian Multicenter Study
Background/Purpose: Gastrointestinal (GI) tract involvement is a common and serious complication of systemic sclerosis (SSc). However, the prevalence of fecal incontinence (FI) and its relationship…Abstract Number: 2979 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Laser Speckled Imaging and Videomicroscopy Assessment of Sublingual Perfusion in Systemic Sclerosis and Healthy Controls
Background/Purpose: Our group has previously described the sublingual frenulum abnormalities in systemic sclerosis (SSc, scleroderma). The goal of this project was to assess microvascular abnormalities…Abstract Number: 831 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Mycophenolate Decreases the Frequency of Endoscopic Therapy for Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis
Background/Purpose: Gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE) is an increasingly recognized cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). These patients may require…Abstract Number: 2980 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Assessment of Sublingual Frenulum Perfusion in Systemic Sclerosis
Background/Purpose: SSc is characterized by vasculopathy that precedes fibrosis and progresses to end-stage vascular manifestations such as malnutrition due to gastro-intestinal tract (GIT) involvement. Clinical…Abstract Number: 832 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Validity and Reliability of Online Obituaries As a Source of Mortality Data
Background/Purpose: Loss to follow-up is a major threat to the conduct of chronic disease cohort research. Tracking the survival status of patients who are lost…Abstract Number: 2986 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Systemic Sclerosis Patients on Intensive Care Unit – Reasons for Admission and Determinants of Outcome
Background/Purpose: Little has been published on systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients requiring admission to Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for organ support; published results suggest respiratory failure…Abstract Number: 841 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prevalence of Systemic Sclerosis in Primary Biliary Cirrhosis Using the New ACR/EULAR Classification Criteria
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a well established disease associated with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC), however original 1980 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria have…Abstract Number: 2995 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Genome Wide Analysis in Scleroderma Renal Crisis: Defining Genetic Risk in Patients with RNA Polymerase III Auto-Antibodies
Background/Purpose: Scleroderma renal crisis (SRC) is a severe complication of systemic sclerosis (SSc). Most SSc cases demonstrate a disease-specific antinuclear antibody including anti-RNA polymerase III…
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