Abstracts tagged "scleroderma and systemic sclerosis"

Abstract Number: 974 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Diffuse Scleroderma, Male Sex, and Myopathy Are Associated with Severe Gastrointestinal Dysmotility in Scleroderma
Zsuzsanna McMahan¹, Livia Casciola-Rosen² and Fredrick M. Wigley³, ¹Department of Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ²Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ³Rheum Div/Mason F Lord, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: Despite the fact that up to 90% of scleroderma (SSc) patients are affected by gastrointestinal (GI) dysmotility, features associated with severe GI disease are…
Abstract Number: 2968 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Interrater Reliability of Nailfold Capillaroscopy in Systemic Sclerosis Using Widefield Microscopy
Jessica K. Gordon¹, Meng Zhang², Shervin Assassi³, Elana J. Bernstein⁴, Robyn T. Domsic⁵, Faye N. Hant⁶, Monique E. Hinchcliff⁷, Dinesh Khanna⁸, Ami A. Shah⁹, Victoria K. Shanmugam^10,11, Virginia D. Steen¹² and Tracy M. Frech¹³, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ³Rheumatology, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX, ⁴Rheumatology, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY, ⁵Medicine - Rheumatology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁶Dept of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ⁸Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁹Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ¹⁰Director, Division of Rheumatology, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, ¹¹Division of Rheumatology, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, ¹²Rheumatology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, ¹³Div of Rheumatology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
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
Tracy M. Frech¹, Maureen Murtaugh², Jessica K. Gordon³, Robyn T. Domsic⁴, Ami A. Shah⁵, Faye N. Hant⁶, Shervin Assassi⁷, Monique E. Hinchcliff⁸, Elana J. Bernstein⁹, Virginia D. Steen¹⁰, Victoria K. Shanmugam^11,12 and Dinesh Khanna¹³, ¹Div of Rheumatology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ²University of Utah, Salt Lake, UT, ³Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁴Medicine - Rheumatology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁵Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁶Dept of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ⁷Rheumatology, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX, ⁸Division of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ⁹Columbia University, New Yory, NY, ¹⁰Rheumatology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, ¹¹Director, Division of Rheumatology, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, ¹²Division of Rheumatology, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, ¹³Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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
Nicolas Richard^1,2, Marie Hudson², Genevieve Gyger², Murray Baron³, Evelyn Sutton⁴, Nader A. Khalidi⁵, Janet E. Pope⁶, Nathalie Carrier¹, Maggie J. Larche⁵, Alexandra Albert⁷, Paul R. Fortin⁷, Carter Thorne⁸, Ariel Masetto⁹ and Canadian Scleroderma Research Group, ¹Université de Sherbrooke, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ²McGill University, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³Rheumatology, McGill University, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁴Rheumatology, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Centre, Halifax, NS, Canada, ⁵McMaster University, St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁶Monsignor Roney Bldg/Rheum, University of Western Ontario, St Joseph Health Care, London, ON, Canada, ⁷Université Laval, CHU de Québec, Québec, QC, Canada, ⁸Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ⁹Department of Medicine/Division of Rheumatology, Université de Sherbrooke, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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
Mark Sievert¹, Daniel R. Machin², Anthony J. Donato², Maureen Murtaugh³, John D. Pauling⁴, Robyn T. Domsic⁵, Lee S. Shapiro⁶ and Tracy M. Frech⁷, ¹University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ²University of Utah and Salt Lake Veterans Affair Medical Center, Salt Lake, UT, ³University of Utah, Salt Lake, UT, ⁴Upper Borough Walls, Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Disease, Bath, United Kingdom, ⁵Medicine - Rheumatology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁶Steffens Scleroderma Center, Albany, NY, ⁷Div of Rheumatology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
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
Tiffany Lin¹, James Bena², Shannon Morrison² and Soumya Chatterjee³, ¹Rheumatology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, ²Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, ³Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
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
Tracy M. Frech¹, Daniel R. Machin², Phillip E. Gates², Robyn T. Domsic³, Lee S. Shapiro⁴, John D. Pauling⁵ and Anthony J. Donato², ¹Div of Rheumatology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ²University of Utah and Salt Lake Veterans Affair Medical Center, Salt Lake, UT, ³Medicine - Rheumatology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁴Steffens Scleroderma Center, Albany, NY, ⁵Upper Borough Walls, Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Disease, Bath, United Kingdom
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
Medha Soowamber¹, John T. Granton², Fatemeh Bavaghar-Zaeimi³ and Sindhu R. Johnson^4,5, ¹Rheumatology, University of Toronto/ Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Medicine, Univeristiy Health Network Pulmonary Hypertension Programme, Toronto General Hospital and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Rheumatology, Toronto Scleroderma Program, Toronto Western Hospital and Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Toronto Scleroderma Program, Division of Rheumatology, Toronto Western Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital, Institue of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation,, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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
Svetlana I. Nihtyanova¹, Francesco Figorilli², Christopher P. Denton³, Banwari Agarwal² and Voon H. Ong¹, ¹Rheumatology, UCL Division of Medicine, London, United Kingdom, ²ITU, Royal Free Hospital, London, United Kingdom, ³Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Diseases, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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
Boyang Zheng¹, Catherine Vincent², Marvin J. Fritzler³, Jean-Luc Senécal⁴, Martial Koenig⁵ and France Joyal⁵, ¹Division of Internal Medicine, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²Division of Hepatology, Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁴Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁵Department of Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine, Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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
Maria C Fonseca¹, Sandra Guerra¹, Edward Stern^1,2, Svetlana I. Nihtyanova¹, David Abraham³, Aine Burns², Mark Harber² and Christopher P. Denton⁴, ¹Rheumatology, UCL Division of Medicine, London, United Kingdom, ²Nephrology, Royal Free Hospital, London, United Kingdom, ³Centre for Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Disease, University College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁴Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Diseases, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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…
Abstract Number: 845 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Modelling of Longitudinal Changes in Lung Function in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis and Their Association with Development of Pulmonary Hypertension
Svetlana I. Nihtyanova¹, Voon H. Ong¹ and Christopher P. Denton², ¹Rheumatology, UCL Division of Medicine, London, United Kingdom, ²Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Diseases, University College London, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: The majority of published models for prediction of PH use cross-sectional data, while studies exploring the use of repeated measurements of lung function tests…
Abstract Number: 3006 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cell-Free Circulating DNA in Systemic Sclerosis: Increased Levels and Global Cytosine Hypomethylation
Shadia Nada¹, Omar Oraibi², Farouk Abu Alhana², Nawaf Almeshal², Yongqing Wang², Nezam Altorok³ and Bashar Kahaleh⁴, ¹Internal Medicine, Divison of Rheumatology, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, ²The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, ³Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, ⁴Medicine/Rheumatology, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune disease characterized by endothelial dysfunction, vascular injury, and activation of fibroblasts leading to organ fibrosis. The precise etiology…
Abstract Number: 849 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Computational Tool for Individualized Prognosis of Percent of Predicted Forced Vital Capacity Trajectories in Systemic Sclerosis
Peter Schulam¹, Colin Ligon², Robert Wise³, Laura K. Hummers⁴, Fredrick M. Wigley⁵ and Suchi Saria^1,6, ¹Department of Computer Science, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ²Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ³Department of Pulmonology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁴Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁵Rheum Div/Mason F Lord, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁶Departments of Biostatistics, and Health Policy and Management, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a common cause of mortality in systemic sclerosis (Ssc). Decreased forced vital capacity (FVC) in Ssc-ILD is associated with…
Abstract Number: 3007 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cold Receptor Expression and Function in Human Dermal Fibroblast: Possible Role in the Pathogenesis of Scleroderma Fibrosis
Yongqing Wang¹, John Sun¹, Shadia Nada², Nezam Altorok³ and Bashar Kahaleh⁴, ¹The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, ²Internal Medicine, Divison of Rheumatology, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, ³Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, ⁴Medicine/Rheumatology, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
Background/Purpose: Enhanced cold sensitivity is an early and consistent phenomenon in scleroderma (SSc). We previously demonstrated increased expression of the transient receptor potential melastatine 8…

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