Abstracts tagged "Scleroderma, Systemic"

Abstract Number: 2654 • ACR Convergence 2024
Adapting and Testing a Cognitive Rehabilitation Intervention Tailored for People with Systemic Sclerosis: Acceptability, Feasibility, & Impact on Health-related Outcomes
Yen Chen¹, Mary Alore², Dinesh Khanna¹ and Susan Murphy³, ¹University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Self-employed, TROY, MI, ³University of Michigan, Plymouth, MI
Background/Purpose: Cognitive dysfunction affects up to 87% of individuals with systemic sclerosis (SSc), often significantly impairing their work and daily activities and exacerbating other symptoms…
Abstract Number: 1070 • ACR Convergence 2024
Evaluating & Improving Adherence to Pulmonary Hypertension Screening in Systemic Sclerosis Patients
John Hickernell¹ and Zineb Aouhab², ¹Loyola Univeristy Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²Loyola University Medical Center, Oak Brook, IL
Background/Purpose: Annual screening for pulmonary hypertension (PH) in patients with Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) has been shown to decrease mortality. The American College of Radiology, European…
Abstract Number: 2200 • ACR Convergence 2024
Whole Blood Transcriptome Profiling in Juvenile Systemic Sclerosis Patients Reveals Active Immune Upregulation and Enhanced Fibrotic Signature
Rania Elbakri¹, Amanda Robinson², Anwesha Sanyal¹ and Kathryn Torok³, ¹University of Pittsburgh, pittsburgh, PA, ²University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, UT, ³Division of Rheumatology, Scleroderma Center, Department of Pediatrics, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Juvenile systemic sclerosis (jSSc) is a rare chronic autoimmune disorder characterized by skin thickening and multisystem organ involvement, leading to significant morbidity. The pathogenesis…
Abstract Number: 2685 • ACR Convergence 2024
Association Between Gastrointestinal Bacterial Species and Radiological Features of Systemic Sclerosis-Interstitial Lung Disease (SSc-ILD): A Multicenter Study from the SSc Microbiome Consortium Project
Arissa Young¹, Kristofer Andreasson², Swapna Joshi³, Jen Labus³, Andrea Low Hsiu Ling⁴, vanessa smith⁵, Zsuzsanna McMahan⁶, Antonia Valenzuela Vergara⁷, Susanna Proudman⁸, Grace Kim³, Gracijela Bozovic², Jonathan Goldin³, Ezinne Aja³, Jonathan Jacobs³ and Elizabeth Volkmann⁹, ¹UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ²Lund University, Lund, Sweden, ³UCLA, Los Angeles, ⁴3Singapore General Hospital, Duke-NUS, Singapore, Singapore, ⁵Ghent University Hospital, Gent, Belgium, ⁶UTHealth Houston Division of Rheumatology, Houston, TX, ⁷Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile, ⁸Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia, ⁹University of California, Department of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA, Los Angeles
Background/Purpose: Variations in gastrointestinal (GI) microbial communities may influence the development of lung diseases. Patients with SSc-ILD have a unique intestinal microbial signature. To further…
Abstract Number: 1316 • ACR Convergence 2024
Dual Therapy with a JAKi and bDMARD in Patients with Standard Treatment Resistant Rheumatic Disease: A Case Series
Bella Garg¹, John Antowan² and daniel Furst³, ¹Centinela Hospital Medical Center, Inglewood, CA, ²UCLA, Los Angeles, ³Pacific Arthritis Center, Inglewood
Background/Purpose: Due to concerns about side effects, combined JAK inhibitors (JAKi) and biologic DMARDs (bDMARDs) have not been recommended for rheumatologic conditions. However, combining them…
Abstract Number: 2442 • ACR Convergence 2024
Clustering Algorithm as an Exploratory Analysis of Different Clinical Phenotypes in Systemic Sclerosis. Data from the PRECISESADS Study
Santiago Dans Caballero¹, Clementina López Medina², Chary Lopez-Pedrera³, Carlos Perez-Sanchez⁴, Alejandro Escudero-Contreras⁵ and Rafaela Ortega-Castro⁶, ¹Reina Sofia University Hospital, Lebrija, Andalucia, Spain, ²Reina Sofia University Hospital, Cordoba, Spain, ³IMIBIC/Reina Sofia Hospital/University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Andalucia, Spain, ⁴IMIBIC/Reina Sofia Hospital/University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain, ⁵Reina Sofia University Hospital, Córdoba, Spain, ⁶Hospital Reina Sofía, Cordoba, Andalucia, Spain
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis is a systemic autoimmune disease with multiorgan involvement. Its pathophysiology is based on three pillars: vasculopathy, fibrosis, and autoimmunity. Despite advances in…
Abstract Number: 2687 • ACR Convergence 2024
Therapeutic Choices in Systemic Sclerosis Associated Interstitial Lung Disease, a Survey of International Experts
Michael Macklin¹, Iazsmin Bauer Ventura¹ and Dinesh Khanna², ¹University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ²University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: The therapeutic options for systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease (SSc-ILD) have evolved rapidly, with recent guidelines released by the ACR and American Thoracic Society…
Abstract Number: 1320 • ACR Convergence 2024
Acceptability and Satisfaction of an Online Resilience-Building Intervention with Peer Health Coaches for Managing Fatigue and Well-Being in Systemic Sclerosis
Susan Murphy¹, Yen Chen², Alexandra Harper², Nirali Shah², Mary Alore², Sheri Hicks², Adam Pape³ and Dinesh Khanna², ¹University of Michigan, Plymouth, MI, ²University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ³University of Michigan, University of Michigan, MI
Background/Purpose: Non-pharmacological fatigue management interventions in systemic sclerosis (SSc) are limited, despite people with SSc reporting that fatigue is inadequately addressed with clinical care. We…
Abstract Number: 2448 • ACR Convergence 2024
Content Validity and Sensitivity to Change of ScleroID Through the Natural History of Scleroderma. a Validated Tool to Measure the Impact of SSc on How Patients Feel and Function
Seda Colak¹, Stefano Di Donato², Riccardo Bixio³, Lesley-Anne Bissell⁴, Theresa Barnes⁵, Christopher Denton⁶, Muhammad Nisar⁷ and Francesco Del Galdo⁸, ¹Gulhane Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey, ²Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds, UK, Leeds, United Kingdom, ³University of Verona, Verona, Verona, Italy, ⁴Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁵Countess of Chester, Liverpool, United Kingdom, ⁶University College London, Northwood, United Kingdom, ⁷Bedfordshire hospitals, BEDFORD, United Kingdom, ⁸University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Multiple patient-reported outcomes (PROs) have been utilized to capture the burden of Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), including the Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index (HAQ-DI), Cochin…
Abstract Number: 1537 • ACR Convergence 2024
Discovery of VENT-03: A Novel Clinical cGAS Inhibitor for the Treatment of SLE and Other Autoimmune Diseases
Kelly A. Pike¹, Nadine Fradet¹, Samuel Gaudreault¹, Alexander M Skeldon², Ramsay E. Beveridge², Patrick Cyr², Nicolas Sgarioto², Philippe Le Gros³, Eleftheria Seliniotakis², Valerie Dumais², Jacklyn Smith², James I.P Stewart², Mehrnaz Gharaee-Kermani⁴, Michelle J Kahlenberg⁴ and Michael A. Crackower², ¹Ventus Therapeutics, Saint-Laurent, QC, Canada, ²Ventus Therapeutics, Saint-Laurent, Canada, ³Ventus Therapeutics, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁴University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS) is a nucleic acid sensor that plays a central role in anti-viral responses. Following the detection of intracellular double-stranded DNA,…
Abstract Number: 2449 • ACR Convergence 2024
Acid Reflux Triggers Type I Interferon and Persistent Epithelial-mesenchymal Transition in Esophageal Epithelial Cells. a Novel Microenvironment Contribution to the Pathogenesis of Systemic Sclerosis
Safoura Zahed Mohajerani¹, john ladbury¹, Rebecca Ross² and Francesco Del Galdo¹, ¹University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ²Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a very common manifestation of scleroderma (SSc), affecting as high as 90% of patients, second only to Raynaud’s phenomenon.…
Abstract Number: 1562 • ACR Convergence 2024
Autoantibody Associations with Disease Manifestations in Patients with Early Diffuse Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis: The Prospective Registry of Early Systemic Sclerosis
Aradhna Agarwal¹, Dahlia Hassan², Suiyuan Huang³, Flavia Castelino⁴, Shervin Assassi⁵, Robyn Domsic⁶, Tracy Frech⁷, Jessica Gordon⁸, Faye Hant⁹, Monique Hinchcliff¹⁰, Ami Shah¹¹, Victoria Shanmugam¹², Virginia Steen¹³, Dinesh Khanna³ and Elana Bernstein¹⁴, ¹Columbia University, New York, NY, ²Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ³University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁴Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁵UTHealth Houston Division of Rheumatology, Houston, TX, ⁶Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁷Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ⁸Division of Rheumatology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, ⁹Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ¹⁰Yale School of Medicine, Westport, CT, ¹¹Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University, Ellicott City, MD, ¹²NIH Office of Autoimmune Disease Research in the Office of Research on Women's Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, Bethesda, MD, ¹³Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, ¹⁴Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Several autoantibodies have been linked to various disease manifestations of systemic sclerosis (SSc). Anti-RNA polymerase 3 (ARA) and anti-topoisomerase-I (ATA) are both associated with…
Abstract Number: 2452 • ACR Convergence 2024
Multimodal Ultrasound in the Assessment of Sarcopenia-related Muscle Involvement in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis: A Multicentric Study
Riccardo Bixio¹, Maria Giovanna Lommano², Seda Colak³, Sonia farah⁴, Francesca Pistillo⁵, Richard Wakefield⁶, Fausto Salaffi⁴, Stefano Di Donato⁷, Ombretta Viapiana⁵, Rossella De Angelis⁸, Maurizio Rossini⁵, Edoardo Cipolletta⁹, Emilio Filippucci¹⁰, Luca Idolazzi⁵, Francesco Del Galdo¹¹ and Andrea Di Matteo¹², ¹University of Verona, Verona, Verona, Italy, ²Università Politecnica delle Marche, Jesi, Italy, ³Gulhane Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey, ⁴Polytechnic University of Marche, Jesi (AN), Italy, ⁵Rheumatology Unit, University of Verona, Verona, Italy, ⁶NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds, UK., Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁷Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds, UK, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁸Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy, Ancona, Italy, ⁹Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy, ¹⁰Rheumatology Unit, Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche e Molecolari, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Jesi, Ancona, Italy, Jesi, Italy, ¹¹University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ¹²Faculty of Medicine and Health, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK, Leeds, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) are at an increased risk of sarcopenia and muscle involvement. This study aims to describe the ultrasound findings of…
Abstract Number: 0009 • ACR Convergence 2024
Comprehensive Autoantibody Profiling Highlights Clinical Relevance of Autoantibodies to G Protein-coupled Receptors in Systemic Sclerosis: Insights from a B-cell Depletion Clinical Trial
Kazuki Matsuda, Shinichi Sato and Ayumi Yoshizaki, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) affects the skin and internal organs with a poor prognosis. While the exact cause remains unclear, increasing evidence indicates that B…
Abstract Number: 1565 • ACR Convergence 2024
Prevalence and Risk Factors of Lower Extremities Arterial Disease in Systemic Sclerosis: Preliminary Data from a Single Centre Multidisciplinary Study
Maria-Grazia Lazzaroni¹, Paolo Baggi², Liala Moschetti¹, Eleonora Pedretti³, Elda Piovani¹, Claudia Barison¹, Emma Manzoni⁴, Franco Franceschini¹, Stefano Bonardelli² and Paolo Airò¹, ¹Scleroderma Unit, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit, ERN ReCONNET, ASST Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy, Brescia, Italy, ²Vascular Surgery Unit, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, University of Brescia, Italy, Brescia, Italy, ³Scleroderma Unit, Rheumatology Unit, ERN ReCONNET, ASST Spedali Civili and University of Brescia; Italy, Brescia, Italy, ⁴University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
Background/Purpose: Microvascular changes represent a key step of pathogenic process in Systemic Sclerosis (SSc). However, SSc has been demonstrated to carry an increased risk of…

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