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Abstracts tagged "Scleroderma, Systemic"

  • 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: L06 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Improvement in Clinical and Patient-Reported Outcomes for Refractory Juvenile-Onset Systemic Sclerosis (jSSc) 6 Months to 2 Years After Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation (ASCT)

    Kathryn Torok1, Paulina Horvei1, Franziska Rosser1, Kirsten Rose-felker2, Vibha Sood2, Adam Olsen2, Nicole Hogue2, Vickie Vandergrift2, Lauren Farver2, Devin Mcguire2, Jonathan Li3, Haley Havrilla2, Jessie Alexander4, Shawna McIntyre2 and Paul Szabolcs1, 1University of Pittsburgh; UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 2UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 3University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, 4Stanford Children's Hospital, Palo Alto, CA

    Background/Purpose: Juvenile-onset systemic sclerosis (jSSc) is an inflammatory, fibrotic, and vasculopathic disease that causes severe multi-organ dysfunction leading to significant morbidity and early mortality.When patients…
  • Abstract Number: 0256 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Nintedanib in Combination with Immunosuppressive Agents Improves Forced Vital Capacity in Connective Tissue Disease-associated PF-ILD: A Single-center Study

    Yusuke Ushio1, Risa Wakiya2, Tomohiro Kameda2, Shusaku Nakashima2, Hiromi Shimada2, Taichi Miyagi3, Koichi Sugihara4, Rina Mino5, Mao Mizusaki2, Kanako Chujo6, Ryoko Kagawa7, Hayamasa Yamaguchi7 and Hiroaki Dobashi2, 1Division of Hematology, Rheumatology and Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Miki, Kita District, Kagawa, Japan, 2Division of Hematology, Rheumatology and Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan, 3Division of Hematology, Rheumatology and Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kidagun, Japan, 4Kagawa University, Miki-cho, Kita-gun, Japan, 5Kagawa University, Division of Hematology, Rheumatology and Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa, Japan, 6Kagawa University, Miki, Kita District, Kagawa, Japan, 7Division of Hematology, Rheumatology and Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Miki-cho, Kita-gun, Japan

    Background/Purpose: Japanese patients with connective tissue disease (CTD) are more likely to have interstitial lung disease (CTD-ILD) than those in Western countries and many CTD-ILDs…
  • Abstract Number: 0958 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Shared Genetic Susceptibility Between Systemic Sclerosis and Primary Biliary Cholangitis: Analyses from Genome-Wide Association Studies

    Yiming Luo1, Atlas Khan2, Gabriel Perreault3, Lili Liu2, Cue Hyunkyu Lee4, Pravitt Gourh5, Sydney Pomenti3, Krzysztof Kiryluk2 and Elana Bernstein6, 1Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, 2Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, 3Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, 4Department of Biostatistics, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, 5National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 6Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY

    Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a multi-system autoimmune disorder characterized by organ inflammation, fibrosis, and vasculopathy. Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is an autoimmune disorder involving…
  • Abstract Number: 2366 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Spatial Frequency Domain Imaging as a Novel Method to Quantify Longitudinal Skin Changes in Scleroderma

    Hung Vo1, Aarohi Mehendale2, Anahita Pilvar3, Eugene Kissin4, Marcin Trojanowski5, Michael York6, Darren Roblyer2 and Andreea Bujor6, 1Boston Medical Center, Peabody, MA, 2Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, 3Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, 4Boston University, Newton, MA, 5Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 6Boston University, Boston, MA

    Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune disease characterized by excessive collagen deposition in the skin and internal organs, along with vascular dysfunction. The modified…
  • Abstract Number: 0332 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Initial Characterization of a Skin Symptom Questionnaire for Patients with Systemic Sclerosis

    Jeong Min Yu1, John VanBuren2, Angela Child2, Jessica Alvey2, Lisa Mandl3, Laura Pinheiro4, Shervin Assassi5, Elana Bernstein6, Flavia Castelino7, Lorinda Chung8, Luke Evnin9, Tracy Frech10, Faye Hant11, Laura Hummers12, Dinesh Khanna13, Kimberly Lakin1, Dorota Lebiedz-Odrobina14, Yiming Luo15, Ashima Makol16, Jerry Molitor17, Duncan Moore18, Carrie Richardson19, Nora Sandorfi20, Ami Shah21, Ankoor Shah22, Victoria Shanmugam23, Brian Skaug24, Virginia Steen25, Elizabeth Volkmann26 and Jessica Gordon1, 1Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, 2University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 3Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, 4Weill Cornell Medicine College, New York, NY, 5University of Texas McGovern Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX, 6Columbia University, New York, NY, 7Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 8Department of Medicine, Division of Immunology and Rheumatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Woodside, CA, 9Scleroderma Research Foundation, Brisbane, CA, 10Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, 11Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, 12Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 13University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 14University of Utah, Cottonwood Heights, UT, 15Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, 16Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, Rochester, MN, 17University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 18Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, 19Northwestern University, Riverside, IL, 20University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 21Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Ellicott City, MD, 22Duke University, Durham, NC, 23Victoria Shanmugam, MD, Great Falls, VA, 24Division of Rheumatology, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, 25Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, 26University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

    Background/Purpose: Skin disease is a hallmark of systemic sclerosis (SSc). The modified Rodnan skin score (mRSS) is physician performed measurement that assesses the extent and…
  • Abstract Number: 1142 • ACR Convergence 2023

    A Retrospective Analysis of Radiographic and Serologic Findings in Patients with Scleroderma and Interstitial Lung Disease

    Nikita Jhawar, Claire Wilson, Andy Abril, Li Zhuo and Yaohua Ma, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL

    Background/Purpose: Connective tissue diseases such as scleroderma are frequently associated with interstitial lung disease (ILD). Detection of autoantibodies is crucial in characterizing disease phenotypes, but…
  • Abstract Number: 2595 • ACR Convergence 2023

    A Randomized Controlled Trial to Compare the Efficacy and Safety of Tacrolimus with Mycophenolate Mofetil in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis – Interstitial Lung Disease ( INSIST TRIAL)

    Shefali Khanna Sharma1, Jithin Mathew1, Chirag Kopp1, Varun Dhir2, Sahajal Dhooria3, Anindita Sinha1 and Sanjay Jain1, 1Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India, 2PGIMER, CHD, INDIA, Chandigarh, India, 3PGI CHANDIGARH, Chandigarh, India

    Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease in systemic sclerosis(SSc-ILD) is heterogeneous with limited therapeutic options. Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) is the most commonly used first line agent for…
  • Abstract Number: 0611 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Demographics and Clinical Features Associated with Small Bowel Hypomotility in Systemic Sclerosis

    Jenice Cheah1, Jamie Perin2, Michael Hughes3, Julie Paik4, Christopher Mecoli2, Laura Hummers4, Ami Shah5, Fred Wigley6 and Zsuzsanna McMahan7, 1University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 2Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 3Tameside and Glossop Integrated NHS Foundation Trust & The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, 4Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 5Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Ellicott City, MD, 6Department of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 7Johns Hopkins Rheumatology, Lutherville, MD

    Background/Purpose: The gastrointestinal (GI) tract is the second most commonly affected organ in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). It is estimated that the small bowel…
  • Abstract Number: 1516 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Systemic Sclerosis Gastrointestinal Tract Vascular Biomarkers of Symptomatic Disease Activity

    Venkateswara Gogulamudi1, Sarah Wood2, Elizabeth Johnson2, Aaron Petrey3, Anthony Donato4 and Tracy Frech2, 1Salt Lake Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT, 2Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, 3University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 4University of Utah and Salt Lake VAMC, Salt Lake City, UT

    Background/Purpose: Gastrointestinal tract symptoms are common in systemic sclerosis (SSc). The Scleroderma Clinical Trials Consortium University of California Los Angeles Gastrointestinal Tract Questionnaire (GIT 2.0)…
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