Abstracts tagged "Scleroderma"

Abstract Number: 0361 • ACR Convergence 2024
Maternal and Fetal Outcomes in Those with Autoimmune Connective Tissue Disease
Nada Alrifai¹, Anushree Puttur², Laith Alhuneafat³, Fares Ghanem⁴, yadhu Dhital², Ahmad Jabri⁵ and David Feinstein⁶, ¹Cooper University Hospital, Cherry Hill, NJ, ²Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA, ³University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ⁴Southern Illinois University, Springfield, IL, ⁵Henry Ford, Detroit, MI, ⁶Cooper University, Camden, NJ
Background/Purpose: Autoimmune connective tissue diseases (CTD) predominantly affect women during their reproductive years. CTDs such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and systemic…
Abstract Number: 0710 • ACR Convergence 2024
High S100A4 Levels Associate with Inflammation and Vasculopathy in Systemic Sclerosis
Adela-Cristina Sarbu¹, Håvard Fretheim², Ladislav Šenolt³, Henriette Didriksen⁴, Cosimo Bruni⁵, Marco Sprecher⁶, Thor Ueland⁷, Jonas Hallén⁸, Rizwan Hussain⁹, Jörg Klingelhöfer¹⁰, Michal Tomcik¹¹, Yannick Allanore¹², Oliver Distler¹³ and Anna-Maria Hoffmann-Vold², ¹University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Department of Rheumatology, Bern, Switzerland, ²Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ³Institute of Rheumatology and Department of Rheumatology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁴Oslo University Hospital, Moss, Norway, ⁵University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁶Universitätsspital Zürich (University Hospital Zurich), Zürich, Switzerland, ⁷Research Institute of Internal Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway, Oslo, ⁸Arxx Therapeutics, Oslo, Norway, Oslo, Norway, ⁹Agiana Therapeutics, Oslo, Norway, Oslo, Norway, ¹⁰Calluna Pharma, Oslo, Norway, Oslo, Norway, ¹¹Institute of Rheumatology and Department of Rheumatology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic, ¹²Université Paris Cité, Paris, France, ¹³Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, Zurich, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: S100A4, a member of the S100 protein family, is implicated in various cellular processes. In systemic sclerosis (SSc), S100A4 is believed to contribute to…
Abstract Number: 1559 • ACR Convergence 2024
Vectorcardiography for Identification of Systemic Sclerosis Patients at Risk for Pulmonary Hypertension
S. Ahmed¹, Eva Hoekstra², Katie van der Wouden², Sum-Che Man², Kees Swenne², Madelon Vonk³, Anna-Maria Hoffmann-Vold⁴, Cosimo Bruni⁵, Udo Mulder⁶, Thomas Huizinga⁷, H.W. Vliegen² and Jeska de Vries-Bouwstra², ¹Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ³Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ⁴Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁵University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁶Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ⁷Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) in SSc causes significant disease burden and requires invasive diagnosis with right heart catheterization (RHC). Comprehensive work-up is needed to identify…
Abstract Number: 1814 • ACR Convergence 2024
Understanding Monocyte Derived Macrophages in the Skin of SSc Patients Through Single Cell Analysis of Blister Fluid Immune Cell Populations
Sandra Lopez Garces¹, Tamara Searle², Siyu Zhang¹, Henry Lopez³, Isra Elhussin⁴, Clayton Yates⁴, David Abraham⁵, Christopher Denton⁶, Bahja Ahmed Abdi¹ and Richard Stratton⁷, ¹University College London, London, United Kingdom, ²Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom, ³Riptide Bioscience Inc, Bethesda, MD, ⁴Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ⁵UCL, London, United Kingdom, ⁶University College London, Northwood, United Kingdom, ⁷UCL, London, England, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Cells of the monocyte-macrophages (Mφ) are key players in the pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis (SSc), contributing to inflammation and fibrosis. To advance beyond the…
Abstract Number: 1920 • ACR Convergence 2024
Admixture Mapping and Gene-Based Analysis Identifies Rare Variants in Genes in the IL-13 and TGFβ Signaling Pathways in African Americans with Systemic Sclerosis
Jordan Hicks¹, Daniel Shriner², Ami Shah³, Maureen Mayes⁴, Ayo P. Doumatey², Amy R. Bentley¹, Robyn Domsic⁵, Thomas Medsger, Jr⁶, Paula Ramos⁷, Richard Silver⁸, Virginia Steen⁹, John Varga¹⁰, Vivien Hsu¹¹, Lesley Ann Saketkoo¹², Dinesh Khanna¹⁰, Elena Schiopu¹³, Jessica Gordon¹⁴, Lindsey Criswell¹⁵, Heather Gladue¹⁶, Chris Derk¹⁷, Elana Bernstein¹⁸, S. Louis Bridges¹⁴, Victoria Shanmugam¹⁹, Lorinda Chung²⁰, Suzanne Kafaja²¹, Reem Jan²², Marcin Trojanowski²³, Avram Goldberg²⁴, Benjamin Korman²⁵, James W. Thomas²⁶, Elaine Remmers²⁷, Adebowale Adeyemo², Charles Rotimi², Fredrick Wigley²⁸, Francesco Boin²⁹, Daniel Kastner³⁰ and Pravitt Gourh³¹, ¹National institute of Health, Bethesda, MD, ²Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ³Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University, Ellicott City, MD, ⁴UTHealth Houston Division of Rheumatology, Houston, TX, ⁵Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁶Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Verona, PA, ⁷Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ⁸Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ⁹Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, ¹⁰University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ¹¹Department of Medicine, Rheumatology Division, Rutgers-RWJ Medical School, South Plainfield, NJ, ¹²New Orleans Scleroderma and Sarcoidosis Patient Care and Research Center, Louisiana State University and Tulane University Medical Schools, New Orleans, LA, ¹³Division of Rheumatology, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Martinez, GA, ¹⁴Division of Rheumatology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, ¹⁵Genomics of Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease Section, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, Bethesda, MD, ¹⁶Arthritis & Osteoporosis Consultants of the Carolinas, Charlotte, NC, ¹⁷Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ¹⁸Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, ¹⁹NIH Office of Autoimmune Disease Research in the Office of Research on Women's Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, Bethesda, MD, ²⁰Stanford University, Woodside, CA, ²¹Division of Rheumatology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ²²Section of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ²³Department of Rheumatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ²⁴NYU Langone Health - NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, Lake Success, NY, ²⁵University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ²⁶NIH Intramural Sequencing Center, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ²⁷Medical Genetics Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ²⁸Johns Hopkins University, Division of Rheumatology, Baltimore, MD, Baltimore, MD, ²⁹Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ³⁰National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, MD, ³¹National Institutes of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: There are significant racial disparities in systemic sclerosis (SSc), with an increased disease burden and worse outcomes among African American (AA) individuals. Reasons for…
Abstract Number: 2469 • ACR Convergence 2024
Machine Learning Identifies Oesophageal Symptoms as a New Red Flag for for Very Early Diagnosis of Systemic Sclerosis (VEDOSS): A EUSTAR Analysis
Stefano Di Donato¹, Vishal Kakkar², Silvia Bellando-Randone³, Marco Matucci-Cerinic⁴ and Francesco Del Galdo², and EUSTAR collaborators, ¹Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds, UK, Leeds, United Kingdom, ²University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ³University of Florence, Florence, Florence, Italy, ⁴University San Raffaele Milano, Milano, Milan, Italy
Background/Purpose: The analysis of the EUSTAR Very Early Diagnosis of Systemic Sclerosis (VEDOSS) study has identified the risk of progression to fulfil 2013 ACR/EULAR classification…
Abstract Number: 0371 • ACR Convergence 2024
This Is Caring: Enhancing Patient Education Materials for Individuals with Morphea Through Qualitative Inquiry
Jennifer Foster¹, Robin Higashi², Priya Sarlashkar¹ and Heidi Jacobe¹, ¹The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Dermatology, Dallas, TX, ²2UT Southwestern Medical Center, Peter O’Donnell Jr School of Public Health, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: Patient education materials (PEMs) are essential for conveying disease and treatment information, empowering patients to actively participate in their care. However, PEMs for rare…
Abstract Number: 0712 • ACR Convergence 2024
Efficacy of Sacubitril/Valsartan in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis and Heart Failure: A Retrospective Analysis
Nouran Eshak¹, Mahmoud Abdelnabi², Jaxon Quillen¹, Michael Pham¹, Joseph Hentz¹ and Vivek Nagaraja¹, ¹Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ, ²Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, AZ
Background/Purpose: Cardiac involvement in systemic sclerosis (SSc) is common, underdiagnosed, and manifests variably. Myocardial involvement can manifest as left heart failure with preserved or reduced…
Abstract Number: 1563 • ACR Convergence 2024
Prevalence, Risk Factors and Associations for Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women with Scleroderma
Gayane Matusov¹, Jon Giles² and Francesco Boin³, ¹Scripps Clinic, San Diego, CA, ²Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ³Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Case-control studies have shown that systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients exhibit higher prevalence of osteoporosis (OP) compared to subjects in the general population. The pathophysiology…
Abstract Number: 1816 • ACR Convergence 2024
Paracrine WNT Signaling Drives Pro-fibrotic Metabolic Activation of Systemic Sclerosis Macrophages
Emily Morris¹, Helen Jarnagin², Heetaek Yang³, Alexandra Turnquist², Michael Whitfield⁴ and Patricia Pioli⁵, ¹Dartmouth College, Enfield, NH, ²Dartmouth College, Lebanon, NH, ³Dartmouth College, West Lebanon, NH, ⁴Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, ⁵Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Lebanon, NH
Background/Purpose: While we have shown that systemic sclerosis (SSc) dermal fibroblasts and macrophages (MØs) engage in reciprocal activation mediated by exosomes via paracrine signaling, the…
Abstract Number: 1957 • ACR Convergence 2024
Assessing Left Ventricular Hemodynamic Forces in Systemic Sclerosis Patients: Pilot Study
Aïcha Kante¹, Andreea Afana², Damien Sène³, Valérie Bousson⁴, Trecy Goncalves⁵, Edouard Ballout⁵, Solenn Toupin⁵, Jean-Guillaume Dillinger⁶, William Bigot³, Valentin Pagis⁷, Karine Champion³, Ruxandra burlacu⁷, stephane mouly³, Patrick Henry⁶, Theo Pezel⁶ and Cloé Comarmond³, ¹Department of internal medicine, Centre de Compétence Maladies Rares autoimmunes et inflammatoires, Université Paris Cité, Paris, Ile-de-France, France, ²Department of Cardiology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Craiova, Craiova, Romania, ³Department of internal medicine, Centre de Compétence Maladies Rares autoimmunes et inflammatoires, Lariboisière Hospital, Université Paris Cité, Paris, Ile-de-France, France, ⁴Department of Radiology, Lariboisiere Hospital, (Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, AP-HP), Paris, Ile-de-France, France, ⁵Department of Cardiology, Lariboisiere Hospital, (Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, AP-HP), Paris, France, ⁶Department of Cardiology, Lariboisiere Hospital, (Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, AP-HP), Paris, Ile-de-France, France, ⁷Department of internal medicine, Centre de Compétence Maladies Rares autoimmunes et inflammatoires, Lariboisière Hospital, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a connective tissue disease marked by inflammation, microvascular changes and fibrosis. Cardiac comorbidities are the leading cause of mortality. Early…
Abstract Number: 2471 • ACR Convergence 2024
Association of Telangiectasias with Autoantibodies and Clinical Manifestations in Systemic Sclerosis
Namitha Nair¹, Thomas Medsger, Jr², Robert Lafyatis³, Maureen Laffoon⁴, Leigh Freno⁴ and Robyn Domsic⁵, ¹University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Verona, PA, ³University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁴UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁵Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Telangiectasias (Tel) are visibly dilated cutaneous post-capillary venules reported to occur in about 75% of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc), making them a common…
Abstract Number: 0623 • ACR Convergence 2023
Nailfold Capillaroscopy in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease (SSc-ILD) Treated with Nintedanib
Vanessa Smith¹, Christopher Denton², Ariane Herrick³, Carina Ittrich⁴, Margarida Alves⁵ and Maurizio Cutolo⁶, ¹Ghent University Hospital, Gent, Belgium, ²University College London, London, United Kingdom, ³University of Manchester, Salford, United Kingdom, ⁴Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, Biberach an der Riss, Germany, Biberach an der Riss, Germany, ⁵Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany, ⁶Laboratory of Experimental Rheumatology, Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, IRCCS San Martino Polyclinic, Genova, Italy
Background/Purpose: Microvascular damage is part of the pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis and is associated with internal organ involvement. Nintedanib is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor approved…
Abstract Number: 0670 • ACR Convergence 2023
Title: Patient Characteristics and Outcomes of Scleroderma Renal Crisis versus Hypertensive Emergencies: A Nationwide Comparative Study
Husam el Sharu¹, Sukhvir Singh¹, Omar Alwahadneh² and Mohammad Alqaisieh³, ¹East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, ²Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, IL, ³Hamilton Medical Center, Dalton, GA
Background/Purpose: Scleroderma renal crisis (SRC) is a life-threatening complication of systemic sclerosis. It presents with sudden onset of severe hypertension, a rise in serum creatinine…
Abstract Number: 0964 • ACR Convergence 2023
Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) Dermal Fibroblasts Show Shortened Primary Cilia Due to Aberrant Aurora a Kinase Activation Independently of Transforming Growth Factor β Signalling
Rebecca Wells¹, Rebecca Ross², Alex Timmis¹, Ioanna Georgiou¹, Colin Johnson¹, Natalia Riobo-Del Galdo¹ and Francesco Del Galdo³, ¹University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ²Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ³University of Leeds - Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Muskuloskeletal Medicine, Leeds, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune disorder characterised by abnormal activation of tissue fibroblasts, resulting in tissue and vascular fibrosis of the skin and…

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