Abstracts tagged "Scleroderma"

Abstract Number: 116 • 2023 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Clinical Significance of Anti-Scl-70 Antibodies in Pediatric Lupus Patients: A Single Center Cohort
Dawn Janysek¹, Yiressy Pina², Danielle Guffey³ and Marietta De Guzman¹, ¹Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, ²Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, ³Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: Production of autoantibodies is a hallmark of SLE, with ANAs as a required diagnostic feature and anti-dsDNA and anti-Smith antibodies being disease-specific. Anti-Scl-70 antibodies…
Abstract Number: 123 • 2023 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Development of Specific Classification Criteria for Juvenile System Sclerosis Patients: A Scoping Review
Ioana Dobre¹, Suzanne Li², Natalia Vasquez Canizares³, Barbara Reich⁴, Xurong Zhao⁵, Quinn McCormick⁶ and Marinka Twilt⁵, ¹Alberta Children's Hospital/University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ²Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital, Hackensack, NJ, ³Children's Hospital at Montefiore, New York, NY, ⁴Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ, ⁵Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁶Hackensack Medical Hospital Network, Hackensack, NJ
Background/Purpose: Juvenile systemic sclerosis (jSSc) is associated with one of the highest morbidity and mortality rate in pediatric rheumatology, yet care recommendations are based upon…
Abstract Number: 0712 • ACR Convergence 2022
Disease Prevalence and Patient Characteristics in Patients with and Without Scleroderma Renal Crisis – A National US-based Inpatient Comparison Study
Anila Hussain¹, Pushti Khandwala² and Thais Moldovan³, ¹Crozer Chester Medical Center, Glen Mills, PA, ²Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia, Glen Mills, PA, ³Rheumatology Care Center, Media, PA
Background/Purpose: Scleroderma renal crisis is a rare complication of Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) with high mortality and morbidity. Most patients present with acute symptomatic increase in…
Abstract Number: 1170 • ACR Convergence 2022
Systemic Sclerosis Dermal Fibroblast-derived Exosomes Trigger a Type 1 Interferon Rresponse in Keratinocytes Through TBK1
Jessica Bryon¹, Christopher Wasson¹, Rebecca Ross¹, Elton Zeqiraj¹ and Francesco Del Galdo², ¹University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ²Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health and NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Elevated Type I IFN response is present in blood and affected tissues in systemic sclerosis (SSc) and correlates with disease activity and response to…
Abstract Number: 1532 • ACR Convergence 2022
The Primary Cardiomyopathy of Systemic Sclerosis on Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging
sanya Chhikara¹, Adinan Kanda², mohamed Ismail², Fredrick Ogugua², Rejowana Rouf², khaled Ismail², Parag Bawaskar², Jerry Molitor² and Chetan Shenoy², ¹University of Minnesota, New York, NY, ²University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Background/Purpose: Cardiac disease in systemic sclerosis (SSc) may be primary or secondary to coronary artery disease, pulmonary, or renal disease. The prevalence of the primary…
Abstract Number: 2164 • ACR Convergence 2022
Profibrotic Alveolar Macrophages as a Potential Biomarker in Systemic Sclerosis-associated Interstitial Lung Disease
Nikolay Markov¹, Karolina Senkow¹, Anthony Esposito², Jonathan Puchalski³, Mridu Gulati³, Erica Herzog³, Danielle Antin-Ozerkis⁴, Mary Carns⁵, Alyssa Williams⁶, Nic Page⁶, Alexander Misharin¹ and Monique Hinchcliff⁷, ¹Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Medicine, Boston, MA, ³Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, ⁴Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, ⁵Northwestern University Division of Rheumatology, Chicago, IL, ⁶Yale University, New Haven, CT, ⁷Yale School of Medicine, Westport, CT
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a leading cause of death in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). Previously, profibrotic monocyte-derived alveolar macrophages (MoAM) expressing (SPP1,…
Abstract Number: 0940 • ACR Convergence 2022
Effect of an 8-week Tailored Physical Therapy Program on Sexual Function in Women with Systemic Sclerosis and Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies: A Pilot Controlled Study
Barbora Hermankova¹, Maja Spiritovic¹, Sabina Oreska², Hana Storkanova², Karel Pavelka³, Ladislav Šenolt⁴, Jiří Vencovský⁴, Radim Becvar² and Michal Tomcik², ¹Institute of Rheumatology, Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic, ²Institute of Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic, ³Institute of Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, Praha, Czech Republic, ⁴Institute of Rheumatology and Department of Rheumatology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
Background/Purpose: Systemic rheumatic diseases like systemic sclerosis (SSc) and idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) may affect all aspects of life, including sexual health. However, no non-pharmacological…
Abstract Number: 1171 • ACR Convergence 2022
Distinct Immune Cell Subsets in Systemic Sclerosis-related Interstitial Lung Disease
Phan Saligrama¹, Erin Wilfong², Elise Rizzi³, Leslie Crofford² and Peggy Kendall¹, ¹Washington University, Saint Louis, MO, ²Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ³Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA
Background/Purpose: The pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis is not well understood. The key differences between immune cell compartments in scleroderma with and without interstitial lung disease…
Abstract Number: 1535 • ACR Convergence 2022
Frequency of Arrhythmias, Abnormal Electrocardiography and Sudden Cardiac Death in Systemic Sclerosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Jessica Fairley¹, Laura Ross², Alannah Quinlivan³, Dylan Hansen⁴, Elizabeth Paratz⁵, Wendy Stevens⁴, Peter M Kistler⁶, Andre La Gerche⁷ and Mandana Nikpour⁸, ¹The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, ²The University of Melbourne at St. Vincent's Hospital, Brunswick, Australia, ³St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne and the University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, ⁴St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, ⁵The Baker Institute; St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, ⁶The Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute; The University of Melbourne; Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, ⁷The Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute; The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, ⁸The University of Melbourne at St. Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Background/Purpose: Scleroderma (SSc) Heart Involvement (SHI) is an under recognised complication of SSc and may manifest as arrhythmias or sudden cardiac death(SCD). The incidence of…
Abstract Number: 2166 • ACR Convergence 2022
Inflammatory Arthritis in an Australian Scleroderma Cohort – Patient Characteristics, Associations and Treatments
Eric Schwender¹, Dylan Hansen², Wendy Stevens², Laura Ross³, Nava Ferdowsi², Susanna Proudman⁴, Jenny Walker⁵, Jo Sahhar⁶, Gene-Siew Ngian⁷, Lauren Host⁸, Gabor Major⁹, Mandana Nikpour¹⁰ and Kathleen Morrisroe², ¹Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland, ²St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, ³The University of Melbourne at St. Vincent's Hospital, Brunswick, Australia, ⁴Rheumatology Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, and Discipline of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia, ⁵Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia, ⁶Monash Health, Melbourne, Australia, ⁷Melbourne Health, Northcote, Australia, ⁸Fiona Stanley Hospital, London, United Kingdom, ⁹Hunter New England Health Service, Rankin Park - Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, ¹⁰The University of Melbourne at St. Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Background/Purpose: To characterise a cohort of Australian scleroderma patients with inflammatory arthritis including patient characteristics, autoantibody profile, therapy and impact on function and quality of…
Abstract Number: 1046 • ACR Convergence 2022
Scleroderma Heart Disease
Mohamed Talaat¹, Vivien Hsu² and Daniel Shindler³, ¹Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, North Brunswick, NJ, ²Rutgers-RWJ Medical School, South Plainfield, NJ, ³Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ
Background/Purpose: Scleroderma heart involvement (SHI) is the 3rd leading cause of death in systemic sclerosis (SSc) [1] following interstitial lung disease (ILD) & pulmonary arterial…
Abstract Number: 1172 • ACR Convergence 2022
Transcription Analysis of Macrophages Reveals Important Changes Induced by Systemic Sclerosis Fibroblasts
Juan-Pablo Zertuche¹, Taha Dinc², Fatima El Adili³, Giovanni Ligresti¹ and Andreea Bujor¹, ¹Boston University, Boston, MA, ²Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ³Boston University School of Medicine, Revere, MA
Background/Purpose: Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune connective tissue disease characterized by immune system activation, endothelial dysfunction and widespread tissue fibrosis. Activation of the monocyte/macrophage…
Abstract Number: 1538 • ACR Convergence 2022
Decreased Prevalence of Autoimmune Connective Tissue Diseases in Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes
Aya abugharbyeh, Sadik Khuder and bashar Kahaleh, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
Background/Purpose: Evidence suggest that autoimmune diseases tend to coexist at a higher rate than expected, reflecting a common pathogenetic pathway. However, data sets have shown…
Abstract Number: 2168 • ACR Convergence 2022
A Novel Pharmaco-Interventional Approach for the Treatment of Refractory Digital Ischemia in Systemic Sclerosis – Percutaneous Revascularization Combined with Intravenous Vasodilatory Therapy
Lily Romero Karam¹, Kevin Honan¹, Salman Arain¹ and Maureen Mayes², ¹University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, ²Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunogenetics, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: The combination of Raynaud´s Phenomenon (RP) and vasculopathy, characterized by intimal proliferation and fibrosis, endothelial dysfunction, and smooth-muscle activation, can lead to severe digital…
Abstract Number: 1047 • ACR Convergence 2022
A Novel Prediction Tool for Progression of Systemic Sclerosis-Interstitial Lung Disease Despite Treatment with Immunosuppression
Elizabeth Volkmann¹, Holly Wilhalme¹, Grace Kim¹, Jonathan Goldin¹, Shervin Assassi², Masataka Kuwana³, Donald Tashkin¹ and Michael roth¹, ¹University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ²McGovern Medical School, University of Texas, Houston, TX, ³Nippon Medical School Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis-interstitial lung disease (SSc-ILD) is the leading cause of SSc-related death. While some patients respond favorably to treatment with immunosuppression, a subset of…

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