Abstracts tagged "Scleroderma"

Abstract Number: 0704 • ACR Convergence 2024
Progression of Global Longitudinal Strain and Identification of Left Ventricular Dysfunction in Systemic Sclerosis Patients
Jennifer Abdalla¹, Yuichiro Okushi², Chao Zhang³, Zoran Popovic², Heba Wassif¹ and Soumya Chatterjee⁴, ¹Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ²Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, ³Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland Heights, OH, ⁴Cleveland Clinic, Richmond Heights, OH
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a chronic autoimmune disease known for its fibrotic and vascular complications impacting various organs, including the heart. Myocardial involvement causes…
Abstract Number: 1111 • ACR Convergence 2024
Impact of Scleroderma, Antiphospholipid Syndrome, Behçet’s Disease, and Dermatomyositis on Mortality Among Hospitalized Patients with Pulmonary Embolism
Kessiena Aomreore, Lincoln Medical Center, New york, NY
Background/Purpose: Autoimmune diseases are associated with a high prevalence of pulmonary embolism due to the inflammation-induced hyper coagulable state.This study aimed to analyze trends in…
Abstract Number: 1589 • ACR Convergence 2024
Whole Skin Gene Expression Analysis Identifies Discrete Modules That Differentiate Antinuclear Antibody Subsets in Systemic Sclerosis
Kristina Clark¹, Corrado Campochiaro², Philip Yee³, Emma Derrett-Smith⁴, Voon Ong⁵ and Christopher Denton⁶, ¹University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ²IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital. Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Milan, Italy, ³UCL, London, United Kingdom, ⁴University College London Division of Medicine, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ⁵University College London, London, England, United Kingdom, ⁶University College London, Northwood, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Hallmark autoantibody reactivities predict different patterns of skin involvement and risk of internal organ involvement. We have asked whether whole skin gene expression may…
Abstract Number: 1835 • ACR Convergence 2024
FoxP3Hi CTLA4+ ICOS+ Regulatory T Cells Are Expanded in Patients with Sarcoidosis but Not Systemic Sclerosis or IgG4-Related Disease
Laura Yockey¹, Thomas Guy², Chinmay Gadiraju³, Ian Doyle¹, Jesse Akaa⁴, Alison Puri⁵, Zachary Wallace⁶, Guy Katz¹, Sydney Montesi¹, John Stone⁷, Flavia Castelino¹, Shiv Pillai⁸, Andrew Luster⁹, Vinay Mahajan³ and Cory Perugino¹, ¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Massachussets General Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁵Boston University, Brookline, MA, ⁶Massachusetts General Hospital, Newton, MA, ⁷Massachusetts General Hospital , Harvard Medical School, Concord, MA, ⁸Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA, ⁹Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA
Background/Purpose: The absence of regulatory T cells (Tregs) results in multiorgan autoimmunity in the context of monogenic “Tregopathies”, but their role in mediating polygenic autoimmune…
Abstract Number: 2464 • ACR Convergence 2024
Thymic Size Longitudinal Changes on Chest High-resolution Computed Tomography After Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Diffuse Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis
Grégory Pugnet¹, Samia Collot², Antoine Petermann³, Pauline Lansiaux⁴, Gwenaelle Larion⁴, Mathieu Resche-rigon⁴, Cécile Borel⁵, Zora Marjanovic⁶ and Dominique Farge⁴, ¹Toulouse Rangueil University Hospital, Toulouse, France, ²CHU Toulouse, Toulouse, France, ³Clinique Pasteur, Toulouse, France, ⁴APHP, PAris, France, ⁵IUCT, Toulouse, France, ⁶APHP, Toulouse, France
Background/Purpose: The thymus is a central lymphatic organ responsible for T-cell differentiation and maturation throughout life. The thymus reaches its maximum absolute weight at puberty,…
Abstract Number: 0174 • ACR Convergence 2024
A Nationwide Analysis of Gender and Racial Disparities in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis and Acute Coronary Syndrome
Omair Khan¹, Kundan Jana², Azka Naeem², Syed Mujtaba Baqir², Marlon Rivera Boadla², Muhammad Hashim khan² and Vijay Shetty², ¹Maimonides Medical Center, Council Bluffs, IA, ²Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
Background/Purpose: Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune condition characterized by widespread skin fibrosis and/or end-organ damage. Previous studies have reported variable outcomes of the disease…
Abstract Number: 0705 • ACR Convergence 2024
Identification of Risk Factors for Incident Cardiomyopathy in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis
Ji Soo Kim¹, Rachel Wallwork¹, Carrie Richardson², Adrianne Woods³, Monica Mukherjee⁴, Steven Hsu⁴, Julie Paik¹, Christopher Mecoli¹, Laura Hummers⁵, Fredrick Wigley⁶, Scott Zeger¹ and Ami Shah⁷, ¹Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ²Northwestern University, Chicago, ³Johns Hopkins University Division of Rheumatology, Baltimore, MD, ⁴Johns Hopkins University Division of Cardiology, Baltimore, MD, ⁵Johns Hopkins University, Division of Rheumatology, Baltimore, MD, Ellicott City, MD, ⁶Johns Hopkins University, Division of Rheumatology, Baltimore, MD, Baltimore, MD, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University, Ellicott City, MD
Background/Purpose: Cardiac involvement in systemic sclerosis (SSc) is one of the leading causes of scleroderma-associated death. There are limited data examining risk factors for incident…
Abstract Number: 1236 • ACR Convergence 2024
A Novel Role for Artificial Intelligence in Detecting Distinctive Scleroderma Facial Features
yossra suliman¹ and daniel Furst², ¹Assiut university hospital, assiut, Egypt, ²Pacific Arthritis Center, Inglewood
Background/Purpose: Scleroderma (SSc) is a rare autoimmune fibrosing disease with high rates of morbidity and mortality. Scleroderma is usually diagnosed by rheumatologists and/or dermatologists. However,…
Abstract Number: 1689 • ACR Convergence 2024
Pulmonary Function Test Reference Equations May Drive Inequitable Classification of Restrictive Lung Disease Severity in Systemic Sclerosis
Kamini Kuchinad¹, Rachel Wallwork², Matthew Lammi³, Christopher Mecoli¹, Julie Paik¹, Fredrick Wigley⁴, Robert Wise¹, Laura Hummers⁵, Ami Shah⁶ and Ji Soo Kim¹, ¹Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ²Johns Hopkins University, Towson, MD, ³Johns Hopkins University Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁴Johns Hopkins University, Division of Rheumatology, Baltimore, MD, Baltimore, MD, ⁵Johns Hopkins University, Division of Rheumatology, Baltimore, MD, Ellicott City, MD, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University, Ellicott City, MD
Background/Purpose: Black individuals with systemic sclerosis (SSc) have an increased frequency and severity of interstitial lung disease (ILD) as compared to their White counterparts. Pulmonary…
Abstract Number: 1867 • ACR Convergence 2024
RNA Polymerase III Specific CD8+ T Cells at the Interface Between Scleroderma and Cancer
Eleni Tiniakou¹, Mekha Thomas², Ami Shah³, Fredrick Wigley⁴, Livia Casciola-Rosen², Kellie Smith², Antony Rosen² and Erika Darrah², ¹Johns Hopkins University, Lutherville Timonium, MD, ²Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ³Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University, Ellicott City, MD, ⁴Johns Hopkins University, Division of Rheumatology, Baltimore, MD, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: Increasing evidence suggests an immunologic link between cancer and autoimmunity. Systemic sclerosis (SSc), offers a unique opportunity to study the evolution of naturally occurring…
Abstract Number: 2465 • ACR Convergence 2024
Subclinical Loss of Lung Volumes in Very Early SSc: Evidence from Two Independent Cohorts in EUSTAR
Vishal Kakkar¹, Stefano Di Donato², Silvia Bellando-Randone³, Riccardo Bixio⁴, Marco Matucci-Cerinic⁵, Yannick Allanore⁶ and Francesco Del Galdo¹, ¹University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ²Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds, UK, Leeds, United Kingdom, ³University of Florence, Florence, Florence, Italy, ⁴University of Verona, Verona, Verona, Italy, ⁵University San Raffaele Milano, Milano, Milan, Italy, ⁶Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) remains as the major driver of mortality in systemic sclerosis (SSc). The literature indicates that at the time of diagnosis…
Abstract Number: 0309 • ACR Convergence 2024
Characteristics and Factors Associated with Treatment Response Among Patients with Eosinophilic Fasciitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Omar Hamdan¹, Roa'a Alshajrawi¹, Qais Mussa¹, Yazeed Alajlouni¹, Yazan Dabbah¹, Rawan Fratekh¹, Yousef Al-Mabrouk², Shatha Al-Mabrok² and Ahmad A. Toubasi¹, ¹University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan, ²Mansoura University, Al Mansoura, Egypt
Background/Purpose: To date, data on the clinical features, diagnosis and the treatment of Eosinophilic Fasciitis (EF) patients are mostly derived from individual case reports, with…
Abstract Number: 0706 • ACR Convergence 2024
Single Center Prospective Cohort of Systemic Sclerosis Patients Who Are At-Risk for Pulmonary Hypertension
Carleigh Zahn¹, Scott Visovatti², Rosemary Gedert¹, Suiyuan Huang¹, Victor Moles¹, Amber Young¹, Vallerie McLaughlin¹ and Dinesh Khanna¹, ¹University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²The Ohio State University, Columbus
Background/Purpose: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a leading cause of mortality in systemic sclerosis (SSc). We launched an IRB approved prospective study (NOVEL) in 2013 at…
Abstract Number: 1244 • ACR Convergence 2024
Creation of a New Patient-reported Outcome for a Combined Response Index for Limited Cutaneous SSc Using the FDA Guidance on Patient Reported Outcome Measures: The CRISTAL PRO
Alain Lescoat¹, Yen Chen², Rosemary Gedert², Neda Kortam², Nadia Vann², David Cella³, Sara Shaunfield⁴, Susan Murphy⁵ and Dinesh Khanna², ¹CHU Rennes - University Rennes 1, Rennes, France, ²University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ⁴Northwestern University, Chicago, ⁵University of Michigan, Plymouth, MI
Background/Purpose: Limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis (lcSSc) is the most frequent subset of scleroderma, yet there is a paucity of outcome measures to assess symptoms that…
Abstract Number: 1692 • ACR Convergence 2024
Single Cell RNA-seq Identifies Circulating Double-negative-2 B-cell Population Associated with Progressive Scleroderma Interstitial Lung Disease
Trinitee Oliver¹, Kim Taylor², Ye Cao³, Takanori Sasaki⁴, Deepak Rao⁵, Nunzio Bottini⁶, Francesco Boin⁶ and Richard Ainsworth⁶, ¹Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Hawthorne, CA, ²University of California, San Francisco, CA, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Boston, MA, ⁴Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Brookline, MA, ⁵Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁶Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: B-cell subsets display aberrant function in systemic sclerosis (SSc) pathogenesis and infiltrate the lungs of SSc patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD). B-cells relevance…

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