Abstract Number: 0680 • ACR Convergence 2022
Association of Environmental Risk Factors with Antiphospholipid Antibodies and Thrombosis in 1199 International Patients Referred for Suspected Antiphospholipid Syndrome
Background/Purpose: Whether environmental risk factors induce antiphospholipid antibody (aPL) positivity and increase the risk of arterial thrombosis (AT) and venous thromboembolism (VTE) in aPL-positive patients…Abstract Number: 0698 • ACR Convergence 2022
Cohort Study of Cigarette Smoking and the Risk of Developing Polymyalgia Rheumatica Among Women
Background/Purpose: Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is the most common inflammatory rheumatic disease among older White women, but little is known of its etiology and there are…Abstract Number: 0941 • ACR Convergence 2022
Surveying Adolescents with Rheumatic Disease for At-Risk Behavior
Background/Purpose: Adolescents with rheumatic disease are often prescribed teratogenic medications, however few rheumatologists screen patients for sexual activity and provide referrals or contraceptive education due…Abstract Number: 1032 • ACR Convergence 2022
Anti-arthritogenic Effect of Smoking in Curdlan-Administered SKG Mice
Background/Purpose: Alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (α7nAChR), a member of AChR expressed in various immune cells and synoviocytes, has an important role in the anti-inflammatory pathway…Abstract Number: 1036 • ACR Convergence 2022
Efficacy and Safety of Tofacitinib in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis or Ankylosing Spondylitis by History of Cigarette Smoking
Background/Purpose: In patients (pts) with PsA and AS, smoking may be associated with an increased comorbidity burden, and greater responses to TNF inhibitors (TNFi) are…Abstract Number: 1196 • ACR Convergence 2022
Interaction of Cumulative Inflammation with Smoking and Lipids in Risk Modification of Dementia Among Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Population-based Cohort Study
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have increased risk of developing dementia. Systemic inflammation is implicated in the pathogenesis of cognitive decline. However, the association…Abstract Number: 1317 • ACR Convergence 2022
The Epidemiology of Old versus Young Males Referred for BMD Assessment
Background/Purpose: Data on osteoporosis in men are scarce. The World Health Organisation's (WHO) definition of a T-score less than 2.5 has only been described for…Abstract Number: 1510 • ACR Convergence 2022
Modifying Lifestyle Factors May Offer the Potential to Enhance the Outcome of Tumour Necrosis Factor Inhibitors in Axial Spondyloarthritis – Data from 14 European Countries
Background/Purpose: In axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) much attention has been focused on pharmacological management, including tumour necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi), as a means to reducing inflammation,…Abstract Number: 1576 • ACR Convergence 2022
Clinical Presentation and Outcome of Patients with Chronic Abdominal Periaortitis
Background/Purpose: To evaluate the presentation features and outcomes of patients with chronic abdominal periaortitis in a large referral cohort. Methods: Using a proprietary medical text…Abstract Number: 2248 • ACR Convergence 2022
Prevalence and Mortality of Interstitial Lung Abnormalities in Rheumatoid Arthritis and non-RA Comparators in a Multicenter Prospective Cohort
Background/Purpose: Subpleural interstitial lung abnormalities (ILA) may be a form of subclinical or preclinical interstitial lung disease (ILD) and have been reported in up to…Abstract Number: 1797 • ACR Convergence 2021
Are Smoking and Alcohol Associated with Peripheral Musculoskeletal Involvement in Patients with Spondyloarthritis? Results from the ASAS-PerSpA Study
Background/Purpose: There are controversies around the role of smoking in manifestations of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) such as peripheral involvement. It has been observed an inverse…Abstract Number: 0017 • ACR Convergence 2021
Lessons Learnt from Associations Between Anti-modified Protein Antibodies and Risk Factors: Human Leukocyte Antigen – Shared Epitope Alleles Solely Associate with Anti-citrullinated Protein Antibodies
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by the presence of auto-antibodies to post translationally modified proteins (anti-modified protein antibodies (AMPA)): anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA), anti-carbamylated…Abstract Number: 0082 • ACR Convergence 2021
Association of Current Cigarette Smoking and Obesity with Antiphospholipid Antibodies and Thrombosis in 1216 International Patients Evaluated for Suspected Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS)
Background/Purpose: Few studies have evaluated the role of environmental factors in APS. While antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) may be induced by environmental stiumuli, e.g., viruses, cardiovascular…Abstract Number: 0564 • ACR Convergence 2021
Associations of Sinusitis, Pharyngitis, and Respiratory Tract Disease Burden with Incident Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Increasing evidence implicates respiratory mucosa in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, individual respiratory tract diseases, especially of the upper airways, sinuses, and…Abstract Number: 0641 • ACR Convergence 2021
Title: EHR-Supported Staff Protocol Improves Smoking Cessation in a Diverse Rheumatology Clinic: Updated Results of Quit Connect Dissemination
Background/Purpose: Smoking is a risk factor for rheumatologic conditions like lupus and rheumatoid arthritis and predicts worse outcomes. Smoking and rheumatic disease increase risk for…
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