Abstract Number: 0923 • ACR Convergence 2021
Minimal Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Patient-Reported Disease Activity and Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis Receiving Bimekizumab: Post Hoc Analyses from a Phase 2b Study
Background/Purpose: Bimekizumab (BKZ), a monoclonal IgG1 antibody that inhibits both interleukin (IL)-17A and IL-17F, has been demonstrated to be efficacious and well tolerated in patients…Abstract Number: 0250 • ACR Convergence 2021
Is There a Need for a New Classification Criteria in Juvenile Spondyloarthritis?
Background/Purpose: Juvenile SpA (JSpA) involve enthesitis related arthritis (ERA), juvenile psoriatic arthritis and undifferentiated arthritis (UA) according to the ILAR criteria. Two different patterns have…Abstract Number: 0932 • ACR Convergence 2021
Sequential Treatment in Axial Spondyloarthritis – Real World Data from a Network of German Rheumatologists
Background/Purpose: Increasing immunmodulatory treatment options are available for axial spondyloarthritis. Little is known about sequential treatment in clinical routine.Methods: The pseudonymized RHADAR database (Kleinert, S.…Abstract Number: 0285 • ACR Convergence 2021
Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Newly Diagnosed Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Current Risk Assessment
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are known to have an increased risk of developing, mainly ischemic cardiovascular diseases (CVD). This is partly explained by…Abstract Number: 0937 • ACR Convergence 2021
Evaluation of the Safety of Vedolizumab in Combination with Other Immunosuppression Biological Therapy in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Background/Purpose: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) causes a wide range of symptomology frequently leading to co-management of disease activity between gastroenterologist and rheumatologists. Recently in efforts…Abstract Number: 0369 • ACR Convergence 2021
High Frequency of Complications in Axial Spondyloarthropathy Pregnancies: Emerging Data from the Ankylosing Spondylitis Registry of Ireland
Background/Purpose: National registries are excellent sources of data to allow analysis of inflammatory arthritis such as axial spondyloarthropathy (axSpA). Our understanding of axSpA has evolved…Abstract Number: 0945 • ACR Convergence 2021
A Single-cell Atlas of Human Synovial Endothelial Cells in Inflammatory Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Dysregulated endothelial cell (EC) function and altered (lympho)angiogenesis crucially contribute to synovial pathology in inflammatory arthritis. Additionally, endothelium plays a key role in the…Abstract Number: 0380 • ACR Convergence 2021
Sick Leave and Its Predictors in Early Axial Spondyloarthritis: The Role of Clinical and Socioeconomic Factors. Five-year Data from the DESIR Cohort
Background/Purpose: Sick leave (SL) represents an often poorly studied adverse work outcome especially in early axSpA, with speculation around the potential role of clinical and…Abstract Number: 1115 • ACR Convergence 2021
Uveitis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Study of 1449 Patients from a Single University Center
Background/Purpose: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which includes Crohn's disease (CD), and Ulcerative colitis (UC) are related to Spondyloarthritis (SpA). Ocular manifestations (OM) are well-stablished in…Abstract Number: 0382 • ACR Convergence 2021
Six-year Results from the Esperanza Cohort: Evaluation of Clinical Features, Disease Activity Measures and Treatment Aspects in Axial and Peripheral Early Spondyloarthritis
Background/Purpose: Esperanza was a multicenter national health program developed to facilitate an early diagnosis of patients with Spondyloarthritis (SpA) in Spain. The main objective of…Abstract Number: 1322 • ACR Convergence 2021
Body Mass Index (BMI) Underestimates Obesity in Females with Axial Spondyloarthropathy
Background/Purpose: Worldwide prevalence of obesity has been steadily increasing, despite public health campaigns to raise awareness. In axial spondyloarthropathy (axSpA) obesity has been shown to…Abstract Number: 0383 • ACR Convergence 2021
Differences Between Male vs. Female Presenting with Back Pain in an Integrated Delivery System
Background/Purpose: Back pain exerts significant economic burden and in its inflammatory form is the main clinical symptom of axial spondylarthritis. We evaluated differences in patient…Abstract Number: 1550 • ACR Convergence 2021
Flares and Side Effects After COVID-19 Vaccination in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases
Background/Purpose: There is increasing interest in the safety of COVID-19 vaccination in patients with underlying chronic conditions. We investigated the rates of side effects and/or…Abstract Number: 0450 • ACR Convergence 2021
Identifying Trajectories of Radiographic Spinal Disease in Ankylosing Spondylitis
Background/Purpose: Little is known about the natural history of spinal disease in Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS). Our objective was to identify distinct patterns of change in…Abstract Number: 1786 • ACR Convergence 2021
Association of the Improvement of Synovitis and Enthesitis with Quality of Life/Patient Reported Outcomes in Patients with PsA Treated with Ixekizumab
Background/Purpose: PsA is an inflammatory rheumatic disease with manifestations including synovitis and enthesitis. During extensive study programs, IXE has shown a treatment effect across domains…
