Abstracts tagged "Spondyloarthropathies"

Abstract Number: 1346 • ACR Convergence 2023
Semen Analysis of Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis, Axial Spondyloarthritis and Healthy Controls
Katya Meridor¹, Shimi Barda², Ofir Elalouf², Victoria Furer², Sara Pel³, Hila Nochomovitz⁴, michael zisapel², Jonathan Wollman², Reut Tzemach², Mark Berman⁵, Sara Borok⁶, Hagit Sarbagil-Maman⁷, Hagit Padova⁸, David levartovsky², Tzippy Shochat⁹, Daphna Paran², Ron Hauser², Ori Elkayam² and Ari Polachek⁶, ¹Tel Aviv Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel, ²Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel, ³Tel Aviv Medical Center, Modiin, Israel, ⁴Ichilov, Tel Aviv, Israel, ⁵Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel, ⁶Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel, ⁷Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical center, Kiryat Ono, Israel, ⁸Tel Aviv Medical center, Petah-Tikva, Israel, ⁹Rabin Medical Center, Modiin, Israel
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and axial spondyloarthritis (AxSpA) are commonly diagnosed in young males in their reproductive years. However, only a few studies have investigated…
Abstract Number: 1886 • ACR Convergence 2023
Costotransverse Joint Ankylosis and Association with Syndesmophyte Progression in Patients with Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis
Hong Ki Min¹, Se Hee Kim², Hae-Rim Kim³, Sang-Heon Lee¹ and Sang-Hoon Lee², ¹Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea, ²Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Seoul, South Korea, ³Rheumatology, Konkuk University Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea
Background/Purpose: Costotransverse joint ankylosis in radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (r-axSpA) patients was measured. Furthermore, the association between syndesmophyte progression assessed by CT syndesmophyte score (CTSS) and…
Abstract Number: 0452 • ACR Convergence 2023
Real Life Safety and Survival of Targeted Therapies in Arthritis Patients over Age of 65
Elena Grau Garcia¹, Pablo Francisco Muñoz Martínez², Laura Mas Sanchez³, Alba Maria Torrat Noves¹, Daniel Ramos Castro¹, Carmen Riesco Barcena¹, Anderson Victor Huaylla Quispe¹, Iago Alcantara Alvarez¹, Belen Villanueva Mañez¹, Samuel Leal Rodriguez¹, Ines Canovas Olmos¹, Hikmat Charia¹, Marta De la Rubia Navarro¹, Luis Gonzalez Puig¹, Jose Ivorra Cortes¹, Isabel Martinez Cordellat¹, Carmen Najera Herranz¹, Rosa Negueroles Albuixech¹, Jose Eloy Oller Rodriguez¹, Ernesto Tovar Sugrañes¹, Elvira Vicens Bernabeu¹ and Jose Andres Roman Ivorra⁴, ¹Rheumatology Department. HUP La Fe, Valencia, Spain, ²Rheumatology Department. HUP La Fe, Sagunto, Spain, ³Rheumatology Department. HUP La Fe, Valéncia, Spain, ⁴Hospital Universitari i Politècnic la Fe, Valencia, Spain
Background/Purpose: Prognosis for chronic inflammatory arthritis is drastically improved over previous decades and older patients are treated with targeted therapies (TTs) (biological or synthetic targeted…
Abstract Number: 1392 • ACR Convergence 2023
Improving the Diagnostic Accuracy in Axial Spondyloarthritis: Interim Results of a Nationwide Telemedicine Project
Denis Poddubnyy¹, Marc Kämmerer², Marcus Kremers³, Berit Schoppen³, Charlotte Arens³, Annette Wiedon⁴, Imke Redeker⁵ and Xenofon Baraliakos⁶, ¹Department of Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases and Rheumatology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²VISUS Health IT GmbH, Bochum, Germany, ³MedEcon Telemedizin GmbH / MedEcon Ruhr GmbH, Bochum, Germany, ⁴Novartis Pharma GmbH, Nürnberg, Germany, ⁵Ruhr Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany, ⁶Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-University Bochum, Herne, Germany
Background/Purpose: Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is often diagnosed late, while there is also a problem of over- and misdiagnosis in patients with chronic back pain. Imaging,…
Abstract Number: 1892 • ACR Convergence 2023
Sacroiliac Bone Marrow Oedema on Postpartum MRI Does Not Result in Significant SpA-like Structural Lesions: Results of a 5-year Follow-up Study
De Meester Liesbet¹, Gaelle Varkas², Manouk de Hooge³, Ann-Sophie De Craemer⁴, Nele Herregods⁵, Lennart Jans⁵, Philippe Carron⁶, Dirk Elewaut⁷ and Filip Van den Bosch⁸, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium, ²Dept. of Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium, ³Ghent University Hospital, Hesperange, Luxembourg, ⁴Ghent University Hospital, Gent, Belgium, ⁵Department of Radiology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium, ⁶UZ Gent, Gent, Belgium, ⁷Ghent University and VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Ghent, Belgium, ⁸Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Ghent University and VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Ghent, Belgium
Background/Purpose: Sacroiliac bone marrow oedema (BMO) on MRI, immediately after childbirth, has been observed in a large proportion of postpartum women and appears to be…
Abstract Number: 0484 • ACR Convergence 2023
Higher Levels of High-sensitivity CRP Are Associated with Future Risk of Developing Psoriatic Arthritis Among Patients with Psoriasis: A Prospective Cohort Study
Lihi Eder¹, Vinod Chandran², Cheryl Rosen³, Richard J. Cook⁴ and Dafna Gladman⁵, ¹Women’s College Research Institute, Division of Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network and Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Division of Dermatology, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada, ⁵Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Simple and accessible biomarkers that predict the development of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) among psoriasis patients are critically needed to improve early detection of high-risk…
Abstract Number: 1398 • ACR Convergence 2023
A Deep Learning Algorithm for MRI Spinal Inflammation in Axial Spondyloarthritis
Shirley Chiu Wai Chan¹, Ying Ying Lin², Ho Yin Chung¹, Kam Ho Lee³ and Peng Cao², ¹Divison of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ²Department of Diagnostic Radiology, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ³Department of Radiology, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Background/Purpose: Deep learning has achieved wide applications in different areas of medical imaging analysis. Limited studies have explored the use of deep learning for imaging…
Abstract Number: 2199 • ACR Convergence 2023
Four-year Secukinumab Treatment Outcomes in Axial Spondyloarthritis and Psoriatic Arthritis Patients Treated in Routine Care: Results from the EuroSpA Collaboration
Marion Pons¹, Stylianos Georgiadis¹, Zohra Faizy Ahmadzay², Mikkel Østergaard³, Bente Glintborg¹, Jette Heberg¹, Sara Nysom Christiansen¹, Simon Horskjær Rasmussen¹, Isabel Castrejon⁴, Fernando Alonso⁵, Karin Laas⁶, Sigrid Vorobjov⁷, Nikita Khmelinskii⁸, Jakub Zavada⁹, Adrian Ciurea¹⁰, Michael Nissen¹¹, Brigitte Michelsen¹², Pawel Mielnik¹³, Anne Gitte Loft¹⁴, Ziga Rotar¹⁵, Katja Perdan Pirkmajer¹⁶, Gary Macfarlane¹⁷, Gareth T. Jones¹⁷, Dan Nordstrom¹⁸, Anna-Mari Hokkanen¹⁹, Irene van der Horst-Bruinsma²⁰, Johan Karlsson Wallman²¹, Bjorn Gudbjornsson²², olafur Palsson²³, Merete Hetland¹ and Lykke Ørnbjerg¹, ¹Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark, ²Rigshospitalet Glostrup, University of Copenhagen, Glostrup, Denmark, ³Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Centre for Head and Orthopaedics, Rigshospitalet; University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁴Hospital Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, ⁵Spanish Society of Rheumatology, Madrid, Spain, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, East-Tallinn Central Hospital, Tallinn, Estonia, ⁷National Institute for Health Development, Tallinn, Estonia, ⁸Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisboa, Portugal, ⁹Institute of Rheumatology; Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, ¹⁰University Hospital Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland, ¹¹Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland, ¹²Rigshospitalet Glostrup; Diakonhjemmet Hospital; Sørlandet Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark, ¹³Section for Rheumatology, Helse Førde, Førde, Norway, ¹⁴Aarhus University, Horsens, Denmark, ¹⁵University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia, ¹⁶University Medical Centre Ljubljana; University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia, ¹⁷Aberdeen Centre for Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Health (Epidemiology Group), University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom, ¹⁸Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland, ¹⁹Departments of Medicine and Rheumatology, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland, ²⁰Rheumatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ²¹Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden, ²²Centre for Rheumatology Research, University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland, ²³Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
Background/Purpose: Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) are part of the spondylarthritis spectrum that can be treated with secukinumab, a fully human IgG1 monoclonal…
Abstract Number: 0493 • ACR Convergence 2023
Axial Disease Activity in Psoriatic Arthritis Is Higher in Patients with Carotid Plaque
Rosa Arvizu-Rivera¹, Valeria Gonzalez-Gonzalez², Dionicio A. Galarza-Delgado³, Iris Colunga³, José Ramón Azpiri-López³, Victor Beltran⁴, Angel Arias Peralta⁵ and Jesus Alberto Cardenas-De la Garza⁶, ¹Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio Gonzalez", Escobedo, Mexico, ²Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico, ³Hospital Universitario UANL, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁴Rheumatology Service Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González", Monterrey, Mexico, ⁵Medicine Faculty, Universidad Autonoma De Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁶Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González", San Nicolas, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Approximately half of the patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) present with axial disease. Previously, it was reported that PsA-patients with axial involvement present a…
Abstract Number: 1405 • ACR Convergence 2023
Diagnostic Delay of Axial Spondyloarthritis in African American Patients
John Byun¹, Hans Vitzthum von Eckstaedt¹, Kichul Ko² and Reem Jan¹, ¹University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ²The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: The identification of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) remains challenging. The initial presentation is not always immediately apparent as an inflammatory disease, potentially leading to years…
Abstract Number: 2214 • ACR Convergence 2023
Systematic Literature Review and Meta-analysis Informing the Development of 2023 Spondyloarthritis Research and Treatment Network (SPARTAN) Referral Recommendations for Axial Spondyloarthritis
Abhijeet Danve¹, Maureen Dubreuil², Swetha Ann Alexander³, Yuliya afinogenova⁴, Mohamad Bittar⁵, Alyssa Grimshaw⁶, Liana Fraenkel⁷, Michael LaValley⁸, Anand Kumthekar⁹, Jean liew¹⁰, Marina Nighat Magrey¹¹, Vikas Majithia¹², Sali Merjanah¹³, Hillary Norton¹⁴, Jessica A Walsh¹⁵ and Atul Deodhar¹⁶, ¹Yale University School of Medicine, Glastonbury, CT, ²Department of Rheumatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Milton, MA, ³University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁴Yale, Hamden, CT, ⁵The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, ⁶Yale University, New Haven, CT, ⁷Berkshire Health Systems, Lenox, MA, ⁸Boston University School of Public Health, Arlington, MA, ⁹Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, ¹⁰Boston University, Boston, MA, ¹¹Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals, Cleveland, OH, ¹²Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, FL, ¹³Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ¹⁴Inspire Santa Fe Rheumatology, Santa Fe, NM, ¹⁵Salt Lake City Veterans Affairs Health and University of Utah Health, Division of Rheumatology, Salt Lake City, UT, ¹⁶Division of Arthritis and Rheumatic Disease, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
Background/Purpose: Lack of timely referral of suspected axSpA patients to rheumatologists contributes to misdiagnosis, delayed treatment, and poor outcomes. Currently there are no formal guidelines…
Abstract Number: 0494 • ACR Convergence 2023
Levels of Atherosclerotic Index of Plasma and Triglyceride Glucose Index in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis and Carotid Plaque
Dionicio A. Galarza-Delgado¹, Iris Colunga¹, José Ramón Azpiri-López¹, Valeria Gonzalez-Gonzalez², Rosa Arvizu-Rivera³, Victor Beltran⁴, Angel Arias Peralta⁵ and Jesus Alberto Cardenas-De la Garza⁶, ¹Hospital Universitario UANL, Monterrey, Mexico, ²Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico, ³Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio Gonzalez", Escobedo, Mexico, ⁴Rheumatology Service Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González", Monterrey, Mexico, ⁵Medicine Faculty, Universidad Autonoma De Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁶Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González", San Nicolas, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Triglyceride Glucose Index (TyG) is a surrogate marker positively correlated with atherosclerotic burden in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Atherosclerotic index of plasma (AIP)…
Abstract Number: 1410 • ACR Convergence 2023
The Use of the ASAS Referral Criteria Together with Increased Education and Training of Its Use Improves Delay to Diagnosis of Axial Spondyloarthritis
Antoni Chan, Kathryn Rigler and Arran McDougall, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, Reading, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Early diagnosis of axial spondyloarthritis (AxSpA) remains a challenge in the management of this condition worldwide. Over the last decade, there remains a significant…
Abstract Number: 2215 • ACR Convergence 2023
Can Axial Spondyloarthritis Unequivocally Be Diagnosed by Rheumatologists in Patients with Chronic Back Pain of Less Than Two Years Duration? The Primary Outcome of the Two-year SPondyloArthritis Caught Early (SPACE) Cohort
Mary Lucy marques¹, Sofia Ramiro², Miranda Van Lunteren³, Rosalinde Stal³, Robert BM Landewé⁴, Marleen van de Sande⁵, Karen Minde Fagerli⁶, Inger Jorid Berg⁶, Maikel van oosterhout⁷, Sofia Exarchou⁸, Roberta Ramonda⁹, Désirée van der Heijde² and Floris Van Gaalen³, ¹Leiden University Medical Center; Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra (Department of Rheumatology), Coimbra, Portugal, ²Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ³Leiden University Medical Center, Department of Rheumatology, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁴Amsterdam Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology Center, Amsterdam and Zuyderland MC, Herleen, Netherlands, ⁵Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Department of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology and Department of Experimental Immunology, Amsterdam Infection & Immunity Institute; Amsterdam Rheumatology & Immunology Center (ARC), Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁶Center for Treatment of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases (REMEDY), Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁷Groene Hart Ziekenhuis, Gouda, Netherlands, ⁸Lund University, Åkarp, Sweden, ⁹University of Padova, Department of Rheumatology, Padova, Italy
Background/Purpose: Unacceptable diagnostic delay in axial Spondyloarthritis (axSpA) remains an issue. In 2008, the longitudinal SPondyloArthritis Caught Early (SPACE)-cohort started to assess the prevalence of…
Abstract Number: 0495 • ACR Convergence 2023
Prevalence of Undiagnosed Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Patients with Spondyloarthritis: EISER Study
Jesus Sanz¹, Zulema Plaza², Jordi Gratacos Masmitja³, Iago Rodríguez -Lago⁴, Elisa Trujillo⁵, Ignacio Marin-Jimenez⁶, Eva Perez-Pampin⁷, Manuel Barreiro de Acosta⁸, Antonio Aznar Esquivel⁹, Marta Carrillo Palau¹⁰, Maria Luz Garcia Vivar¹¹, Maria Carmen Muñoz¹², Lourdes Ladehesa Pineda¹³, Eva Iglesias Flores¹⁴, carolina Merino¹⁵, Yago gonzalez-Lama¹⁶, Marta Arévalo Salaet¹⁷, Xavier calvet¹⁸, Anahy Maria Brandy-Garcia¹⁹, Marta Izquierdo Romero²⁰, SARA MANRIQUE²¹, Raúl Olmedo²², Jose Francisco Garcia Llorente²³, Sandra Pérez²⁴, Inmaculada Ros²⁵, Nuria Rull²⁶, Jose Antonio Pinto Tasende²⁷, Patricia Ucha Abal²⁸, Carlos M González²⁹, Fernando José Rodríguez Martínez³⁰, Soledad Serrano Ladron de Guevara³¹, Marta Domínguez³², Francisco Javier Prado³³, Enrique González-Dávila³⁴ and Ana Gutierrez-Casbas³⁵, ¹Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro, Majadahonda, Spain, ²Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ³University Hospital Parc Taulí, Sabadell, Spain, ⁴Gastroenterology department Hospital Galdakao, Galdakao, Spain, ⁵Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, ⁶Public Health System, Madrid, Spain, ⁷Rheumatology Department Complejo Hospitalario Universitario Santiago, Santiago de compostela, Spain, ⁸Gastroenterology department Complejo Hospitalario Universitario Santiago, Santiago de compostela, Spain, ⁹Rheumatology Department Hospital Universitario Canarias, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, ¹⁰Gastroenterology department Hospital Universitario Canarias, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, ¹¹Basurto University Hospital, Bilbao, Spain, ¹²Gastroenterology department Basurto Hospital, Bilbao, Spain, ¹³Rheumatology Department Reina Sofia Universitary Hospital, Cordoba, Spain, ¹⁴Gastroenterology department Hospital Reina Sofia, Cordoba, Spain, ¹⁵Rheumatology Department Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro, Majadahonda (Madrid), Spain, ¹⁶Gastroenterology department Hospital Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda, Majadahonda, Spain, ¹⁷Rheumatology Department University Hospital Parc Taulí, Sabadell, Spain, ¹⁸Gastroenterology department University Hospital Parc Taulí, Sabadell, Spain, ¹⁹Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain, ²⁰Gastroenterology department Hospital Cabueñes, Gijon, Spain, ²¹Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Regional Universitario Carlos Haya, Malaga, Spain, ²²Gastroenterology department Hospital Regional Universitario Málaga, Malaga, Spain, ²³Hospital de Gadakao Usansolo Osakidetza, Bilbao, Spain, ²⁴Gastroenterology department Hospital Galdakao, Galdakao, Spain, ²⁵Rheumatology Department HUSLL, Palma de Mallorca, Spain, ²⁶Gastroenterology department HUSLL, Palma de Mallorca, Spain, ²⁷Rheumatology department, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC). Instituto de Investigación Biomédica A Coruña (INIBIC), A Coruña, Spain, ²⁸Gastroenterology department Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain, ²⁹Rheumatology Department Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, ³⁰Rheumatology Department Hospital Universitario General Santa Lucia, Murcia, Spain, ³¹Gastroenterology department Hospital Universitario General Santa Lucia, Murcia, Spain, ³²Sociedad Española de Reumatología, Madrid, Spain, ³³Research department Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, Mexico City, Mexico, ³⁴Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Operation Reseach La Laguna University, La Laguna, Spain, ³⁵Gastroenterology department Hospital General Universitario de. Dr. Balmis de Alicante Servicio Digestivo. ISABIAL y CIBERehd, Alicante, Spain
Background/Purpose: EISER is a cross-sectional, multicenter, observational, SER-GETECCU cooperative study involving 13 Spanish hospitals whose main objective was to estimate the prevalence of undiagnosed Inflammatory…

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