Abstract Number: 0805 • ACR Convergence 2022
Rheumatic Fever and Streptococcal Cutaneous Infection: A Case-control Study in the Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
Background/Purpose: Acute Rheumatic Fever (ARF) and Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) remain major public health problems in the South Pacific. Triggering by group A beta hemolytic…Abstract Number: 1216 • ACR Convergence 2022
Subclinical Vascular Disease Is More Prevalent in above-30 Adult Fibromyalgia: A Preliminary Report of a Hospital-based Cross-sectional Study from South India
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia is known to be associated with cardiovascular events and mortality. We aimed to compare the prevalence of subclinical atherosclerosis (SAT), a surrogate marker…Abstract Number: 1240 • ACR Convergence 2022
A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Diagnostic Test Accuracy for the Diagnosis of Cardiac Sarcoidosis
Background/Purpose: Autopsy reports for patients with sarcoidosis have suggested that up to 25% have cardiac involvement, mostly undiagnosed. Given the limited diagnostic accuracy of endomyocardial…Abstract Number: 1557 • ACR Convergence 2022
Microvascular Involvement in Behçet’s Disease: Study of Nailfold Capillaroscopy in Patients from a National Referral Center
Background/Purpose: Ocular and mucocutaneous manifestations of Behçet's disease (BD) are globally recognized and widely studied [Arthritis Rheumatol. 2019 Dec;71(12):2081-2089, Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2020 Sep-Oct;38 Suppl…Abstract Number: 1596 • ACR Convergence 2022
The Role of Coronary Calcium Screening in Patients with Lupus Who Appear to Be at Low Cardiovascular Risk
Background/Purpose: Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) are at elevated cardiovascular risk. However, common risk calculators such as the atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk estimator…Abstract Number: 1608 • ACR Convergence 2022
Vascular Effect of Treat to Target in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients – A 5-year Prospective Study
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with accelerated atherosclerosis driven by chronic inflammation. We have previously reported that achieving sustained disease activity score 28 (DAS28)…Abstract Number: 0272 • ACR Convergence 2021
RA Disease Activity Is an Independent Predictor of Left Ventricular Mass Changes in an RA Cohort Without Cardiovascular Disease
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients have 50% increased risk of heart failure (HF) vs non-RA patients with a distinct phenotype, preserved ejection fraction on transthoracic…Abstract Number: 0274 • ACR Convergence 2021
Angiopoietin-Like Protein 4, Apolipoprotein C3 and Lipoprotein Lipase Axis in the Abnormal Lipid Profile of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Relation to Subclinical Atheromatosis
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with an increase in cardiovascular (CV) risk, attributed, among other factors, to the existence of an abnormal lipid profile.…Abstract Number: 0277 • ACR Convergence 2021
Best Cardiovascular Risk Algorithm to Predict Abnormalities in Left Ventricular Geometry in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Background/Purpose: A relationship between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and the presence of abnormalities in left ventricular (LV) geometry such as eccentric remodeling has recently been determined,…Abstract Number: 1007 • ACR Convergence 2021
Vascular Deposition of Oxidized LDL Is Increased in Children with Untreated Juvenile Dermatomyositis
Background/Purpose: Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is a systemic vasculopathy associated with metabolic derangements and possible increased risk for premature atherosclerosis. Oxidation of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) in…Abstract Number: 1357 • ACR Convergence 2021
Clinical and Molecular Profiles Determining Cardiovascular Risk in Psoriatic Arthritis: Specific Response to Apremilast and Methotrexate
Background/Purpose: 1) to evaluate clinical and subclinical markers of cardiovascular (CV) disease risk and its relationship with inflammation, disease activity and metabolic comorbidities in PsA…Abstract Number: 1368 • ACR Convergence 2021
Characterising Exercise Capacity in Systemic Sclerosis Using Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Skeletal Muscle Imaging and Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing
Background/Purpose: Impaired exercise capacity contributes to functional impairment, negatively impacting individuals’ quality of life. Functional impairment is notable from early in the disease course of…Abstract Number: 1929 • ACR Convergence 2021
Metabolomics Identifies Early Mechanisms of Atherogenic Dyslipidaemia in Juvenile-SLE Patients Associated with Inflammation
Background/Purpose: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of mortality in patients with juvenile-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (JSLE) through atherosclerosis, the build-up of lipids and…Abstract Number: 0191 • ACR Convergence 2020
Increased Frequency of Lower Limb Arterial Obstruction in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Despite a high frequency of cardiovascular disease in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), peripheral arterial disease in RA has received little attention. The objective of the…Abstract Number: 1330 • ACR Convergence 2020
Subclinical atherosclertoic disease in ankylosing spondylitis and non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis. A multicenter study with 806 patients.
Background/Purpose: Cardiovascular (CV) mortality and morbidity is increased in ankylosing spondylitits (AS) as compared to the general population. Carotid plaque, considered as a surrogate marker…
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