Abstracts tagged "Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)"

Abstract Number: 1710 • ACR Convergence 2022
CCL2 Drives Interferon-enhanced Monocytosis in UV-mediated Skin Injury in Murine Lupus
Mitra Maz¹, Hong Shi², Sonya Wolf-Fortune³, Shannon Estadt³, Alayka Reddy³, Rachael Wasikowski³, Alex Tsoi³, Celine Berthier³ and J. Michelle Kahlenberg³, ¹University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Department of Internal Medicine/Division of Rheumatology, Vascular Biology Center, Augusta, GA, ³University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a heterogeneous autoimmune disease characterized by overproduction of type I interferons (IFNs) and sensitivity to ultraviolet (UV) light. Though…
Abstract Number: 1835 • ACR Convergence 2022
Clinical Features of Patients with Sarcoidosis and Concomitant Connective Tissue Disease
Magdalena Harasimowicz¹, Emily GIlbert², Sarah Yi³ and Rochella Ostrowski⁴, ¹Loyola University Medical Center Department of Internal Medicine, Chicago, IL, ²Loyola University Medical Center Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Maywood, IL, ³Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL, ⁴Loyola University Medical Center Division of Rheumatology, Maywood, IL
Background/Purpose: Sarcoidosis is a multiorgan granulomatous disease with a prevalence of 60 per 100,000 in the United States.1 Given the low prevalence of both sarcoidosis…
Abstract Number: 2062 • ACR Convergence 2022
Predicting Severe Flares: Real-world Application of a Decision-Tree Model Among the Medicaid-Insured Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Population in the US
Sandra Sze-jung Wu¹, Allison Perry², Nicole Zimmerman³, Helen Varker⁴, Rich Bizier⁴, Liisa Palmer⁴, Christine Dube⁵ and Gary Bryant⁶, ¹AstraZeneca, Hockessin, DE, ²IBM Watson Health, New York, NY, ³IBM Watson Health, Chagrin Falls, OH, ⁴Merative, Cambridge, MA, ⁵AstraZeneca, Torrington, CT, ⁶AstraZeneca, New Castle, DE
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex disease with multisystem inflammation resulting in variable clinical manifestations. As a result, predicting the occurrence of an…
Abstract Number: 2080 • ACR Convergence 2022
Epidemiology and Outcomes of Emergency Department Visits in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Data from National Emergency Database Sample
Rashmi Dhital¹, Monica Guma², Brian Pedersen¹, Ashbina Pokharel³ and Kenneth Kalunian⁴, ¹UC San Diego, San Diego, CA, ²UCSD, La Jolla, CA, ³William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI, ⁴University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Background/Purpose: Patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases presenting to the emergency department (ED) often have multi-organ pathology. SLE patients may be particularly prone to ED visits…
Abstract Number: 2100 • ACR Convergence 2022
Employment Trajectory of Canadian Young Adults with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Lily Lim¹, Menelaos Konstanidis², Zahi Touma³, Diane Lacaille⁴, Umut Oguzoglu¹, Christine Peschken¹, Nicole Anderson³, Ramandeep Kaur¹ and Eleanor Pullenayegum², ¹University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ²University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Arthritis Research Canada, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Young adulthood (18-30 years) is a time of many changes. Young adults finish school, enter the labour force, and maybe start their own families.…
Abstract Number: 2224 • ACR Convergence 2022
Genes Causative of Primary Immunodeficiency Are Risk Factors for and Over-expressed in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Haley Davis¹, Adam Labonte¹, Katherine Owen², Erika Hubbard¹, Jessica Kain¹, Brian Kegerreis¹, Prathyusha Bachali³, Amrie Grammer⁴ and Peter Lipsky¹, ¹AMPEL BioSolutions, Charlottesville, VA, ²RILITE, Crozet, VA, ³AMPEL BioSolutions, Redmond, WA, ⁴AMPEL LLC, Charlottesville, VA
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a polygenic autoimmune disease whose specific causes are incompletely understood and for which there exists no single comprehensive diagnostic…
Abstract Number: 0062 • ACR Convergence 2022
Comparing Alzheimer’s Disease Risk in Patients with Chronic Inflammatory Autoimmune Diseases: A Medicare Cohort Study
Justin Levinson¹, Jonathan Katz², Yi Chen³, W. Ryan Powell⁴, Andrea Gilmore-Bykovskyi⁵, Amy J. Kind⁶ and Christie Bartels⁷, ¹University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medicine, Rheumatology Division, Madison, WI, ²University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics, Madison, WI, ³University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medicine, Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Madison, WI, ⁴University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Center for Health Disparities Research, Thousand Oaks, CA, ⁵University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Emergency Medicine; and the Center for Health Disparities Research, Madison, WI, ⁶University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medicine, Geriatrics Division & Center for Health Disparities Research, Madison, WI, ⁷University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: Chronic inflammatory diseases have been associated with an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), yet emerging research in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and psoriasis suggests…
Abstract Number: 0115 • ACR Convergence 2022
Facilitators of Immunosuppressive Medication Adherence in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Qualitative Study of Racial Minority Patients, Lupus Providers and Clinic Staff
Shannon Herndon¹, Amy Corneli², Carrie Dombeck³, Teresa Swezey³, Megan Clowse³, Jennifer Rogers⁴, Lisa Criscione-Schreiber², Rebecca Sadun³, Jayanth Doss³, Amanda Eudy⁵, Hayden Bosworth² and Kai Sun³, ¹Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC, ²Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, ³Duke University, Durham, NC, ⁴Duke, Durham, NC, ⁵Duke University, Raleigh, NC
Background/Purpose: SLE disproportionately affects patients of color. Medication nonadherence is more common among patients of color with SLE and is associated with worse health outcomes.…
Abstract Number: 0328 • ACR Convergence 2022
Predicting Progression from Undifferentiated to Definitive Connective Tissue Diseases: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Sarah Dyball¹, Mia Rodziewicz¹, Claudia Mendoza Pinto², Ian N. Bruce³ and Ben Parker⁴, ¹The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ²Systemic Autoimmune Diseases Research Unit, High-Specialty Medical Unit-CIBIOR, Mexican Social Security Institute, Puebla, Mexico, ³Centre for Epidemiology Versus Arthritis, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁴Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Undifferentiated connective tissue disease (UCTD) encapsulates a broad range of conditions including incomplete forms of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and systemic sclerosis (SSc), some…
Abstract Number: 0346 • ACR Convergence 2022
Improving Eye Screening Compliance in Patients Taking Hydroxychloroquine in a Community Hospital Setting
George Gennaoui¹, Sana Kang² and J. Patricia Dhar³, ¹Ascension St. John Hospital, St. Clair Shores, MI, ²Ascension St John Hospital, Chesterfield, MO, ³Ascension St. John Hospital and Wayne State University School of Medicine, Bloomfield Hills, MI
Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is a medication used in most patients with systematic lupus erythematous (SLE). It is generally a safe; however, it can cause retinal…
Abstract Number: 0368 • ACR Convergence 2022
Which Are the Best Therapeutic Strategies for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Severe Thrombocytopenia? A Ten Year Analysis
Erik Cimé-Aké, Ana Barrera-Vargas, Roberta Demichelis-Gómez, Martha Ramírez-Alemón and Marina Rull-Gabayet, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Ciudad de México, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Severe thrombocytopenia in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is characterized by poor response to glucocorticoids and frequent relapses. Information regarding the risk of relapse with…
Abstract Number: 0633 • ACR Convergence 2022
Identification of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Endotypes by Analysis of Inflammatory and Immunologic Gene Expression Signatures
Erika Hubbard¹, Prathyusha Bachali², Kathryn Kingsmore Allison¹, Yisha He¹, Michelle Catalina³, Amrie Grammer⁴ and Peter Lipsky¹, ¹AMPEL BioSolutions, Charlottesville, VA, ²AMPEL BioSolutions, Redmond, WA, ³AMPEL BioSolutions, Harvard, MA, ⁴AMPEL LLC, Charlottesville, VA
Background/Purpose: One of the hallmarks of SLE is clinical and molecular heterogeneity. Recent work has leveraged next-generation sequencing techniques to identify molecular signatures characteristic of…
Abstract Number: 0653 • ACR Convergence 2022
JAK Inhibitors Counteract Cellular Toxicity of Hydroxychloroquine in Vitro
Hiroshi Kajiyama¹, Yoshimi Aizaki², Hiroaki Yazawa³, Kazuhiro Yokota³, Yasuto Araki², Yuji Akiyama² and Toshihide Mimura⁴, ¹Department of Rheumatology and Applied Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Saitama Medical University, Yokohama, Japan, ²Department of Rheumatology and Applied Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Saitama Medical University, Iruma Saitama, Japan, ³Department of Rheumatology and Applied Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Saitama Medical University, Iruma Saitama, ⁴Department of Rheumatology and Applied Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan
Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is an anti-malarial medicine and an immunomodulator to treat autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Clinical…
Abstract Number: 0674 • ACR Convergence 2022
Prevalence of Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia in Hospitalized Patients with Antiphospholipid Syndrome or Systemic Lupus Erythematosus with Antiphospholipid Antibodies
Vincent Tran, Amy Schmitt and Shanthini Kasturi, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Thrombosis and thrombocytopenia are defining characteristics of antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), but can also be seen in heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT). Hospitalized patients with APS are…
Abstract Number: 0957 • ACR Convergence 2022
Timeliness of Fetal Echocardiography for Congenital Heart Block Detection in Anti-Ro/La-Positive Pregnancies
Amanda Ohayon¹, Nikola Wilk¹, Arielle Mendel², Mayssa Moukarzel¹, Jessica Simoneau¹, Wadi Mawad¹, Gabriel Altit¹ and Evelyne Vinet², ¹McGill University Health Center, Montréal, QC, Canada, ²McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Best practice guidelines recommend screening for congenital heart block (CHB) in anti-Ro/La-positive pregnancies with serial echocardiography starting between 16 to 18 weeks of gestational…

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