Abstracts tagged "Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)"

Abstract Number: 1381 • ACR Convergence 2020
Real-World Mono-, Double and Triple Combination Treatment Patterns with Macitentan in Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Associated with Connective Tissue Disease (PAH-CTD): Evidence from the Combined OPUS/OrPHeUS Dataset
Matthew Lammi¹, Kelly Chin², Nick H. Kim³, Vallerie McLaughlin⁴, Roham Zamanian⁵, Megan Flynn⁶, Sandrine Leroy⁷, Rose Ong⁷, Graham Wetherill⁷ and Richard Channick⁸, ¹Lousiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, ²UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ³University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ⁴University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁵Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, ⁶Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc., South San Francisco, CA, ⁷Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Allschwil, Switzerland, ⁸University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles
Background/Purpose: Patients with PAH-CTD have a worse prognosis than patients with most other PAH etiologies. The OPsumit® USers (OPUS) Registry and OPsumit® Historical USers (OrPHeUS)…
Abstract Number: 1513 • ACR Convergence 2020
Role of Platelet C4d in Thrombosis and Lupus Nephritis
Michelle Petri¹, Jessica Li², John Conklin³, Tyler O'Malley⁴, Jo-Anne Ligayon⁵, Leilani Wolover⁵ and Thierry Dervieux⁶, ¹Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Timonium, MD, ²Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ³Exagen Inc., Vista, CA, ⁴Exagen, Inc, San Diego, CA, ⁵Exagen Diagnostics, San Diego, CA, ⁶Prometheus Biosciences, Inc. (former employee of Exagen Diagnostics), Irvine, CA
Background/Purpose: The SLE thrombosis risk equation contains three components: lupus anticoagulant (dRVVT), low C3 and C4d bound to platelets (platelet C4d). We examined the role…
Abstract Number: 1672 • ACR Convergence 2020
Renal Activity Index for Lupus Nephritis Distinguishes Active Renal Disease Among Childhood Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients
Najla Aljaberi¹, Arjun Mathur², Steffy Jose³, Theresa Hennard⁴, Angela Merritt¹, Qing Ma⁵, James Rose⁵, Rashmi Sahay⁶, Chunyan Liu⁶, Scott Wenderfer⁷ and Hermine I Brunner⁸, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ²Division of Rheumatology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, ³Renal Section, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, ⁴Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ⁵Divison of Nephrology and Hypertension, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, ⁶Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, ⁷Renal Section, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, ⁸PRCSG, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
Background/Purpose: Renal involvement in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Current tools to identify lupus nephritis (LN) fall…
Abstract Number: 1776 • ACR Convergence 2020
Safety and Beneficial Effects of Hydroxychloroquine on Pregnancy Outcomes in Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Isabell Haase¹, Matthias Schneider¹, Ralph Brinks¹ and Rebecca Fischer-Betz¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology and Hiller Research Unit Rheumatology, Heinrich Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany, Duesseldorf, Germany
Background/Purpose: The use of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) has long been established in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus(SLE) and especially as applicable drug during pregnancy. Recently, beneficial effects and…
Abstract Number: 1802 • ACR Convergence 2020
Vitamin D Level: Predictor of SLE Disease Activity in AA Cohort with CLE?
Ileannette Robledo-Vega¹, John Scheinuk², Emmanuel Pardo², Ansley Pratt², Soham Mahato³, Andrew G. Chapple² and Myriam Guevara⁴, ¹Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orlenas, LA, ²Louisiana State University, New Orleans, LA, ³LSUHSC School of Public Health, New Orleans, LA, ⁴Lousiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA
Background/Purpose: There are few predominant African American (AA) epidemiological studies in Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus (CLE). The Gilliam classification divides CLE into lupus specific, acute cutaneous…
Abstract Number: 1819 • ACR Convergence 2020
Altered Brain Functional Connectivity in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Michelle Barraclough¹, Shane McKie², Benjamin Parker¹, Alan Jackson³, Rebecca Elliott⁴ and Ian Bruce⁵, ¹Centre for Epidemiology Versus Arthritis, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester; NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, Manchester University NHS FT, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom, ²FBMH Platform Sciences, Enabling Technologies & Infrastructure, The University of Manchester, Manchester, ³Wolfson Molecular Imaging Centre, Institute of imaging and bioinformatics, The University of Manchester, Manchester, ⁴Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester; NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, Manchester University NHS FT, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁵Centre for Epidemiology Versus Arthritis, The University of Manchester and NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Cognitive dysfunction (CD) is very prevalent in SLE and significantly affects quality of life. Altered functional brain mechanisms are associated with CD in SLE.…
Abstract Number: 1835 • ACR Convergence 2020
Evaluation of Low Dose Glucocorticoid Effects on Infection Occurrence in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients
Kazuya Abe¹, Nobuyuki Yajima², Yuichi Ishikawa³, Yasuhiko Kita⁴, Ken-ei Sada⁵, Ryusuke Yoshimi⁶, Yasuhiro Shimojima⁷, Shigeru Ohno⁸, Hiroshi Kajiyama⁹, Kunihiro Ichinose¹⁰, Shuzo Sato¹¹ and Michio Fujiwara¹², ¹Department of Rheumatology, Yokohama Rosai Hospital, Chiba, Japan, ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ³Department of Rheumatology, Yokohama Rosai Hospital, Tokyo, Japan, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Yokohama Rosai Hospital, kanagawa, ⁵Department of Nephrology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Okayama, Japan, ⁶Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan, ⁷Department of Medicine (Neurology and Rheumatology), Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan, ⁸Center for Rheumatic Diseases, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan, ⁹Department of Rheumatology and Applied Immunology Faculty of Medicine, Saitama Medical University, Iruma-gun, Saitama, Japan, ¹⁰Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Division of Advanced Preventive Medical Sciences, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan, ¹¹Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Department of Rheumatology, Fukushima, Japan, ¹²Department of Rheumatology, Yokohama Rosai Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan
Background/Purpose: Infection is major cause of morbidity and mortality in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patient. The past exploratory study suggested various infection risk in SLE…
Abstract Number: 1987 • ACR Convergence 2020
Predictors of Adverse Outcomes in Patients with Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Transitioning to Adult Care
Nicole Bitencourt¹, Una Makris¹, Elizabeth Solow¹, Tracey Wright² and Bonnie Bermas³, ¹UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ²UT Southwestern, Plano, TX, ³UTSouthwestern.edu, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: The transition from pediatric to adult care is a vulnerable period and is linked to increased healthcare utilization and poor outcomes. We sought to…
Abstract Number: 056 • 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Non-criteria Antiphospholipid Antibodies Associated with Pediatric Rheumatic Disease: A Single-Center Case Series
Shawn Mahmud¹, Danielle Bullock ¹, Colleen Correll ¹, Patricia Hobday ², Mona Riskalla ³, Richard Vehe ⁴ and Bryce Binstadt ¹, ¹University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, ²Minneapolis, ³University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, ⁴University of Minnesota, Roseville
Background/Purpose: Non-criteria antiphospholipid antibodies (NC-aPL) bind molecules such as phosphatidylethanolamine (PE), phosphatidylserine (PS), and prothrombin (Pt), but not the targets of routine antiphospholipid (aPL) testing…
Abstract Number: 075 • 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Pseudotumor Cerebri Syndrome in Children with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Taha Moussa¹, Moussa Abdelhak ² and Cuoghi Edens ³, ¹University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, ²Cambridge GPVTS, Cambridge, United Kingdom, ³University of Chicago, Chicago
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune inflammatory disease that typically affects multiple organs and can lead to potentially fatal complications. Management of…
Abstract Number: 083 • 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Worsening Disease Activity and Inability to Taper Corticosteroids in an Ethnically Diverse Cohort of Pediatric-Onset Lupus Patients After Transition to Adult Care
Marla Guzman¹, Anne Eberhard ¹ and Joyce Hui-Yuen ², ¹Cohen Children's Medical Center, Lake Success, ²Cohen Children's Medical Center, New Hyde Park
Background/Purpose: Transition of pediatric lupus (pSLE) patients from pediatric to adult rheumatology care is historically difficult and challenging. We aim to investigate disease activity and…
Abstract Number: 094 • 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
A Good Inter- and Intra-observer Reliability of Subtypes in Nailfold Capillary Micro-haemorrhages in Childhood-onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Sandy Bergkamp¹, Dieneke Schonenberg-Meinema ², Merlijn van den Berg ², Vanessa Smith ³, Amber Vanhaecke ⁴, Karin Melsens ⁴, Amara Nassar Sheikh Rashid ⁵, Taco Kuijpers ⁶ and Maartje Boumans ⁷, ¹Amsterdam Medical Center, Uithoorn, Netherlands, ²Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium, ⁴Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium, ⁵Amsterdam Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁶AMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁷Maxima Medical Center, Eindhoven, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: In previous studies, micro-haemorrhages have often been observed in nailfold capillaroscopy in SLE.1 The interpretation of this finding is still a topic of research.…
Abstract Number: 124 • 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Pharmacist Role in an Outpatient Adolescent Complex Pediatric Lupus Clinic
Shannon Rotolo ¹, Grace Cameron², Cuoghi Edens ¹ and Constentina Talevski ³, ¹UCM, Chicago, ²UCM, Oak Lawn, ³Univeristy of Chicago Medicine, Lockport
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematous (SLE) is an autoimmune disease in which the body produces pathogenic autoantibodies that cause inflammation resulting in multi-organ damage. A SLE…
Abstract Number: 127 • 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Disease Characteristics and Medication Utilization in Lupus Nephritis Associated with Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Emily Smitherman¹, Rouba Chahine ¹, Timothy Beukelman ¹, Laura Lewandowski ², AKM Fazlur Rahman ¹, Scott Wenderfer ³, Aimee Hersh ⁴ and Jeffrey R Curtis ⁵ for the CARRA investigators, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, ²NIAMS, NIH, Rockville, ³Section of Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, ⁴University of Utah Primary Children's Hospital, Salt Lake City, ⁵University of Alabama at Birmingham, Hoover
Background/Purpose: Lupus nephritis associated with childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) is a significant risk factor for long-term morbidity and mortality, but little is known regarding…
Abstract Number: 128 • 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Predictors of Moderate/High Disease Activity in Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Emily Smitherman¹, Rouba Chahine ¹, Timothy Beukelman ¹, Andrea Knight ², AKM Fazlur Rahman ¹, Mary Beth Son ³, Jeffrey R Curtis ⁴ and Aimee Hersh ⁵ for the CARRA investigators, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, ²SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, Canada, ³Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, ⁴University of Alabama at Birmingham, Hoover, ⁵University of Utah Primary Children's Hospital, Salt Lake City
Background/Purpose: Substantial risk of early morbidity and mortality exists for patients with childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE), but there are limited studies identifying predictors of…

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