Abstracts tagged "systemic sclerosis and ultrasound"

Abstract Number: 1730 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Role for Duplex Ultrasound of Hand Arteries in the Assessment of the Vasculopathy Associated to Systemic Sclerosis-like Diseases
Silvia Pérez Esteban¹, Esperanza Naredo Sánchez¹, Sheila Recuero Díaz¹, Fredeswinda I. Romero-Bueno², Gabriel Herrero-Beaumont³ and Olga Sanchez-Pernaute⁴, ¹Rheumatology, Fundación Jiménez Díaz University Hospital & Health Research Institute, Madrid, Spain, ²Section for Autoimmune Diseases, Rheumatology, Fundación Jiménez Díaz University Hospital & Health Research Institute, Madrid, Spain, ³Bone and Joint Research Unit, Fundación Jiménez Díaz University Hospital & Health Research Institute, Madrid, Spain, ⁴Rheumatology Division. Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: Small vessel arteriopathy precedes the development of organ damage and tissue fibrosis in systemic sclerosis (SSc) and related disorders. It is currently considered that…
Abstract Number: 1744 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prognostic Value of Right Heart Involvement in Systemic Sclerosis:Not Only Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Luna Gargani¹, Cosimo Bruni², Antonella Moreo³, Laura Belloli³, Silvia Bellando-Randone², Oscar Massimiliano Epis³, Francesco Ferrara⁴, Olga Vriz⁵, Eduardo Bossone⁶, Petar M. Seferovic⁷, Daniel E. Furst⁸ and Marco Matucci-Cerinic⁹, ¹Institute of Clinical Physiology, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Pisa, Italy, ²Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Florence, Firenze, Italy, ³Niguarda Ca’ Granda Hospital, Milan, Italy, ⁴"Cava de' Tirreni and Amalfi Coast", University Hospital, Salerno, Italy, ⁵King Faisal Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ⁶Cardarelli Hospital, Naples, Italy, ⁷Department of Cardiology, , Clinical Center of Serbia and Belgrade University School of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia, ⁸University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ⁹Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Background/Purpose: In SSc, cardiac dysfunction is associated with poor prognosis. Right ventricular involvement is frequently secondary to PAH. Echocardiography is the routine imaging tool to…
Abstract Number: 2691 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Increased Plasma Angiopoietin-2 in Systemic Sclerosis: Potential for Use As a Biomarker of Vasculopathy and Fibrosis
Victoria Flower^1,2, Shaney Barratt^3,4, Darren Hart⁵, Amanda MacKenzie², Jacqueline Shipley⁵, Stephen Ward² and John Pauling^1,2, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Royal United Hospitals NHS Foundation Trusts, Bath, United Kingdom, ²Centre for Therapeutic Innovations & Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom, ³Academic Respiratory Unit, School of Clinical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom, ⁴North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, United Kingdom, ⁵Clinical Measurement Department, Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Royal United Hospitals NHS Foundation Trusts, Bath, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Angiogenic pathways are likely to contribute to pathogenesis of both vasculopathy and fibrosis in Systemic sclerosis (SSc). The angiogenic actions of Angiopoietins (pro-angiogenic Ang1…
Abstract Number: 2692 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
High Frequency Ultrasound As a Novel Approach to Quantifying the Digital Microangiopathy of Systemic Sclerosis
Victoria Flower^1,2, Shaney Barratt^3,4, Darren Hart⁵, Amanda MacKenzie², Jacqueline Shipley⁵, Stephen Ward² and John Pauling^1,2, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Royal United Hospitals NHS Foundation Trusts, Bath, United Kingdom, ²Centre for Therapeutic Innovations & Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom, ³North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, United Kingdom, ⁴Academic Respiratory Unit, School of Clinical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom, ⁵Clinical Measurement Department, Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Royal United Hospitals NHS Foundation Trusts, Bath, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Structural and functional vascular abnormalities occur in Systemic Sclerosis (SSc). We report on the use of High Frequency Ultrasound (HFUS) with Superb Microvascular Imaging…
Abstract Number: 2961 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Reliability and Validity of the Total Joint Count and Swollen Joint Count in Early Diffuse Systemic Sclerosis
Jessica K. Gordon¹, Veronica J. Berrocal², Gandikota Girish³, Meng Zhang⁴, Chris Hatzis¹, Shervin Assassi⁵, Elana J. Bernstein⁶, Robyn T. Domsic⁷, Faye N. Hant⁸, Monique E. Hinchcliff⁹, Elena Schiopu¹⁰, Virginia D. Steen¹¹, Tracy M. Frech¹² and Dinesh Khanna¹³, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²Div of Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁴Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁵Rheumatology, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX, ⁶Rheumatology, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY, ⁷Medicine - Rheumatology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁸Dept of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ⁹Division of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ¹⁰University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ¹¹Rheumatology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, ¹²Div of Rheumatology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ¹³Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Arthropathy and tendinopathy in Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) contribute to disability and are associated with disease progression. Clinical trials in SSc sometimes include the tender…
Abstract Number: 844 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Identification of Subclinical Skin Involvement By High Frequency Ultrasound in Systemic Sclerosis Patients
Barbara Ruaro, Alberto Sulli, Elena Bernero, Marco A. Cimmino, Sabrina Paolino and Maurizio Cutolo, Research Laboratory and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, IRCCS A.O.U. San Martino-IST, University of Genova, Genoa, Italy, Genoa, Italy
Background/Purpose: Skin involvement may be evaluated in systemic sclerosis (SSc) by modified Rodnan skin score (mRSS), the validated method to distinguish between patients with limited…
Abstract Number: 1697 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
High Frequency Skin Ultrasound Detects Subclinical Diffuse Dermal Involvement in Patients with Limited Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis
Alberto Sulli, Barbara Ruaro, Carmen Pizzorni, Giorgia Ferrari, Elena Bernero, Sabrina Paolino and Maurizio Cutolo, Research Laboratory and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, Genoa, Italy
Background/Purpose . The modified Rodnan’s skin score (mRSS) is the validated method to detect both severity and extension of skin involvement, and high frequency skin…
Abstract Number: 147 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
US Lung Examination in SSc Patients: A Comparison of Two Different Scoring Systems
Andrea Delle Sedie¹, Cristina Lodato¹, Elisa Cioffi¹, Linda Carli², Stefano Bombardieri¹ and Lucrezia Riente¹, ¹Rheumatology Unit, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, ²GenOMeC PhD, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
Background/Purpose Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a disease characterized by a progressive fibrosis of the skin and internal organs, which can lead to death. Lung involvement…
Abstract Number: 853 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Capillaroscopy Compared With Color Doppler Ultrasound Of Digital Arteries For Distinguishing Primary From Secondary Raynaud’s Phenomenon
Wolfgang A. Schmidt¹, Katharina Pagel², Bernd Schicke³ and Andreas Krause⁴, ¹Med Ctr Rheumatology Berlin Buch, Immanuel Krankenhaus Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²Medical Ctr Rheumatol Berlin Buch, Immanuel Krankenhaus Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ³Tumorzentrum Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁴Immanuel Krankenhaus Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: Raynaud’s phenomenon (RP) is commonly seen in rheumatology practice. Differentiating primary from secondary RP is important for disease management and prognosis. How does capillaroscopy…

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