Abstracts tagged "Systemic sclerosis"

Abstract Number: 1672 • ACR Convergence 2022
The Impact of Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) on Women’s Health Evaluated with a New SSc-specific Patient-reported Questionnaire
Maria Grazia Lazzaroni¹, Liala Moschetti¹, Eleonora Pedretti¹, Andrea Lojacono², Francesca Ramazzotto³, Cristina Zanardini³, Zatti Sonia³, Angela Tincani⁴, Franco Franceschini¹, Paolo Airò⁵ and Laura Andreoli¹, ¹Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit, ASST Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy, ²Obstetrics and Gynecology, ASST Garda, Desenzano del Garda, Brescia, Brescia, Italy, ³Obstetrics and Gynecology, ASST Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy, ⁴Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit, ASST Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Gussago, Italy, ⁵Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit, ASST Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy
Background/Purpose: Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) has a strong female predominance and can significantly impair the everyday quality of life of patients. We aimed at designing a…
Abstract Number: 2189 • ACR Convergence 2022
Impact of a Fatigue and Energy Management Program for Persons with Systemic Sclerosis (FAME-iSS): A Pilot Study
Janet Poole¹, Deirdre Connolly², Jessica Salazar³ and Kristine Carandang⁴, ¹University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, ²School of Medicine, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, ³University of New Mexico, Occupational Therapy Graduate Program, Albuquerque, NM, ⁴Young Patients' Autoimmune Research & Empowerment Alliance, San Diego, CA
Background/Purpose: Fatigue is one of the most prevalent and disabling symptom reported by people with systemic sclerosis (SSc). No fatigue-specific programs exist for people with…
Abstract Number: 1049 • ACR Convergence 2022
Risk Stratification of Patients with Systemic Sclerosis-associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in EUSTAR Using the Current and New Proposed Criteria
Hilde Jenssen Bjørkekjær¹, cosimo bruni², PATRICIA E CARREIRA³, Paolo Airò⁴, CARMEN PILAR SIMEON⁵, Marie-Elise Truchetet⁶, Alessandro Giollo⁷, Alexandra Balbir-Gurman⁸, Mickaël MARTIN⁹, Chris Denton¹⁰, Armando Gabrielli¹¹, Håvard Fretheim¹², Imon Barua¹², Helle Bitter¹³, Øyvind Midtvedt¹², Kaspar Broch¹⁴, Arne Andreassen¹², Yoshiya Tanaka¹⁵, Gabriela Riemekasten¹⁶, Ulf Müller-Ladner¹⁷, Marco Matucci-Cerinic², Ivan Castellvi¹⁸, Elise Siegert¹⁹, Eric Hachulla²⁰, Oliver Distler²¹ and Anna-Maria Hoffmann-Vold¹², ¹Department of Rheumatology, Hospital of Southern Norway, Kristiansand, Norway, Kristiansand, Norway, ²University of Florence, Florence, Italy, ³HOSPITAL 12 DE OCTUBRE, Madrid, Spain, ⁴Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit, ASST Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy, ⁵Hospital Vall D'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain, ⁶CHU de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France, ⁷Rheumatology Section, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Italy, Verona, Italy, ⁸Rheumatology Institute, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel, ⁹Poitiers's Universatory Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Poitiers, France, Mignaloux-Beauvoir, France, ¹⁰University College London, London, United Kingdom, ¹¹Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy, ¹²Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ¹³Sorlandet sykehus, Kristiansand, Norway, ¹⁴Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Department of Cardiology, Oslo, Norway, Oslo, Norway, ¹⁵University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyusyu Fukuoka, Japan, ¹⁶University Clinic Schleswit-Holstein (UKSH), Luebeck, Germany, ¹⁷JLU Campus KK, Bad Nauheim, Germany, ¹⁸Hospital Universitari de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Vilafranca del Pened, Spain, ¹⁹Charité Hospital, Berlin, Germany, ²⁰University of Lille, LILLE, France, ²¹Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a major clinical challenge in systemic sclerosis (SSc). A new definition for precapillary PH is proposed. Risk stratification is…
Abstract Number: 1178 • ACR Convergence 2022
Key Features of Human Fibrosing Interstitial Lung Disease Are Captured in a Preclinical Mouse Model upon Repetitive, but Not Single Intratracheal Bleomycin Dosing
David Lauer¹, Janine Schniering², Matthias Brunner¹, Chantal Meier³, Kerstin Klein¹, Oliver Distler⁴ and Britta Maurer¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, University Hospital Bern, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland, ²Helmholtz Zentrum München, Institute of Lung Health and Immunity (LHI), Comprehensive Pneumonology Center, Munich, Germany, ³Center of Experimental Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Schlieren, Switzerland, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Repetitive alveolar epithelial injury together with dysregulated tissue repair is crucial for the transition of acute self-limiting to chronic-persisting inflammation and fibrosis in fibrosing…
Abstract Number: 1524 • ACR Convergence 2022
Risk Factors for Lung Function Decline in Systemic Sclerosis Interstitial Lung Disease in a Large Single-Center Cohort
Ahmad Ramahi¹, Alain Lescoat², David Roofeh¹, Vivek Nagaraja¹, Rajaie Namas³, Suiyuan Huang¹, John Varga¹, David O’Dwyer¹, Bonnie Wang¹, Kevin Flaherty¹, Ella Kazerooni¹ and Dinesh Khanna⁴, ¹University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²CHU Rennes - University Rennes 1, Rennes, France, ³Medical Subspecialties Institute, Division of Rheumatology at Cleveland Clinic, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Scleroderma Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease (SSc-ILD) is the leading cause of scleroderma-related mortality. This work identifies factors associated with SSc-ILD decline on pulmonary function…
Abstract Number: 1731 • ACR Convergence 2022
Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Class II HLA Alleles Restrict the Diversity of the CDR3 and the T Cell Receptor Repertoire in African American Patients
Urvashi Kaundal¹, Chloe Borden¹, Cihan Oguz², Jinghua Lu², Emilee Stenson¹, Ami Shah³, Maureen Mayes⁴, Ayo Doumatey⁵, Amy Bentley⁵, Daniel Shriner⁵, Robyn Domsic⁶, Thomas Medsger⁷, Paula Ramos⁸, Richard Silver⁸, Virginia Steen⁹, John Varga¹⁰, Vivien Hsu¹¹, Lesley Ann Saketkoo¹², Elena Schiopu¹³, Dinesh Khanna¹⁴, Jessica Gordon¹⁵, Lindsey Criswell¹⁶, Heather Gladue¹⁷, Chris Derk¹⁸, Elana Bernstein¹⁹, S. Louis Bridges, Jr.¹⁵, Victoria Shanmugam²⁰, Lorinda Chung²¹, Suzanne Kafaja²², Reem Jan²³, Marcin Trojanowski²⁴, Avram Goldberg²⁵, Benjamin Korman²⁶, Settara Chandrasekharappa⁵, Faiza Naz²⁷, Stefania Dell'Orso¹, Adebowale Adeyemo⁵, Charles Rotimi⁵, Elaine Remmers⁵, Francesco Boin²⁸, Fredrick Wigley²⁹, Peter Sun², Daniel Kastner⁵ and Pravitt Gourh³⁰, ¹National Institutes of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, ²National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ³Johns Hopkins Rheumatology, Baltimore, MD, ⁴Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunogenetics, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, ⁵National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, MD, ⁶University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁷University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁸Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ⁹Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, ¹⁰University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ¹¹Rutgers-RWJ Medical School, South Plainfield, NJ, ¹²University Medical Center - Comprehensive Pulmonary Hypertension Center and ILD Clinic Programs // New Orleans Scleroderma and Sarcoidosis Patient Care & Research Centeris, New Orleans, LA, ¹³Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, ¹⁴Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Scleroderma Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ¹⁵Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ¹⁶National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, ¹⁷Arthritis & Osteoporosis Consultants of the Carolinas, Charlotte, NC, ¹⁸University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ¹⁹Columbia University, New York, NY, ²⁰George Washington University, Great Falls, VA, ²¹Stanford University, Stanford, CA, ²²UCLA Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Los Angeles, CA, ²³University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ²⁴Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ²⁵NYU Langone Medical Center - NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, Lake Success, NY, ²⁶University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ²⁷National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, Bethesda, MD, ²⁸Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ²⁹Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ³⁰National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune, fibrotic disorder that disproportionately affects African Americans (AA). Previous work from our lab and others has suggested a…
Abstract Number: 2190 • ACR Convergence 2022
Characterizing Compensatory Cognitive Strategy Use in People with Systemic Sclerosis
Yen Chen¹, Alain Lescoat², Dinesh Khanna³ and Susan Murphy⁴, ¹University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²CHU Rennes - University Rennes 1, Rennes, France, ³Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Scleroderma Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁴University of Michigan, Grosse Ile, MI
Background/Purpose: Individuals with systemic sclerosis (SSc) report cognitive problems that worsen symptoms and daily activity performance. Compensatory cognitive strategies (CCS) are commonly taught to help…
Abstract Number: 1050 • ACR Convergence 2022
Clinically Recognized Depression and Mental Health Treatment in a Single Center Cohort of Patients with Systemic Sclerosis
Marissa Savoie¹, Alexandra Poeschla¹, na lu², Yuqing Zhang³, Marcy Bolster¹, Sara Schoenfeld¹ and Flavia Castelino¹, ¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Arthritis Research Canada, Boston, MA, ³Massachusetts General Hospital, Quincy, MA
Background/Purpose: The prevalence of depression among patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) is 35-65%1, yet little is known about mental health care utilization in SSc. It…
Abstract Number: 1179 • ACR Convergence 2022
Single Cell RNA Sequencing Analysis of Cryopreserved versus Fresh Skin Biopsy Samples from Systemic Sclerosis Patients and Healthy Controls
Brian Skaug¹, Marka Lyons¹, Julio Charles¹, Maureen Mayes² and Shervin Assassi³, ¹University of Texas McGovern Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX, ²Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunogenetics, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, ³McGovern Medical School, University of Texas, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: Single cell RNA Sequencing (scRNA-Seq) can elucidate tissue-resident cell populations and gene expression profiles with unprecedented granularity. Application of this approach to systemic sclerosis…
Abstract Number: 1526 • ACR Convergence 2022
Developing a Screening Tool for the Detection of Interstitial Lung Disease in Systemic Sclerosis: The ILD-RISC Risk Score
cosimo bruni¹, Lorenzo Tofani¹, Håvard Fretheim², Sophie Liem³, Arthiha Velauthapillai⁴, Hilde Jenssen Bjørkekjær⁵, Imon Barua², Ilaria Galetti⁶, Alexandru Garaiman⁷, Mike Becker⁷, Anna-Maria Hoffmann-Vold², Jeska de Vries-Bouwstra⁸, Madelon Vonk⁹, Jörg Distler¹⁰, Marco Matucci-Cerinic¹ and Oliver Distler⁷, ¹University of Florence, Florence, Italy, ²Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ³LUMC, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁴Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, Hospital of Southern Norway, Kristiansand, Norway, Kristiansand, Norway, ⁶Gruppo Italiano Lotta alla Sclerodermia (GILS), Milano, Italy, ⁷Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland, ⁸Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁹Department of Rheumatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ¹⁰Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
Background/Purpose: High resolution computed tomography (HRCT) is the gold standard for the diagnosis of systemic sclerosis associated interstitial lung disease (SSc-ILD). Although there is agreement…
Abstract Number: 1874 • ACR Convergence 2022
Autoantibodies Are Common in Patients with Idiopathic Interstitial Lung Disease Suggesting a High Prevalence of Undiagnosed Autoimmune Connective Tissue Disease
Sarah Tansley¹, Caroline Cotton², Fionnuala McMorrow¹, Hui Lu¹, Aravinthan Loganathan¹, Zoe Betteridge¹, Robert New³, Lisa Spencer⁴, Neil McHugh¹ and Robert Cooper⁴, ¹University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom, ²Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, United Kingdom, ³NCA, Manchester, ⁴University of Liverpool, Liverpool
Background/Purpose: In some patients, interstitial lung disease (ILD) may be the dominant or even sole overt manifestation of an otherwise unrecognised autoimmune connective tissue disease…
Abstract Number: 1051 • ACR Convergence 2022
A Deep Neural Network Classifier to Identify Intrinsic Molecular Subsets of Systemic Sclerosis Using Histological Images
Yiwei Yuan¹, Qingyuan Song¹, Paul Harms², Johann Gudjonsson², Robert Lafyatis³, Dinesh Khanna⁴ and Michael Whitfield⁵, ¹Dartmouth College, Lebanon, NH, ²University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Scleroderma Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁵Geisel School of Medicine, Lebanon, NH
Background/Purpose: Intrinsic gene analyses based on the gene expression profiles in skin have identified four intrinsic molecular subsets among patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc); these…
Abstract Number: 1180 • ACR Convergence 2022
Deficiency and Altered Phenotype of Mucosal-associated Invariant T Cells in Systemic Sclerosis
Manon Lesturgie-Talarek¹, Virginie Gonzalez¹, Camelia Frantz², Noémie Sénot¹, Zouriatou Gouda¹, Camille Rousseau¹, Lucie Beaudoin¹, Agnès Lehuen¹, Jérôme Avouac³ and Yannick Allanore⁴, ¹INSERM U1016, Institut Cochin, Paris, France, ²Hôpital Cochin, AP-HP Centre - Université Paris Cité, Paris, France, ³University of Paris, Paris, France, ⁴Department of Rheumatology A, Descartes University, APHP, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune disease characterized by fibrosis of the skin and internal organs such as the lung. Mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT)…
Abstract Number: 1527 • ACR Convergence 2022
Maintained Complete B Cell Depletion Is Associated with Rituximab Efficacy in Connective Tissue Disorder Interstitial Lung Disease
Jérôme Avouac¹, Roba Ghossan², Omar Al Tabaa³, Alice Combier², Alexia Steelandt², Marion Thomas⁴ and Yannick Allanore⁵, ¹University of Paris, Paris, France, ²Hôpital Cochin, AP-HP.Centre - Université Paris Cité, Paris, France, ³Hôpital Cochin, AP-HP Centre - Université Paris Cité, Paris, France, ⁴Hôpital Cochin, AP-HP Centre - Université Paris Cité, Paris, France, ⁵Department of Rheumatology A, Descartes University, APHP, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: The benefit of RTX has been suggested for interstitial lung disease (ILD) associated with connective tissue disorders (CTD). Preliminary data have suggested that B…
Abstract Number: 1885 • ACR Convergence 2022
Histopathological Patterns of Muscle Involvement and Clinical Correlations in a Retrospective Cohort of Scleroderma Patients
Noemie Le Gouellec¹, Louai Zaidan², Eric Hachulla³, Nicolas Dognon³, Robin Dhote⁴, Sebastien Riviere⁵, Yurdagul Uzunhan⁴, Luc Mouthon⁶ and Jerome Authier⁷, ¹CH Valenciennes, Valenciennes, France, ²CHU Henri Mondor, Creteil, France, ³University of Lille, LILLE, France, ⁴Hopital Avicenne - Paris University, Bobigny, France, ⁵Hopital Saint Antoine - Paris University, Paris, France, ⁶Hopital Cochin - Paris University, Paris, France, ⁷Paris Est - Creteil University, Creteil, France
Background/Purpose: Muscle involvement in systemic sclerosis (SSc) has been shown to be heterogeneous. Histopathological pattern seems to be associated with prognosis, but studies evaluating the…

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