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  • Abstract Number: 0463 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Evaluation of Inflammatory Indices as Predictive Biomarkers of Carotid Plaque in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Jose Antonio Davila Jimenez1, Dionicio Galarza-Delgado2, Iris Jazmín Colunga Pedraza3, jose Ramon Azpiri-Lopez4, Rosa Icela Arvizu-Rivera3, Jesus Cardenas-de la Garza5, Aleydis Gonzalez Melendez3, Andrea Guajardo Aldaco3, Maria F. Elizondo-Benitez6, Rebeca L. Polina-Lugo3 and Diego Salcedo-Almanza7, 1Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, 2UANL Hospital Universitario, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, 3Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital "Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez", Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico, 4Division of Cardiology, University Hospital "Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez", Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico, 5Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, 6Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital "Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez", Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, 7Division of Radiology, University Hospital "Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez", Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico

    Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have an increased cardiovascular (CV) risk compared to the general population. All stages of the atherogenic process appear to…
  • Abstract Number: 1291 • ACR Convergence 2024

    A Needs Assessment to Inform the Design of a Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Curriculum for Internal Medicine Residents

    Ann Cameron Barr1, David Leverenz1, Lisa Criscione-Schreiber2 and Philip Chu3, 1Duke University, Durham, NC, 2Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 3Duke University Hospital, Raleigh, NC

    Background/Purpose: Point-Of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) training is increasingly integrated into internal medicine (IM) residency training. However, POCUS programs often focus on cardiac and peripheral line skills…
  • Abstract Number: 1627 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Real-World Data on Imaging Tests, Specifically Temporal Artery Ultrasound, in Giant Cell Arteritis in Japan: A Multicenter Retrospective Study

    Nobuhiro Oda1, Sho Fukui2, Toshihiro Yamaguchi3, Fumika Nagase4, Takanori Ito5, Mitsuru Watanabe5, Yoichiro Haji4, Yasuhiro Suyama6, Atsushi Nomura7, Eishi Uechi8, Masei Suda3, Naoho Takizawa4, Ryo Rokutanda9 and Hiromichi Tamaki10, 1Kameda medical center, Department of Rheumatology, Higashi-cho, Kamogawa, Japan, 2Brigham and Women's Hospital, Brookline, MA, 3Suwa Central Hospital, Department of Rheumatology, Nagano, Japan, 4Chubu Rosai Hospital, Department of Rheumatology, Aichi, Japan, 5Daido Hospital, Department of Rheumatology, Aichi, Japan, 6NTT Medical Center Tokyo, Department of Rheumatology, Tokyo, Japan, 7Ushiku Aiwa General Hospital, Department of Rheumatology, Ibaraki, Japan, 8Yuai Medical Center, Department of Rheumatology, Okinawa, Japan, 9Kameda medical center, Department of Rheumatology, Chiba, Japan, 10St. Luke’s International Hospital, Immuno-Rheumatology Center, Tokyo, Japan

    Background/Purpose: In the 2022 ACR classification criteria for giant cell arteritis (GCA), temporal artery ultrasound (TAU) is granted the same diagnostic value as temporal artery…
  • Abstract Number: 2215 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Treat (Depression to Reach)-to-Target in Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Ozun Bayindir Tsechelidis1, Ricardo Sabido-Sauri2, Ummugulsum Gazel2, Seyyid Bilal Acikgoz3, Sylvia Sangwa4, Catherine Ivory5, Elliot Hepworth2 and Sibel Aydin6, 1Ottawa University, Ottawa, ON, Canada, 2University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, 3University of Ottawa, Rheumatology, Ottawa, ON, Canada, 4The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada, 5The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada, 6University of Ottawa - Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada

    Background/Purpose: Depression is a prevalent comorbidity in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), affecting up to 38.8% of individuals. Depression can profoundly affect physical well-being, including increased pain…
  • Abstract Number: 0469 • ACR Convergence 2024

    SCORE2 Is Superior to SCORE in Predicting the Presence of Carotid Plaques and Intima-media Thickness in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: A Cross-sectional Study with Carotid Ultrasound

    Cristina Campos Fernández1, Jorge Juan Fragío Gil2, Roxana González Mazario3, Pablo Martínez Calabuig4, Laura Salvador Maicas5, Mireia Lucía Sanmartín Martínez6, Iván Jesús Lorente Betanzos6, Clara Molina Almela6, juan José Lerma Garrido7, Amalia Rueda3 and Jose A Román-Ivorra8, 1Escuela de Doctorado, Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir, Valencia, Spain, 2Hospital General Universitario, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain, 3Hospital General de Valencia, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain, 4HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO VALENCIA SPAIN, Ontinyent, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain, 5Consorcio Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Castellón de la Plana, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain, 6Consorcio Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain, 7Hospital General Universitario Valencia, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain, 8Hospital Universitari i Politècnic la Fe, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain

    Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) escalates the risk of premature mortality, predominantly through cardiovascular diseases. Although SCORE and its updated version, SCORE2, are employed to assess…
  • Abstract Number: 1301 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Assessment and Comparison of Long-term Skill Retention Following a Teledidactic Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Course for Medical Students– the TELMUS Follow-up Study

    Ricarda Neubauer1, Claus Juergen Bauer2, Simon Petzinna2, Pantelis Karakostas2, Florian Recker3 and Valentin Sebastian Schäfer4, 1University Hospital of Bonn, Bonn, Germany, Bonn, Germany, 2Clinic of Internal Medicine III, Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital of Bonn, Bonn, Germany, Bonn, Germany, 3Department for Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Bonn, Germany, Bonn, Germany, 4Clinic of Internal Medicine III, Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital of Bonn, Bonn, Germany, 53127 Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

    Background/Purpose: Teledidactic and peer-to-peer teaching are promising approaches to promote musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) training locally and globally. Given the constraints in personnel and time, the…
  • Abstract Number: 1629 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Subclinical Giant Cell Arteritis in Polymyalgia Rheumatica Has a Different Vascular Ultrasound Phenotype Than Giant Cell Arteritis

    Sharon Cowley1, Patricia Harkins2, Colm Kirby3, Richard Conway4, David Kane5, Rositsa Karalilova6, Pierluigi Macchioni7, Christina Ponte8, Edoardo Conticini9, Alessandro Tomelleri10, Sara Monti11, irene monjo12, Zguro Batalov13, Giulia Klinowski7, Paolo Falsetti14, Corrado Campochiaro15, Alojzija Hocevar16 and Eugenio De Miguel17, 1Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, 2Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 8, Dublin, Ireland, 3Tallaght University Hospital, DUBLIN, Dublin, Ireland, 4Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, 5Tallaght University Hospital & Trinity College Dublin, D24, Ireland, 6Clinic of Rheumatology, Medical University Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 7Rheumatology Department, Ospedale S Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy, Emilia, Italy, 8Rheumatology, Centro Hospitalar Universitario Lisboa Norte EPE, Lisboa, Portugal, Lisboa, Portugal, 9Università di Siena, Siena, Italy, 10Unit of Immunology, Allergology and Rare Diseases, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milano, Italy, 11IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy, 12University Hospital La Paz, Madrid, Spain, 13Rheumatology, University Hospital Kaspela, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 14Department of Medical Sciences, Surgery and Neurosciences, Rheumatology Unit, University of Siena, Siena, Italy, Siena, Italy, 15IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital. Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Milan, Italy, 16University Medical Center Ljubljana, LJUBLJANA, Slovenia, 17Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain

    Background/Purpose: Subclinical GCA in PMR has been estimated to affect 1 in 5 patients as assessed by vascular ultrasound [1, 2]. This study compared the ultrasound…
  • Abstract Number: 2246 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Safety and Efficacy of Cannabidiol in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: A Phase 1B Pilot Randomized Placebo Controlled Trial

    Veena Ranganath1, Holly Wilhalme2, Nicolette Morris3, Jenny Brook2, Mihaela Taylor1, Howard Yang1, Tanaz Kermani4, Thanda Aung2, Brian Skaggs1, David Elashoff5 and ziva Cooper6, 1UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, 2UCLA, Los Angeles, 3The University of Queensland Medical School, Ochsner Clinical School, New Orleans, LA, 4University of California Los Angeles, Santa Monica, CA, 5UCLA Department of Medicine Statistics Core, Los Angeles, 6UCLA Center for Cannabis and Cannabinoids, Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior, Dept of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Dept of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Los Angeles

    Background/Purpose: There is no cure for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and remission rates vary greatly 10-60%; thus, there is an unmet need for safe adjunctive therapeutic…
  • Abstract Number: 1035 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Diagnostic and Educational Utility of an Ultrasound Protocol for Evaluation of Hand Pain in Systemic Sclerosis

    Meridith Balbach, Tracy Frech, Nicholson Chadwick, Kevin Byram and Erin Chew, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

    Background/Purpose: Hand impairment is a prevalent issue among systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients and contributes to disability and diminished quality of life. Managing hand pain can…
  • Abstract Number: 1253 • ACR Convergence 2023

    The Novel Florida Scoring System: A Machine Learning-Based Stratification of Clinical and Laboratory Features in Children with Suspected Sjögren’s Disease

    Akaluck Thatayatikom1, Wenjie Zeng2, Tyler Lovelace3, Nicole Winn4, Ankit Shah5, Thomas Schrepfer6, Indraneel Bhattacharyya7, Renato Gonik8, Panayiotis Benos2 and Seunghee Cha9, 1AdventHealth for Children, Orlando, FL, Orlando, FL, 2University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions and College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, 3Department of Computational & Systems Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, 4Division of Oral Medicine, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diagnostic Sciences, University of Florida College of Dentistry, Gainesville, FL, 5Department of Ophthalmology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, 6Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, 7Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Diagnostic Sciences, University of Florida College of Dentistry, Gainesville, FL, 8Division of Pediatric Neurology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, 9Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Diagnostic Sciences, University of Florida College of Dentistry and Center for Orphaned Autoimmune Disorders (COAD), Gainesville, FL

    Background/Purpose: Childhood Sjögren 's disease (cSjD) is a poorly defined systemic autoimmune disorder. Due to the absence of diagnostic criteria, heterogeneous presentations, and the dissimilarity…
  • Abstract Number: 1703 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Increased Mortality and Cardiovascular Events in Male Patients with Systemic Sclerosis: Left Ventricular Global Longitudinal Strain as Possible Screening Tool

    Jeska de Vries-Bouwstra1, Tea Gegenava2, Federico Fortuni3, Nina Van Leeuwen4, Anders Tennoe5, Anna Maria Hoffmann-Vold6, Ruxandra Jurcut7, Adrian Giuca7, Laura Groseanu8, Felix Tanner9, Oliver Distler10, Jeroen Bax11 and Nina Ajmone Marsan11, 1Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, 2Department of Cardiology, Heart Lung Centre, Leiden University Medical Centre; Department of Internal Medicine,Tbilisi State Medical University, Tbilisi, Georgia, 3Department of Cardiology, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, Foligno, Italy, 4Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, Netherlands, 5Department of Rheumatology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, 6Oslo University Hospital, Department of Rheumatology, Oslo, Norway, 7Department of Cardiology, Emergency Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases “Prof .Dr. C. C. Iliescu”, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Carol Davila", Bucharest, Romania, 8University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Carol Davila", Department of Internal Medicine -Rheumatology; Santa Maria Clinical Hospital, Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Bucharest, Romania, 9Department of Cardiology, University Heart Centre, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, 10Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, 11Department of Cardiology, Heart Lung Centre, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, Netherlands

    Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is less frequent in males, but the risk of severe outcomes is higher in males than in females(1). Seven to 30%…
  • Abstract Number: 2404 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Subclinical Giant Cell Arteritis in Polimialgia Rheumatica: A Biomarker of High Relapse Risk

    Eugenio De Miguel1, Rositsa Karalilova2, PIERLUIGI MACCHIONI3, Cristina Ponte4, Edoardo Conticini5, Alessandro Tomelleri6, Sara Monti7, Irene Monjo1, Zguro Batalov2, Giulia Klinowski8, Paolo Falsetti9, David Kane10, Corrado Campochiaro11 and Alojzija Hocevar12, 1Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, 2Medical University of Plovdiv, University Hospital Kaspela, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 3Azienda USL -IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy, 4Department of Rheumatology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Centro Académico de Medicina de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal; Rheumatology Research Unit, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Centro Académico de Medicina de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal, 5Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, 6Unit of Immunology, Rheumatology, Allergy and Rare Diseases, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano, Italy, 7Division of Rheumatology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy; Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, Università di Pavia, Pavia, Italy, 8IRCCS-S.Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy, 9San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Siena, Italy, 10Tallaght University Hospital & Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, 11IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Unit of Immunology, Rheumatology, Allergy and Rare Disease. Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy, 12Department of Rheumatology, Universitiy Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia

    Background/Purpose: Around 20% of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) patients without clinical symptoms of giant cell arteritis (GCA) have subclinical GCA by image or byopsy1. However, there…
  • Abstract Number: 0352 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Findings in Children with Psoriasis

    Laura Nedorezov, Tracy Ting and Patricia Vega-Fernandez, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH

    Background/Purpose: The presentation of juvenile psoriatic arthritis (JPsA) in children with psoriasis can be insidious and poses a diagnostic challenge. Musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) has emerged…
  • Abstract Number: 1036 • ACR Convergence 2023

    The Prevalence of Shoulder and Hip Joints Ultrasound Findings in Polymyalgia Rheumatica: A Multicenter International Study

    Alojzija Hocevar1, PIERLUIGI MACCHIONI2, Irene Monjo3, Rositsa Karalilova4, Edoardo Conticini5, Alessandro Tomelleri6, Cristina Ponte7, Sara Monti8, Giulia Klinowski9, Zguro Batalov4, Paolo Falsetti10, Corrado Campochiaro11 and Eugenio De Miguel3, 1Department of Rheumatology, Universitiy Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2Azienda USL -IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy, 3Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, 4Medical University of Plovdiv, University Hospital Kaspela, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 5Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, 6Unit of Immunology, Rheumatology, Allergy and Rare Diseases, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano, Italy, 7Department of Rheumatology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Centro Académico de Medicina de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal; Rheumatology Research Unit, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Centro Académico de Medicina de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal, 8Division of Rheumatology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy; Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, Università di Pavia, Pavia, Italy, 9IRCCS-S.Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy, 10San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Siena, Italy, 11IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Unit of Immunology, Rheumatology, Allergy and Rare Disease. Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy

    Background/Purpose: Musculoskeletal ultrasound (US) is a validated method for the objective assessment of the pathological changes occurring in PMR. It assists the diagnosis of the…
  • Abstract Number: 1270 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Identification of Subclinical Atherosclerosis by Six Cardiovascular Risk Calculators in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

    Natalia Guajardo-Jauregui1, José Ramón Azpiri-López2, Dionicio A. Galarza-Delgado2, Iris Colunga2, Jesus Alberto Cardenas-De la Garza3 and Rosa Arvizu-Rivera4, 1Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Monterrey, Mexico, 2Hospital Universitario UANL, Monterrey, Mexico, 3Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González", San Nicolas, Mexico, 4Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio Gonzalez", Escobedo, Mexico

    Background/Purpose: Current EULAR recommendations for cardiovascular risk (CVR) assessment in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients indicate that the CVR evaluation should be performed according to national…
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