Abstracts tagged "Vasculitis"

Abstract Number: 2399 • ACR Convergence 2023
Ultrasound Is Comparable to Computed Tomography Angiography in Identifying Aortic Aneurysms in Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis
Anne Bull Haaversen¹, Tanaz Kermani², Lene Kristin Brekke³, Oyvind Molberg⁴ and Andreas Diamantopoulos⁵, ¹Martina Hansens Hospital, Hosle, Norway, ²Rheumatology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ³Haugesund Hospoital For Rheumatic Diseases, Haugesund, Nepal, ⁴Dept of Rheumatology, University Hospital Oslo, Oslo, Norway, ⁵Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway
Background/Purpose: Patients with Giant cell arteritis (GCA) face an elevated risk of aneurysm formation. Despite this, consensus regarding optimal aortic visualization methods and aneurysm monitoring…
Abstract Number: 2421 • ACR Convergence 2023
Optic Nerve Sheath Measurement on Ultrasound: A Novel Diagnostic Test for Giant Cell Arteritis
Hussein Baalbaki¹, David Dube¹, Carolyn Ross², Stephanie Ducharme-Benard³, Samer Hussein⁴, Rosalie-Selene Meunier⁴, Christian Pagnoux⁵ and Jean-Paul Makhzoum², ¹Hopital du Sacre-Coeur de Montreal, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²Vasculitis Clinic, Canadian Network for Research on Vasculitides, Hopital du Sacre-Coeur de Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³Vasculitis Clinic, Hopital du Sacre-Coeur de Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁴Vasculitis Clinic, Hopital du Sacre-Coeur de Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁵Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Confirming the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis (GCA) remains challenging. Available diagnostic tests have limited accuracy and availability. Recently, optic nerve sheath enhancement on…
Abstract Number: 0479 • ACR Convergence 2023
Exploring Reproductive Experiences with Women Enrolled in the Vasculitis Pregnancy Registry
Catherine Sims¹, Christine Yeung², Heather Tam³, Joyce Kullman⁴, Amanda Eudy⁵, Renee Borchin⁶, Cristina Burroughs⁶, Megan Clowse⁷ and Peter Merkel², ¹Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, ²University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³Vasculitis Patient Powered Research Network, Stanford, CA, ⁴Vasculitis Foundation, Kansas City, MO, ⁵Duke University, Raleigh, NC, ⁶University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ⁷Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: There are limited data on the reproductive health and experiences of women with vasculitis. This study engaged women with vasculitis to understand their perspectives…
Abstract Number: 0704 • ACR Convergence 2023
Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes in Patients Found to Have Clinically Isolated Aortitis After Aortic Aneurysm Repair: A Single-Center Experience
Ora Gewurz-Singer¹, Julia Ford², Thu Thu Aung² and Lauren Humphrey-Stark², ¹University of Michigan, Huntington Woods, MI, ²University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Clinically isolated aortitis (CIA), or aortitis in the absence of identifiable systemic vasculitis, is typically discovered histopathologically after aortic aneurysm repair. The approach to…
Abstract Number: 1040 • ACR Convergence 2023
Impact of Ultrasound Limitation to Assess Aortitis in Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis: Comparative Study with FDG-PET/CT
Juan Molina-Collada¹, Isabel Castrejon², Irene Monjo³, Elisa Fernandez-Fernandez⁴, Gabriela Torres⁵, JULIA MARTINEZ BARRIO⁶, Jose María Alvaro-Gracias⁷ and Eugenio De Miguel⁵, ¹Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, ³University Hospital La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ⁴La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain, ⁵Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ⁶Rheumatology, Gregorio Marañon University Hospital, Madrid, Spain, ⁷Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañon, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: Aortitis is a serious potential complication of patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA) and may lead to dilation, aneurysms or dissection. Since ultrasound (US)…
Abstract Number: 1556 • ACR Convergence 2023
Abdominal Surgical Interventions Among Patients with Gastrointestinal Involvement of Behçet Syndrome
Sinem Nihal Esatoglu¹, Sabriye Guner¹, Sevim Guler², Gulen Hatemi¹, Nuray Kepil³, Yusuf Ziya Erzin⁴, Aykut Ferhat Celik⁴ and Ibrahim Hatemi⁴, ¹Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul, Turkey, ²Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul, Turkey, ³Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Department of Pathology, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁴Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Istanbul, Turkey
Background/Purpose: Gastrointestinal involvement of Behçet's syndrome (GIBS) may require surgery in up to one third of the patients. We aimed to investigate the clinical characteristics,…
Abstract Number: 1882 • ACR Convergence 2023
Imaging in Diagnosis, Monitoring and Outcome Prediction of Large Vessel Vasculitis: A Systematic Literature Review Informing the 2023 Update of the EULAR Recommendations
Philipp Bosch¹, Milena Bond², Christian Dejaco³, Cristina Ponte⁴, Sarah Mackie⁵, Louise Falzon⁶, Wolfgang Schmidt⁷ and Sofia Ramiro⁸, ¹Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria, ²Azienda sanitaria dell'Alto Adige, Merano, Italy, ³Department of Rheumatology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria; Department of Rheumatology, Hospital of Bruneck (ASAA-SABES), Teaching Hospital of the Paracelsius Medical University, Brunico, 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, ⁵Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK; Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁶University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom, ⁷Immanuel Krankenhaus Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁸Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Since the development of the EULAR recommendations for the use of imaging in large vessel vasculitis (LVV) in 2017, new data has emerged in…
Abstract Number: 2400 • ACR Convergence 2023
Applanation Tonometry of the Temporal Arteries in Participants with Suspected Giant Cell Arteritis: A Proof of Concept
Jean-Paul Makhzoum¹, Stephanie Ducharme-Benard², Samer Hussein², Rosalie-Selene Meunier², Carolyn Ross³, Alik Chamlian⁴, Jonathan Ducharme⁵, Leia Chamlian⁴, Alae Dhahbi⁴, Christian Pagnoux⁶ and Remi Goupil⁷, ¹Vasculitis Clinic, Hopital du Sacre-Coeur de Montreal, Canadian Network for Research on Vasculitides, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²Vasculitis Clinic, Hopital du Sacre-Coeur de Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³Vasculitis Clinic, Canadian Network for Research on Vasculitides, Hopital du Sacre-Coeur de Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁴Laval University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁵University of Sherbrooke, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁶Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁷Hopital du Sacre-Coeur de Montreal, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Applanation tonometry (ATn) is a non-invasive, point-of-care tool used to capture arterial pressure waveforms. It can measure arterial pulse wave velocity (PWV), a marker…
Abstract Number: 2423 • ACR Convergence 2023
Concordance Between the 1990 ACR Classification Criteria and the New 2022 ACR/EULAR 2022 Criteria in Giant Cell Arteritis
Julio Sanchez Martin¹, Julia Medina Valle¹, Javier Loricera¹, Maria Fe Garcia Reija¹ and Ricardo Blanco², ¹Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain
Background/Purpose: Classification criteria for vasculitis, including giant cell arteritis (GCA) are under constant revision. In 2022, the American College of Rheumatology (ACR)/European League Against Rheumatism…
Abstract Number: 0675 • ACR Convergence 2023
Investigating the Impact of anti-IL5 Therapy in the Management of Relapsing and Refractory Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (EGPA); A Three Year Longitudinal Perspective and Beyond
allyson egan¹, Pasupathy Sivasothy² and David Jayne³, ¹Trinity Health Kidney Centre, Tallaght University Hospital, Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, ²Vasculitis and Lupus Clinic, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom, ³University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: In the randomized, placebo-controlled MIRRA trial for relapsing and refractory eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), adjuvant therapy with 300mg anti-IL5 mAB Mepolizumab [MEPO] for…
Abstract Number: 0705 • ACR Convergence 2023
Sleep Disturbances in Patients with Vasculitis: Results of the Vasculitis Patient-Powered Research Network Sleep Study (SleepVasc)
Misa Tanaka¹, Saverio Stranges¹, Kathy Speechley¹, Osvaldo Espin Garcia¹, Molly Mason², Renee Borchin³, Cristina Burroughs³, Christine Yeung⁴, Indira Gurubhagavatula⁴, Christian Pagnoux⁵, Peter Merkel⁴ and Lillian Barra¹, ¹Western University, London, ON, Canada, ²Vasculitis Patient Powered Research Network, Philadelphia, PA, ³University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ⁴University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁵Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Sleep deprivation and sleep disorders can impair health-related quality of life and increase the risk of chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, and mental…
Abstract Number: 1061 • ACR Convergence 2023
Vasculitis as an Immune-Related Adverse Event: Unraveling the Complexities at the Intersection of Immunology and Vascular Pathology
Chani-mi Lee¹, Margaret Wang², Aarthi Rajkumar¹, Cassandra Calabrese³ and Leonard Calabrese³, ¹University Hospital, Cleveland, OH, ²Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, ³Cleveland Clinic / Department of Rheumatic and Immunologic Diseases, Cleveland, OH
Background/Purpose: Vasculitis as an immune-related adverse event (irAE) from checkpoint inhibitor therapy (ICI) to treat cancer is a rare clinical event, and little is known…
Abstract Number: 1558 • ACR Convergence 2023
Development of Posterior Uveitis in Behçet’s Syndrome Patients with Vitreous Cells Without Any Other Posterior Involvement
Didar Ucar¹, Basak Ecem Bircan², Nigar Rustamli², Bilge Batu Oto¹, Vedat Hamuryudan³, Sinem Nihal Esatoglu³ and Gulen Hatemi³, ¹Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Department of Ophthalmology, Istanbul, Turkey, ²Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, ³Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul, Turkey
Background/Purpose: A considerable number of patients with Behçet's syndrome (BS) have vitreous cells (VC) on slit lamp examination at the time of diagnosis. However, the…
Abstract Number: 1889 • ACR Convergence 2023
Utility of a Diagnostic Algorithm in the Assessment of Large Vessel Vasculitis
HUGO AVALOS BOGADO¹, GUSTAVO AÑEZ STURCHIO², Ernesto Trallero-Araguas³, Esther Espartal López⁴, sebastián Sandoval Moreno¹, daniela Ulloa Navas⁵ and Juan José De Agustín De Oro², ¹Rheumatology Department Vall d'Hebrón University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain, ²Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain, ³Systemic Autoimmune Disease Unit, Vall d’Hebron Institute of Research, Barcelona, Spain, ⁴Vall Hebron University Hospital, Rheumatology Department, Barcelona, Spain, ⁵Rheumatology Department, Vall Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most prevalent type of primary systemic vasculitis among individuals aged 50 and above. Imaging techniques such as ultrasound…
Abstract Number: 2401 • ACR Convergence 2023
A Study Defining the Optimal Sonographic Parameters for Intima-Media Thickness in Diagnosing Giant Cell Arteritis
Colm Kirby¹, Sharon Cowley², Rachael Flood¹, Ronan Mullan¹, Grainne Murphy³ and David Kane⁴, ¹Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ²Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ³Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland, ⁴Tallaght University Hospital & Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Background/Purpose: In recent years, Temporal Artery US (TAUS) incorporating Axillary Artery US (AAUS) has become a reliable alternative to biopsy for diagnosing GCA but studies…

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