Abstracts tagged "Vasculitis"

Abstract Number: 1082 • ACR Convergence 2022
Outcomes of Methotrexate as an Initial Induction and Maintenance Regimen for Localized Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis: A Retrospective Review
Pratyusha Banik¹, Marcia Friedman², Daniela Ghetie³, Dongseok Choi⁴ and Margaret Brophy¹, ¹Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ²Oregon Health and Science University, Division of Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases, Portland, OR, ³Oregon Health & Science University, Division of Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases, Lake Oswego, OR, ⁴OHSU-PSU School of Public Health, Portland, OR
Background/Purpose: While there is established data regarding the induction and maintenance treatment of systemic or organ threatening granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), there is limited data…
Abstract Number: 1557 • ACR Convergence 2022
Microvascular Involvement in Behçet’s Disease: Study of Nailfold Capillaroscopy in Patients from a National Referral Center
Belén Atienza-Mateo¹, Alfonso del Peral-Fanjul², Veronica Pulito-Cueto³, Diana Prieto-Peña¹, Miguel Ángel González-Gay⁴ and Ricardo Blanco⁵, ¹Research Group on Genetic Epidemiology and Atherosclerosis in Systemic Diseases and in Metabolic Bone Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System, IDIVAL; and Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ²Research Group on Genetic Epidemiology and Atherosclerosis in Systemic Diseases and Metabolic Bone Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, Spain, ³IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ⁴Department of Medicine and Psychiatry, Universidad de Cantabria; Rheumatology Division, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla; Research group on genetic epidemiology and atherosclerosis in systemic diseases and in metabolic diseases of the musculoskeletal system, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain. Cardiovascular Pathophysiology and Genomics Research Unit, School of Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, ⁵Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain
Background/Purpose: Ocular and mucocutaneous manifestations of Behçet's disease (BD) are globally recognized and widely studied [Arthritis Rheumatol. 2019 Dec;71(12):2081-2089, Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2020 Sep-Oct;38 Suppl…
Abstract Number: 1615 • ACR Convergence 2022
Myocardial Infarction in Patients with Systemic Vasculitis and Population Controls: Characteristics and Overall Mortality
Pavlos Stamatis¹, Moman Mohammad², David Erlinge², Carl Turesson³, David Jayne⁴ and Aladdin Mohammad⁵, ¹Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Rheumatology, Lund University, Sweden, Larissa, Larisa, Greece, ²Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Cardiology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden, ³Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Sciences, Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden, ⁴University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom, ⁵Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
Background/Purpose: The deleterious effect of inflammation combined with glucocorticoid treatment may increase the risk for atherosclerotic events. The aims of this study were to investigate…
Abstract Number: 0433 • ACR Convergence 2022
Clustering of Anti-neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-associated Vasculitis – Using a Pre-processed Harmonised Dataset
Karl Gisslander¹, Arthur White², Mårten Segelmark³, Mark Little² and Aladdin Mohammad⁴, ¹Lund University, Lund, Sweden, ²Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, ³Nephrology, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden, ⁴Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
Background/Purpose: The sub-classification of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) has been a long-standing debate. Unsupervised learning has previously been used for partitioning of phenotypic…
Abstract Number: 0468 • ACR Convergence 2022
Ultrasound Wall Thickness in the Differential Diagnosis of Atherosclerosis and Large Vessel Giant Cell Arteritis
Eugenio De Miguel¹, Jose Maria Mostaza², Carlos Lahoz², Juan Molina³, Elisa Fernandez-Fernandez¹ and Irene Monjo⁴, ¹Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ²Hospital Carlos III, Madrid, Spain, ³Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, ⁴Hospital Universitario La Paz - IdiPAZ, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common vasculitis in the elderly and large vessel involvement (LV-GCA) occurs in up to 50% of cases.…
Abstract Number: 0513 • ACR Convergence 2022
The Association Between Age of Diagnosis and Disease Characteristics and Damage in Patients with Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis
Jessica Bloom¹, Kaci Pickett², Lori Silveira², David Cuthbertson³, Nader Khalidi⁴, Curry Koening⁵, Carol Langford⁶, Carol McAlear⁷, Paul Monach⁸, Larry Moreland¹, Christian Pagnoux⁹, Rennie Rhee¹⁰, Philip Seo¹¹, Ulrich Specks¹², Kenneth J. Warrington¹², Robert Fuhlbrigge¹ and Peter Merkel¹⁰, ¹University of Colorado, Denver, CO, ²University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, ³University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ⁴McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁵University of Texas Dell Medical School, Austin, TX, ⁶Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ⁷University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ⁸VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, ⁹Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁰University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ¹¹Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ¹²Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Clinical characteristics and outcomes often differ between children and adults diagnosed with the same rheumatic condition; however, such comparative data is limited in ANCA-associated…
Abstract Number: 1085 • ACR Convergence 2022
Safety of Plasmapheresis as an Adjuvant Therapy in Severe Pediatric Anti-neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody Associated Vasculitis: A Single Center Cohort
Sharanya Joginpalli¹, Alvaro Orjuela², Marietta De Guzman³ and Emily Frierson², ¹Baylor College of Medicine- Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, ²Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, ³Baylor College of Medicine/ Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) is used in anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody associated vasculitis (AAV) as adjunct treatment for severe disease. There is paucity of data…
Abstract Number: 1558 • ACR Convergence 2022
Prevalence, Phenotypical Clinical Clusters and Treatment of Neurobehçet’s Disease: Study in Northern Spain
Alba Herrero-Morant¹, Carmen Alvarez Reguera², Lara Sánchez-Bilbao², David Martínez-López², guillermo Suárez-Amorin², Raúl fernández-ramón², José Luis Martín-Varillas³, Cristina Mata⁴, Miguel Ángel González-Gay⁵ and Ricardo Blanco⁶, ¹Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Ontinyent, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ³Hospital de Laredo, Laredo, Cantabria, Spain, ⁴Hospital Laredo, Santander, Spain, ⁵Department of Medicine and Psychiatry, Universidad de Cantabria; Rheumatology Division, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla; Research group on genetic epidemiology and atherosclerosis in systemic diseases and in metabolic diseases of the musculoskeletal system, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain. Cardiovascular Pathophysiology and Genomics Research Unit, School of Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, ⁶Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain
Background/Purpose: Behçet's disease (BD) may present with different clinical phenotypes. Ocular and Neurobehçet's Disease (NBD) are severe complications. Data on NBD epidemiology, clinical phenotype and…
Abstract Number: 1616 • ACR Convergence 2022
Drug Use and Pregnancy Outcomes in Pregnant Women with Systemic Vasculitis: A Nation Wide Cohort Study
Camille Mettler¹, Nathanaël Beeker², Mathis Collier², Veronique Le Guern³, Benjamin Terrier⁴ and Laurent Chouchana⁵, ¹Department of Internal Medicine, National Referral Center for Rare Systemic and Autoimmune Diseases, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France, ²Unité de Recherche clinique, Hôpital Cochin, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France, ³Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France, ⁴National Referral Center for Rare Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France, ⁵Pharmacology department, Centre Régional de Pharmacovigilance, Hôpital Cochin, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Women of childbearing age are rarely affected by systemic vasculitis (SV), explaining the lack of solid data regarding pregnancy in these patients. The objective…
Abstract Number: 0436 • ACR Convergence 2022
Clinical Characteristics and Outcome of ANCA-Associated Vasculitides Induced by Anti-Thyroid Drugs: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study
Julien Culerrier¹, Yann Nguyen², Omer Karadag³, Sule Yasar Bilge⁴, Tuba DEMIRCI YILDIRIM⁵, Tahir Saygin Öğüt⁶, Veli Yazisiz⁶, Cemal Bes⁷, Ayse Cefle⁸, Oznur Sadioglu Cagdas⁹, Ayten Yazici⁸, Andreas Kronbichler¹⁰, David Jayne¹⁰, Alexis Regent¹¹, Vitor Teixeira¹², Sylvain Marchand-Adam¹³, PIerre Duffau¹⁴, Saskia Oro¹⁵, Baptiste Andre¹⁶, Luminita Luca¹⁷, Sarah Lechtman¹⁸, Achille Aouba¹⁹, Celine Lebas²⁰, Amélie Servettaz²¹, Amandine Dernoncourt²², Marc Ruivard²³, Anne-Marie Milesi²⁴, Vincent Poindron²⁵, Patrick Jego²⁶, Roberto Padoan²⁷, Paolo Delvino²⁸, Frédéric Vandergheynst²⁹, Christian Pagnoux³⁰, Elaine Yacyshyn³¹, Peter Lamprecht³², Oliver Flossmann³³, Xavier Puéchal¹¹ and Benjamin Terrier¹¹, ¹Université Paris Cité, Paris, France, Paris, France, ²AP-HP.Centre Universit Paris Cit Hôpital Cochin, Montmorency, France, ³Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey, ⁴Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversity, Eskisehir, Turkey, ⁵Dokuz Eylul University, İzmir, Turkey, ⁶Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey, ⁷Bahçeşehi University, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁸Kocaeli University School of Medicine Division of Rheumatology, Kocaeli, Turkey, ⁹Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Turkey, ¹⁰University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom, ¹¹National Referral Center for Rare Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France, ¹²Hospital de Faro, CHUA, Lisbon, Portugal, ¹³Tours University Hospital, Tours, France, ¹⁴CHU Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France, ¹⁵Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris., Paris, France, ¹⁶Hôpital de la Timone, Marseille, Marseille, France, ¹⁷CHU de Poitiers, Poitiers, France, ¹⁸CHU Nice, Nice, France, ¹⁹Department of Internal Medicine, UR4650 PSIR, Normandie Univ, UNICAEN, CHU de Caen Normandie, Caen, France, ²⁰CHRU Lille, Lille, France, ²¹CHU Reims, Reims, France, ²²CHU Amiens - Picardie, Amiens, France, ²³Clermont Ferrand University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand, France, ²⁴Centre hospitalier de Vichy, Vichy, France, ²⁵Immunologie clinique et médecine interne, Hôpitaux universitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France, ²⁶CHU Rennes, Paris, France, ²⁷University of Padova, Padova, Italy, ²⁸Università di Pavia, Vercelli, Italy, ²⁹Professeur de Médecine Interne et Sémiologie médicale, Directeur de la Clinique de Médecine Interne Générale, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Bruxelles, France, ³⁰Division of Rheumatology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³¹University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ³²Department of Rheumatology University of Lübeck Ratzeburger Allee, Lübeck, Germany, ³³Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: ANCA-associated vasculitides (AAV) induced by anti-thyroid drugs (ATD) is a well-known entity. However, characteristics, requirement for immunosuppressive agents and the risk of relapse remain…
Abstract Number: 0469 • ACR Convergence 2022
Factors Associated with Corticosteroid Dosing in the Management of Giant Cell Arteritis
Loukas Kakoullis and Shiv Sehra, Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, MA
Background/Purpose: Corticosteroids are the cornerstone of therapy in patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA). Tapering regiments vary considerably in both dose and duration, while relapses…
Abstract Number: 0524 • ACR Convergence 2022
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Phase II Study of Glucocorticoid Replacement by Vilobelimab, an Anti-C5a Monoclonal Antibody, in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis
Peter Merkel¹, Bernhard Hellmich², Anja Pfaff³, Carina Müller⁴, Elena Startseva³ and David Jayne⁵, ¹University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Klinik für Innere Medizin, Rheumatologie & Immunologie, Medius Kliniken, Universität Tübingen, Plochingen, Germany, ³InflaRx, Jena, Germany, ⁴Metronomia Clinical Research, Munich, Germany, ⁵University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Induction of remission for severe ANCA-associated vasculitis [granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) and microscopic polyangiitis (MPA)] utilizes rituximab (RTX) or cyclophosphamide (CYC) and tapering doses…
Abstract Number: 1202 • ACR Convergence 2022
Clinical Profile and Trend of Vasculitis in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome – Insight from National Database 2010 to 2019
Palak Shah¹, Ana Arevalo², Rasha Alaameri³, Brinda Basida⁴, Urja Nagadia⁵, Sanket Basida⁵, shobhana Chaudhari⁶ and Monil Majmundar⁷, ¹Metropolitan Hospital Center, New York Medical College, New York, NY, ²University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ³New York Medical College/ Metropolitan Program, New York, NY, ⁴DMC/Sinai Grace Hospital, Detroit, MI, ⁵University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, ⁶NYC Health and Hospital/Metropolitan Hospital, New York, NY, ⁷University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
Background/Purpose: Vasculitides are characterized by inflammation of vessel walls with reactive damage to mural structures leading to compromise of the lumen. Vasculitides also accelerate atherosclerosis…
Abstract Number: 1560 • ACR Convergence 2022
Modulation of NKG2D Expression on NK, NKT and CD8+ T Lymphocytes by in Vitro Treatments of Immune Cells from Patients with Behçet Disease
Martina Bonacini¹, Francesco Muratore¹, Giovanna Restuccia², Laura Albertazzi², Piera Zaldini², Luca Cimino³, Rossana Colla², Alessandro Zerbini¹, Carlo Salvarani⁴ and Stefania Croci¹, ¹Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy, ²Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale – IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy, ³Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy, ⁴Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
Background/Purpose: Behçet disease (BD) is an inflammatory chronic disease characterized by alternation of active and inactive phases. Steroids, Colchine, Azathioprine (Aza) and interferon α are…
Abstract Number: 1617 • ACR Convergence 2022
Direct Comparison of Ultrasound, [18F]Fluorodeoxyglucose-Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Early Diagnostics in Patients Suspected of Giant Cell Arteritis
Marieke van Nieuwland¹, Marloes Vermeer¹, Edgar Colin², Nils Wagenaar¹, Onno Vijlbrief¹, Jordy van Zandwijk³, Riemer Slart⁴, Hendrik Koffijberg³, Erik Groot Jebbink³, Elisabeth Brouwer⁴, Dennis Boumans¹ and Celina Alves¹, ¹Hospital Group Twente, Almelo, Netherlands, ²Hospital Group Twente, Deventer, Netherlands, ³University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands, ⁴University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) requires rapid diagnostic work up and start of treatment to prevent severe complications. The temporal artery biopsy as a gold…

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