Abstract Number: 1670 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Evaluation of Subclinical Coronary Atherosclerosis in ANCA-associated Small Vessel Vasculitides (AAVs) Compared to Matched Controls Through Visual Assessment of Coronary Arterial Calcium (CAC) Score Using Non-Gated Chest Computed Tomography (CT)
Background/Purpose: Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) associated vasculitis (AAV) is the most prevalent adult vasculitis and is associated with significant inflammatory burden; chest computed tomography (CT)…Abstract Number: 2104 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Vasculitis in HIV-Infected Individuals: Making the Case for an Antigen Driven Process
Background/Purpose: A large spectrum of vasculitides affecting small, medium, and large vessels have been reported in HIV-infected individuals. Although vasculitis is a rare manifestation of…Abstract Number: 1671 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Hospital Admissions and Mortality in Patients with ANCA-associated Vasculitis
Background/Purpose: ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) has a high rate of complications, both from disease itself and treatments. Hospital mortality rates for AAV range between 10-20%. There…Abstract Number: 2281 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
The Vasculitis Pregnancy Registry (V-PREG): Information from the First 3 Years
Background/Purpose: As outcomes for patients with vasculitis improve and treatments become less ovarian-toxic, more women with these diseases will become pregnant. How best to manage…Abstract Number: 1675 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
A Retrospective Cohort Study Using Clinical Notes and Latent Topic Modeling to Characterize the Natural History of ANCA-Associated Vasculitis
Background/Purpose: ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) is associated with end-organ damage, complications of treatment, and excess death. Retrospective studies on the clinical course of AAV, including the…Abstract Number: 2620 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Effects of Tofacitinib Suppressed Pulmonary Vascular Remodeling of Allergic Vasculitis in a Murine Model
Background/Purpose: We reported allergic granulomatous vasculitis with eosinophil infiltration in an asthma model of C57BL/6 sensitized with ovalbumin (OVA). TGF-btea and IL-6 are thought to…Abstract Number: 1677 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Management of Severe Renal Disease in Anti-Neutrophil-Cytoplasmic-Antibodies Associated Vasculitis: Role of Rituximab and Plasma Exchange?
Background/Purpose: Induction therapy for severe ANCA-associated vasculitides (AAVs) is based on the combination of glucocorticoids and cyclophosphamide (CYC) or rituximab (RTX). For patients with severe…Abstract Number: 2621 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Association Between Outcome Renal, Clinical Variables and Findings of Renal Biopsy in Patients with ANCA Vasculitis
Background/Purpose: In associated ANCA vasculitis (AAV), rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (GN) is one of the most serious complications. In 40% of cases they progress to chronic…Abstract Number: 821 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparison of Aortitis Vs Non-Inflammatory Aortic Aneurysms Among Patients Who Undergo Open Aortic Aneurysm Repair
Comparison of Aortitis vs Non-Inflammatory Aortic Aneurysms Among Patients Who Undergo Open Aortic Aneurysm RepairBackground/Purpose: Distinguishing aortitis-induced aneurysms from more common non-inflammatory aortic aneurysms is…Abstract Number: 828 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Medium and Small-Sized Vessel Involvement in Hypereosinophilic Syndrome
Background/Purpose: Primary systemic vasculitis, especially eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis and polyarteritis nodosa, can be associated with blood and tissue eosinophilia. Conversely, eosinophilia in the context…Abstract Number: 833 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
11 Patients with Relapsing Polychondritis Presenting with Severe Airways Disease in One Centre in UK
Background/Purpose: Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is a multi-system disease characterised by episodes of progressive inflammation and subsequent degeneration of cartilage and connective tissue throughout the body.…Abstract Number: 1317 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Tracheomalacia in Coventry in UK
Background/Purpose: Tracheomalacia (TM) is pathological diffuse or segmental narrowing of the tracheal lumen, caused by softening of the supporting cartilage and reduction in stiffness of…Abstract Number: 3079 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Characteristic Features of the Patients with Deficiency of Adenosine Deaminase 2 (DADA2)
Background/Purpose: Deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2 (DADA2) is an autosomal recessive autoinflammatory disease resulting from a loss-of-function mutation in Cat Eye Syndrome Chromosome Region Candidate…Abstract Number: 1339 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis or Post Pulmonary Tuberculosis: Can CT Chest Help in Differentiating in a Tuberculosis Endemic Area?
Background/Purpose: The data on the Computed tomography (CT) changes of chest in Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is available mostly from low tuberculosis prevalence countries. We…Abstract Number: 1978 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Tocilizumab in Refractory Large Vessel Vasculitis with Aorta Involvement. Study on 10 Patients Evaluated By Positron Emission Tomoghraphy
Background/Purpose: Large vessel vasculitis (LVV) with aorta involvement are often refractory to common immunosuppressive therapy. Due to the pathogenic role of IL-6 in, we prospectively…
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