Abstracts tagged "Vasculitis"

Abstract Number: 1107 • ACR Convergence 2024
Investigating Pyrexia of Unknown Origin: A Rheumatologist’s Perspective
Carine Moezinia¹, Jan Nouza², Beatrice Hornstein-Lasry², Luai Kawar², Asim Khan² and Jessica Manson², ¹University College London Hospital, London, England, United Kingdom, ²University College London Hospital, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Pyrexia of Unknown Origin (PUO) is defined as a fever above 38.3°C recorded on several occasions, that evades diagnosis for at least 3 weeks.…
Abstract Number: 1623 • ACR Convergence 2024
Sex Differences in Phenotypes and Imaging Examination in Giant Cell Arteritis: Data from the ARTESER Registry
Delia Fernández-Lozano¹, Marta Domínguez-Álvaro², Javier Narvaez-García³, Noemí Garrido-Puñal⁴, Eugenio De Miguel⁵, Paula Estrada-Alarcón⁶, Iñigo Hernández-Rodríguez⁷, Maite Silva-Diaz⁸, Joaquín M Belzunegui⁹, Clara Moriano¹⁰, Julio Sánchez-Martín¹¹, Itziar Calvo¹², Vicente Aldasoro¹³, lydia Abasolo Alcazar¹⁴, Javier Loricera¹⁵, Patricia Moya¹⁶, María García-Villanueva¹⁷, Fernando Sánchez-Alonso², Santos Castañeda¹⁸, José L. Hernández¹⁹ and Ricardo Blanco-Alonso²⁰, and ARTESER Project Collaborative Group, ¹Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain, ²Sociedad Española de Reumatología, Madrid, Spain, ³Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, ⁴Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, Spain, ⁵Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ⁶Hospital de San Juan Despí Moisès Broggi, Barcelona, Spain, ⁷Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo, Vigo, Spain, ⁸Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain, ⁹Hospital Universitario Donostia, San Sebastián, Spain, ¹⁰Hospital León, LEON, Spain, ¹¹Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain, ¹²Hospital Universitario de Basurto, Bilbao, Spain, ¹³Hospital Universitario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain, ¹⁴IdISSC. HCSC, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁵Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ¹⁶Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain, ¹⁷Hospital Ramón y Cajal, MADRID, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁸Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁹University of Cantabria. IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ²⁰Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL, Immunopathology group, Santander, Spain
Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a predominantly female vasculitis. There are several studies that attempt to report the differences in the presentation of this…
Abstract Number: 1983 • ACR Convergence 2024
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Associated Vasculitis and Polymyalgia Rheumatica: A Systematic Review
Aaron Teel¹, Adrian Grebowicz², Mats Junek³, Stephanie Garner⁴, Tom Appleton⁵ and Faiza Khokhar⁶, ¹London Health Sciences Centre, Sarnia, ON, Canada, ²Western University, London, ON, Canada, ³McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁴University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁵The University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, ⁶McMaster University, St. Joseph's Hamilton, Mississauga, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are a class of cancer immunotherapy that have been associated with immune-related adverse events (irAEs). These include multiple rheumatic diseases…
Abstract Number: 2500 • ACR Convergence 2024
Description of Patients with Refractory Kawasaki Disease at a Large Tertiary Center
Jessica Nguyen¹, Danielle Guffey², Andrea Ramirez¹, Jamie Lai³, Tiphanie Vogel¹, S. Kristen Sexson Tejtel¹, Cagri Yildirim-Toruner⁴ and Marietta DeGuzman¹, ¹Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ²Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, ³Baylor College of Medicine, The Woodlands, TX, ⁴Baylor College of Medicine/ Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: Kawasaki disease (KD) is the leading cause of acquired heart disease in developed countries due to the development of coronary artery aneurysms (CAAs). Intravenous…
Abstract Number: 2526 • ACR Convergence 2024
Development of the Hospital Emergency Advocacy & Treatment Kit (HEAT Kit) for Patients with Vasculitis
Sarah Jones¹, Pamela Squires² and Donna McArthur³, ¹Eosinophilic & Rare Disease Cooperative, Tucson, AZ, ²Eosinophilic & Rare Disease Cooperative, Tucson, ³Adjunct professor of nursing, Vanderbilt School of Nursing; Adjunct clinical professor, University of Arizona College of Nursing & Dept. of Neurology, Tucson, AZ
Background/Purpose: All forms of vasculitis are rare with patients frequently experiencing poor or extended care in the hospital and ED settings. The ERDC founder experienced…
Abstract Number: 0731 • ACR Convergence 2024
Differentiating Primary Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody (ANCA) Associated Vasculitis from Secondary Forms
Adil Vural¹, Kinanah Yaseen², Cassandra Calabrese³ and Adam Brown⁴, ¹Cleveland Clinic, Avon, OH, ²Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ³Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland Heights, OH, ⁴Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
Background/Purpose: ANCA associated vasculitis (AAV) is a severe autoimmune disorder with substantial morbidity and mortality. Establishing the diagnosis might be challenging due to the existence…
Abstract Number: 0764 • ACR Convergence 2024
Primary Treatment Failure to Tocilizumab in Giant Cell Arteritis
Paul Cioni¹, Hubert de Boysson², Simon Parreau³, Perrine SMETS⁴, Maxime SAMSON⁵, Sara Melboucy⁶, Herve Lobbes⁷, Nabil Belfeki⁸, François Perrin⁹, Pascal Maurice Rossi¹⁰, Eric Liozon¹¹, Guillaume Le Guenno¹², Claire Le Jeunne¹, OLIVIER FOGEL¹³, Lola Prat¹⁴, Florent Ladouce¹⁵, Sylvie Grosleron¹⁶, Halil Yildiz¹⁷, Vincent Grosbost¹⁵, Xavier Puéchal¹⁸, Chloe Comarmond¹⁹ and Benjamin Terrier²⁰, ¹Cochin University Hospital, Paris, France, ²Caen university Hospital, Caen, France, ³Dupuytren hospital, Limoges, France, ⁴Clermont Ferrand University Hospital - National reference center for autoimmune disease, Internal Medicine, Clermont-Ferrand, France, ⁵Dijon University Hospital, Dijon, France, ⁶CH Saint Quentin, Saint Quentin, France, ⁷CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France, ⁸GHSIF - Melun, Melun, France, ⁹CH Saint Nazaire, Saint Nazaire, France, ¹⁰CHU Hopital Nord Marseille, Marseille, France, ¹¹CHU Limoges, Limoges, France, ¹²CHU, Clermont-Ferrand, France,, Clermont-Ferrand, France, ¹³AP-HP, Paris, France, ¹⁴Jacques Cartier Hospital, Massy, France, ¹⁵Clermont Ferrand University Hospital, Clermont Ferrand, France, ¹⁶CH Agen-Nerac, Agen, France, ¹⁷Saint-Luc University Clinic, Bruxells, Belgium, ¹⁸National Referral Center For Rare Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Paris, France, ¹⁹Lariboisière University Hospital, Paris, France, ²⁰Service de Médecine interne, Hôpital Cochin, AP-HP, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common vasculitis in people over the age of 50. Glucocorticoids are the cornerstone of treatment for GCA,…
Abstract Number: 1294 • ACR Convergence 2024
Using Case-Based Continuing Education to Identify and Address Knowledge and Behavior Gaps in ANCA-associated Vasculitis
Bharati Hegde, Jillian Scavone, Katie Robinson and Robert Esgro, Vindico Medical Education, West Deptford, NJ
Background/Purpose: Given the rarity and non-specific symptoms associated with ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV), rheumatology clinicians are challenged to use best practices for patient recognition and management,…
Abstract Number: 1624 • ACR Convergence 2024
Prognostic Value of Baseline 18F-FDG PET/CT Scan in Giant Cell Arteritis with Large Vessel Involvement
Julio Sánchez-Martín¹, Javier Loricera², Isabel Martinez-Rodriguez³, ivan Ferraz-Amaro⁴, Nestor Martinez-Amador⁵, Remedios Quirce-Pisano⁵, Fernando Lopez-Gutierrez⁶ and Ricardo Blanco-Alonso⁷, ¹Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ³Nuclear Medicine, Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla,IDIVAL, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, ⁴Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canarias, Spain, ⁵Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Molecular Imaging Group, IDIVAL, Santander., Santander, Spain, ⁶Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL, Immunopathology group, Santander, Spain
Background/Purpose: 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT) scan has become a very useful diagnostic tool in patients with GCA with large vessel involvement. However,…
Abstract Number: 1986 • ACR Convergence 2024
Disease Flare Following Immune Checkpoint Inhibition in Patients with Cancer and Preexisting Vasculitis
Juan Sevillano¹, Yixuan Zhou², Juan Ruiz³, Noha Abdel-Wahab⁴ and Maria Suarez-Almazor¹, ¹MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, ²Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, ³MD Anderson, Houston, TX, ⁴University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, houston, TX
Background/Purpose: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) are effective therapies for patients with cancer, but they often cause immune-related adverse events (irAE). There is limited data on…
Abstract Number: 2501 • ACR Convergence 2024
Long-term Remission off Therapy (LTROT) Is Possible in Non-infectious Aortitis with DMARDs with Low Risk of Secondary Adrenal Insufficiency
Rohit Vijjhalwar¹, Vithushanan Ketheeswaranathan², Aman More², Rajinder Andev³ and Shirish Dubey⁴, ¹University of Oxford, Staines, United Kingdom, ²Medical Sciences Division, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ³Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom, ⁴Oxford University Hospitals NHS FT, Oxford, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Non-infectious Aortitis is a rare form of large vessel vasculitis which has a high risk of complications1. There is limited data on the management…
Abstract Number: 2554 • ACR Convergence 2024
Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics of Vasculitis in the Alaska Native and American Indian Peoples of Alaska
Ben Henderson¹, Vivek Mehta², Peter Holck², Tammy Choromanski², Amy Wilson², Flora Lee² and Elizabeth Ferucci², ¹University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, ²Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Anchorage, AK
Background/Purpose: The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and clinical characteristics of vasculitis in Alaska Native and American Indian (AN/AI) peoples of…
Abstract Number: 0732 • ACR Convergence 2024
Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies and Associated Vasculitis According to Clinical Phenotypes: A Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Study
Mireia Lucía Sanmartín Martínez¹, Roxana González Mazario², Pablo Martínez Calabuig³, Laura Salvador Maicas⁴, Iván Jesús Lorente Betanzos¹, Jorge Juan Fragío Gil⁵, Clara Molina Almela¹, Amalia Rueda², juan José Lerma Garrido⁶, Antonio Sierra Rivera⁷ and Cristina Campos Fernández⁸, ¹Consorcio Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain, ²Hospital General de Valencia, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain, ³HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO VALENCIA SPAIN, Ontinyent, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain, ⁴Consorcio Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Castellón de la Plana, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain, ⁵Hospital General Universitario, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain, ⁶Hospital General Universitario Valencia, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain, ⁷Hospital General Valencia, Valencia, Spain, ⁸Escuela de Doctorado, Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir, Valencia, Spain
Background/Purpose: Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) is a heterogeneous group of rare diseases characterized by necrotizing inflammation predominantly of small vessels, with the presence…
Abstract Number: 0765 • ACR Convergence 2024
Tocilizumab in Extracranial Large-Vessel Giant Cell Arteritis and Takayasu Arteritis: A Multicentric Observational Comparative Study
Carmen Lasa Teja¹, Javier Loricera², Diana Prieto-Peña³, fernando lopez gutierrez⁴, Pilar Bernabéu⁵, Mercedes Freire González⁶, ivan Ferraz-Amaro⁷, Santos Castañeda⁸, Mauricio Mínguez⁹, Beatriz bravo-Mancheño¹⁰, Roser Solans-Laqué¹¹ and Ricardo Blanco-Alonso¹², ¹Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Riotuerto, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ³Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL, Immunopathology group, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, ⁴Rheumatology, madrid, Madrid, Spain, ⁵Rheumatology section, Dr. Balmis General University Hospital-ISABIAL, Alicante, Spain, Alicante, Spain, ⁶Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña, La coruna, Galicia, Spain, ⁷Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canarias, Spain, ⁸Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain, ⁹Hospital San Juan de Alicante, Rheumatology., Alicante, Spain, ¹⁰Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, Granada., Spain, ¹¹Internal Medicine Service, Vall d'Hebron Hospital University and Campus, Barcelona, Spain, ¹²Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL, Immunopathology group, Santander, Spain
Background/Purpose: Tocilizumab (TCZ) seems to be effective in large vessel (LV) vasculitis including giant cell arteritis (GCA) and Takayasu arteritis (TAK). LV-GCA phenotype shares some…
Abstract Number: 1358 • ACR Convergence 2024
A Step Towards Personalised Medicine – Development and Efficacy of Machine Learning Based Smart-Web Application for Prediction of Steroid Induced Hyperglycemia in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Other Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases
Manyam Prudhvi Krishna¹, Sandeep Surendran¹, MITHUN CHALAKKARAYIL BHAGAVALDAS², Sundarakrishna Sai³, Sekhar V Easwar¹, Ronith S Kumar³ and Manu Pradeep¹, ¹Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala, India, ²Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, ERNAKULAM, Kerala, India, ³Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, Kerala, India
Background/Purpose: Steroids play a key role in treating rheumatic diseases due to their anti-inflammatory effects. However, long-term or high-dose use leads to side effects like…

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