Abstract Number: 2522 • ACR Convergence 2024
Anticoagulant Treatment May Decrease the Relapse Rate in Pulmonary Arterial Involvement of Behçet’s Disease When Added After the First Event
Background/Purpose: Vascular inflammation in Behcet’s Disease (BD) is one of the most important causes of mortality due to pulmonary artery involvement (PAI) or Budd-Chiari syndrome.…Abstract Number: 0724 • ACR Convergence 2024
Incidence of ANCA-Associated Vasculitis in a Northern Spanish Health Region Between 2000-2023: A Populatio-based Study
Background/Purpose: Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) associated vasculitis (AAV) is a group of vasculitis that affect small vessels. Includes Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), Eosinophilic granulomatosis with…Abstract Number: 0757 • ACR Convergence 2024
Regulation of Macrophage Differentiation by Serum Adiponectin: A Novel Mechanism to Increase Alternatively Activated Macrophages During the Remission Phase of Giant Cell Arteritis
Background/Purpose: The immunopathogenesis of giant cell arteritis (GCA) remains unclear. It is known that monocytes are recruited from peripheral blood, infiltrate the vessel wall, and…Abstract Number: 0916 • ACR Convergence 2024
Isocitrate Dehydrogenase 2 Mutations Are Associated with Autoimmune Rheumatologic Diseases in Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia
Background/Purpose: Somatic mutations occurring in the hematopoietic system can be associated with concomitant hematologic and inflammatory diseases. Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) is a hematologic neoplasm…Abstract Number: 1621 • ACR Convergence 2024
Analysis of Hospitalizations of Adult Patients with Kawasaki’s Disease: A United States Population Based Study
Background/Purpose: Kawasaki disease (KD) is a systemic vasculitis, typically affecting young children, and is the leading cause of acquired heart disease in children in developed…Abstract Number: 1962 • ACR Convergence 2024
Utility of 18 FDG-PET/CT Scans in the Diagnosis of Polyarteritis Nodosa and Other Medium Vessel Vasculitis
Background/Purpose: Medium vessel vasculitis (MVV), including polyarteritis nodosa (PAN), presents significant diagnostic challenges with patients frequently exhibiting non-specific systemic manifestations. While 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose PET/CT (PET/CT) is…Abstract Number: 2499 • ACR Convergence 2024
Description of Patients with Kawasaki Disease Shock Syndrome at a Large Tertiary Center
Background/Purpose: Kawasaki disease shock syndrome (KDSS) is a phenotype of Kawasaki disease (KD) associated with higher rates of refractory KD (RKD) and coronary artery aneurysms…Abstract Number: 2523 • ACR Convergence 2024
Biological Treatment May Be an Option as First Steroid-Sparing Agent in a Subgroup of Young Takayasu Arteritis Patients with Prominent Acute Phase Reactants and Constitutional Symptoms
Background/Purpose: There is no data on which patients biologic immunosuppressive (bIS) treatment should be chosen in Takayasu’s arteritis (TAK). In this study we aimed to…Abstract Number: 0725 • ACR Convergence 2024
Serum Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein Could Assess Cross-sectional Vasculitis Activity by Reflecting Renal Involvement in Patients with Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-associated Vasculitis
Background/Purpose: Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), an intermediate filament protein produced by astrocytes in the CNS, has been identified as a biomarker for disease activity…Abstract Number: 0760 • ACR Convergence 2024
A Macrophage-smooth Muscle Cell Axis Influences Vascular Remodeling Through Activation of the EGFR Pathway in Giant Cell Arteritis
Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a granulomatous vasculitis affecting large vessels. The role of macrophages and vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) appears to be…Abstract Number: 1106 • ACR Convergence 2024
Factors Associated with Relapse in Giant Cell Arteritis Treated with Tocilizumab. Multicenter Open-label Study of 407 Patients
Background/Purpose: Tocilizumab (TCZ) is the only biological drug approved for the treatment of giant cell arteritis (GCA). Clinical trials were performed with intravenous (IV) and…Abstract Number: 1623 • ACR Convergence 2024
Sex Differences in Phenotypes and Imaging Examination in Giant Cell Arteritis: Data from the ARTESER Registry
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
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
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
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…
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