B O O K - American College of Rheumatology

Oaks, CA, 2 Amgen Inc., San Francisco, CA, 3 Amgen Inc., Thousand
Oaks, CA, 4 Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lusanne,
Switzerland, 5 Centro TIEMPO, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 6 Hopital
E. Herriot, Lyon, France, 7 Hospital de Clinicas da Universidade
Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Brazil, 8 Jefe Servicio Reumatologia,
Valencia, Spain, 9 Krakowskie Centrum Medyczne, Krakow,
Poland, 10 Laval University Department of Medicine, Quebec,
QC, Canada, 11 Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The
Netherlands, 12 Michigan Bone and Mineral Clinic, PC, Detroit,
MI, 13 Osteoporosis Clinic, Center for Bone Research at the
Sahlgrenska, Goteborg, Sweden, 14 SF Coordinating Center, San
Francisco, CA, 15 St. Vincent Hospital Medical University, Vienna,
Austria, 16 University of Florence, Florence, Italy, 17 University of
Leige, Leige, Belgium
5:00 PM
2158. IL-3 Inhibits Osteoclast Differentiation by Inducing of ID
Expression.
Chang Hoon Lee 5 , Myeung Su Lee 6 , Yun Kyung Hong 3 , Jin-
Jeong Choi 2 , Min-Ho Whang 4 , Han-Bok Kwak 1 and Jae Min
Oh 1 , 1 Anatomy, Wonkwang University, Iksan, Korea, Republic
of, 2 Rheumatology, Cha University Hospital, Sungnam,
3
Rheumatology, Chonbuk University Hospital, 4 Rheumatology,
Presbyterian Medical Center, Chonju, 5 Rheumatology,
Wonkwang University Hospital, Iksan, Jeollabukdo, Republic of
Korea, 6 Rheumatology, Wonkwang University Hospital
5:15 PM
2159. Raloxifene for Prevention of Glucocorticoid-Induced
Bone Loss: A 12-Month Randomized Double-Placebo-
Controlled Trial.
Chi Chiu Mok, Chi Hung To, Ling Yin Ho, Ka Lung Yu and Kwok
Man Ma, Tuen Mun Hospital
5:30 PM
2160. Unsuppressed Parathyroid Hormone in Patients with
Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases: Implications for Vitamin D
Supplementation.
Pier Paolo Sainaghi 1 , Mattia Bellan 2 , Giuseppina Antonini 3 ,
Giorgio Bellomo 3 and Mario Pirisi 1 , 1 Immuno-Rheumatology
Outpatient Unit, DMCS, “A. Avogadro” University and IRCAD
(Interdisciplinary Reseach Center of Autoimmune Diseases),
Novara, Novara, Italy, 2 Immuno-Rheumatology Outpatient Unit,
DMCS, “A. Avogadro” University, Novara, Italy, 3 Laboratory of
Chemistry and Clinical Research, DSM, “A. Avogadro” University
and “Maggiore della Carità” Hospital, Novara, Italy
5:45 PM
2161. Bone Remodeling in Postmenopausal Women Who
Discontinued Denosumab Treatment.
Rachel B. Wagman 1 , Jaques Brown 4 , David W. Dempster 2 , Beiying
Ding 1 , Ricardo Dent 1 , Javier San Martin 1 , Andreas Grauer 1 and
Jose R. Zanchetta 3 , 1 Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, 2 Helen
Hayes Hospital, West Haverstraw, NY, 3 Instituto de Ivestigaciones
Metabolicas, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 4 Laval University
Department of Medicine, Quebec, QC, Canada
A314
Rheumatoid Arthritis - Clinical Aspects: RA and
Cardiovascular Disease III
Moderators: Paul F. Dellaripa, MD; Brigham and Women’s
Hospital; Boston, MA
Deborah P. Symmons, MD; University of Manchester;
Manchester, United Kingdom
4:30 PM
2162. Longitudinal Predictors of Progression of Subclinical
Carotid Atherosclerosis in Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Jon T. Giles 3 , Wendy Post 5 , Roger S. Blumenthal 5 , Joseph Polak 6 ,
Michelle A. Petri 1 , Allan C. Gelber 2 , Moyses Szklo 5 and Joan M.
Bathon 4 , 1 Timonium, MD, 2 Baltimore, MD, 3 Johns Hopkins Univ,
Baltimore, MD, 4 Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 5 Johns
Hopkins University, 6 Tufts-New England Medical Center
4:45 PM
2163. At What Age Is Carotid Ultrasound Most Effective in
Predicting Cardiovascular Events and Mortality in Rheumatoid
Arthritis?
Inmaculada Del Rincon 3 , Mrisa Sahai 4 , Daniel H. O’Leary 2 , Daniel
F. Battafarano 1 and Agustin Escalante 3 , 1 Brooke Army Medical
Ctr, San Antonio, TX, 2 Tufts School of Medicine, 3 UTHSCSA, San
Antonio, TX, 4 UTHSCSA
5:00 PM
2164. Higher Prevalence, Extent and Severity of “Vulnerable”
Coronary Plaque in Asymptomatic Patients with Rheumatoid
Arthritis (RA).
George A. Karpouzas 1 , Naser Ahmadi 2 , Tae-Young Choi 2 ,
Fereshteh Hajsadeghi 2 , Silvia Munoz 2 and Mathew Budoff 2 ,
1
Harbor-UCLA, Long Beach, CA, 2 Harbor-UCLA
5:15 PM
2165. Anti-b2-Glycoprotein-1 (b2GP1) IgA Ab Are Highly
Prevalent and Predict “Vulnerable” Coronary Plaque in
Asymptomatic Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA).
George A. Karpouzas 1 , Naser Ahmadi 2 , Tae-Young Choi 2 ,
Fereshteh Hajsadeghi 2 , Silvia Munoz 2 and Mathew Budoff 2 ,
1
Harbor-UCLA, Long Beach, CA, 2 Harbor-UCLA
5:30 PM
2166. Increased Epicardial and Thoracic Pre-Aortic Fat Depots
Predict “Vulnerable” Coronary Plaque in Asymptomatic
Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA).
George A. Karpouzas 1 , Naser Ahmadi 2 , Fereshteh Hajsadeghi 2 ,
Tae-Young Choi 2 , Silvia Munoz 2 and Mathew Budoff 2 , 1 Harbor-
UCLA, Long Beach, CA, 2 Harbor-UCLA
5:45 PM
2167. Citrullination Is Present in the Perivascular Interstitium
of the Myocardium and Is Increased in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Compared to Controls.
Jon T. Giles 1 , Marc K. Halushka 4 , Fox-Talbot K. Mary 4 , Clifton
O. Bingham 2 , Felipe Andrade 5 , Jin Kyun Park 3 , Antony Rosen 2 ,
Justyna Fert-Bober 4 , Jennifer van Eyk 4 and Joan M. Bathon 2 ,
1
Johns Hopkins Univ, Baltimore, MD, 2 Johns Hopkins University,
Baltimore, MD, 3 Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD,
4
Johns Hopkins University, 5 Johns Hopkins University School of
Medicine, Baltimore, MD
B406
Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment - Small Molecules,
Biologics and Gene Therapy: Novel Compounds III
Moderators: Jeffrey D. Greenberg, MD, MPH; New York
University Hospital for Joint Disease; Millburn, NJ
Vibeke Strand, MD; Stanford University; Portola Valley, CA
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