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Sleep disturbance in patients with rheumatoid arthritis is related to fatigue, disease activity, and other patient-reported outcomes
OBJECTIVES: To explore factors related to sleep disturbance in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHOD: Cross-sectional data …
C. Austad, T. K. Kvien, I. C. Olsen, T. Uhlig
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Calcium supplementation and inflammation increase mortality in rheumatoid arthritis: A 15-year cohort study in 609 patients from the Oslo Rheumatoid Arthritis Register
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether osteoporosis or use of calcium supplementations predict all-cause mortality, or death from CVD, in a …
Sella A. Provan, Inge C. Olsen, Cathrine Austad, Glenn Haugeberg, Tore K. Kvien, Till Uhlig
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Patients with seronegative RA have more inflammatory activity compared with patients with seropositive RA in an inception cohort of DMARD-naïve patients classified according to the 2010 ACR/EULAR criteria
OBJECTIVES: To compare the presentation of seropositive and seronegative early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in disease-modifying …
Lena Bugge Nordberg, Siri Lillegraven, Elisabeth Lie, Anna-Birgitte Aga, Inge Christoffer Olsen, Hilde Berner Hammer, Till Uhlig, Maria Karolina Jonsson, Désirée van der Heijde, Tore K. Kvien, Espen Andre Haavardsholm, and the ARCTIC working group
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4β-Hydroxycholesterol Level in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis Before vs. After Initiation of bDMARDs and Correlation With Inflammatory State
Systemic inflammation has been linked to suppressed CYP3A(4) activity. We determined 4β-hydroxycholesterol (4βOHC), an endogenous …
B. M. Wollmann, S. W. Syversen, E. Lie, C. Gjestad, L. L. Mehus, I. C. Olsen, E. Molden
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Exploring cardiovascular disease risk evaluation in patients with inflammatory joint diseases
OBJECTIVES: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk calculators developed for the general population have been shown to inaccurately predict …
A. G. Semb, E. Ikdahl, J. Hisdal, I. C. Olsen, S. Rollefstad
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The association of hypertension with asymptomatic cardiovascular organ damage in rheumatoid arthritis
BACKGROUND: The association of hypertension with asymptomatic cardiovascular organ damage in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) …
Helga Midtbø, Eva Gerdts, Tore K. Kvien, Inge C. Olsen, Mai Tone Lønnebakken, Einar Skulstad Davidsen, Silvia Rollefstad, Anne Grete Semb
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Predictive Value of Arterial Stiffness and Subclinical Carotid Atherosclerosis for Cardiovascular Disease in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
OBJECTIVE: We evaluated the predictive value of these vascular biomarkers for cardiovascular disease (CVD) events in patients with …
Eirik Ikdahl, Silvia Rollefstad, Grunde Wibetoe, Inge C. Olsen, Inger Jorid Berg, Jonny Hisdal, Till Uhlig, Glenn Haugeberg, Tore K. Kvien, Sella A. Provan, Anne Grete Semb
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First step in the development of an ultrasound joint inflammation score for rheumatoid arthritis using a data-driven approach
OBJECTIVES: To develop and validate candidate sets of joints and tendons for assessment of ultrasound (US) joint inflammation in …
Anna-Birgitte Aga, Hilde Berner Hammer, Inge Christoffer Olsen, Till Uhlig, Tore K. Kvien, Désirée van der Heijde, Hallvard Fremstad, Tor Magne Madland, Åse Stavland Lexberg, Hilde Haukeland, Erik Rødevand, Christian Høili, Hilde Stray, Anne Noraas Bendvold, Dag Magnar Soldal, Gunnstein Bakland, Elisabeth Lie, Espen A. Haavardsholm
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Achievement of Remission and Low Disease Activity Definitions in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in Clinical Practice: Results from the NOR-DMARD Study
OBJECTIVE: To examine the frequency of 6 definitions for remission and 4 definitions for low disease activity (LDA) after starting a …
Till Uhlig, Elisabeth Lie, Vibeke Norvang, Åse Stavland Lexberg, Erik Rødevand, Frode Krøll, Synøve Kalstad, Inge C. Olsen, Tore K. Kvien
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Effectiveness of an Integrated Multidisciplinary Osteoarthritis Outpatient Program versus Outpatient Clinic as Usual: A Randomized Controlled Trial
OBJECTIVE: Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the leading causes of pain and disability. Given the constraint in the provision of care, …
Rikke Helene Moe, Margreth Grotle, Ingvild Kjeken, Inge Christoffer Olsen, Petter Mowinckel, Espen A. Haavardsholm, Kåre Birger Hagen, Tore K. Kvien, Till Uhlig
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