Blood Pressure

Guideline recommended treatment to targets of cardiovascular risk is inadequate in patients with inflammatory joint diseases
OBJECTIVES: Patients with inflammatory joint diseases (IJD) have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Our goal was to …
Eirik Ikdahl, Grunde Wibetoe, Silvia Rollefstad, Anne Salberg, Kjetil Bergsmark, Tore K. Kvien, Inge C. Olsen, Dag Magnar Soldal, Gunnstein Bakland, Åse Lexberg, Bjørg Tilde Svanes Fevang, Hans Christian Gulseth, Glenn Haugeberg, Anne Grete Semb
Cite DOI
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
Cite DOI
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
Cite DOI
Sustained Improvement of Arterial Stiffness and Blood Pressure after Long-Term Rosuvastatin Treatment in Patients with Inflammatory Joint Diseases: Results from the RORA-AS Study
OBJECTIVE: Patients with inflammatory joint diseases (IJD) have a high prevalence of hypertension and increased arterial stiffness. The …
Eirik Ikdahl, Silvia Rollefstad, Jonny Hisdal, Inge C. Olsen, Terje R. Pedersen, Tore K. Kvien, Anne Grete Semb
Cite DOI
Disease activity in ankylosing spondylitis and associations to markers of vascular pathology and traditional cardiovascular disease risk factors: a cross-sectional study
OBJECTIVE: To compare the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and population controls, and to examine …
Inger Jorid Berg, Désirée van der Heijde, Hanne Dagfinrud, Ingebjørg Seljeflot, Inge Christoffer Olsen, Tore K. Kvien, Anne Grete Semb, Sella A. Provan
Cite DOI
Disease activity and left ventricular structure in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
OBJECTIVE: Increased left ventricular (LV) wall thickness/internal diameter ratio (relative wall thickness) was recently reported in RA …
Helga Midtbø, Eva Gerdts, Tore K. Kvien, Inge C. Olsen, Asle Hirth, Einar Skulstad Davidsen, Anne Grete Semb
Cite DOI
A large conditioned pain modulation response is not related to a large blood pressure response: a study in healthy men
BACKGROUND: Endogenous pain modulation has been studied with the conditioned pain modulation (CPM) paradigm with large differences in …
K. B. Nilsen, I. C. Olsen, A. N. Solem, D. Matre
Cite DOI