Joint Diseases

Discrepancies in risk age and relative risk estimations of cardiovascular disease in patients with inflammatory joint diseases
OBJECTIVE: The European guidelines on cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention advise use of relative risk and risk age algorithms for …
Grunde Wibetoe, Eirik Ikdahl, Silvia Rollefstad, Inge C. Olsen, Kjetil Bergsmark, Tore K. Kvien, Anne Salberg, Dag M. Soldal, Gunnstein Bakland, Åse Lexberg, Bjørg-Tilde Fevang, Hans Christian Gulseth, Glenn Haugeberg, Anne Grete Semb
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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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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
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