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Switching from originator infliximab to biosimilar CT-P13 compared with maintained treatment with originator infliximab (NOR-SWITCH): a 52-week, randomised, double-blind, non-inferiority trial
BACKGROUND: TNF inhibitors have improved treatment of Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, spondyloarthritis, rheumatoid …
Kristin K. Jørgensen, Inge C. Olsen, Guro L. Goll, Merete Lorentzen, Nils Bolstad, Espen A. Haavardsholm, Knut E. A. Lundin, Cato Mørk, Jørgen Jahnsen, Tore K. Kvien, NOR-SWITCH study group
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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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Ultrasound in management of rheumatoid arthritis: ARCTIC randomised controlled strategy trial
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether a treatment strategy based on structured ultrasound assessment would lead to improved outcomes in …
Espen A. Haavardsholm, Anna-Birgitte Aga, Inge Christoffer Olsen, Siri Lillegraven, Hilde B. Hammer, Till Uhlig, Hallvard Fremstad, Tor Magne Madland, Åse Stavland Lexberg, Hilde Haukeland, Erik Rødevand, Christian Høili, Hilde Stray, Anne Noraas, Inger Johanne Widding Hansen, Gunnstein Bakland, Lena Bugge Nordberg, Désirée van der Heijde, Tore K. Kvien
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