Rheumatoid

Clinical and ultrasound remission after 6 months of treat-to-target therapy in early rheumatoid arthritis: associations to future good radiographic and physical outcomes
OBJECTIVE: To explore associations between remission, based on clinical and ultrasound definitions, and future good radiographic and …
Nina Paulshus Sundlisæter, Anna-Birgitte Aga, Inge Christoffer Olsen, Hilde Berner Hammer, Till Uhlig, Désirée van der Heijde, Tore K. Kvien, Siri Lillegraven, Espen A. Haavardsholm, ARCTIC study group
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The Impact of Ultrasound on the Use and Efficacy of Intraarticular Glucocorticoid Injections in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: Secondary Analyses From a Randomized Trial Examining the Benefit of Ultrasound in a Clinical Tight Control Regimen
OBJECTIVE: Intraarticular glucocorticoid injections are common in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment. This study was undertaken to …
Lena B. Nordberg, Siri Lillegraven, Anna-Birgitte Aga, Joe Sexton, Elisabeth Lie, Hilde B. Hammer, Inge C. Olsen, Till Uhlig, Désirée van der Heijde, Tore K. Kvien, Espen A. Haavardsholm
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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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Calprotectin as a marker of inflammation in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis
OBJECTIVES: Calprotectin is an inflammatory marker of interest in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We evaluated whether the level of …
Maria Karolina Jonsson, Nina Paulshus Sundlisæter, Hilde Haugedal Nordal, Hilde Berner Hammer, Anna-Birgitte Aga, Inge Christoffer Olsen, Karl Albert Brokstad, Désirée van der Heijde, Tore K. Kvien, Bjørg Tilde Svanes Fevang, Siri Lillegraven, Espen A. Haavardsholm
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Cardiovascular disease risk profiles in inflammatory joint disease entities
BACKGROUND: Patients with inflammatory joint diseases (IJD) have increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Our aim was to compare …
Grunde Wibetoe, Eirik Ikdahl, Silvia Rollefstad, Inge C. Olsen, Kjetil Bergsmark, Tore K. Kvien, Anne Salberg, Dag Magnar Soldal, Gunnstein Bakland, Åse Lexberg, Bjørg-Tilde Fevang, Hans Christian Gulseth, Glenn Haugeberg, Anne Grete Semb
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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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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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