Spondylitis

Therapeutic drug monitoring of infliximab compared to standard clinical treatment with infliximab: study protocol for a randomised, controlled, open, parallel-group, phase IV study (the NOR-DRUM study)
BACKGROUND: Infliximab (INX) and other tumour necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) have revolutionised the treatment of several immune …
Silje W. Syversen, Guro L. Goll, Kristin K. Jørgensen, Inge C. Olsen, Øystein Sandanger, Johanna E. Gehin, David J. Warren, Joseph Sexton, Cato Mørk, Jørgen Jahnsen, Tore K. Kvien, Nils Bolstad, 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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Tumour necrosis factor inhibitor treatment and occurrence of anterior uveitis in ankylosing spondylitis: results from the Swedish biologics register
OBJECTIVES: Tumour necrosis factor-α inhibitor (TNFi) treatment has been shown to reduce the rates of anterior uveitis (AU) in patients …
Elisabeth Lie, Ulf Lindström, Tatiana Zverkova-Sandström, Inge C. Olsen, Helena Forsblad-d'Elia, Johan Askling, Meliha C. Kapetanovic, Lars Erik Kristensen, Lennart T. H. Jacobsson
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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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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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CRP and ASDAS are associated with future elevated arterial stiffness, a risk marker of cardiovascular disease, in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: results after 5-year follow-up
OBJECTIVE: To identify factors associated with elevated arterial stiffness in a 5-year follow-up of patients with ankylosing …
Inger Jorid Berg, Anne Grete Semb, Désirée van der Heijde, Tore K. Kvien, Inge C. Olsen, Hanne Dagfinrud, Sella A. Provan
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Rosuvastatin-Induced Carotid Plaque Regression in Patients With Inflammatory Joint Diseases: The Rosuvastatin in Rheumatoid Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis and Other Inflammatory Joint Diseases Study
OBJECTIVE: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and carotid artery plaques have an increased risk of acute coronary syndromes. …
S. Rollefstad, E. Ikdahl, J. Hisdal, I. C. Olsen, I. Holme, H. B. Hammer, K. T. Smerud, G. D. Kitas, T. R. Pedersen, T. K. Kvien, A. G. Semb
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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
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Circulating levels of inflammatory cytokines and cytokine receptors in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: a cross-sectional comparative study
OBJECTIVES: Insight into the most important inflammatory pathways in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) could be of importance in risk …
S. H. Sveaas, I. J. Berg, S. A. Provan, A. G. Semb, I. C. Olsen, T. Ueland, P. Aukrust, N. Vøllestad, K. B. Hagen, T. K. Kvien, H. Dagfinrud
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Uveitis is associated with hypertension and atherosclerosis in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: a cross-sectional study
OBJECTIVES: Uveitis is the most common extra-articular manifestation in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), but the literature …
Inger Jorid Berg, Anne Grete Semb, Désirée van der Heijde, Tore K. Kvien, Jonny Hisdal, Inge C. Olsen, Hanne Dagfinrud, Sella A. Provan
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