Ultrasonography

Joint tenderness and ultrasound inflammation in DMARD-naïve patients with early rheumatoid arthritis
Nina Paulshus Sundlisater, Anna-Birgitte Aga, Inge Christoffer Olsen, Hilde Berner Hammer, Till Uhlig, Désirée van der Heijde, Tore K. Kvien, Espen A. Haavardsholm, Siri Lillegraven
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Effect of Half-Dose vs Stable-Dose Conventional Synthetic Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs on Disease Flares in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis in Remission: The ARCTIC REWIND Randomized Clinical Trial
Importance: Sustained remission has become an achievable goal for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) receiving conventional …
Siri Lillegraven, Nina Paulshus Sundlisæter, Anna-Birgitte Aga, Joseph Sexton, Inge C. Olsen, Hallvard Fremstad, Cristina Spada, Tor Magne Madland, Christian A. Høili, Gunnstein Bakland, Åse Lexberg, Inger Johanne Widding Hansen, Inger Myrnes Hansen, Hilde Haukeland, Maud-Kristine Aga Ljoså, Ellen Moholt, Till Uhlig, Daniel H. Solomon, Désirée van der Heijde, Tore K. Kvien, Espen A. Haavardsholm
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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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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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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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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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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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Carotid plaque characteristics and disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis
OBJECTIVE: Carotid plaques (CP) are predictive of acute coronary syndrome in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), suggesting that …
Anne G. Semb, Silvia Rollefstad, Sella A. Provan, Tore K. Kvien, Einar Stranden, Inge C. Olsen, Jonny Hisdal
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