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Persistent pulmonary pathology after COVID-19 is associated with high viral load, weak antibody response, and high levels of matrix metalloproteinase-9
The association between pulmonary sequelae and markers of disease severity, as well as pro-fibrotic mediators, were studied in 108 …
Tøri Vigeland Lerum, Niklas Nyboe Maltzahn, Pål Aukrust, Marius Trøseid, Katerina Nezvalova-Henriksen, Trine Kåsine, Anne Ma Dyrhol-Riise, Birgitte Stiksrud, Mette Haugli, Bjørn Blomberg, Bård Reiakvam Kittang, Asgeir Johannessen, Raisa Hannula, Saad Aballi, Anders Benjamin Kildal, Ragnhild Eiken, Tuva Børresdatter Dahl, Fridtjof Lund-Johansen, Fredrik Müller, Jezabel Rivero Rodriguez, Carin Meltzer, Gunnar Einvik, Thor Ueland, Inge Christoffer Olsen, NOR-SOLIDARITY Consortium, Andreas Barratt-Due, Trond Mogens Aaløkken, Ole Henning Skjønsberg
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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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Active conventional treatment and three different biological treatments in early rheumatoid arthritis: phase IV investigator initiated, randomised, observer blinded clinical trial
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate and compare benefits and harms of three biological treatments with different modes of action versus active …
Merete Lund Hetland, Espen A. Haavardsholm, Anna Rudin, Dan Nordström, Michael Nurmohamed, Bjorn Gudbjornsson, Jon Lampa, Kim Hørslev-Petersen, Till Uhlig, Gerdur Grondal, Mikkel Østergaard, Marte S. Heiberg, Jos Twisk, Kristina Lend, Simon Krabbe, Lise Hejl Hyldstrup, Joakim Lindqvist, Anna-Karin Hultgård Ekwall, Kathrine Lederballe Grøn, Meliha Kapetanovic, Francesca Faustini, Riitta Tuompo, Tove Lorenzen, Giovanni Cagnotto, Eva Baecklund, Oliver Hendricks, Daisy Vedder, Tuulikki Sokka-Isler, Tomas Husmark, Maud-Kristine Aga Ljoså, Eli Brodin, Torkell Ellingsen, Annika Söderbergh, Milad Rizk, Åsa Reckner Olsson, Per Larsson, Line Uhrenholt, Søren Andreas Just, David John Stevens, Trine Bay Laurberg, Gunnstein Bakland, Inge C. Olsen, Ronald van Vollenhoven, NORD-STAR study group
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A pragmatic randomized controlled trial reports lack of efficacy of hydroxychloroquine on coronavirus disease 2019 viral kinetics
Here, we randomized 53 patients hospitalized with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) to hydroxychloroquine therapy (at a dose of 400 …
Magnus Nakrem Lyngbakken, Jan-Erik Berdal, Arne Eskesen, Dag Kvale, Inge Christoffer Olsen, Corina Silvia Rueegg, Anbjørg Rangberg, Christine Monceyron Jonassen, Torbjørn Omland, Helge Røsjø, Olav Dalgard
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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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Assessments of the unmet need in the management of patients with rheumatoid arthritis: analyses from the NOR-DMARD registry
OBJECTIVE: To describe the outcomes of MTX and biologic DMARD (bDMARD) treatment in patients with RA and assess unmet needs in patients …
Inge C. Olsen, Elisabeth Lie, Radu Vasilescu, Gene Wallenstein, Sander Strengholt, Tore K. Kvien
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Guideline recommended treatment to targets of cardiovascular risk is inadequate in patients with inflammatory joint diseases
OBJECTIVES: Patients with inflammatory joint diseases (IJD) have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Our goal was to …
Eirik Ikdahl, Grunde Wibetoe, Silvia Rollefstad, Anne Salberg, Kjetil Bergsmark, Tore K. Kvien, Inge C. Olsen, Dag Magnar Soldal, Gunnstein Bakland, Åse Lexberg, Bjørg Tilde Svanes Fevang, Hans Christian Gulseth, Glenn Haugeberg, Anne Grete Semb
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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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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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