Ankylosing Spondylitis

Feasibility of cardiovascular disease risk assessments in rheumatology outpatient clinics: experiences from the nationwide NOCAR project
OBJECTIVE: The European League Against Rheumatism recommends implementing cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk assessments for patients …
Eirik Ikdahl, Silvia Rollefstad, Grunde Wibetoe, Anne Salberg, Frode Krøll, Kjetil Bergsmark, Tore K. Kvien, Inge C. Olsen, Dag Magnar Soldal, Gunnstein Bakland, Åse Lexberg, Clara G. Gjesdal, 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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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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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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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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