Arthritis

Long-term efficacy and safety of biosimilar infliximab (CT-P13) after switching from originator infliximab: open-label extension of the NOR-SWITCH trial
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The 52-week, randomized, double-blind, noninferiority, government-funded NOR-SWITCH trial demonstrated that …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …