Cardiovascular Diseases

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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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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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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Calcium supplementation and inflammation increase mortality in rheumatoid arthritis: A 15-year cohort study in 609 patients from the Oslo Rheumatoid Arthritis Register
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether osteoporosis or use of calcium supplementations predict all-cause mortality, or death from CVD, in a …
Sella A. Provan, Inge C. Olsen, Cathrine Austad, Glenn Haugeberg, Tore K. Kvien, Till Uhlig
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Exploring cardiovascular disease risk evaluation in patients with inflammatory joint diseases
OBJECTIVES: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk calculators developed for the general population have been shown to inaccurately predict …
A. G. Semb, E. Ikdahl, J. Hisdal, I. C. Olsen, S. Rollefstad
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Predictive Value of Arterial Stiffness and Subclinical Carotid Atherosclerosis for Cardiovascular Disease in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
OBJECTIVE: We evaluated the predictive value of these vascular biomarkers for cardiovascular disease (CVD) events in patients with …
Eirik Ikdahl, Silvia Rollefstad, Grunde Wibetoe, Inge C. Olsen, Inger Jorid Berg, Jonny Hisdal, Till Uhlig, Glenn Haugeberg, Tore K. Kvien, Sella A. Provan, 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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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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EULAR task force recommendations on annual cardiovascular risk assessment for patients with rheumatoid arthritis: an audit of the success of implementation in a rheumatology outpatient clinic
OBJECTIVE: EULAR recommendations for cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk management include annual CVD risk assessments for patients with …
Eirik Ikdahl, Silvia Rollefstad, Inge C. Olsen, Tore K. Kvien, Inger Johanne Widding Hansen, Dag Magnar Soldal, Glenn Haugeberg, Anne Grete Semb
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