Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease prevention in rheumatoid arthritis

AG Semb, E Ikdahl, G Wibetoe, C Crowson… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at high risk of developing cardiovascular disease
(CVD). Inflammation has a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of CVD. RA is an inflammatory …

All-cause and cause-specific mortality in rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and axial spondyloarthritis: a nationwide registry study

…, S Rollefstad, S Lillegraven, J Sexton, G Wibetoe… - …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Objectives To explore mortality and causes of death among Norwegian patients with RA, PsA
and axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) compared with the general population by conducting a …

Predictive value of arterial stiffness and subclinical carotid atherosclerosis for cardiovascular disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

E Ikdahl, S Rollefstad, G Wibetoe, IC Olsen… - The Journal of …, 2016 - jrheum.org
Objective. We evaluated the predictive value of these vascular biomarkers for cardiovascular
disease (CVD) events in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA): aortic pulse wave velocity (…

[HTML][HTML] Cardiovascular disease risk profiles in inflammatory joint disease entities

G Wibetoe, E Ikdahl, S Rollefstad, IC Olsen… - Arthritis research & …, 2017 - Springer
Background Patients with inflammatory joint diseases (IJD) have increased risk of
cardiovascular disease (CVD). Our aim was to compare CVD risk profiles in patients with IJD, …

Smoking cessation is associated with lower disease activity and predicts cardiovascular risk reduction in rheumatoid arthritis patients

IK Roelsgaard, E Ikdahl, S Rollefstad, G Wibetoe… - …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Objectives Smoking is a major risk factor for the development of both cardiovascular disease
(CVD) and RA and may cause attenuated responses to anti-rheumatic treatments. Our aim …

Psoriatic arthritis, axial spondyloarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis in Norway: nationwide prevalence and use of biologic agents

…, S Rollefstad, A Kazemi, G Wibetoe… - Scandinavian Journal …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Objective To estimate the prevalence of psoriatic arthritis (PsA), axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA)
and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and the use of biologic agents in these diseases in Norway. …

Guideline recommended treatment to targets of cardiovascular risk is inadequate in patients with inflammatory joint diseases

E Ikdahl, G Wibetoe, S Rollefstad, A Salberg… - International journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objectives Patients with inflammatory joint diseases (IJD) have an increased risk of
cardiovascular disease (CVD). Our goal was to examine indications for, and use of, lipid-lowering …

Incidence, sociodemographic factors and treatment penetration of rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis in Norway

AM Kerola, J Sexton, G Wibetoe, S Rollefstad… - Seminars in Arthritis and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives To evaluate nationwide incidence, sociodemographic associations and treatment
penetration of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) in Norway. Methods The …

Diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular risk management in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: an international audit

AG Semb, S Rollefstad, E Ikdahl, G Wibetoe… - RMD open, 2021 - rmdopen.bmj.com
Aim The objective was to examine the prevalence of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
(ASCVD) and its risk factors among patients with RA with diabetes mellitus (RA-DM) and …

An international audit of the management of dyslipidaemia and hypertension in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: results from 19 countries

S Rollefstad, E Ikdahl, G Wibetoe… - European Heart …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Aims To assess differences in estimated cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk among rheumatoid
arthritis (RA) patients from different world regions and to evaluate the management and …