Blar i SIHF Open Archive på forfatter "Agewall, Stefan"
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Anti-rheumatic treatment is not associated with reduction of pentraxin 3 in rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis
Deyab, Gia; Hokstad, Ingrid; Whist, Jon Elling; Småstuen, Milada Cvancarova; Agewall, Stefan; Lyberg, Torstein; Bottazzi, Barbara; Meroni, Pier Luigi; Leone, Roberto; Hjeltnes, Gunnbjørg; Hollan, Ivana (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Background Pentraxin 3 is proposed to be a marker of inflammation and cardiovascular risk, but its role in inflammatory rheumatic diseases (IRDs) is still uncertain. Therefore, we wanted to examine if anti-rheumatic ... -
Comparative effectiveness of loop diuretics on mortality in the treatment of patients with chronic heart failure – A multicenter propensity score matched analysis
Täger, Tobias; Fröhlich, Hanna; Grundtvig, Morten; Seiz, Mirjam; Schellberg, Dieter; Goode, Kevin; Kazmi, Syed; Hole, Torstein; Katus, Hugo A.; Atar, Dan; Cleland, John G.F.; Agewall, Stefan; Clark, Andrew L.; Frankenstein, Lutz (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Abstract BACKGROUND: Loop diuretics are given to the majority of patients with chronic heart failure (HF). Whether the different pharmacological properties of the three guideline-recommended loop diuretics result in ... -
Comparative efficacy of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) for cardiovascular outcomes in type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
Täger, Tobias; Atar, Dan; Agewall, Stefan; Katus, Hugo A.; Grundtvig, Morten; Cleland, John G.F.; Clark, Andrew L.; Fröhlich, Hanna; Frankenstein, Lutz (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) improve cardiovascular outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D). The comparative efficacy of individual SGLT2i remains unclear. We searched PubMed, ... -
Methotrexate and anti-tumor necrosis factor treatment improves endothelial function in patients with inflammatory arthritis
Deyab, Gia; Hokstad, Ingrid; Whist, Jon Elling; Småstuen, Milada C; Agewall, Stefan; Lyberg, Torstein; Ronda, Nicoletta; Mikkelsen, Knut; Hjeltnes, Gunnbjørg; Hollan, Ivana (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background Inflammatory arthritis (IA), including rheumatoid arthritis (RA), ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA), leads to increased cardiovascular disease occurrence probably due to atherosclerosis. ... -
Tumor necrosis factor inhibitors are associated with reduced complement activation in spondylarthropathies: An observational study
Hokstad, Ingrid; Deyab, Gia; Fagerland, Morten; Lyberg, Torstein; Hjeltnes, Gunnbjørg; Førre, Øystein Thorleiv; Agewall, Stefan; Mollnes, Tom Eirik; Hollan, Ivana (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background The complement system is involved in pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease, and might play a role in accelerated atherogenesis in spondylarthropathies (SpA). Hence, we examined complement activation in SpA, and ...