Blar i NTNU Open på forfatter "Diamantopoulos, Andreas P"
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A comparison of disease burden in rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and axial spondyloarthritis
Michelsen, Brigitte; Fiane, Ragnhild; Diamantopoulos, Andreas P; Soldal, Dag; Hansen, Inger Johanne Widding; Sokka, Tuulikki; Kavanaugh, Arthur; Haugeberg, Glenn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Objective: The main objective of this study was to compare disease burden in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and axial spondyloarthritis (ax-SpA). Methods: In this cross-sectional study, all ... -
Achilles enthesitis defined by ultrasound is not associated with clinical enthesitis in patients with psoriatic arthritis
Michelsen, Brigitte; Diamantopoulos, Andreas P; Soldal, Dag; Hammer, Hilde Berner; Kavanaugh, Arthur; Haugeberg, Glenn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Objective To compare clinical and ultrasonographic (US) evaluation of Achilles enthesitis in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Methods The Achilles insertion of outpatients with PsA was examined by clinical ... -
Effectiveness and Persistence in SB4- and Reference Etanercept–Treated Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in Ordinary Clinical Practice in Norway
Haugeberg, Glenn; Bakland, Gunnstein; Rødevand, Erik; Hansen, Inger Johanne Widding; Diamantopoulos, Andreas P; Pripp, Are Hugo (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Objective Biosimilars represent cost-effective alternatives to reference biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs. Our objective was to compare drug effectiveness and drug persistence in the treatment of rheumatoid ... -
Exploring drug cost and disease outcome in rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with biologic and targeted synthetic DMARDs in Norway in 2010–2019 – a country with a national tender system for prescription of costly drugs
Brkic, Alen; Diamantopoulos, Andreas P; Haavardsholm, Espen A.; Fevang, Bjørg Tilde Svanes; Brekke, Lene Kristin; Loli, Liz Paucar; Zettel, Camilla; Rødevand, Erik; Bakland, Gunnstein; Pawel, Mielnik; Haugeberg, Glenn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background In Norway, an annual tender system for the prescription of biologic and targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (b/tsDMARDs) has been used since 2007. This study aimed to explore annual ... -
Exploring the impact of the national tender system on the use of costly drugs treating rheumatoid arthritis patients in ten rheumatology centers in Norway (2010–2019)
Brkic, Alen; Diamantopoulos, Andreas P; Hoff, Mari; Haavardsholm, Espen A.; Fevang, Bjørg Tilde Svanes; Brekke, Lene Kristin; Loli, Liz Paucar; Zettel, Camilla; Bakland, Gunnstein; Pawel, Mielnik; Haugeberg, Glenn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Biologic and targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (b/tsDMARDs) are highly effective in treating rheumatoid arthritis (RA), albeit high drug cost has restricted their use in many countries. ... -
Mortality after distal radius fracture in men and women aged 50 years and older in southern Norway
Øyen, Jannike; Diamantopoulos, Andreas P; Haugeberg, Glenn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Increased mortality rates in patients sustaining hip and vertebral fractures are well documented; however in distal radius fracture patients the results are conflicting. The aim of this study was to examine short- and ... -
Norwegian society of rheumatology recommendations on diagnosis and treatment of patients with giant cell arteritis
Haaversen, Anne Christine Bull; Brekke, Lene Kristin; Bakland, Gunnstein; Rødevand, Erik; Myklebust, Geirmund; Diamantopoulos, Andreas P (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Objective: To provide clinical guidance to Norwegian Rheumatologists and other clinicians involved in diagnosing and treating patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA). Methods: The available evidence in the field was ... -
Osteoporosis in psoriatic arthritis: A cross-sectional study of an outpatient clinic population
Gulati, Agnete Malm; Michelsen, Brigitte; Diamantopoulos, Andreas P; Grandaunet, Berit Helen Jensen; Salvesen, Øyvind; Kavanaugh, Arthur; Hoff, Mari; Haugeberg, Glenn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background The risk of osteoporosis in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) still remains unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate bone mineral density (BMD) at the hip and lumbar spine measured by dual-energy ... -
Predictors of short- and long-term mortality in males and females with hip fracture - A prospective observational cohort study
Diamantopoulos, Andreas P; Hoff, Mari; Hochberg, Marc C.; Haugeberg, Glenn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-10-29)Background: Hip fracture is associated with increased mortality. Our aim was to study potential risk factors, including osteoporosis, associated with short- and long-term mortality in a prospectively recruited cohort of ... -
Revmatoid artritt i Norge - demografi, sykdomskarakteristika og behandling : en sammenligning med andre europeiske land og USA
Haugeberg, Glenn; Rebnord, Eirik Wilberg; Diamantopoulos, Andreas P; Gjelberg, Hilde; Rødevand, Erik; Sokka, Tuulikki (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Bakgrunn: Revmatoid artritt (RA) er en kronisk inflammatorisk leddsykdom som gir økt sykelighet og dødelighet. Nye biologiske legemidler har de siste 10 årene bedret prognosen betydelig. I 2005 ble QUEST-RA (Quantitative ... -
Short term in-patient rehabilitation in axial spondyloarthritis - the results of a 2-week program performed in daily clinical practice
Eppeland, Siv Grødal; Diamantopoulos, Andreas P; Soldal, Dag Magnar; Haugeberg, Glenn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Background From a health service perspective, society, with its limited resources, needs to be reassured that evidence-based medicine is also effective when carried out in the frame of ordinary clinical practice. The ... -
Short- and long-term mortality in males and females with fragility hip fracture in Norway.A population-based study
Diamantopoulos, Andreas P; Hoff, Mari; Skoie, Inger Marie; Hochberg, Marc C.; Haugeberg, Glenn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Background: Hip fracture patients have, in several studies, been shown to have excessive mortality. There is, however, a lack of mortality data, in comparison to incidence data, from the last decade in particular. Objective: ... -
Ten years of follow-up data in psoriatic arthritis: Results based on standardized monitoring of patients in an ordinary outpatient clinic in southern Norway
Haugeberg, Glenn; Michelsen, Brigitte; Tengesdal, Stig; Hansen, Inger Johanne Widding; Diamantopoulos, Andreas P; Kavanaugh, Arthur (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background: Over the last decade, a treat-to-target (T2T) strategy has been recommended for psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and new treatment options have become available. There is a lack of data on PsA regarding any changes ... -
The Epidemiology of Low- and High-Energy Distal Radius Fracture in Middle-Aged and Elderly Men and Women in Southern Norway
Diamantopoulos, Andreas P; Rohde, Gudrun-Elin; Johnsrud, Irene; Skoie, Inger Marie; Hochberg, Marc C.; Haugeberg, Glenn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Background Distal radius is one of the most frequent sites for fractures in the elderly population. Despite this, there is a paucity of epidemiological data for distal radius fracture, in particular, distinguishing ... -
Vasculitis distribution and clinical characteristics in giant cell arteritis: a retrospective study using the new 2022 ACR/EULAR classification criteria
Andel, Peter Michael; Diamantopoulos, Andreas P; Myklebust, Geirmund; Haugeberg, Glenn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Introduction: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common vasculitis of the elderly. In recent years, advanced imaging has to a certain extent replaced temporal artery biopsy (TAB) to aid diagnosis in many institutions ...