Eirik Ikdahl1, Grunde Wibetoe2, Silvia Rollefstad2, Anne Salberg3, Kjetil Bergsmark4, Tore K Kvien4, Inge C Olsen4, Dag Magnar Soldal5, Gunnstein Bakland6, Åse Lexberg7, Bjørg Tilde Svanes Fevang8, Hans Christian Gulseth9, Glenn Haugeberg10, Anne Grete Semb2. 1. Preventive Cardio-Rheuma Clinic, Dept. of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway. Electronic address: eirik.ikdahl@gmail.com. 2. Preventive Cardio-Rheuma Clinic, Dept. of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway. 3. Lillehammer Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Lillehammer, Norway. 4. Dept. of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway. 5. Dept. of Rheumatology, Hospital of Southern Norway, Kristiansand, Norway. 6. Dept. of Rheumatology, University Hospital of Northern Norway, Tromsø, Norway. 7. Dept. of Rheumatology, Vestre Viken Hospital, Drammen, Norway. 8. Dept. of Rheumatology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway. 9. Dept. of Rheumatology, Betanien Hospital, Skien, Norway. 10. Dept. of Rheumatology, Hospital of Southern Norway, Kristiansand, Norway; Dept. of Rheumatology, Martina Hansen's Hospital, Bærum, Norway.
Abstract
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 therapy (LLT) and antihypertensive treatment (AntiHT) in patients with IJD. Furthermore, to investigate the frequency of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c) and blood pressure (BP) goal attainment among IJD patients. METHODS: The cohort was derived from the NOrwegian Collaboration on Atherosclerosis in patients with Rheumatic joint diseases (NOCAR). Indications for AntiHT were: systolic/diastolic BP ≥ 140/90 mm Hg, self-reported hypertension or AntiHT. CVD risk was estimated by the systematic coronary risk evaluation (SCORE) algorithm. LDL-c goals were <2.6 mmol/L in case of diabetes, total cholesterol > 8 mmol/L or a SCORE estimate ≥ 5%, and <1.8 mmol/L for those with established CVD or SCORE ≥ 10%. Comparisons across IJD entities were performed using age and sex adjusted logistic regression. RESULTS: In total, 2277 patients (rheumatoid arthritis: 1376, axial spondyloarthritis: 474, psoriatic arthritis: 427) were included. LLT and AntiHT were indicated in 36.1% and 52.6% of the patients, of whom 37.6% and 47.0% were untreated, respectively. LDL-c and BP targets were obtained in 26.2% and 26.3%, respectively. Guideline recommended treatment and/or corresponding treatment targets were not initiated or obtained in approximately 50%. Rheumatoid arthritis patients were particularly likely to be undertreated with LLT, whereas hypertension undertreatment was most common in psoriatic arthritis. CONCLUSIONS: Inadequate CVD prevention encompasses all the three major IJD entities. The unmet need for CVD preventive measures is not only prevalent in RA, but exists across all the major IJD entities.
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 therapy (LLT) and antihypertensive treatment (AntiHT) in patients with IJD. Furthermore, to investigate the frequency of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c) and blood pressure (BP) goal attainment among IJD patients. METHODS: The cohort was derived from the NOrwegian Collaboration on Atherosclerosis in patients with Rheumatic joint diseases (NOCAR). Indications for AntiHT were: systolic/diastolic BP ≥ 140/90 mm Hg, self-reported hypertension or AntiHT. CVD risk was estimated by the systematic coronary risk evaluation (SCORE) algorithm. LDL-c goals were <2.6 mmol/L in case of diabetes, total cholesterol > 8 mmol/L or a SCORE estimate ≥ 5%, and <1.8 mmol/L for those with established CVD or SCORE ≥ 10%. Comparisons across IJD entities were performed using age and sex adjusted logistic regression. RESULTS: In total, 2277 patients (rheumatoid arthritis: 1376, axial spondyloarthritis: 474, psoriatic arthritis: 427) were included. LLT and AntiHT were indicated in 36.1% and 52.6% of the patients, of whom 37.6% and 47.0% were untreated, respectively. LDL-c and BP targets were obtained in 26.2% and 26.3%, respectively. Guideline recommended treatment and/or corresponding treatment targets were not initiated or obtained in approximately 50%. Rheumatoid arthritispatients were particularly likely to be undertreated with LLT, whereas hypertension undertreatment was most common in psoriatic arthritis. CONCLUSIONS: Inadequate CVD prevention encompasses all the three major IJD entities. The unmet need for CVD preventive measures is not only prevalent in RA, but exists across all the major IJD entities.
Authors: Kristine Røren Nordén; Hanne Dagfinrud; Anne Grete Semb; Jonny Hisdal; Kirsten K Viktil; Joseph Sexton; Camilla Fongen; Jon Skandsen; Thalita Blanck; George S Metsios; Anne Therese Tveter Journal: BMJ Open Date: 2022-02-17 Impact factor: 2.692
Authors: Anne Grete Semb; Eirik Ikdahl; Anne M Kerola; Grunde Wibetoe; Joseph Sexton; Cynthia S Crowson; Piet van Riel; George Kitas; Ian Graham; Silvia Rollefstad Journal: Mediterr J Rheumatol Date: 2022-06-30
Authors: Eirik Ikdahl; Silvia Rollefstad; Grunde Wibetoe; Anne Salberg; Frode Krøll; Kjetil Bergsmark; Tore K Kvien; Inge C Olsen; Dag Magnar Soldal; Gunnstein Bakland; Åse Lexberg; Clara G Gjesdal; Christian Gulseth; Glenn Haugeberg; Anne Grete Semb Journal: RMD Open Date: 2018-10-01