Lotta Ljung

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Article: ARTHRITIS CARE AND RESEARCH. 2024;76(2):274-287
Impact of Risk Factors on COVID-19 Outcomes in Unvaccinated People With Rheumatic Diseases: A Comparative Analysis of Pandemic Epochs Using the COVID-19 Global Rheumatology Alliance Registry
Yazdany J; Ware A; Wallace ZS; Bhana S; Grainger R; Hachulla E; Richez C; Cacoub P; Hausmann JS; Liew JW; Sirotich E; Jacobsohn L; Strangfeld A; Mateus EF; Hyrich KL; Gossec L; Carmona L; Lawson-Tovey S; Kearsley-Fleet L; Schaefer M; Ribeiro SLE; Al-Emadi S; Hasseli R; Mueller-Ladner U; Specker C; Schulze-Koops H; Bernardes M; Fraga VM; Rodrigues AM; Sparks JA; Ljung L; Di Giuseppe D; Tidblad L; Wise L; Duarte-Garcia A; Ugarte-Gil MF; Colunga-Pedraza IJ; Martinez-Martinez MU; Alpizar-Rodriguez D; Xavier RM; Isnardi CA; Pera M; Pons-Estel G; Izadi Z; Gianfrancesco MA; Carrara G; Scire CA; Zanetti A; Machado PM
Article: ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY. 2023;25(1):205
Commonalities and differences in set-up and data collection across European spondyloarthritis registries - results from the EuroSpA collaboration
Linde L; Ornbjerg LM; Rasmussen SH; Love TJ; Loft AG; Zavada J; Vencovsky J; Laas K; Nordstrom D; Sokka-Isler T; Gudbjornsson B; Grondal G; Iannone F; Ramonda R; Hellamand P; Kristianslund EK; Kvien TK; Rodrigues AM; Santos MJ; Codreanu C; Rotar Z; Tomsic M; Castrejon I; Diaz-Gonzales F; Di Giuseppe D; Ljung L; Nissen MJ; Ciurea A; Macfarlane GJ; Heddle M; Glintborg B; Ostergaard M; Hetland ML
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2023;115:55-61
How does current disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis affect the short-term risk of acute coronary syndrome? A clinical register based study from Sweden and Norway
Delcoigne B; Provan SA; Kristianslund EK; Askling J; Ljung L
Article: ARTHRITIS CARE AND RESEARCH. 2023;75(4):793-800
Individual Regression Modeling of Spinal Mobility Measurements in Long-Term Ankylosing Spondylitis: In-Depth Analyses With Comparison to Norm Data
Hornberg K; Ljung L; Sodergren A; Sundstrom B
Article: RHEUMATIC DISEASE CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA. 2023;49(1):1-17
Time Trends of Cardiovascular Disease in the General Population and Inflammatory Arthritis
Sodergren A; Rantapaa-Dahlqvist S; Ljung L
Article: RHEUMATOLOGY. 2022;61(12):4985-4990
Anti-citrullinated protein antibody specificities and pulmonary fibrosis in relation to genetic loci in early rheumatoid arthritis
Brink M; Ljung L; Hansson M; Ronnelid J; Holmdahl R; Skriner K; Serre G; Klareskog L; Rantapaa-Dahlqvist S
Article: THE LANCET RHEUMATOLOGY. 2022;4(9):e603-e613
Environmental and societal factors associated with COVID-19-related death in people with rheumatic disease: an observational study
Izadi Z; Gianfrancesco MA; Schmajuk G; Jacobsohn L; Katz P; Rush S; Ja C; Taylor T; Shidara K; Danila MI; Wysham KD; Strangfeld A; Mateus EF; Hyrich KL; Gossec L; Carmona L; Lawson-Tovey S; Kearsley-Fleet L; Schaefer M; Al-Emadi S; Sparks JA; Hsu TY-T; Patel NJ; Wise L; Gilbert E; Duarte-Garcia A; Valenzuela-Almada MO; Ugarte-Gil MF; Ljung L; Scire CA; Carrara G; Hachulla E; Richez C; Cacoub P; Thomas T; Santos MJ; Bernardes M; Hasseli R; Regierer A; Schulze-Koops H; Mueller-Ladner U; Pons-Estel G; Tanten R; Nieto RE; Pisoni CN; Tissera YS; Xavier R; Marques CDL; Pileggi GCS; Robinson PC; Machado PM; Sirotich E; Liew JW; Hausmann JS; Sufka P; Grainger R; Bhana S; Gore-Massy M; Wallace ZS; Yazdany J
Article: ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY. 2022;24(1):203
Neither low social support nor low decision latitude at work is associated with disease remission among patients with rheumatoid arthritis: results from the Swedish EIRA study
Hedenstierna L; Hedstrom AK; Klareskog L; Di Giuseppe D; Alfredsson L; Askling J; Ernestam S; Saevarsdottir S; Ljung L
Article: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2022;81(6):789-797
Short-term, intermediate-term and long-term risks of acute coronary syndrome in cohorts of patients with RA starting biologic DMARDs: results from four Nordic countries
Delcoigne B; Ljung L; Provan SA; Glintborg B; Hetland ML; Gron KL; Peltomaa R; Relas H; Turesson C; Gudbjornsson B; Michelsen B; Askling J
Article: RHEUMATOLOGY. 2022;61(3):943-952
Pulmonary fibrosis in relation to genetic loci in an inception cohort of patients with early rheumatoid arthritis from northern Sweden
Jonsson E; Ljung L; Norrman E; Freyhult E; Arlestig L; Dahlqvist J; Dahlqvist SR
Article: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2021;80(7):930-942
Factors associated with COVID-19-related death in people with rheumatic diseases: results from the COVID-19 Global Rheumatology Alliance physician-reported registry
Strangfeld A; Schafer M; Gianfrancesco MA; Lawson-Tovey S; Liew JW; Ljung L; Mateus EF; Richez C; Santos MJ; Schmajuk G; Scire CA; Sirotich E; Sparks JA; Sufka P; Thomas T; Trupin L; Wallace ZS; Al-Adely S; Bachiller-Corral J; Bhana S; Cacoub P; Carmona L; Costello R; Costello W; Gossec L; Grainger R; Hachulla E; Hasseli R; Hausmann JS; Hyrich KL; Izadi Z; Jacobsohn L; Katz P; Kearsley-Fleet L; Robinson PC; Yazdany J; Machado PM
Article: CLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGY. 2021;40(4):1321-1329
Characteristics and outcome of a first acute myocardial infarction in patients with ankylosing spondylitis
Sodergren A; Askling J; Bengtsson K; Forsblad-d'Elia H; Jernberg T; Lindstrom U; Ljung L; Mantel A; Jacobsson LTH
Article: JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY. 2021;48(3):352-360
Biomechanical Properties of Common Carotid Arteries Assessed by Circumferential 2D Strain and β Stiffness Index in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis
Forsblad-d'Elia H; Law L; Bengtsson K; Smeds J; Ketonen M; Sundstrom B; Ljung L; Geijer M; Soderberg S; Lindqvist P
Article: ARTHRITIS CARE AND RESEARCH. 2020;72(7):1022-1028
Long-Term Spinal Mobility in Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Repeated Cross-Sectional Study
Sundstrom B; Ljung L; Hornberg K; Wallberg-Jonsson S
Article: NUTRIENTS. 2019;11(11):E2825-2825
Consumption of Meat and Dairy Products Is Not Associated with the Risk for Rheumatoid Arthritis among Women: A Population-Based Cohort Study
Sundstrom B; Ljung L; Di Giuseppe D
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY. 2019;48(4):326-330
Comparison of agreement between internet-based registration of patient-reported outcomes and clinic-based paper forms within the Swedish Rheumatology Quality Register
Hofstedt O; Di Giuseppe D; Alenius G-M; Stattin N; Forsblad-D'Elia H; Ljung L
Article: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2019;78(5):683-687
Siblings of patients with rheumatoid arthritis are at increased risk of acute coronary syndrome
Westerlind H; Holmqvist M; Ljung L; Frisell T; Askling J
Article: CLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGY. 2018;37(10):2881-2885
Exercise habits and C-reactive protein may predict development of spinal immobility in patients with ankylosing spondylitis
Sundstrom B; Ljung L; Wallberg-Jonsson S
Article: CLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGY. 2018;37(3):647-653
Patterns of comorbidity and disease characteristics among patients with ankylosing spondylitis-a cross-sectional study
Ljung L; Sundstrom B; Smeds J; Ketonen M; Forsblad-d'Elia H
Article: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2018;77(1):85-91
Mortality following new-onset Rheumatoid Arthritis: has modern Rheumatology had an impact?
Holmqvist M; Ljung L; Askling J
Article: RMD OPEN. 2018;4(2):e000771
Performance of the Expanded Cardiovascular Risk Prediction Score for Rheumatoid Arthritis in a geographically distant National Register-based cohort: an external validation
Ljung L; Ueda P; Liao KP; Greenberg JD; Etzel CJ; Solomon DH; Askling J
Article: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2017;76(10):1642-1647
Acute coronary syndrome in new-onset rheumatoid arthritis: a population-based nationwide cohort study of time trends in risks and excess risks
Holmqvist M; Ljung L; Askling J
Article: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2016;75(12):2087-2094
Response to biological treatment and subsequent risk of coronary events in rheumatoid arthritis
Ljung L; Rantapaeae-Dahlqvist S; Jacobsson LTH; Askling J
Article: ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY. 2016;18(1):277
Abdominal obesity, gender and the risk of rheumatoid arthritis - a nested case-control study
Ljung L; Rantapaa-Dahlqvist S
Article: ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY. 2016;18:33
Co-morbidity in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis - inflammation matters
Innala L; Sjoberg C; Moller B; Ljung L; Smedby T; Sodergren A; Magnusson S; Rantapaa-Dahlqvist S; Wallberg-Jonsson S
Article: ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY. 2014;16(3):R127
The risk of acute coronary syndrome in rheumatoid arthritis in relation to tumour necrosis factor inhibitors and the risk in the general population: a national cohort study
Ljung L; Askling J; Rantapaa-Dahlqvist S; Jacobsson L
Article: ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY. 2014;16(2):R94
Age at onset determines severity and choice of treatment in early rheumatoid arthritis: a prospective study
Innala L; Berglin E; Moller B; Ljung L; Smedby T; Sodergren A; Magnusson S; Rantapaa-Dahlqvist S; Wallberg-Jonsson S
Article: JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY. 2012;39(10):2008-2011
Beneficial Effect of Interleukin 1 Inhibition with Anakinra in Adult-onset Still's Disease. An Open, Randomized, Multicenter Study
Nordstrom D; Knight A; Luukkainen R; van Vollenhoven R; Rantalaiho V; Kajalainen A; Brun JG; Proven A; Ljung L; Kautiainen H; Pettersson T
Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2012;109(1-2):27-29
[Cardiovascular risk in inflammatory systemic disease should be assessed regularly. The Swedish Society of Rheumatology has formulated guidelines for primary prevention].
Jonsson SW; Ljung L; D'Elia HF; Henrohn D; Turesson C; Svenungsson E
Article: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2012;64(1):42-52
Treatment with tumor necrosis factor inhibitors and the risk of acute coronary syndromes in early rheumatoid arthritis
Ljung L; Simard JF; Jacobsson L; Rantapaa-Dahlqvist S; Askling J
Article: ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY. 2011;13(4):R131
Cardiovascular events in early RA are a result of inflammatory burden and traditional risk factors: a five year prospective study
Innala L; Moller B; Ljung L; Magnusson S; Smedby T; Sodergren A; Ohman M-L; Rantapaa-Dahlqvist S; Wallberg-Jonsson S
Article: THE LANCET. 2009;374(9688):459-466
Addition of infliximab compared with addition of sulfasalazine and hydroxychloroquine to methotrexate in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (Swefot trial): 1-year results of a randomised trial
van Vollenhoven RF; Ernestam S; Geborek P; Petersson IF; Coster L; Waltbrand E; Zickert A; Theander J; Thorner A; Hellstrom H; Teleman A; Dackhammar C; Akre F; Forslind K; Ljung L; Oding R; Chatzidionysiou A; Wornert M; Bratt J
Article: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY. 2007;25(4):617-620
Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist is associated with both lipid metabolism and inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis
Ljung L; Olsson T; Engstrand S; Wallberg-Jonsson S; Soderberg S; Rantapaa-Dahlqvist S
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Meeting abstract: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2021;80:133-134
THE INCIDENCE OF INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE IN PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS COMPARED TO RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS. DATA FROM OVER 89 000 BDMARD TREATMENT COURSES DERIVED FROM FIVE NORDIC REGISTERS
Provan SA; Michelsen B; Ljung L; Jonmundsson T; Gudbjornsson B; Di Giuseppe D; Hetland ML; Reynisdottir GB; Glintborg B; Kristianslund E; Relas H; Aaltonen K; Nordstrom D; Kvien K; Askling J
Meeting abstract: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2021;80:63-64
SHORT- AND LONGER-TERM RISKS FOR ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS STARTING TREATMENT WITH DISEASE-MODIFYING ANTI-RHEUMATIC DRUGS. A COLLABORATIVE OBSERVATIONAL HEAD-TO-HEAD STUDY ACROSS FIVE NORDIC RHEUMATOLOGY REGISTERS
Delcoigne B; Ljung L; Provan SA; Glintborg B; Gron KL; Hetland ML; Krogh NS; Trokovic N; Relas H; Turesson C; Michelsen B; Askling J
Meeting abstract: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2021;80:474-475
THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SOCIAL STRESSORS AND DISEASE REMISSION AMONG MEN AND WOMEN WITH EARLY RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
Hedenstierna L; Hedstrom AK; Klareskog L; Alfredsson L; Askling J; Ernestam S; Saevarsdottir S; Ljung L
Letter: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2020;79(5):e50
Response to: 'Inflammatory and non-inflammatory triggers of acute coronary syndromes' by Eyuboglu
Westerlind H; Holmqvist M; Ljung L; Frisell T; Askling J
Letter: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY. 2020;49(2):171-172
Comparison of agreement between internet-based registration of patient-reported outcomes and clinical-based paper forms within the Swedish Rheumatology Quality Register: comment on the article by Hofstedt et al Reply
Hofstedt O; Di Giuseppe D; Alenius G-M; Stattin N; Forsblad-D'Elia H; Ljung L
Editorial comment: RHEUMATOLOGY. 2020;59(3):462-463
Addressing the hardest endpoint
Ljung L; Holmqvist M
Meeting abstract: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2019;78:1423-1424
THE INFLUENCE OF PATIENT DEMOGRAPHICS ON DISEASE ACTIVITY MEASUREMENTS IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
Delcoigne B; Di Giuseppe D; Askling J; Ljung L
Meeting abstract: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2019;78:344-345
LOW-ENERGY FRACTURES IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS - ASSOCIATIONS WITH GENES AND CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Ljung L; Wiberg K; Arlestig L; Dahlqvist SR
Meeting abstract: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2019;78:1047-1048
CONSUMPTION OF DAIRY PRODUCTS AND RISK OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS AMONG WOMEN: A POPULATION-BASED PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY
Sundstrom B; Ljung L; Di Giuseppe D
Editorial comment: JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY. 2019;46(5):447-449
Methotrexate in Our Hearts
Ljung L; Holmqvist M
Meeting abstract: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2018;77:292-293
PERFORMANCE OF THE ERS-RA CARDIOVASCULAR RISK PREDICTION TOOL: EXTERNAL VALIDATION IN A LARGE SWEDISH COHORT WITH RA
Ljung L; Ueda P; Liao KP; Greenberg JD; Etzel CJ; Solomon DH; Askling J
Meeting abstract: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2018;77:341
CASE FATALITY OVER 365 DAYS AFTER FIRST ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME IN PATIENTS WITH ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS
Sodergren A; Askling J; Bengtsson K; Forsblad-D'Elia H; Jernberg T; Lindstrom U; Ljung L; Mantel A; Jacobsson LT
Meeting abstract: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2018;77:119
SIBLINGS OF PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS ARE AT INCREASED RISK OF ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME
Westerlind H; Holmqvist M; Ljung L; Frisell T; Askling J
Editorial comment: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2017;69(8):1509-1511
Is Rheumatoid Arthritis a Mortal Disease?
Askling J; Holmqvist M; Ljung L
Editorial comment: JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY. 2014;41(11):2094-2096
Cardiovascular Events in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis - Role of Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibition
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