Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C‐reactive protein level, and serum amyloid A protein for patient selection and monitoring of anti–tumor necrosis factor treatment in …

MK De Vries, IC Van Eijk… - Arthritis Care & …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To study the usefulness of erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), C‐reactive
protein (CRP), and serum amyloid A (SAA) for response prediction and monitoring of anti …

Microvascular function is impaired in ankylosing spondylitis and improves after tumour necrosis factor α blockade

IC Van Eijk, MJL Peters, EH Serne… - Annals of the …, 2009 - ard.bmj.com
Objectives: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is associated with increased cardiovascular
morbidity and mortality. Microvascular function has been linked to several risk factors for …

Improvement of lipid profile is accompanied by atheroprotective alterations in high‐density lipoprotein composition upon tumor necrosis factor blockade: a prospective …

IC van Eijk, MK de Vries, JHM Levels… - Arthritis & …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Cardiovascular mortality is increased in ankylosing spondylitis (AS), and
inflammation plays an important role. Inflammation deteriorates the lipid profile and alters …

[HTML][HTML] Diagnosing ANCA-associated vasculitis in ANCA positive patients: a retrospective analysis on the role of clinical symptoms and the ANCA titre

E Houben, WA Bax, B van Dam, WAT Slieker… - Medicine, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Currently no validated diagnostic system for antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-
associated vasculitis (AAV) is available. Therefore, diagnosing AAV is often challenging. We …

Tumour necrosis factor blocking agents and progression of subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with ankylosing spondylitis

AM van Sijl, IC van Eijk, MJL Peters… - Annals of the …, 2015 - ard.bmj.com
Background Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is associated with an increased cardiovascular risk
that might be due to the chronic underlying inflammatory process. We investigated whether …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of anti-TNF treatment on body composition and insulin resistance in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

IAM van den Oever, M Baniaamam, S Simsek… - Rheumatology …, 2021 - Springer
Given the link between systemic inflammation, body composition and insulin resistance (IR),
anti-inflammatory therapy may improve IR and body composition in inflammatory joint …

Aggressive therapy in patients with early arthritis results in similar outcome compared with conventional care: the STREAM randomized trial

IC van Eijk, MMJ Nielen… - …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Objective. To compare the effects of aggressive tight control therapy and conventional care
on radiographic progression and disease activity in patients with early mild inflammatory …

Circulating microparticles remain associated with complement activation despite intensive anti-inflammatory therapy in early rheumatoid arthritis

IC Van Eijk, ME Tushuizen, A Sturk… - Annals of the …, 2010 - ard.bmj.com
Objectives Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic systemic inflammatory disease
characterised by synovitis and joint destruction. The pathogenesis of RA is not clear, but is …

The metabolic syndrome is amplified in hypothyroid rheumatoid arthritis patients: a cross-sectional study

HG Raterman, IC Van Eijk, AE Voskuyl… - Annals of the …, 2010 - ard.bmj.com
Objectives: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients are at increased risk of cardiovascular
disease (CVD), which is even more pronounced in hypothyroid RA patients. An …

Thrombin-activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor and its relation with inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis

MJL Peters, MT Nurmohamed, IC van Eijk… - Annals of the …, 2009 - ard.bmj.com
2. Cargill M, Schrodi SJ, Chang M, Garcia VE, Brandon R, Callis KP, et al. A large-scale
genetic association study confirms IL12B and leads to the identification of IL23R as psoriasis …