Bjorn Gudbjornsson

Summary

Affiliation: Landspitali University Hospital
Country: Iceland

Publications

  1. ncbi Psoriatic arthritis in Reykjavik, Iceland: prevalence, demographics, and disease course
    Thorvardur Jon Love
    Department of Immunology and Centre for Rheumatology Research, Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland
    J Rheumatol 34:2082-8. 2007
  2. ncbi Sleep disturbances in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a questionnaire-based study
    B Gudbjornsson
    Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
    Clin Exp Rheumatol 19:509-14. 2001
  3. ncbi Prevalence of long term steroid treatment and the frequency of decision making to prevent steroid induced osteoporosis in daily clinical practice
    B Gudbjornsson
    The Regional Hospital, Akureyri, Iceland Health Care Centre, Akureyri, Iceland
    Ann Rheum Dis 61:32-6. 2002
  4. ncbi Rofecoxib, but not celecoxib, increases the risk of thromboembolic cardiovascular events in young adults-a nationwide registry-based study
    Bjorn Gudbjornsson
    Centre for Rheumatology Research, Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland
    Eur J Clin Pharmacol 66:619-25. 2010
  5. ncbi Psoriatic arthritis and onycholysis -- results from the cross-sectional Reykjavik psoriatic arthritis study
    Thorvardur Jon Love
    Centre for Rheumatology Research, Landspitali Haskolasjukrahus, Fossvogi, 108 Reykjavik, Iceland
    J Rheumatol 39:1441-4. 2012
  6. ncbi Rib cage motion in ankylosing spondylitis patients: a pilot study
    Maria Ragnarsdottir
    Department of Rehabilitation, Landspitali University Hospital, Hringbraut, 101 Reykjavik, Iceland
    Spine J 8:505-9. 2008
  7. ncbi A strong heritability of psoriatic arthritis over four generations--the Reykjavik Psoriatic Arthritis Study
    Ari Karason
    deCODE Genetics, Reykjavik, Iceland
    Rheumatology (Oxford) 48:1424-8. 2009
  8. ncbi Prevalence and clinical characteristics of ankylosing spondylitis in Iceland - a nationwide study
    Arni Jon Geirsson
    Department of Rheumatology, The National Hospital of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
    Clin Exp Rheumatol 28:333-40. 2010
  9. ncbi Clinical manifestation, prevalence and prognosis of sarcoid arthropathy. A nationwide study: the Icelandic Sarcoidosis Study
    Dyrleif Petursdottir
    Centre for Rheumatology Research, Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland
    Sarcoidosis Vasc Diffuse Lung Dis 24:113-20. 2007
  10. ncbi A strong familiality of ankylosing spondylitis through several generations
    Arni Jon Geirsson
    Centre for Rheumatology Research, Landspitali, Hringbraut University Hospital, Reykjavik 101, Iceland
    Ann Rheum Dis 69:1346-8. 2010

Collaborators

  • Helgi Valdimarsson
  • Helga Zoega
  • Ari Karason
  • Maria Ragnarsdottir
  • Arni Jon Geirsson
  • Thorvardur Jon Love
  • Kristleifur Kristjansson
  • Johann Eli Gudjonsson
  • Bjarki Thor Alexandersson
  • Dyrleif Petursdottir
  • Helga Eyjolfsdottir
  • Gyda Bjornsdottir
  • Sigridur O Haraldsdottir
  • Gunnar Sigurdsson
  • Thorarinn Gislason
  • Leifur Franzson
  • Isleifur Olafsson

Detail Information

Publications11

  1. ncbi Psoriatic arthritis in Reykjavik, Iceland: prevalence, demographics, and disease course
    Thorvardur Jon Love
    Department of Immunology and Centre for Rheumatology Research, Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland
    J Rheumatol 34:2082-8. 2007
    ..To determine the prevalence, demographics, and course of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) in the Reykjavik area of Iceland...
  2. ncbi Sleep disturbances in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a questionnaire-based study
    B Gudbjornsson
    Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
    Clin Exp Rheumatol 19:509-14. 2001
    ..To assess the prevalence of subjective sleeping complaints by patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and to evaluate the correlation between various sleeping complaints and disease activity...
  3. ncbi Prevalence of long term steroid treatment and the frequency of decision making to prevent steroid induced osteoporosis in daily clinical practice
    B Gudbjornsson
    The Regional Hospital, Akureyri, Iceland Health Care Centre, Akureyri, Iceland
    Ann Rheum Dis 61:32-6. 2002
    ..The use of oral corticosteroids (CS) is one of the most common causes of iatrogenic osteoporosis. Recently, therapeutic guidelines dealing with the skeletal complication of CS have been published...
  4. ncbi Rofecoxib, but not celecoxib, increases the risk of thromboembolic cardiovascular events in young adults-a nationwide registry-based study
    Bjorn Gudbjornsson
    Centre for Rheumatology Research, Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland
    Eur J Clin Pharmacol 66:619-25. 2010
    ..To examine the risk of thromboembolic cardiovascular events in users of coxibs and NSAIDs in a nationwide cohort...
  5. ncbi Psoriatic arthritis and onycholysis -- results from the cross-sectional Reykjavik psoriatic arthritis study
    Thorvardur Jon Love
    Centre for Rheumatology Research, Landspitali Haskolasjukrahus, Fossvogi, 108 Reykjavik, Iceland
    J Rheumatol 39:1441-4. 2012
    ..To measure the associations between subtypes of nail changes and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) among patients with psoriasis...
  6. ncbi Rib cage motion in ankylosing spondylitis patients: a pilot study
    Maria Ragnarsdottir
    Department of Rehabilitation, Landspitali University Hospital, Hringbraut, 101 Reykjavik, Iceland
    Spine J 8:505-9. 2008
    ..Assessment of chest expansion is one of the measures of rib cage mobility recommended as "core set for assessing Ankylosing Spondylitis" (AS). A recently developed instrument for measuring respiratory movements is introduced...
  7. ncbi A strong heritability of psoriatic arthritis over four generations--the Reykjavik Psoriatic Arthritis Study
    Ari Karason
    deCODE Genetics, Reykjavik, Iceland
    Rheumatology (Oxford) 48:1424-8. 2009
    ..We have studied the prevalence of PsA in Reykjavik, Iceland, in a population-based cohort, and using the Icelandic genealogy database we have estimated the risk ratio (RR) spanning five generations...
  8. ncbi Prevalence and clinical characteristics of ankylosing spondylitis in Iceland - a nationwide study
    Arni Jon Geirsson
    Department of Rheumatology, The National Hospital of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
    Clin Exp Rheumatol 28:333-40. 2010
    ..To determine the prevalence and clinical characteristics of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) in the Icelandic population, which carries a high prevalence of HLA-B27...
  9. ncbi Clinical manifestation, prevalence and prognosis of sarcoid arthropathy. A nationwide study: the Icelandic Sarcoidosis Study
    Dyrleif Petursdottir
    Centre for Rheumatology Research, Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland
    Sarcoidosis Vasc Diffuse Lung Dis 24:113-20. 2007
    ..The presence of joint or muscle symptoms was registered in 20% of these cases...
  10. ncbi A strong familiality of ankylosing spondylitis through several generations
    Arni Jon Geirsson
    Centre for Rheumatology Research, Landspitali, Hringbraut University Hospital, Reykjavik 101, Iceland
    Ann Rheum Dis 69:1346-8. 2010
    ..To elucidate the familiality of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) in Iceland...
  11. ncbi [Bone mineral density and bone turnover in systemic sclerosis]
    Bjarki Thor Alexandersson
    Laeknadeild Háskóla Islands
    Laeknabladid 93:535-41. 2007
    ..To elucidate bone mineral density (BMD) and bone turnover in an un-selected group of patients with Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) in national based registry...