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Björn Guðbjörnsson - Professor
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School of Health Sciences
Björn Guðbjörnsson
Íslenska
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bgud [at] hi.is
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Faculty of Medicine
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https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4631-6505
Research portal – Björn Guðbjörnsson
Under construction throughout the autumn semester 2023
Courses 2023 - 2024
LÆK202F - Internal Medicine, theoretical
LÆK203F - Internal Medicine, Clinical
Published works
2023
Strong site-specific association of pharyngeal cultures with the onset of psoriatic arthritis and psoriasis, regardless of pathogen
Rheumatology
Comment on: Strong site-specific association of pharyngeal cultures with the onset of psoriatic arthritis and psoriasis, regardless of pathogen: reply
Rheumatology
Exposure to specific tumour necrosis factor inhibitors and risk of demyelinating and inflammatory neuropathy in cohorts of patients with inflammatory arthritis: a collaborative observational study across five Nordic rheumatology registers
RMD Open
2022
Haematological malignancies in patients with psoriatic arthritis overall and treated with TNF inhibitors: a Nordic cohort study
RMD Open
2021
Sarcoidosis in Iceland: a nationwide study of epidemiology, clinical picture and environmental exposure
ERJ Open Research
2020
Outcomes and Safety of Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors in Reactive Arthritis: A Nationwide Experience from Iceland
The Journal of Rheumatology
Retention and response rates in 14 261 PsA patients starting TNF inhibitor treatment - Results from 12 countries in EuroSpA
Rheumatology (United Kingdom)
FLT3 stop mutation increases FLT3 ligand level and risk of autoimmune thyroid disease
Nature
How do we use biologics in rheumatoid arthritis patients with a history of malignancy? An assessment of treatment patterns using Scandinavian registers
RMD Open
Radiographic scoring systems for psoriatic arthritis are insufficient for psoriatic arthritis mutilans: results from the Nordic PAM Study
Acta Radiologica Open
2019
Patients with psoriatic arthritis who are not eligible for randomised controlled trials for TNF inhibitors have treatment response and drug survival similar to those who are eligible
RMD Open
Treatment response and drug retention rates in 24 195 biologic-naïve patients with axial spondyloarthritis initiating TNFi treatment: routine care data from 12 registries in the EuroSpA collaboration
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
Treatment retention of infliximab and etanercept originators versus their corresponding biosimilars: Nordic collaborative observational study of 2334 biologics naïve patients with spondyloarthritis
RMD Open
Clinical decision support system for the management of osteoporosis compared to NOGG guidelines and an osteology specialist: A validation pilot study
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
Pregnancy outcomes in Icelandic female patients with inflammatory arthritides. Nationwide results from the ICEBIO and the Icelandic Medical Birth Register,Fæðingarsaga kvenna með alvarlega liðbólgusjúkdóma Niðurstöður frá ICEBIO og Fæðingaskrá
Laeknabladid
2018
Low starting dosage of infliximab with possible escalating dosage in psoriatic arthritis gives the same treatment results as standard dosage of adalimumab or etanercept: results from the nationwide Icelandic ICEBIO registry
Psoriasis: Targets and Therapy
Biological treatment in ankylosing spondylitis in the Nordic countries during 2010–2016: a collaboration between five biological registries
Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology
Opportunities and challenges for Real-World studies on chronic inflammatory joint diseases through data enrichment and collaboration between national registers: The Nordic example
RMD Open
The majority of patients with psoriatic arthritis are not eligible for randomised clinical trials
Clinical and experimental rheumatology
Gout - a treatable condition,Þvagsýrugigt - læknanleg liðbólga
Laeknabladid
Screening for tuberculosis before TNFα treatment in routine rheumatic care in Iceland. Result from the nationwide icebio registry,Skimun fyrir berklum medal gigtarsjúklinga sem hófu medferd med TNFα-hemlum à Íslandi 1999-2014
Laeknabladid
2017
GRAPPA trainees symposium 2016: A report from the GRAPPA 2016 annual meeting
Journal of Rheumatology
Disease activity in and quality of life of patients with psoriatic arthritis mutilans: the Nordic PAM Study
Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology
Eight-year follow-up of airway hyperresponsiveness in patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome
Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences
Drug-Induced Autoimmune Hepatitis: Response to Corticosteroids and Lack of Relapse After Cessation of Steroids
Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Head-to-head comparison of aggressive conventional therapy and three biological treatments and comparison of two de-escalation strategies in patients who respond to treatment: Study protocol for a multicenter, randomized, open-label, blinded-assessor, phase 4 study
Trials
Corrigendum to “A Clinical Decision Support System for the Diagnosis, Fracture Risks and Treatment of Osteoporosis”
Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine
2016
Activation of Complement Following Total Hip Replacement
Scandinavian Journal of Immunology
The influence of obesity on response to tumour necrosis factor-α inhibitors in psoriatic arthritis: Results from the DANBIO and ICEBIO registries
Rheumatology (United Kingdom)
2015
A Clinical Decision Support System for the Diagnosis, Fracture Risks and Treatment of Osteoporosis
Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine
Risk of drug-induced liver injury from tumor necrosis factor antagonists
Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
2014
Impact of different infliximab dose regimens on treatment response and drug survival in 462 patients with psoriatic arthritis: Results from the nationwide registries DANBIO and ICEBIO
Rheumatology (United Kingdom)
2013
Psoriatic arthritis mutilans (PAM) in the Nordic countries: Demographics and disease status. The Nordic PAM study
Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology
Sarcoid arthropathy and the association with the human leukocyte antigen. the icelandic sarcoidosis study
Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology
Arthritis mutilans: A report from the GRAPPA 2012 annual meeting
Journal of Rheumatology
2012
Psoriatic arthritis and onycholysis - Results from the cross-sectional reykjavik psoriatic arthritis study
Journal of Rheumatology
2010
Rofecoxib, but not celecoxib, increases the risk of thromboembolic cardiovascular events in young adults - A nationwide Registry-based study
European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
Small joint involvement in psoriatic arthritis is associated with onycholysis: The reykjavik psoriatic arthritis study
Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology
A strong familiality of ankylosing spondylitis through several generations
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
Prevalence and clinical characteristics of ankylosing spondylitis in Iceland - A nationwide study
Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology
Giant cell arteritis-two cases with acute blindness,Risafrumuæabólga. Tvö sjúkratilfelli me skyndiblindu
Laeknabladid
2009
A strong heritability of psoriatic arthritis over four generations--the Reykjavik Psoriatic Arthritis Study.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England)
2008
Diurnal rhythm of cytokines in rheumatoid arthritis may be reflected in in vitro cultures of collected mononuclear cells
Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology
Rib cage motion in ankylosing spondylitis patients: a pilot study
Spine Journal
2007
Bone mineral density and bone turnover in systemic sclerosis,Beina- og kalkbúskapur sjúklinga med herslismein.
Læknabladid
Inflammatory cytokines in relation to adrenal response following total hip replacement
Scandinavian Journal of Immunology
Psoriatic arthritis in Reykjavik, Iceland: Prevalence, demographics, and disease course
Journal of Rheumatology
Clinical manifestation, prevalence and prognosis of sarcoid arthropathy a nationwide study: The Icelandic Sarcoidosis Study
Sarcoidosis Vasculitis and Diffuse Lung Diseases
2005
Circulating adhesion molecules in allergic and non-allergic asthma
Respiratory Medicine
Ultrastructure of bronchial biopsies from patients with allergic and non-allergic asthma
Respiratory Medicine
2004
Synovial concentrations of the angiogenic peptides bFGF and VEGF do not discriminate rheumatoid arthritis from other forms of inflammatory arthritis
Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation
2002
Steroids cause osteoporosis [1] (multiple letters)
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
Prevalence of long term steroid treatment and the frequency of decision making to prevent steroid induced osteoporosis in daily clinical practice
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
2001
Sleep disturbances in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: A questionnaire-based study
Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology
Inflammation and structural changes in the airways of patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome
Respiratory Medicine
2000
Psychological well-being in patients with primary Sjogren's syndrome
Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology
Anxiety and depression in patients with primary Sjogren's syndrome
Journal of Rheumatology
Different airway responsiveness profiles in atopic asthma, nonatopic asthma, and Sjogren's syndrome
Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Sleep disturbances in outpatients with ankylosing spondylitis - A questionnaire study with gender implications
Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology
1999
Increased nitric oxide in expired air in patients with Sjogren's syndrome
European Respiratory Journal
Exhaled nitric oxide and its relationship to airway responsiveness and atopy in asthma
Respiratory Medicine
Serum lysozyme: A potential marker of monocyte/macrophage activity in rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology
1998
Enhanced neutrophil and eosinophil adhesion in patients with primary Sjogren's syndrome
Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology
Concordant Message of Different Inflammatory Markers in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences
1997
Anti-inflammatory drugs do not alleviate bronchial hyperreactivity in Sjogren's syndrome
Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
The timing of glucocorticoid administration in rheumatoid arthritis
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
1996
Intact adrenocorticotropic hormone secretion but impaired cortisol response in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis. Effect of glucocorticoids
Journal of Rheumatology
1995
Clinical and experimental studies in primary sjogren's syndrome
Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology
1994
Clinical and laboratory features of Sjogren's syndrome in young women with previous postpartum thyroiditis
Journal of Rheumatology
Circadian rhythm of serum interleukin-6 in rheumatoid arthritis
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
Phenotypic and functional activation of alveolar macrophages, T lymphocytes and NK cells in patients with systemic sclerosis and primary Sjogren's syndrome
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
1993
Sleep disturbances in patients with primary sjögren's syndrome
Rheumatology
1992
Bronchial hyperresponsiveness to methacholine in primary Sjogren's syndrome [2]
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
Response of anaemia in rheumatoid arthritis to treatment with subcutaneous recombinant human erythropoietin
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
T‐Cell Receptor V‐Gene Usage in Synovial Fluid and Synovial Tissue from RA Patients
Scandinavian Journal of Immunology
Sjögren's syndrome and inflammatory bowel diseases
Rheumatology
1991
Bronchial hyperresponsiveness to methacholine in patients with primary Sjogren's syndrome
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
Hypoxanthine, xanthine, and urate in synovial fluid from patients with inflammatory arthritides
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
Deposition of eosinophil cationic protein in vascular lesions in temporal arteritis
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
Neutrophil function in patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome: Relation to infection propensity
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
1990
Cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa associated with Crohn's disease. Report and review of the literature
Journal of Rheumatology
1987
Painful Autoimmune Thyroiditis Occurring on Amiodarone Therapy
Acta Medica Scandinavica
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