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Assessment of excess skin and outcome of body contouring surgery in post bariatric patients
(2014-12-08)
Aim: A negative effect of massive weight loss is the development of excess skin. Excess skin causes both physical and psychological problems for those affected and their families. The overall aim of this thesis was to ...
Biolubrication: Structural investigation of lubricin and its glycosylation
(2014-11-04)
The sliding articular cartilage surfaces of the human diarthrodial joints are surrounded by
biolubricating synovial fluid (SF), creating a perfect low friction biological biobearing
structure with excellent lubrication ...
Experimental models with specific approaches to augment human fetal liver cell engraftment
(2014-05-27)
Experimental models with specific approaches to augment human fetal liver cell engraftment
Pradeep Patil
Department of Surgery, Institute of Clinical Sciences,
Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg
Background: ...
Vascular Function in Chronic Renal Failure
(2014-02-21)
A majority of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) die of cardiovascular (CV) disease before reaching end-stage renal disease. The causes of CV death in CKD are characterized by an excess of sudden cardiac deaths ...
Psychosocial work conditions - cardiovascular disease, perceptions and reactive behavior
(2014-12-01)
The overall aims of this thesis were to improve our understanding of (1) associations between adverse psychosocial work conditions and less explored cardiovascular outcomes, and (2) workers’ perceptions and reactive behaviour ...
Cytomegalovirus Infection in Heart and Lung Transplant Patients with focus on long-term outcome
(2014-11-06)
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is a common opportunistic infection after heart and lung transplantation. The aims of this thesis were to relate the incidence and severity of CMV infection and disease to different forms ...
Estrogen and 2-methoxyestradiol: regulation of arthritis, inflammation and reactive oxygen species
(2014-04-25)
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by severe synovial inflammation, cartilage
destruction, and immune-mediated bone loss. Estrogen ameliorates experimental RA,
reducing both inflammation and bone loss. The inflamed ...
Treatment of hypertension in women and men
(2014-08-29)
Aims: The overall aim of the thesis was to investigate antihypertensive treatment in women
and men. First, the aim was to analyze the scientifi c support for treatment recommendations
in women and men. Second, the aims ...
Life style intervention in primary care and aspects on stroke prevention
(2014-03-13)
ABSTRACT
Aims: To describe a self-administered preventive tool dealing with risk factors for cardiovascular
disease and its effectiveness to involve persons in need of life style changes. To evaluate the feasibility
of ...
Multi-level characterization of host and pathogen in Helicobacter pylori-associated gastric carcinogenesis
(2014-11-06)
Today, more than half of the world’s population is infected with Helicobacter pylori, and two to three per cent of these will develop gastric cancer associated with this infection. Gastric cancer is today the third largest ...