Browsing Doctoral Theses / Doktorsavhandlingar Institutionen för medicin by Title
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Surgical management of aortic prosthetic valve endocarditis
(2016-01-25)Background: Infective endocarditis (IE) is still associated with high mortality and morbidity despite advances in diagnostic, medical and surgical management. Aims: I. To report short- and mid-term results after surgical ... -
Surveillance of childhood obesity in Sweden. Focus on lifestyles and socioeconomic conditions.
(2014-09-05)Background and aim: There is a general lack of childhood obesity surveillance systems throughout Europe, including Sweden. Such systems are needed to develop policies, evaluate interventions and track secular changes in ... -
Susceptibility to chronic liver disease
(2015-03-06)The onset and the progression of chronic liver disease involve environmental and genetic factors. Hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) are important players in these processes and are the main storage site for retinol. We studied ... -
Swedish Pharmaceutical Benefit Reforms - Analyses of implementation, pharmaceutical sales patterns and expenditures
(2006-10-24)Background: Over the last few decades, the sales of prescription drugs have increased dramatically in many western countries; however, this increase requires individuals and society to bear larger economic consequences. ... -
Symptom patterns in irritable bowel syndrome
(2019-10-23)Who has never had them: symptoms in the abdominal region, such as pain, bloating, constipation, and diarrhoea? These are common symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). IBS affects 5-10% of the population, especially ... -
Symptomatic Carotid Stenosis - optimal timing of surgical treatment
(2017-10-17)Abstract In patients with symptomatic carotid artery stenosis is convincing evidence that carotid endarterectomy (CEA) confers maximum benefit if performed within 14 days from index event. Patients with TIA or minor stroke ... -
T cell Function in Patients with Dilated Cardiomyopathy
(2008-10-02)Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a heart muscle disease characterized by dilatation of one or both ventricles together with decreased systolic function. Its etiology is still largely unknown. However, immunological alterations ... -
T cell subsets in asthma and allergy - role of glucocorticoids, plasticity and microRNA-155
(2014-03-28)The focus of this thesis is the different subsets of CD4+ T cells involvement in asthma and allergy. It encloses studies of asthma and allergy in both humans and mice. The work of the three papers has been performed ... -
T cells and chemokines in rheumatoid arthritis
(2021-08-18)In this thesis, we investigated if circulating proportions of specific CD4+ T cell subsets and blood chemokine levels were associated with disease activity and/or could predict remission in patients with early ... -
Telefonrådgivning - en verksamhet i tiden : studier ur ett patient- och sjuksköterskeperspektiv
(2009-11-10)Background : Care encounters and nurses’ advising over the phone are increasingly common in the Western world today. This new area in the profession needs more research due to its’ importance in daily life. Article I: ... -
Tenomodulin, serum amyloid A and the serum amyloid A receptor selenoprotein S – implications for metabolic disease
(2010-05-11)Obesity and obesity-related metabolic diseases are associated with a low-grade inflammation, including slightly increased serum levels of the acute phase protein serum amyloid A (A-SAA). A-SAA is one amongst several ... -
The association between eczema, asthma and rhinitis -population studies of prevalence and risk factors among adults
(2016-04-28)Background: Allergic diseases such as asthma, rhinitis and eczema have increased significantly since the middle of the past century and are now common conditions among both children and adults. The increase was observed ... -
The Clinical Relevance and Potential Mechanism of Biomarkers in Elderly Heart Failure Patients
(2013-05-08)Aim: To study the clinical relevance and potential mechanism of biomarkers in elderly heart failure (HF) patients. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted by access to Swedish Heart Failure Registry with focus on ... -
The effects of stress on atherosclerosis in mice
(2010-11-17)Psychosocial stress has been recognized as an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease and atherosclerosis. However, little is known about the mechanisms converting this psychosocial load into physical disease. ... -
The fight against time in prehospital cardiac arrest - a true medical emergency
(2020-08-18)ABSTRACT Background: The chances of survival after an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) are one in ten. The majority of survivors have no or relatively mild neurological sequelae. Interventions are time critical and ... -
The Force of Blood
(2021-05-12)Aim: The overarching aim of this thesis was to investigate the prevalence, temporal trends and associations to cardiovascular outcomes of blood pressure levels in patients in Västra Götaland. Methods and findings: In Study ... -
The IL-23 axis and innate immunity in the airways
(2017-11-08)The Interleukin-23 (IL-23) axis is a communication system that integrates innate and adaptive immunity. When triggered by microbial stimuli, antigen presenting cells can secrete the cytokine IL-23, leading to the production ... -
The impact of family, community, and chronic conditions on late-life depression in China
(2024-04-24)Background: With the increasing ageing population in China, investigating risk factors for late-life depression is of particular importance. This thesis aims to investigate how family dynamics, community factors, and ... -
The impact of railway vibration and noise on sleep
(2017-09-25)Sleep is a vital component of good health, and sleep loss is associated with impaired cognition, decreased psychomotor performance, cardiovascular disease, adverse effects on endocrine and metabolic function, negative mood, ... -
The physician and the sickness certification
(2018-01-18)Background and aims: Sickness insurance is a hallmark of most welfare states. The rising costsof sickness insurance in Sweden have been attributed to varying sickness certification practices among physicians. Other factors, ...