Browsing Doctoral Theses / Doktorsavhandlingar Institutionen för medicin by Subject "ultrasound"
Now showing items 1-5 of 5
-
Biological relevance and prognostic significance of radial artery intima-media thickness
(2014-03-14)Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the major cause of death both in Sweden and globally. Atherosclerotic vascular changes are considered the major underlying pathology leading to clinical manifestations of CVD, e.g. myocardial ... -
Cardiovascular and metabolic control in obese children and adolescents
(2008-05-23)Childhood obesity is an emerging risk factor for disease and mortality worldwide. The cardiovascular consequences and prevention thereof need to be further investigated. Exercise and weight loss are well examined and ... -
Longitudinal Common Carotid Artery Wall Motion - mechanistic, prognostic and translational studies
(2011-02-15)The longitudinal arterial movement of the common carotid artery (CCA) has been less investigated during the past compared to the radial movement. This is probably due to lack of an adequate measuring method. Velocity vector ... -
Non-invasive assessement of coronary flow velocity: Clinical and experimental studies
(2016-11-17)BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Coronary flow velocity (CFV) and coronary flow velocity reserve (CFVR) evaluated by transthoracic ultrasound is a promising method to assess ischemic heart disease. CFVR is the ratio between ... -
Ultrasound evaluation of atherosclerosis and other cardiovascular sources of cerebral embolism
(2008-01-18)The search for embolic sources has high priority in patients presenting with suspected cerebral embolism. Non-invasive cardiovascular ultrasound is frequently used to reveal the presence of carotid stenosis and cardiac ...