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The fight against time in prehospital cardiac arrest - a true medical emergency
(2020-08-18)
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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 ...
Predictors of survival in cardiac arrest
(2021-10-01)
Cardiac arrest (CA) refers to the cessation of cardiac function. Survival is around 30% for in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA), and 10% for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Many factors influence survival, ranging ...
Cardiovascular disease in patients with congenital heart disease
(2020-04-23)
Background: Today, about 95% of children with congenital heart disease (CHD) survive into adulthood and the survival in patients with CHD has increased considerably during the last decades. With increasing age, patients ...
Immunological, vascular and metabolic actions of androgens
(2020-03-10)
Men have higher prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) but lower risk of autoimmune disorders than women. The actions of sex steroids may be involved in the sexual dimorphism of these diseases. Although testosterone, ...
Metabolic alterations and adipose tissue dysfunction in individuals with a family history of type 2 diabetes
(2022-02-08)
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Aims
The overall aim of this doctoral thesis was to further examine the anthropometric, metabolic and adipose tissue dysfunctions, as well as explore novel metabolites, associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus ...
Price sensitivity and regional variation in health care
(2021-02-12)
Understanding the consequences of current health policy is important in order to design and develop a health care system suitable for future challenges. The purpose of this thesis is to bring evidence on the determinants ...
Investigating the role of Class-1 Phosphoinositide 3 Kinases (PI3Ks) in insulin signaling and obesity
(2020-04-28)
Obesity and obesity related diseases such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disorders, and different types of cancer are leading causes of mortality and morbidity in modern society. However, the mechanism that links obesity ...
Cardiovascular outcomes and extra-articular manifestations in patients with spondyloarthritis
(2020-02-27)
Background: Spondyloarthritis (SpA) is a cluster of rheumatic diseases with similar clinical features, including association with extra-articular manifestations such as anterior uveitis (AU), inflammatory bowel disease ...
Effects of an intervention and an organisational implementation for identification and treatment of common mental disorders in primary healthcare
(2021-05-26)
Aim: This thesis aimed to evaluate the effects of one intervention and one organisational implementation for identification and treatment of common mental disorders (CMDs) in the primary healthcare in Region Västra Götaland, ...
Socioeconomic aspects of lifestyle and women's health: a primary care and population perspective
(2020-03-05)
Aims: To estimate growth characteristics and socioeconomic factors in relation to over-weight/obesity among 4-year-old children. To explore whether a primary care lifestyle programme reached and engaged socioeconomically ...