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Epidemiological Aspects of Renal Impairment in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
(2016-05-04)
Diabetes is a leading cause of renal impairment (RI) and indication of the need for renal replacement therapy in many parts of the world. Albuminuria and RI are the two main forms of diabetic kidney disease. The overall ...
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 ...
Epidemiological aspects of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality among individuals with diabetes: the relative importance of cardiovascular risk factors
(2018-09-21)
Background: Long-term trends of cardiovascular complications and death among patients with diabetes have not been studied extensively. In addition, we aimed to examine the effect of multifactorial risk factor control, as ...
DIAVIP - Diabetes Prevention in Primary Care - Implications for Physical Activity
(2014-03-07)
Aim: The overall aim was to study the effect of physical activity in impaired glucose
tolerance (IGT) and insulin resistance. We set out to: 1. Evaluate different screening
instruments to identify individuals with IGT; ...
Learning aspects of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and learning activities in basic life support - a study among laypersons at workplaces in Sweden
(2021-01-29)
Abstract
Background: Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Despite healthcare improvements, prevention for cardiovascular health, training in adult basic life support (BLS) ...
Cardiac lipids and their role in the diseased heart
(2019-11-13)
Lipids play an essential role within the heart as they are involved in energy storage,
membrane stability and signaling. Changes in cardiac lipid composition and utilization
may thus have profound effects on cardiac ...
Interaction of genetic susceptibility and traffic-related air pollution in cardiovascular disease
(2015-01-28)
This thesis aimed at investigating gene-environment interaction in cardiovascular disease (CVD). A study population of 618 coronary heart disease (CHD) cases (of which 192 first-time acute myocardial infarction (AMI) ...
The population burden of gout and urate in Western Sweden
(2021-11-02)
Background: Gout is the most common type of inflammatory arthritis and is associated with several comorbidities and an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, data on the epidemiology and comorbidity ...
Parathyroid Hormone Hyper- and Hypoparathyroidism Effect of Treatment and Long-term Follow-up Studies
(2024-01-10)
Background: High or low parathyroid hormone (PTH) can be challenging in diagnosis and treatment. The prevalence and natural history of normocalcemic hyperparathyroidism (nHPT) are still not known. The knowledge gap regarding ...
Venous thromboembolism: Risk factors, comorbidities, and treatment-associated risk of bleedings
(2023-11-16)
Background: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is the third most common cardiovascular disease, consisting mainly of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE). Since VTE often is a preventable disease, knowledge of ...