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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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
Body weight, body size and early cardiovascular disease. Epidemiological studies using Swedish registries
(2021-05-04)
Background: Obesity is a known risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, as well as for atrial fibrillation and heart failure. While overweight and obesity have become increasingly more common in Sweden and ...
The role of MBOAT7 on fatty liver disease
(2021-02-18)
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the main health disorder in internal medicine, affecting one third of the population worldwide. Environmental and genetic factors contribute to NAFLD susceptibility and progression. ...
Physicians' practices in sickness certification for common mental disorders - assessment of work capacity and communication with the patient's workplace
(2021-11-25)
Physicians are key stakeholders in the sickness certification process. The first aim of this thesis was to examine physicians’ sickness certification practices from two perspectives: the assessment of work capacity and ...
Cancer in organ transplant recipients
(2021-08-27)
Tens of thousands of transplantations are performed around the world each year. Organ transplant recipients (OTR) are obliged to receive life-long medical treatment with immunosuppressive drugs to ensure graft function. ...
Pregnancy in women with congenital heart disease
(2021-01-29)
Abstract
Background: The survival for children born with congenital heart disease (CHD) has increased and the majority reach adult age. Having a cardiac problem raise questions on the probability of successful pregnancies ...
Childhood overweight and pubertal timing as predictors of adult cancer in men
(2021-04-27)
Background and Aim
Obesity is one of the leading causes of cancer globally. The importance of overweight in childhood for adult cancer risk, independent of overweight status in young adulthood is still unknown. Furthermore, ...
Lipoproteins in the postprandial state: Studies on the metabolism of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins using multicompartmental models
(2021-05-21)
Lipoproteins are lipid-containing spherical particles that circulate in the human blood stream. The reason for their intense study over the decades is their ability to cause atherosclerosis1. Atherosclerotic cardiovascular ...