Search for dissertations about: "Anticoagulants"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 58 swedish dissertations containing the word Anticoagulants.
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1. Anticoagulants in kidney disease
Abstract : Background: Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and atrial fibrillation (AF) are at high risk of ischemic stroke. Evidence is lacking if patients with advanced CKD or on dialysis benefit from oral anticoagulants (OAC) as stroke prophylaxis. READ MORE
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2. Studies on anticoagulants with viscoelastic hemostatic assays
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3. Two worlds, one goal : A Clinician’s Perspective on Laboratory Analyses in Anticoagulant Treatment
Abstract : Almost precisely a century ago, in the 1920s and 1930s, cattle bled to death in North America after being fed moldy hay containing sweet clover, the yellow Melilotus officinalis, and the white Melilotus albus. The toxic substance in the hay inhibiting blood coagulation was identified and named dicumarol. READ MORE
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4. The Force of Blood : Epidemiological studies of blood pressure in stroke, atrial fibrillation and primary care
Abstract : 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 I, Cox regression analysis was used to investigate associations between blood pressure and mortality in 799 patients with acute ischemic stroke who were identified in the quality register of a stroke ward at Sahlgrenska University Hospital. READ MORE
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5. Venous thromboembolism: Risk factors, comorbidities, and treatment-associated risk of bleedings
Abstract : 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 risk factors is critical. Following a VTE, many patients are subjected to extended anticoagulant treatment. READ MORE