Search for dissertations about: "thesis in rheumatic heart disease"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 swedish dissertations containing the words thesis in rheumatic heart disease.

  2. 1. Rheumatic heart disease in Namibia : evaluating the burden and the cost-effectiveness of a preventive strategy

    Author : Panduleni Penipawa Shimanda; Fredrik Norström; Lars Lindholm; Stefan Söderberg; Scholastika Ndatinda Iipinge; Philip Moons; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Rheumatic Heart Disease; Prevention; Cost-effectiveness; Namibia; cardiovascular disease; hjärt- och kärlforskning; Public health; folkhälsa; epidemiologi; Epidemiology;

    Abstract : Background: Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) is a neglected public health problem, which is most prevalent in low-and middle-income countries. It affects over 460 million people and causes about 390,000 deaths annually, predominantly children, young adults, and women. READ MORE

  4. 2. Signs of inflammation in different types of heart valve disease : The VOCIN study

    Author : Lars Wallby; Lena Jonasson; Mats Broqvist; Mårten Rosenqvist; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Heart valve dysfunction; heart valve disease; VOCIN study group; aortic valves; Gross valvular pathology; Cariology; Cariologi;

    Abstract : Heart valve dysfunction is a relatively common condition in the population, whereas significant heart valve disease is more unusual. The cause of different types of heart valve disease depends on which valve is concerned. Rheumatic heart valve disease, has for a long time been considered to constitute a post-inflammatory condition. READ MORE

  5. 3. Cardiovascular disease in systemic sclerosis

    Author : Annica Nordin; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune rheumatic disease, characterized by fibrosis of the skin and internal organs, vasculopathy and the production of autoantibodies. Cardiac and pulmonary disease manifestations are major causes of morbidity and mortality. READ MORE

  6. 4. Cardiac Microvascular Disease Quantified with CMR

    Author : Tom Gyllenhammar; Lund Klinisk fysiologi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; cardiac microvascular disease; magnetic resonance imaging; microvascular dysfunction; hypertrohic cardiomyopathy; systemic sclerosis; microvascular angina;

    Abstract : This thesis has investigated three different diagnoses where cardiac microvascular disease is suspected: hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), systemic sclerosis (SSc), and patients with suspected microvascular angina (MVA).Study I of this thesis investigated patients with HCM. READ MORE

  7. 5. Chlamydia pneumoniae in Aortic Valve Sclerosis and Thoracic Aortic Disease : Aspects of Pathogenesis and Therapy

    Author : Christina Nyström-Rosander; Kenneth Persson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Communicable diseases; Chlamydia pneumoniae; aortic valve sclerosis; trace elements; thoracic aorta; antibiotics; Polymerase Chain Reaction PCR ; electron microscopy EM ; Infektionssjukdomar; Infectious diseases; Infektionssjukdomar; infektionssjukdomar; Infectious Diseases;

    Abstract : The obligate intracellular bacterium Chlamydia pneumoniae (Cp), a common human pathogen, has been associated with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. The aetiology of non-rheumatic aortic valve sclerosis has, however, not been clarified. READ MORE