Search for dissertations about: "thesis on blood pressure"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 759 swedish dissertations containing the words thesis on blood pressure.

  2. 16. Aspects of ethnicity on blood pressure regulating mechanisms and kidney function in a defined population

    Author : Christopher Nilsson; Allmänmedicin och samhällsmedicin; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Glomerular filtration rate GFR ; Renal function; Ethnicity; biomarker; Pro-enkephalin; Blood pressure; chronic kidney disase; ANDIS; diabetes; diabetics;

    Abstract : Background: Middle Eastern immigrants represent a growing population in Sweden today. This group are at higher risk for type 2 diabetes than the native population, but are also shown to exhibit unique properties; despite an abundance in traditional cardiometabolic risk factors such as obesity, dearranged blood lipids and diminished physical acitivity, this group seem to exhibit lower blood pressure levels. READ MORE

  4. 17. Semicarbazide-sensitive Amine Oxidase (SSAO) – Regulation and Involvement in Blood Vessel Damage with Special Regard to Diabetes : A Study on Mice Overexpressing Human SSAO

    Author : Camilla Göktürk; Lars Oreland; Karin Forsberg-Nilsson; Dan Larhammar; Peter Yu; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Pharmacology; amine oxidases; VAP-1; vascular complications; diabetes; blood pressure; Farmakologi; Pharmacological research; Farmakologisk forskning;

    Abstract : Semicarbazide-sensitive amine oxidase (SSAO, EC 1.4.3.6) belongs to a family of copper-containing amine oxidases. READ MORE

  5. 18. Vitamin D and blood pressure

    Author : Ann Burgaz; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : The physiological function of circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) is to maintain serum calcium range that supports skeletal system. Evidence is mounting that vitamin D has beneficial effects on other important functions in tissues not primarily related to mineral metabolism. READ MORE

  6. 19. Blood pressure in atrial fibrillation

    Author : Joakim Olbers; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Introduction: Hypertension is a leading risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and premature death. Prevalence of hypertension in the adult population in Sweden has been estimated to 27%. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most prevalent sustained arrhythmia of clinical relevance with an estimated prevalence of at least 2.9% among adults in Sweden. READ MORE

  7. 20. Tissue Blood Flow Responses to External Pressure Using LDF and PPG : Testing a System Developed for Pressure Ulcer Research

    Author : Sara Bergstrand; Anna-Christina Ek; Margareta Lindgren; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Abstract : Background: Pressure ulcers are a problem for immobile individuals, and having pressure ulcers impact and restrict the daily and are often associated with pain. Pressure ulcers occur frequently and cause high costs for the health care system. READ MORE