Search for dissertations about: "Hypercholesterolemia: epidemiology"

Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the words Hypercholesterolemia: epidemiology.

2. 1. Cardiovascular risk factors in aortic stenosis

   Author : Johan Ljungberg; Stefan Söderberg; Bengt Johansson; Peter Nilsson; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Valvular heart disease; aortic stenosis; bicuspid aortic valve; cardiovascular risk factors; hypertension; diabetes mellitus; smoking; hypercholesterolemia; obesity; shrunken pore; renal failure; Epidemiology; epidemiologi; Cardiology; kardiologi;

   Abstract : Introduction: Aortic stenosis (AS) is the most common hemodynamic significant valvular heart disease and affects about 2% of the population. The incidence increases with age. When symptoms of the stenotic aortic valve disease eventually occur the 2-year mortality exceeds 50%. READ MORE

4. 2. High Blood Cholesterol. Physician and Patient Perspectives

   Author : Margareta Troein; Malmö Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; qualitative method; practice guideline; pharmacist; life-style; information; hypercholesterolemia; health education; health belief; framework; family physician; family medicine; Cholesterol; counseling; screening; Social medicine; Socialmedicin; samhällsmedicin;

   Abstract : Scientific evidence of the causal relationship between high blood cholesterol and risk for coronary heart disease prompted extensive professional and public interest in practical application in the 1980's. Among other things, national guidelines for lipid lowering were published in Sweden in 1988. Mass media covered the topic extensively. READ MORE

5. 3. Predictors of Dementia : Insulin, Fatty Acids and Vascular Risk Factors

   Author : Elina Rönnemaa; Lena Kilander; Lars Lannfelt; Björn Zethelius; Laura Fratiglioni; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; dementia; Alzheimer’s disease; vascular dementia; insulin secretion; diabetes; fatty acids; epidemiology; vascular risk factors; Geriatrics; Geriatrik;

   Abstract : Identification of modifiable risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is crucial in order to diminish suffering from this devastating disease. The aim of this thesis was to investigate if different aspects of glucose metabolism, insulin, fatty-acid composition or other vascular risk factors predict the future development of AD and dementia. READ MORE

6. 4. Lifestyle-related risk factors in dementia and mild cognitive impairment : a population-based study

   Author : Tiia Ngandu; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Alcohol drinking; Alzheimer disease; apolipoprotein E; cohort studies; dementia; educational status; epidemiology; life style; obesity; risk factors; socioeconomic factors;

   Abstract : As an increasing number of individuals survive into advanced age, dementia and milder cognitive impairments takes on growing public health importance. The aetiology of dementia and Alzheimer's disease (AD), which is the most common cause of dementia, is considered to be multifactorial, resulting from both genetic and environmental factors. READ MORE

7. 5. Non-conventional risk and prognostic factors in coronary heart disease : studies on heart rate variability, alcohol consumption, inflammation and depression

   Author : Imre Janszky; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Background and aims: Although, there has been a drop in age-specific coronary heart disease (CHD) incidence, and its prognosis has improved considerably in most parts of the industrialized world, CHD is still by far the leading cause of death in industrialized countries. The established, conventional risk factors, i.e. READ MORE