Search for dissertations about: "blood pressure definition"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 swedish dissertations containing the words blood pressure definition.

  2. 1. Stroke and depression in very old age

    Author : Carl Hörnsten; Yngve Gustafson; Hugo Lövheim; Bo Norrving; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; stroke; depression; very old; oldest old; epidemiology; mortality; risk factors; systolic blood pressure; diastolic blood pressure; atrial fibrillation; geriatric depression scale; geriatrik; Geriatrics;

    Abstract : Background The prevalence and incidence of stroke are known to increase with age, which, combined with demographic change, means that very old patients with stroke are a growing patient group. Risk factors for incident stroke among very old people have not been widely investigated. READ MORE

  4. 2. Methodological aspects of toe blood pressure measurements for evaluation of arterial insuffiency in patients with diabetes

    Author : Hans-Ivar Påhlsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Lower limb ischemia; diabetes; foot ulcerations; toe blood pressure; ankle blood pressure; biphasic curve pattern; cuff width; laser Doppler; automatic pressure measurements;

    Abstract : Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a growing health problem in the aging population of the western world with prevalence figures around 6-7%, which are increasing fast. Treatment of this disease is complex and expensive for society. One of the most feared DM complications is foot ulcerations. READ MORE

  5. 3. Markers of tissue ischaemia in lower limb arterial insufficiency : an experimental and clinical study

    Author : Göran Lundberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Limb ischaemia; diagnosis; metabolism; skeletal muscle; subcutaneous adipose tissue; microdialysis; muscle biopsy; lactate; perfusion; lower body positive pressure; human; rat; ;

    Abstract : Lower limb ischaemic rest pain, ulcers or gangrene are late consequences of advanced peripheral arterial disease, one of the facets of systemic atherosclerosis. The majority of patients will meet current criteria for critical limb ischaemia (CLI). Life expectancy in these patients is severely limited mainly due to coexisting coronary heart disease. READ MORE

  6. 4. In the hands of ohm : hemodynamic aspects in pulmonary hypertension

    Author : Erik Tossavainen; Per Lindqvist; Michael Henein; Stefan Söderberg; Peter Eriksson; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; kardiologi; Cardiology;

    Abstract : Congestive heart failure (CHF) is one of the most challenging diseases in terms of health care demand and mortality, in the western world. Despite major breakthroughs in the fields of diagnosis and treatment over the three last decades, the management of CHF still remains challenging. READ MORE

  7. 5. Circulatory Failure and Outcome in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

    Author : Joachim Düring; Lund Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Cardiac Arrest; Out-of hospital cardiac arrest; Circulatory failure; Survival; Copeptin; Lactate; Temperature management;

    Abstract : Circulatory failure is considered one of the entities of the post cardiac arrest syndrome contributing to poor outcome. It is reported at 15-70% of all patients successfully resuscitated from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). READ MORE