Search for dissertations about: "carotid intima media thickness and hypertension"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words carotid intima media thickness and hypertension.

2. 1. Cardiovascular Risk Genes in Prevention and Treatment Response

   Author : Viktor Hamrefors; Kardiovaskulär forskning - hypertoni; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; blood pressure treatment; hypertension; statins; dyslipidemia; cardiovascular prevention; cardiovascular genetics; stroke; coronary artery disease; chromosome 9p21; pharmacogenetics; pharmacogenomics;

   Abstract : GENERAL AIM: To investigate how common single-nucleotide-polymorphisms (SNPs) that associate with cardiovascular disease (CVD) could be used in prevention and treatment of CVD. SUBJECTS: Subjects from the population-based Malmö-Diet-and-Cancer-(MDC)-Study (n=30447) and hypertensives from the Nordic-Diltiazem-(NORDIL)-Study (n=10881). READ MORE

4. 2. Acute, ambulatory and central blood pressure measurements in diabetes

   Author : Magnus Wijkman; Fredrik Nyström; Carl Johan Östgren; Toste Länne; Jan Östergren; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : Ambulatory blood pressure; Arterial stiffness; Central blood pressure; Diabetes; Hypertension.;

   Abstract : Background: In patients with diabetes, high blood pressure is an established risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The aim of this thesis was to explore the associations between blood pressure levels measured with different techniques and during different circumstances, and the degree of cardiovascular organ damage and subsequent prognosis in patients with diabetes. READ MORE

5. 3. Primary Hyperparathyroidism : A Study of Cardiovascular Dysfunction and its Reversibility After Parathyroidectomy

   Author : Inga-Lena Nilsson; Lars-Ove Farnebo; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : Medical sciences; primary hyperparathyroidism; vascular endothelium; heart; heart rate variability; blood pressure; parathyroidectomy; calcium; parathyroid hormone; MEDICIN OCH VÅRD; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; Surgery; kirurgi;

   Abstract : Cardiovascular risk in primary hyperparathyroidism (HPT) is controversial, and studies mainly from Europe associate HPT with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Cardiovascular morphology and function were evaluated prospectively in 31 consecutive HPT patients (mean serum calcium 2.97±0. READ MORE

6. 4. Role of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring after pediatric renal transplantation

   Author : Rafael Tomás Krmar; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Children; renal transplantation; office blood pressure; ambulatory blood pressure; hypertension;

   Abstract : Background: Office blood pressure (BP) readings, i.e., BP obtained in a clinical setting, are the basis of the present knowledge concerning the risks associated with hypertension. READ MORE

7. 5. Cardiovascular development of the preterm infant

   Author : Ulf Schubert; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : The numbers of preterm births and cardiovascular deaths are increasing in most countries. The causes of both developments are multiple and apparently not related to each other. READ MORE