Search for dissertations about: "copeptin"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 swedish dissertations containing the word copeptin.

  2. 1. THE VASOPRESSIN SYSTEM IN DIABETES MELLITUS, OBESITY AND THE METABOLIC SYNDROME

    Author : Sofia Enhörning; Kardiovaskulär forskning - hypertoni; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; arginine vasopressin; copeptin; prediction; epidemiology; diabetes mellitus; risk factors; abdominal obesity; obesity; metabolic syndrome; microalbuminuria; AVPR1A; AVPR1B;

    Abstract : Background: Animal studies suggest that the arginine vasopressin (AVP) system plays a role in glucose and fat metabolism, but data from humans are limited. Method and results: We analysed plasma copeptin (copeptin), a stable C-terminal fragment of the AVP pro-hormone in the large, Swedish, population-based cohort Malmö Diet and Cancer Study Cardiovascular Cohort (MDC-CC, n=6103). READ MORE

  4. 2. 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

  5. 3. Complications in type 2 diabetes - Biomarkers versus patients' thoughts and experiences

    Author : Miriam Pikkemaat; Kardiovaskulär forskning - hypertoni; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; diabetes; complications; biomarker; copeptin; C-peptide; treatment; register; thought; qualitative interview study;

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  6. 4. Vasopressin, cardiorenal disease and hydration. The vasopressin system in relation to the risk of cardiorenal disease and how vasopressin levels are affected by salt and water interventions in humans

    Author : Irina Tasevska; Kardiovaskulär forskning - hypertoni; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Copeptin; Salt sensitivity; CAD; CV mortality; Diabetes mellitus; CKD; Hydration;

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  7. 5. Copeptin in cardiovascular disease and dysglycemia

    Author : María Isabel Smáradóttir; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Background: The impaired prognosis in patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and dysglycemia is not fully explained by traditional risk markers, among them hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia. Understanding the developmental mechanism of CVD and identifying potential biomarkers are important parts in attempts to reduce cardiovascular mortality and morbidity in people with and without dysglyemia. READ MORE