Search for dissertations about: "ischaemic heart disease"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 45 swedish dissertations containing the words ischaemic heart disease.

  2. 6. Myocardial infarction in an urban population - Studies on patterns of disease in terms of time, place and person

    Author : Patrik Tydén; Kardiovaskulär forskning - epidemiologi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; epidemiologi; demography; Public health; epidemiology; Folkhälsa; psychosocial aspects; socio-economic factors; risk factors; mortality; survival rate; case fatality rate; incidence; Myocardial infarction; ischaemic heart disease;

    Abstract : Malmö (pop. 250 000) is a city in the south of Sweden where there are marked intra-urban differences in the mortality rates from myocardial infarction. READ MORE

  4. 7. Biochemical and Epidemiological Studies of Early-Onset and Late-Onset Pre-Eclampsia

    Author : Anna-Karin Wikström; Matts Olovsson; Ulf Eriksson; Solveig Norden-Lindeberg; Göran Berg; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Obstetrics and gynaecology; pre-eclampsia; proteinuria; albumin-creatinine ratio; ischaemic heart disease; angiogenesis; sFlt1; oxidative stress; isoprostane; PAI-1; PAI-2; Obstetrik och kvinnosjukdomar;

    Abstract : Biochemical and epidemiological aspects of pre-eclampsia were investigated, with the main focus on possible pathophysiological differences between early-onset and late-onset disease.In pre-eclamptic women poor correlation was found between albumin-creatinine ratio (ACR) in a random urine sample and total amount of albumin in a 24-hour urine collection. READ MORE

  5. 8. Prevention of ischaemic heart disease in primary health care. Experiences from a health promotion programme

    Author : Hans Lingfors; Göteborgs universitet; []
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    Abstract : This thesis is based on the Live for Life health promotion programme, which was started in the County of Skaraborg in 1989. Special reference is given to the results obtained from a health interview, which was offered, to 30- and 35-year old men and women in the county. READ MORE

  6. 9. New insights in the assessment of right ventricular function : an echocardiographic study

    Author : Avin Calcutteea; Michael Y Henein; Per Lindqvist; Jan Engvall; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; echocardiography; right ventricle; ischaemic heart disease; pulmonary hypertension; aortic stenosis; aortic valve replacement; three dimensional echocardiography; speckle tracking echocardiography; Cardiology; kardiologi;

    Abstract : Background:  The right ventricle (RV) is multi-compartmental in orientation with a complex structural geometry. However, assessment of this part of the heart has remained an elusive clinical challenge. READ MORE

  7. 10. Behind the Screen : -Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to Treat Depressive Symptoms in Persons with Heart Failure

    Author : Johan Lundgren; Peter Johansson; Tiny Jaarsma; Anita Kärner Köhler; Gerhard Andersson; Cecilia Fagerström; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Cognitive behavioural therapy; Depression; Heart failure; Internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy; Patients’ experiences; Self-care; Telehealth; Depression; Egenvård; Hjärtsvikt; Internetbaserad kognitiv beteendeterapi; Kognitiv beteendeterapi; Patienters upplevelse; Telehälsa;

    Abstract : IntroductionThe prevalence of depressive symptoms in persons with heart failure is higher than in age- and gender-matched populations not suffering from heart failure. Heart failure in itself is associated with an unpredictable trajectory of symptoms, a poor prognosis, high mortality and morbidity, and low health-related quality of life (HrQoL). READ MORE