Search for dissertations about: "loop diuretics"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 swedish dissertations containing the words loop diuretics.

2. 1. Implantable devices in heart failure : studies on biventricular pacing and continuous hemodynamic monitoring

   Author : Frieder Braunschweig; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Implantable devices; congestive heart failure; biventricular pacing; hemodynamic monitoring; ambulatory; hospitalizations; positron emission tomography; stress; blood flow; loop diuretics; natriuretic peptides; hemodynamics.;

   Abstract : Chronic heart failure is a highly symptomatic syndrome associated with increasing prevalence, frequent hospital admissions and high treatment costs. Despite recent advances in drug therapy, morbidity and mortality are still high. READ MORE

4. 2. Drug use and side effects in the elderly : findings from the Kungsholmen project

   Author : Galina Passare; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Drug utilisation; elderly; side effects; adverse drug reactions; hypotension; hyponatremia; hypernatremia; hypokalaemia; hyperkalaemia; hyperglycemia; renal insufficiency; self-reported symptoms; antidepressants; anxiolytics;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to find occurrence of drug side effects in the elderly by studying the association between changes in clinical parameters and prevalence of self-reported symptoms and the use of drugs in an elderly population. The studies were performed in the Kungsholmen project, a longitudinal population based study of aging and dementia in Stockholm. READ MORE

5. 3. Hypertension, atherosclerosis and fracture risk - observational investigations with focus on antihypertensive therapy

   Author : Tove Bokrantz; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; epidemiology; hypertension; antihypertensive agents; fractures; peripheral arterial disease; bone density;

   Abstract : Aim: To investigate associations between hypertension, arteriosclerotic disease, and fracture risk in adults and the elderly, with a certain focus on how specific antihypertensive drug treatments in patients with high blood pressure might affect the risk for fractures. Methods and results: In Study I and II, the associations between different antihypertensive treatments and fracture risk were investigated in a cohort of about 60. READ MORE

6. 4. Osteoporosis in elderly women in primary health care

   Author : Helena Salminen; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Objective: All the studies are parts of the PRIMOS (Primary Health Care and Osteoporosis) project. Study I investigates the relationship between central Dual X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA) measurements of the hip and spine and peripheral measurements of the calcaneus using Dual X-ray and Laser (DXL) technique. READ MORE

7. 5. Growth hormones in chronic kidney disease

   Author : Erik Nilsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Several hormonal systems are disrupted in chronic kidney disease (CKD) and disturbances of the growth hormone axis could contribute to increased morbidity and mortality through effects on cardiovascular health, energy metabolism and inflammation. The overall aim of this thesis was to increase knowledge about hormonal alterations and their consequences in CKD, focusing on cardiovascular disease (CVD), mortality and the growth hormone axis in end-stage renal disease. READ MORE