Search for dissertations about: "obesity paradox"

Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the words obesity paradox.

2. 1. Obesity, Weight Loss and Cardiovascular Risk

   Author : Shabbar Jamaly; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; obesity; bariatric surgery; weight loss; risk factors; atrial fibrillation; heart failure;

   Abstract : Background: The global prevalence of obesity is on the rise, contributing to increased incidence and prevalence of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Obesity has adverse effects on cardiac structure and function, directly through a hemodynamic overload, and indirectly through cardiovascular risk factors and low-grade inflammation. READ MORE

4. 2. Factors influencing prognosis in acute coronary syndrome - A report from the SWEDEHEART registry

   Author : Oskar Angerås; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Acute coronary syndrome; acute myocardial infarction; risk factors; obesity paradox; socioeconomic status; cardiogenic shock; thrombus aspiration; SWEDEHEART; SCAAR; RIKS-HIA;

   Abstract : Background: Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is one of the major causes of mortality in the world. The prognosis for patients with ACS is affected by several factors, such as baseline characteristics and treatment before, during and after hospitalisation. . READ MORE

5. 3. Obesity in diabetes. Cardiovascular outcomes and risk factor trajectories

   Author : Jon Edqvist; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; type 1 diabetes mellitus; type 2 diabetes mellitus; body mass index; cardiovascular disease; epidemiology; reverse causality; mortality; heart failure; myocardial infarction; trajectories; machine learning;

   Abstract : Introduction: The association between body mass index (BMI) and mortality in diabetes is complex and sparsely investigated for cardiovascular (CVD) outcomes. We aimed to investigate these relationships among patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes using data from the Swedish national diabetes registry (NDR), with focus on potential reverse causality. READ MORE

6. 4. Heart failure : role of metabolic biomarkers, ejection fraction, and sex

   Author : Ulrika Ljung Faxén; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Background: Heart failure (HF) is common and associated with impaired quality of life (QoL) and poor prognosis. There is a ternary classification of HF based on ejection fraction (EF): HF with preserved(HFpEF), mid-range EF(HFmrEF), and reduced EF(HFrEF). READ MORE