Search for dissertations about: "syncope"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 14 swedish dissertations containing the word syncope.

2. 6. Morbidity and mortality in patients with bundle branch block

   Author : Fariborz Tabrizi; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : AV block; Bifascicular block; Congestive heart failure; Bundle branch block; Mortality; Myocardial infarction; Sudden cardiac death; Syncope.;

   Abstract : Background: Syncope is a predictor of subsequent high-degree atrioventricular (AV) block in patients with bifascicular block (BFB) but the time relationship between syncope and development of AV block has not been well-studied. Patients with BFB have a significantly higher mortality rate compared with an age and sex matched population. READ MORE

4. 7. Clinical aspects of device-detected arrhythmias

   Author : Emma Sandgren; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : INTRODUCTION: Cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) enable continuous monitoring of the heart rhythm. CIEDs constitute a unique opportunity for detecting arrhythmias, as the duration of cardiac monitoring is of the utmost importance for the detection rate. READ MORE

5. 8. Structures in Germanic Prosody : A diachronic study with special reference to the Nordic languages

   Author : Tomas Riad; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES;

   Abstract : This study provides a reconstruction of the development of the Germanic stress and syllabification system (as reflected in Gothic and Proto-Nordic) up to the completion of the quantity shift in Late Old Swedish. By means of current prosodic theory it is established that a domain of two moras wordinitially is present at all stages of development, in Gothic, Old English and Proto-Nordic as well as in Modem Swedish. READ MORE

6. 9. Posture and brain function in dementia. A study with special reference to orthostatic hypotension

   Author : Ulla Passant; Sektion IV; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; falls and fractures.; white matter disease; hypoperfusion; frontal lobes; regional cerebral blood flow; blood pressure; orthostatic hypotension; Organic dementia; normal subjects; Psychiatry; clinical psychology; psychosomatics; Psykiatri; klinisk psykologi; psykosomatik;

   Abstract : Orthostatic hypotension (OH) is believed to be an important cause of cerebral hypoperfusion, leading to chronic fatigue, blurred vision, unsteadiness, dizziness and sometimes syncope. It may also result in episodes of confusion, falls and fractures. The coupling between OH and organic dementia is not clear. READ MORE

7. 10. Comparative Etymological Studies in the Western Neo-Syriac (Turoyo) Lexicon : With Special Reference to Homonyms, Related Words and Borrowings with Cultural Signification

   Author : Aziz Tezel; Bo Isaksson; Jan Retsö; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Semitic languages - general; Etymology; verbal root; verbal stem; radicals; homonyms; borrowing; assimilation; dissimilation.; Semitiska språk - allmänt; Semitic languages; Semitiska språk; semitiska språk; Semitic Languages;

   Abstract : This is a comparative study of words presenting etymological problems in the Western Neo-Syriac (Turoyo) lexicon, with the principal aim of providing new etymological solutions and suggestions and giving an account of the most common linguistic processes by which various changes are carried out in the individual words studied. For the first time all important homonyms in this language are investigated with regard to their origin and use. READ MORE