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- Bengtson, Ann, 1947, et al.
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On the waiting list for possible coronary revascularisation. Symptoms relief during the first year and association between quality of life and the very long-term mortality risk
- 2008
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Ingår i: International Journal of Cardiology. - : Elsevier BV. - 1874-1754 .- 0167-5273. ; 123:3, s. 271-6
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- AIM: To describe: a/ the improvement in quality of life (QoL) among patients on the waiting list for coronary revascularisation and b/ the association between QoL and very long-term mortality. PATIENTS: All patients on the waiting list for possible coronary revascularisation in western Sweden during one week in September 1990. METHODS: QoL was assessed at the start of the survey and one year later among patients who both were and were not revascularised. Survival data were gathered for the subsequent 14 years. RESULTS: From the start, 883 patients were evaluated in the survey. Among patients who were revascularised, an improvement was seen in all the aspects of QoL that were studied during the first year as compared with patients who were not revascularised, in whom only minor changes in QoL were seen during the first year. After one year, there were seven aspects of QoL which were significantly associated with the risk of death during the subsequent 14 years, when adjusting for age, sex, previous history and extent of coronary artery disease. They were: tiredness (OR=1.4), weakness (OR=1.5), lack of energy (OR=1.5), inability to react (OR=1.7), use of sedatives (OR=3.2), dyspnea when dressing (OR=2.1) and chest pain when dressing (OR=1.9). CONCLUSION: Among patients on the waiting list for possible coronary revascularisation, there was a marked improvement in QoL among those who were revascularised. In a variety of aspects of QoL, an association with the very long-term risk of death was observed.
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- Bengtsson, I, et al.
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A 14-year follow-up study of chest pain patients including stress hormones and mental stress at index event
- 2012
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Ingår i: International Journal of Cardiology. - : Elsevier Ireland Ltd. - 0167-5273 .- 1874-1754. ; 154:3, s. 306-311
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background Knowledge of long-term outcome in chest pain patients is limited. We reinvestigated patients who 14 years earlier had visited the emergency department due to chest pain, and were discharged without hospitalization. Extensive examinations were made at that time on 484 patients including full medical history, exercise test, a battery of stress questions and stress hormone sampling. Methods From a previously conducted chest pain study patients still alive after 14 years were approached. Hospitalization or deaths with a diagnosis of ischemic heart disease or cerebrovascular disease were used as end point. Results During the follow-up period 24 patients had died with a diagnosis of ischemic heart or cerebrovascular disease, and 50 patients had been given such a diagnosis at hospital discharge. Age (OR 1.12, CI 1.06–1.19), previous history of angina pectoris (OR 9.69, CI 2.06–71.61), pathological ECG at emergency department visit (OR 3.27, CI 1.23–8.67), hypertension (OR 5.03, CI 1.90–13.76), smoking (OR 3.04, CI 1.26–7.63) and lipid lowering medication (OR 14.9, CI 1.60–152.77) were all associated with future ischemic heart or cerebrovascular events. Noradrenalin levels were higher in the event group than in the non-event group, mean (SD) 2.44 (1.02) nmol/L versus 1.90 (0.75) nmol/L. When noradrenalin was included in the regression model high maximal exercise capacity was protective of an event (OR 0.986, CI 0.975–0.997). Conclusion In chest pain patients previous history of angina pectoris, hypertension, smoking, pathological ECG at primary examination, and age were the main risk factors associated with future cardiovascular or cerebrovascular events.
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- Berghammer, Malin, 1970, et al.
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Self-reported health status (EQ-5D) in adults with congenital heart disease
- 2013
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Ingår i: International Journal of Cardiology. - : Elsevier BV. - 0167-5273 .- 1874-1754. ; 165:3, s. 537-543
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Purpose: Today, more patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) reach adulthood. There are conflicting findings concerning the relationship between quality of life (QoL) or health state for adults with CHD and the complexity of their CHD. The aim of the study was, firstly, to compare the reported health status and health perception of adult patients with CHD and, secondly, to investigate what variables influenced the patients' health status and health perception. Methods: Data from 1435 patients completing the EQ-5D questionnaire, which includes reported health status and health perception, were analyzed. Results: Valid EQ-5D data were reported by 1274 patients, showing overall results indicating a good health status. Problems were most frequently reported in the dimension "pain/discomfort" (31.9%) and "anxiety/depression" (29.8%). Higher occurrence of problems were reported by patients with complex disease i.e. single ventricle (p<0.001) and by female patients (p<0.0001). Symptomatic patients reported a lower health status (p<0.0001) and a lower perceived health on EQ-VAS (p<0.0001). Of the asymptomatic patients, 20.5% nevertheless reported problems in "pain/discomfort" and 22.2% in the "anxiety/depression" dimension. Conclusion: The health status of adults with CHD is influenced by symptoms, NYHA-classification, age and gender. Adults with CHD report a lower occurrence of problems in comparison to previously published results from a general population, but the importance of actively asking about the patient's experience is demonstrated by the high degree of asymptomatic patients reporting problems on EQ-5D. (c) 2011 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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- Berghmans, Sophie, et al.
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A retrospective study: Long term prognosis in adults with PA-VSD-MAPCAs
- 2024
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Ingår i: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY. - 0167-5273 .- 1874-1754. ; 415
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- Background: Pulmonary Atresia, Ventricular Deptal Defect, and Major Aortopulmonary Collateral Arteries (PA-VSD-MAPCAs) is a congenital cyanotic heart defect with poor prognosis. Due to its complex and highly variable anatomy, the best treatment plan is not clear. We aimed (1) to investigate the survival of PA-VSD-MAPCAs patients according to the underlying original anatomy and treatment strategy, and (2) to evaluate life expectancy between patients with or without severe hypoplastic native pulmonary arteries (NPAs) after surgical versus non-surgical treatment. Methods: A prospectively established database of 169 PA-VSD-MAPCAs patients treated and followed up at University Hospitals Leuven was accessed. Patients were divided into three groups according to the treatment strategy. Kaplan-Meier survival curves were plotted, and Log Rank tests were used for comparison. Results: The overall mean survival for patients with PA-VSD-MAPCAs was 38.5 years (95%-CI: 33.1-43.9). Patients with complete intracardiac repair had the longest mean survival of 43.8 years (95%-CI: 38.1-49.6) versus the other groups (p < 0.001). A longer mean event-free survival time was found in patients with normal, well-developed NPAs (p = 0.047). Finally, patients with poorly developed or absent NPAs had worse survival rates when a surgical approach was followed. Systemic-pulmonary shunt placement or unifocalisation had limited effect on prognosis in the absence of total repair (p = 0.167). Conclusions: Patients with PA-VSD-MAPCAs who underwent complete intracardiac repair and/or with well-developed native pulmonary arteries had the best prognosis. Our analyzed data suggest that incomplete surgical repair resulted in survival rates comparable to those seen with a non-surgical approach.
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- Bergkvist, Charlotte, et al.
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Dietary exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls and risk of myocardial infarction - A population-based prospective cohort study
- 2015
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Ingår i: International Journal of Cardiology. - : ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD. - 0167-5273 .- 1874-1754. ; 183, s. 242-248
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- Background: Fish consumption may promote cardiovascular health. The role of major food contaminants, such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) common in fatty fish, is unclear. We assessed the association between dietary PCB exposure and risk of myocardial infarction taking into account the intake of long-chain omega-3 fish fatty acids. Methods: In the prospective population-based Swedish Mammography Cohort, 33,446 middle-aged and elderly women, free from cardiovascular disease, cancer and diabetes at baseline (1997) were followed-up for 12 years. Validated estimates of dietary PCB exposure and intake of fish fatty acids (eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid; EPA-DHA) were obtained via a food frequency questionnaire at baseline. Results: During follow-up 1386 incident cases of myocardial infarction were ascertained through register-linkage. Women in the highest quartile of dietary PCB exposure (median 286 ng/day) had a multivariable-adjusted RR of myocardial infarction of 1.21 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.01-1.45) compared to the lowest quartile (median 101 ng/day) before, and 1.58 (95% CI, 1.10-2.25) after adjusting for EPA-DHA. Stratification by low and high EPA-DHA intake, resulted in RRs 2.20 (95% CI, 1.18-4.12) and 1.73 (95% CI, 0.81-3.69), respectively comparing highest PCB tertile with lowest. The intake of dietary EPA-DHA was inversely associated with risk of myocardial infarction after but not before adjusting for dietary PCB. Conclusion: Exposure to PCBs was associated with increased risk of myocardial infarction, while some beneficial effect was associated with increasing EPA and DHA intake. To increase the net benefits of fish consumption, PCB contamination should be reduced to a minimum. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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- Bergström, Göran, 1964, et al.
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Low socioeconomic status of a patient's residential area is associated with worse prognosis after acute myocardial infarction in Sweden.
- 2015
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Ingår i: International journal of cardiology. - : Elsevier BV. - 1874-1754 .- 0167-5273. ; 182, s. 141-147
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- Previous studies have established a relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and survival in coronary heart disease. Acute cardiac care in Sweden is considered to be excellent and independent of SES. We studied the influence of area-level socioeconomic status on mortality after hospitalization for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) between 1995 and 2013 in the Gothenburg metropolitan area, which has little over 800,000 inhabitants and includes three city hospitals.
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- Berntorp, Karolina, et al.
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Instantaneous wave-free ratio compared with fractional flow reserve in PCI : A cost-minimization analysis
- 2021
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Ingår i: International Journal of Cardiology. - : Hindawi Publishing Corporation. - 0167-5273 .- 1874-1754. ; 344, s. 54-59
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- BACKGROUND: Coronary physiology is a routine diagnostic tool when assessing whether coronary revascularization is indicated. The iFR-SWEDEHEART trial demonstrated similar clinical outcomes when using instantaneous wave-free ratio (iFR) or fractional flow reserve (FFR) to guide revascularization. The objective of this analysis was to assess a cost-minimization analysis of iFR-guided compared with FFR-guided revascularization.METHODS: In this cost-minimization analysis we used a decision-tree model from a healthcare perspective with a time-horizon of one year to estimate the cost difference between iFR and FFR in a Nordic setting and a United States (US) setting. Treatment pathways and health care utilizations were constructed from the iFR-SWEDEHEART trial. Unit cost for revascularization and myocardial infarction in the Nordic setting and US setting were derived from the Nordic diagnosis-related group versus Medicare cost data. Unit cost of intravenous adenosine administration and cost per stent placed were based on the average costs from the enrolled centers in the iFR-SWEDEHEART trial. Deterministic and probabilistic sensitivity analyses were carried out to test the robustness of the result.RESULTS: The cost-minimization analysis demonstrated a cost saving per patient of $681 (95% CI: $641 - $723) in the Nordic setting and $1024 (95% CI: $934 - $1114) in the US setting, when using iFR-guided compared with FFR-guided revascularization. The results were not sensitive to changes in uncertain parameters or assumptions.CONCLUSIONS: IFR-guided revascularization is associated with significant savings in cost compared with FFR-guided revascularization.
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