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- Norhammar, Anna, et al.
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Improved but still high short- and long-term mortality rates after myocardial infarction in patients with diabetes mellitus : A time-trend report from the Swedish Register of Information and Knowledge about Swedish Heart Intensive Care Admission
- 2007
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Ingår i: Heart. - : BMJ. - 1355-6037 .- 1468-201X. ; 93:12, s. 1577-1583
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Objective: The aim of the study was to compare time-trends in mortality rates and treatment patterns between patients with and without diabetes based on the Swedish register of coronary care (Register of Information and Knowledge about Swedish Heart Intensive Care Admission [RIKS-HIA]). Methods: Post myocardial infarction mortality rate is high in diabetic patients, who seem to receive less evidence-based treatment. Mortality rates and treatment in 1995–1998 and 1999–2002 were studied in 70 882 patients (age <80 years), 14 873 of whom had diabetes (the first registry recorded acute myocardial infarction), following adjustments for differences in clinical and other parameters. Results: One-year mortality rates decreased from 1995 to 2002 from 16.6% to 12.1% in patients without diabetes and from 29.7% to 19.7%, respectively, in those with diabetes. Patients with diabetes had an adjusted relative 1-year mortality risk of 1.44 (95% CI 1.36 to 1.52) in 1995–1998 and 1.31 (95% CI 1.24 to 1.38) in 1999–2002. Despite improved pre-admission and in-hospital treatment, diabetic patients were less often offered acute reperfusion therapy (adjusted OR 0.85, 95% CI 0.80 to 0.90), acute revascularisation (adjusted OR 0.78, 95% CI 0.69 to 0.87) or revascularisation within 14 days (OR 0.80, 95% CI 0.75 to 0.85), aspirin (OR 0.90, 95% CI 0.84 to 0.98) and lipid-lowering treatment at discharge (OR 0.81, 95% CI 0.77 to 0.86). Conclusion: Despite a clear improvement in the treatment and myocardial infarction survival rate in patients with diabetes, mortality rate remains higher than in patients without diabetes. Part of the excess mortality may be explained by co-morbidities and diabetes itself, but a lack of application of evidence-based treatment also contributes, underlining the importance of the improved management of diabetic patients.
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- Ahmed, Degmo Said, et al.
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Quantitative determination of cerebrospinal fluid bilirubin on a high throughput chemistry analyzer
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Ingår i: Clinical laboratory. - 1433-6510. ; 55:7-8, s. 283-288
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- BACKGROUND: Subarachnoid hemorrhage is a condition with high rates of mortality and morbidity. The diagnosis requires an urgent cerebral computed tomography scan and also a lumbar puncture if the scan fails to demonstrate intracranial blood. In Sweden the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is analyzed by spectrophotometric scanning for the presence of hemoglobin and bilirubin. The aim of the study was to develop a quantitative diazo reagent based analysis of cerebrospinal fluid bilirubin as a replacement for spectrophotometric scanning. METHODS: The CSF bilirubin assay on an Architect C8000 chemistry analyzer was compared with spectrophotometry using patient samples. RESULTS: The method correlates with spectrophotometry, has a good linearity and precision. CONCLUSIONS: Quantitative bilirubin measurement offers shorter turnaround times, simplifies the interpretation of the results and reduces work load in comparison with spectrophotometry.
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- Andersson, Lars Gustaf, et al.
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Folkbildning och avantgarde - tidskriften Filmfront 1953 - 1956
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Ingår i: Då och där, här och nu. Festskrift till Ingemar Oscarsson (Absalon - Skrifter utgivna vid Språk- och litteraturcentrum/Litteraturvetenskap). ; , s. 245-257
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- A short account of the Swedish film journal "Filmfront" and its connections to the experimental film movement and individuals like Peter Weiss.
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- Carlsson, Sven G., 1935, et al.
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Vad är klinisk psykologi?
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Ingår i: Psykologtidningen. - 0280-9702. ; :13, s. 8-10
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- Dotevall, Annika, 1957, et al.
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Sex-related aspects on abnormal glucose regulation in patients with coronary artery disease
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Ingår i: European Heart Journal. - : Oxford University Press (OUP). - 0195-668X .- 1522-9645. ; 28:3, s. 310-315
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Aim To investigate the prevalence of diabetes and impaired glucose regulation (IGR) in a large cohort of men and women with coronary artery disease (CAD), and to describe the effect of abnormal glucose regulation by sex on symptoms, clinical course, and diagnosis. Methods and results A total of 4855 patients with CAD (median age 66 years; 29% women) were analysed within the framework of the Euro Heart Survey on Diabetes and the Heart. In all, 967 (28.1%) men and 528 (37.5%) women had diabetes. Of 3185 patients with unknown glucose regulation, 1835 (57.6%; 1400 men and 435 women) underwent an oral glucose tolerance test revealing that 17% of the men and 18% of the women had diabetes and 35 and 39% impaired glucose tolerance or impaired fasting glucose, respectively. Thus, only 19% of the women and 27% of the men had a normal glucose regulation. Women were more likely to have diabetes than men with an odds ratio (OR) of 1.32 (1.13–1.54). The corresponding OR for abnormal glucose regulation was 1.34 (1.11–1.62). Gender did not influence differences in clinical presentation between patients with diabetes or IGR and those with a normal glucose metabolism. Conclusion Abnormal glucose regulation was more common in women than men with CAD. However, the influence of diabetes on presenting symptoms and clinical course was similar in men and women.
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