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1. Afterload system design for functional donor heart assessment
Sammanfattning : Heart transplantation is a life-saving procedure for patients with end-stage heart failure. However, conservative acceptance criteria result in most donated hearts being discarded. Enabling clinicians to assess heart function after organ procurement can pave the way for the safe use of hearts that are currently rejected. LÄS MER
2. Family caregiving for persons with heart failure : Perspectives of family caregivers, persons with heart failure and registered nurses
Sammanfattning : Heart failure is a growing public health problem associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Family support positively affects outcomes for the person with heart failure while also leading to caregiver burden. Registered nurses have a key role in supporting and meeting the needs of family caregivers. LÄS MER
3. Quantifying Operability of Working Machines
Sammanfattning : In working machines the human operator is essential for the performance of the total system. Productivity and energy efficiency are both dependent not only on inherent machine properties and working place conditions, but also on how the operator manoeuvres the machine. LÄS MER
4. Diagnosis, mortality and professional life in patients with heart failure
Sammanfattning : Background: Heart failure (HF) is a common and severe disease with an increasing incidence among young adults. An emerging composite endpoint is home-time. Little is known, on how living with HF affects professional life. LÄS MER
5. When the paediatric heart is affected : impact on nutrition, growth and body composition from infancy to adolescence
Sammanfattning : BackgroundChildren with complex congenital heart disease (CHD) and very low birth weight (VLBW) infants with a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) are two distinct groups of patients with different clinical care needs. Irrespective of the type of heart condition, nutritional intake and growth is largely affected in these individuals during infancy. LÄS MER