Sökning: "Co-existing disease"

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  1. 1. Fall-Related Hip Fracture : Predisposing and Precipitating Factors

    Författare :Breiffni Leavy; Liisa Byberg; Anna Cristina Åberg; Michaëlsson Karl; Melhus Håkan; Ann Bremander; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Co-existing disease; Epidemiology; Fall circumstances; Hip fracture; In-depth interviews; Mixed methods; Physical activity perceptions; Psychotropic drugs; Qualitative; Orthopaedics; Ortopedi; Epidemiologi; Epidemiology; Geriatrics; Geriatrik; Physiotherapy; Sjukgymnastik fysioterapi;

    Sammanfattning : A physically inactive lifestyle is a predisposing risk factor for fall-related hip fracture. The circumstances, or precipitating factors, surrounding hip fractures are, however, not well understood, a factor of relevance for Swedish adults who have one of the highest hip fracture risks in the world. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Alzheimer's disease and dementia with Lewy bodies: Special focus on the role of serpins

    Författare :Henrietta Nielsen; Enheten för kroniska inflammatoriska och degenerativa sjukdomar; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : Serine protease inhibitors (Serpins) are involved in the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative dementia, including the two most common types, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). The pathological characteristics of AD include senile plaques, mainly composed of aggregated amyloid-beta peptide (Abeta1-42), but also serpins, and neurofibrillary tangles of hyperphosphorylated tau protein. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Obstructive sleep apnea and cardiovascular morbidity

    Författare :Yüksel Peker; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Obstructive sleep apnea; cardiovascular; hypertension; coronary artery disease; hospitalization; cost utility; morbidity; mortality; secondary prevention; angiotensin II; CPAP;

    Sammanfattning : Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) affects 24 % of middle-aged men and 9 % of women in USA but the treatment criterion, daytime sleepiness is reported by 17 and 22 % of these subjects, respectively. Some previous studies have suggested an association between OSA and cardiovascular disease (CVD), but the conclusions have been conflicting due to co-existing traditionally recognized risk factors. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Nitric oxide in cardiovascular and renal disease : role of organic nitrates, inorganic nitrate and red blood cells

    Författare :Zhengbing Zhuge; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : RATIONALE: Cardiovascular and renal disorders are major health problems, which are often co-existing. Mechanistically, these conditions can be attributed to endothelial dysfunction, a process coupled with reduced nitric oxide (NO) bioavailability. LÄS MER

  7. 5. A strategy for health assessment : the case of ulcerative colitis

    Författare :Henrik Hjortswang; Vibeke Binder; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Sammanfattning : The importance of a patient's experience of disease impact on daily life and well-being (health-related quality of life (HRQOL)) is broadly acknowledged. Scepticism still remains about how HRQOL should be measured and the usefulness of standardised HRQOL questionnaires in medical research and everyday clinical practice. LÄS MER