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Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 86 avhandlingar innehållade orden coronary heart disease CHD.

  1. 11. Impact of Risk Factors and Treatment in Coronary Heart Disease

    Författare :Lena Björck; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :coronary disease; myocardinal infarction; risk factors; smoking; lipid levels;

    Sammanfattning : Aims: The aim of the present study was to explore how risk factors and medication influence clinical presentation and mortality in coronary heart disease (CHD) and to explain how much of the decrease in CHD mortality in Sweden that could be attributed to medical and surgical treatments, and how much to changes in cardiovascular risk factors. Subjects and methods: We included 781 consecutive patients with a first acute myocardial infarction (AMI) during the period 1994 to 2002, to investigate trends in the use of lipid-lowering treatment, and changes in serum lipids. LÄS MER

  2. 12. Patients’ and Spouses’ Perspectives on Coronary Heart Disease and its Treatment

    Författare :Anita Kärner; Björn Bergdahl; Madeleine Abrandt Dahlgren; Björn Sjöström; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Causal attributions; coronary disease; drug treatment; lifestyle changes; phenomenography; patient adherence; spouses; Cardiology; Kardiologi;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Lifestyle changes and drug treatment can improve the prognosis and quality of life for patients with coronary heart disease (CHD), but their co-operation with suggested treatment is often limited. The aim of this thesis was to study how patients and their spouses conceive CHD and its treatment. LÄS MER

  3. 13. Aspects on coronary heart disease prevention in clinical practice

    Författare :Martin Stagmo; Kardiologiska klinikens forskargrupp; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; prevention; Kardiovaskulära systemet; Cardiovascular system; Medicin människa och djur ; Medicine human and vertebrates ; nurse-led clinics; risk stratification; Implementation; Coronary hert disease;

    Sammanfattning : Prevention of first time disease or recurrence of coronary heart disease (CHD) is a major task for the health service. Guidelines regarding CHD prevention have been issued but studies have shown that treatment goals are inadequately met in clinical practice and there is urgent need for improved methods of implementation of guidelines. LÄS MER

  4. 14. Sensory, attitudinal, and contextual aspects of the meal : health implications and connections with risk factors for coronary heart disease and obesity

    Författare :Erika Rapp [Nordin]; Åsa Öström; Inga-Britt Gustafsson; Judith Annett; Inger M. Jonsson; Mai-Lis Hellénius; Örebro universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Abdominal fat; Basic tastes; Bitterness; BMI; Coronary heart disease; Dietary fat content; Eating context; Food; HDL-cholesterol; Health promotion; Intervention; Meal; Perception; Preference; PROP; Beska; BMI; Bukfetma; Fetthalt; Grundsmaker; HDL-kolesterol; Hjärtinfarkt; Hälsa; Intervention; Mat; Måltidsmiljö; Preferens; PROP; Sensitivitet; Culinary Arts and Meal Science; Måltidskunskap; Måltidskunskap; Culinary Arts and Meal Science;

    Sammanfattning : Det övergripande syftet var att undersöka mat- och måltidsrelaterade faktorer som bidragande orsak till övervikt och hjärt-kärlsjukdom.I en sensorisk studie jämfördes individer som insjuknat i hjärtinfarkt med en frisk kontroll-grupp med avseende på preferens för mat med hög respektive låg fetthalt, smakkänslighet för grundsmakerna (surt, beskt, salt, sött, umami och metalliskt) samt det beska ämnet 6-n-propylthiouracil (PROP). LÄS MER

  5. 15. Factors influencing adherence to risk factor modification in patients with coronary heart disease

    Författare :Carin Alm; Kardiologiska klinikens forskargrupp; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Medicine human and vertebrates ; coronary heart disease; health-related quality of life; risk factors; secondary prevention; lifestyle modification; Adherence; knowledge; Medicin människa och djur ;

    Sammanfattning : Adherence to lifestyle modification and pharmacological treatment is of great importance in order to achieve maximum benefits of preventive measures after a cardiac event. Unfortunately, patients are neither adopting adequate lifestyle changes nor do they adhere to prescribed medication. LÄS MER