Sökning: "ischemic diseases"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 82 avhandlingar innehållade orden ischemic diseases.
1. Pediatric ischemic stroke : Epidemiological aspects of validity, risk factors, and outcomes
Sammanfattning : Pediatric ischemic stroke is divided into perinatal stroke, 20 weeks gestation until the 28th day of life, and childhood stroke, the 29th day of life until 18 years of age. Perinatal and childhood stroke differ in risk factors and outcomes but both cause increased mortality and morbidity in the pediatric population. LÄS MER
2. On macrophage contributions to tissue homeostasis : New insights on pancreas development and healing of ischemic injury
Sammanfattning : Besides providing host defence against innumerable threats, macrophages display additional key functions for preservation of tissue homeostasis. This thesis includes four studies that explore novel macrophage functions in both the development of islets of Langerhans and healing of ischemic injury in mice. LÄS MER
3. Ischemic heart disease in Kiruna : risk factors and sequelae
Sammanfattning : Kiruna, a Swedish community situated 300 km north of the Arctic Circle, has a very high mortality in ischemic heart disease (IHD). Acase-control study was undertaken to find out if the risk factors for IHD or their impact differed from those in other populations. LÄS MER
4. Depression and cardiovascular diseases
Sammanfattning : Background and aim: The concept of depression as a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases (CVD) is now well known. However, weather the severity of depression has a dose response effect on risk of CVD is not known. LÄS MER
5. Women's hearts : ischaemic heart disease and stress management in women
Sammanfattning : Acute myocardial infarction (AMI), caused by ischaemic heart disease (IHD), is a leading cause of death in both men and women in the western society. Hypertension, diabetes, and smoking are examples of well-known risk factors of IHD, but also there are psychosocial factors, such as stress, vital exhaustion (unusual fatigue, irritability, and demoralization) and depression that have been associated with an increased risk in both genders. LÄS MER