Sökning: "lipid-lowering medications"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 7 avhandlingar innehållade orden lipid-lowering medications.

  1. 1. Adherence to lipid-lowering medications and cardiovascular disease prevention in type 2 diabetes mellitus

    Författare :Sofia A. Karlsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; medication adherence; refill adherence; medication persistence; pharmacoepidemiology; lipid-lowering medications; type 2 diabetes mellitus; cardiovasular disease; all-cause mortality; cardiovascular mortality; guideline adherence;

    Sammanfattning : Background and aims: Globally, cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the major cause of death among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Improved control of LDL cholesterol with lipid-lowering medications and patients’ adherence to such medications have been shown associate with lower risk of CV events and mortality among T2DM patients. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Mechanisms behind the lipid-lowering effects of ACTH - Studies in different experimental models

    Författare :Maria Skoog; Avdelningen för klinisk kemi och farmakologi; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Medicine human and vertebrates ; Lipid; ACTH; Apolipoprotein-B; Cholesterol; Human; Rat; Rabbit; Medicin människa och djur ;

    Sammanfattning : Abstract Adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) has strong and direct lipid-lowering effects in man. All apoB-containing lipoproteins, i.e. VLDL, LDL, Lp(a), are reduced by 25-30%. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Inappropriate prescribing, non-adherence to long-term medications and related morbidities : Pharmacoepidemiological aspects

    Författare :Khedidja Hedna; Staffan Hägg; Max Petzold; Katja Hakkarainen; Johan Fastbom; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Drug-related morbidity; medication adherence; inappropriate prescribing; elderly; drug utilisation; pharmacoepidemiology;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Inappropriate use of medications (IUM), in particular inappropriate prescribing and non-adherence to prescribed medications, are important causes of drug-related morbidities (DRMs). They are increasing problems with the ageing populations and the growing burden of chronic conditions. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Register-based evaluation of primary care - Focus on chronic disease

    Författare :Helena Ödesjö; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; cardiovascular diseases; diabetes; elderly; health care quality assurance; hypertension; incentive; nurses; pay för performance; potentially inappropriate medication list; primary health care; secondary prevention; statins; Sweden; quality indicators;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Options for following up primary care at the regional level have increased in Sweden, partly as a result of a national reform in 2009. In Region Västra Götaland (VGR) this was the starting point for a quality initiative with about 100 indicators, using extensive healthcare registers. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Gene Expression Profiling of Human Atherosclerosis

    Författare :Sara Hägg; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP;

    Sammanfattning : Atherosclerosis is the main underlying cause of coronary artery disease (CAD) and stroke. These two diseases are leading causes of death in the developed world. The socio-economical cost for treatments and absence of work is enormous. Recent numbers from the US show no tendency of decline in the spread of atherosclerosis. LÄS MER