Blar i Publikasjoner fra Cristin - St. Olavs hospital på tidsskrift "Open heart"
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Facilitators and barriers to hypertension management in urban Nepal: Findings from a qualitative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Introduction In Nepal, one-fourth of the adult population has hypertension. Despite provision of comprehensive hypertension services through the primary healthcare system, huge gaps in treatment and control of hypertension ... -
Predictors of early mortality after transcatheter aortic valve implantation
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Objectives To investigate whether preoperative echocardiographic evaluation of ventricular function, especially right ventricular systolic and diastolic parameters including speckle-tracking analysis, could aid in the ... -
Short-term outcome after open-heart surgery for severe chronic rheumatic heart disease in a low-income country, with comparison with an historical control group: An observational study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Objectives Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is a major burden in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). Cardiac surgery is the only curative treatment. Little is known about patients with severe chronic RHD operated ... -
Tocilizumab increases citrullinated histone 3 in non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Objective Beyond reducing inflammation and troponin T (TnT) release, the interleukin-6 receptor antagonist tocilizumab reduces neutrophil counts in patients with non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI). It ... -
Use of lipid-lowering therapy after ischaemic stroke and expected benefit from intensification of treatment
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Objectives: Elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) increases the risk of recurrent cardiovascular disease (CVD) events. We examined use of lipid-lowering therapy (LLT) following ischaemic stroke, and estimated ... -
Use of lipid-lowering therapy after ischaemic stroke and expected benefit from intensification of treatment
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)