Browsing St. Olavs hospital by Journals "Open heart"
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Characteristics of circulatory failure after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A prospective cohort study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background Circulatory failure after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) as part of the postcardiac arrest syndrome (PCAS) is believed to be caused by an initial myocardial depression that later subsides into a superimposed ... -
Cytokine pattern in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction treated with the interleukin-6 receptor antagonist tocilizumab
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Tocilizumab improves myocardial salvage index (MSI) in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), but its mechanisms of action are unclear. Here, we explored how cytokines were affected by tocilizumab ... -
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 ... -
Impaired right ventricular function in long-term survivors of allogeneic haematopoietic stem-cell transplantation
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Aims Survivors of allogeneic haematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) are at higher risk of cardiovascular disease. We aimed to describe right ventricular (RV) systolic function and risk factors for RV dysfunction ... -
Left ventricular longitudinal shortening: relation to stroke volume and ejection fraction in ageing, blood pressure, body size and gender in the HUNT3 study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: Aims of this cross-sectional study were to assess: the relative contribution of left ventricular (LV) systolic long-axis shortening (mean mitral annular plane systolic excursion, MAPSE) to stroke volume (SV), ... -
Left ventricular longitudinal shortening: relation to stroke volume and ejection fraction in ageing, blood pressure, body size and gender in the HUNT3 study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: Aims of this cross-sectional study were to assess: the relative contribution of left ventricular (LV) systolic long-axis shortening (mean mitral annular plane systolic excursion, MAPSE) to stroke volume (SV), ... -
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 ... -
Reliability and agreement of point-of-care carotid artery examinations by experts using hand-held ultrasound devices in patients with ischaemic stroke or transitory ischaemic attack
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Objectives To investigate the reliability and agreement of hand-held ultrasound devices (HUDs) compared with conventional duplex ultrasound (HIGH) in examination for carotid stenosis in patients with suspected transitory ... -
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)