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Effects of revascularization within 14 days of hospital admission due to acute coronary syndrome on 1-year mortality in patients with previous coronary artery bypass graft surgeryClaes Held
Karolinska Institutet, Department of Medicine, Unit of Cardiology, Karolinska University Hospital, 171 76 Stockholm, Sweden
Eur Heart J 28:316-25. 2007....
["Time is a heart muscle". Quicker management and reperfusion save more patients with ST-segment elevation infarction]Ulf Stenestrand
HIA och PCI-enheten, Kardiologiska kliniken, Universitetssjukhuset,
Lakartidningen 102:3008. 2005
[Late stent thromboses a neglected problem? Indications of increased risk with drug-eluting stents]Ulf Stenestrand
Kardiologiska kliniken,
Lakartidningen 103:2838-9. 2006
Comorbidity and myocardial dysfunction are the main explanations for the higher 1-year mortality in acute myocardial infarction with left bundle-branch blockUlf Stenestrand
Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Linkoping, SE 581 85 Linkoping, Sweden
Circulation 110:1896-902. 2004..The purpose of this study was to assess the independent contribution of left bundle-branch block (LBBB) on cause-specific 1-year mortality in a large cohort with acute myocardial infarction (MI)...
Hospital therapy traditions influence long-term survival in patients with acute myocardial infarctionUlf Stenestrand
Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Linkoping, Sweden
Am Heart J 149:82-90. 2005..The objective was to investigate the differences in treatment of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) among different hospitals within 1 country and the possible causes and outcomes of these differences...
Long-term outcome of primary percutaneous coronary intervention vs prehospital and in-hospital thrombolysis for patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarctionUlf Stenestrand
Department of Cardiology, University Hospital, Linkoping, Sweden
JAMA 296:1749-56. 2006....
Anticoagulation therapy in atrial fibrillation in combination with acute myocardial infarction influences long-term outcome: a prospective cohort study from the Register of Information and Knowledge About Swedish Heart Intensive Care Admissions (RIKS-HIA)Ulf Stenestrand
Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Linkoping, Sweden
Circulation 112:3225-31. 2005..We investigated the prescription of oral anticoagulation (OAC) in patients discharged alive with AF after an AMI and the influence of OAC treatment on 1-year mortality...
Safety and efficacy of drug-eluting vs. bare metal stents in patients with diabetes mellitus: long-term follow-up in the Swedish Coronary Angiography and Angioplasty Registry (SCAAR)Ulf Stenestrand
Department of Cardiology, University Hospital, 581 85 Linkoping, Sweden
Eur Heart J 31:177-86. 2010..Patients with diabetes mellitus have more extensive coronary artery disease, more disease progression, and restenosis. The use of drug-eluting stents (DES) in these patients is widespread, despite uncertain long-term safety and efficacy...
Long-term safety and efficacy of drug-eluting versus bare-metal stents in SwedenStefan K James
Department of Cardiology, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
N Engl J Med 360:1933-45. 2009..The long-term safety and efficacy of drug-eluting coronary stents have been questioned...
Gender perspective on risk factors, coronary lesions and long-term outcome in young patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarctionSofia Sederholm Lawesson
Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Linkoping University Hospital, SE 581 85 Linkoping, Sweden
Heart 96:453-9. 2010..However, ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) differs from non-ST-elevation ACS in many aspects. We elucidated sex differences in risk factors, angiographic findings and outcome in consecutive STEMI patients below 46 years of age...
Influence of left bundle branch block on long-term mortality in a population with heart failureFariborz Tabrizi
Department of Cardiology, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, S 141 86 Stockholm, Sweden
Eur Heart J 28:2449-55. 2007..The purpose of this study was to assess the independent contribution of left bundle branch block (LBBB) on long-term mortality in a large cohort with symptomatic heart failure (HF) requiring hospitalization...
Eptifibatide is noninferior to abciximab in primary percutaneous coronary intervention: results from the SCAAR (Swedish Coronary Angiography and Angioplasty Registry)Axel Akerblom
Department of Cardiology, UppsalaClinical Research Center, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
J Am Coll Cardiol 56:470-5. 2010..The aim of this study was to test the noninferiority of eptifibatide relative to abciximab in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)...
Early treatment with abciximab in patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction results in a high rate of normal or near normal blood flow in the infarct related arteryTim Todt
Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Linkoping University, and Heart Center, Linkoping University Hospital, Linkoping, Sweden
Acute Card Care 12:10-7. 2010..19. CONCLUSION: In this single centre registry study of unselected patients with STEMI early given abciximab was associated with a significantly higher rate of TIMI 2-3 flow compared to abciximab given after the acute angiography...
Outcome of ST-elevation myocardial infarction treated with thrombolysis in the unselected population is vastly different from samples of eligible patients in a large-scale clinical trialErik Bjorklund
Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
Am Heart J 148:566-73. 2004..However, a direct comparison of patients treated with fibrinolytic agents and not enrolled versus those enrolled in a trial, including a large number of patients, has not been performed...
Under utilisation of evidence-based treatment partially explains for the unfavourable prognosis in diabetic patients with acute myocardial infarctionAnna Norhammar
Department of Cardiology, Karolinska Hospital, S 171 76 Stockholm, Sweden
Eur Heart J 24:838-44. 2003..We investigated whether differences in the use of evidence-based treatment may contribute to the differences in 1-year survival in a large cohort of consecutive acute myocardial infarction patients with and without diabetes mellitus...
Fibrinolytic therapy in patients 75 years and older with ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction: one-year follow-up of a large prospective cohortUlf Stenestrand
Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Linkoping, Linkoping, Sweden
Arch Intern Med 163:965-71. 2003..Fibrinolytic therapy reportedly may not be beneficial in acute ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in patients who are 75 years and older...
Although women are less likely to be admitted to coronary care units, they are treated equally to men and have better outcome. A prospective cohort study in patients with non ST-elevation acute coronary syndromesJoakim Alfredsson
Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Division of Cardiology, University Hospital, Linkoping, Sweden
Acute Card Care 11:173-80. 2009....
Gender differences in management and outcome in non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromeJoakim Alfredsson
Department of Medicine and Care, Division of Cardiology, Linkoping University Hospital, SE 581 85 Linkoping, Sweden
Heart 93:1357-62. 2007..To study gender differences in management and outcome in patients with non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome...
Early revascularisation and 1-year survival in 14-day survivors of acute myocardial infarction: a prospective cohort studyUlf Stenestrand
Department of Cardiology, , , Sweden
Lancet 359:1805-11. 2002..Our findings lend support to the use of an invasive approach early after an acute myocardial infarction...
Differences in restenosis rate with different drug-eluting stents in patients with and without diabetes mellitus: a report from the SCAAR (Swedish Angiography and Angioplasty Registry)Ole Frobert
Department of Cardiology, Orebro University Hospital, Orebro, Sweden
J Am Coll Cardiol 53:1660-7. 2009..Our aim was to evaluate restenosis rate of drug-eluting stents (DES) in patients with and without diabetes mellitus (DM) in a real-world setting...
The Swedish Web-system for enhancement and development of evidence-based care in heart disease evaluated according to recommended therapies (SWEDEHEART)Tomas Jernberg
Department of Cardiology, Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Institution of Medicine H7, Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm 141 86, Sweden
Heart 96:1617-21. 2010..ACCESS TO DATA: Available for research by application to the SWEDEHEART steering group...
The effect of early mobilisation for patient undergoing coronary angiography; a pilot study with focus on vascular complications and back painJohan Hoglund
Department of Cardiology, Linkoping University Hospital, Linkoping, Sweden
Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs 10:130-6. 2011..Short immobilisation could cause puncture site complications due to the modern antiplatelet therapy used, while long immobilisation time increases the risk of back pain for the patient...
Association between admission supine systolic blood pressure and 1-year mortality in patients admitted to the intensive care unit for acute chest painUlf Stenestrand
Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linkoping University, SE 581 85, Linkoping, Sweden
JAMA 303:1167-72. 2010..However, little is known about the relationship between BP under acute stress, such as in acute chest pain, and subsequent mortality...
Digoxin and mortality in atrial fibrillation: a prospective cohort studyPar Hallberg
Department of Medical Sciences, Clinical Pharmacology, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala University, 751 85, Uppsala, Sweden
Eur J Clin Pharmacol 63:959-71. 2007..No study has investigated a priori the effect of digoxin on mortality in patients with AF. This study aimed to address this question...
Pre-hospital thrombolysis delivered by paramedics is associated with reduced time delay and mortality in ambulance-transported real-life patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarctionErik Bjorklund
Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Uppsala, 751 85 Uppsala Sweden
Eur Heart J 27:1146-52. 2006..We therefore evaluated treatment delays and outcome in a large cohort of ambulance-transported real-life patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) according to PHT delivered by paramedics or in-hospital thrombolysis...
Improved but still high short- and long-term mortality rates after myocardial infarction in patients with diabetes mellitus: a time-trend report from the Swedish Register of Information and Knowledge about Swedish Heart Intensive Care AdmissionAnna Norhammar
Department of Medicine, Cardiology Unit, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Heart 93:1577-83. 2007....
Long-term outcomes with drug-eluting stents versus bare-metal stents in SwedenBo Lagerqvist
Uppsala Clinical Research Center, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
N Engl J Med 356:1009-19. 2007..Recent reports have indicated that there may be an increased risk of late stent thrombosis with the use of drug-eluting stents, as compared with bare-metal stents...
[Care of myocardial infarction strongly improved 1995-2005. Quality registry, open statements and clear therapeutic goals have payed off]Ulf Stenestrand
Lakartidningen 104:1580-3. 2007
The long-term cost-effectiveness of clopidogrel plus aspirin in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention in SwedenPeter Lindgren
Department of Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
Clin Ther 27:100-10. 2005..In addition, a within-trial cost-effectiveness analysis showed favorable costs per event avoided. However, to estimate the long-term effects, a modeling approach is necessary...
