G Engstrom

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Country: Sweden

Publications

  1. ncbi Fatality of future coronary events is related to inflammation-sensitive plasma proteins: a population-based prospective cohort study
    Gunnar Engstrom
    Department of Community Medicine, Malmo University Hospital, S 20502 Malmo, Sweden
    Circulation 110:27-31. 2004
  2. ncbi Risk of treatment of peripheral arterial disease is related to inflammation-sensitive plasma proteins: a prospective cohort study
    Gunnar Engstrom
    Department of Community Medicine, Malmo University Hospital, Sweden
    J Vasc Surg 40:1101-5. 2004
  3. ncbi Lung function and cardiovascular risk: relationship with inflammation-sensitive plasma proteins
    G Engstrom
    Department of Community Medicine, Malmo University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden
    Circulation 106:2555-60. 2002
  4. ncbi Long-term effects of inflammation-sensitive plasma proteins and systolic blood pressure on incidence of stroke
    G Engstrom
    Departments of Community Medicine, Malmo University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden
    Stroke 33:2744-9. 2002
  5. ncbi Blood pressure increase and incidence of hypertension in relation to inflammation-sensitive plasma proteins
    Gunnar Engstrom
    Department of Community Medicine, Malmo University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden
    Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 22:2054-8. 2002
  6. ncbi Inflammation-sensitive plasma proteins, diabetes, and mortality and incidence of myocardial infarction and stroke: a population-based study
    Gunnar Engstrom
    Department of Community Medicine, Malmo University Hospital, Sweden
    Diabetes 52:442-7. 2003
  7. ncbi Lung function, insulin resistance and incidence of cardiovascular disease: a longitudinal cohort study
    G Engstrom
    Department of Community Medicine, University of Lund, Malmo University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden
    J Intern Med 253:574-81. 2003
  8. ncbi Inflammation-sensitive plasma proteins are associated with future weight gain
    Gunnar Engstrom
    Department of Community Medicine, Lund University, Malmo, Sweden
    Diabetes 52:2097-101. 2003
  9. ncbi Inflammation-sensitive plasma proteins and incidence of myocardial infarction in men with low cardiovascular risk
    Gunnar Engstrom
    Department of Community Medicine, Malmo University Hospital, S 20502 Malmo, Sweden
    Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 23:2247-51. 2003
  10. ncbi Incidence of fatal or repaired abdominal aortic aneurysm in relation to inflammation-sensitive plasma proteins
    Gunnar Engstrom
    Department of Community Medicine, Lund University, Malmo University Hospital, Sweden
    Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 24:337-41. 2004

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Publications64

  1. ncbi Fatality of future coronary events is related to inflammation-sensitive plasma proteins: a population-based prospective cohort study
    Gunnar Engstrom
    Department of Community Medicine, Malmo University Hospital, S 20502 Malmo, Sweden
    Circulation 110:27-31. 2004
    ..Approximately 40% of men suffering a first acute coronary event die the first day; most of them never reach hospital. It is largely unknown whether a low-grade inflammation in healthy men predicts the fatality of future coronary events...
  2. ncbi Risk of treatment of peripheral arterial disease is related to inflammation-sensitive plasma proteins: a prospective cohort study
    Gunnar Engstrom
    Department of Community Medicine, Malmo University Hospital, Sweden
    J Vasc Surg 40:1101-5. 2004
    ..However, few have studied the prognostic significance of inflammatory markers in asymptomatic subjects, measured many years before the onset of symptomatic PAD requiring treatment (trPAD)...
  3. ncbi Lung function and cardiovascular risk: relationship with inflammation-sensitive plasma proteins
    G Engstrom
    Department of Community Medicine, Malmo University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden
    Circulation 106:2555-60. 2002
    ..The inverse relationship between pulmonary function and incidence of cardiovascular disease remains largely unexplained. This prospective study explored the hypothesis of a relationship with inflammation-sensitive plasma proteins...
  4. ncbi Long-term effects of inflammation-sensitive plasma proteins and systolic blood pressure on incidence of stroke
    G Engstrom
    Departments of Community Medicine, Malmo University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden
    Stroke 33:2744-9. 2002
    ..The present study investigated the relationships between inflammation-sensitive plasma proteins (ISPs) and systolic blood pressure (SBP), as well as the joint long-term effects of ISP and SBP on incidence of stroke...
  5. ncbi Blood pressure increase and incidence of hypertension in relation to inflammation-sensitive plasma proteins
    Gunnar Engstrom
    Department of Community Medicine, Malmo University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden
    Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 22:2054-8. 2002
    ..This study explored the hypothesis that ISPs are associated with future hypertension and age-related blood pressure increase...
  6. ncbi Inflammation-sensitive plasma proteins, diabetes, and mortality and incidence of myocardial infarction and stroke: a population-based study
    Gunnar Engstrom
    Department of Community Medicine, Malmo University Hospital, Sweden
    Diabetes 52:442-7. 2003
    ..High ISP levels increased the cardiovascular risk similarly in diabetic as compared with nondiabetic men...
  7. ncbi Lung function, insulin resistance and incidence of cardiovascular disease: a longitudinal cohort study
    G Engstrom
    Department of Community Medicine, University of Lund, Malmo University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden
    J Intern Med 253:574-81. 2003
    ....
  8. ncbi Inflammation-sensitive plasma proteins are associated with future weight gain
    Gunnar Engstrom
    Department of Community Medicine, Lund University, Malmo, Sweden
    Diabetes 52:2097-101. 2003
    ..Elevated ISP levels predict a large weight gain in middle-aged men. This relation could contribute to the relation between inflammation, the metabolic syndrome, and cardiovascular disease...
  9. ncbi Inflammation-sensitive plasma proteins and incidence of myocardial infarction in men with low cardiovascular risk
    Gunnar Engstrom
    Department of Community Medicine, Malmo University Hospital, S 20502 Malmo, Sweden
    Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 23:2247-51. 2003
    ..This prospective study explored whether incidence of MI in nonsmoking, nondiabetic men with normal blood pressure and serum lipids is related to inflammation-sensitive plasma proteins (ISPs)...
  10. ncbi Incidence of fatal or repaired abdominal aortic aneurysm in relation to inflammation-sensitive plasma proteins
    Gunnar Engstrom
    Department of Community Medicine, Lund University, Malmo University Hospital, Sweden
    Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 24:337-41. 2004
    ..004). CONCLUSIONS: The incidence of fatal or repaired AAA is associated with the ISP levels. In this population-based study, elevated ISPs could be observed many years before the clinical manifestation of disease...
  11. ncbi Complement C3 is a risk factor for the development of diabetes: a population-based cohort study
    Gunnar Engstrom
    Department of Community Medicine, Lund University, Sweden
    Diabetes 54:570-5. 2005
    ..We concluded that the risk of developing diabetes is related to levels of complement C3...
  12. ncbi Incidence of obesity-associated cardiovascular disease is related to inflammation-sensitive plasma proteins: a population-based cohort study
    Gunnar Engstrom
    Department of Community Medicine, Malmo University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden
    Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 24:1498-502. 2004
    ..This population-based study explored whether inflammation-sensitive plasma proteins (ISPs) modify the cardiovascular risk in overweight or obese men...
  13. ncbi Marital dissolution is followed by an increased incidence of stroke
    Gunnar Engstrom
    Department of Community Medicine, Malmo University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden
    Cerebrovasc Dis 18:318-24. 2004
    ..The relation between marital status and incidence of haemorrhagic and ischaemic stroke is unclear. It is largely unknown whether the risk of stroke is increased the first years after divorce or death of spouse...
  14. ncbi Risk of developing diabetes is inversely related to lung function: a population-based cohort study
    G Engstrom
    Department of Community Medicine, University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden
    Diabet Med 19:167-70. 2002
    ..To investigate whether reduced lung function is a risk factor for developing diabetes...
  15. ncbi Effects of cholesterol and inflammation-sensitive plasma proteins on incidence of myocardial infarction and stroke in men
    G Engstrom
    Department of Community Medicine, Malmo University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden
    Circulation 105:2632-7. 2002
    ..This study explored whether the cholesterol-related incidence of stroke and myocardial infarction is modified by plasma markers of inflammation in a large, population-based cohort with a long follow-up...
  16. ncbi Hypertensive men who exercise regularly have lower rate of cardiovascular mortality
    G Engstrom
    Department of Community Medicine, Malmo University Hospital, Lund University, Sweden
    J Hypertens 17:737-42. 1999
    ..Regular exercise has been associated in prospective studies with reduced incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and death...
  17. ncbi Subjective well-being associated with improved survival in smoking and hypertensive men
    G Engstrom
    Department of Community Medicine, Malmo University Hospital, Lund University, Sweden
    J Cardiovasc Risk 6:257-61. 1999
    ..The purpose of the present study was to determine to what extent self-rated perception of health modifies the survival rates in men at risk from tobacco smoking or hypertension...
  18. ncbi Reduced cerebrospinal HVA concentrations and HVA/5-HIAA ratios in suicide attempters. Monoamine metabolites in 120 suicide attempters and 47 controls
    G Engstrom
    Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Psychiatry Section, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
    Eur Neuropsychopharmacol 9:399-405. 1999
    ..The results suggest that low HVA levels and altered relationships between the monoamine metabolites are associated with suicidal behaviour...
  19. ncbi Ventricular arrhythmias during 24-h ambulatory ECG recording: incidence, risk factors and prognosis in men with and without a history of cardiovascular disease
    G Engstrom
    Department of Community Health Medicine, Malmo University, Sweden
    J Intern Med 246:363-72. 1999
    ..To study incidence, prognosis and risk factors of ventricular arrhythmias in men with and without asymptomatic non-invasively detected cardiovascular disease (CVD)...
  20. ncbi Respiratory decline in smokers and ex-smokers--an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease and death
    G Engstrom
    Department of Community Medicine, Malmo University Hospital, Sweden
    J Cardiovasc Risk 7:267-72. 2000
    ..Our objective was to assess whether this variation is related to rate of decline of respiratory function...
  21. ncbi Cardiac arrhythmias and stroke: increased risk in men with high frequency of atrial ectopic beats
    G Engstrom
    Department of Community Medicine, Malmö University Hospital Sweden
    Stroke 31:2925-9. 2000
    ..We sought to study whether atrial and ventricular arrhythmias assessed during a 24-hour ambulatory ECG registration are associated with incidence of stroke...
  22. ncbi Increased incidence of myocardial infarction and stroke in hypertensive men with reduced lung function
    G Engstrom
    Department of Community Medicine, Malmo University Hospital, Sweden
    J Hypertens 19:295-301. 2001
    ..Although hypertension is associated with increased cardiovascular risk, many individuals remain free from disease. This study is aimed to investigate whether this variation in individual susceptibility is associated with lung function...
  23. ncbi Geographic distribution of stroke incidence within an urban population: relations to socioeconomic circumstances and prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors
    G Engstrom
    Department of Community Medicine, Malmo University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden
    Stroke 32:1098-103. 2001
    ..The present study from the city of Malmö, Sweden, sought to investigate whether incidence of stroke in residential areas is related to prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and socioeconomic circumstances...
  24. ncbi Occurrence and prognostic significance of ventricular arrhythmia is related to pulmonary function: a study from "men born in 1914," Malmö, Sweden
    G Engstrom
    Departments of Community Medicine, Clinical Physiology, Malmo University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden
    Circulation 103:3086-91. 2001
    ..Reduced lung function has been associated with increased rates of myocardial infarction. Whether the occurrence and prognostic significance of ventricular arrhythmia is related to lung function is largely unknown...
  25. ncbi Blood pressure increase between 55 and 68 years of age is inversely related to lung function: longitudinal results from the cohort study 'Men born in 1914'
    G Engstrom
    Department of Community Medicine, University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden
    J Hypertens 19:1203-8. 2001
    ..Although age is associated with increasing blood pressure, there is a substantial heterogeneity within a certain birth cohort. Whether increase in systolic and diastolic blood pressure is related to pulmonary function is largely unknown...
  26. ncbi Risk of myocardial infarction and stroke in smokers is related to plasma levels of inflammation-sensitive proteins
    P Lind
    Department of Internal Medicine, Malmo University Hospital, S 20502 Malmo, Sweden
    Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 24:577-82. 2004
    ....
  27. ncbi Asymptomatic leg and carotid atherosclerosis in smokers is related to degree of ventilatory capacity: longitudinal and cross-sectional results from 'Men born in 1914', Sweden
    G Engstrom
    Department of Community Medicine, Malmo University Hospital, S 20502, Malmo, Sweden
    Atherosclerosis 155:237-43. 2001
    ..We conclude that the risk of developing atherosclerosis is associated with the degree of ventilatory capacity. The results suggest that in smokers, reduced lung function is a marker of susceptibility for atherosclerosis...
  28. ncbi Weight gain in relation to plasma levels of complement factor 3: results from a population-based cohort study
    G Engstrom
    Department of Clinical Sciences MFC Ing 59 Lund University, Malmo University Hospital, S 20502, Malmo, Sweden
    Diabetologia 48:2525-31. 2005
    ..Cross-sectional studies of humans have reported correlations between C3 and obesity. This longitudinal study explored whether C3 predicts a large weight gain in middle-aged men...
  29. ncbi Survival rate 28 days after hospital admission with first myocardial infarction. Inverse relationship with socio-economic circumstances
    S Gerward
    Department of Clinical Sciences in Malmo, Epidemiological Research Group, Malmo University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden
    J Intern Med 259:164-72. 2006
    ....
  30. ncbi Prevalence and prognostic significance of asymptomatic peripheral arterial disease in 68-year-old men with diabetes. Results from the population study 'Men born in 1914' from Malmö, Sweden
    M Ogren
    Department of Community Medicine, Division of Epidemiology, Lund University, Malmo University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden
    Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 29:182-9. 2005
    ....
  31. ncbi Insulin resistance in non-diabetic subjects is associated with increased incidence of myocardial infarction and death
    B Hedblad
    Department of Medicine and Department of Community Medicine, Lund University, Malmo University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden
    Diabet Med 19:470-5. 2002
    ..To compare the incidence of myocardial infarction and death in non-diabetic subjects with and without insulin resistance...
  32. ncbi Obesity and myocardial infarction--vulnerability related to occupational level and marital status. A 23-year follow-up of an urban male Swedish population
    B Hedblad
    Department of Community Medicine, Lund University, Malmo University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden
    J Intern Med 252:542-50. 2002
    ..People, who are single, have a blue-collar job or low income have an increased cardiovascular risk. This study on myocardial infarction sought to explore whether the socio-economic pattern of disease has any relationship with obesity...
  33. ncbi Plasma levels of complement C3 is associated with development of hypertension: a longitudinal cohort study
    G Engstrom
    Department of Clinical Science, Malmo University Hospital, Lund University, Malmo, Sweden
    J Hum Hypertens 21:276-82. 2007
    ..It is concluded that C3 in plasma is associated with future blood pressure increase and development of hypertension...
  34. ncbi Tobacco and myocardial infarction in middle-aged women: a study of factors modifying the risk
    E Janzon
    Department of Community Medicine, Division of Epidemiology, Lund University, Malmo University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden
    J Intern Med 256:111-8. 2004
    ..This study explored how the risk of MI in current and former smokers is modified by other cardiovascular risk factors...
  35. ncbi Reduced lung function predicts increased fatality in future cardiac events. A population-based study
    G Engstrom
    Department of Clinical Sciences, Malmo University Hospital, Lund University, Malmo, Sweden
    J Intern Med 260:560-7. 2006
    ..This study explored whether reduced forced vital capacity (FVC) and forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV(1)) in initially healthy men is related to the fatality of the future coronary events...
  36. ncbi Asymptomatic leg atherosclerosis is reduced by regular physical activity. Longitudinal results from the cohort "men born in 1914"
    G Engstrom
    Division of Epidemiology, Department of Community Medicine, Malmo University Hospital, Lund University, Malmo, Sweden
    Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 21:502-7. 2001
    ..To study whether physical activity is associated with reduced occurrence of asymptomatic leg atherosclerosis...
  37. ncbi Soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor in plasma is associated with incidence of CVD. Results from the Malmö Diet and Cancer Study
    M Persson
    Department of Clinical Sciences Medicine, Malmo, Lund University, Sweden
    Atherosclerosis 220:502-5. 2012
    ..The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between suPAR, cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors and incidence of CVD...
  38. ncbi Plasma markers of inflammation and incidence of hospitalisations for COPD: results from a population-based cohort study
    G Engstrom
    Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Lund, Lund, Sweden
    Thorax 64:211-5. 2009
    ..This population-based study explored whether raised levels of five inflammation-sensitive plasma proteins (ISPs) predicted hospital admissions for COPD during 25 years of follow-up...
  39. ncbi Trends in long-term survival after myocardial infarction: less favourable patterns for patients from deprived areas
    G Engstrom
    Department of Community Medicine, Malmo University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden
    J Intern Med 248:425-34. 2000
    ..However, studies on long-term survival are not unequivocally in favour of an improved long-term prognosis. This study aimed to analyse trends in 3-year survival in relation to sex, age and socioeconomic level of residential area...
  40. ncbi Fatality of acute coronary events in relation to hypertension and low-grade inflammation: a population-based cohort study
    G Engstrom
    Department of Clinical Sciences in Malmo, Lund University, Malmo University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden
    J Hum Hypertens 20:581-6. 2006
    ..The influence of ISPs on the case-fatality rate seems to be most important in men with normal BP...
  41. ncbi Incidence of severe knee and hip osteoarthritis in relation to different measures of body mass: a population-based prospective cohort study
    L S Lohmander
    Department of Orthopedics, Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
    Ann Rheum Dis 68:490-6. 2009
    ..To determine in a prospective population-based cohort study relationships between different measures of body mass and the incidence of severe knee and hip osteoarthritis defined as arthroplasty of knee or hip due to osteoarthritis...
  42. ncbi Influence of obesity on cardiovascular risk. Twenty-three-year follow-up of 22,025 men from an urban Swedish population
    S Jonsson
    Department of Community Medicine, , Malm, Sweden
    Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 26:1046-53. 2002
    ..The preventive potential of these associations should be evaluated in controlled trials...
  43. ncbi Geographical pattern of female deaths from myocardial infarction in an urban population: fatal outcome out-of-hospital related to socio-economic deprivation
    P Tydén
    Department of Community Medicine, Malmo University Hospital, Lund University, Malmo, Sweden
    J Intern Med 250:201-7. 2001
    ....
  44. ncbi Myocardial infarction in an urban population: worse long term prognosis for patients from less affluent residential areas
    P Tydén
    Department of Community Medicine, Malmo University Hospital, Lund University, Malmo, Sweden
    J Epidemiol Community Health 56:785-90. 2002
    ....
  45. ncbi Area social characteristics and carotid atherosclerosis
    M Rosvall
    Department of Health Sciences, Lund University, Malmo University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden
    Eur J Public Health 17:333-9. 2007
    ..To explore the effect of social characteristics of residential areas on carotid atherosclerosis prevalence...
  46. ncbi Risk of haemorrhagic stroke in patients with oral anticoagulation compared with the general population
    A Själander
    Department of Coagulation Disorders, Malmo University Hospital, University of Lund, Lund, Sweden
    J Intern Med 254:434-8. 2003
    ..To compare the incidence of haemorrhagic stroke (HS), and the risk of fatal outcome after HS in patients with oral anticoagulation (OA) treatment and in the general population...
  47. ncbi The role of low grade inflammation as measured by C-reactive protein levels in the explanation of socioeconomic differences in carotid atherosclerosis
    M Rosvall
    Department of Health Sciences, Lund University, Malmo, Sweden
    Eur J Public Health 17:340-7. 2007
    ..The role of inflammation as part of the explanation of socioeconomic differences in carotid atherosclerosis has not been specifically investigated...
  48. ncbi C-reactive protein, metabolic syndrome and incidence of severe hip and knee osteoarthritis. A population-based cohort study
    G Engstrom
    AstraZeneca R and D, Lund, Sweden
    Osteoarthritis Cartilage 17:168-73. 2009
    ..To explore the relationships between C-reactive protein (CRP), metabolic syndrome (MetS) and incidence of severe knee or hip osteoarthritis (OA) in a prospective study...
  49. ncbi The Pro12Ala polymorphism of the PPARG gene is not associated with the metabolic syndrome in an urban population of middle-aged Swedish individuals
    M Montagnana
    Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, University Hospital of Malmo, Malmo, Sweden
    Diabet Med 25:902-8. 2008
    ....
  50. ncbi Incident coronary events and case fatality in relation to common carotid intima-media thickness
    M Rosvall
    Department of Community Medicine, Lund University, Malmo University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden
    J Intern Med 257:430-7. 2005
    ..To evaluate the incidence of coronary events (CE) and case fatality in relation to common carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) and carotid plaque over a median follow up of 7 years...
  51. ncbi Changes in blood pressure and body weight following smoking cessation in women
    E Janzon
    Department of Community Medicine, Division of Epidemiology, Lund University, Malmo University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden
    J Intern Med 255:266-72. 2004
    ..This study compared the development of weight and blood pressure in female never smokers, continuing smokers and smokers who quit smoking...
  52. ncbi A myocardial infarction genetic risk score is associated with markers of carotid atherosclerosis
    V Hamrefors
    Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Malmo, Sweden
    J Intern Med 271:271-81. 2012
    ..To assess whether or not a genetic risk score that was previously shown to be associated with myocardial infarction (MI) and coronary artery disease (CAD) is also associated with markers of carotid atherosclerosis...
  53. ncbi Sex differences in the relationships between BMI, WHR and incidence of cardiovascular disease: a population-based cohort study
    C Li
    Department of Clinical Sciences in Malmo, Epidemiological Research Group, Malmo University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden
    Int J Obes (Lond) 30:1775-81. 2006
    ..The present study explored whether regional fat distribution, as measured by waist-hip ratio (WHR), could modify the impact of BMI on the risk of CVD in men and women...
  54. ncbi Adaptive behavior in stressful situations and stroke incidence in hypertensive men: results from prospective cohort study "men born in 1914" in Malmö, Sweden
    L Andre-Petersson
    Division of Epidemiology, Department of Community Medicine, Malmo University Hospital, Lund University, Malmo, Sweden
    Stroke 32:1712-20. 2001
    ..The aim of the present study was to analyze whether adaptation in a stressful situation was associated with the incidence of stroke in hypertensive men...
  55. ncbi Genetic polymorphisms for estimating risk of atrial fibrillation: a literature-based meta-analysis
    J G Smith
    Department of Cardiology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
    J Intern Med 272:573-82. 2012
    ..Polymorphisms associated with atrial fibrillation (AF) have shown relatively large risk estimates, but the robustness of such estimates across populations and study designs has not been investigated...
  56. ncbi Total and differential leucocyte counts in relation to incidence of stroke subtypes and mortality: a prospective cohort study
    E Zia
    Department of Neurology, Skane University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden
    J Intern Med 272:298-304. 2012
    ..We evaluated the associations between total leucocyte count (TLC) as well as leucocyte subtypes and the incidence of and mortality caused by different stroke subtypes...
  57. ncbi Plasma procalcitonin and the risk of cardiovascular events and death: a prospective population-based study
    A Schiopu
    Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital Malmö, Malmo, Sweden
    J Intern Med 272:484-91. 2012
    ..We evaluated the ability of PCT to predict future cardiovascular events in a population of apparently healthy individuals...
  58. ncbi CSF biomarkers in suicide attempters--a principal component analysis
    D Lindqvist
    Department of Clinical Sciences, Section of Psychiatry, Psychoimmunology Unit, Lund University Hospital, Kioskgatan 19, Lund, Sweden
    Acta Psychiatr Scand 124:52-61. 2011
    ..The objective of the present study was to identify biological patterns (factors) among 20 cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers in suicide attempters and subsequently analyse their association with suicidal behaviour...
  59. ncbi The metabolic syndrome and incidence of cardiovascular disease in non-diabetic subjects--a population-based study comparing three different definitions
    P M Nilsson
    Section of Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences Medicine, University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden
    Diabet Med 24:464-72. 2007
    ..The aim of this population-based cohort study was to compare prevalence rates and the prediction of cardiovascular disease (CVD) using different definitions of MetS...
  60. ncbi Incidence of stroke is related to carotid IMT even in the absence of plaque
    M Rosvall
    Department of Community Medicine, Lund University, Malmo University Hospital, SE 205 02 Malmo, Sweden
    Atherosclerosis 179:325-31. 2005
    ..The carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) has been associated with incidence of stroke. Whether this association is independent of carotid plaque is controversial...
  61. ncbi Social characteristics of seasonal affective disorder patients: comparison with suicide attempters with non-seasonal major depression and other mood disorder patients
    B P G Pendse
    Lund Suicide Research Centre, Division of Psychiatry, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Lund University Hospital, 221 85 Lund, Sweden
    Eur Psychiatry 18:36-9. 2003
    ..Thus, the results indicate a considerable social impairment in SAD...
  62. ncbi Orthostatic hypotension and long-term incidence of atrial fibrillation: the Malmö Preventive Project
    A Fedorowski
    Center for Emergency Medicine, Skane University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden
    J Intern Med 268:383-9. 2010
    ..However, the role of OH in the development of atrial fibrillation has not been studied...
  63. ncbi Impulse oscillometry may be of value in detecting early manifestations of COPD
    S Frantz
    Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine Unit, Department of Clinical Sciences, Malmo, Lund University, Sweden
    Respir Med 106:1116-23. 2012
    ....
  64. ncbi Leg blood flow and long-term cardiovascular prognosis in men with typical and atypical intermittent claudication
    M Ogren
    Department of Community Medicine, Division of Epidemiology, Lund University, , S-205 02 Malm, Sweden
    Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 26:272-9. 2003
    ..To properly assess the prognosis, non-invasive assessment of PAD should be used in addition to questionnaires...