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Lupus, 2016
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a well-known cardiovascular risk factor. Less is known abou... more Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a well-known cardiovascular risk factor. Less is known about cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) and the risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD). Therefore, we investigated the risk of mortality and adverse cardiovascular events in patients diagnosed with SLE and CLE. We conducted a cohort study of the entire Danish population aged ≥ 18 and ≤ 100 years, followed from 1997 to 2011 by individual-level linkage of nationwide registries. Multivariable adjusted Cox regression models were used to estimate the hazard ratios (HRs) for a composite cardiovascular endpoint and all-cause mortality, for patients with SLE and CLE. A total of 3282 patients with CLE and 3747 patients with SLE were identified and compared with 5,513,739 controls. The overall HR for the composite CVD endpoint was 1.31 (95% CI 1.16–1.49) for CLE and 2.05 (95% CI 1.15–3.44) for SLE. The corresponding HRs for all-cause mortality were 1.32 (95% CI 1.20–1.45) for CLE and 2.21 (...
Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV, Jan 9, 2014
Psoriasis is a common chronic disease, mediated by type 1 and 17 helper T cell-driven inflammatio... more Psoriasis is a common chronic disease, mediated by type 1 and 17 helper T cell-driven inflammation. Epidemiological studies have demonstrated a wide range of comorbidities and increased mortality rates. However, the current evidence on psoriasis-related mortality is limited and nationwide data have not been presented previously. In a nationwide population-based cohort we evaluated all-cause and cause-specific death rates in patients with psoriasis as compared to the general population. The entire Danish population aged 18 and above, corresponding to a total of 5 458 627 individuals (50.7% female, 40.9 years ± 19.7), including 94 069 with mild psoriasis (53% female, 42.0 ± 17.0 years) and 28 253 with severe psoriasis (53.4% female, 43.0 ± 16.5 years), was included. A total of 884 661 deaths were recorded, including 10 916 in patients with mild psoriasis and 3699 in patients with severe psoriasis. The age at time of death varied by psoriasis status, i.e. 76.5 ± 14.0, 74.4 ± 12.8 and 7...
Ugeskrift for laeger, Jan 7, 2009
Ranolazine sustained-release tablets were recently approved in the EU for chronic stable angina a... more Ranolazine sustained-release tablets were recently approved in the EU for chronic stable angina as add-on therapy when symptoms are not controlled with first-line agents. The mechanism of action is thought to involve inhibition of late sodium influx in the heart, which can reduce abnormalities of contractility and repolarisation associated with ischaemia. Ranolazine increases the exercise capacity, reduces angina, and diminishes the use of nitroglycerine. The drug has an excellent safety profile and may be a valuable addition to the treatment of chronic stable angina.
Ugeskrift for laeger, Jan 28, 2010
Psoriasis and atherosclerosis share immunoinflammatory mechanisms and patients with psoriasis may... more Psoriasis and atherosclerosis share immunoinflammatory mechanisms and patients with psoriasis may carry an excess of cardiovascular risk factors (hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, obesity, metabolic syndrome, diabetes mellitus, smoking etc.) and increased risk of atherothrombotic disease. The current review summarises the available evidence in this area of research and calls for increased awareness of cardiovascular risk assessment and treatment in patients with psoriasis.
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Psoriasis and atherosclerosis share immunoinflammatory mechanisms and patients with psoriasis may... more Psoriasis and atherosclerosis share immunoinflammatory mechanisms and patients with psoriasis may carry an excess of cardiovascular risk factors (hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, obesity, metabolic syndrome, diabetes mellitus, smoking etc.) and increased risk of atherothrombotic disease. The current review summarises the available evidence in this area of research and calls for increased awareness of cardiovascular risk assessment and treatment in patients with psoriasis.
European Journal of Heart Failure, 2014
AimsPsoriasis is a common inflammatory disease that is associated with increased risk of cardiova... more AimsPsoriasis is a common inflammatory disease that is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease, including myocardial infarction. Heart failure (HF) is independently associated with several cardiovascular risk factors and is a major cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The association between psoriasis and HF is unclear and we therefore investigated the risk of new‐onset HF in a nationwide cohort of psoriasis patients compared with the background population.MethodsThe study included the entire Danish population aged ≥18 years followed from 1 January 1997 until HF, death or 31 December 2011. Information on comorbidity and concomitant medication was identified by individual‐level linkage of administrative registers. New‐onset HF was defined as first hospital admission for HF. Incidence rates of new‐onset HF were calculated and adjusted hazard ratios were estimated by multivariable Cox regression models adjusted for age, gender, comorbidity and cardiovascula...
PLoS ONE, 2013
Purpose: Chronic inflammatory diseases have been linked to increased risk of atherothrombotic eve... more Purpose: Chronic inflammatory diseases have been linked to increased risk of atherothrombotic events, but the risk associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is unclear. We therefore examined the risk of myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, and cardiovascular death in patients with IBD. Methods: In a nationwide Danish population-based setting, a cohort of patients with incident IBD between 1996 and 2009 were identified in national registers. Hospitalizations with IBD as primary diagnosis, initiation of biological treatment and dispensed prescriptions of corticosteroids were all used as surrogate markers for disease activity, with flares classified as the first 120 days after diagnosis of IBD, and 120 days after a new corticosteroid prescription, biological treatment or IBD hospitalization, respectively. Continued corticosteroid prescriptions or IBD hospitalizations were defined as persistent activity, and periods free of such events were defined as remissions. Poisson regression was used to examine risk of MI, stroke, and cardiovascular death using a matched population-based comparison cohort as reference Results: We identified 20,795 IBD patients with a mean age of 40.3 years that were matched according to age and sex with 199,978 controls. During the study period, there were 365 patients with MI, 454 with stroke, and 778 with cardiovascular death. Patients with IBD had an overall increased risk of MI (rate ratio [RR] 1.17 [95% confidence interval 1.05-1.31]), stroke (RR 1.15 [1.04-1.27], and cardiovascular death (RR 1.35 [1.25-1.45]). During flares and persistent IBD activity the RRs of MI increased to 1.49 (1.16-1.93) and 2.05 (1.58-2.65), the RRs of stroke to 1.53 (1.22-1.92) and 1.55 (1.18-2.04) and for cardiovascular death 2.32 (2.01-2.68) and 2.50 (2.14-2.92). In remission periods, the risk of MI, stroke and cardiovascular death was similar to controls. Conclusion: Inflammatory bowel disease is associated with increased risk of MI, stroke, and cardiovascular death during periods with active disease.
PLoS ONE, 2012
Objectives: Our aim was to assess the association between use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT... more Objectives: Our aim was to assess the association between use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and risk of newonset atrial fibrillation (AF) after myocardial infarction. Design, Setting and Participants: We used Danish nationwide registers of hospitalizations and prescriptions to identify all women admitted with myocardial infarction in the period 1997 to 2009 and with no known diagnosis of AF. Their use of overall HRT and HRT categories was assessed. Multivariable Cox proportional hazards analysis was used to calculate the risk of new-onset AF first year after discharge, comparing use of HRT to no use. Main Outcome Measures: New-onset atrial fibrillation. Results: In the period 1997 to 2009, 32 925 women were discharged alive after MI. In the first year after MI, new-onset AF was diagnosed in 1381 women (4.2%). Unadjusted incidence rates of AF decreased with use of HRT (incidence rate 37.4 for use of overall HRT and 53.7 for no use). Overall HRT was associated with a decreased risk of AF (HR 0.82, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.68-1.00). The lowest risk of AF was found in women $80 years old for use of overall HRT and vaginal estrogen (HR 0.63, CI 0.42-0.94, and HR 0.58, CI 0.34-0.99, respectively). Decreased risk of AF with use of overall HRT and HRT categories was also found in other age groups. Conclusions: Use of HRT is associated with a decreased risk of new-onset AF in women with myocardial infarction first year after discharge. The underlying mechanisms remain to be determined. Unmeasured confounding might be one of them.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2010
Background: Atherosclerosis and psoriasis (PS) are chronic inflammatory diseases that exhibit epi... more Background: Atherosclerosis and psoriasis (PS) are chronic inflammatory diseases that exhibit epidemiological, immunopathological and clinical similarities. Results have suggested that PS may be an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The significance of PS for the risk of undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is unknown. Methods: The study population comprised the entire Danish population aged > 10 years on January 1th 1997 (n = 4,614,840) and subjects were followed until December 31th 2006 or death. Patients with PS were identified by individual-level-linkage of nationwide administrative registers of hospitalizations and claimed drug prescriptions. Incident PS was identified by the first use of topical vitamin-D prescriptions. Patients undergoing continuous hospital-based PS treatment were classified as having moderate/severe PS. Risk of myocardial infarction (MI), PCI or death was analyzed by time-dependent Poisson regression models. Results: A total of 40,262 patients with incident PS were identified and stratified as having mild (n=38,774) or moderate/severe PS (n=2,854). The mean age at entry was 46.4 years for mild PS (49.8% men) 44.3 years for moderate/severe PS (51.3% men), and 44.2 years for controls without PS (49.1% men). Mild PS did not confer increased risk of all-cause mortality (relative risk [RR] 1.04; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.97-1.12), but moderate/severe PS was associated with an increased risk of death (RR 1.67; CI 1.49-1.87). The risk of MI was not raised in mild PS (RR 1.10; CI 0.98-1.24) but in moderate/severe PS (RR 1.24; CI 1,14-1.48). PS conferred increased risk of PCI for both mild PS (RR 1.29; CI 1.06-1.57) and moderate/severe PS (RR 1.59; CI 1.23-2.05). The increased risks of MI and PCI in patients with moderate/severe PS were age-dependent, e.g., RR 1.55 (CI 1.05-2.28) and RR 2.0 (CI 1.28-3.12), respectively, in patients aged <50 years at study entry. Conclusions: This first nationwide study shows that PS is a risk factor for MI and PCI, especially in young patients with moderate/severe disease. The results suggest that these patients should be subjected to aggressive cardiovascular risk factor modification.
International Journal of Cardiology, 2010
We report a case of severe refractory congestive heart failure after anthracycline chemotherapy i... more We report a case of severe refractory congestive heart failure after anthracycline chemotherapy in a patient with a narrow QRS interval on the electrocardiogram and echocardiographic evidence of left ventricular dyssynchrony, where cardiac resynchronization therapy resulted in normalization of left ventricular ejection fraction and marked symptomatic relief.
European Heart Journal, 2012
Eur Soc Cardiology
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BMJ, 2011
Objectives To evaluate the individual risk factors composing the CHADS 2 (Congestive heart failur... more Objectives To evaluate the individual risk factors composing the CHADS 2 (Congestive heart failure, Hypertension, Age≥75 years, Diabetes, previous Stroke) score and the CHA 2 DS 2-VASc (CHA 2 DS 2-Vascular disease, Age 65-74 years, Sex category) score and to calculate the capability of the schemes to predict thromboembolism. Design Registry based cohort study. Setting Nationwide data on patients admitted to hospital with atrial fibrillation. Population All patients with atrial fibrillation not treated with vitamin K antagonists in Denmark in the period 1997-2006. Main outcome measures Stroke and thromboembolism. Results Of 121 280 patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation, 73 538 (60.6%) fulfilled the study inclusion criteria. In patients at "low risk" (score=0), the rate of thromboembolism per 100 person years was 1.67 (95% confidence interval 1.47 to 1.89) with CHADS 2 and 0.78 (0.58 to 1.04) with CHA 2 DS 2-VASc at one year's follow-up. In patients at "intermediate risk" (score=1), this rate was 4.75 (4.45 to 5.07) with CHADS 2 and 2.01 (1.70 to 2.36) with CHA 2 DS 2-VASc. The rate of thromboembolism depended on the individual risk factors composing the scores, and both schemes underestimated the risk associated with previous thromboembolic events. When patients were categorised into low, intermediate, and high risk groups, C statistics at 10 years' follow-up were 0.812 (0.796 to 0.827) with CHADS 2 and 0.888 (0.875 to 0.900) with CHA 2 DS 2-VASc. Conclusions The risk associated with a specific risk stratification score depended on the risk factors composing the score. CHA 2 DS 2-VASc performed better than CHADS 2 in predicting patients at high risk, and those categorised as low risk by CHA 2 DS 2-VASc were truly at low risk for thromboembolism.
BMC Neurology, 2013
Background: The Stroke burden is increasing in many populations where health institutions may exp... more Background: The Stroke burden is increasing in many populations where health institutions may experience more patients. We wanted to examine whether incidence rates and absolute number of hospitalized stroke patients remained stable in Denmark during a 13 years period where exposure to major stroke risk factors decreased, changes in stroke treatment was implemented, and the age of the population increased. Methods: The Danish National Patient Register was used to identify all subjects 25 years of age or above admitted with a first time stroke in Denmark from 1997-2009. Incidence rates (IRs) and age-adjusted Poisson regression analyses were used to examine trends in age-, gender-and stroke subtype (ischaemic or unspecified). Results: During the 13-year observation period there were 53.5 million person-years at risk (PY) and a total of 84,626 male and 84,705 female stroke patients were admitted to Danish hospitals. The IRs of hospitalized strokes per 1000 PY was 3.21 (95% confidence interval [CI] 3.16-3.27) in 1997, 3.85 (95% CI 3.79-3.91) in 2003 and 3.22 (95% CI 3.16-3.28) in 2009, respectively. Incidence rate ratios of hospitalized stroke events adjusted for age in the period 2007-2009 compared to 1997-2000 were 0.89 (95% CI 0.87-0.91) for men and 0.92 (95% CI 0.90-0.94) for women. The incidence of hospitalized unspecified strokes decreased from 1997 to 2009 whereas there was a steep rise in incidence for hospitalization with specified ischemic stroke during this period. Conclusion: This study found a constant rate of stroke hospitalization in Denmark from 1997-2009. The overall rate of hospitalized strokes adjusted for age decreased during this period.
Lupus, 2016
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a well-known cardiovascular risk factor. Less is known abou... more Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a well-known cardiovascular risk factor. Less is known about cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) and the risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD). Therefore, we investigated the risk of mortality and adverse cardiovascular events in patients diagnosed with SLE and CLE. We conducted a cohort study of the entire Danish population aged ≥ 18 and ≤ 100 years, followed from 1997 to 2011 by individual-level linkage of nationwide registries. Multivariable adjusted Cox regression models were used to estimate the hazard ratios (HRs) for a composite cardiovascular endpoint and all-cause mortality, for patients with SLE and CLE. A total of 3282 patients with CLE and 3747 patients with SLE were identified and compared with 5,513,739 controls. The overall HR for the composite CVD endpoint was 1.31 (95% CI 1.16–1.49) for CLE and 2.05 (95% CI 1.15–3.44) for SLE. The corresponding HRs for all-cause mortality were 1.32 (95% CI 1.20–1.45) for CLE and 2.21 (...
Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV, Jan 9, 2014
Psoriasis is a common chronic disease, mediated by type 1 and 17 helper T cell-driven inflammatio... more Psoriasis is a common chronic disease, mediated by type 1 and 17 helper T cell-driven inflammation. Epidemiological studies have demonstrated a wide range of comorbidities and increased mortality rates. However, the current evidence on psoriasis-related mortality is limited and nationwide data have not been presented previously. In a nationwide population-based cohort we evaluated all-cause and cause-specific death rates in patients with psoriasis as compared to the general population. The entire Danish population aged 18 and above, corresponding to a total of 5 458 627 individuals (50.7% female, 40.9 years ± 19.7), including 94 069 with mild psoriasis (53% female, 42.0 ± 17.0 years) and 28 253 with severe psoriasis (53.4% female, 43.0 ± 16.5 years), was included. A total of 884 661 deaths were recorded, including 10 916 in patients with mild psoriasis and 3699 in patients with severe psoriasis. The age at time of death varied by psoriasis status, i.e. 76.5 ± 14.0, 74.4 ± 12.8 and 7...
Ugeskrift for laeger, Jan 7, 2009
Ranolazine sustained-release tablets were recently approved in the EU for chronic stable angina a... more Ranolazine sustained-release tablets were recently approved in the EU for chronic stable angina as add-on therapy when symptoms are not controlled with first-line agents. The mechanism of action is thought to involve inhibition of late sodium influx in the heart, which can reduce abnormalities of contractility and repolarisation associated with ischaemia. Ranolazine increases the exercise capacity, reduces angina, and diminishes the use of nitroglycerine. The drug has an excellent safety profile and may be a valuable addition to the treatment of chronic stable angina.
Ugeskrift for laeger, Jan 28, 2010
Psoriasis and atherosclerosis share immunoinflammatory mechanisms and patients with psoriasis may... more Psoriasis and atherosclerosis share immunoinflammatory mechanisms and patients with psoriasis may carry an excess of cardiovascular risk factors (hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, obesity, metabolic syndrome, diabetes mellitus, smoking etc.) and increased risk of atherothrombotic disease. The current review summarises the available evidence in this area of research and calls for increased awareness of cardiovascular risk assessment and treatment in patients with psoriasis.
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Psoriasis and atherosclerosis share immunoinflammatory mechanisms and patients with psoriasis may... more Psoriasis and atherosclerosis share immunoinflammatory mechanisms and patients with psoriasis may carry an excess of cardiovascular risk factors (hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, obesity, metabolic syndrome, diabetes mellitus, smoking etc.) and increased risk of atherothrombotic disease. The current review summarises the available evidence in this area of research and calls for increased awareness of cardiovascular risk assessment and treatment in patients with psoriasis.
European Journal of Heart Failure, 2014
AimsPsoriasis is a common inflammatory disease that is associated with increased risk of cardiova... more AimsPsoriasis is a common inflammatory disease that is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease, including myocardial infarction. Heart failure (HF) is independently associated with several cardiovascular risk factors and is a major cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The association between psoriasis and HF is unclear and we therefore investigated the risk of new‐onset HF in a nationwide cohort of psoriasis patients compared with the background population.MethodsThe study included the entire Danish population aged ≥18 years followed from 1 January 1997 until HF, death or 31 December 2011. Information on comorbidity and concomitant medication was identified by individual‐level linkage of administrative registers. New‐onset HF was defined as first hospital admission for HF. Incidence rates of new‐onset HF were calculated and adjusted hazard ratios were estimated by multivariable Cox regression models adjusted for age, gender, comorbidity and cardiovascula...
PLoS ONE, 2013
Purpose: Chronic inflammatory diseases have been linked to increased risk of atherothrombotic eve... more Purpose: Chronic inflammatory diseases have been linked to increased risk of atherothrombotic events, but the risk associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is unclear. We therefore examined the risk of myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, and cardiovascular death in patients with IBD. Methods: In a nationwide Danish population-based setting, a cohort of patients with incident IBD between 1996 and 2009 were identified in national registers. Hospitalizations with IBD as primary diagnosis, initiation of biological treatment and dispensed prescriptions of corticosteroids were all used as surrogate markers for disease activity, with flares classified as the first 120 days after diagnosis of IBD, and 120 days after a new corticosteroid prescription, biological treatment or IBD hospitalization, respectively. Continued corticosteroid prescriptions or IBD hospitalizations were defined as persistent activity, and periods free of such events were defined as remissions. Poisson regression was used to examine risk of MI, stroke, and cardiovascular death using a matched population-based comparison cohort as reference Results: We identified 20,795 IBD patients with a mean age of 40.3 years that were matched according to age and sex with 199,978 controls. During the study period, there were 365 patients with MI, 454 with stroke, and 778 with cardiovascular death. Patients with IBD had an overall increased risk of MI (rate ratio [RR] 1.17 [95% confidence interval 1.05-1.31]), stroke (RR 1.15 [1.04-1.27], and cardiovascular death (RR 1.35 [1.25-1.45]). During flares and persistent IBD activity the RRs of MI increased to 1.49 (1.16-1.93) and 2.05 (1.58-2.65), the RRs of stroke to 1.53 (1.22-1.92) and 1.55 (1.18-2.04) and for cardiovascular death 2.32 (2.01-2.68) and 2.50 (2.14-2.92). In remission periods, the risk of MI, stroke and cardiovascular death was similar to controls. Conclusion: Inflammatory bowel disease is associated with increased risk of MI, stroke, and cardiovascular death during periods with active disease.
PLoS ONE, 2012
Objectives: Our aim was to assess the association between use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT... more Objectives: Our aim was to assess the association between use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and risk of newonset atrial fibrillation (AF) after myocardial infarction. Design, Setting and Participants: We used Danish nationwide registers of hospitalizations and prescriptions to identify all women admitted with myocardial infarction in the period 1997 to 2009 and with no known diagnosis of AF. Their use of overall HRT and HRT categories was assessed. Multivariable Cox proportional hazards analysis was used to calculate the risk of new-onset AF first year after discharge, comparing use of HRT to no use. Main Outcome Measures: New-onset atrial fibrillation. Results: In the period 1997 to 2009, 32 925 women were discharged alive after MI. In the first year after MI, new-onset AF was diagnosed in 1381 women (4.2%). Unadjusted incidence rates of AF decreased with use of HRT (incidence rate 37.4 for use of overall HRT and 53.7 for no use). Overall HRT was associated with a decreased risk of AF (HR 0.82, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.68-1.00). The lowest risk of AF was found in women $80 years old for use of overall HRT and vaginal estrogen (HR 0.63, CI 0.42-0.94, and HR 0.58, CI 0.34-0.99, respectively). Decreased risk of AF with use of overall HRT and HRT categories was also found in other age groups. Conclusions: Use of HRT is associated with a decreased risk of new-onset AF in women with myocardial infarction first year after discharge. The underlying mechanisms remain to be determined. Unmeasured confounding might be one of them.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2010
Background: Atherosclerosis and psoriasis (PS) are chronic inflammatory diseases that exhibit epi... more Background: Atherosclerosis and psoriasis (PS) are chronic inflammatory diseases that exhibit epidemiological, immunopathological and clinical similarities. Results have suggested that PS may be an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The significance of PS for the risk of undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is unknown. Methods: The study population comprised the entire Danish population aged > 10 years on January 1th 1997 (n = 4,614,840) and subjects were followed until December 31th 2006 or death. Patients with PS were identified by individual-level-linkage of nationwide administrative registers of hospitalizations and claimed drug prescriptions. Incident PS was identified by the first use of topical vitamin-D prescriptions. Patients undergoing continuous hospital-based PS treatment were classified as having moderate/severe PS. Risk of myocardial infarction (MI), PCI or death was analyzed by time-dependent Poisson regression models. Results: A total of 40,262 patients with incident PS were identified and stratified as having mild (n=38,774) or moderate/severe PS (n=2,854). The mean age at entry was 46.4 years for mild PS (49.8% men) 44.3 years for moderate/severe PS (51.3% men), and 44.2 years for controls without PS (49.1% men). Mild PS did not confer increased risk of all-cause mortality (relative risk [RR] 1.04; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.97-1.12), but moderate/severe PS was associated with an increased risk of death (RR 1.67; CI 1.49-1.87). The risk of MI was not raised in mild PS (RR 1.10; CI 0.98-1.24) but in moderate/severe PS (RR 1.24; CI 1,14-1.48). PS conferred increased risk of PCI for both mild PS (RR 1.29; CI 1.06-1.57) and moderate/severe PS (RR 1.59; CI 1.23-2.05). The increased risks of MI and PCI in patients with moderate/severe PS were age-dependent, e.g., RR 1.55 (CI 1.05-2.28) and RR 2.0 (CI 1.28-3.12), respectively, in patients aged <50 years at study entry. Conclusions: This first nationwide study shows that PS is a risk factor for MI and PCI, especially in young patients with moderate/severe disease. The results suggest that these patients should be subjected to aggressive cardiovascular risk factor modification.
International Journal of Cardiology, 2010
We report a case of severe refractory congestive heart failure after anthracycline chemotherapy i... more We report a case of severe refractory congestive heart failure after anthracycline chemotherapy in a patient with a narrow QRS interval on the electrocardiogram and echocardiographic evidence of left ventricular dyssynchrony, where cardiac resynchronization therapy resulted in normalization of left ventricular ejection fraction and marked symptomatic relief.
European Heart Journal, 2012
Eur Soc Cardiology
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BMJ, 2011
Objectives To evaluate the individual risk factors composing the CHADS 2 (Congestive heart failur... more Objectives To evaluate the individual risk factors composing the CHADS 2 (Congestive heart failure, Hypertension, Age≥75 years, Diabetes, previous Stroke) score and the CHA 2 DS 2-VASc (CHA 2 DS 2-Vascular disease, Age 65-74 years, Sex category) score and to calculate the capability of the schemes to predict thromboembolism. Design Registry based cohort study. Setting Nationwide data on patients admitted to hospital with atrial fibrillation. Population All patients with atrial fibrillation not treated with vitamin K antagonists in Denmark in the period 1997-2006. Main outcome measures Stroke and thromboembolism. Results Of 121 280 patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation, 73 538 (60.6%) fulfilled the study inclusion criteria. In patients at "low risk" (score=0), the rate of thromboembolism per 100 person years was 1.67 (95% confidence interval 1.47 to 1.89) with CHADS 2 and 0.78 (0.58 to 1.04) with CHA 2 DS 2-VASc at one year's follow-up. In patients at "intermediate risk" (score=1), this rate was 4.75 (4.45 to 5.07) with CHADS 2 and 2.01 (1.70 to 2.36) with CHA 2 DS 2-VASc. The rate of thromboembolism depended on the individual risk factors composing the scores, and both schemes underestimated the risk associated with previous thromboembolic events. When patients were categorised into low, intermediate, and high risk groups, C statistics at 10 years' follow-up were 0.812 (0.796 to 0.827) with CHADS 2 and 0.888 (0.875 to 0.900) with CHA 2 DS 2-VASc. Conclusions The risk associated with a specific risk stratification score depended on the risk factors composing the score. CHA 2 DS 2-VASc performed better than CHADS 2 in predicting patients at high risk, and those categorised as low risk by CHA 2 DS 2-VASc were truly at low risk for thromboembolism.
BMC Neurology, 2013
Background: The Stroke burden is increasing in many populations where health institutions may exp... more Background: The Stroke burden is increasing in many populations where health institutions may experience more patients. We wanted to examine whether incidence rates and absolute number of hospitalized stroke patients remained stable in Denmark during a 13 years period where exposure to major stroke risk factors decreased, changes in stroke treatment was implemented, and the age of the population increased. Methods: The Danish National Patient Register was used to identify all subjects 25 years of age or above admitted with a first time stroke in Denmark from 1997-2009. Incidence rates (IRs) and age-adjusted Poisson regression analyses were used to examine trends in age-, gender-and stroke subtype (ischaemic or unspecified). Results: During the 13-year observation period there were 53.5 million person-years at risk (PY) and a total of 84,626 male and 84,705 female stroke patients were admitted to Danish hospitals. The IRs of hospitalized strokes per 1000 PY was 3.21 (95% confidence interval [CI] 3.16-3.27) in 1997, 3.85 (95% CI 3.79-3.91) in 2003 and 3.22 (95% CI 3.16-3.28) in 2009, respectively. Incidence rate ratios of hospitalized stroke events adjusted for age in the period 2007-2009 compared to 1997-2000 were 0.89 (95% CI 0.87-0.91) for men and 0.92 (95% CI 0.90-0.94) for women. The incidence of hospitalized unspecified strokes decreased from 1997 to 2009 whereas there was a steep rise in incidence for hospitalization with specified ischemic stroke during this period. Conclusion: This study found a constant rate of stroke hospitalization in Denmark from 1997-2009. The overall rate of hospitalized strokes adjusted for age decreased during this period.