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](Laeknabladid, 2017
Hjartabilun er baeði algengt og alvarlegt sjúkdómsástand sem orsakast af því að vinstri slegill t... more Hjartabilun er baeði algengt og alvarlegt sjúkdómsástand sem orsakast af því að vinstri slegill tapar getu sinni til að sjá vefjum líkamans fyrir naegjanlegu blóðmagni eða getur það aðeins við verulega haekkaðan fylliþrýsting í vinstri slegli. Sjúkdómurinn leggst fyrst og fremst á fólk yfir 65 ára aldri og nýgengið haekkar stöðugt með vaxandi aldri. Hjartabilun getur baeði borið skjótt að og þróast á löngum tíma, og þótt flestir hjartasjúkdómar geti leitt til hjartabilunar eru háþrýstingur og kransaeðasjúkdómur algengustu orsakirnar. Almennt einkennir það sjúkdóminn að hann er stigvaxandi og töluverðar breytingar verða á baeði starfsemi og uppbyggingu hjartans eftir því sem á líður. Í kjölfar hjartabilunar fara ýmis aðlögunar-eða leiðréttingarferli af stað í líkamanum sem, til að byrja með, hamla afleiðingum skertrar afkastagetu hjartans en reynast oft skaðleg til lengri tíma og auka hjartabilunareinkennin. 6 Skipta má hjartabilun í tvaer megingerðir, hjartabilun með minnkuðu útstreymisbroti vinstri slegils (heart Inngangur: Hjartabilun er baeði algengur og alvarlegur sjúkdómur sem leggst fyrst og fremst á eldra fólk. Skipta má hjartabilun í tvaer megingerðir, hjartabilun með minnkað útstreymisbrot (HFrEF) og hjartabilun með varðveitt útstreymisbrot (HFpEF). Markmið þessarar rannsóknar var að kanna algengi, nýgengi, undirliggjandi sjúkdóma og lífshorfur beggja gerða hjartabilunar meðal eldri Íslendinga. Efniviður og aðferðir: Rannsóknarhópurinn samanstóð af 5706 þátttakendum Öldrunarrannsóknar Hjartaverndar. Sjúkdómsgreiningar byggðust á gögnum úr sjúkraskrám Landspítala og voru sannreyndar á grundvelli fyrirfram ákveðinna skilmerkja Öldrunarrannsóknarinnar. Upplýsingar um undirliggjandi sjúkdóma og útstreymisbrot voru einnig fengnar úr sjúkraskrám Landspítala. Nýgengi var reiknað út frá sjúkdómsgreiningum þeirra þátttakenda sem greindust með hjartabilun eftir að þátttaka þeirra í Öldrunarrannsókninni hófst og fram til 28.2.2010. Algengi hjartabilunar var hins vegar reiknað út frá þátttakendum sem greinst höfðu með hjartabilun fyrir upphaf Öldrunarrannsóknar. Langtímalifun hjartabilunarsjúklinga er lýst með aðferð Kaplan-Meier. Niðurstöður: Algengi hjartabilunar maeldist 3,6% miðað við árið 2004 og var það marktaekt haerra hjá körlum en konum (p<0,001). Nýgengið maeldist 16,2 tilvik á 1000 mannár og var það marktaekt haerra hjá körlum en konum (p<0,001). Nýgengi HFrEF maelidst 6,1 tilvik á 1000 mannár og reyndist það einnig marktaekt haerra hjá körlum en konum (p<0,001). Nýgengi HFpEF maeldist 6,8 tilvik á 1000 mannár, en ekki var marktaekur kynjamunur (p=0,62). Fimm ára lifun hjartabilunarsjúklinga reyndist vera 32,5% en ekki var tölfraeðilega marktaekur munur á hlutfallslegri lifun kynjanna (p=0,46). Þá var ekki tölfraeðilega marktaekur munur á lifun einstaklinga með HFpEF og HFrEF (p=0,52). Umraeða: Algengi og nýgengi hjartabilunar er hátt meðal aldraðra á Íslandi og eykst í takt við haekkandi aldur. Karlar fá frekar hjartabilun en konur og að auki greinast þeir frekar með HFrEF en konur greinast frekar með HFpEF. Hjartabilun er alvarlegt sjúkdómsástand sem hefur mikil áhrif á lífshorfur.
Laeknabladid, Apr 1, 2012
Laeknabladid, Nov 1, 2014
... Management of Tako-tsubo Syndrome. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther 2008; 22: 71-7. 3. Bybee KA, Kara T,... more ... Management of Tako-tsubo Syndrome. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther 2008; 22: 71-7. 3. Bybee KA, Kara T, Prasad A, et al. Systematic review: transient left ventricular apical ballooning: a syndrome that mimics ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. ...
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... Þar sem um fáa sjúklinga er að ræða þarf að túlka þá niðurstöðu með varúð. Þakkir Sigurlaug M... more ... Þar sem um fáa sjúklinga er að ræða þarf að túlka þá niðurstöðu með varúð. Þakkir Sigurlaug Magnúsdóttir hjúkrunarfræðingur aðstoð-aði við söfnun gagna og innslátt í tölvuforrit og Ásdís Hildur Jónsdóttir læknaritari við gerð handrits. Thor Aspelund veitti tölfræðilega ráðgjöf. ...
Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis, 1988
The cardiovascular effects of two nonionic contrast agents with low osmolality (iohexol and metri... more The cardiovascular effects of two nonionic contrast agents with low osmolality (iohexol and metrizamide) were compared with one standard ionic, high-osmolality contrast agent (metrizoate) used for left ventricular (LV) angiography in patients with coronary heart disease. Metriroate induced a marked elevation of LV end-diastolic pressure and LV systolic pressure and an increase in cardiac output after a delay of a few minutes. All these changes were significantly less severe with iohexol and metrizamide. Hypotension occuring 30 sec after LV angiography was observed only with use of metrizoate. All agents increased heart rate, but the increase after metrizoate was significantly more pronounced and prolonged. The PQ and QT interval was prolonged only by metriroate. The subjective symptoms were significantly more marked with metrizoate than with the two other agents. Thus the new nonionic contrast agent iohexol and metrizamide produced markedly less hemodynamic and electrocardiographic disturbance than the ionic agent metrizoate.
Laeknabladid, Feb 1, 2012
Inngangur: Erlendar rannsóknir benda til þess að frumárangur kransaeðavíkkana sé lakari hjá sykur... more Inngangur: Erlendar rannsóknir benda til þess að frumárangur kransaeðavíkkana sé lakari hjá sykursjúkum en öðrum kransaeðasjúklingum og fylgikvillar og endurþrengsli algengari. Því var gerður samanburður á þessu hér á landi. Efniviður og aðferðir: Á árunum 1987-2002 voru gerðar 4435 kransaeðavíkkanir, þar af 377 (8,5%) hjá sykursjúkum. Sjúkraskrár voru kannaðar afturvirkt með tilliti til klínískra þátta, frumárangurs kransaeðavíkkunar, og fylgikvilla á sjúkrahúsi. Niðurstöður: Hlutfallsleg tíðni sykursjúkra sem fóru í kransaeðavíkkun jókst á rannsóknartímabilinu úr 5,7% í 10,6% (p=0,001). Hjá sykursjúkum í samanburði við sjúklinga án sykursýki var meðalaldur haerri (64 ± 10 á móti 62 ±10 ár; p=0,002) og konur voru hlutfallslega fleiri. Meðal sykursjúkra var tíðni háþrýstings, haekkaðs kólesteróls og virkrar reyktóbaksfíknar haerri. Algengara var að sykursjúkir hefðu fyrri sögu um hjartadrep, opna hjáveituaðgerð, kransaeðavíkkun, hvikula hjartaöng og þriggjaaeða sjúkdóm. Klínísk endurþrengsli sem aftur þurftu víkkunaraðgerð voru ekki marktaekt algengari hjá sjúklingum með sykursýki í samanburði við aðra (13,3% á móti 10,8%; p= 0,15). Frumárangur kransaeðavíkkana var jafn góður hjá sjúklingum með og án sykursýki (93% á móti 92%). Þörf á bráðri hjáveituaðgerð eftir víkkun var sambaerileg hjá hópunum, en meðal sykursjúkra var meira en þreföld haekkun á kreatínínkínasa-MB fátíðari. Hins vegar var dánartíðni í sjúkrahúslegu marktaekt haerri hjá sykursjúkum en öðrum (1,1% á móti 0,3%; p=0,04). Í fjölþáttagreiningu voru marktaekir spáþaettir fyrir dauða í sjúkrahúslegu: Bráð kransaeðavíkkun vegna ST-haekkunar hjartadreps, fjöldi þrengdra kransaeða, sykursýki og aldur, en greind kólesterólhaekkun var verndandi þáttur. Ályktun: Frumárangur kransaeðavíkkana hér á landi er sambaerilegur hjá sjúklingum með og án sykursýki. Fáir sjúklingar létust í kjölfar kransaeðavíkkunar, en hjá sykursjúkum var dánartíðni í sjúkrahúslegu þó haerri en hjá öðrum sjúklingum. Inngangur AEðakölkunarsjúkdómar er algengir hjá sjúklingum með sykursýki og þeir fá oftar kransaeðasjúkdóm og hjartadrep en einstaklingar sem ekki hafa sykursýki (1, 2). Langtímahorfur sjúklinga með greinda sykursýki eru svipaðar og hjá þeim sem ekki hafa sykursýki en hafa fengið hjartaáfall og fylgikvillar og dán
PubMed, Feb 28, 1989
Maximal oxygen consumption was measured during treadmill exercise in 44 patients with coronary ar... more Maximal oxygen consumption was measured during treadmill exercise in 44 patients with coronary artery disease. Exercise was performed before and after a 4-week course of training. Patients with a previous myocardial infarction and no angina pectoris (n = 27) increased their maximal oxygen consumption by 16% after training. There was no such increase in patients with angina pectoris (n = 17). The subjective feeling of wellbeing after training was the same in both groups of patients. Thus, the advantages of short term training can be both of a symptomatic character and a real improvement in cardiovascular function.
PubMed, 1988
Factors responsible for unsuitability for bypass surgery were assessed prospectively in 324 conse... more Factors responsible for unsuitability for bypass surgery were assessed prospectively in 324 consecutive patients with serious angina pectoris undergoing cardiac catheterization. One hundred patients were found to be unsuitable for surgery (31%). These patients usually had peripheral coronary atherosclerosis (44%), stenotic/occluded artery distributing to an infarcted (35%) or small area (25%), or reduced global left ventricular (LV) function (15%). Age over 65 years (p less than 0.05), female sex (p less than 0.05), previous myocardial infarction (p less than 0.05), 1-vessel disease (p less than 0.01) and a low LV ejection fraction (p less than 0.01) occurred more often in patients not accepted for surgery. Of the patients with 3-vessel disease 75% were referred for surgery while only 25% of patients with 1-vessel disease (p less than 0.001) Stepwise logistic regression analysis identified LV ejection fraction as an inverse predictor (p less than 0.001) and number of stenotic coronary arteries as a predictor (p less than 0.001) of suitability for surgery. Thus, peripheral coronary atherosclerosis and global LV function are the main factors determining unsuitability for coronary bypass surgery.
European Heart Journal, Mar 24, 2018
Aims Coarctation of the aorta (CoA) accounts for 4-8% of congenital heart defects (CHDs) and conf... more Aims Coarctation of the aorta (CoA) accounts for 4-8% of congenital heart defects (CHDs) and confers substantial morbidity despite treatment. It is increasingly recognized as a highly heritable condition. The aim of the study was to search for sequence variants that affect the risk of CoA.
Clinical Physiology, Oct 1, 1988
M-mode echocardiograms were recorded and digitized during semisupine bicycle exercise in 10 young... more M-mode echocardiograms were recorded and digitized during semisupine bicycle exercise in 10 young (less than 40 years) long-term (greater than or equal to 12 years) type 1 diabetic men, without heart symptoms, and 10 controls. Recordings were done at rest, during workloads of 50 and 100 W and 1, 3 and 5 min post-exercise. The groups were comparable at rest. Exercise intervention caused a higher heart rate and systolic blood pressure response in the diabetics. Overall, diabetics had a smaller left ventricular (LV) end-diastolic dimension, but it did not change during exercise within either group; LV end-systolic dimensions (ESD), however, decreased in both. The fractional shortening, normalized peak shortening rate and systolic blood pressure/ESD ratio increased in both groups. However, fractional shortening was lower in the diabetics during peak exercise, while the two latter variables of LV systolic function were similar to the controls. Furthermore, fractional shortening during peak exercise remained lower in the diabetics even when adjusted for systolic blood pressure by covariance analysis. Therefore, the decreased LV performance during exercise in the diabetic subjects is most likely secondary to reduced LV diastolic filling, as indicated by their smaller end-diastolic dimension, rather than due to decreased contractility or a higher afterload.
Tidsskrift for den Norske lægeforening : tidsskrift for praktisk medicin, ny række, Jan 20, 1987
Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology, 1996
To examine left ventricular (LV) myocardial perfusion and function, in systemic sclerosis. Myocar... more To examine left ventricular (LV) myocardial perfusion and function, in systemic sclerosis. Myocardial perfusion was assessed at rest, during cold exposure, and at peak exercise in 10 patients with systemic sclerosis. Seven of the 10 patients were examined with Doppler echocardiography; before and after long-term diltiazem treatment. Compared with average resting values, isotope uptake was increased by 48% after exercise, compared with cold exposure the exercise value was increased by 35%. After 11 months of diltiazem treatment there was no change in myocardial uptake, compared with respective values before treatment. Doppler echocardiography showed an increase in LV end-diastolic diameter, fractional shortening, and left ventricular outflow tract velocity, after treatment. This indicates that long-term diltiazem treatment does not increase myocardial perfusion at rest, post-exercise, or during cold exposure. On the other hand diltiazem treatment may improve left ventricular performance.
Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation, 1991
Ten subjects performed 4 maximal exercise tests to evaluate reproducibility and effects of treadm... more Ten subjects performed 4 maximal exercise tests to evaluate reproducibility and effects of treadmill inclination on submaximal and maximal oxygen consumption. They performed a standard Bruce protocol twice, and 1 protocol with progressive speed increase with constant, or without, inclination. At maximal exercise there was no significant difference between the protocols in oxygen consumption, respiratory gas exchange ratio, minute ventilation, plasma lactate, serum potassium or heart rate. Exercise time and treadmill distance were shorter than Bruce protocol with inclination, and considerably prolonged without. Reproducibility for Bruce protocol was good for group comparison of oxygen consumption throughout exercise. The individual variations for oxygen consumption were small at maximal exercise, but were considerable at rest and at the lowest exercise steps, this was slightly improved by analysing longer sampling time. Thus, measurement of oxygen consumption is reliable for group analysis, but interpretation must be careful in individuals unless maximal exercise is obtained. Treadmill inclination may be adjusted according to individual preferences.
Laeknabladid, 2017
Hjartabilun er baeði algengt og alvarlegt sjúkdómsástand sem orsakast af því að vinstri slegill t... more Hjartabilun er baeði algengt og alvarlegt sjúkdómsástand sem orsakast af því að vinstri slegill tapar getu sinni til að sjá vefjum líkamans fyrir naegjanlegu blóðmagni eða getur það aðeins við verulega haekkaðan fylliþrýsting í vinstri slegli. Sjúkdómurinn leggst fyrst og fremst á fólk yfir 65 ára aldri og nýgengið haekkar stöðugt með vaxandi aldri. Hjartabilun getur baeði borið skjótt að og þróast á löngum tíma, og þótt flestir hjartasjúkdómar geti leitt til hjartabilunar eru háþrýstingur og kransaeðasjúkdómur algengustu orsakirnar. Almennt einkennir það sjúkdóminn að hann er stigvaxandi og töluverðar breytingar verða á baeði starfsemi og uppbyggingu hjartans eftir því sem á líður. Í kjölfar hjartabilunar fara ýmis aðlögunar-eða leiðréttingarferli af stað í líkamanum sem, til að byrja með, hamla afleiðingum skertrar afkastagetu hjartans en reynast oft skaðleg til lengri tíma og auka hjartabilunareinkennin. 6 Skipta má hjartabilun í tvaer megingerðir, hjartabilun með minnkuðu útstreymisbroti vinstri slegils (heart Inngangur: Hjartabilun er baeði algengur og alvarlegur sjúkdómur sem leggst fyrst og fremst á eldra fólk. Skipta má hjartabilun í tvaer megingerðir, hjartabilun með minnkað útstreymisbrot (HFrEF) og hjartabilun með varðveitt útstreymisbrot (HFpEF). Markmið þessarar rannsóknar var að kanna algengi, nýgengi, undirliggjandi sjúkdóma og lífshorfur beggja gerða hjartabilunar meðal eldri Íslendinga. Efniviður og aðferðir: Rannsóknarhópurinn samanstóð af 5706 þátttakendum Öldrunarrannsóknar Hjartaverndar. Sjúkdómsgreiningar byggðust á gögnum úr sjúkraskrám Landspítala og voru sannreyndar á grundvelli fyrirfram ákveðinna skilmerkja Öldrunarrannsóknarinnar. Upplýsingar um undirliggjandi sjúkdóma og útstreymisbrot voru einnig fengnar úr sjúkraskrám Landspítala. Nýgengi var reiknað út frá sjúkdómsgreiningum þeirra þátttakenda sem greindust með hjartabilun eftir að þátttaka þeirra í Öldrunarrannsókninni hófst og fram til 28.2.2010. Algengi hjartabilunar var hins vegar reiknað út frá þátttakendum sem greinst höfðu með hjartabilun fyrir upphaf Öldrunarrannsóknar. Langtímalifun hjartabilunarsjúklinga er lýst með aðferð Kaplan-Meier. Niðurstöður: Algengi hjartabilunar maeldist 3,6% miðað við árið 2004 og var það marktaekt haerra hjá körlum en konum (p<0,001). Nýgengið maeldist 16,2 tilvik á 1000 mannár og var það marktaekt haerra hjá körlum en konum (p<0,001). Nýgengi HFrEF maelidst 6,1 tilvik á 1000 mannár og reyndist það einnig marktaekt haerra hjá körlum en konum (p<0,001). Nýgengi HFpEF maeldist 6,8 tilvik á 1000 mannár, en ekki var marktaekur kynjamunur (p=0,62). Fimm ára lifun hjartabilunarsjúklinga reyndist vera 32,5% en ekki var tölfraeðilega marktaekur munur á hlutfallslegri lifun kynjanna (p=0,46). Þá var ekki tölfraeðilega marktaekur munur á lifun einstaklinga með HFpEF og HFrEF (p=0,52). Umraeða: Algengi og nýgengi hjartabilunar er hátt meðal aldraðra á Íslandi og eykst í takt við haekkandi aldur. Karlar fá frekar hjartabilun en konur og að auki greinast þeir frekar með HFrEF en konur greinast frekar með HFpEF. Hjartabilun er alvarlegt sjúkdómsástand sem hefur mikil áhrif á lífshorfur.
Laeknabladid, Apr 1, 2012
Laeknabladid, Nov 1, 2014
... Management of Tako-tsubo Syndrome. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther 2008; 22: 71-7. 3. Bybee KA, Kara T,... more ... Management of Tako-tsubo Syndrome. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther 2008; 22: 71-7. 3. Bybee KA, Kara T, Prasad A, et al. Systematic review: transient left ventricular apical ballooning: a syndrome that mimics ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. ...
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... Þar sem um fáa sjúklinga er að ræða þarf að túlka þá niðurstöðu með varúð. Þakkir Sigurlaug M... more ... Þar sem um fáa sjúklinga er að ræða þarf að túlka þá niðurstöðu með varúð. Þakkir Sigurlaug Magnúsdóttir hjúkrunarfræðingur aðstoð-aði við söfnun gagna og innslátt í tölvuforrit og Ásdís Hildur Jónsdóttir læknaritari við gerð handrits. Thor Aspelund veitti tölfræðilega ráðgjöf. ...
Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis, 1988
The cardiovascular effects of two nonionic contrast agents with low osmolality (iohexol and metri... more The cardiovascular effects of two nonionic contrast agents with low osmolality (iohexol and metrizamide) were compared with one standard ionic, high-osmolality contrast agent (metrizoate) used for left ventricular (LV) angiography in patients with coronary heart disease. Metriroate induced a marked elevation of LV end-diastolic pressure and LV systolic pressure and an increase in cardiac output after a delay of a few minutes. All these changes were significantly less severe with iohexol and metrizamide. Hypotension occuring 30 sec after LV angiography was observed only with use of metrizoate. All agents increased heart rate, but the increase after metrizoate was significantly more pronounced and prolonged. The PQ and QT interval was prolonged only by metriroate. The subjective symptoms were significantly more marked with metrizoate than with the two other agents. Thus the new nonionic contrast agent iohexol and metrizamide produced markedly less hemodynamic and electrocardiographic disturbance than the ionic agent metrizoate.
Laeknabladid, Feb 1, 2012
Inngangur: Erlendar rannsóknir benda til þess að frumárangur kransaeðavíkkana sé lakari hjá sykur... more Inngangur: Erlendar rannsóknir benda til þess að frumárangur kransaeðavíkkana sé lakari hjá sykursjúkum en öðrum kransaeðasjúklingum og fylgikvillar og endurþrengsli algengari. Því var gerður samanburður á þessu hér á landi. Efniviður og aðferðir: Á árunum 1987-2002 voru gerðar 4435 kransaeðavíkkanir, þar af 377 (8,5%) hjá sykursjúkum. Sjúkraskrár voru kannaðar afturvirkt með tilliti til klínískra þátta, frumárangurs kransaeðavíkkunar, og fylgikvilla á sjúkrahúsi. Niðurstöður: Hlutfallsleg tíðni sykursjúkra sem fóru í kransaeðavíkkun jókst á rannsóknartímabilinu úr 5,7% í 10,6% (p=0,001). Hjá sykursjúkum í samanburði við sjúklinga án sykursýki var meðalaldur haerri (64 ± 10 á móti 62 ±10 ár; p=0,002) og konur voru hlutfallslega fleiri. Meðal sykursjúkra var tíðni háþrýstings, haekkaðs kólesteróls og virkrar reyktóbaksfíknar haerri. Algengara var að sykursjúkir hefðu fyrri sögu um hjartadrep, opna hjáveituaðgerð, kransaeðavíkkun, hvikula hjartaöng og þriggjaaeða sjúkdóm. Klínísk endurþrengsli sem aftur þurftu víkkunaraðgerð voru ekki marktaekt algengari hjá sjúklingum með sykursýki í samanburði við aðra (13,3% á móti 10,8%; p= 0,15). Frumárangur kransaeðavíkkana var jafn góður hjá sjúklingum með og án sykursýki (93% á móti 92%). Þörf á bráðri hjáveituaðgerð eftir víkkun var sambaerileg hjá hópunum, en meðal sykursjúkra var meira en þreföld haekkun á kreatínínkínasa-MB fátíðari. Hins vegar var dánartíðni í sjúkrahúslegu marktaekt haerri hjá sykursjúkum en öðrum (1,1% á móti 0,3%; p=0,04). Í fjölþáttagreiningu voru marktaekir spáþaettir fyrir dauða í sjúkrahúslegu: Bráð kransaeðavíkkun vegna ST-haekkunar hjartadreps, fjöldi þrengdra kransaeða, sykursýki og aldur, en greind kólesterólhaekkun var verndandi þáttur. Ályktun: Frumárangur kransaeðavíkkana hér á landi er sambaerilegur hjá sjúklingum með og án sykursýki. Fáir sjúklingar létust í kjölfar kransaeðavíkkunar, en hjá sykursjúkum var dánartíðni í sjúkrahúslegu þó haerri en hjá öðrum sjúklingum. Inngangur AEðakölkunarsjúkdómar er algengir hjá sjúklingum með sykursýki og þeir fá oftar kransaeðasjúkdóm og hjartadrep en einstaklingar sem ekki hafa sykursýki (1, 2). Langtímahorfur sjúklinga með greinda sykursýki eru svipaðar og hjá þeim sem ekki hafa sykursýki en hafa fengið hjartaáfall og fylgikvillar og dán
PubMed, Feb 28, 1989
Maximal oxygen consumption was measured during treadmill exercise in 44 patients with coronary ar... more Maximal oxygen consumption was measured during treadmill exercise in 44 patients with coronary artery disease. Exercise was performed before and after a 4-week course of training. Patients with a previous myocardial infarction and no angina pectoris (n = 27) increased their maximal oxygen consumption by 16% after training. There was no such increase in patients with angina pectoris (n = 17). The subjective feeling of wellbeing after training was the same in both groups of patients. Thus, the advantages of short term training can be both of a symptomatic character and a real improvement in cardiovascular function.
PubMed, 1988
Factors responsible for unsuitability for bypass surgery were assessed prospectively in 324 conse... more Factors responsible for unsuitability for bypass surgery were assessed prospectively in 324 consecutive patients with serious angina pectoris undergoing cardiac catheterization. One hundred patients were found to be unsuitable for surgery (31%). These patients usually had peripheral coronary atherosclerosis (44%), stenotic/occluded artery distributing to an infarcted (35%) or small area (25%), or reduced global left ventricular (LV) function (15%). Age over 65 years (p less than 0.05), female sex (p less than 0.05), previous myocardial infarction (p less than 0.05), 1-vessel disease (p less than 0.01) and a low LV ejection fraction (p less than 0.01) occurred more often in patients not accepted for surgery. Of the patients with 3-vessel disease 75% were referred for surgery while only 25% of patients with 1-vessel disease (p less than 0.001) Stepwise logistic regression analysis identified LV ejection fraction as an inverse predictor (p less than 0.001) and number of stenotic coronary arteries as a predictor (p less than 0.001) of suitability for surgery. Thus, peripheral coronary atherosclerosis and global LV function are the main factors determining unsuitability for coronary bypass surgery.
European Heart Journal, Mar 24, 2018
Aims Coarctation of the aorta (CoA) accounts for 4-8% of congenital heart defects (CHDs) and conf... more Aims Coarctation of the aorta (CoA) accounts for 4-8% of congenital heart defects (CHDs) and confers substantial morbidity despite treatment. It is increasingly recognized as a highly heritable condition. The aim of the study was to search for sequence variants that affect the risk of CoA.
Clinical Physiology, Oct 1, 1988
M-mode echocardiograms were recorded and digitized during semisupine bicycle exercise in 10 young... more M-mode echocardiograms were recorded and digitized during semisupine bicycle exercise in 10 young (less than 40 years) long-term (greater than or equal to 12 years) type 1 diabetic men, without heart symptoms, and 10 controls. Recordings were done at rest, during workloads of 50 and 100 W and 1, 3 and 5 min post-exercise. The groups were comparable at rest. Exercise intervention caused a higher heart rate and systolic blood pressure response in the diabetics. Overall, diabetics had a smaller left ventricular (LV) end-diastolic dimension, but it did not change during exercise within either group; LV end-systolic dimensions (ESD), however, decreased in both. The fractional shortening, normalized peak shortening rate and systolic blood pressure/ESD ratio increased in both groups. However, fractional shortening was lower in the diabetics during peak exercise, while the two latter variables of LV systolic function were similar to the controls. Furthermore, fractional shortening during peak exercise remained lower in the diabetics even when adjusted for systolic blood pressure by covariance analysis. Therefore, the decreased LV performance during exercise in the diabetic subjects is most likely secondary to reduced LV diastolic filling, as indicated by their smaller end-diastolic dimension, rather than due to decreased contractility or a higher afterload.
Tidsskrift for den Norske lægeforening : tidsskrift for praktisk medicin, ny række, Jan 20, 1987
Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology, 1996
To examine left ventricular (LV) myocardial perfusion and function, in systemic sclerosis. Myocar... more To examine left ventricular (LV) myocardial perfusion and function, in systemic sclerosis. Myocardial perfusion was assessed at rest, during cold exposure, and at peak exercise in 10 patients with systemic sclerosis. Seven of the 10 patients were examined with Doppler echocardiography; before and after long-term diltiazem treatment. Compared with average resting values, isotope uptake was increased by 48% after exercise, compared with cold exposure the exercise value was increased by 35%. After 11 months of diltiazem treatment there was no change in myocardial uptake, compared with respective values before treatment. Doppler echocardiography showed an increase in LV end-diastolic diameter, fractional shortening, and left ventricular outflow tract velocity, after treatment. This indicates that long-term diltiazem treatment does not increase myocardial perfusion at rest, post-exercise, or during cold exposure. On the other hand diltiazem treatment may improve left ventricular performance.
Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation, 1991
Ten subjects performed 4 maximal exercise tests to evaluate reproducibility and effects of treadm... more Ten subjects performed 4 maximal exercise tests to evaluate reproducibility and effects of treadmill inclination on submaximal and maximal oxygen consumption. They performed a standard Bruce protocol twice, and 1 protocol with progressive speed increase with constant, or without, inclination. At maximal exercise there was no significant difference between the protocols in oxygen consumption, respiratory gas exchange ratio, minute ventilation, plasma lactate, serum potassium or heart rate. Exercise time and treadmill distance were shorter than Bruce protocol with inclination, and considerably prolonged without. Reproducibility for Bruce protocol was good for group comparison of oxygen consumption throughout exercise. The individual variations for oxygen consumption were small at maximal exercise, but were considerable at rest and at the lowest exercise steps, this was slightly improved by analysing longer sampling time. Thus, measurement of oxygen consumption is reliable for group analysis, but interpretation must be careful in individuals unless maximal exercise is obtained. Treadmill inclination may be adjusted according to individual preferences.