[Idiopathic vasculitides.].

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Despite the decreasing incidence rate of acute coronary syndromes worldwide, the incidence of NSTEMI (Non- ST elevation myocardial infarction) has increased relative to STEMI (ST elevation myocardial infarction). The aim of this study was to compare long-term survival rates of NSTEMI and STEMI patients and...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Snorrason EL,Johannnesdottir BK,Aspelund T,Gudnason V,Andersen K

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in the Western hemisphere and the incidence increases with increasing age. Most colorectal cancers are localized with or without lymph node metastases. Up to 20% of patients present with metastatic disease, most commonly to the liver. Surgery is the only curative thera...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Haraldsdottir S,Einarsdottir HM,Smaradottir A,Gunnlaugsson A,Halfdanarson TR

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent surveys on the parasites of household cats and dogs in Iceland have revealed the zoonotic protozoans Cryptosporidium parvwn and Toxoplasma gondii and the zoonotic nematodes Toxocara cati and T. canis. Furthermore, a Giardia sp., recently found in cats in Iceland, is also suspected to be a zoonotic parasite. In ...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Smaradottir H,Skirnisson K

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine reference intervals and interquartile ranges for total homocysteine (Hcy) folate and cobalamin in Icelandic men and women and to evaluate the correlation of Hcy to serum levels of the vitamins folate and cobalamin. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Blood samples were collected from 449 individuals over a per...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Olafsdóttir E,Snorradóttir B,Theodórs A,Olafsson O,Helgadóttir A,Guðnason V

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eight of ten strokes are due to cerebral ischemia, two from cerebal hemorrhage. Stroke is the most common cause of disability, the second commonest cause of dementia and the fourth commonest cause of death in the developed world. The incidence of stroke is 150-200/100.000 individuals/ year. One of every seven individu...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Sveinsson OA,Kjartansson O,Valdimarsson EM

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a rare disease with substantial morbidity and mortality. In the last few years significant progress has been made in the understanding of the pathogenesis and course of the disease. New classification and drug treatment have emerged. The new drugs are expensive but can improve qualit...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Guðmundsson G,Gottskálksson G,Gíslason T

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The choice of antihypertensive therapy in elderly Icelanders is unknown. In the database of the Icelandic Heart Association 1145 men, aged 70-84 were alive in 1994. Eight hundred thirty-four came to the Heart Association Clinic, 429 of whom either had hypertension or were found to be hypertensive on examination. The p...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Sigurdardottir V,Einarsson B,Sigfusson N,Harðarson T

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:A fifty six year old woman with history of asthma visited a respiratory specialist. She had been diagnosed with asthma more than a year previously in a primary care clinic. She was treated with inhaled medications without good response. A respiratory specialist diagnosed tracheal narrowing secondary to thyro...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Pórarinsson BL,Jónasson L,Jónsdóttir B,Guethmundsson G

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study was part of a geographically defined national study on survival, health, development, and longterm outcome of extremely low birthweight infants (ELBW; birthweight < 1000g) in Iceland focusing on development and neurodevelopmental measures in comparison to a reference group. METHODS:All 35 ELBW lon...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Georgsdóttir I,Sæmundsen E,Leósdóttir T,Símonardóttir I,Egilson ST,Dagbjartsson A

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Information is scarce concerning the incidence of anorexia nervosa (AN) in psychiatric facilities in Iceland. The aim of this study was to describe the incidence of admissions, comorbidity and mortality of patients who were admitted to psychiatric units in Iceland, diagnosed with AN in 1983-2008. MATERIAL AN...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Sigurdardottir A,Palsson SP,Thorsteinsdottir G

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In late 2007, the availability of immediate breast reconstructions increased as a result of the establishment of an oncoplastic breast surgical service at Landspítali-The National University Hospital The aim of this study was to look at the rates and early complications of immediate breast reconstructions ...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Jónsdóttir K,Rafnsdóttir SL,Kjartansdottir T,Kristvinsson H,Jónsson T,Asgeirsson KS

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Injecting drug abuse is a worldwide problem with serious consequences for the individual and for society. The purpose of this study was to gather information on the most serious complications of injecting drug use from two perspectives, intensive care admissions and forensic toxicology reports. MATERIAL A...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Sigvaldason K,Ingvarsson T,Thordardottir S,Kristinsson J,Karason S

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the size and main medical and social characteristics of the group of individuals receiving disability benefits in Iceland in December 2002 and compare the results with figures from 1996. MATERIAL AND METHODS:The study includes all those receiving disability benefits on December 1st 2002 and Dece...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Thorlacius S,Stefánsson SB

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of personality disorders was estimated in a sample of 805 individuals randomly selected from the greater Reykjavik area. The sample consisted of 3 equally large cohorts of persons born in 1931, 1951 and 1971. The individuals were asked to participate in a survey of mental health. Of those contacted, 52%...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Lindal E,Stefansson JG

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article the focus is on the estimation of a likelihood ratio by using software which calculates the risk for trisomy 13, 18 and 21. It is based on the woman s age, crown rump length of the fetus and its nuchal translucency measurement. Examples are given based on different maternal age, previous history and re...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Haraldsdóttir KR

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A young competitive swimmer consulted a physician because of respiratory symptoms. He was found to have a normal spirometry. Bronchial asthma was diagnosed based on bronchial challenge test and appropriate treatment started. An overview is given on the rules of the National Sports Association on the treatment of asthm...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Gudmundsson G

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate changes in the prevalence of disability pension related to obesity in Iceland from 1992 to 2004. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Data were obtained from the disability register of the State Social Security Institute and Statistics Iceland for the years 1992 and 2004. Prevalence of disability pension rel...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Thorlacius S,Stefánsson SB,Steingrímsdóttir L

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Hepatitis A virus (HAV) epidemics occurred repeatedly in Iceland in the early 20th century, but since then few cases have been reported and no epidemics since 1952. The latest Icelandic studies on HAV from around 1990 showed low incidence of infection and de-- creasing prevalence of antibodies. The objecti...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Kristinsdóttir H,Löve A,Bjornsson ES

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Demand for Vocational Rehabilitation in Iceland has been steadily rising in recent years where the presence of young patients has increased proportionally the most. It is essential that public spending is efficient without compromising the treatment quality. It is worth exploring if a solution for increasing the effic...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Siggeirsdottir K,Brynjolfsdottir RD,Haraldsson SO,Hjaltason O,Gudnason V

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is limited information on occupational injuries among Icelandic farmers. It has been suggested that they are common. This is thought to be in part because of the unique work environment of farmers. The aims of the study were to study occupational accidents among farmers and their effects on absence fro...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Gudmundsson G,Tomasson K

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate a) how many of symptomatic patients referred for upper endoscopy have active H. pylori infection, b) the correlation between the indications for upper endoscopy and endoscopic diagnosis and c) the association between H. pylori and organic disease in the upper gastrointestinal tract. MATERIAL AND ...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Bjœrnsson B,Oervar K,Theodórs A

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the relationship between neonatal feeding patterns and the emergence of neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis during the epidemic of this disease in Iceland in 1987-1990. MATERIAL AND METHODS:This was a retrospective case-controlled study of 18 newborns that developed neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Hreinsdottir KT,Dagbjartsson A,Johannsson JH

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Embryonic stem cells are, as the name indicates, isolated from embryos. They are pluripotent cells which can be maintained undifferentiated or induced to differentiate into any cell type of the body. In 1998 the first isolation of human embryonic stem cells was successful and they became an interesting source for stem...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Valdimarsdóttir G,Richter A

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Allergies to antibiotics are reported by 8-14% of the adult population out of which half is thought to be due to penicillins. Women are two thirds of those. It is estimated that 20.000 Icelanders believe they are allergic to beta-lactam drugs. Less than 10% of suspected penicillin allergy can be proved by allergy test...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Gislason D,Kristjánsson S,Sigurdardóttir ST

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine changes in the prevalence of disability pension in Iceland and to describe the distribution of those receiving disability pension according to gender, age and main diagnoses between the years 1976 and 1996. MATERIAL AND METHODS:The study includes all those receiving disability pension on the 1st...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Thorlacius S,Stefánsson S,Olafsson S,Rafnsson V

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article discusses endovascular thrombectomy in acute ischemic stroke. This treatment is vascular medicine's most significant leap in years. This treatment is complicated, and various technical aspects are discussed. Close cooperation is required between different specialties since patient selection for treatment ...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Sigurdsson AP

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Sexually transmitted Chlamydia infection is the most common venereal disease in Iceland. Although considerable information is available on the epidemiology of these infections, the true prevalence of C. trachomatis infections in Iceland is unknown because all the studies have been conducted on selected popul...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Davidsson S,Olafsson JH,Karlsson SM,Kristinsson KG,Steingrimsson O

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Persistent physical symptoms that are medically unexplained can result in significant functional impairment. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of persistent physical symptoms among people seeking primary healthcare in Reykjavík, Iceland, how they relate to functional impairment, symptoms...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Flovenz SO,Broddadottir E,Brynjolfsson S,Agnarsdottir AS,Salkovskis PM,Sigurdsson JF

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) is by far the most common malignant tumor of the kidney. It is a disease with many faces, known for its clinical diversity and often unpredictable behavior. Less is known about its etiology and risk factors than for most other human cancers. Mortality-to-incidence ratio is higher compared to...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Thoroddsen A,Einarsson GV,Gudbjartsson T

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the prevalence of psychotropic drug use among home-dwelling elderly Icelanders in the year 2006. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A population-based drug utilization study using the Icelandic Medicines Registry. The study group consisted of Icelanders, seventy years and older living at home (8% of total pop...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Samuelsson O,Zoega H,Gudmundsson A,Halldorsson M

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00