abstract：OBJECTIVE:We estimated the prevalence, incidence and risk factors of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) in a prospective cohort study of 26 489 participants. MATERIAL AND METHODS:The LVH was defined as Minnesota Code 310 on electrocardiogram (ECG). Everyone with this code at first visit was defined as a prevalence cas...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Thrainsdottir IS,Hardarson T,Thorgeirsson G,Sigvaldason H,Sigfusson N

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a 57-year-old male with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy and occult blood loss. Septal alcohol ablation reduced the left ventricular outflow tract obstruction and eliminated recurrent bleeding. The case resembles Heyde's syndrome, i.e. the association between occult gastrointestinal bleeding and aor...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Riis Hansen P,Hassager C

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Angiotensin II may play an important role in the progression of renal disease. Currently, angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor antagonists are commonly used for renoprotection. To our knowledge, there is no study investigating this effect of angiotensin II receptor antag...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Usta M,Ersoy A,Dilek K,Ozdemir B,Yavuz M,Güllülü M,Yurtkuran M

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Helicobacter pylori is one of the most common pathogenic bacterial infections, colonizing an estimated half of all humans. In a subset of individuals, the infection leads to serious gastroduodenal disease such as peptic ulcers and gastric adenocarcinoma. The factors contributing to skewing this, in most cases benign, ...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Björkholm B,Falk P,Engstrand L,Nyrén O

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Hypocitraturia is a risk factor for calcium nephrolithiasis. 1,25(OH)2D3 influences renal citrate handling and enhances citraturia. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between vitamin D receptor (VDR) allelic variant and urinary citrate excretion in recurrent stone formers (SF) patients. ...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Mossetti G,Vuotto P,Rendina D,Numis FG,Viceconti R,Giordano F,Cioffi M,Scopacasa F,Nunziata V

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypertension is an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The latest guidelines recommend regular physical exercise as initial step or adjunct in the treatment of hypertension. We investigated the association between physical activity and the degree of hypertension, as well as the relation to indi...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Felmeden DC,Spencer CG,Blann AD,Beevers DG,Lip GY

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:The classical end-point to terminate the 72-h fast in a patient evaluated for a hypoglycaemic disorder is the occurrence of hypoglycaemic symptoms in association with a low plasma glucose level. However, neither the symptoms nor the plasma glucose level have been exactly defined. OBJECTIVE:To determine whether...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Wiesli P,Brändle M,Schwegler B,Lehmann R,Spinas GA,Schmid C

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To study antibodies against five infectious agents for their prediction of major coronary events in men with and without evidence of coronary heart disease at baseline. DESIGN:A case-control study nested within a prospective population study. SUBJECTS:The study cases included 441 men 45-64 years old with n...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Reunanen A,Roivainen M,Kleemola M,Saikku P,Leinonen M,Hovi T,Knekt P,Leino A,Aromaa A

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present three patients with variant angina pectoris and episodes of cardiac arrest. All of them had typical clinical symptoms, ST-segment changes in electrocardiogram, and coronary artery spasm confirmed by arteriography. They were treated with high doses of calcium antagonists and nitrates. An automatic cardiovert...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Seniuk W,Mularek-Kubzdela T,Grygier M,Grajek S,Cieśliński A

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Swedish Twin Registry (STR), which today has developed into a unique resource, was first established in the late 1950s to study the importance of smoking and alcohol consumption on cancer and cardiovascular diseases whilst controlling for genetic propensity to disease. Since that time, the Registry has been expand...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Lichtenstein P,De Faire U,Floderus B,Svartengren M,Svedberg P,Pedersen NL

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of a 44-year-old patient with recurrent deep venous thrombosis (DVT) caused by congenital dysgenesis of the inferior vena cava (IVC) in coincidence with heterozygous factor V Leiden mutation is presented. The IVC malformation was a fortuitous finding because the vascular malformation of the collateral draining ...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Schneider JG,Eynatten MV,Dugi KA,Duex M,Nawroth PP

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As reported by major clinical series in the literature, about 2% of patients receiving unfractionated heparin (UFH) develop immune-mediated (type II) heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) that may be complicated in 30-75% of cases by a paradoxical thrombotic syndrome (HITTS), either arterial or venous. HITT...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Fabris F,Luzzatto G,Soini B,Ramon R,Scandellari R,Randi ML,Girolami A

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:A pooled analysis of randomized trials has shown that oral anticoagulation therapy reduces the risk of ischaemic stroke with 68% in patients with atrial fibrillation. We examined the effectiveness of oral anticoagulation on risk of stroke of any nature (fatal and nonfatal ischaemic and/or haemorrhagic stroke...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Frost L,Johnsen SP,Pedersen L,Toft E,Husted S,Sørensen HT

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review describes global patterns of tobacco use and the mechanisms by which tobacco use is involved in carcinogenesis. A second part will discuss the association between tobacco use and risk of specific cancer types. Tobacco use has traditionally been a practice of high-income countries, but it has recently been ...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Kuper H,Adami HO,Boffetta P

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate (i) the demineralizing effect of L-thyroxine (LT4) therapy at doses mildly inhibiting serum thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) in patients with benign nodular goitre; (ii) the efficacy of treatment on nodule size. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study comparing euthyroid women with nodular goitre treated ...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Baldini M,Gallazzi M,Orsatti A,Fossati S,Leonardi P,Cantalamessa L

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Is the concept of primary and secondary cardiovascular prevention an old-fashioned concept that needs to be re-defined? DESIGN:Discussion paper. RESULTS:Cardiovascular prevention means reduction of absolute risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), irrespective of clinical stage. CONCLUSION:For the calculatio...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： van Venrooij FV,Stolk RP,Banga JD,Erkelens DW,Grobbee DE

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate if an insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism in the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene associates with HLA-DR alleles previously found to be of prognostic interest in Scandinavian sarcoidosis patients. This may contribute to characteristics associated with these HLA-DR alleles, such as a ...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Planck A,Eklund A,Yamaguchi E,Grunewald J

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Chronic Chlamydia pneumoniae infection is considered as a cardiovascular risk factor and antibodies are commonly analysed by the subjective microimmunofluorescence (MIF) test. We wanted to investigate the C. pneumoniae IgA- and IgG seroprevalence in young survivors of myocardial infarction and matched contro...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Halvorsen DS,Børvik T,Njølstad I,Gutteberg TJ,Vorland LH,Hansen JB

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When and where did modern humans evolve? How did our ancestors spread over the world? Traditionally, answers to questions such as these have been sought in historical, archaeological, and fossil records. However, increasingly genetic data provide information about the evolution of our species. In this review, we focus...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Kaessmann H,Pääbo S

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The cell cycle regulator cyclin D1 plays an important role in parathyroid tumourigenesis. The NciI polymorphism in exon 4 has recently been associated with early onset of hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer and is a prognostic indicator of nonsmall cell lung cancer and squamous cell carcinomas. Further...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Correa P,Lundgren E,Rastad J,Akerström G,Westin G,Carling T

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The effect of a second and third generation oral contraceptive and of the progestagens used in these pills on lipid metabolism was studied in the absence or presence of the factor V Leiden mutation. DESIGN:A single centre, double blind randomized trial. SETTING:University Medical Centre. SUBJECTS:A total ...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Kemmeren JM,Algra A,Grobbee DE

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Study patient characteristics, morbidity patterns and drug regimens associated with fatal adverse drug events (FADEs) amongst medical department inpatients. DESIGN:An observational, descriptive study using aggregated medical records, autopsies and pre and postmortem drug analyses. SETTING:A department of in...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Buajordet I,Ebbesen J,Erikssen J,Brørs O,Hilberg T

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We identified two cases of chronic active hepatitis with liver fibrosis induced by lipid lowering drugs of the statin and fibrate classes despite regular monitoring of transaminases. There are few reports of clinically significant hepatitis induced by these drugs and even fewer cases of fibrosis. Given the growing use...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Punthakee Z,Scully LJ,Guindi MM,Ooi TC

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first unifying definition for the metabolic syndrome was proposed by WHO in 1998. In accordance to this, patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus or impaired glucose tolerance have the syndrome if they fulfil two of the criteria: hypertension, dyslipidaemia, obesity/abdominal obesity and microalbuminuria. Persons wi...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Groop L,Orho-Melander M

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The RET proto-oncogene is known to be the susceptibility gene for various disease phenotypes, including multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN 2). Recent studies have also suggested an involvement of RET in the development of the mammalian kidney. Although kidney agenesis or dysgenesis has been observed in ...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Loré F,Talidis F,Di Cairano G,Renieri A

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to examine if an acute nicotine infusion alters insulin sensitivity to a similar degree in type 2 diabetic patients as in healthy control subjects. DESIGN:. Double-blind, cross-over, placebo-controlled, randomized experimental study. Nicotine 0.3 microg kg-1 min(-1) or NaCl was inf...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Axelsson T,Jansson PA,Smith U,Eliasson B

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To study serum homocysteine concentration for its prediction of major coronary heart disease events amongst women. DESIGN:A case-control study nested within a follow-up study. Subjects. A total of 74 and 75 major coronary events (coronary deaths or nonfatal myocardial infarction) which occurred in women wit...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Knekt P,Alfthan G,Aromaa A,Heliövaara M,Marniemi J,Rissanen H,Reunanen A

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objective was to analyse whether a favourable change in risk factors, caused by a comprehensive risk factor modification programme, affected intima-media thickness (IMT) in the common carotid artery, and whether any such change was associated with a change in cardiovascular events during a 6-year follow-...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Agewall S,Fagerberg B,Berglund G,Schmidt C,Wendelhag I,Wikstrand J,Risk Factor Intervention Study Group, Sweden.

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis C virus infection is now one of the most important causes of chronic liver disease. Primary care physicians play an important role in the diagnosis and initial work-up of patients infected with this virus. Understanding which patients may be at risk is the first step. By understanding the correct use of hepa...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Larson AM,Carithers RL

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on a 43-year-old male patient with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) type IV with acute myocardial infarction (MI) without organic coronary stenosis. The disease was complicated with pneumothorax, subcutaneous and mediastinal emphysema, and splenic artery rupture. Three of the patient's family members suffered su...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Nishiyama Y,Nejima J,Watanabe A,Kotani E,Sakai N,Hatamochi A,Shinkai H,Kiuchi K,Tamura K,Shimada T,Takano T,Katayama Y

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine to what extent traditional biomedical risk factors and social factors can predict, separately or jointly, first-ever stroke event, and to explore to what extent other risk factors might add to hypertension/elevated blood pressure as a stroke risk factor. DESIGN:An incident case-referent study. S...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Ohgren B,Weinehall L,Stegmayr B,Boman K,Hallmans G,Wall S

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the present study was to identify predictors of weight loss in obese men participating in a 2-year behaviour modification programme. DESIGN:Longitudinal, clinical intervention study of a behaviour modifying weight loss program. SETTING:University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden. SUBJECTS:Forty-four ...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Näslund E,Andersson I,Degerblad M,Kogner P,Kral JG,Rössner S,Hellström PM

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyse the associations between serum gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase activity (GTP) and the components of the metabolic syndrome. DESIGN:Cross-sectional, observational study of hypertensive patients and controls. SETTING:The participating subjects visited the research laboratory of the Department of Inte...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Rantala AO,Lilja M,Kauma H,Savolainen MJ,Reunanen A,Kesäniemi YA

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the long-term prognostic values of baseline demographic data, occurrence of vectorcardiographic signs of reperfusion, left ventricular function and coronary angiographic features. DESIGN:Longitudinal study of morbidity and mortality. SETTING:Coronary care unit at Danderyd Hospital, Stockholm, Swe...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Strandberg LE,Ericsson CG,O'Konor ML,Bergstrand L,Lundin P,Rehnqvist N,Tornvall P

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Small LDL particle size has been shown to be associated with coronary artery disease. However, no previous study has been performed relating LDL particle size to ultrasound measurement of atherosclerosis in hypercholesterolaemic subjects. The main aims of the present study were therefore: (i) to investigate ...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Hulthe J,Wiklund O,Bondjers G,Wikstrand J

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Studies on extracranial carotid atherosclerosis have predominately been undertaken on middle-aged subjects. This study examines the prevalence of extracranial carotid atherosclerosis, its relation to vascular risk factors and its significance for survival in elderly subjects. DESIGN:Population-based cross-s...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Hillen T,Nieczaj R,Münzberg H,Schaub R,Borchelt M,Steinhagen-Thiessen E

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the risk of ipsilateral versus contralateral recurrent deep vein thrombosis in the leg. DESIGN:An open prospective long term follow-up multicentre trial. Patients were followed by frequent outpatient visits at each centre during the first 12 months after inclusion and thereafter annually. SE...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Lindmarker P,Schulman S

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate beneficial effects of postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy (HRT) on endothelial function, measured as intraplatelet cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP, mediator of nitric oxide), cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP, mediator of prostacyclin) and plasma endothelin-1 (ET-1), and on monocyt...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Anwaar I,Rendell M,Gottsäter A,Lindgärde F,Hulthén UL,Mattiasson I

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction the pathophysiologic and prognostic value of serum C-reactive protein is not well defined. This study assessed the association between serum C-reactive protein levels on admission and mortality in patients admitted because of acute myocardial infarction....

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Nikfardjam M,Müllner M,Schreiber W,Oschatz E,Exner M,Domanovits H,Laggner AN,Huber K

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the relationships between circulating levels of proinflammatory cytokines and adrenocortical hormones and leptin early after stroke. DESIGN:Blood samples were collected four times daily the first two days after stroke, twice daily the next 4 days and four times at day 7. Cognitive function and func...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Johansson A,Ahrén B,Näsman B,Carlström K,Olsson T

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00