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View article: Nationwide Trends in Incidence of Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack in Younger and Older Adults in Norway 2001 to 2021
Nationwide Trends in Incidence of Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack in Younger and Older Adults in Norway 2001 to 2021 Open
Background There is conflicting evidence on the time trends of stroke incidence in younger adults. We aimed to explore time trends in the incidence of stroke, stroke subtypes, and transient ischemic attack in different age groups in Norway…
View article: Blood pressure at age 40 and key features of cerebral small vessel disease at age 70: data from the ACE 1950 Study
Blood pressure at age 40 and key features of cerebral small vessel disease at age 70: data from the ACE 1950 Study Open
Background The separate effects of systolic (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) on cerebral small vessel disease (cSVD) development needs elucidation. We investigated the association between SBP and DBP at age 40 and two selected brai…
View article: Timing of stroke risk reassessment in atrial fibrillation patients with a CHA2DS2-VA score of 0 or 1: the Norwegian AFNOR study
Timing of stroke risk reassessment in atrial fibrillation patients with a CHA2DS2-VA score of 0 or 1: the Norwegian AFNOR study Open
Aims Stroke risk in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients increases over time, but the optimal reassessment interval remains unclear. This study evaluated changes in the CHA2DS2-VA score in AF patients with low (score 0) or intermediate (score…
View article: Long-term impact of blood pressure in women and men in their early 40s on left atrial strain: data from the Akershus Cardiac Examination (ACE) 1950 Study
Long-term impact of blood pressure in women and men in their early 40s on left atrial strain: data from the Akershus Cardiac Examination (ACE) 1950 Study Open
Background The life-long exposure of the left heart chambers to systemic blood pressures may be important to changes in left atrial (LA) function with age, but long-term follow-up studies are scarce. We aimed to assess the impact of blood …
View article: Diagnoses among long-term care recipients in Norway: a nation-wide registry study on prevalence and data completeness
Diagnoses among long-term care recipients in Norway: a nation-wide registry study on prevalence and data completeness Open
Background and aims: The Norwegian Registry for Primary Health Care (NRPHC) is a mandatory register for all publicly funded primary healthcare services in Norway, including long-term care (LTC) services. The registry holds information on d…
View article: Nationwide trends in incidence rates of stroke and its subtypes, and transient ischemic attack in younger and older adults in Norway 2001-2021
Nationwide trends in incidence rates of stroke and its subtypes, and transient ischemic attack in younger and older adults in Norway 2001-2021 Open
Background Recent studies have suggested different time trends in incidence rates of stroke in younger compared to older age groups (1). However, updated nationwide data from Norway are lacking. Purpose This study aimed to examine time tre…
View article: Trends in incidence rates of acute myocardial infarction and stroke among immigrant groups in Norway, 1999–2019: the NCDNOR project
Trends in incidence rates of acute myocardial infarction and stroke among immigrant groups in Norway, 1999–2019: the NCDNOR project Open
Aims We aimed to study time trends of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and stroke incidence rates among immigrant groups living in Norway, with a special focus on immigrants from South Asia and former Yugoslavia. Methods All incident AMI …
View article: Sex differences in early-onset atrial fibrillation in Norwegian primary care: a retrospective national database analysis
Sex differences in early-onset atrial fibrillation in Norwegian primary care: a retrospective national database analysis Open
Background Individual variation in the need for healthcare constitutes knowledge gaps for young atrial fibrillation (AF) patients. We aimed to estimate the prevalence and primary care burden of early-onset AF in Norway, emphasising sex dif…
View article: Systolic blood pressure at age 40 and 30-year stroke risk in men and women
Systolic blood pressure at age 40 and 30-year stroke risk in men and women Open
Background American and European guidelines define hypertension differently and are sex agnostic. Our aim was to assess the impact of different hypertension thresholds at the age of 40 on 30-year stroke risk and to examine sex differences.…
View article: Digitizing Paper-based Military health records from Norwegian males born in 1950 – assessments of data quality and applicability in research
Digitizing Paper-based Military health records from Norwegian males born in 1950 – assessments of data quality and applicability in research Open
Aim This study aims to present and assess the quality of military health data extracted from paper-based personnel files of Norwegian men born in 1950, proposing avenues for future research. Background Archived military documents contain h…
View article: Social inequality in prevalence of NCD risk factors: a cross-sectional analysis from the population-based Tromsø Study 2015–2016
Social inequality in prevalence of NCD risk factors: a cross-sectional analysis from the population-based Tromsø Study 2015–2016 Open
Objective We aimed to examine associations between educational level, serving as an indicator of socioeconomic position, and prevalence of WHO-established leading behavioural and biological risk factors for non-communicable diseases (NCDs)…
View article: Trends in socioeconomic inequalities in self-rated health and mental distress during four decades in a Norwegian population: a HUNT Study
Trends in socioeconomic inequalities in self-rated health and mental distress during four decades in a Norwegian population: a HUNT Study Open
Background Socioeconomic inequalities constitute an important focus area for public health, and it has long been established that higher educational level and longer lifespan are correlated. Little is known about decennial time trends in p…
View article: National health registries – a ‘goldmine’ for studying non-communicable disease occurrence in Norway – the NCDNOR project
National health registries – a ‘goldmine’ for studying non-communicable disease occurrence in Norway – the NCDNOR project Open
To estimate occurrence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) over the life-course in the Norwegian population, national health registries are a vital source of information since they fully represent the entire non-institutionalised populatio…
View article: Atrial fibrillation patients at intermediate risk of stroke rapidly progress to high stroke risk: A nationwide registry study (AFNOR)
Atrial fibrillation patients at intermediate risk of stroke rapidly progress to high stroke risk: A nationwide registry study (AFNOR) Open
Background Stroke risk according to the CHA2DS2-VASc score guides oral anticoagulant (OAC) treatment in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients, and OAC is strongly recommended in patients with high stroke risk. There is less evidence of the cli…
View article: Clustering and trajectories of key noncommunicable disease risk factors in Norway: the NCDNOR project
Clustering and trajectories of key noncommunicable disease risk factors in Norway: the NCDNOR project Open
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are a leading cause of premature death globally and have common preventable risk factors. In Norway, the NCDNOR-project aims at establishing new knowledge in the prevention of NCDs by combining information f…
View article: Carotid Plaque Score for Stroke and Cardiovascular Risk Prediction in a Middle‐Aged Cohort From the General Population
Carotid Plaque Score for Stroke and Cardiovascular Risk Prediction in a Middle‐Aged Cohort From the General Population Open
Background We aimed to explore the predictive value of the carotid plaque score, compared with the Systematic Coronary Risk Evaluation 2 (SCORE2) risk prediction algorithm, on incident ischemic stroke and major adverse cardiovascular event…
View article: Stroke After SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccine: A Nationwide Registry Study
Stroke After SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccine: A Nationwide Registry Study Open
Background: Whether the SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines may cause a transient increased stroke risk is uncertain. Methods: In a registry-based cohort of all adult residents at December 27, 2020, in Norway, we linked individual-level data on COVID…
View article: Stroke rates in non-anticoagulated individuals with and without atrial fibrillation and one non-sex CHA2DS2-VASc risk factor: a nationwide registry-based cohort (Atrial Fibrillation in Norway – AFNOR)
Stroke rates in non-anticoagulated individuals with and without atrial fibrillation and one non-sex CHA2DS2-VASc risk factor: a nationwide registry-based cohort (Atrial Fibrillation in Norway – AFNOR) Open
Background Stroke prevention is fundamental in the management of atrial fibrillation (AF). However, in patients with intermediate risk of stroke (CHA2DS2-VASc score 2 in women; 1 in men) the net clinical benefit of oral anticoagulant (OAC)…
View article: Prevalence and Incidence Rates of Atrial Fibrillation in Denmark 2004–2018
Prevalence and Incidence Rates of Atrial Fibrillation in Denmark 2004–2018 Open
The cumulative prevalence of AF is currently around 3.0% in the Danish population, but the incidence has declined since 2015. As these estimates are influenced by methodological choices, future studies should strive for precise reporting o…
View article: Prevalence and Incidence Rates of Atrial Fibrillation in Denmark 2004–2018
Prevalence and Incidence Rates of Atrial Fibrillation in Denmark 2004–2018 Open
Emilie R Hegelund,1,2 Lars J Kjerpeseth,3 Laust H Mortensen,1,2 Jannicke Igland,4 Trygve Berge,5 Mariam Anjum,3,5 Grethe S Tell,4 Inger Ariansen3 1Methodology and Analysis, Statistics Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark; 2Department of Public Hea…
View article: Serial blood pressure measurements, left ventricular remodelling and cardiovascular outcomes
Serial blood pressure measurements, left ventricular remodelling and cardiovascular outcomes Open
Background Hypertension is a risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease. Whether serial blood pressure (BP) measurements are more closely associated with subclinical left ventricular (LV) remodelling and better predict risk …
View article: Achievements of primary prevention targets in individuals with high risk of cardiovascular disease: an 8-year follow-up of the Tromsø study
Achievements of primary prevention targets in individuals with high risk of cardiovascular disease: an 8-year follow-up of the Tromsø study Open
Aims To study change over 8 years in cardiovascular risk, achievement of national guideline-based treatment targets of lipids, blood pressure (BP) and smoking in primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD), medication use, and chara…
View article: Impact of Blood Pressure in the Early 40s on Left Atrial Volumes in the Mid‐60s: Data From the ACE 1950 Study
Impact of Blood Pressure in the Early 40s on Left Atrial Volumes in the Mid‐60s: Data From the ACE 1950 Study Open
Background Echocardiographic measures of left atrial volumes are powerful predictors of cardiovascular events and important for assessing diastolic dysfunction. Despite this, there is limited knowledge of factors influencing left atrial re…
View article: Associations between cardiovascular risk factors, biomarkers, and left ventricular mechanical dispersion: insights from the ACE 1950 Study
Associations between cardiovascular risk factors, biomarkers, and left ventricular mechanical dispersion: insights from the ACE 1950 Study Open
Aims Mechanical dispersion measures left ventricular contraction heterogeneity and is associated with the risk of sudden cardiac death. However, the associations between mechanical dispersion and cardiovascular risk factors in early mid-li…
View article: Treatable Traits in Misdiagnosed Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Data from the Akershus Cardiac Examination 1950 Study
Treatable Traits in Misdiagnosed Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Data from the Akershus Cardiac Examination 1950 Study Open
Both over- and underdiagnosis of COPD is frequent. Undiagnosed individuals have better lung function and less symptoms, but similar prevalence of comorbidities and systemic inflammation. Overdiagnosed individuals have treatable traits incl…
View article: Prevalence and incidence rates of atrial fibrillation in Denmark 2004–2018
Prevalence and incidence rates of atrial fibrillation in Denmark 2004–2018 Open
Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia and is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. Its prevalence is currently rising partly due to population ageing. However, reported trends in incidence…
View article: SCORE2-OP risk prediction algorithms: estimating incident cardiovascular event risk in older persons in four geographical risk regions
SCORE2-OP risk prediction algorithms: estimating incident cardiovascular event risk in older persons in four geographical risk regions Open
Aims The aim of this study was to derive and validate the SCORE2-Older Persons (SCORE2-OP) risk model to estimate 5- and 10-year risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in individuals aged over 70 years in four geographical risk regions. Meth…