Search Results - "Eskilsson, J"

Transoesophageal echocardiography-guided cardioversion of atrial fibrillation or flutter. Selection of a low-risk group for immediate cardioversion by Roijer, A, Eskilsson, J, Olsson, B

“…Aims Despite exclusion of left atrial thrombi by transoesophageal echocardiography, cardioversion-related thromboembolism has been reported in atrial…”
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Screening for pulmonary hypertension in systemic sclerosis: the longitudinal development of tricuspid gradient in 227 consecutive patients, 1992–2001 by Hesselstrand, R., Ekman, R., Eskilsson, J., Isaksson, A., Scheja, A., Öhlin, A.-K., Åkesson, A.

“…Objective. To evaluate the longitudinal development of the tricuspid gradient (TG) for screening for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in systemic…”
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The influence of 5-fluorouracil and methotrexate on vascular endothelium. An experimental study using endothelial cells in the culture by Cwikiel, M., Eskilsson, J., Albertsson, M., Stavenow, L.

“…Background: Cardiotoxicity still remains an unexplained toxic manifestation of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU). Clinical and experimental data suggest that endothelium…”
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Cerebral lesions on magnetic resonance imaging, heart disease, and vascular risk factors in subjects without stroke : a population-based study by LINDGREN, A, ROIJER, A, RUDLING, O, NORRVING, B, LARSSON, E.-M, ESKILSSON, J, WALLIN, L, OLSSON, B, JOHANSSON, B. B

“…To assess the prevalence of asymptomatic abnormalities on magnetic resonance imaging of the brain and their possible relation to hypertension, heart disease,…”
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Correlation between plasma concentrations of calcitonin gene related peptide and pulmonary pressure in patients with systemic sclerosis by Bartosik, I, Eskilsson, J, Ekman, R, Åkesson, A, Scheja, A

“…Objective: To examine plasma levels of calcitonin gene related peptide (p-CGRP) in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) and pulmonary hypertension (PH)…”
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Left ventricular performance and cerebral haemodynamics during xenon anaesthesia. A transoesophageal echocardiography and transcranial Doppler sonography study by Luttropp, H H, Romner, B, Perhag, L, Eskilsson, J, Fredriksen, S, Werner, O

“…The effects of xenon anaesthesia on myocardial function and cerebral blood flow velocities were investigated with transoesophageal echocardiography and…”
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Carotid artery and heart disease in subtypes of cerebral infarction by LINDGREN, A, ROIJER, A, NORRVING, B, WALLIN, L, ESKILSSON, J, JOHANSSON, B. B

“…The aim of the study was to determine the prevalences of carotid artery disease and major and minor potential cardioembolic sources (1) in patients with…”
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5‐fluorouracil–induced small bowel toxicity in patients with colorectal carcinoma by Cwikiel, Magdalena, Albertsson, Maria, Kinhult, Sara, Eskilsson, Jan

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Failure of preventing 5-fluorouracil cardiotoxicity by prophylactic treatment with verapamil by Eskilsson, J, Albertsson, M

“…The most common cardiotoxic effects of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) are chest pain and ischemic ECG abnormalities. Coronary vasospasm may be the underlying mechanism…”
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High incidence of cardiovascular disease and increased prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in women with hypopituitarism not receiving growth hormone treatment: Preliminary results by Erfurth, E.M., Bülow, B., Eskilsson, J., Hagmar, L.

“…Recently, epidemiological evidence has suggested that hypopituitarism with untreated growth hormonedeficiency (GHD) is associated with a high incidence of…”
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Late cardiac effects after mantle radiotherapy in patients with Hodgkin's disease by Gustavsson, A, Eskilsson, J, Landberg, T, Svahn-Tapper, G, White, T, Wollmer, P, Akerman, M

“…Twenty-five patients (21-45 years old) treated for Hodgkin's disease with mantle radiotherapy but no chemotherapy underwent cardiac testing with myocardial…”
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Left atrial appendage outflow velocity index is superior to conventional criteria for prediction of maintenance of sinus rhythm after cardioversion. An echocardiographic study in patients with atrial fibrillation of a few months' duration by Roijer, A, Meurling, C J, Eskilsson, J, Olsson, B

“…To investigate whether left atrial appendage outflow velocity alone or in relation to left atrial diameter is a superior predictor of sinus rhythm maintenance…”
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Intermittent Iloprost Infusion Therapy of Pulmonary Hypertension in Scleroderma—A Pilot Study by BARTOSIK, I., ESKILSSON, J., SCHEJA, A., ÅKESSON, A.

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Potential cardioembolic sources in an elderly population without stroke : A transthoracic and transoesophageal echocardiographic study in randomly selected volunteers by ROIJER, A, LINDGREN, A, RUDLING, O, WALLIN, L, OLSSON, S. B, JOHANSSON, B. B, ESKILSSON, J

“…Transoesophageal echocardiography renders a better image than transthoracic echocardiography of cardiac changes especially at the atrial level, and of…”
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The appearance of endothelium in small arteries after treatment with 5-fluorouracil. An electron microscopic study of late effects in rabbits by Cwikiel, M, Eskilsson, J, Wieslander, J B, Stjernquist, U, Albertsson, M

“…Cardiotoxicity is an unexplained toxic manifestation of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU). Its possible mechanism could be a direct cytotoxic effect on the vascular…”
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Inverse relation between plasma concentration of von Willebrand factor and CrEDTA clearance in systemic sclerosis by Scheja, A, Eskilsson, J, Akesson, A, Wollheim, F A

“…Microvascular abnormalities involving endothelial cell dysfunction occur as an early event in systemic sclerosis. We studied plasma concentrations of von…”
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The influence of 5-fluorouracil on the endothelium in small arteries. An electron microscopic study in rabbits by Cwikiel, M, Zhang, B, Eskilsson, J, Wieslander, J B, Albertsson, M

“…5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) is a widely used antineoplastic agent. 5-FU induced cardiotoxicity is a still relatively unknown side-effect of this drug. This…”
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Growth hormone treatment increases kidney size in a woman with growth hormone deficiency--a case report by Westman, K, Salmonson, E C, Nilsson, A S, Eskilsson, J, Erfurth, E M

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High-Density Lipoprotein Concentrations Increase After Stopping Smoking by Stubbe, Ingo, Eskilsson, Jan, Nilsson-Ehle, Peter

“…Concentrations of plasma lipoproteins in 10 men who were habitual smokers were monitored for six weeks after they stopped smoking and related to changes in…”
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Cardiac changes in stroke patients and controls evaluated with transoesophageal echocardiography by Roijer, A, Lindgren, A, Algotsson, L, Norrving, B, Olsson, B, Eskilsson, J

“…In stroke patients several cardiac changes associated with embolism can be detected with transoesophageal echocardiography. Potential major cardiac embolic…”
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