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Relation between Renal Dysfunction and Cardiovascular Outcomes after Myocardial Infarction by Anavekar, Nagesh S, McMurray, John J.V, Velazquez, Eric J, Solomon, Scott D, Kober, Lars, Rouleau, Jean-Lucien, White, Harvey D, Nordlander, Rolf, Maggioni, Aldo, Dickstein, Kenneth, Zelenkofske, Steven, Leimberger, Jeffrey D, Califf, Robert M, Pfeffer, Marc A

“…Frank renal failure is known to be associated with a poor prognosis after myocardial infarction. This study, involving more than 14,000 patients, showed that…”
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Characteristics of mitral and tricuspid annular velocities determined by pulsed wave Doppler tissue imaging in healthy subjects by Alam, M, Wardell, J, Andersson, E, Samad, B A, Nordlander, R

“…Assessment of myocardial velocities by Doppler tissue imaging is gaining in importance. However, generally accepted reference values are still missing. In this…”
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Mortality and morbidity remain high despite captopril and/or valsartan therapy in elderly patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction, heart failure, or both after acute myocardial infarction : Results from the Valsartan in Acute Myocardial Infarction Trial (VALIANT) by WHITE, Harvey D, AYLWARD, Philip E. G, ZANNAD, Faiez, MCMURRAY, John J. V, CALIFF, Robert M, PFEFFER, Marc A, ZHEN HUANG, DALBY, Anthony J, WEAVER, W. Douglas, BARVIK, Stale, MARIN-NETO, Jose Antonio, MURIN, Jan, NORDLANDER, Rolf O, VAN GILST, Wiek H

“…The elderly constitute an increasing proportion of acute myocardial infarction patients and have disproportionately high mortality and morbidity. Those with…”
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Decreased right ventricular function after coronary artery bypass grafting and its relation to exercise capacity: a tricuspid annular motion-based study by Hedman, Anders, Alam, Mahbubul, Zuber, Ernst, Nordlander, Rolf, Samad, Bassem Abdel

“…Decreased right ventricular (RV) function is a known echocardiographic finding after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). For patients with heart failure,…”
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CRP, IL-6 and endothelin-1 levels in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting. Do preoperative inflammatory parameters predict early graft occlusion and late cardiovascular events? by Hedman, Anders, Larsson, P. Thomas, Alam, Mahbubul, Wallen, N. Håkan, Nordlander, Rolf, Samad, Bassem Abdel

“…Abstract Background Inflammation is a major contributor to atherosclerotic vascular disease. Inflammatory parameters such as C-reactive protein (CRP) and…”
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Cardioversion of atrial fibrillation and its effect on right ventricular function as assessed by tricuspid annular motion by Alam, Mahbubul, Samad, Bassem A, Hedman, Anders, Frick, Mats, Nordlander, Rolf

“…In patients with atrial fibrillation, the reduced right ventricular function determined by tricuspid annular motion before cardioversion returns to normal 1…”
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Right ventricular function before and after an uncomplicated coronary artery bypass graft as assessed by pulsed wave Doppler tissue imaging of the tricuspid annulus by Alam, Mahbubul, Hedman, Anders, Nordlander, Rolf, Samad, Bassem

“…Right ventricular (RV) function using myocardial velocities before and after a coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) is not known. Using pulsed wave Doppler…”
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Multifactorial evaluation of a program for lifestyle behavior change in rehabilitation and secondary prevention of coronary artery disease by Lisspers, J, Hofman-Bang, C, Nordlander, R, Rydèn, L, Sundin, O, Ohman, A, Nygren, A

“…A comprehensive, multifactorial lifestyle behavior change program was developed for rehabilitation and secondary prevention of subjects with coronary artery…”
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Screening for sinus node dysfunction by analysis of short-term sinus cycle variations on the surface electrocardiogram by Bergfeldt, Lennart, Rosenqvist, Mårten, Vallin, Hans, Nordlander, Rolf, Åström, Hans

“…A new noninvasive screening method for diagnosing sinus node dysfunction (SND) was evaluated. Sinus cycle variations from 1-minute electrocardiograms (ECG)…”
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Maintenance of sinus rhythm with metoprolol CR initiated before cardioversion and repeated cardioversion of atrial fibrillation: a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study by Nergårdh, Anna K, Rosenqvist, Mårten, Nordlander, Rolf, Frick, Mats

“…Aims To assess the effect of metoprolol in combination with repeated cardioversion on maintenance of sinus rhythm (SR). Methods and results Consecutive…”
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Effects of first myocardial infarction on left ventricular systolic and diastolic function with the use of mitral annular velocity determined by pulsed wave doppler tissue imaging by Alam, M, Wardell, J, Andersson, E, Samad, B A, Nordlander, R

“…This study was undertaken to assess the effect of a first myocardial infarction (MI) on the systolic and diastolic velocity profiles of the mitral annulus…”
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Impact of Doppler-derived left ventricular diastolic performance on exercise capacity in normal individuals by Nordlander, Rolf A., Okura, Hiroyuki A., Inoue, Hiroo A., Tomon, Miyo A., Nishiyama, Shoji A., Yoshikawa, Tadashi A., Yoshida, Kiyoshi A.

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Right ventricular function in patients with first inferior myocardial infarction: Assessment by tricuspid annular motion and tricuspid annular velocity by Alam, Mahbubul, Wardell, Johan, Andersson, Eva, Samad, Bassem A., Nordlander, Rolf

“…Background Unlike left ventricular function, right ventricular (RV) function has not been widely studied after a myocardial infarction (MI). The current study…”
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The hemodynamic importance of atrial systole: a function of the kinetic energy of blood flow? by Linde-Edelstam, C M, Juhlin-Dannfelt, A, Nordlander, R, Pehrsson, S K

“…The relative importance of atrial systole on left ventricular filling was investigated at rest and during exercise in 25 patients with dual chamber pacemakers…”
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Assessment of left ventricular function using mitral annular velocities in patients with congestive heart failure with or without the presence of significant mitral regurgitation by Alam, Mahbubul, Wardell, Johan, Andersson, Eva, Nordlander, Rolf, Samad, Bassem

“…Myocardial velocities in patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) were studied using pulsed wave Doppler tissue imaging. Velocities were recorded at the…”
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The reliability of rate-pressure product as an index of myocardial oxygen consumption in atrial synchronized versus fixed rate ventricular pacing by Nordlander, R, Pehrsson, S K, Aström, H

“…The product of heart rate and blood pressure was tested as an index of myocardial oxygen consumption (MVO2) and compared with directly determined MVO2 during…”
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High-degree atrioventricular block during anti-arrhythmic drug treatment: use of a pacemaker with a bradycardia-detection algorithm to study the time course after drug withdrawal by Kennebäck, Göran, Tabrizi, Fariborz, Lindell, Peter, Nordlander, Rolf

“…Aim This study examines the recurrence of high-degree atrioventricular block (AVB) during a follow-up period of 2 years in patients with restored AV node…”
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Results of atrioventricular synchronous pacing with optimized delay in patients with severe congestive heart failure by Linde, Cecilia, Gadler, Fredrik, Edner, Magnus, Nordlander, Rolf, Rosenqvist, Ma˚rten, Ryde´n, Lars

“…To verify that atrioventricular (AV) synchronous pacing (DDD) with short AV delay improves the condition of patients with severe congestive heart failure, we…”
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1399 Sense of Coherence (SOC) and self-care ability after an interactive computer-based education program for patients with heart failure by Lynga, Patrik, Nordlander, Rolf, Rosenqvist, Marten, Langius-Eklof, Ann

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Acute effects of smoking on diastolic function in healthy participants: studies by conventional doppler echocardiography and doppler tissue imaging by Alam, Mahbubul, Samad, Bassem A, Wardell, Johan, Andersson, Eva, Höglund, Christer, Nordlander, Rolf

“…The acute effects of smoking on left ventricular (LV) function were studied in 36 healthy participants (mean age 38 +/- 10 years). The studies were made before…”
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