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Radiation-induced vascular inflammation : translational studies
(Inst för molekylär medicin och kirurgi / Dept of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, 2019-04-18)Radiotherapy has been shown to increase the risk for localized cardiovascular disease in a growing population of cancer survivors. However, irradiation, as a risk factor for vascular complications in free flap surgery, has ... -
Clinical aspects of chronic graft-versus-host disease
(Inst för medicin, Huddinge / Dept of Medicine, Huddinge, 2019-04-18)Chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) remains one of the most severe complications after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), affecting both the quality of life and mortality of long-term survivors. ... -
Microsimulation modelling of prostate cancer screening in Sweden
(Inst för medicinsk epidemiologi och biostatistik / Dept of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, 2019-04-18)Evidence-based health policy may require modelling of different interventions. The choice of model complexity is a trade-off, where simpler models may be easier to describe and calibrate, while complex models may better ... -
Impact of cardiovascular and neuropsychiatric multimorbidity on older adults' health
(Inst för neurobiologi, vårdvetenskap och samhälle / Dept of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, 2019-04-17)Multimorbidity, the presence of two or more chronic diseases in one person, is common in older people, and associates with a number of negative outcomes. In this thesis, we propose a methodology to assess and measure ... -
Predictors of arrhythmias, cardiac arrest, and mortality in Acute coronary syndrome
(Inst för medicin, Huddinge / Dept of Medicine, Huddinge, 2019-04-17)Background. Patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) face a high risk of lethal complications, both during the hospital course and after discharge. The aim of this thesis was to assess patient characteristics and ...