HbA1c har lenge vært brukt i behandling og overvåking av diabetespasienter. Fra høsten 2012 anbefalte Helsedirektoratet HbA1c > 6,5 % også som diagnostisk kriterium for diabetes. Den viktigste fordelen med HbA1c er at ...

Introduction: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a known chronic inflammatory disease. It has been reported that this inflammation can affect the endothelium of blood vessels and induce a dysfunction. We wanted to examine patients ...

Background: The universal definition of myocardial infarction requires a rise and fall of cardiac troponin (cTn) where at least one measurement is above the 99th percentile level, combined with symptoms of cardiac ischemia ...

Abstract Background: All over the world, people are increasingly spending time at high altitude for scientific, military, personal or commercial reasons. When otherwise healthy individuals are exposed to altitude, certain ...

Abstract Background: The first of the two objectives in this study was based on a well demonstrated link between diabetes and chronic low-grade inflammation and the results from the ACCORD study and other studies ...

Evaluation of endothelial function using finger plethysmography A. K. Faizi, D. W. Kornmo and S. Agewall Department of Medicine, Aker University Hospital and Oslo University, Oslo, Norway Correspondence to Stefan Agewall, ...

Flere studier har vist økt sympatisk aktivitet under lang tids opphold i hoyden. Det er få studier på plasma katekolaminer under tidlig akklimatisering til stor høyde. Kun to feltstudier og en kammerstudie har spesifikt ...

A transient reduction in parasympathetic and symptathetic activity has been demonstrated during stepwise exposure to high altitude. There are few studies assessing the effects of altitude on serotonin metabolism. Personal ...

Recombinant Human EPO (rhEPO) became commercially available in the late 1980s for treatment of anaemias related to kidney failure, cancer and AIDS. RhEPO accelerates the erythropoiesis and increase the amount of red blood ...

In this survey we try to present the up to date knowledge of “reperfusion damage” and the “postconditioning-phenomenon” present in the myocardium. Reperfusion damage is the additional injury to the myocardium that is added ...

Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHTP) is characterized by overproduction of parathyroid hormone and an increase in the level of serum ionized calcium. The most common cause of excess hormone production is the development of ...

Abstract Background: Recent years have witnessed a growing enthusiasm to obtain biomarkers for clinical use in prediction of future cardiovascular events in patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). This has ...

OBJECTIVES: In the present paper the circadian variation and age differences in human leukocyte reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels and plasma total antioxidant status were studied. Different ROS levels could influence ...

Background: The molecular mechanisms involved in development of heart failure are only partially known. We previously found increased expression of all four members of the syndecan family in the non-infarcted region of ...

The occurrence of diabetes type 2 among randomly selected Pakistani immigrants living in Oslo was studied based on personal interviews and a questionnaire. The interviews were carried out using Punjabi, Urdu English or ...

D-DIMER AND EXCLUSION OF PULMONARY EMBOLISM BACKGROUND: Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a common and potentially severe disease and the diagnosis is a difficult challenge. D-dimers are degradation products of cross-linked ...

The heartrate is a useful indication of intensity level. But it is big differences in maximum heartrate, and therefore also in the recommended heartrate at different intensity levels. The Polar SmartEdge heartrate-monitor ...

The body is unable to produce omega-3 and omega-6 (often written as n-3 and n-6). Hence, they have to be obtained from the diet. The process of manufacturing n-3 and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids has been the subject of ...

Introduction This study investigated the iron status of the Dikgale population. Dikgale is a village situated in Limpopo Province, South Africa. Materials and methods We analysed a data file which is part of the Dikgale ...

This paper presents the different expressions of the human diving response in 57 young healthy individuals. The mammalian diving response is what makes the seals and whales survive hours under water. It is initiated by ...