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    • Prevalence and Incidence Rates of Atrial Fibrillation in Denmark 2004–2018 

      Hegelund, Emilie R.; Kjerpeseth, Lars Jøran; Mortensen, Laust H.; Igland, Jannicke; Berge, Trygve; Anjum, Mariam; Tell, Grethe S.; Ariansen, Inger Kristine Holtermann (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Purpose: To estimate the prevalence and incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF) in Denmark during 2004– 2018 and to investigate whether methodological choices influence these estimates. Patients and Methods: A register-based ...
    • Prevalence and incidence rates of atrial fibrillation in Norway 2004-2014 

      Kjerpeseth, Lars Jøran; Igland, Jannicke; Selmer, Randi Marie; Ellekjær, Hanne; Tveit, Arnljot; Berge, Trygve; Kalstø, Silje Madeleine; Christophersen, Ingrid E.; Myrstad, Marius; Skovlund, Eva; Egeland, Grace M.; Tell, Grethe S.; Ariansen, Inger (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Objective: To study time trends in incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF) in the entire Norwegian population from 2004 to 2014, by age and sex, and to estimate the prevalence of AF at the end of the study period. Methods: ...
    • Prevalence of increased risk of type 2 diabetes in general practice: a cross-sectional study in Norway 

      Riise, Hilde Kristin Refvik; Graue, Marit; Igland, Jannicke; Birkeland, Kåre Inge; Kolltveit, Beate-Christin Hope (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Background Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a global public health problem, but the onset can be delayed or prevented with adequate intervention in individuals with increased risk. Therefore, a major challenge in general practice ...
    • Prognostic Impact of In-Hospital and Postdischarge Heart Failure in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Nationwide Analysis Using Data From the Cardiovascular Disease in Norway (CVDNOR) Project 

      Sulo, Gerhard; Igland, Jannicke; Nygård, Ottar; Vollset, Stein Emil; Ebbing, Marta; Poulter, Neil; Egeland, G.M.; Cerqueira, Charlotte; Jørgensen, Torben; Tell, Grethe S. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-03)
      Background: Heart failure (HF) is a serious complication of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). We explored the excess mortality associated with HF as an early or late complication of AMI and describe changes over time in ...
    • Psychometric properties of the Norwegian version of the short form of the Problem Areas in Diabetes scale (PAID-5): A validation study 

      Vislapuu, Maarja; Brostrøm, Anders; Igland, Jannicke; Vorderstrasse, Allison; Iversen, Marjolein M. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Objectives To assess the psychometric properties of the short form of The Problem Areas in Diabetes scale (PAID-5) in Norwegian adult patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Design Cross-sectional survey design. Methods ...
    • Rare variants with large effects provide functional insights into the pathology of migraine subtypes, with and without aura 

      Bjornsdottir, Gyda; Chalmer, Mona A.; Stefansdottir, Lilja; Skuladottir, Astros Th.; Einarsson, Gudmundur; Andresdottir, Margret; Beyter, Doruk; Ferkingstad, Egil; Gretarsdottir, Solveig; Halldorsson, Bjarni V.; Halldorsson, Gisli H.; Helgadottir, Anna; Helgason, Hannes; Hjorleifsson Eldjarn, Grimur; Jonasdottir, Adalbjorg; Jonasdottir, Aslaug; Jonsdottir, Ingileif; Knowlton, Kirk U.; Nadauld, Lincoln D.; Lund, Sigrun H.; Magnusson, Olafur Th.; Melsted, Pall; Moore, Kristjan H. S.; Oddsson, Asmundur; Olason, Pall I.; Sigurdsson, Asgeir; Stefansson, Olafur A.; Saemundsdottir, Jona; Sveinbjornsson, Gardar; Tragante, Vinicius; Unnsteinsdottir, Unnur; Walters, G. Bragi; Zink, Florian; Rødevand, Linn; Andreassen, Ole; Igland, Jannicke; Lie, Rolv T.; Haavik, Jan; Banasik, Karina; Brunak, Søren; Didriksen, Maria; T. Bruun, Mie; Erikstrup, Christian; Kogelman, Lisette J. A.; Nielsen, Kaspar R.; Sørensen, Erik; Pedersen, Ole B.; Ullum, Henrik; Bay, Jakob; Boldsen, Jens K.; Brodersen, Thorsten; Burgdorf, Kristoffer; Dinh, Khoa M.; Dowsett, Joseph; Feenstra, Bjarke; Geller, Frank; Hindhede, Lotte; Hjalgrim, Henrik; Jacobsen, Rikke L.; Jemec, Gregor; Kaspersen, Katrine; Kjerulf, Bertram D.; Larsen, Margit A. H.; Louloudis, Ioannis; Lundgaard, Agnete; Mikkelsen, Susan; Mikkelsen, Christina; Nissen, Ioanna; Nyegaard, Mette; Henriksen, Alexander P.; Rohde, Palle D.; Rostgaard, Klaus; Swinn, Michael; Thørner, Lise W.; Bruun, Mie T.; Werge, Thomas; Westergaard, David; Masson, Gisli; Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur; Olesen, Jes; Ludvigsson, Petur; Thorarensen, Olafur; Bjornsdottir, Anna; Sigurdardottir, Gudrun R.; Sveinsson, Olafur A.; Ostrowski, Sisse R.; Holm, Hilma; Gudbjartsson, Daniel F.; Thorleifsson, Gudmar; Sulem, Patrick; Stefansson, Hreinn; Thorgeirsson, Thorgeir E.; Hansen, Thomas F; Stefansson, Kari (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Migraine is a complex neurovascular disease with a range of severity and symptoms, yet mostly studied as one phenotype in genome-wide association studies (GWAS). Here we combine large GWAS datasets from six European ...
    • Risk of Ischemic Stroke and Total Cerebrovascular Disease in Familial Hypercholesterolemia. 

      Hovland, Anders; Mundal, Liv; Igland, Jannicke; Veierød, Marit Bragelien; Holven, Kirsten Bjørklund; Bogsrud, Martin Prøven; Tell, Grethe S.; Leren, Trond Paul; Retterstøl, Kjetil (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-01)
      Background and Purpose—Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a common autosomal dominant disease leading to increased level of serum LDL (low-density lipoprotein) cholesterol and risk of coronary heart disease. Whether FH ...
    • Risk of stroke in genetically verified familial hypercholesterolemia: A prospective matched cohort study 

      Svendsen, Karianne; Olsen, Thomas; Vinknes, Kathrine Jørgensen; Mundal, Liv; Holven, Kirsten Bjørklund; Bogsrud, Martin Prøven; Leren, Trond Paul; Igland, Jannicke; Retterstøl, Kjetil (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Background and aims Individuals with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), causing severely elevated LDL-C, are expected to have a higher risk of ischemic stroke. The risk of hemorrhagic stroke and impact of statin use are, ...
    • Severity and duration of diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) before seeking care as predictors of healing time: A retrospective cohort study 

      Smith-Strøm, Hilde; Iversen, Marjolein M.; Igland, Jannicke; Østbye, Truls; Graue, Marit; Skeie, Svein; Wu, Bei; Rokne, Berit (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-05-12)
      Objectives: To investigate whether A) duration of ulcer before start of treatment in specialist health care, and B) severity of ulcer according to University of Texas classification system (UT) at start of treatment ...
    • Smoking, plasma cotinine and risk of atrial fibrillation: the Hordaland Health Study 

      Zuo, Hui; Nygård, Ottar; Vollset, Stein Emil; Ueland, Per Magne; Ulvik, Arve; Midttun, Øivind; Meyer, Klaus; Igland, Jannicke; Sulo, Gerhard; Tell, Grethe S. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-01)
      Background: Cigarette smoking has been identified as a major modifiable risk factor for coronary heart disease and mortality. However, findings on the relationship between smoking and atrial fibrillation (AF) have been ...
    • Socioeconomic gradients in mortality following HF hospitalization in a country with universal health care coverage 

      Sulo, Gerhard; Igland, Jannicke; Øverland, Simon Nygaard; Sulo, Enxhela; Kinge, Jonas Minet; Roth, Gregory A.; Tell, Grethe S. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Objectives This study explored the association between socioeconomic position (SEP) and long-term mortality following first heart failure (HF) hospitalization. Background It is not clear to what extent education and ...
    • Stage 1 hypertension, sex, and acute coronary syndromes during midlife: the Hordaland Health Study 

      Kringeland, Ester Anne; Tell, Grethe S.; Midtbø, Helga Bergljot; Igland, Jannicke; Haugsgjerd, Teresa Risan; Gerdts, Eva (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Aims: Hypertension has been suggested as a stronger risk factor for acute coronary syndromes (ACS) in women than men. Whether this also applies to stage 1 hypertension [blood pressure (BP) 130–139/80–89 mmHg] is not ...
    • Time trends and educational inequalities in out-of-hospital coronary deaths in Norway 1995-2009: A Cardiovascular Disease in Norway (CVDNOR) project 

      Sulo, Enxhela; Nygård, Ottar; Vollset, Stein Emil; Igland, Jannicke; Ebbing, Marta; Østbye, Truls; Jørgensen, Torben; Sulo, Gerhard; Tell, Grethe S. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-02)
      Background: Recent time trends and educational gradients characterizing out‐of‐hospital coronary deaths (OHCD) are poorly described. Methods and Results: We identified all deaths from coronary heart disease occurring outside ...
    • Translation and validation of the Alberta Context Tool for use in Norwegian nursing homes 

      Igland, Jannicke; Potrebny, Thomas; Bendixen, Bente Elisabeth; Haugstvedt, Anne; Espehaug, Birgitte; Titlestad, Kristine Berg; Graverholt, Birgitte (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Purpose: Organizational context is recognized as important for facilitating evidence-based practice and improving patient outcomes. Organizational context is a complex construct to measure and appropriate instruments that ...
    • Trends in the occurrence of ischaemic heart disease over time in rheumatoid arthritis: 1821 patients from 1972 to 2017 

      Alsing, Christian Lillebø; Nystad, Tone Wikene; Igland, Jannicke; Gjesdal, Clara Beate Gram; Midtbø, Helga Bergljot; Tell, Grethe S.; Fevang, Bjørg Tilde Svanes (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Objective To evaluate trends of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and ischaemic heart disease (IHD) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients compared with the general population over time. Method We performed a retrospective ...
    • Two interventions to treat pain disorders and post-traumatic symptoms among Syrian refugees: protocol for a randomized controlled trial 

      Hasha, Wegdan; Fadnes, Lars Thore; Igland, Jannicke; Vårdal, Rolf; Giusti, Line; Strømme, Elisabeth Marie; Haj Younes, Jasmin; Heltne, Unni Marie; Kumar, Bernadette Nirmal; Diaz, Esperanza (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Background: There is a high prevalence of pain and post-traumatic symptoms among refugees and feasible interventions to manage these are needed. However, knowledge about the effect of physiotherapy and psychological group ...
    • Use of health care services among Syrian refugees migrating to Norway: a prospective longitudinal study 

      Haj-Younes, Jasmin; Strømme, Elisabeth Marie; Igland, Jannicke; Abildsnes, Eirik; Kumar, Bernadette; Hasha, Wegdan Hamed Nasser; Diaz, Esperanza (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Background Understanding the differential utilization of healthcare services is essential to address the public health challenges. Through the migration process, refugees move from one set of health risk factors to another ...
    • Validation of the cardiovascular risk model NORRISK 2 in South Asians and people with diabetes 

      Rabanal, Kjersti Stormark; Igland, Jannicke; Tell, Grethe S.; Jenum, Anne Karen; Klemsdal, Tor Ole; Ariansen, Inger; Meyer, Haakon E; Selmer, Randi Marie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Objectives To evaluate the predictive ability of the previously published NORRISK 2 cardiovascular risk model in Norwegian-born and immigrants born in South Asia living in Norway, and to add information about diabetes and ...
    • Zoonotic helminth exposure and risk of allergic diseases: A study of two generations in Norway 

      Jögi, Nils Oskar; Svanes, Cecilie; Siiak, Silver Peeter; Logan, Erin; Holloway, John W.; Igland, Jannicke; Johannessen, Ane; Levin, Michael E.; Gomez Real, Francisco; Schlünssen, Vivi; Horsnell, William G.C.; Bertelsen, Randi Jacobsen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Background Animal and human studies indicate that definitive host helminth infections may confer protection from allergies. However, zoonotic helminths, such as Toxocara species (spp.), have been associated with increased ...