• Aortic root dilatation in hypertensive patients with left ventricular hypertrophy–application of a new multivariate predictive model. The Life Study 

      Lilja-Cyron, Alexander; Bang, Casper N.; Gerdts, Eva; Larstorp, Anne Cecilie Kjeldsen; Kjeldsen, Sverre; Julius, Stevo; Okin, Peter M.; Wachtell, Kristian; Devereux, Richard B. (Journal article, 2022)
      Background: Available nomograms to predict aortic root (AoR) diameter for body surface area have limitations. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the use of a new multivariate predictive model to identify AoR dilatation ...
    • Detection of Nonadherence to Antihypertensive Treatment by Measurements of Serum Drug Concentrations 

      Bergland, Ola Undrum; Halvorsen, Lene Vernås; Søraas, Camilla Lund; Hjørnholm, Ulla; Kjær, Vibeke Norheim; Rognstad, Stine; Brobak, Karl Marius; Aune, Arleen; Olsen, Eirik; Fauchald, Ylva; Heimark, Sondre; Thorstensen, Christian W; Liestøl, Knut; Solbu, Marit Dahl; Gerdts, Eva; Mo, Rune; Rostrup, Morten; Kjeldsen, Sverre; Høieggen, Aud; Opdal, Mimi Stokke; Fadl Elmula, Fadl Elmula M. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Nonadherence to drugs is a challenge in hypertension treatment. We aimed to assess the prevalence of nonadherence by serum drug concentrations compared with 2 indirect methods and relate to the prescribed drug regimens in ...