Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Greve, Gottfried"
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Birth prevalence of congenital heart defects in Norway 1994-2009—A nationwide study
Leirgul, Elisabeth; Fomina, Tatiana; Brodwall, Kristoffer; Greve, Gottfried; Holmstrøm, Henrik; Vollset, Stein Emil; Tell, Grethe Seppola; Øyen, Nina (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-08-10)Background: The reasons for decreasing birth prevalence of congenital heart defects (CHDs) in several European countries and Canada are not fully understood. We present CHD prevalence among live births, stillbirths, and ... -
Bridging the Gap for Children With Compound Health Challenges: An Intervention Protocol
Elgen, Irene Bircow; Heggestad, Torhild; Tronstad, Rune Rose; Greve, Gottfried (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: During the last decades, there is a major shift in the panorama of diseases in children and adolescents. More children are referred to the specialized health care services due to less specific symptoms and more ... -
Complex care pathways for children with multiple referrals demonstrated in a retrospective population-based study
Heggestad, Torhild; Greve, Gottfried; Skilbrei, Birger; Elgen, Irene Bircow (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Aim To identify children with complex medical needs by examining their patterns of hospital care. Methods We conducted a retrospective population‐based study on 18 577 patients aged 6‐12 years from the Haukeland ... -
Effect of Temporal and Spatial Smoothing on Speckle–Tracking‑Derived Strain in Neonates
Khan, Muhammad Umael; Omdal, Tom Roar; Greve, Gottfried; Grong, Ketil; Matre, Knut (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Clinical application of strain in neonates requires an understanding of which image acquisition and processing parameters affect strain values. Previous studies have examined frame rate, transmitting frequency, and vendor ... -
Evaluering av studenters journalopptak og undersøkelse av barn ved innleggelse i barneavdeling
Øymar, Knut; Greve, Gottfried (UPED-skrift nr. ?/2006, Working paper, 2006)Hensikten med en pilotstudie som vi har gjort, var å utprøve en metode for å evaluere studentene i selve undersøkelsessituasjonen ved journalopptak. Vi ønsket å få fram ulike sider ved studentenes evne til å oppnå god ... -
How can we improve specialist health services for children with multi-referrals? Parent reported experience
Lygre, Ragnhild; Thuen, Viktoria Mellingen; Gjestad, Rolf; Norekvål, Tone M.; Greve, Gottfried; Mildestvedt, Thomas; Elgen, Irene Bircow (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background Children with combined mental and somatic conditions pose a challenge to specialized health services. These cases are often characterized by multi-referrals, frequent use of health services, poor clinical and ... -
The influence of region of interest width in fetal 2D-speckle tracking echocardiography late in pregnancy
Omdal, Tom Roar; Khan, Muhammad Umael; Ebbing, Cathrine; Kessler, Jörg; Karlsen, Henriette Odland; Leirgul, Elisabeth; Matre, Knut; Greve, Gottfried (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Speckle tracking echocardiography is a promising method for assessment of myocardial function in fetal and neonatal hearts, but further studies are necessary to validate and optimize the settings for use in fetal cardiology. ... -
Interdisciplinary Approaches Suggested for Children With Multiple Hospital Referrals Presenting With Non-specific Conditions
Elgen, Irene; Lygre, Ragnhild; Greve, Gottfried; Griffiths, Silja; Heggestad, Torhild (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Aims: To describe the care patterns of patients with repeated referrals to both mental and somatic specialist healthcare, and to study their diagnostic processes. Methods: In a previous register study patients aged 6–12 ... -
Maternal Diabetes, Birth Weight, and Neonatal Risk of Congenital Heart Defects in Norway, 1994-2009
Leirgul, Elisabeth; Brodwall, Kristoffer; Greve, Gottfried; Vollset, Stein Emil; Holmstrøm, Henrik; Tell, Grethe S.; Øyen, Nina (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Objective: To investigate the association between pregestational or gestational diabetes and offspring risk of congenital heart defects and the association between large-for-gestational-age birth weight and risk of cardiac ... -
Myocardial function including estimates of myocardial work in young adults born very preterm or with extremely low birthweight - a cohort study
Engan, Britt; Omdal, Tom Roar; Greve, Gottfried; Vollsæter, Maria; Leirgul, Elisabeth (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Preterm birth and low birthweight have been associated with increased risk of heart failure and cardiovascular disease in young adulthood. However, results from clinical studies of myocardial function are not ... -
Parental anxiety related to referral of childhood heart murmur; an observational/interventional study
Bårdsen, Tonje; Sørbye, Mari Hoven; Trønnes, Håvard; Greve, Gottfried; Berg, Ansgar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-11-21)Background: Detection of a heart murmur in healthy children is common, but may generate anxiety among parents. Many parents believe a heart murmur is a sign of heart disease, although the majority of heart murmurs are ... -
Periconceptional Folic Acid Supplementation and Infant Risk of Congenital Heart Defects in Norway 1999-2009
Leirgul, Elisabeth; Gildestad, Trude; Nilsen, Roy Miodini; Fomina, Tatiana; Brodwall, Kristoffer; Greve, Gottfried; Vollset, Stein Emil; Holmstrøm, Henrik; Tell, Grethe Seppola; Øyen, Nina (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)Background The birth prevalence of congenital heart defects (CHDs) has decreased in Canada and Europe. Recommended intake of folic acid in pregnancy is a suggestive risk-reducing factor for CHDs. We investigated the ... -
Schistosomiasis hos norske studenter etter opphold i Afrika
Kristiansen, Trygve; Pettersen, Frank O.; Lier, Tore; Hinderaker, Sven Gudmund; Greve, Gottfried; Mørch, Kristine (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)BAKGRUNN Schistosomiasis er en tropisk infeksjonssykdom der alvorlig sykdomsforløp kan forebygges ved tidlig diagnose og behandling. Denne studien undersøkte forekomst og diagnostikk av schistosomiasis hos norske ... -
Speckle tracking derived strain in neonates: planes, layers and drift
Khan, Muhammad Umael; Omdal, Tom R.; Matre, Knut; Greve, Gottfried (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)The aims of this study was to assess the effect of using a four chamber versus a three plane model on speckle tracking derived global longitudinal strain, the effects of drift compensation, the effect of assessing strain ... -
Systolic myocardial function measured by echocardiographic speckle-tracking and peak oxygen consumption in pediatric childhood cancer survivors—a PACCS study
Engan, Britt; Diab, Simone; Brun, Henrik; Raastad, Truls; Torsvik, Ingrid Kristin; Omdal, Tom Roar; Zamanzad Ghavidel, Fatemeh; Greve, Gottfried; Ruud, Ellen; Edvardsen, Elisabeth; Leirgul, Elisabeth (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background: Cancer therapy-related cardiotoxicity is a major cause of cardiovascular morbidity in childhood cancer survivors. The aims of this study were to investigate systolic myocardial function and its association to ... -
Vascular endothelial function assessed by flow-mediated vasodilatation in young adults born very preterm or with extremely low birthweight: A regional cohort study
Engan, Britt; Engan, Mette; Greve, Gottfried; Vollsæter, Maria; Hufthammer, Karl Ove; Leirgul, Elisabeth (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: Preterm birth and low birthweight have been associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease in young adults. Endothelial dysfunction is established as an early marker for development of atherosclerotic ...