Browsing Department of Clinical Medicine by Title
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Verified Parental Cardiovascular Events for Young and Middle-Aged Ischaemic Stroke Patients and Controls
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Introduction: Nonmodifiable cardiovascular risk factors, like age and sex, are easily quantifiable. Due to immense technical progress in diagnostics and medical data storage, the aim of this study was to quantify, verify, ... -
Vessel size as a marker of survival in estrogen receptor positive breast cancer
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Purpose: Angiogenesis is crucial for tumor growth and is one of the hallmarks of cancer. In this study, we analyzed microvessel density, vessel median size, and perivascular a-SMA expression as prognostic biomarkers in ... -
Vestibular symptoms and relations with postural balance, inner ear function, and long term survival
(Doctoral thesis, 2022-11-18)Bakgrunn: Svimmelhet og balanseproblemer er vanlige symptomer som i befolkningsstudier har vært assosiert med økt dødelighet, men det er ikke kjent om det er sykdommer i balanseapparatet som forårsaker denne økte dødeligheten. ... -
Vestibular Symptoms, Balance and Vestibular Function in Patients with Vestibular Schwannoma
(Doctoral thesis, 2024-01-12)Bakgrunn: Vestibularisschwannom (VS) er en godartet svulst på den 8.hjernenerve som ofte fører til hørselstap, øresus, ustøhet og vertigo. Behandling avhenger av svulstens størrelse og om svulsten vokser, og inkluderer ... -
Vestibular Tests Related to Tumor Volume in 137 Patients With Small to Medium-Sized Vestibular Schwannoma
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Objective: The video head impulse test (vHIT) and cervical and ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (cVEMP and oVEMP) are new methods for measuring peripheral vestibular function. The objectives of this study were ... -
Video display terminal use and dry eye: preventive measures and future perspectives
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background: Dry eye disease (DED) is a common cause of ocular pain and discomfort. Dry eye disease (DED) stems from a loss-of-tear film homeostasis and is frequently seen in video display terminal (VDT) users. Video display ... -
Virus transmission during orthopedic surgery on patients with COVID-19 – a brief narrative review
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background and purpose — COVID-19 is among the most impactful pandemics that the society has experienced. Orthopedic surgery involves procedures generating droplets and aerosols and there is concern amongst surgeons that ... -
Visual function in Norwegian children aged 5–13 years with prenatal exposure to opioid maintenance therapy: A case–control study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Purpose: To assess various aspects of visual function in school children prenatally exposed to opioid maintenance therapy (OMT) and to explore possible outcome differences between prenatal methadone and buprenorphine ... -
Vitamin B status and association with antiseizure medication in pregnant women with epilepsy
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Objective Antiseizure medication (ASM) use interacts with vitamin B status in nonpregnant epilepsy populations. We aimed to examine the association between ASM and vitamin B status in pregnant women with epilepsy. Methods ... -
Vitamin D as a risk factor for patient survival after kidney transplantation: A prospective observational cohort study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background: Short‐term survival after kidney transplantation is excellent, but long‐term survival remains low and is equivalent to non‐end‐stage renal disease patients with many invasive malignancies. The aim of the study ... -
Vitamin D status and cardiovascular disease. Observational studies in patients who underwent coronary angiography
(Doctoral thesis, 2016-01-19)Background: Vitamin D is required to maintain a healthy cardiovascular system, but it is unknown whether variation in vitamin D status in the general population is physiologically relevant to development of cardiovascular ... -
Vitamin D, Calcium and Energy intake and the association with bone mineral density among elite level para cyclists and able bodied cyclists
(Master thesis, 2023-01-03)Background: Dietary intakes and supplement use among Paralympic Athletes are generally unknown, and expert advice is scarce. Low bone mineral density (BMD) is an issue many para athletes (PA) meet. Elite cyclists are ... -
Vitamin D-status hos norske ettåringer og deres mødre og betydningen av sjømatinntak og kosttilskudd
(Master thesis, 2013-09-13)Background: Vitamin D is necessary for normal bone development, cell differentiation and immune response. Existing data shows that a relatively large proportion of the population has insufficient vitamin D status. When ... -
Vitrectomy-Assisted Biopsy: An in vitro Study on the Impact of Cut Rate and Probe Size
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Purpose: The aim of this study was to optimize the technique of performing vitrectomy-assisted biopsy of intraocular tumors by comparing the cytohistological findings in specimens obtained with different vitrectomy probes ... -
Vurdering av filleristing av barn i straffesaker for norske domstoler
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Dette er en flerfaglig gjennomgang av samtlige norske straffesaker funnet på Lovdata fra 2004 fram til 2015 om «filleristing». Hver sak er gjennomgått av forfatterne; to jurister og tre medisinske eksperter på hodeskader ... -
Waiting time for hip fracture surgery: hospital variation, causes, and effects on postoperative mortality. Data on 37,708 operations reported to the Norwegian Hip fracture Register from 2014 to 2018
(Journal article, 2021)Aims: This study aimed to describe preoperative waiting times for surgery in hip fracture patients in Norway, and analyze factors affecting waiting time and potential negative consequences of prolonged waiting time. Methods: ... -
Water-soluble fish protein intake led to lower serum and liver cholesterol concentrations in obese zucker fa/fa rats
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-05-01)Proteins from different fish species and different raw materials such as fish fillets and by-products have shown promising cardioprotective effects in rodents and humans, including effects on cholesterol metabolism. Blue ... -
Wear and Migration in Cemented Total Hip Arthroplasty
(Doctoral thesis, 2014-03-06)Background: In THA the aim is to offer lasting functional improvement and pain relief. Several variables affect the longevity in THA. New materials in the acetabular cup and femoral head components have been developed to ... -
Wear particles and ions from cemented and uncemented titanium-based hip prostheses-A histological and chemical analysis of retrieval material
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-07-23)Wear debris-induced inflammation is considered to be the main cause for periprosthetic osteolysis in total hip replacements (THR). The objective of this retrieval study was to examine the tissue reactions and exposure to ... -
Wear, fixation, and revision of hip prostheses
(Doctoral thesis, 2007-01-19)