Cholesterol and triglyceride levels in midlife and risk of heart failure in women, a longitudinal study: the prospective population study of women in Gothenburg.

Objective: To examine the association between triglycerides and cholesterol serum values and risk of developing heart failure in women.

Design: Longitudinal observational study of four cohorts 50-year-old women examined in 1968-1969, 1980-1981, 1992-1993 and 2004-2005, and followed until 2012. S-triglycerides and s-cholesterol were measured at baseline and heart failure morbidity and mortality data collected from 1980 to 2012.

Atrial fibrillation in the elderly general population: a 30-year follow-up from 70 to 100 years of age.

There is limited knowledge of atrial fibrillation (AF) incidence among the very old. Data from longitudinal cohort studies may give us a better insight. The aim of the study was to investigate the incidence rate and prevalence of AF, as well as the impact of AF on mortality, in the general population, from 70 to 100 years of age.

Impact of changes in physical activity or BMI on risk of heart failure in women - the prospective population study of women in Gothenburg.

To longitudinally evaluate the impact of change in physical activity or change in body mass index (BMI) over time on the risk of developing heart failure (HF) in women without a previous diagnosis of HF. Longitudinal, observational, prospective study of women in Gothenburg, Sweden. Data on BMI and level of physical activity were collected from examinations 1968-1992 and hospital diagnoses and mortality data were ascertained from 1980 to 2012.

Drug Treatment, Postural Control, and Falls: An Observational Cohort Study of 504 Patients With Acute Stroke, the Fall Study of Gothenburg.

Objective: To identify whether, and to what extent, treatment with cardiovascular drugs and neurotropic drugs are associated with postural control and falls in patients with acute stroke.

Design: Observational cohort study.

Setting: A stroke unit at a university hospital.

SBP and antihypertensive treatment in the acute phase after stroke and its impact on the risk of falling.

Introduction: Blood pressure development after acute stroke is inadequately studied. The objectives of this study were to describe SBP development among patients in the acute phase after stroke, and to investigate whether intensified antihypertensive treatment during this phase was associated with short-term prognosis regarding the risk of falling.

Patients And Methods: This observational study is a sub-study of the Fall Study of Gothenburg and included 421 consecutive patients admitted to a stroke unit.