Publications by authors named "Fredrik Carlstedt"
Article Synopsis
- Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common heart rhythm disorder that increases stroke risk, but many cases go undiagnosed due to being asymptomatic, making early detection through screening crucial for prevention.
- This study, STROKESTOP III, aims to compare two AF screening methods (population vs. opportunistic) in high-risk individuals aged 75-76 in Värmland, Sweden, to see which method encourages more participation.
- The findings will help determine the most effective screening approach to improve participation and ultimately enhance AF detection and treatment, reducing stroke risk.
Prenatal phthalate exposures and anogenital distance in Swedish boys.
Environ Health Perspect
January 2015
Background: Phthalates are used as plasticizers in soft polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and in a large number of consumer products. Because of reported health risks, diisononyl phthalate (DiNP) has been introduced as a replacement for di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) in soft PVC. This raises concerns because animal data suggest that DiNP may have antiandrogenic properties similar to those of DEHP.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: This paper describes the background, aim and study design for the Swedish SELMA study that aimed to investigate the importance of early life exposure during pregnancy and infancy to environmental factors with a major focus on endocrine disrupting chemicals for multiple chronic diseases/disorders in offspring.
Methods: The cohort was established by recruiting women in the 10th week of pregnancy. Blood and urine from the pregnant women and the child and air and dust from home environment from pregnancy and infancy period have been collected.
Background: Objective markers of early airway inflammation in infants are not established but are of great interest in a scientific setting. Exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) and urinary eosinophilic protein X (uEPX) are a two such interesting markers.
Objective: To investigate the feasibility of measuring FeNO and uEPX in infants and their mothers and to determine if any relations between these two variables and environmental factors can be seen in a small sample size.