Publications by authors named "J Engvall"
Aim: To investigate the association between Systematic Coronary Risk Evaluation 2 (SCORE2) and subclinical damage in two vascular beds: atherosclerosis in the coronary arteries and aortic arterial stiffness, in a large population-based cohort without cardiovascular disease or diabetes.
Methods: A cross-sectional study based on Swedish CArdio Pulmonary bioImaging Study (SCAPIS) data. A population-based cohort of 3087 participants aged 50-64.
Aims: The REDUCE-AMI trial showed that beta-blockers in patients with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) had no effect on mortality or cardiovascular outcomes. The aim of this substudy was to evaluate whether global longitudinal strain (GLS) is a better prognostic marker than LVEF, and if beta-blockers have a beneficial effect in patients with decreased GLS.
Methods And Results: REDUCE-AMI was a registry-based randomized clinical trial.
Background: The relationship between sleeping habits and aortic stiffness remains inconclusive and is not fully explored in the European general population.
Methods: We examined cross-sectionally 8659 participants from the Swedish population-based cohort Swedish CArdioPulmonary bioImage Study (SCAPIS), mean age 57.5 years, 52.
Article Synopsis
- - The study investigates the prevalence of chronic airflow limitation (CAL), emphysema, and impaired lung diffusing capacity (Dl) in a middle-aged Swedish population (ages 50-64) in relation to smoking habits and respiratory symptoms.
- - Results showed that 8.8% had CAL and emphysema, and 5.7% had impaired Dl, with higher rates in current smokers compared to ex-smokers and never-smokers.
- - The research indicates that CAL and impaired Dl are linked to common respiratory symptoms, while asthma in never-smokers with CAL shows distinct characteristics that may require different clinical management than traditional smoking-related COPD.
Knowledge regarding the prevalence and shared and unique characteristics of the restrictive spirometric pattern (RSP) and preserved ratio impaired spirometry (PRISm) is lacking for a general population investigated with post-bronchodilator spirometry and computed tomography of the lungs. To investigate shared and unique features for RSP and PRISm. In the Swedish CArdioPulmonary bioImage Study (SCAPIS), a general population sample of 28,555 people aged 50-64 years (including 14,558 never-smokers) was assessed.
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