Publications by authors named "Lars T Nilsson"
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.
Objectives: Electrocardiogram (ECG) and measurement of plasma brain natriuretic peptides (BNP) are established markers of right ventricular dysfunction (RVD) in the setting of acute pulmonary embolism (PE) but their value at long-term follow-up is largely unknown. The purpose of this prospective study was to determine the prevalence of ECG abnormalities, describe levels of N-terminal proBNP (NT-proBNP), and establish their association with dyspnea at long-term follow-up after PE.
Design: All Swedish patients diagnosed with acute PE in 2005 ( = 5793) were identified through the Swedish National Patient Registry.
Dyspnea is common after a pulmonary embolism. Often, but not always, the dyspnea can be explained by pre-existing comorbidities, and only rarely by chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). CTEPH is probably the extreme manifestation of a far more common condition, called the post-pulmonary embolism syndrome.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The Swedish Lumbar Spine Register has been collecting patient-based data since 2000, and more than 80% of all spinal units in Sweden are now including their patients. In a few years, it will produce useful clinical information just as arthroplasty registers have, but to permit proper interpretation of data in the future, the reliability of the protocol must be tested.
Methods: Between January 2000 and March 2003, a sample of 122 patients was asked to fill in the questionnaire twice: 63 preoperatively and 59 postoperatively.