Publications by authors named "T Joergensen"
Article Synopsis
- Decisions to implant an ICD in children are complex due to factors like their longer lifespan and higher risk of complications, but they often benefit the most from such devices.
- This study reviewed data from pediatric patients (≤ 15 years) in Denmark who received ICDs from 1982 to 2021, focusing on their demographics, complications, and mortality outcomes.
- Results showed no significant differences in outcomes between primary and secondary prevention ICDs, with a notable 41% complication rate and a 10-year appropriate therapy incidence of 70%, indicating that children have higher therapy and complication rates than adults.
Denmark has experienced a remarkable reduction in CVD mortality over recent decades. The scale of the health contribution from the Danish regulation on industrially produced trans fatty acid (ITFA) has therefore long been of interest. Thus the objective was to determine health and equity benefits of the Danish regulation on ITFA content in Danish food, by quantifying the relative contributions of changes in ITFA intake, other risk factors and treatments on coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality decline from 1991 to 2007 in Denmark, stratified by socioeconomic group.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: To quantify the contribution of changes in different risk factors population levels and treatment uptake on the decline in CHD mortality in Denmark from 1991 to 2007 in different socioeconomic groups.
Design: We used IMPACTSEC, a previously validated policy model using data from different population registries.
Participants: All adults aged 25-84 years living in Denmark in 1991 and 2007.
Depression following acute coronary syndrome: a Danish nationwide study of potential risk factors.
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol
November 2016
Purpose: Depression is common following acute coronary syndrome, and thus, it is important to provide knowledge to improve prevention and detection of depression in this patient group. The objectives of this study were to examine: (1) whether indicators of stressors and coping resources were risk factors for developing depression early and later after an acute coronary syndrome and (2) whether prior depression modified these associations.
Methods: The study was a register-based cohort study, which includes 87,118 patients with a first time diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome during the period 2001-2009 in Denmark.
Objective: First degree relatives of patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) have an increased risk of developing AAA; however, despite intensive investigation, the specific genetic factors involved in the development of the disease are still largely unknown. In twin studies the influence of genetic and environmental factors can be assessed by comparing concordance rates between monozygotic (MZ) and dizygotic (DZ) twins. Higher phenotypic similarity between MZ than DZ twins indicates a genetic attribution to the etiology.
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