• Gender differences in association between uric acid and all-cause mortality in patients with chronic heart failure 

      Stubnova, Viera; Os, Ingrid; Høieggen, Aud; Solbu, Marit Dahl; Grundtvig, Morten; Westheim, Arne; Atar, Dan; Waldum-Grevbo, Bård (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-01-05)
      <p><i>Background - </i>Elevated serum uric acid (SUA) is associated with poor prognosis in patients with cardiovascular disease, yet it is still not decided whether the role of SUA is causal or only reflects an underlying disease. The purpose of the study was to investigate if SUA was an independent predictor of 5-year all-cause mortality in a propensity score matched cohort of chronic heart failure ...
    • Prediction of underlying atrial fibrillation in patients with a cryptogenic stroke: results from the NOR-FIB Study 

      Ratajczak-Tretel, Barbara; Lambert, Anna Tancin; Al-Ani, Riadh Ibrahim Mahmud; Arntzen, Kathrine Grønning; Bakkejord, Grete; Bekkeseth, Hanna Marie Otterholt; Bjerkeli, Vigdis; Eldøen, Guttorm; Gulsvik, Anne Kristine; Halvorsen, Bente; Høie, Gudrun; Ihle-Hansen, Hege Beathe; Ihle-Hansen, Håkon; Ingebrigtsen, Susanne; Kremer, C.; Krogseth, Siv Bohne; Kruuse, C.; Kurz, Martin; Nakstad, Ingvild; Novotny, Vojtech; Næss, Halvor; Qazi, Rehman Ul-Haq; Rezaj, M.K.; Rørholt, Dag Marius Nitschke; Steffensen, Linn Hofsøy; Sømark, Jesper Norsted; Tobro, Håkon; Truelsen, T.C.; Wassvik, L.; Ægidius, K.L.; Atar, Dan; Aamodt, Anne Hege (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-05-10)
      Background - Atrial fibrillation (AF) detection and treatment are key elements to reduce recurrence risk in cryptogenic stroke (CS) with underlying arrhythmia. The purpose of the present study was to assess the predictors of AF in CS and the utility of existing AF-predicting scores in The Nordic Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke (NOR-FIB) Study.<p> <p>Method - The NOR-FIB study was an international ...