• Association of occasional smoking with total mortality in the population-based Tromsø study, 2001-2015 

      Løchen, Maja-Lisa; Gram, Inger Torhild; Mannsverk, Jan T.; Mathiesen, Ellisiv B.; Njølstad, Inger; Schirmer, Henrik; Wilsgaard, Tom; Jacobsen, Bjarne K. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-12-28)
      Objectives: <br> There is a shift in the smoking population from daily smokers to light or occasional smokers. The knowledge about possible adverse health effects of this new smoking pattern is limited. We investigated smoking habits with focus on occasional smoking in relation to total mortality in a follow-up study of a Norwegian general population. <br> Setting: <br> A population study ...
    • Pre-test characteristics of unstable angina patients with obstructive coronary artery disease confirmed by coronary angiography 

      Fladseth, Kristina; Kristensen, Andreas; Mannsverk, Jan T.; Trovik, Thor; Schirmer, Henrik (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2017-10-31)
      Objective As the mortality and rate of obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) is low in patients with unstable angina (UA), better pre-test selection criteria for acute coronary angiography (CAG) is warranted. We aimed to validate the current guidelines against other clinical variables as predictors of obstructive CAD in UA patients referred for acute CAG. Methods From 2005 to 2012, all CAGs ...