• The effect of drug-eluting stents on target lesion revascularization in native coronary arteries: Results from the NORSTENT randomized study 

      Mølstad, Per; Nordrehaug, Jan Erik; Steigen, Terje; Melvær, Giil Lasse; Wilsgaard, Tom; Wiseth, Rune; Bønaa, Kaare Harald (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-06)
      <i>Background</i>: The NORSTENT trial randomized 9,013 patients to percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with a drug-eluting stent (DES) or bare-metal stent (BMS) with 5-year follow-up. No difference was found in the composite primary outcome of death from any cause and nonfatal spontaneous myocardial infarction after a median of 5 years of follow-up. Secondary outcomes included repeat ...
    • Life after conflict-related amputation trauma: A clinical study from the Gaza Strip 

      Heszlein-Lossius, Hanne Edøy; Al-Borno, Yahya; Shaqqoura, Samar; Skaik, Nashwa; Melvær, Giil Lasse; Gilbert, Mads (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-08-31)
      <i>Background</i>: More than 17.000 Palestinians were injured during different Israeli military incursions on the Gaza Strip from 2006 to 2014. Many suffered traumatic extremity amputations. We describe the injuries, complications, living conditions and health among a selection of traumatic amputees in the Gaza Strip.<p> <p><i>Methods</i>: We included 254 civilian Palestinians who had survived, ...
    • Traumatic amputations caused by drone attacks in the local population in Gaza: a retrospective cross-sectional study 

      Heszlein-Lossius, Hanne Edøy; Al-Borno, Yahya; Shaqqoura, Samar; Skaik, Nashwa; Melvær, Giil Lasse; Gilbert, Mads (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-01-14)
      <i>Background</i> - Little data exist to describe the use and medical consequences of drone strikes on civilian populations in war and conflict zones. Gaza is a landstrip within the Palestinian territories and the home of 2 million people. The median age in Gaza is 17·2 years and almost half of the population is below the age of 14 years. We studied the prevalence and severity of extremity amputation ...