Danish medical journal
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Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common complication after myocardial infarction (MI) and new-onset AF has been demonstrated to be associated with adverse outcome and a large excess risk of death in both MI and aortic stenosis (AS) patients. Prevention of new-onset AF is therefore a potential therapeutic target in AS and MI patients. Lipid-lowering drugs, particularly statins, have anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties that may prevent AF. ⋯ In addition, this thesis showed that good compliance to statin treatment was important to prevent new-onset AF. Finally, the meta-analysis in this PhD thesis showed a preventive effect in the observational studies although this effect was absent in the randomized controlled trials. Based on this PhD thesis, although there might be an effect in MI patients, primary statin treatment to prevent new-onset AF cannot be recommended in AS patients or in patients not undergoing cardiac surgery.
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Danish medical journal · Oct 2013
Bronchoschopy should always be performed in children on suspicion of foreign body aspiration.
Foreign body aspiration (FBA) can have a fatal outcome, and the diagnosis is challenging since symptoms and signs may vary. We therefore investigated whether it was possible to identify predictors indicating the presence of a foreign body. ⋯ Parental suspicion of an FBA indicates acute bronchoscopy in children regardless of signs, symptoms and findings.
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Danish medical journal · Oct 2013
Patients highly value routine follow-up of skin cancer and cutaneous melanoma.
Skin cancer follow-up is a substantial burden to outpatient clinics. Few studies have investigated patients' views on skin cancer follow-up and cutaneous melanoma. The objective was to investigate patients' perceived benefits and the impact of follow-up. ⋯ The majority of patients who attended found that the follow-up had been useful. Certain demographic characteristics were associated with higher levels of anxiety and may be addressed by supportive efforts targeting these groups.