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  • Daníelsdóttir, Hilda Björk; Aspelund, Thor; Thordardottir, Edda Bjork; Fall, Katja; Fang, Fang; Tómasson, Gunnar; Rúnarsdóttir, Harpa; Yang, Qian; Choi, Karmel W; Kennedy, Beatrice; Halldorsdottir, Thorhildur; Lu, Donghao; Song, Huan; Jakobsdóttir, Jóhanna; Hauksdóttir, Arna; Valdimarsdóttir, Unnur Anna (2022-02-01)
    Background: Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have consistently been associated with elevated risk of multiple adverse health outcomes, yet their contribution to coping ability and psychiatric resilience in adulthood is unclear. Methods: Cross-sectional ...
  • Arnadottir, Solrun Dogg; Pálsdóttir, Guðbjörg; Logason, Karl; Arnardóttir, Ragnheiður Harpa (2024-01-01)
    INNGANGUR Ekki eru til nýlegar rannsóknir um tíðni aflimana hérlendis. Tilgangur þessarar rannsóknar var að athuga fjölda og aðdraganda aflimana ofan ökkla á grunni útæðasjúkdóms og/eða sykursýki á Íslandi 2010-2019. EFNIVIÐUR OG AÐFERÐIR Afturskyggn ...
  • Bergmann, Asa Unnur; Þórkelsson, Þórður (2020-03-04)
    INNGANGUR Nýburagula orsakast af auknu magni gallrauða í vefjum og blóði nýbura fyrstu dagana eftir fæðingu. Yfirleitt þarf ekki að meðhöndla nýburagulu en ef styrkur gallrauða í blóði verður of mikill getur hann valdið langvarandi heilaskaða. Vegna ...
  • Halldorsdottir, Solveig; Finnbjornsdottir, Ragnhildur Gudrun; Elvarsson, Bjarki Thor; Gunnarsdóttir, Oddný Sigurborg; Gudmundsson, Gunnar; Rafnsson, Vilhjálmur (2023-05-15)
    OBJECTIVES: To assess the association between traffic-related ambient air pollution and emergency hospital visits for cardiac arrest. DESIGN: Case-crossover design was used with a lag time to 4 days. SETTING: The Reykjavik capital area and the study ...
  • Möller, Vidar; Östholm-Balkhed, Åse; Berild, Dag; Fredriksson, Mats; Gottfreðsson, Magnús; Holmbom, Martin; Järvinen, Asko; Kristjánsson, Már; Rydell, Ulf; Sönksen, Ute Wolff; Kolmos, Hans Joern; Hanberger, Håkan (2021-05-10)
    BACKGROUND: The Nordic countries have comparable nationwide antibiotic resistance surveillance systems and individual antibiotic stewardship programmes. The aim of this study was to assess antibiotic resistance among major pathogens in relation to ...
  • Jónsson, Arnar Jan; Lund, Sigrún Helga; Eriksen, Bjørn O; Pálsson, Runólfur; Indriðason, Ólafur Skúli (2023-09-29)
    OBJECTIVES: Prior studies on the association of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and mortality have failed to include methods to account for repeated eGFR determinations. The aim of this study was to estimate the association between eGFR and ...
  • Högnason, Hákon Björn; Stefánsdóttir, Vigdís Fjóla; Þórólfsdóttir, Eirný Þöll; Jónsson, Jón Jóhannes; Björnsson, Hans Tómas (2022-01-04)
    INNGANGUR Formleg erfðaráðgjafareining hefur verið starfrækt á Landspítala við Hringbraut frá árinu 2006. Samhliða hefur áhugi og þörf á erfðalæknisfræði í almennri heilbrigðisþjónustu aukist til muna. Í þessari grein er starfsemi og útkoma erfðarannsókna ...
  • Lárusdóttir, Katrín Júniána; Guðmundsson, Hjalti J.; Johnsen, Árni; Sigurðsson, Martin Ingi; Guðbjartsson, Tómas; Guomundsdóttir, Ingibjörg Jóna (2021-03)
    INNGANGUR Ósæðarlokuþrengsl eru algengasti lokusjúkdómurinn á Vesturlöndum. Hefðbundin meðferð við alvarlegum þrengslum hefur verið opin ósæðarlokuskipti en síðastliðin ár hefur ósæðarlokuísetning með þræðingartækni (TAVI) rutt sér til rúms hér á landi ...
  • Axelsson, Gísli Þór; Eyþórsson, Elías Sæbjörn; Harðardóttir, Hrönn; Guðmundsson, Gunnar; Hansdóttir, Sif (2020-12)
    INNGANGUR Heimsfaraldur COVID-19-sjúkdóms af völdum SARS-CoV-2 hefur valdið miklu álagi á heilbrigðiskerfi um allan heim og aðgerðir vegna hans valdið miklu efnahagstjóni. Alvarlegum sjúkdómi fylgir yfirleitt lungnabólga og fylgikvillar frá lungum eru ...
  • Andersen, Karl Konráð; Aspelund, Thor; Gudmundsson, Elias Freyr; Sigurdsson, Gunnar; Sigurdsson, Sigurdur; Björnsdóttir, Guðlaug; Thorsson, Bolli; Sigurdsson, Gunnar; Hardarsson, Thordur; Gudnason, Vilmundur (2022-07-07)
    INNGANGUR Lágt menntunarstig hefur verið tengt óhagstæðri samsetningu áhættuþátta kransæðasjúkdóma. Þessu fylgir aukin áhætta á hjartaáföllum hjá minna menntuðum. Litlar upplýsingar eru til um samband menntunarstigs við alvarleika æðakölkunarsjúkdóma. ...
  • Magnadóttir, Þórdís; Heitmann, Leon Arnar; Arnardottir, Tinna Harper; Kristjansson, Tomas Thor; Silverborn, Per Martin; Sigurðsson, Martin Ingi; Guðbjartsson, Tómas (2022-06-02)
    INNGANGUR Frumkomið sjálfsprottið loftbrjóst er algengur sjúkdómur þar sem skurðaðgerð er beitt við viðvarandi loftleka eða endurteknu loftbrjósti. Tilgangur rannsóknarinnar var að kanna árangur þessara skurðaðgerða á Íslandi á 28 ára tímabili. EFNIVIÐUR ...
  • Torfadóttir, Jóhanna E.; Einarsdóttir, Sigrún Eva; Helgason, Asgeir R.; Þórisdottir, Birna; Gudmundsdottir, Rebekka Bjorg; Unnarsdottir, Anna Bara; Tryggvadottir, Laufey; Birgisson, Helgi; Thorvaldsdottir, Gudfinna Halla (2022-10-01)
    Spáð er mikilli fjölgun krabbameinstilfella á Íslandi næstu áratugi. Mikilvægt er að fá aukna innsýn í reynslu þeirra sem greinast með krabbamein með það að markmiði að bæta lífsgæði þeirra og horfur.
  • Árnadóttir, Sólveig Ása; Einarsdottir, Lara; Sigurðardóttir, Árún Kristín (2022-06-15)
    The objective of this research was to investigate late-life physical functioning and lifetime history of physical activity (PA) among older adults in rural and urban Arctic communities. Data was collected in a cross-sectional, population-based study ...
  • Sævarsdóttir, Karen Sól; Swift, Emma Marie; Einarsdóttir, Kristjana; Gunnarsdóttir, Jóhanna (2023-07-01)
    Ágrip INNGANGUR Miklar blæðingar eftir fæðingu er vaxandi vandamál víða um heim. Samkvæmt skýrslum Fæðingaskrár hefur vandamálið einnig aukist á Landspítala, ef marka má skráningu á greiningarkóðanum O72. Markmið rannsóknarinnar var að varpa ljósi á ...
  • Hilmarsdóttir, Ingibjörg; Arnardóttir, Eva Mjöll; Jóhannesdóttir, Elísabet Reykdal; Golparian, Daniel; Unemo, Magnus (2021-02)
    The aims of this study were to assess the prevalence of, and risk factors for, Chlamydia trachomatis in at-tendees recruited prospectively from October 2018 to January 2019 at the only sexually transmitted infections clinic in Iceland (in Reykjavík), ...
  • Valsdóttir, Vaka; Magnúsdóttir, Brynja Björk; Chang, Milan; Sigurdsson, Sigurdur; Guðnason, Vilmundur G; Launer, Lenore J.; Jónsdóttir, María Kristín (2022-12)
    The paper aimed to compare how factors previously identified as predictive factors for cognitive decline and dementia related to cognitive performance on the one hand and brain health on the other. To that aim, multiple linear regression was applied ...
  • Grout, Leah; Gottfreðsson, Magnús; Kvalsvig, Amanda; Baker, Michael G; Wilson, Nick; Summers, Jennifer (2023-07)
    AIMS: We aimed to compare COVID-19 control measures, epidemiological characteristics and economic performance measures in two high-income island nations with small populations, favorable border control options, and relatively good outcomes: Iceland and ...
  • Agergaard, Charlotte Nielsen; Porsbo, Lone Jannok; Sydenham, Thomas Vognbjerg; Hansen, Sanne Grønvall Kjær; Steinke, Kat; Larsen, Sanne Løkkegaard; Helgason, Kristján Orri; Hansen, Frank; Karstensen, Kasper Thystrup; Henius, Anna E; Holzknecht, Barbara Juliane; Søes, Lillian; Schønning, Kristian; Wang, Mikala; Ank, Nina; Halldórsdóttir, Anna Margrét; Guðlaugsson, Ólafur; Hammerum, Anette M; Kjerulf, Anne; Kristensen, Brian; Hasman, Henrik; Justesen, Ulrik Stenz (2023-03-02)
    From October 2022 through January 2023, nine patients with NDM-5/OXA-48-carbapenemase-producing Enterobacter hormaechei ST79 were detected in Denmark and subsequently one patient in Iceland. There were no nosocomial links between patients, but they had ...
  • Norddahl, Gudmundur L.; Melsted, Páll; Gunnarsdottir, Kristbjorg; Halldórsson, Gísli Hreinn; Olafsdottir, Thorunn; Gylfason, Arnaldur; Kristjánsson, Már; Magnusson, Olafur T.; sulem, patrick; Gudbjartsson, Daniel Fannar; Þorsteinsdóttir, Unnur; Jónsdóttir, Ingileif; Stefánsson, Kári (2022-09-28)
    By the end of July 2021, the majority of the Icelandic population had received vaccination against COVID-19. In mid-July a wave of SARS-CoV-2 infections, dominated by the Delta variant, spread through the population, followed by an Omicron wave in ...
  • Steinvik, Tine; Raatiniemi, Lasse; Mogensen, Brynjólfur Árni; Steingrímsdóttir, Guðrún Björg; Beer, Torfinn; Eriksson, Anders; Dehli, Trond; Wisborg, Torben; Bakke, Håkon Kvåle (2022-01-11)
    Background: The northern regions of the Nordic countries have common challenges of sparsely populated areas, long distances, and an arctic climate. The aim of this study was to compare the cause and rate of fatal injuries in the northernmost area of ...