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  • Bhatty, Asad; Wilkinson, Chris; Batra, Gorav; Aktaa, Suleman; Smith, Adam B; Wahab, Ali; Chappell, Sam; Alfredsson, Joakim; Erlinge, David; Ferreira, Jorge; Guðmundsdóttir, Ingibjörg Jóna; Hrafnkelsdóttir, Þórdís Jóna; Ingimarsdóttir, Inga Jóna; Irs, Alar; Jánosi, András; Járai, Zoltán; Oliveira-Santos, Manuel; Popescu, Bogdan A; Vasko, Peter; Vinereanu, Dragos; Yap, Jonathan; Bugiardini, Raffaele; Cenko, Edina; Nadarajah, Ramesh; Sydes, Matthew R; James, Stefan; Maggioni, Aldo P; Wallentin, Lars; Casadei, Barbara; Gale, Chris P (2024-10-09)
    AIMS: The lack of standardised definitions for heart failure outcome measures limits the ability to reliably assess effectiveness of heart failure therapies. The European Unified Registries for Heart Care Evaluation and Randomised Trials (EuroHeart) ...
  • Magnússon, Egill; Crowe, Kathryn Margaret; Stefánsdóttir, Harpa; Guiberson, Mark; Másdóttir, Thora; Ágústsdóttir, Inga; Baldursdóttir, Ösp Vilberg (2024-11-01)
    PURPOSE: The purpose of this review was to map speech intelligibility measures used for assessing d/Deaf and hard-of-hearing children onto the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health. METHOD: This review considered perceptual ...
  • Swift, Emma Marie; Guðmundsdóttir, Fjóla; Einarsdóttir, Kristjana; Sigurðardóttir, Valgerður Lísa (2024-12)
    Background: Given its complexity, childbirth can elicit both positive and negative psychological reactions and, in some cases, women may experience symptoms of childbirth-related post-traumatic stress disorder (CB-PTSD). Several risk factors for CB-PTSD ...
  • Thorisdottir, K.; Hrubos-Strøm, H.; Karhu, T.; Nikkonen, S.; Dammen, T.; Nordhus, I. H.; Leppänen, T.; Jónsdóttir, María Kristín; Arnardóttir, Erna Sif (2024-11)
    Introduction: The apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) is the current diagnostic parameter for diagnosing and estimating the severity of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). It is, however, poorly associated with the main clinical symptom of OSA, excessive daytime ...
  • Pálsson, Þórður Páll; Andrésdóttir, Margrét Birna; Jónsson, Eiríkur; Jónsson, Jóhann; Hilmarsson, Rafn; Indriðason, Ólafur Skúli; Pálsson, Runólfur (2024-05-28)
    Background: In Iceland, a small number of kidney transplants from living donors (LDs) are performed at Landspitali University Hospital (LUH) in Reykjavik, while deceased donor transplants have until recently invariably been carried out abroad. In this ...
  • Todorovic Markovic, Marija; Todorovic Mitic, Mirjana; Ignjatovic, Aleksandra; Gottfreðsson, Magnús; Gaini, Shahin (2024-05-13)
    The aim of this study was to collect data and analyze mortality among patients hospitalized with community-acquired infections in the Faroe Islands. A prospective observational study was conducted in the Medical Department of the National Hospital of ...
  • Kristjansdottir, Katla; Norddahl, Gudmundur L; Ivarsdottir, Erna V; Halldórsson, Gísli Hreinn; Einarsson, Gudmundur; Bjarnadottir, Kristbjorg; Rutsdottir, Gudrun; Arnthorsson, Asgeir O; Erikstrup, Christian; Gudmundsdottir, Steinunn; Gunnarsdottir, Kristbjorg; Gunnbjörnsdóttir, María I; Halldórsson, Bjarni Vilhjálmur; Holm, Hilma; Lúðvíksdóttir, Dóra; Lúðvíksson, Björn Rúnar; Brunak, Søren; Bruun, Mie Topholm; Mikkelsen, Christina; Mikkelsen, Susan; Jensen, Bitten Aagaard; Sørensen, Erik; Thomsen, Simon Francis; Ullum, Henrik; Ólafsson, Ísleifur; Önundarson, Páll Torfi; Ostrowski, Sisse Rye; Sævarsdóttir, Sædís; Sigurdardottir, Olof; Sigurgeirsson, Bardur; Snaebjarnarson, Audunn S; Sveinbjornsson, Gardar; Thorlacius, Gudny E; Thorleifsson, Gudmar; Tragante, Vinicius; Vidarsson, Brynjar; Porsbjerg, Celeste; Björnsdóttir, Unnur Steina; Sulem, Patrick; Gudbjartsson, Daniel F; Melsted, Páll; Pedersen, Ole Bv; Jónsdóttir, Ingileif; Olafsdottir, Thorunn A; Stefánsson, Kári (2024-10-16)
    BACKGROUND: Signal transducer and activator of transcription 6 (STAT6) is central to type 2 (T2) inflammation, and common noncoding variants at the STAT6 locus associate with various T2 inflammatory traits, including diseases, and its pathway is widely ...
  • Einarsson, Gudmundur; Thorleifsson, Gudmar; Steinthorsdottir, Valgerdur; Zink, Florian; Helgason, Hannes; Olafsdottir, Thorhildur; Rognvaldsson, Solvi; Tragante, Vinicius; Ulfarsson, Magnus O; Sveinbjornsson, Gardar; Snaebjarnarson, Audunn S; Einarsson, Hafsteinn; Ægisdóttir, Hildur Margrét; Jonsdottir, Gudrun A; Helgadottir, Anna; Gretarsdottir, Solveig; Styrkarsdottir, Unnur; Arnason, Hannes K; Bjarnason, Ragnar Grímur; Sigurdsson, Emil; Arnar, Davíð Ottó; Björnsson, Einar Stefán; Pálsson, Runólfur; Bjornsdottir, Gyda; Stefansson, Hreinn; Thorgeirsson, Thorgeir; Sulem, Patrick; Þorsteinsdóttir, Unnur; Holm, Hilma; Gudbjartsson, Daniel F; Stefánsson, Kári (2024-11-12)
    Mendelian Randomization studies indicate that BMI contributes to various diseases, but it's unclear if this is entirely mediated by BMI itself. This study examines whether disease risk from BMI-associated sequence variants is mediated through BMI or ...
  • Ragnarsdotttir, Telma Huld; Kristjánsdóttir, Margrét Kristín; Gíslason, Gísli; Sanchez-Brunete, Vicente; Tómasdóttir, Margrét Ólafía; Samúelsson, Ólafur Helgi; Pálsson, Runólfur; Indriðason, Ólafur Skúli (2024)
    Background and hypothesis: Causes and risk factors for community-acquired acute kidney injury (CA-AKI) have not been thoroughly studied. The aim of this study was to examine the risk factors for CA-AKI. Methods: In this prospective study, we examined ...
  • Ingimarsdóttir, Inga Jóna; Vishram-Nielsen, Julie K.K.; Einarsson, Hafsteinn; Goldfeder, Sidney; Mewton, Nathan; Barasa, Anders; Basic, Carmen; Oerlemans, Marish I.F.J.; Niederseer, David; Shchendrygina, Anastasia; Gustafsson, Finn; Ruschitzka, Frank; Kida, Keisuke; Mohty, Dania; Rakotonoel, Rolland R.; Tun, Han Naung; Hrafnkelsdóttir, Þórdís Jóna; Saldarriaga, Clara (2024-10-01)
    Aims: This study aims to evaluate the worldwide variations in the diagnosis and treatment of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), using an HF survey distributed internationally to physicians, including both cardiologists and ...
  • HpGP Research Network; Harðardóttir, Hjördís; Gunnarsdóttir, Anna Ingibjörg; Guðjónsson, Hallgrímur; Jónasson, Jón Gunnlaugur; Björnsson, Einar Stefán (2024)
    Prophages can have major clinical implications through their ability to change pathogenic bacterial traits. There is limited understanding of the prophage role in ecological, evolutionary, adaptive processes and pathogenicity of Helicobacter pylori, a ...
  • Hyldmo, Per Kristian; Rehn, Marius; Dahl Friesgaard, Kristian; Rognås, Leif; Raatiniemi, Lasse; Kurola, Jouni; Larsen, Robert; Kongstad, Poul; Sandberg, Mårten; Magnússon, Viðar; Vist, Gunn Elisabeth (2024-11)
    BACKGROUND: Many prehospital emergency patients receive suboptimal treatment for their moderate to severe pain. Various factors may contribute. We aim to systematically review literature pertaining to prehospital emergency adult patients with acute ...
  • Rennie, Anna; Ekman, Urban; Shams, Sara; Rydén, Lina; Samuelsson, Jessica; Zettergren, Anna; Kern, Silke; Oppedal, Ketil; Blanc, Frédéric; Hort, Jakub; Garcia-Ptacek, Sara; Antonini, Angelo; Lemstra, Afina W; Padovani, Alessandro; Kramberger, Milica Gregoric; Rektorová, Irena; Walker, Zuzana; Snædal, Jón G; Pardini, Matteo; Taylor, John-Paul; Bonanni, Laura; Granberg, Tobias; Aarsland, Dag; Skoog, Ingmar; Wahlund, Lars-Olof; Kivipelto, Miia; Westman, Eric; Ferreira, Daniel (2024-08-28)
    Co-pathologies are common in dementia with Lewy bodies and other dementia disorders. We investigated cerebrovascular and Alzheimer's disease co-pathologies in patients with dementia with Lewy bodies in comparison with patients with mild cognitive ...
  • PGC TS Working Group (2024-10-09)
    BACKGROUND: Despite the significant personal and societal burden of tic disorders (TDs), treatment outcomes remain modest, necessitating a deeper understanding of their etiology. Family history is the biggest known risk factor, and identifying risk ...
  • Ólafsdóttir, Þórunn Ásta; Thorleifsson, Gudmar; Lopez de Lapuente Portilla, Aitzkoa; Jonsson, Stefan; Stefánsdóttir, Lilja; Niroula, Abhishek; Jonasdottir, Aslaug; Eggertsson, Hannes P.; Halldórsson, Gísli Hreinn; Thorlacius, Gudny E.; Arnthorsson, Asgeir O.; Björnsdóttir, Unnur Steina; Asselbergs, Folkert W.; Bentlage, Arthur E.H.; Eyjolfsson, Gudmundur I.; Gudmundsdottir, Steinunn; Gunnarsdottir, Kristbjorg; Halldórsson, Bjarni Vilhjálmur; Holm, Hilma; Lúðvíksson, Björn Rúnar; Melsted, Páll; Norddahl, Gudmundur L.; Ólafsson, Ísleifur; Saevarsdottir, Saedis; Sigurdardottir, Olof; Sigurdsson, Asgeir; Temming, Robin; Önundarson, Páll Torfi; Þorsteinsdóttir, Unnur; Vidarsson, Gestur; Sulem, Patrick; Gudbjartsson, Daniel F.; Jónsdóttir, Ingileif; Nilsson, Björn; Stefánsson, Kári (2024-12)
    Immunoglobulin G (IgG) is the main isotype of antibody in human blood. IgG consists of four subclasses (IgG1 to IgG4), encoded by separate constant region genes within the Ig heavy chain locus (IGH). Here, we report a genome-wide association study on ...
  • Boukas, Leandros; Björnsson, Hans Tómas; Hansen, Kasper D. (2020-09-03)
    The aggregation and joint analysis of large numbers of exome sequences has recently made it possible to derive estimates of intolerance to loss-of-function (LoF) variation for human genes. Here, we demonstrate strong and widespread coupling between ...
  • The IMPACT Study; The PROFILE Study Steering Committee; The PRACTICAL consortium; The Australian Prostate Cancer BioResource (2024-11-06)
    Genetic variation at the 19q13.3 KLK locus is linked with prostate cancer susceptibility in men. The non-synonymous KLK3 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), rs17632542 (c.536 T > C; Ile163Thr-substitution in PSA) is associated with reduced prostate ...
  • Jeppegaard, Maria; Frølich, Maria Kongerslev; Thomsen, Liv Cecilie Vestrheim; Heino, Anna; Liu, Eileen; Gunnarsdóttir, Jóhanna; Akerkar, Rupali Rajendra; Eskildsen, Lene Friis; Källén, Karin; Ohlin, Mikael; Klungsøyr, Kari; Gissler, Mika; Krebs, Lone (2024-11-05)
    Introduction: Although perinatal death rates in the Nordic countries are among the lowest in the world, the risk of perinatal death is unevenly distributed across the Nordic countries, despite similarity in health care systems and pregnancy care. Birth ...
  • Agustsson, Viktor Ingi; Björnsson, Páll Ásgeir; Friðriksdóttir, Áshildur; Björnsson, Hans Tómas; Ellingsen, Lotta María (2024-01)
    Purpose: Emerging therapeutic strategies for Kabuki syndrome (KS) make early diagnosis critical. Fingerprint analysis as a diagnostic aid for KS diagnosis could facilitate early diagnosis and expand the current patient base for clinical trials and ...
  • Ørnbjerg, Lykke M.; Georgiadis, Stylianos; Kvien, Tore K.; Michelsen, Brigitte; Rasmussen, Simon; Pavelka, Karel; Zavada, Jakub; Loft, Anne Gitte; Kenar, Gokce; Solmaz, Dilek; Glintborg, Bente; Rodrigues, Ana; Santos, Maria Jose; Di Guiseppe, Daniela; Wallman, Johan K.; Ciurea, Adrian; Nissen, Michael J.; Rotar, Ziga; Pirkmajer, Katja Perdan; Nordström, Dan; Hokkanen, Anna Mari; Guðbjörnsson, Björn; Pálsson, Ólafur; Hetland, Merete Lund; Østergaard, Mikkel (2024-11-02)
    OBJECTIVES: To re-evaluate cut-offs for disease activity states according to the Axial Spondyloarthritis Disease Activity Score (ASDAS), and study the impact of sex, age, calendar time, disease and symptom duration on ASDAS and ASDAS cut-offs in a large ...

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