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Open AccessMultimorbidity disease clusters are associated with venous thromboembolism: an extended cross-sectional national study
Multimorbidity, i.e., two or more non-communicable diseases (NCDs), is an escalating challenge for society. Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a common cardiovascular disease and it is unknown which multimorbidit...
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Open AccessAssociation between changed self-rated health and the risk of venous thromboembolism in Malmö Preventive Program: a cohort study
Poor self-rated health (SRH) is associated with incident arterial cardiovascular disease in both sexes. Studies on the association between SRH and incident venous thromboembolism (VTE) show divergent results i...
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Open AccessRare-variant collapsing analyses of arterial hypertension in the UK biobank
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The role of fibrinolysis in vascular diseases in UK biobank
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Open AccessAir pollution and biomarkers of cardiovascular disease and inflammation in the Malmö Diet and Cancer cohort
Air pollution is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease, possibly through chronic systemic inflammation that promotes the progression of atherosclerosis and the risk of cardiovascular events....
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Open AccessMitochondria-DNA copy-number and incident venous thromboembolism among middle-aged women: a population-based cohort study
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is the third most common cardiovascular disease. Low amount of mitochondrial DNA copy number (mtDNA-CN) has been associated with arterial cardiovascular disease (CVD) and reflects ...
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Open AccessEffect of mindfulness on physical activity in primary healthcare patients: a randomised controlled trial pilot study
Increased physical activity can have health benefits among inactive individuals. In Sweden, the healthcare system uses physical activity on prescription (PAP) to motivate patients to increase their physical ac...
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Open AccessSelf-rated health and venous thromboembolism among middle-aged women: a population-based cohort study
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is one of the most common types of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and is associated with increased mortality-risk. Poor-self rated health (SHR) has been associated with elevated in...
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Open AccessAssociation of recurrent venous thromboembolism and circulating microRNAs
Patients with unprovoked first venous thromboembolism (VTE) are at a high risk of recurrence. Although circulating microRNAs (miRNAs) have been found to be associated with VTE and are markers of hypercoagulabi...
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Open AccessPilot study on increased adherence to physical activity on prescription (PAP) through mindfulness: study protocol
In the Swedish population aged between 50 and 64 years only 7.1% reach the recommended level of physical activity. Physical activity on prescription (PAP) has been used in Sweden since the beginning of the twe...
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Open AccessPolymorphisms in PARK2 and MRPL37 are associated with higher risk of recurrent venous thromboembolism in a sex-specific manner
Recent studies indicate that mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) dysfunction is a biomarker of oxidative stress and can predict the risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Genetic variants in PARK2 (rs4708928) and MRPL37 (...
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Open AccessFamily history of diabetes and its relationship with insulin secretion and insulin sensitivity in Iraqi immigrants and native Swedes: a population-based cohort study
Middle Eastern immigrants to western countries are at high risk of develo** type 2 diabetes. However, the heritability and impact of first-degree family history (FH) of type 2 diabetes on insulin secretion ...
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Open AccessAssociation between TLR9 rs5743836 polymorphism and risk of recurrent venous thromboembolism
Recent gene knockout studies on mice have shown the role of toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) in resolution of venous thromboembolism (VTE) through sterile inflammation. However, the role of a putative functional TLR9 ...
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Open AccessFamily history of venous thromboembolism and mortality after venous thromboembolism: a Swedish population-based cohort study
Studies on whether family history (FH) of venous thromboembolism (VTE) affects long-term mortality after VTE are missing. The aim of this study was to determine whether FH of VTE affects long-term mortality af...
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Venous thromboembolism does not share familial susceptibility with retinal vascular occlusion or glaucoma: a nationwide family study
Inherited hypercoagulable states (i.e. thrombophilia) have been suggested to be involved in retinal vascular occlusion but results are divergent. Vascular micronutrition and ischemia have been hypothesised to ...
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Thrombomodulin gene c.1418C>T polymorphism and risk of recurrent venous thromboembolism
Thrombomodulin gene (THBD) is a critical cofactor in protein C anticoagulant system. THBD c.1418C>T polymorphism is reported to be associated with higher risk of primary venous thromboembolism (VTE) but its ro...
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Neighbourhood Deprivation, Individual-Level and Familial-Level Socio-demographic Factors and Risk of Congenital Heart Disease: A Nationwide Study from Sweden
The purpose of the study is to examine whether there is an association between neighbourhood deprivation and incidence of congenital heart disease (CHD), after accounting for family- and individual-level poten...
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Risk of breast cancer among patients with bioprosthetic or mechanical valve replacement: a population-based study in Sweden
The association between breast cancer and warfarin is inconclusive as most previous studies examined their association using patients with thromboembolism, whereas thromboembolism itself is a risk factor for ...
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Open AccessFamily history of venous thromboembolism is a risk factor for venous thromboembolism in combined oral contraceptive users: a nationwide case-control study
The aim was to assess the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) associated with use of combined oral contraceptives (COCs) in women with a family history of VTE.
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Alcohol use disorders are associated with venous thromboembolism
Moderate alcohol consumption has been suggested to protect against venous thromboembolism (VTE). However, it is not known how alcohol abuse and its associated somatic complications affect the risk of VTE. The ...
