Annika Rosengren

Self-perceived psychological stress and ischemic stroke: a case-control study (2009)

Jood, Katarina, Redfors, Petra, Rosengren, Annika, Blomstrand, Christian, Jern, Christina

Abstract Background A growing body of evidence suggests that psychological stress contributes to coronary artery disease. However, associations between stress and stroke are less clear. In this...

Sick-leave track record and other potential predictors of a disability pension. A population based study of 8,218 men and women followed for 16 years (2009)

Wallman, Thorne, Wedel, Hans, Palmer, Edward, Rosengren, Annika, Johansson, Saga, Eriksson, Henry, ...

Abstract Background A number of previous studies have investigated various predictors for being granted a disability pension. The aim of this study was to test the efficacy of sick-leave track record...

Big men and atrial fibrillation: effects of body size and weight gain on risk of atrial fibrillation in men (2009)

Rosengren, Annika, Hauptman, Paul J., Lappas, Georg, Olsson, Lars, Wilhelmsen, Lars, Swedberg, Karl

Aims Obesity is a recognized risk factor for atrial fibrillation (AF), partly because of the association between body mass index (BMI) and atrial volume. We aimed to determine whether other factors...

Modelling the decreasing coronary heart disease mortality in Sweden between 1986 and 2002 (2009)

Björck, Lena, Rosengren, Annika, Bennett, Kathleen, Lappas, George, Capewell, Simon

Aims Coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality rates have been falling in Sweden since the 1980s. We used the previously validated IMPACT CHD model to examine how much of the mortality decrease in...

Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and the metabolic syndrome in middle-aged men and women in Gothenburg, Sweden (2008)

Welin, Lennart, Adlerberth, Annika, Caidahl, Kenneth, Eriksson, Henry, Hansson, Per-Olof, Johansson, Saga, ...

Abstract Background Random samples of 50-year-old men living in Gothenburg have been examined every 10 th year since 1963 with a focus on cardiovascular risk factors. The aims of the study were to...

Depression, anxiety, stress, social interaction and health-related quality of life in men and women with unexplained chest pain (2008)

Fagring, Annika, Kjellgren, Karin I, Rosengren, Annika, Lissner, Lauren, Manhem, Karin, Welin, Catharina

Abstract Background Unexplained chest pain (UCP) is a common reason for emergency hospital admission and generates considerable health-care costs for society. Even though prior research indicates...

Risk factors for myocardial infarction in women and men: insights from the INTERHEART study (2008)

Anand, Sonia S., Islam, Shofiqul, Rosengren, Annika, Franzosi, Maria Grazia, Steyn, Krisela, Yusufali, Afzal Hussein, ...

Aims Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a leading cause of death among men and women globally. Women develop CHD about 10 years later than men, yet the reasons for this are unclear. The purpose of this...

Heart failure in different occupational classes in Sweden (2007)

Schaufelberger, Maria, Rosengren, Annika

Aims The link between low socioeconomic status (SES) and coronary heart disease (CHD) is well established, but there is a paucity of data whether a similar relation exists for heart failure (HF)....

Sex-related aspects on abnormal glucose regulation in patients with coronary artery disease (2007)

Dotevall, Annika, Rosengren, Annika, Bartnik, Malgorzata, Malmberg, Klas, Öhrvik, John, Simoons, Maarten, ...

Aim To investigate the prevalence of diabetes and impaired glucose regulation (IGR) in a large cohort of men and women with coronary artery disease (CAD), and to describe the effect of abnormal...

The prognosis for individuals on disability retirement An 18-year mortality follow-up study of 6887 men and women sampled from the general population (2006)

Wallman, Thorne, Wedel, Hans, Johansson, Saga, Rosengren, Annika, Eriksson, Henry, Welin, Lennart, ...

Abstract Background Several studies have shown a markedly higher mortality rate among disability pensioners than among non-retired. Since most disability pensions are granted because of non-fatal...

Vad ska vi göra nu, när vi gjort så? - en studie i tvåspråkiga elevers kommunikation under laborationer (2006)

Rosengren, Annika, Ryberg, Maria

Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka hur tvåspråkiga elevers kommunikation under två olika laborationer såg ut, hur laborationsuppgiftens utformning påverkade dessa elevers kommunikation...

Age, clinical presentation, and outcome of acute coronary syndromes in the Euroheart acute coronary syndrome survey (2006)

Rosengren, Annika, Wallentin, Lars, Simoons, Maarten, Gitt, Anselm K, Behar, Solomon, Battler, Alexander, ...

Aims Age is one of the most powerful determinants of prognosis in myocardial infarction, but there is comparatively little recent data across the whole spectrum of acute coronary syndromes (ACS). We...

Sex-based short- and long-term survival in patients following complicated myocardial infarction (2006)

Bonarjee, Vernon V.S., Rosengren, Annika, Snapinn, Steven M., James, Margaret K., Dickstein, Kenneth

Aims Mortality in women following an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is higher than in men, in that women are older and have more co-morbidity at the time of AMI. We evaluated short- and long-term...

Age, clinical presentation, and outcome of acute coronary syndromes in the Euroheart acute coronary syndrome survey (2006)

Rosengren, Annika, Wallentin, Lars, Simoons, Maarten, Gitt, Anselm K, Behar, Solomon, Battler, Alexander, ...

Aims Age is one of the most powerful determinants of prognosis in myocardial infarction, but there is comparatively little recent data across the whole spectrum of acute coronary syndromes (ACS). We...

Sex-based short- and long-term survival in patients following complicated myocardial infarction (2006)

Bonarjee, Vernon V.S., Rosengren, Annika, Snapinn, Steven M., James, Margaret K., Dickstein, Kenneth

Aims Mortality in women following an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is higher than in men, in that women are older and have more co-morbidity at the time of AMI. We evaluated short- and long-term...

Heart failure in different occupational classes in Sweden (2006)

Schaufelberger, Maria, Rosengren, Annika

Aims The link between low socioeconomic status (SES) and coronary heart disease (CHD) is well established, but there is a paucity of data whether a similar relation exists for heart failure (HF)....

Bundle-branch block in middle-aged men: risk of complications and death over 28 years: The Primary Prevention Study in Goteborg, Sweden (2005)

Eriksson, Peter, Wilhelmsen, Lars, Rosengren, Annika

Aims To investigate the long-term fate of men with bundle-branch block (BBB) from a general population sample. Methods and results Data were derived from 7392 men without a history of myocardial...

The E/e filling index and right ventricular pressure in relation to applied international Doppler recommendations of left ventricular filling assessment (2005)

Wallentin Guron, Cecilia, Bech-Hanssen, Odd, Wikh, Ronny, Rosengren, Annika, Hartford, Marianne, Caidahl, Kenneth

Aim A ratio >15 between the early diastolic pulsed Doppler velocities of the mitral inflow (E) and the basal left ventricular (LV) tissue (e) has been demonstrated to predict an elevated LV filling...

Bundle-branch block in middle-aged men: risk of complications and death over 28 yearsThe Primary Prevention Study in Goteborg, Sweden (2005)

Eriksson, Peter, Wilhelmsen, Lars, Rosengren, Annika

Aims To investigate the long-term fate of men with bundle-branch block (BBB) from a general population sample. Methods and results Data were derived from 7392 men without a history of myocardial...

Sex, age, and clinical presentation of acute coronary syndromes (2004)

Rosengren, Annika, Wallentin, Lars, Gitt, Anselm K., Behar, Solomon, Battler, Alexander, Hasdai, David

Aim To investigate sex differences in clinical presentation in younger and older patients hospitalised with a wide spectrum of acute coronary syndromes (ACS). Methods and results We analysed 10 253...

Decreasing one-year mortality and hospitalization rates for heart failure in Sweden: Data from the Swedish Hospital Discharge Registry 1988 to 2000 (2004)

Schaufelberger, Maria, Swedberg, Karl, Köster, Max, Rosén, Måns, Rosengren, Annika

Aims To investigate if improved treatment of coronary heart disease and hypertension, the major causes of chronic heart failure (CHF), in the last 20 years has had an impact on the incidence of CHF...

Coronary disease in relation to social support and social class in Swedish men: A 15 year follow-up in the study of men born in 1933 (2004)

Rosengren, Annika, Wilhelmsen, Lars, Orth-Gomér, Kristina

Aims Low socio-economic status is a well-known risk factor for coronary heart disease (CHD), but the evidence concerning social network has been less consistent. In this prospective cohort study of...

High lipid levels and coronary disease in women in Goteborg--outcome and secular trends: a prospective 19 year follow-up in the BEDAstudy (2003)

Johansson, Saga, Wilhelmsen, Lars, Lappas, Georg, Rosengren, Annika

Aims To provide contemporary data on the effect of high cholesterol and high triglycerides on the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) and mortality in Swedish women and to describe secular trends...

Job stress, absenteeism and coronary heart disease European cooperative study (the JACE study): Design of a multicentre prospective study (1999)

HOUTMAN, IRENE, KORNITZER, MARCEL, SMET, PATRICK DE, KOYUNCU, RAMAZAN, BACKER, GUY DE, PELFRENE, EDWIN, ...

Background: The motives, objectives and design of a multicentre prospective study on job stress, absenteeism and coronary heart disease in Europe (the JACE study) is presented in this paper. Some...

Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in Middle-Aged Male Bus and Tram Drivers Compared to Men in Other Occupations: A Prospective Study (1991)

ROSENGREN, ANNIKA, ANDERSON, KAREN, WILHELMSEN, LARS

In the Gothenburg Primary Prevention Study the incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD) in 103 bus and tram drivers was compared with that of 6596 men in other occupation groups. The follow-up...

MARITAL STATUS AND MORTALITY IN MIDDLE-AGED SWEDISH MEN (1989)

ROSENGREN, ANNIKA, WEDEL, HANS, WILHELMSEN, LARS

Rosengren, A. (Dept of Medicine, Östra Hospital, S-416 85 Göteborg, Sweden), H. Wedel, and L Wllhelmsen. Marital status and mortality in middle-aged Swedish men. Am J Epidemiol 1989; 129:54–64....