• Matrix Metalloproteinases in COPD and atherosclerosis with emphasis on the effects of smoking

Matrix metalloproteinases (MMP´s) are known biomarkers of atherosclerosis. MMP´s are also involved in the pathophysiological processes underlying chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Cigarette smoking plays an ...

• Contrast enhanced ultrasound of carotid artery plaques

The study sample collected between 2009-2013 consist of in vivo images and data analyses of asymptomatic and symptomatic carotid atherosclerotic plaques. Purpose: In vivo imaging of carotid plaque using contrast enhanc...

• PIVUS - Prospective Investigation of the Vasculature in Uppsala Seniors

The PIVUS study started in 2001 with the primary aim to investigate the predicive power of different measurements of endothelial function and arterial compliance in a random sample of 1000 subjects aged 70 living in the ...

• Gothenburg Atheroma Study Group (GASG)

Study population and examinations The study sample collected between 2003-2009 consist of symptomatic carotid atherosclerotic plaques obtained from carotid endarterectomies performed at the Sahlgrenska University Hospit...

• DIWA - Diabetes and Impaired glucose tolerance in Women and Atherosclerosis development study

All 64-year old women in the county of Gothenburg were invited to a screening examination including an OGTT. Glucose tolerance was defined for each participant according to the World Health Organization (WHO) criteria. P...

• SCAPIS - Swedish CArdioPulmonary bioImage Study

SCAPIS stands for Swedish CArdioPulmonary bioImage Study and is a unique research project within the field of cardiac, vascular and pulmonary disease. The risk-factor pattern for cardiovascular diseases has changed durin...

• 50-year-olds in Gothenburg

Starting in 1963 and with 10-year intervals, five population samples of men aged 50 and living in the city of Gothenborg, Sweden, were examined with respect to cardiovascular risk factors. In 1963, 973 men were invited....