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Jarle Jortveit er ph.d., spesialist i indremedisin og i hjertesykdommer, forsker og overlege ved Hjerteseksjonen, Sørlandet sykehus Arendal. Han leder fagrådet i Norsk hjerteinfarktregister.
Articles by Jarle Jortveit
Prevalence of infective endocarditis in children
- Jarle Jortveit,
- Leif Eskedal,
- Jakob Klcovansky,
- Gaute Døhlen,
- Henrik Holmstrøm
17.01.2019:
Infective endocarditis is a bacterial or fungal infection that affects the inner lining of the heart (endocardium) and heart valves (1). Approximately 1 % of live-born children are affected by a congenital heart defect, which is the principal risk factor for paediatric endocarditis (2, 3). The...
Prevalence of diabetes before and after first diagnosis of coronary artery disease
- Jarle Jortveit,
- Anete Kaldal,
- Serena Tonstad
05.03.2018:
The prevalence of diabetes in Norway is estimated at 4.7 % (1). It is thought that more than 60 % of all patients with type 2 diabetes will develop cardiovascular disease, and this is the main cause of death in persons with diabetes (2–5). In 2013, a known diabetes diagnosis was recorded in as many...
Gender differences in the assessment and treatment of myocardial infarction
- Jarle Jortveit,
- Ragna Elise Støre Govatsmark,
- Jørund Langørgen,
- Torstein Hole,
- Jan Mannsverk,
- Siv Olsen,
- Cecilie Risøe,
- Sigrun Halvorsen
23.08.2016:
Each year, some 13 000 Norwegians are admitted to Norwegian hospitals with acute myocardial infarction (1). Several studies have shown that women may have less clear symptoms and clinical findings, wait longer for treatment, less frequently undergo invasive assessment and receive less secondary...
Myocardial infarction in Norway in 2013
- Jarle Jortveit,
- Ragna Elise Støre Govatsmark,
- Tormod Aarlott Digre,
- Cecilie Risøe,
- Torstein Hole,
- Jan Mannsverk,
- Stig Arild Slørdahl,
- Sigrun Halvorsen
14.10.2014:
Cardiovascular diseases constitute the most common cause of hospitalisation in Norway (1). Although the mortality rate for these diseases has fallen in Norway in recent years, ischaemic heart disease is still one of the most common causes of death (2). Up until 2012 there was no national quality...
Are the guidelines for treatment of myocardial infarction complied with?
- Jarle Jortveit,
- Bjørnar Grenne,
- Michael Uchto,
- Thomas Dahlslett,
- Liv Fosse,
- Pål Gunnes
25.02.2014:
Each year, 12 – 15 000 Norwegians suffer myocardial infarction (1). In the past, the treatment strategy on suspicion of acute myocardial infarction has depended mainly on whether the ECG shows ST elevation or not. The benefit of early revascularisation by means of percutaneous coronary intervention...