Pontus OrasKarolinska Institutet | KI
Pontus Oras
M.D
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Introduction
Education
August 2015 - January 2021
Publications
Publications (2)
In the emergency department (ED), high blood pressure (BP) is commonly observed but mostly used to evaluate patients’ health in the short term. We aimed to study whether ED-measured BP is associated with incident atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), myocardial infarction, or stroke in long term, and to estimate the number needed to scree...
Objectives: In the emergency department (ED), high blood pressure (BP) is commonly observed but mostly used to evaluate patients' health in the short-term. We aimed to study whether ED-measured BP is associated with incident atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), myocardial infarction (MI), or stroke in long-term, and to estimate the numbe...
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Project (1)
Using data from electronic health records, Swedish national health care and/or quality registers we study the importance of both traditional and new risk factors in this special setting. We study the importance of risk factors for outcomes both in the short term as well as for outcomes during long term follow-up. The overall aim is to improve diagnostic pathways and improve the use of clinical information routinely collected in the ED.
