Victims of homicide and attempted homicide are not uncommon in Sweden. We therefore aimed to study these victims to understand their injuries, their cause of death, and their relationship to the offender. All cases during five years in a district court in Sweden, where an offender had been convicted for homicide or attempted homicide, were…
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Serious violent crimes continue to be a major concern in Sweden. Not least, this applies to firearm-related violent crimes which are increasing in the country.
Objectives Guidelines recommend a 0-hour/1-hour high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) diagnostic strategy in acute chest pain patients. There are, however, little data on the performance of this strategy when combined with clinical risk stratification. We aimed to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of an accelerated diagnostic protocol (ADP) using the 0-hour/1-hour hs-cTnT strategy together with an…
Background Although oxygen (O2 ) is routinely used in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), it may have negative effects. In this substudy of the SOCCER trial, we aimed to evaluate the effects of O2 -treatment on myocardial function in patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Methods Normoxic (≥94%) STEMI patients were randomized in…
Firearm-related violence is common in our contemporary world and causes serious harm to humans as well as to the society. One of the countries in which firearm-related violence is increasing is Sweden and its most southern region, Skane, in which Malmo, Sweden’s third largest city, is highly affected. If not contained and limited, Sweden risks…
Left ventricular end-diastolic mean wall thickness (LVEDMWT) can be simply estimated from left ventricular mass and left ventricular end-diastolic volume with high accuracy and precision. Estimated LVEDMWT can in turn be used to calculate thickness-to-volume ratio (TVR) as a new index of relative wall thickness. The maximum TVR found in endurance athletes was lower than…
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Psychiatric diagnosis is scarce among criminal gang members, and thus differs compared to other violent offenders.
Objective Recent studies suggest that administration of O2 in patients with acute myocardial infarction may have negative effects. With the use of cardiac MRI (CMR), we evaluated the effects of supplemental O2 in patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) accepted for acute percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Materials and methods This study was a randomized-controlled…
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Today it is Malmö that is on fire. Tomorrow it may be your city. What is happening now in Malmö is a national matter and requires action at the national level. Change the practice of arrest and detention and establish emergency courts for young individuals under 18 years of age. These are two of several…