[HTML][HTML] Atrial fibrillation: the role of common and rare genetic variants

MS Olesen, MW Nielsen, S Haunsø… - European Journal of …, 2014 - nature.com
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia affecting 1–2% of the general
population. A number of studies have demonstrated that AF, and in particular lone AF, has a …

Nationwide study of sudden cardiac death in persons aged 1–35 years

BG Winkel, AG Holst, J Theilade… - European heart …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Aims The aim of this investigation was to study the incidence of sudden cardiac death (SCD)
in persons aged 1–35 years in a nationwide setting (5.38 million people) by systematic …

Danish multicenter randomized study of invasive versus conservative treatment in patients with inducible ischemia after thrombolysis in acute myocardial infarction …

JK Madsen, P Grande, K Saunamäki, P Thayssen… - Circulation, 1997 - Am Heart Assoc
Background The aim of the DANish trial in Acute Myocardial Infarction (DANAMI) study was
to compare an invasive strategy of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) …

Incidence and etiology of sports-related sudden cardiac death in Denmark—implications for preparticipation screening

AG Holst, BG Winkel, J Theilade, IB Kristensen… - Heart rhythm, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Studies on incidences of sports-related sudden cardiac death (SrSCD) are
few and data are needed for the discussion of preparticipation screening for cardiac …

[HTML][HTML] New population-based exome data are questioning the pathogenicity of previously cardiomyopathy-associated genetic variants

C Andreasen, JB Nielsen, L Refsgaard… - European Journal of …, 2013 - nature.com
Cardiomyopathies are a heterogeneous group of diseases with various etiologies. We
focused on three genetically determined cardiomyopathies: hypertrophic (HCM), dilated …

P-wave duration and the risk of atrial fibrillation: Results from the Copenhagen ECG Study

JB Nielsen, JT Kühl, A Pietersen, C Graff, B Lind… - Heart Rhythm, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Results on the association between P-wave duration and the risk of atrial
fibrillation (AF) are conflicting. Objective The purpose of this study was to obtain a detailed …

Burden of sudden cardiac death in persons aged 1 to 49 years: nationwide study in Denmark

B Risgaard, BG Winkel, R Jabbari… - Circulation …, 2014 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Knowledge of the burden and causes of sudden cardiac death (SCD) is
sparse in persons aged< 50 years; better understanding is needed to lower the risk of SCD …

Sudden cardiac death in children (1–18 years): symptoms and causes of death in a nationwide setting

BG Winkel, B Risgaard, G Sadjadieh… - European heart …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Aims Hitherto, sudden cardiac death in children (SCDc)—defined as sudden cardiac death
(SCD) in the 1–18 years old—has been incompletely described in the general population …

Epilepsy and risk of death and sudden unexpected death in the young: a nationwide study

AG Holst, BG Winkel, B Risgaard, JB Nielsen… - …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Patients with epilepsy are at increased risk of premature death from all causes and
likely also from sudden unexplained death (SUD). Many patients with epilepsy have …

Sports-related sudden cardiac death in a competitive and a noncompetitive athlete population aged 12 to 49 years: data from an unselected nationwide study in …

B Risgaard, BG Winkel, R Jabbari, C Glinge… - Heart rhythm, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Preparticipation screening programs have been suggested to reduce the
numbers of sports-related sudden cardiac deaths (SrSCD). Objective The purpose of this …