Kaare Harald Bønaa

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Kaare Harald Bønaa er dr.med., spesialist i indremedisin og i hjertemedisin, overlege ved Hjerte- og thoraxklinikken, St. Olavs hospital og professor emeritus ved NTNU. Han er faglig leder for Norsk hjerteinfarktregister.

Articles by Kaare Harald Bønaa

Coronary heart disease mortality

Kaare Harald Bønaa

04.03.2011: Prevention and treatment have led to a reduction in coronary heart disease mortality. However, this has levelled off and there may be an increase for women in the future. So there is no reason to rest on our laurels. During the last 70 years Norway has seen dramatic changes in mortality from...

An alternative hypothesis explaining gender differences in the risk of coronary heart disease

Kaare Harald Bønaa

10.08.2002: One of the most striking features of the epidemiology of myocardial infarction is the gender difference: compared with men of the same age, women have a lower lifetime risk of myocardial infarction but appear to be less well protected against angina pectoris. There is no evidence from...