Ola Jøsendal

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Ola Jøsendal (f. 1960) er spesialist i samfunnsmedisin og avdelingsdirektør.

Forfatter har fylt ut ICMJE-skjemaet og oppgir ingen interessekonflikter.

Avdeling for rusmedisin

Haukeland universitetssykehus

Articles by Ola Jøsendal

Should patients who use illicit drugs be offered a second heart-valve replacement?

Ingrid Miljeteig,
Steinar Skrede,
Jørund Langørgen,
Rune Haaverstad,
Ola Jøsendal,
Haakon Sjursen,
Ole Frithjof Norheim

07.05.2013: IVDUs are particularly prone to infectious endocarditis, with a lifetime incidence of 1 – 11 % (1, 2). Among the estimated 8 200 to 11 500 IVDUs living in Norway (3), there are indications of an increasing incidence of endocarditis with damage to the valves, as in other Western countries (4). At...