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Randi Selmer er dr.philos., statistiker og seniorforsker ved Avdeling for kroniske sykdommer, Folkehelseinstituttet. Hun har jobbet med utvikling av risikomodeller for hjerte- og karsykdom, deriblant NORRISK2.
Articles by Randi Selmer
Many refugees are at a high risk of cardiovascular disease
- Haakon E. Meyer,
- Randi Selmer,
- Kjersti Stormark Rabanal,
- Tor Ole Klemsdal
18.08.2022:
The risk of cardiovascular disease varies considerably in different parts of the world, including within Europe. Norwegian doctors need to be aware of this when they see patients from other countries, such as refugees from Ukraine. Mortality from cardiovascular diseases in Ukraine exceeds that of...
New guidelines for the prevention of cardiovascular disease
- Tor Ole Klemsdal,
- Bjørn Gjelsvik,
- Inger Elling,
- Sirin Johansen,
- Sverre E. Kjeldsen,
- Øivind Kristensen,
- Steinar Madsen,
- Inger Njølstad,
- Randi Selmer,
- Serena Tonstad,
- Hilde Voie
23.08.2017:
New national guidelines for the prevention of cardiovascular disease include a novel algorithm that calculates the risk of cardiovascular events and death. The guidelines contain updated recommendations with which health care professionals should familiarise themselves. The revised guidelines have...
Atrial fibrillation, physical activity and endurance training
- Sidsel Graff-Iversen,
- Knut Gjesdal,
- Astanand Jugessur,
- Marius Myrstad,
- Wenche Nystad,
- Randi Selmer,
- Dag S. Thelle
07.02.2012:
In long-distance running circles and among cardiologists there has long been an impression that the development of atrial fibrillation (AF) may be linked to long-term physical training. In this article we review published articles that may shed light on the question of whether physical activity of...
Life expectancy and cause of death in men examined at medical check-ups in 1964
- Tor Bjerkedal,
- Petter Kristensen,
- Randi Selmer
10.01.2012:
A hypothesis was postulated in the early 1960s that a dietary supplement of linseed oil, with a high content of the unsaturated fatty acid linolenic acid, could prevent ischaemic heart disease (IHD) (1). To test this hypothesis, a working group assisted by Norwegian company medical officers started...