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Articles by Rune Haaverstad
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...
The Norwegian Register for Cardiac Surgery and specialist environments
- Jan L. Svennevig,
- Leidulf Segadal,
- Rune Haaverstad
07.01.2011:
In 1994, the Norwegian Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery established a countrywide register for all heart surgery in Norway. The register contains information about types of operation, risk factors, complications and 30-day mortality. In this article we discuss our experiences with the register...