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Maja-Lisa Løchen
Researcher at University of Tromsø
Publications - 207
Citations - 14272
Maja-Lisa Løchen is an academic researcher from University of Tromsø. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 43, co-authored 171 publications receiving 10614 citations. Previous affiliations of Maja-Lisa Løchen include European Society of Cardiology & Australian Catholic University.
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Longitudinal and Secular Trends in Blood Pressure Among Women and Men in Birth Cohorts Born Between 1905 and 1977: The Tromsø Study 1979 to 2008.
Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock,Kaare H. Bønaa,Anne Elise Eggen,Sameline Grimsgaard,Bjarne K. Jacobsen,Maja-Lisa Løchen,Ellisiv B. Mathiesen,Inger Njølstad,Tom Wilsgaard +8 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated changes in age-specific blood pressure by repeated measurements in 37,973 women and men born 1905 to 1977 (aged 20-89 years) examined ≤5× between 1979 and 2008 in the population-based Tromso Study.
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Accuracy of a monoclonal antibody-based stool antigen test in the diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection.
Anne Mette Asfeldt,Maja-Lisa Løchen,Bjørn Straume,Sonja E. Steigen,Jon Florholmen,Rasmus Goll,O. Nestegard,Eyvind J. Paulssen +7 more
TL;DR: The monoclonal antibody-based stool antigen test is an accurate tool in the primary diagnosis of H. pylori infection and after eradication therapy, and does not influence the clinical performance of the test.
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Risk of incident myocardial infarction by gender: Interactions with serum lipids, blood pressure and smoking. The Tromsø Study 1979-2012.
Grethe Albrektsen,Ivar Heuch,Maja-Lisa Løchen,Dag S. Thelle,Tom Wilsgaard,Inger Njølstad,Kaare H. Bønaa +6 more
TL;DR: Gender heterogeneity in associations with total cholesterol but not HDL-C indicates gender differences in association with non-HDL-C, and the stronger association with BP in women may relate to more severe hypertension-induced left ventricular hypertrophy.
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Carotid Atherosclerosis Predicts Future Myocardial Infarction But Not Venous Thromboembolism: The Tromsø Study
Erin Mathiesen Hald,Willem M. Lijfering,Ellisiv B. Mathiesen,Stein Harald Johnsen,Maja-Lisa Løchen,Inger Njølstad,Tom Wilsgaard,Frits R. Rosendaal,Sigrid Kufaas Brækkan,John-Bjarne Hansen +9 more
TL;DR: In this article, the effect of carotid atherosclerosis on the risk of myocardial infarction (MI) and venous thromboembolism (VTE) in a general population was investigated and compared.
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Musculoskeletal symptoms among seafood production workers in North Norway.
TL;DR: Musculoskeletal symptoms were found among the majority of production workers in the whitefish, shrimp and salmon industry, the highest prevalence being among female workers.