Serena Tonstad

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Serena Tonstad er tidligere overlege ved Seksjon for preventiv kardiologi, Avdeling for Endokrinologi, sykelig overvekt og forebyggende medisin, Oslo universitetssykehus, nå pensjonert. Hun er overlege ved Seksjon for forebyggende medisin, Bærum sykehus, adjunct professor ved Loma Linda University, School of Public Health i California og har tidligere vært professor II ved Avdeling for ernæring, Universitetet i Oslo.

Articles by Serena Tonstad

Statins seldom cause adverse reactions

John Munkhaugen,
Oscar Kristiansen,
Elise Sverre,
Kjetil Retterstøl,
Serena Tonstad

21.01.2022: Statins seldom cause muscle side effects and are tolerated by the great majority of people. It is important to spend time, build trust, manage negative expectations and identify other causes of muscle problems than the use of statins. Statins are cost-effective drugs that cause regression of...

Prevalence of diabetes before and after first diagnosis of coronary artery disease

Jarle Jortveit,
Anete Kaldal,
Serena Tonstad

05.03.2018: The prevalence of diabetes in Norway is estimated at 4.7 % (1). It is thought that more than 60 % of all patients with type 2 diabetes will develop cardiovascular disease, and this is the main cause of death in persons with diabetes (2–5). In 2013, a known diabetes diagnosis was recorded in as many...

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...