Kristian Løvås

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Kristian Løvås er dr.med., spesialist i indremedisin og i endokrinologi, overlege og seksjonsleder ved Seksjon for hormonsjukdommar, Haukeland universitetssjukehus og professor ved Universitetet i Bergen.

Articles by Kristian Løvås

Diabetic ketoacidosis with SGLT2 inhibitor use – a patient series

Selma Lejlic,
Gunhild Holmaas,
Kristian Løvås,
Grethe Åstrøm Ueland

20.02.2023: Since their introduction in 2013, inhibitors of sodium glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2 inhibitors) have become a common treatment for type 2 diabetes (1). They have been shown to reduce cardiovascular mortality in this patient group and delay the progression of chronic kidney disease (2). However...

Classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia

Ingrid Nermoen,
Eystein S. Husebye,
Anne Grethe Myhre,
Kristian Løvås

30.03.2017: Congenital adrenal hyperplasia is caused by hereditary enzyme defects in the adrenal cortex. The classic form results in reduced production of cortisol and aldosterone accompanied by increased production of adrenocortical androgens. This causes virilisation in girls and adrenocortical insufficiency...