Author information from the last article
Ragna Elise Støre Govatsmark er ph.d., sykepleier, seksjonsleder ved Seksjon for medisinske kvalitetsregistre, og tidligere daglig leder for Norsk hjerteinfarktregister, St. Olavs hospital.
Articles by Ragna Elise Støre Govatsmark
More STEMI patients should receive thrombolytic therapy
- Kaare Harald Bønaa,
- Olav Magne Leiren,
- Bjørn Inge Våga,
- Gunnar Vangberg,
- Ragna Elise Støre Govatsmark,
- Andreas Kristensen,
- Erik Jerome Stene Packer,
- Rune Wiseth,
- Lars Aaberge,
- Sigrun Halvorsen,
- Ole Christian Mjølstad
06.06.2025:
In patients with an ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) on ECG, the occluded coronary artery must be opened as quickly as possible. This can prevent myocardial damage, complications and death. Many patients in Norway are treated too late. Many STEMI patients do not receive reperfusion therapy...
Health-related quality of life after myocardial infarction
- Ragna Elise Støre Govatsmark,
- Kari Krizak Halle,
- Andrew Malcolm Garratt,
- Kaare Harald Bønaa,
- Veronica Bendiktsen Berge,
- Tove Aminda Hanssen
09.04.2025:
Health outcomes following myocardial infarction are typically measured in terms of mortality, risk of relapse and readmission. The patient perspective, in the form of patient-reported health and quality of life, is also important when planning treatment and care (1–3). Patients who have experienced...
Data quality in the Norwegian Myocardial Infarction Registry
- Ida Almenning Kiel,
- Ragna Elise Støre Govatsmark,
- Veronica Bendiktsen Berge,
- Kari Krizak Halle,
- Stian Lydersen,
- Cecilie Risøe,
- Bjørn Haug,
- Jarle Jortveit,
- Siri Malm,
- Gard Frodahl Tveitevåg Svingen,
- Miriam Wiksnes,
- Christian Engelsen Berg-Hansen,
- Lars Håvard Nilsen,
- Espen Ellingsen Moe,
- Kaare Harald Bønaa
26.03.2025:
In Norway, 61 national medical quality registries have been established, based on diagnoses, procedures or services (1). The main purpose of these registries is to contribute to better patient treatment (1, 2). They are also used for research and administration. In many medical fields, the national...
Correction: Incidence and case fatality of acute myocardial infarction in Norway 2013–2021
- Kaare Harald Bønaa,
- Kari Krizak Halle,
- Ragna Elise Støre Govatsmark,
- Veronica Bendiktsen Berge,
- Ida Almenning Kiel,
- Gerhard Sulo,
- Rune Kvåle
24.10.2024:
Tidsskr Nor Legeforen 2024; 144. doi: 10.4045/tidsskr.24.0237 The paragraph above Table 1 should say: The number of patients with a first-time infarction event decreased from 14 361 (391/100 000) in 2013 to 11 264 (271/100 000) in 2021, (…) Table 1 should say: All myocardial infarctions in 2021: n...
Incidence and case fatality of acute myocardial infarction in Norway 2013–2021
- Kaare Harald Bønaa,
- Kari Krizak Halle,
- Ragna Elise Støre Govatsmark,
- Veronica Bendiktsen Berge,
- Ida Almenning Kiel,
- Gerhard Sulo,
- Rune Kvåle
10.10.2024:
Over the past 100 years, ischemic heart disease mortality has changed considerably in Norway. In the first half of the last century, mortality steadily increased, except for a marked decrease during World War II (1). Mortality then rose substantially in the post-war years, peaking in the 1970s, and...
Gender differences in the assessment and treatment of myocardial infarction
- Jarle Jortveit,
- Ragna Elise Støre Govatsmark,
- Jørund Langørgen,
- Torstein Hole,
- Jan Mannsverk,
- Siv Olsen,
- Cecilie Risøe,
- Sigrun Halvorsen
23.08.2016:
Each year, some 13 000 Norwegians are admitted to Norwegian hospitals with acute myocardial infarction (1). Several studies have shown that women may have less clear symptoms and clinical findings, wait longer for treatment, less frequently undergo invasive assessment and receive less secondary...
Myocardial infarction in Norway in 2013
- Jarle Jortveit,
- Ragna Elise Støre Govatsmark,
- Tormod Aarlott Digre,
- Cecilie Risøe,
- Torstein Hole,
- Jan Mannsverk,
- Stig Arild Slørdahl,
- Sigrun Halvorsen
14.10.2014:
Cardiovascular diseases constitute the most common cause of hospitalisation in Norway (1). Although the mortality rate for these diseases has fallen in Norway in recent years, ischaemic heart disease is still one of the most common causes of death (2). Up until 2012 there was no national quality...