Aims The aim of this study was to use human genetics to investigate the pathogenesis of sick
sinus syndrome (SSS) and the role of risk factors in its development. Methods and results …

Most sequence variants identified hitherto in genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of
atrial fibrillation are common, non-coding variants associated with risk through unknown …

We performed a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies on atrial fibrillation (AF)
among 14,710 cases and 373,897 controls from Iceland and 14,792 cases and 393,863 …

A woman in her thirties, 15 weeks pregnant, underwent acupuncture therapy because of
pregnancy-related nausea and vomiting. Several hours later she experienced shortness of …

… Arterial cannulation is a common procedure in critically ill patients, as it facilitates continuous
monitoring of blood pressure, titration of inotropes, vasopressors and fluids and is also …

… Information on the number, indications and outcome of cardiac transplantations in Icelandic
patients is scarce, as is information on the number of hearts donated from Iceland for cardiac …

… Valgardsson, who turns out to be less dastardly than we first expect. Unforgettable events
include Skarphedin’s … Hrut then turned to meet Atli, who swung quickly at Hrut’s shield and split …

… , like the sinister Mord Valgardsson, who provokes Njal’s sons to kill … ’s servants, early in
the saga, she says to him (referring to Atli, one of Bergthora’s men): ‘I have been told that Atli is …

… “The law is on your side,” remarks Mord Valgardsson, who prosecuted Gunnar and was
the hidden hand behind many of the plots against him. “But we find it hard to put up with,” he …

… Valgardsson, whose men are leaving him for the new chieftain Hoskuld Thráinsson of
Hvítaness, is … Later Atli had sailed with his fleet from Lake Mälar through Stock Sound and then …