The NORCOR epidemiology and register project was initiated in 2014 and is led by Elise Sverre (pictured above). The project includes a series of observational studies focused on enhancing our knowledge of the post-discharge treatment and monitoring of patients with acute coronary disease. Specifically, we study the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and the impact of demographic, clinical, and psychosocial variables on risk factors management and patient prognosis. By linking our data to the Norwegian Prescription Database, we are able to investigate medication prescribing practices and patient adherence to cardiovascular drug regimens. The major objective is to identify potentially modifiable patient and healthcare factors associated with cardiovascular risk factor control and prognosis. Through this research, we aim to improve current clinical practice and develop novel, evidence-based interventions.
The project has so far resulted in 2 completed PhD degrees and 2 master’s theses and currently includes 2 post-doctoral researchers. Currently, our team consists of one post-doctoral researcher and two PhD fellows. Additionally, data from the project has contributed to the completion of another PhD degree and is actively being utilized in two ongoing PhD projects.
RESEARCH RESULTS
- Treatment patterns and adherence to lipid-lowering drugs during eight-year follow-up after a coronary heart disease event. Atherosclerosis, 2024
- Risk of recurrent cardiovascular events in coronary artery disease patients with Type D personality. Frontiers in Psychology, vol 14, 2023
- Predictors of health-related quality of life in outpatients with coronary heart disease. Frontiers in Psychlogy 2023
- Health-related quality of life in outpatients with coronary heart disease: impact of type D personality, depression, anxiety and insomnia. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology 2023
- Insomnia as a predictor of recurrent cardiovascular events in patients with coronary heart disease. Sleep Research Society, 2022
- Relationships between depression, anxiety, type D personality, and worry and rummination in patients with coronary heart disease. Frontiers in Psychology 2022
- Gaps and discontinuation of statin treatment in Norway: potential for optimizing management of lipid lowering drugs. European Heart Journal Open (EHJ Open) 2022
- Insomnia in patients with coronary heart disease: prevalence and correlates. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine 2021
- Worry and rumination predict insomnia in patients with coronary heart disease: a cross-sectional study with long-term follow-up. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine 2021
- Challenges in coronary heart disease prevention – experiences from a long-term follow-up study in Norway, Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal, 2020
- Is the novel LDL-cholesterol goal <1.4 mmol/L achievable without a PCSK9 inhibitor in a chronic coronary population from clinical practice? Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2020.
- Preventable clinical and psychosocial factors predicted two out of three recurrent cardiovascular events in a coronary population. BMC Cardiovasc Disord.2020.
- Medical and Psychosocial Factors Associated With Low Physical Activity and Increasing Exercise Level After a Coronary Event. J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev. 2019
- Optimal blood pressure control after coronary events: the challenge remains. J Am Soc Hypertens. 2017
- Medical and sociodemographic factors predict persistent smoking after coronary events. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2017
- The role of cardiac rehabilitation in secondary prevention after cardiac events. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2017
- Medical and psychosocial factors and unfavourably LDL-cholesterol control in coronary patients. Eur J of Prev Card. 2017
- Reproducibility of an extensive self-report questionnaire used in secondary coronary prevention. Scand J Public Health, 2017
- Unfavourable risk factor control after coronary events in routine clinical practice. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2017
- Patient characteristics and risk factors of participants and non-participants in the NOR-COR study. Scand Cardiovasc J. 2016
- The role of medical and psychosocial factors for unfavourable coronary risk factor control. Scand Cardiovasc J. 2016