Publications

Publications published since 2005 or in press from OUS - Department of Cardiology

716 publications found

Publications in press

1. Bodegard J, Skretteberg PT, Gjesdal K, Pyörälä K, Kjeldsen SE, Liestøl K, Erikssen G, Erikssen J
   Low-grade systolic murmurs in healthy middle-aged individuals: innocent or clinically significant? A 35-year follow-up study of 2014 Norwegian men
   J Intern Med (in press)
   PubMed 22061296
2. Broch K, Eek C, Wergeland R, Ueland T, Skårdal R, Aukrust P, Skulstad H, Gullestad L
   NT-proBNP predicts myocardial recovery after non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome
   Scand Cardiovasc J (in press)
   PubMed 22191851
3. Broch K, Ueland T, Nymo SH, Kjekshus J, Hulthe J, Muntendam P, McMurray JJ, Wikstrand J, Cleland JG, Aukrust P, Gullestad L
   Soluble ST2 is associated with adverse outcome in patients with heart failure of ischaemic aetiology
   Eur J Heart Fail (in press)
   PubMed 22302661
4. Edvardsen T
   The continued discovery of left atrial function
   Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging (in press)
   PubMed 22277116
5. Fosshaug LE, Berge RK, Beitnes JO, Berge K, Vik H, Aukrust P, Gullestad L, Vinge LE, Oie E
   Krill oil attenuates left ventricular dilatation after myocardial infarction in rats
   Lipids Health Dis, 10 (1), 245 (in press)
   PubMed 22206454
6. Haukeland JW, Dahl TB, Yndestad A, Gladhaug IP, Løberg EM, Haaland T, Konopski Z, Wium C, Aasheim ET, Johansen OE, Aukrust P, Halvorsen B, Birkeland KI
   Fetuin A in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: in vivo and in vitro studies
   Eur J Endocrinol (in press)
   PubMed 22170794
7. Jakobsen JC, Hansen JL, Simonsen S, Simonsen E, Gluud C
   Effects of cognitive therapy versus interpersonal psychotherapy in patients with major depressive disorder: a systematic review of randomized clinical trials with meta-analyses and trial sequential analyses
   Psychol Med, 1-15 (in press)
   PubMed 22051174
8. Johansen OE, Neubacher D, von Eynatten M, Patel S, Woerle HJ
   Cardiovascular safety with linagliptin in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A pre-specified, prospective, and adjudicated meta-analysis of a Phase 3 programme
   Cardiovasc Diabetol, 11 (1), 3 (in press)
   PubMed 22234149
9. Manhenke C, Orn S, von Haehling S, Wollert KC, Ueland T, Aukrust P, Voors AA, Squire I, Zannad F, Anker SD, Dickstein K
   Clustering of 37 circulating biomarkers by exploratory factor analysis in patients following complicated acute myocardial infarction
   Int J Cardiol (in press)
   PubMed 22197217
10. Nilssen C, Westlie J, Bø H, Kongsgård E, Lappegård K
    Near-fatal Outcome of Late Cardiac Perforation by a Pacemaker Lead in a Young Woman with Transposition of the Great Arteries
    Congenit Heart Dis (in press)
    PubMed 21682846
11. Nymo SH, Ueland T, Askevold ET, Flo TH, Kjekshus J, Hulthe J, Wikstrand J, McMurray J, Van Veldhuisen DJ, Gullestad L, Aukrust P, Yndestad A
    The association between neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin and clinical outcome in chronic heart failure: results from CORONA*
    J Intern Med (in press)
    PubMed 22211640
12. Orn S, Ueland T, Manhenke C, Sandanger O, Godang K, Yndestad A, Mollnes TE, Dickstein K, Aukrust P
    Increased interleukin-1? levels are associated with left ventricular hypertrophy and remodelling following acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction treated by primary percutaneous coronary intervention
    J Intern Med (in press)
    PubMed 22243053
13. Solheim S, Seljeflot I, Lunde K, Bratseth V, Aakhus S, Forfang K, Arnesen H
    The influence of intracoronary injection of bone marrow cells on prothrombotic markers in patients with acute myocardial infarction
    Thromb Res (in press)
    PubMed 22192151
14. Ueland T, Aukrust P, Aakhus S, Smith C, Endresen K, Birkeland KI, Gullestad L, Johansen OE
    Activin A and cardiovascular disease in type 2 diabetes mellitus
    Diab Vasc Dis Res (in press)
    PubMed 22234949

Publications 2012

1. Bjørnstad JL, Skrbic B, Marstein HS, Hasic A, Sjaastad I, Louch WE, Florholmen G, Christensen G, Tønnessen T (2012)
   Inhibition of SMAD2 phosphorylation preserves cardiac function during pressure overload
   Cardiovasc Res, 93 (1), 100-10
   PubMed 22049534
2. Edvardsen T, Haugaa KH (2012)
   Republished article: Imaging assessment of ventricular mechanics
   Postgrad Med J, 88 (1036), 105-12
   PubMed 22262782
3. Grindheim G, Toska K, Estensen ME, Rosseland LA (2012)
   Changes in pulmonary function during pregnancy: a longitudinal cohort study
   BJOG, 119 (1), 94-101
   PubMed 22004272
4. Grundvold I, Skretteberg PT, Liestøl K, Erikssen G, Kjeldsen SE, Arnesen H, Erikssen J, Bodegard J (2012)
   Upper normal blood pressures predict incident atrial fibrillation in healthy middle-aged men: a 35-year follow-up study
   Hypertension, 59 (2), 198-204
   PubMed 22252392
5. Gullestad L, Pernow J, Bjurö T, Aaberge L, Skårdal R, Kjekshus E, Høglund L, Mellgård AJ, Wahlquist I, Ablad B (2012)
   Differential effects of metoprolol and atenolol to neuropeptide Y blockade in coronary artery disease
   Scand Cardiovasc J, 46 (1), 23-31
   PubMed 22017530
6. Nilsson L, Hallén J, Atar D, Jonasson L, Swahn E (2012)
   Early measurements of plasma matrix metalloproteinase-2 predict infarct size and ventricular dysfunction in ST-elevation myocardial infarction
   Heart, 98 (1), 31-6
   PubMed 21727201
7. Opstad TB, Pettersen AA, Weiss TW, Akra S, Øvstebø R, Arnesen H, Seljeflot I (2012)
   Genetic variation, gene-expression and circulating levels of matrix metalloproteinase-9 in patients with stable coronary artery disease
   Clin Chim Acta, 413 (1-2), 113-20
   PubMed 21963461
8. Skretteberg PT, Grundvold I, Kjeldsen SE, Erikssen JE, Sandvik L, Liestøl K, Erikssen G, Pedersen TR, Bodegard J (2012)
   HDL-cholesterol and prediction of coronary heart disease: modified by physical fitness? A 28-year follow-up of apparently healthy men
   Atherosclerosis, 220 (1), 250-6
   PubMed 22062589
9. Smiseth OA, Russell K, Skulstad H (2012)
   The role of echocardiography in quantification of left ventricular dyssynchrony: state of the art and future directions
   Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging, 13 (1), 61-8
   PubMed 22094237
10. Ueland T, Smedbakken LM, Hallén J, Atar D, Januzzi JL, Halvorsen B, Jensen JK, Aukrust P (2012)
    Soluble CXCL16 and long-term outcome in acute ischemic stroke
    Atherosclerosis, 220 (1), 244-9
    PubMed 22055341
11. Waldum B, Westheim AS, Sandvik L, Flønæs B, Grundtvig M, Gullestad L, Hole T, Os I (2012)
    Baseline anemia is not a predictor of all-cause mortality in outpatients with advanced heart failure or severe renal dysfunction results from the norwegian heart failure registry
    J Am Coll Cardiol, 59 (4), 371-8
    PubMed 22261159

Publications 2011

1. Afzal F, Aronsen JM, Moltzau LR, Sjaastad I, Levy FO, Skomedal T, Osnes JB, Qvigstad E (2011)
   Differential regulation of ?2 -adrenoceptor-mediated inotropic and lusitropic response by PDE3 and PDE4 in failing and non-failing rat cardiac ventricle
   Br J Pharmacol, 162 (1), 54-71
   PubMed 21133887
2. Afzal F, Qvigstad E, Aronsen JM, Moltzau LR, Sjaastad I, Skomedal T, Osnes JB, Levy FO (2011)
   Agents increasing cyclic GMP amplify 5-HT4-elicited positive inotropic response in failing rat cardiac ventricle
   Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol, 384 (6), 543-53
   PubMed 21901315
3. Agewall S, Eurenius L, Hofman-Bang C, Malmqvist K, Frick M, Jernberg T, Tornvall P (2011)
   Myocardial infarction with angiographically normal coronary arteries
   Atherosclerosis, 219 (1), 10-4
   PubMed 21601856
4. Ahmed MS, Gravning J, Martinov VN, von Lueder TG, Edvardsen T, Czibik G, Moe IT, Vinge LE, Øie E, Valen G, Attramadal H (2011)
   Mechanisms of novel cardioprotective functions of CCN2/CTGF in myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury
   Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, 300 (4), H1291-302
   PubMed 21186275
5. Andersen GØ, Knudsen EC, Aukrust P, Yndestad A, Oie E, Müller C, Seljeflot I, Ueland T (2011)
   Elevated serum osteoprotegerin levels measured early after acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction predict final infarct size
   Heart, 97 (6), 460-5
   PubMed 21270073
6. Andersen GØ, Ueland T, Knudsen EC, Scholz H, Yndestad A, Sahraoui A, Smith C, Lekva T, Otterdal K, Halvorsen B, Seljeflot I, Aukrust P (2011)
   Activin A levels are associated with abnormal glucose regulation in patients with myocardial infarction: potential counteracting effects of activin A on inflammation
   Diabetes, 60 (5), 1544-51
   PubMed 21464440
7. Andreassen AK, Gude E, Solberg OG, Ueland T (2011)
   [Treatment of idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension]
   Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 131 (13-14), 1285-8
   PubMed 21725387
8. Angel K, Provan SA, Hammer HB, Mowinckel P, Kvien TK, Atar D (2011)
   Changes in arterial stiffness during continued infliximab treatment in patients with inflammatory arthropathies
   Fundam Clin Pharmacol, 25 (4), 511-7
   PubMed 20825487
9. Ariansen I, Dammen T, Abdelnoor M, Tveit A, Gjesdal K (2011)
   Mental health and sleep in permanent atrial fibrillation patients from the general population
   Clin Cardiol, 34 (5), 327-31
   PubMed 21319172
10. Ariansen I, Edvardsen E, Borchsenius F, Abdelnoor M, Tveit A, Gjesdal K (2011)
    Lung function and dyspnea in patients with permanent atrial fibrillation
    Eur J Intern Med, 22 (5), 466-70
    PubMed 21925054
11. Arora S, Ueland T, Wennerblom B, Sigurdadottir V, Eiskjær H, Bøtker HE, Ekmehag B, Jansson K, Mortensen SA, Saunamaki K, Simonsen S, Gude E, Bendz B, Solbu D, Aukrust P, Gullestad L (2011)
    Effect of everolimus introduction on cardiac allograft vasculopathy--results of a randomized, multicenter trial
    Transplantation, 92 (2), 235-43
    PubMed 21677600
12. Aukrust P, Sandberg WJ, Otterdal K, Vinge LE, Gullestad L, Yndestad A, Halvorsen B, Ueland T (2011)
    Tumor necrosis factor superfamily molecules in acute coronary syndromes
    Ann Med, 43 (2), 90-103
    PubMed 21039303
13. Banach M, Michalska M, Kjeldsen SE, Ma?yszko J, Mikhailidis DP, Rysz J (2011)
    What should be the optimal levels of blood pressure: Does the J-curve phenomenon really exist?
    Expert Opin Pharmacother, 12 (12), 1835-44
    PubMed 21517698
14. Beitnes JO, Gjesdal O, Lunde K, Solheim S, Edvardsen T, Arnesen H, Forfang K, Aakhus S (2011)
    Left ventricular systolic and diastolic function improve after acute myocardial infarction treated with acute percutaneous coronary intervention, but are not influenced by intracoronary injection of autologous mononuclear bone marrow cells: a 3 year serial echocardiographic sub-study of the randomized-controlled ASTAMI study
    Eur J Echocardiogr, 12 (2), 98-106
    PubMed 20851818
15. Beitnes JO, Lunde K, Brinchmann JE, Aakhus S (2011)
    Stem cells for cardiac repair in acute myocardial infarction
    Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther, 9 (8), 1015-25
    PubMed 21878046
16. Bendz B, Endresen K, Eritsland J, Arnesen H (2011)
    [Don't withdraw all blood platelet inhibitors]
    Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 131 (8), 800; author reply 800
    PubMed 21556070
17. Berntsen RF, Bønaa KH, Huikuri HV, Rasmussen K (2011)
    Determinants of cardiac vagal regulation: a cross-sectional study in a general population
    Auton Neurosci, 162 (1-2), 54-9
    PubMed 21511544
18. Bjørnstad JL, Sjaastad I, Nygård S, Hasic A, Ahmed MS, Attramadal H, Finsen AV, Christensen G, Tønnessen T (2011)
    Collagen isoform shift during the early phase of reverse left ventricular remodelling after relief of pressure overload
    Eur Heart J, 32 (2), 236-45
    PubMed 20525982
19. Brandsaeter B, Atar D, Agewall S, Norwegian Heart failure Registry (2011)
    Gender differences among Norwegian patients with heart failure
    Int J Cardiol, 146 (3), 354-8
    PubMed 19700210
20. Byrkjeland R, Nilsson BB, Westheim AS, Arnesen H, Seljeflot I (2011)
    Inflammatory markers as related to disease severity in patients with chronic heart failure: limited effects of exercise training
    Scand J Clin Lab Invest, 71 (7), 598-605
    PubMed 21831004
21. Bøhmer E, Kristiansen IS, Arnesen H, Halvorsen S (2011)
    Health and cost consequences of early versus late invasive strategy after thrombolysis for acute myocardial infarction
    Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil, 18 (5), 717-23
    PubMed 21450598
22. Catapano AL, Reiner Z, De Backer G, Graham I, Taskinen MR, Wiklund O, Agewall S, Alegria E, Chapman MJ, Durrington P, Erdine S, Halcox J, Hobbs R, Kjekshus J, Filardi PP, Riccardi G, Storey RF, Wood D, European Society of Cardiology (ESC), European Atherosclerosis Society (EAS) (2011)
    ESC/EAS Guidelines for the management of dyslipidaemias The Task Force for the management of dyslipidaemias of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Atherosclerosis Society (EAS)
    Atherosclerosis, 217 (1), 3-46
    PubMed 21882396
23. Edvardsen T (2011)
    Can modern echocardiographic techniques predict drug-induced cardiotoxicity?
    J Am Coll Cardiol, 57 (22), 2271-2
    PubMed 21616288
24. Edvardsen T, Haugaa KH (2011)
    Imaging assessment of ventricular mechanics
    Heart, 97 (16), 1349-56
    PubMed 21775511
25. Eek C, Grenne B, Brunvand H, Aakhus S, Endresen K, Smiseth OA, Edvardsen T, Skulstad H (2011)
    Postsystolic shortening is a strong predictor of recovery of systolic function in patients with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction
    Eur J Echocardiogr, 12 (7), 483-9
    PubMed 21609975
26. Egstrup K, Bergfeldt L, Duris T, Gullestad L, Kochmanski M, Ku?nierz B, Nielsen T, Sawicki S, Aunes-Jansson M, Edvardsson N, Frison L, Johansson S, Berggren A (2011)
    QT response after a test dose and during maintenance therapy with AZD1305 in patients with atrial fibrillation: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial
    Am J Cardiovasc Drugs, 11 (3), 199-208
    PubMed 21619383
27. Epailly E, Albanell J, Andreassen A, Bara C, Campistol JM, Delgado JF, Eisen H, Fiane AE, Mohacsi P, Schubert S, Sebbag L, Turazza FM, Valantine H, Zuckermann A, Potena L (2011)
    Proliferation signal inhibitors and post-transplant malignancies in heart transplantation: practical clinical management questions
    Clin Transplant, 25 (5), E475-86
    PubMed 21592231
28. Espinoza A, Halvorsen PS, Skulstad H, Lundblad R, Bugge JF, Hoff L, Fosse E, Edvardsen T (2011)
    Automated detection of myocardial ischaemia by epicardial miniature ultrasound transducers--a novel tool for patient monitoring during cardiac surgery
    Eur J Cardiothorac Surg, 39 (1), 53-9
    PubMed 20627751
29. Estensen M, Gude E, Ekmehag B, Lommi J, Bjortuft O, Mortensen S, Nystrom UM, Simonsen S (2011)
    Pregnancy in heart- and heart/lung recipients can be problematic
    Scand Cardiovasc J, 45 (6), 349-53
    PubMed 21879798
30. European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation, Reiner Z, Catapano AL, De Backer G, Graham I, Taskinen MR, Wiklund O, Agewall S, Alegria E, Chapman MJ, Durrington P, Erdine S, Halcox J, Hobbs R, Kjekshus J, Filardi PP, Riccardi G, Storey RF, Wood D, ESC Committee for Practice Guidelines (CPG) 2008-2010 and 2010-2012 Committees, Bax J, Vahanian A, Auricchio A, Baumgartner H, Ceconi C et al. (2011)
    ESC/EAS Guidelines for the management of dyslipidaemias: the Task Force for the management of dyslipidaemias of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Atherosclerosis Society (EAS)
    Eur Heart J, 32 (14), 1769-818
    PubMed 21712404
31. Finsen AV, Lunde IG, Sjaastad I, Østli EK, Lyngra M, Jarstadmarken HO, Hasic A, Nygård S, Wilcox-Adelman SA, Goetinck PF, Lyberg T, Skrbic B, Florholmen G, Tønnessen T, Louch WE, Djurovic S, Carlson CR, Christensen G (2011)
    Syndecan-4 is essential for development of concentric myocardial hypertrophy via stretch-induced activation of the calcineurin-NFAT pathway
    PLoS One, 6 (12), e28302
    PubMed 22164265
32. Forli L, Bollerslev J, Simonsen S, Isaksen GA, Godang K, Pripp AH, Bjortuft O (2011)
    Disturbed energy metabolism after lung and heart transplantation
    Clin Transplant, 25 (2), E136-43
    PubMed 21158927
33. Ghanavatian S, Stein RA, Atar D, Hole L, Agewall S (2011)
    The course of D-dimer, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein and pro-B-type natriuretic peptide in patients with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction
    Clin Lab, 57 (9-10), 771-6
    PubMed 22029194
34. Gjesdal O, Bluemke DA, Lima JA (2011)
    Cardiac remodeling at the population level--risk factors, screening, and outcomes
    Nat Rev Cardiol, 8 (12), 673-85
    PubMed 22027657
35. Gjesdal O, Remme EW, Opdahl A, Skulstad H, Russell K, Kongsgaard E, Edvardsen T, Smiseth OA (2011)
    Mechanisms of abnormal systolic motion of the interventricular septum during left bundle-branch block
    Circ Cardiovasc Imaging, 4 (3), 264-73
    PubMed 21393502
36. Goebel B, Gjesdal O, Kottke D, Otto S, Jung C, Lauten A, Figulla HR, Edvardsen T, Poerner TC (2011)
    Detection of irregular patterns of myocardial contraction in patients with hypertensive heart disease: a two-dimensional ultrasound speckle tracking study
    J Hypertens, 29 (11), 2255-64
    PubMed 21946697
37. Grenne B, Eek C, Sjøli B, Dahlslett T, Hol PK, Orn S, Skulstad H, Smiseth OA, Edvardsen T, Brunvand H (2011)
    Mean strain throughout the heart cycle by longitudinal two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography enables early prediction of infarct size
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 24 (10), 1118-25
    PubMed 21764553
38. Grimsmo J, Grundvold I, Maehlum S, Arnesen H (2011)
    Echocardiographic evaluation of aged male cross country skiers
    Scand J Med Sci Sports, 21 (3), 412-9
    PubMed 20136762
39. Grimsmo J, Maehlum S, Moelstad P, Arnesen H (2011)
    Mortality and cardiovascular morbidity among long-term endurance male cross country skiers followed for 28-30 years
    Scand J Med Sci Sports, 21 (6), e351-8
    PubMed 21477204
40. Grundtvig M, Gullestad L, Hole T, Flønæs B, Westheim A (2011)
    Characteristics, implementation of evidence-based management and outcome in patients with chronic heart failure: results from the Norwegian heart failure registry
    Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs, 10 (1), 44-9
    PubMed 20452825
41. Grøgaard HK, Solheim S, Landsverk KS, Seljeflot I, Hoffmann P, Arnesen H, Ilebekk A (2011)
    Circulating CD34? progenitor cells and growth factors in patients treated with PCI for acute myocardial infarction or stable angina pectoris
    Scand J Clin Lab Invest, 71 (4), 322-9
    PubMed 21463159
42. Hallén J, Madsen L, Ladefoged S, Fagerland MW, Serebruany VL, Agewall S, Atar D (2011)
    Incremental value of a combination of cardiac troponin T, N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide and C-reactive protein for prediction of mortality in end-stage renal disease
    Scand J Urol Nephrol, 45 (2), 151-8
    PubMed 21091090
43. Halvorsen S, Huber K (2011)
    The role of fibrinolysis in the era of primary percutaneous coronary intervention
    Thromb Haemost, 105 (3), 390-5
    PubMed 21136014
44. Haugaa KH, Bergestuen DS, Sahakyan LG, Skulstad H, Aakhus S, Thiis-Evensen E, Edvardsen T (2011)
    Evaluation of right ventricular dysfunction by myocardial strain echocardiography in patients with intestinal carcinoid disease
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 24 (6), 644-50
    PubMed 21440415
45. Haugaa KH, Edvardsen T, Amlie JP (2011)
    Prediction of life-threatening arrhythmias--still an unresolved problem
    Cardiology, 118 (2), 129-37
    PubMed 21555886
46. Hedner T, Narkiewicz K, Kjeldsen S, Oparil S (2011)
    Antihypertensive therapy and cancer risks?
    Blood Press, 20 (3), 127-8
    PubMed 21599451
47. Hedner T, Narkiewicz K, Oparil S, Kjeldsen S (2011)
    An appropriate SCORE to assess cardiovascular risk in hypertension?
    Blood Press, 20 (6), 320-1
    PubMed 22077635
48. Henriksson M, Russell D, Bodegard J, Kjeldsen S, Hasvold P, Stålhammar J, Levin LÅ (2011)
    Health-care costs of losartan and candesartan in the primary treatment of hypertension
    J Hum Hypertens, 25 (2), 130-6
    PubMed 20376078
49. Herrscher TE, Akre H, Øverland B, Sandvik L, Westheim AS (2011)
    High prevalence of sleep apnea in heart failure outpatients: even in patients with preserved systolic function
    J Card Fail, 17 (5), 420-5
    PubMed 21549300
50. Holm S, Ueland T, Dahl TB, Michelsen AE, Skjelland M, Russell D, Nymo SH, Krohg-Sørensen K, Clausen OP, Atar D, Januzzi JL, Aukrust P, Jensen JK, Halvorsen B (2011)
    Fatty Acid binding protein 4 is associated with carotid atherosclerosis and outcome in patients with acute ischemic stroke
    PLoS One, 6 (12), e28785
    PubMed 22174896
51. Hopp E, Lunde K, Solheim S, Aakhus S, Arnesen H, Forfang K, Edvardsen T, Smith HJ (2011)
    Regional myocardial function after intracoronary bone marrow cell injection in reperfused anterior wall infarction - a cardiovascular magnetic resonance tagging study
    J Cardiovasc Magn Reson, 13, 22
    PubMed 21414223
52. Hussain RI, Afzal F, Mørk HK, Aronsen JM, Sjaastad I, Osnes JB, Skomedal T, Levy FO, Krobert KA (2011)
    Cyclic AMP-dependent inotropic effects are differentially regulated by muscarinic G(i)-dependent constitutive inhibition of adenylyl cyclase in failing rat ventricle
    Br J Pharmacol, 162 (4), 908-16
    PubMed 21039419
53. Jander N, Minners J, Neumann FJ, Gohlke-Barwolf C, Holme I, Gerdts E, Boman K, Brudi P, Chambers JB, Egstrup K, Kesaniemi YA, Malbecq W, Nienaber CA, Ray S, Rossebo A, Pedersen TR, Skjaerpe T, Willenheimer R, Wachtell K (2011)
    Response to Letters Regarding Article, "Outcome of Patients With Low-Gradient "Severe" Aortic Stenosis and Preserved Ejection Fraction"
    Circulation, 124 (13), E362-E363
54. Jensen JK, Hallén J, Lund T, Madsen LH, Grieg Z, Januzzi JL, Atar D (2011)
    Troponin I degradation in serum of patients with acute ischemic stroke
    Scand J Clin Lab Invest, 71 (1), 74-80
    PubMed 21214502
55. Jensen MK, Almaas VM, Jacobsson L, Hansen PR, Havndrup O, Aakhus S, Svane B, Hansen TF, Køber L, Endresen K, Eriksson MJ, Jørgensen E, Amlie JP, Gadler F, Bundgaard H (2011)
    Long-term outcome of percutaneous transluminal septal myocardial ablation in hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy: a Scandinavian multicenter study
    Circ Cardiovasc Interv, 4 (3), 256-65
    PubMed 21540441
56. Karlsen A, Svendsen M, Seljeflot I, Sommernes MA, Sexton J, Brevik A, Erlund I, Serafini M, Bastani N, Remberg SF, Borge GI, Carlsen MH, Bøhn SK, Myhrstad MC, Dragsted LO, Duttaroy AK, Haffner K, Laake P, Drevon CA, Arnesen H, Collins A, Tonstad S, Blomhoff R (2011)
    Compliance, tolerability and safety of two antioxidant-rich diets: a randomised controlled trial in male smokers
    Br J Nutr, 106 (4), 557-71
    PubMed 21806852
57. Kjeldsen SE, Hedner T, Narkiewicz K, Oparil S (2011)
    Treatment of high blood pressure in acute stroke--the SCAST study
    Blood Press, 20 (2), 67-8
    PubMed 21405956
58. Kjeldsen SE, Nicholls M (2011)
    Spotlight: Sverre Erik Kjeldsen, MD, PhD, FAHA, FESC
    Circulation, 123 (16), F91-F95
59. Kjeldsen SE, Oparil S, Narkiewicz K, Hedner T (2011)
    High mortality explained by mildly elevated blood pressure in Scandinavian adolescent conscripts: a plea for early drug treatment?
    Blood Press, 20 (4), 188-9
    PubMed 21780952
60. Knudsen CW, Tønseth KA (2011)
    Pressure ulcers--prophylaxis and treatment
    Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 131 (5), 464-7
    PubMed 21383799
61. Knudsen EC, Seljeflot I, Abdelnoor M, Eritsland J, Mangschau A, Müller C, Arnesen H, Andersen GO (2011)
    Impact of newly diagnosed abnormal glucose regulation on long-term prognosis in low risk patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction: A follow-up study
    BMC Endocr Disord, 11, 14
    PubMed 21801387
62. Knudsen EC, Seljeflot I, Abdelnoor M, Eritsland J, Mangschau A, Müller C, Arnesen H, Andersen GØ (2011)
    Elevated levels of PAI-1 activity and t-PA antigen are associated with newly diagnosed abnormal glucose regulation in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction
    J Thromb Haemost, 9 (8), 1468-74
    PubMed 21624046
63. Kotu LP, Engan K, Eftestol T, Orn S, Woie L (2011)
    Segmentation of scarred and non-scarred myocardium in LG enhanced CMR images using intensity-based textural analysis
    Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc, 2011, 5698-701
    PubMed 22255633
64. Kringen MK, Narum S, Lygren I, Seljeflot I, Sandset PM, Trøseid AM, Johansen PW, Brørs O, Holthe MR (2011)
    Reduced platelet function and role of drugs in acute gastrointestinal bleeding
    Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol, 108 (3), 194-201
    PubMed 21118353
65. Kubon C, Mistry NB, Grundvold I, Halvorsen S, Kjeldsen SE, Westheim AS (2011)
    The role of beta-blockers in the treatment of chronic heart failure
    Trends Pharmacol Sci, 32 (4), 206-12
    PubMed 21376403
66. Larsen KO, Yndestad A, Sjaastad I, Løberg EM, Goverud IL, Halvorsen B, Jia J, Andreassen AK, Husberg C, Jonasson S, Lipp M, Christensen G, Aukrust P, Skjønsberg OH (2011)
    Lack of CCR7 induces pulmonary hypertension involving perivascular leukocyte infiltration and inflammation
    Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol, 301 (1), L50-9
    PubMed 21498626
67. Larstorp AC, Okin PM, Devereux RB, Olsen MH, Ibsen H, Dahlöf B, Kjeldsen SE, Wachtell K (2011)
    Changes in electrocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy and risk of major cardiovascular events in isolated systolic hypertension: the LIFE study
    J Hum Hypertens, 25 (3), 178-85
    PubMed 20505749
68. Mistry N, Abdelnoor M, Seljeflot I, Hoffmann P, Bøhmer E, Bjørnerheim R, Kjeldsen SE, Halvorsen S (2011)
    Amino-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) levels 3 months after myocardial infarction are more strongly associated with magnetic resonance-determined ejection fraction than NTproBNP levels in the acute phase
    J Card Fail, 17 (6), 479-86
    PubMed 21624736
69. Mistry N, Beitnes JO, Halvorsen S, Abdelnoor M, Hoffmann P, Kjeldsen SE, Smith G, Aakhus S, Bjørnerheim R (2011)
    Assessment of left ventricular function in ST-elevation myocardial infarction by global longitudinal strain: a comparison with ejection fraction, infarct size, and wall motion score index measured by non-invasive imaging modalities
    Eur J Echocardiogr, 12 (9), 678-83
    PubMed 21810829
70. Mjøen G, Oyen O, Midtvedt K, Dahle DO, Norby G, Holdaas H (2011)
    Age, gender, and body mass index are associated with renal function after kidney donation
    Clin Transplant, 25 (6), E579-83
    PubMed 21906171
71. Munkvik M, Lunde PK, Aronsen JM, Birkeland JA, Sjaastad I, Sejersted OM (2011)
    Attenuated fatigue in slow twitch skeletal muscle during isotonic exercise in rats with chronic heart failure
    PLoS One, 6 (7), e22695
    PubMed 21799933
72. Niemelä M, Kervinen K, Erglis A, Holm NR, Maeng M, Christiansen EH, Kumsars I, Jegere S, Dombrovskis A, Gunnes P, Stavnes S, Steigen TK, Trovik T, Eskola M, Vikman S, Romppanen H, Mäkikallio T, Hansen KN, Thayssen P, Aberge L, Jensen LO, Hervold A, Airaksinen J, Pietilä M, Frobert O et al. (2011)
    Randomized comparison of final kissing balloon dilatation versus no final kissing balloon dilatation in patients with coronary bifurcation lesions treated with main vessel stenting: the Nordic-Baltic Bifurcation Study III
    Circulation, 123 (1), 79-86
    PubMed 21173348
73. Nytrøen K, Myers J, Chan KN, Geiran OR, Gullestad L (2011)
    Chronotropic responses to exercise in heart transplant recipients: 1-yr follow-up
    Am J Phys Med Rehabil, 90 (7), 579-88
    PubMed 21765276
74. Naalsund A, Lund MB, Mynarek G, Aakhus S, Boberg KM, Nordøy I (2011)
    [A man in his 60s with severe respiratory failure]
    Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 131 (17), 1654-7
    PubMed 21901039
75. Offstad J, Andersen K, Paulsson P, Andreasson J, Kjellman U, Lundblad O, Engstrøm KG, Haaverstad R, Svennevig JL (2011)
    The Scandinavian multicenter hemodynamic evaluation of the SJM Regent aortic valve
    J Cardiothorac Surg, 6, 163
    PubMed 22182835
76. Oparil S, Narkiewicz K, Kjeldsen S, Hedner T (2011)
    Renal nerve ablation: emerging role in therapeutics
    Blood Press, 20 (5), 253-5
    PubMed 21905971
77. Patrono C, Andreotti F, Arnesen H, Badimon L, Baigent C, Collet JP, De Caterina R, Gulba D, Huber K, Husted S, Kristensen SD, Morais J, Neumann FJ, Rasmussen LH, Siegbahn A, Steg PG, Storey RF, Van de Werf F, Verheugt F (2011)
    Antiplatelet agents for the treatment and prevention of atherothrombosis
    Eur Heart J, 32 (23), 2922-32
    PubMed 22019823
78. Remme EW, Opdahl A, Smiseth OA (2011)
    Mechanics of left ventricular relaxation, early diastolic lengthening, and suction investigated in a mathematical model
    Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, 300 (5), H1678-87
    PubMed 21317306
79. Russell D, Stålhammar J, Bodegard J, Hasvold P, Thuresson M, Kjeldsen SE (2011)
    Cardiovascular events in subgroups of patients during primary treatment of hypertension with candesartan or losartan
    J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich), 13 (3), 189-97
    PubMed 21366850
80. Russell K, Smiseth OA, Gjesdal O, Qvigstad E, Norseng PA, Sjaastad I, Opdahl A, Skulstad H, Edvardsen T, Remme EW (2011)
    Mechanism of prolonged electromechanical delay in late activated myocardium during left bundle branch block
    Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, 301 (6), H2334-43
    PubMed 21984549
81. Røsjø H, Andreassen J, Edvardsen T, Omland T (2011)
    Prognostic usefulness of circulating high-sensitivity troponin T in aortic stenosis and relation to echocardiographic indexes of cardiac function and anatomy
    Am J Cardiol, 108 (1), 88-91
    PubMed 21529731
82. Sandset EC, Bath PM, Boysen G, Jatuzis D, Kõrv J, Lüders S, Murray GD, Richter PS, Roine RO, Terént A, Thijs V, Berge E, SCAST Study Group (2011)
    The angiotensin-receptor blocker candesartan for treatment of acute stroke (SCAST): a randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial
    Lancet, 377 (9767), 741-50
    PubMed 21316752
83. Sanner H, Aaløkken TM, Gran JT, Sjaastad I, Johansen B, Flatø B (2011)
    Pulmonary outcome in juvenile dermatomyositis: a case-control study
    Ann Rheum Dis, 70 (1), 86-91
    PubMed 20805295
84. Sarvari SI, Haugaa KH, Anfinsen OG, Leren TP, Smiseth OA, Kongsgaard E, Amlie JP, Edvardsen T (2011)
    Right ventricular mechanical dispersion is related to malignant arrhythmias: a study of patients with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy and subclinical right ventricular dysfunction
    Eur Heart J, 32 (9), 1089-96
    PubMed 21406439
85. Schwartz T, Sanner H, Husebye T, Flatø B, Sjaastad I (2011)
    Cardiac dysfunction in juvenile dermatomyositis: a case-control study
    Ann Rheum Dis, 70 (5), 766-71
    PubMed 21216816
86. Seljeflot I, Nilsson BB, Westheim AS, Bratseth V, Arnesen H (2011)
    The L-arginine-asymmetric dimethylarginine ratio is strongly related to the severity of chronic heart failure. No effects of exercise training
    J Card Fail, 17 (2), 135-42
    PubMed 21300303
87. Serebruany VL, Miller M, Pokov AN, Lynch D, Jensen JK, Hallén J, Atar D (2011)
    Early impact of prescription Omega-3 fatty acids on platelet biomarkers in patients with coronary artery disease and hypertriglyceridemia
    Cardiology, 118 (3), 187-94
    PubMed 21701167
88. Sjøli B, Grenne B, Smiseth OA, Edvardsen T, Brunvand H (2011)
    The advantage of global strain compared to left ventricular ejection fraction to predict outcome after acute myocardial infarction
    Echocardiography, 28 (5), 556-63
    PubMed 21535118
89. Smedbakken L, Jensen JK, Hallén J, Atar D, Januzzi JL, Halvorsen B, Aukrust P, Ueland T (2011)
    Activated leukocyte cell adhesion molecule and prognosis in acute ischemic stroke
    Stroke, 42 (9), 2453-8
    PubMed 21757661
90. Smedsrud MK, Pettersen E, Gjesdal O, Svennevig JL, Andersen K, Ihlen H, Edvardsen T (2011)
    Detection of left ventricular dysfunction by global longitudinal systolic strain in patients with chronic aortic regurgitation
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 24 (11), 1253-9
    PubMed 21908174
91. Stensaeth KH, Fossum E, Hoffmann P, Mangschau A, Klow NE (2011)
    Clinical characteristics and role of early cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in patients with suspected ST-elevation myocardial infarction and normal coronary arteries
    Int J Cardiovasc Imaging, 27 (3), 355-65
    PubMed 20652637
92. Stensæth KH, Fossum E, Hoffmann P, Mangschau A, Skretteberg PT, Kløw NE (2011)
    Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in acute coronary syndrome; clinical features and contribution of cardiac magnetic resonance during the acute and convalescent phase
    Scand Cardiovasc J, 45 (2), 77-85
    PubMed 20979536
93. Task Force for the management of dyslipidaemias of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Atherosclerosis Society (EAS), Catapano AL, Reiner Z, De Backer G, Graham I, Taskinen MR, Wiklund O, Agewall S, Alegria E, Chapman MJ, Durrington P, Erdine S, Halcox J, Hobbs R, Kjekshus J, Perrone Filardi P, Riccardi G, Storey RF, Wood D, ESC Committee for Practice Guidelines 2008-2010 and 2010-2012 Committees (2011)
    ESC/EAS Guidelines for the management of dyslipidaemias: the Task Force for the management of dyslipidaemias of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Atherosclerosis Society (EAS)
    Atherosclerosis, 217 Suppl 1, S1-44
    PubMed 21723445
94. Timms D, Gude E, Gaddum N, Lim E, Greatrex N, Wong K, Steinseifer U, Lovell N, Fraser J, Fiane A (2011)
    Assessment of right pump outflow banding and speed changes on pulmonary hemodynamics during biventricular support with two rotary left ventricular assist devices
    Artif Organs, 35 (8), 807-13
    PubMed 21726243
95. Tjora S, Gjestland H, Mordal S, Agewall S (2011)
    Troponin rise in healthy subjects during exercise test
    Int J Cardiol, 151 (3), 375-6
    PubMed 21764153
96. Tsai HR, Gjesdal O, Wethal T, Haugaa KH, Fosså A, Fosså SD, Edvardsen T (2011)
    Left ventricular function assessed by two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography in long-term survivors of Hodgkin's lymphoma treated by mediastinal radiotherapy with or without anthracycline therapy
    Am J Cardiol, 107 (3), 472-7
    PubMed 21257017
97. Tveit A, Flonaes B, Aaser E, Korneliussen K, Froland G, Gullestad L, Grundtvig M (2011)
    No impact of atrial fibrillation on mortality risk in optimally treated heart failure patients
    Clin Cardiol, 34 (9), 537-42
    PubMed 21796642
98. Tøien K, Bredal IS, Skogstad L, Myhren H, Ekeberg O (2011)
    Health related quality of life in trauma patients. Data from a one-year follow up study compared with the general population
    Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med, 19, 22
    PubMed 21477280
99. Tømte O, Andersen GØ, Jacobsen D, Drægni T, Auestad B, Sunde K (2011)
    Strong and weak aspects of an established post-resuscitation treatment protocol-A five-year observational study
    Resuscitation, 82 (9), 1186-93
    PubMed 21636202
100. Tømte Ø, Drægni T, Mangschau A, Jacobsen D, Auestad B, Sunde K (2011)
     A comparison of intravascular and surface cooling techniques in comatose cardiac arrest survivors
     Crit Care Med, 39 (3), 443-9
     PubMed 21169821
101. Ueland T, Aukrust P, Broch K, Aakhus S, Skårdal R, Muntendam P, Gullestad L (2011)
     Galectin-3 in heart failure: high levels are associated with all-cause mortality
     Int J Cardiol, 150 (3), 361-4
     PubMed 21641051
102. Ueland T, Aukrust P, Dahl CP, Husebye T, Solberg OG, Tønnessen T, Aakhus S, Gullestad L (2011)
     Osteoprotegerin levels predict mortality in patients with symptomatic aortic stenosis
     J Intern Med, 270 (5), 452-60
     PubMed 21623962
103. Ueland T, Aukrust P, Omdal TR, Damås JK, Endresen K, Ren F, Hysing J (2011)
     Effect of eptifibatide on platelet-mediated inflammation in acute coronary syndromes
     Int J Cardiol, 151 (3), 385-7
     PubMed 21782261
104. Ueland T, Dahl CP, Gullestad L, Aakhus S, Broch K, Skårdal R, Vermeer C, Aukrust P, Schurgers LJ (2011)
     Circulating levels of non-phosphorylated undercarboxylated matrix Gla protein are associated with disease severity in patients with chronic heart failure
     Clin Sci (Lond), 121 (3), 119-27
     PubMed 21294711
105. Ueland T, Dahl CP, Kjekshus J, Hulthe J, Böhm M, Mach F, Goudev A, Lindberg M, Wikstrand J, Aukrust P, Gullestad L (2011)
     Osteoprotegerin predicts progression of chronic heart failure: results from CORONA
     Circ Heart Fail, 4 (2), 145-52
     PubMed 21216833
106. Von Lueder TG, Melsom MN, Atar D, Agewall S (2011)
     Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a novel rare cause of elevated plasma troponin T levels
     Clin Lab, 57 (7-8), 615-8
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107. Waehre A, Halvorsen B, Yndestad A, Husberg C, Sjaastad I, Nygård S, Dahl CP, Ahmed MS, Finsen AV, Reims H, Louch WE, Hilfiker-Kleiner D, Vinge LE, Roald B, Attramadal H, Lipp M, Gullestad L, Aukrust P, Christensen G (2011)
     Lack of chemokine signaling through CXCR5 causes increased mortality, ventricular dilatation and deranged matrix during cardiac pressure overload
     PLoS One, 6 (4), e18668
     PubMed 21533157
108. Weiss TW, Arnesen H, Trøseid M, Kaun C, Hjerkinn EM, Huber K, Wojta J, Seljeflot I (2011)
     Adipose tissue expression of interleukin-18 mRNA is elevated in subjects with metabolic syndrome and independently associated with fasting glucose
     Wien Klin Wochenschr, 123 (21-22), 650-4
     PubMed 21842238
109. Weiss TW, Eritsland J (2011)
     ECG in acute myocardial infarction - inferior not anterior but left and right Reply
     Wien. Klin. Wochen., 123 (15-16), 520
110. Weiss TW, Eritsland J (2011)
     Anterior or inferior?
     Wien Klin Wochenschr, 123 (9-10), 268
     PubMed 21253773
111. Weiss TW, Seljeflot I, Hjerkinn EM, Arnesen H (2011)
     Adipose tissue pro-inflammatory gene expression is associated with cardiovascular disease
     Int J Clin Pract, 65 (9), 939-44
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112. Weiss TW, Simak R, Kaun C, Rega G, Pflüger H, Maurer G, Huber K, Wojta J (2011)
     Oncostatin M and IL-6 induce u-PA and VEGF in prostate cancer cells and correlate in vivo
     Anticancer Res, 31 (10), 3273-8
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113. Wyller VB, Thaulow E, Aaberge L, Døhlen G (2011)
     [Evidence-based materials and independent physicians]
     Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 131 (17), 1637
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114. Wyller VB, Aaberge L, Thaulow E, Døhlen G (2011)
     [Percutaneous catheter-based implantation of artificial pulmonary valves in patients with congenital heart defects]
     Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 131 (13-14), 1289-93
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115. Øie E, Ueland T, Dahl CP, Bohov P, Berge C, Yndestad A, Gullestad L, Aukrust P, Berge RK (2011)
     Fatty acid composition in chronic heart failure: low circulating levels of eicosatetraenoic acid and high levels of vaccenic acid are associated with disease severity and mortality
     J Intern Med, 270 (3), 263-72
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116. Aarones M, Gullestad L, Aakhus S, Ueland T, Skaardal R, Aass H, Wergeland R, Smith HJ, Aukrust P, Kongsgaard E (2011)
     Prognostic value of cardiac troponin T in patients with moderate to severe heart failure scheduled for cardiac resynchronization therapy
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Publications 2010

1. Aksnes TA, Kjeldsen SE (2010)
   A link between hypertension and atrial fibrillation: methods of treatment and prevention
   Curr Vasc Pharmacol, 8 (6), 769-74
   PubMed 20626338
2. Andersen R, Wethal T, Günther A, Fosså A, Edvardsen T, Fosså SD, Kjekshus J (2010)
   Relation of coronary artery calcium score to premature coronary artery disease in survivors >15 years of Hodgkin's lymphoma
   Am J Cardiol, 105 (2), 149-52
   PubMed 20102909
3. Ariansen I, Abdelnoor M, Tveit A, Gjesdal K (2010)
   Guidelines' criteria for rate control in atrial fibrillation: are they useful?
   Scand Cardiovasc J, 44 (3), 132-8
   PubMed 20184511
4. Arnesen H, Seljeflot I (2010)
   Studies on very long chain marine n-3 fatty acids in patients with atherosclerotic heart disease with special focus on mechanisms, dosage and formulas of supplementation
   Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand), 56 (1), 18-27
   PubMed 20196966
5. Arora S, Gunther A, Wennerblom B, Ueland T, Andreassen AK, Gude E, Endresen K, Geiran O, Wilhelmsen N, Andersen R, Aukrust P, Gullestad L (2010)
   Systemic markers of inflammation are associated with cardiac allograft vasculopathy and an increased intimal inflammatory component
   Am J Transplant, 10 (6), 1428-36
   PubMed 20486911
6. Atar D, Birkeland KI, Uhlig T (2010)
   'Treat to target': moving targets from hypertension, hyperlipidaemia and diabetes to rheumatoid arthritis
   Ann Rheum Dis, 69 (4), 629-30
   PubMed 20237122
7. Aukrust P, Halvorsen B, Ueland T, Michelsen AE, Skjelland M, Gullestad L, Yndestad A, Otterdal K (2010)
   Activated platelets and atherosclerosis
   Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther, 8 (9), 1297-307
   PubMed 20828352
8. Aune E, Endresen K, Fox KA, Steen-Hansen JE, Roislien J, Hjelmesaeth J, Otterstad JE (2010)
   Effect of implementing routine early invasive strategy on one-year mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction
   Am J Cardiol, 105 (1), 36-42
   PubMed 20102887
9. Aune E, Endresen K, Roislien J, Hjelmesaeth J, Otterstad JE (2010)
   The effect of tobacco smoking and treatment strategy on the one-year mortality of patients with acute non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
   BMC Cardiovasc Disord, 10, 59
   PubMed 21159165
10. Banach M, Kjeldsen SE, Narkiewicz K (2010)
    Controversies in hypertension treatment
    Curr Vasc Pharmacol, 8 (6), 731-2
    PubMed 20840062
11. Barth J, Agewall S (2010)
    Never too late: a commentary on "Impact of age, sex and exercise on brachial and popliteal artery remodelling in humans"
    Atherosclerosis, 210 (2), 366
    PubMed 20362291
12. Bergestuen DS, Edvardsen T, Aakhus S, Ueland T, Oie E, Vatn M, Aukrust P, Thiis-Evensen E (2010)
    Activin A in carcinoid heart disease: a possible role in diagnosis and pathogenesis
    Neuroendocrinology, 92 (3), 168-77
    PubMed 20720391
13. Bergestuen DS, Gravning J, Haugaa KH, Sahakyan LG, Aakhus S, Thiis-Evensen E, Øie E, Aukrust P, Attramadal H, Edvardsen T (2010)
    Plasma CCN2/connective tissue growth factor is associated with right ventricular dysfunction in patients with neuroendocrine tumors
    BMC Cancer, 10, 6
    PubMed 20053285
14. Bergh CH, Andersson B, Dahlström U, Forfang K, Kivikko M, Sarapohja T, Ullman B, Wikström G (2010)
    Intravenous levosimendan vs. dobutamine in acute decompensated heart failure patients on beta-blockers
    Eur J Heart Fail, 12 (4), 404-10
    PubMed 20335355
15. Bloch Thomsen PE, Jons C, Raatikainen MJ, Moerch Joergensen R, Hartikainen J, Virtanen V, Boland J, Anttonen O, Gang UJ, Hoest N, Boersma LV, Platou ES, Becker D, Messier MD, Huikuri HV, Cardiac Arrhythmias and Risk Stratification After Acute Myocardial Infarction (CARISMA) Study Group (2010)
    Long-term recording of cardiac arrhythmias with an implantable cardiac monitor in patients with reduced ejection fraction after acute myocardial infarction: the Cardiac Arrhythmias and Risk Stratification After Acute Myocardial Infarction (CARISMA) study
    Circulation, 122 (13), 1258-64
    PubMed 20837897
16. Bøhn SK, Myhrstad MC, Thoresen M, Holden M, Karlsen A, Tunheim SH, Erlund I, Svendsen M, Seljeflot I, Moskaug JO, Duttaroy AK, Laake P, Arnesen H, Tonstad S, Collins A, Drevon CA, Blomhoff R (2010)
    Blood cell gene expression associated with cellular stress defense is modulated by antioxidant-rich food in a randomised controlled clinical trial of male smokers
    BMC Med, 8, 54
    PubMed 20846424
17. Dale E, Heggelund L, Leegard TM, Samdal HH, Edvardsen T, Gjertsen E (2010)
    [Dramatic case report caused by a rare bacteria]
    Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 130 (2), 149-51
    PubMed 20125205
18. De Blois J, Simard S, Atar D, Agewall S, Norwegian Heart Failure Registry (2010)
    COPD predicts mortality in HF: the Norwegian Heart Failure Registry
    J Card Fail, 16 (3), 225-9
    PubMed 20206897
19. Dolgos S, Hartmann A, Isaksen GA, Simonsen S, Bjørtuft Ø, Boberg KM, Bollerslev J (2010)
    Osteoporosis is a prevalent finding in patients with solid organ failure awaiting transplantation - a population based study
    Clin Transplant, 24 (5), E145-52
    PubMed 20236290
20. Eek C, Grenne B, Brunvand H, Aakhus S, Endresen K, Hol PK, Smith HJ, Smiseth OA, Edvardsen T, Skulstad H (2010)
    Strain echocardiography and wall motion score index predicts final infarct size in patients with non-ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction
    Circ Cardiovasc Imaging, 3 (2), 187-94
    PubMed 20075142
21. Eek C, Grenne B, Brunvand H, Aakhus S, Endresen K, Smiseth OA, Edvardsen T, Skulstad H (2010)
    Strain echocardiography predicts acute coronary occlusion in patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome
    Eur J Echocardiogr, 11 (6), 501-8
    PubMed 20185525
22. Einvik G, Ekeberg O, Lavik JG, Ellingsen I, Klemsdal TO, Hjerkinn EM (2010)
    The influence of long-term awareness of hyperlipidemia and of 3 years of dietary counseling on depression, anxiety, and quality of life
    J Psychosom Res, 68 (6), 567-72
    PubMed 20488274
23. Ericsson M, Andersson KB, Amundsen BH, Torp SH, Sjaastad I, Christensen G, Sejersted OM, Ellingsen Ø (2010)
    High-intensity exercise training in mice with cardiomyocyte-specific disruption of Serca2
    J Appl Physiol, 108 (5), 1311-20
    PubMed 20167673
24. Eritsland J, Fossum E (2010)
    Chronic occlusion of the left main coronary artery: importance of collaterals
    Cardiology, 117 (2), 128-30
    PubMed 20975264
25. Espinoza A, Halvorsen PS, Hoff L, Skulstad H, Fosse E, Ihlen H, Edvardsen T (2010)
    Detecting myocardial ischaemia using miniature ultrasonic transducers--a feasibility study in a porcine model
    Eur J Cardiothorac Surg, 37 (1), 119-26
    PubMed 19581103
26. Forli L, Bollerslev J, Simonsen S, Isaksen GA, Kvamsdal KE, Godang K, Gadeholt G, Pripp AH, Bjortuft O (2010)
    Dietary vitamin K2 supplement improves bone status after lung and heart transplantation
    Transplantation, 89 (4), 458-64
    PubMed 20177349
27. Gerdts E, Rossebø AB, Pedersen TR, Boman K, Brudi P, Chambers JB, Egstrup K, Gohlke-Bärwolf C, Holme I, Kesäniemi YA, Malbecq W, Nienaber C, Ray S, Skjærpe T, Wachtell K, Willenheimer R (2010)
    Impact of baseline severity of aortic valve stenosis on effect of intensive lipid lowering therapy (from the SEAS study)
    Am J Cardiol, 106 (11), 1634-9
    PubMed 21094366
28. Grenne B, Eek C, Sjøli B, Dahlslett T, Uchto M, Hol PK, Skulstad H, Smiseth OA, Edvardsen T, Brunvand H (2010)
    Acute coronary occlusion in non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome: outcome and early identification by strain echocardiography
    Heart, 96 (19), 1550-6
    PubMed 20643662
29. Grenne B, Eek C, Sjøli B, Skulstad H, Aakhus S, Smiseth OA, Edvardsen T, Brunvand H (2010)
    Changes of myocardial function in patients with non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome awaiting coronary angiography
    Am J Cardiol, 105 (9), 1212-8
    PubMed 20403468
30. Grimsmo J, Grundvold I, Maehlum S, Arnesen H (2010)
    High prevalence of atrial fibrillation in long-term endurance cross-country skiers: echocardiographic findings and possible predictors--a 28-30 years follow-up study
    Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil, 17 (1), 100-5
    PubMed 20065854
31. Grundtvig M, Westheim A, Hole T, Flønaes B, Gullestad L, Norwegian Heart Failure Registry (2010)
    Warning on diuretic use
    J Am Coll Cardiol, 55 (23), 2609-10; author reply 2610
    PubMed 20513605
32. Gude E, Andreassen AK, Arora S, Gullestad L, Grov I, Hartmann A, Leivestad T, Fiane AE, Geiran OR, Vardal M, Simonsen S (2010)
    Acute renal failure early after heart transplantation: risk factors and clinical consequences
    Clin Transplant, 24 (6), E207-13
    PubMed 20184627
33. Gude E, Gullestad L, Arora S, Simonsen S, Hoel I, Hartmann A, Holdaas H, Fiane AE, Geiran OR, Andreassen AK (2010)
    Benefit of early conversion from CNI-based to everolimus-based immunosuppression in heart transplantation
    J Heart Lung Transplant, 29 (6), 641-7
    PubMed 20304681
34. Gude E, Simonsen S, Geiran OR, Fiane AE, Gullestad L, Arora S, Relbo A, Andreassen AK (2010)
    Pulmonary hypertension in heart transplantation: discrepant prognostic impact of pre-operative compared with 1-year post-operative right heart hemodynamics
    J Heart Lung Transplant, 29 (2), 216-23
    PubMed 19837606
35. Gullestad L, Iversen M, Mortensen SA, Eiskjaer H, Riise GC, Mared L, Bjørtuft O, Ekmehag B, Jansson K, Simonsen S, Gude E, Rundqvist B, Fagertun HE, Solbu D, Bergh CH (2010)
    Everolimus with reduced calcineurin inhibitor in thoracic transplant recipients with renal dysfunction: a multicenter, randomized trial
    Transplantation, 89 (7), 864-72
    PubMed 20061999
36. Gullestad L, Mortensen SA, Eiskjær H, Riise GC, Mared L, Bjørtuft O, Ekmehag B, Jansson K, Simonsen S, Gude E, Rundqvist B, Fagertun HE, Solbu D, Iversen M (2010)
    Two-year outcomes in thoracic transplant recipients after conversion to everolimus with reduced calcineurin inhibitor within a multicenter, open-label, randomized trial
    Transplantation, 90 (12), 1581-9
    PubMed 21030905
37. Habib G, Badano L, Tribouilloy C, Vilacosta I, Zamorano JL, Galderisi M, Voigt JU, Sicari R, Cosyns B, Fox K, Aakhus S, European Association of Echocardiography (2010)
    Recommendations for the practice of echocardiography in infective endocarditis
    Eur J Echocardiogr, 11 (2), 202-19
    PubMed 20223755
38. Hallén J, Atar D (2010)
    A window into your heart: taking cardiac troponin to the next level
    Biomark Med, 4 (6), 889-94
    PubMed 21133709
39. Hallén J, Jensen JK, Fagerland MW, Jaffe AS, Atar D (2010)
    Cardiac troponin I for the prediction of functional recovery and left ventricular remodelling following primary percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-elevation myocardial infarction
    Heart, 96 (23), 1892-7
    PubMed 21062778
40. Hallén J, Johansen OE, Birkeland KI, Gullestad L, Aakhus S, Endresen K, Tjora S, Jaffe AS, Atar D (2010)
    Determinants and prognostic implications of cardiac troponin T measured by a sensitive assay in type 2 diabetes mellitus
    Cardiovasc Diabetol, 9, 52
    PubMed 20843304
41. Hallén J, Petzelbauer P, Schwitter J, Geudelin B, Buser P, Atar D (2010)
    Impact of time to therapy and presence of collaterals on the efficacy of FX06 in acute ST elevation myocardial infarction: a substudy of the F.I.R.E., the Efficacy of FX06 in the prevention of myocardial reperfusion injury trial
    EuroIntervention, 5 (8), 946-52
    PubMed 20542780
42. Hallén J, Sejersten M, Johanson P, Atar D, Clemmensen PM (2010)
    Influence of ST-segment recovery on infarct size and ejection fraction in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction receiving primary percutaneous coronary intervention
    Am J Cardiol, 105 (9), 1223-8
    PubMed 20403470
43. Halvorsen PS, Remme EW, Espinoza A, Skulstad H, Lundblad R, Bergsland J, Hoff L, Imenes K, Edvardsen T, Elle OJ, Fosse E (2010)
    Automatic real-time detection of myocardial ischemia by epicardial accelerometer
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 139 (4), 1026-32
    PubMed 19717169
44. Haugnes HS, Wethal T, Aass N, Dahl O, Klepp O, Langberg CW, Wilsgaard T, Bremnes RM, Fosså SD (2010)
    Cardiovascular risk factors and morbidity in long-term survivors of testicular cancer: a 20-year follow-up study
    J Clin Oncol, 28 (30), 4649-57
    PubMed 20855830
45. Haugaa KH, Amlie JP, Berge KE, Leren TP, Smiseth OA, Edvardsen T (2010)
    Transmural differences in myocardial contraction in long-QT syndrome: mechanical consequences of ion channel dysfunction
    Circulation, 122 (14), 1355-63
    PubMed 20855658
46. Haugaa KH, Leren IS, Berge KE, Bathen J, Loennechen JP, Anfinsen OG, Früh A, Edvardsen T, Kongsgård E, Leren TP, Amlie JP (2010)
    High prevalence of exercise-induced arrhythmias in catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia mutation-positive family members diagnosed by cascade genetic screening
    Europace, 12 (3), 417-23
    PubMed 20106799
47. Haugaa KH, Smedsrud MK, Steen T, Kongsgaard E, Loennechen JP, Skjaerpe T, Voigt JU, Willems R, Smith G, Smiseth OA, Amlie JP, Edvardsen T (2010)
    Mechanical dispersion assessed by myocardial strain in patients after myocardial infarction for risk prediction of ventricular arrhythmia
    JACC Cardiovasc Imaging, 3 (3), 247-56
    PubMed 20223421
48. Hedner T, Kjeldsen S, Narkiewicz K, Oparil S (2010)
    Blood pressure and migration
    Blood Press, 19 (2), 65-6
    PubMed 20367544
49. Helle-Valle TM, Yu WC, Fernandes VR, Rosen BD, Lima JA (2010)
    Usefulness of radial strain mapping by multidetector computer tomography to quantify regional myocardial function in patients with healed myocardial infarction
    Am J Cardiol, 106 (4), 483-91
    PubMed 20691305
50. Hoekstra M, van der Lans CA, Halvorsen B, Gullestad L, Kuiper J, Aukrust P, van Berkel TJ, Biessen EA (2010)
    The peripheral blood mononuclear cell microRNA signature of coronary artery disease
    Biochem Biophys Res Commun, 394 (3), 792-7
    PubMed 20230787
51. Hole T, Grundtvig M, Gullestad L, Flønæs B, Westheim A (2010)
    Improved quality of life in Norwegian heart failure patients after follow-up in outpatient heart failure clinics: results from the Norwegian Heart Failure Registry
    Eur J Heart Fail, 12 (11), 1247-52
    PubMed 20847014
52. Holme I, Boman K, Brudi P, Egstrup K, Gohlke-Baerwolf C, Kesäniemi YA, Malbecq W, Rossebø AB, Wachtell K, Willenheimer R, Pedersen TR (2010)
    Observed and predicted reduction of ischemic cardiovascular events in the Simvastatin and Ezetimibe in Aortic Stenosis trial
    Am J Cardiol, 105 (12), 1802-8
    PubMed 20538134
53. Hougen K, Aronsen JM, Stokke MK, Enger U, Nygard S, Andersson KB, Christensen G, Sejersted OM, Sjaastad I (2010)
    Cre-loxP DNA recombination is possible with only minimal unspecific transcriptional changes and without cardiomyopathy in Tg(alphaMHC-MerCreMer) mice
    Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, 299 (5), H1671-8
    PubMed 20802136
54. Inglis SC, McMurray JJ, Böhm M, Schaufelberger M, van Veldhuisen DJ, Lindberg M, Dunselman P, Hjalmarson A, Kjekshus J, Waagstein F, Wedel H, Wikstrand J, CORONA Study Group (2010)
    Intermittent claudication as a predictor of outcome in patients with ischaemic systolic heart failure: analysis of the Controlled Rosuvastatin Multinational Trial in Heart Failure trial (CORONA)
    Eur J Heart Fail, 12 (7), 698-705
    PubMed 20501489
55. Iversen PO, Andersson KB, Finsen AV, Sjaastad I, von Lueder TG, Sejersted OM, Attramadal H, Christensen G (2010)
    Separate mechanisms cause anemia in ischemic vs. nonischemic murine heart failure
    Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol, 298 (3), R808-14
    PubMed 20032264
56. Jensen JK, Ueland T, Atar D, Gullestad L, Mickley H, Aukrust P, Januzzi JL (2010)
    Osteoprotegerin concentrations and prognosis in acute ischaemic stroke
    J Intern Med, 267 (4), 410-7
    PubMed 19895657
57. Julius S, Kjeldsen SE, Weber MA (2010)
    Angiotensin-receptor blockade, cancer, and concerns
    Lancet Oncol, 11 (9), 820-1; author reply 821-2
    PubMed 20816379
58. Kjeldsen K, Atar D, Hallén J, Vardas P, Zannad F, Haunsø S (2010)
    Sudden cardiac death--the challenge to cardiology
    Fundam Clin Pharmacol, 24 (5), 535-7
    PubMed 20854303
59. Kjeldsen SE, Hedner T, Narkiewicz K, Oparil S (2010)
    Blood Pressure celebrates 20 years of dedication to Nordic hypertension research
    Blood Press, 19 (3), 130-1
    PubMed 20482441
60. Kjeldsen SE, Hedner T, Oparil S, Narkiewicz K (2010)
    Angiotensin receptor blockers and cancer - Relationship dismissed by VALUE data while waiting for EMA and FDA reports
    Blood Press, 19 (5), 271-2
    PubMed 20858047
61. Kjeldsen SE, Schmieder RE, Unger T, Mancia G (2010)
    Telmisartan and hydrochlorothiazide combination therapy for the treatment of hypertension
    Curr Med Res Opin, 26 (4), 879-87
    PubMed 20144138
62. Kjeldsen SE, Stålhammar J, Hasvold P, Bodegard J, Olsson U, Russell D (2010)
    Effects of losartan vs candesartan in reducing cardiovascular events in the primary treatment of hypertension
    J Hum Hypertens, 24 (4), 263-73
    PubMed 19890371
63. Leren IS, Haugaa KH, Edvardsen T, Anfinsen OG, Kongsgård E, Berge KE, Leren TP, Amlie JP (2010)
    [Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia]
    Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 130 (2), 139-42
    PubMed 20125202
64. Lip GY, Huber K, Andreotti F, Arnesen H, Airaksinen JK, Cuisset T, Kirchhof P, Marín F, Consensus Document of European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Thrombosis (2010)
    Antithrombotic management of atrial fibrillation patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome and/or undergoing coronary stenting: executive summary--a Consensus Document of the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Thrombosis, endorsed by the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) and the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI)
    Eur Heart J, 31 (11), 1311-8
    PubMed 20447945
65. Lip GY, Huber K, Andreotti F, Arnesen H, Airaksinen KJ, Cuisset T, Kirchhof P, Marín F, European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Thrombosis (2010)
    Management of antithrombotic therapy in atrial fibrillation patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome and/or undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention/ stenting
    Thromb Haemost, 103 (1), 13-28
    PubMed 20062939
66. Lorgelly PK, Briggs AH, Wedel H, Dunselman P, Hjalmarson A, Kjekshus J, Waagstein F, Wikstrand J, Jánosi A, van Veldhuisen DJ, Barrios V, Fonseca C, McMurray JJ, CORONA Study Group (2010)
    An economic evaluation of rosuvastatin treatment in systolic heart failure: evidence from the CORONA trial
    Eur J Heart Fail, 12 (1), 66-74
    PubMed 20023047
67. Louch WE, Hake J, Jølle GF, Mørk HK, Sjaastad I, Lines GT, Sejersted OM (2010)
    Control of Ca2+ release by action potential configuration in normal and failing murine cardiomyocytes
    Biophys J, 99 (5), 1377-86
    PubMed 20816049
68. Louch WE, Hougen K, Mørk HK, Swift F, Aronsen JM, Sjaastad I, Reims HM, Roald B, Andersson KB, Christensen G, Sejersted OM (2010)
    Sodium accumulation promotes diastolic dysfunction in end-stage heart failure following Serca2 knockout
    J Physiol, 588 (Pt 3), 465-78
    PubMed 20008467
69. Lund BP, Gohlke-Bärwolf C, Cramariuc D, Rossebø AB, Rieck AE, Gerdts E (2010)
    Effect of obesity on left ventricular mass and systolic function in patients with asymptomatic aortic stenosis (a Simvastatin Ezetimibe in Aortic Stenosis [SEAS] substudy)
    Am J Cardiol, 105 (10), 1456-60
    PubMed 20451694
70. Maggioni AP, Dahlström U, Filippatos G, Chioncel O, Leiro MC, Drozdz J, Fruhwald F, Gullestad L, Logeart D, Metra M, Parissis J, Persson H, Ponikowski P, Rauchhaus M, Voors A, Nielsen OW, Zannad F, Tavazzi L, Heart Failure Association of ESC (HFA) (2010)
    EURObservational Research Programme: the Heart Failure Pilot Survey (ESC-HF Pilot)
    Eur J Heart Fail, 12 (10), 1076-84
    PubMed 20805094
71. McMurray JJ, Dunselman P, Wedel H, Cleland JG, Lindberg M, Hjalmarson A, Kjekshus J, Waagstein F, Apetrei E, Barrios V, Böhm M, Kamenský G, Komajda M, Mareev V, Wikstrand J, CORONA Study Group (2010)
    Coenzyme Q10, rosuvastatin, and clinical outcomes in heart failure: a pre-specified substudy of CORONA (controlled rosuvastatin multinational study in heart failure)
    J Am Coll Cardiol, 56 (15), 1196-204
    PubMed 20883926
72. Michelsen AE, Rathcke CN, Skjelland M, Holm S, Ranheim T, Krohg-Sørensen K, Klingvall MF, Brosstad F, Oie E, Vestergaard H, Aukrust P, Halvorsen B (2010)
    Increased YKL-40 expression in patients with carotid atherosclerosis
    Atherosclerosis, 211 (2), 589-95
    PubMed 20347092
73. Mistry N, Bøhmer E, Hoffmann P, Müller C, Bjørnerheim R, Kjeldsen SE, Halvorsen S (2010)
    Left ventricular function in acute myocardial infarction treated with thrombolysis followed by early versus late invasive strategy
    Am Heart J, 160 (1), 73-9
    PubMed 20598975
74. Mistry N, Halvorsen S, Hoffmann P, Müller C, Bøhmer E, Kjeldsen SE, Bjørnerheim R (2010)
    Assessment of left ventricular function with magnetic resonance imaging vs. echocardiography, contrast echocardiography, and single-photon emission computed tomography in patients with recent ST-elevation myocardial infarction
    Eur J Echocardiogr, 11 (9), 793-800
    PubMed 20525984
75. Munkvik M, Rehn TA, Slettaløkken G, Hasic A, Hallén J, Sjaastad I, Sejersted OM, Lunde PK (2010)
    Training effects on skeletal muscle calcium handling in human chronic heart failure
    Med Sci Sports Exerc, 42 (5), 847-55
    PubMed 19996998
76. Möller T, Brun H, Fredriksen PM, Holmstrøm H, Peersen K, Pettersen E, Grünig E, Mereles D, Thaulow E (2010)
    Right ventricular systolic pressure response during exercise in adolescents born with atrial or ventricular septal defect
    Am J Cardiol, 105 (11), 1610-6
    PubMed 20494671
77. Nakstad AR, Eek C, Aarhus D, Larsen A, Haugaa KH (2010)
    Survival after prolonged resuscitation with 99 defibrillations due to Torsade De Pointes cardiac electrical storm: a case report
    Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med, 18, 7
    PubMed 20137096
78. Nicholls M, Halvorsen S (2010)
    Spotlight: Sigrun Halvorsen, MD, PhD, FESC
    Circulation, 121 (2), F10-F11
79. Olsen MH, Mallion JM, Rahn KH, Erdine S, Viigimaa M, Laurent S, Agabiti-Rosei E, Mancia G, Schmieder RE, Cifkova R, Dominiczak A, Kjeldsen SE, Redon J, Zanchetti A, Nilsson P, Narkiewicz K, ESH Council (2010)
    Agreement within Europe about antihypertensive treatment and education - results from the European Society of Hypertension questionnaire
    J Hypertens, 28 (7), 1593-4
    PubMed 20574253
80. Oparil S, Kjeldsen SE, Narkiewicz K, Hedner T (2010)
    Blood pressure variability: Emerging role in risk assessment and therapeutics
    Blood Press, 19 (4), 209-11
    PubMed 20684659
81. Opstad TB, Pettersen AA, Bratseth V, Arnesen H, Seljeflot I (2010)
    The influence of tissue factor and tissue factor pathway inhibitor polymorphisms on thrombin generation in stable coronary artery disease
    Pathophysiol Haemost Thromb, 37 (2-4), 98-103
    PubMed 21555871
82. Padmanabhan S, Melander O, Johnson T, Di Blasio AM, Lee WK, Gentilini D, Hastie CE, Menni C, Monti MC, Delles C, Laing S, Corso B, Navis G, Kwakernaak AJ, van der Harst P, Bochud M, Maillard M, Burnier M, Hedner T, Kjeldsen S, Wahlstrand B, Sjögren M, Fava C, Montagnana M, Danese E et al. (2010)
    Genome-wide association study of blood pressure extremes identifies variant near UMOD associated with hypertension
    PLoS Genet, 6 (10), e1001177
    PubMed 21082022
83. Provan S, Angel K, Semb AG, Atar D, Kvien TK (2010)
    NT-proBNP predicts mortality in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: results from 10-year follow-up of the EURIDISS study
    Ann Rheum Dis, 69 (11), 1946-50
    PubMed 20525846
84. Remme EW, Smiseth OA (2010)
    Comments on point: Counterpoint: Left ventricular volume during diastasis is/is not the physiological in vivo equilibrium volume and is/is not related to diastolic suction
    J Appl Physiol, 109 (2), 612
    PubMed 21312417
85. Roshan F, Saeed M, Agewall S (2010)
    Patients' self-estimated likelihood of taking a statin as prescribed after different types of prognostic information
    Atherosclerosis, 212 (2), 586-8
    PubMed 20708186
86. Russell K, Opdahl A, Remme EW, Gjesdal O, Skulstad H, Kongsgaard E, Edvardsen T, Smiseth OA (2010)
    Evaluation of left ventricular dyssynchrony by onset of active myocardial force generation: a novel method that differentiates between electrical and mechanical etiologies
    Circ Cardiovasc Imaging, 3 (4), 405-14
    PubMed 20494943
87. Røsjø H, Husberg C, Dahl MB, Stridsberg M, Sjaastad I, Finsen AV, Carlson CR, Oie E, Omland T, Christensen G (2010)
    Chromogranin B in heart failure: a putative cardiac biomarker expressed in the failing myocardium
    Circ Heart Fail, 3 (4), 503-11
    PubMed 20519641
88. Sattar N, Preiss D, Murray HM, Welsh P, Buckley BM, de Craen AJ, Seshasai SR, McMurray JJ, Freeman DJ, Jukema JW, Macfarlane PW, Packard CJ, Stott DJ, Westendorp RG, Shepherd J, Davis BR, Pressel SL, Marchioli R, Marfisi RM, Maggioni AP, Tavazzi L, Tognoni G, Kjekshus J, Pedersen TR, Cook TJ et al. (2010)
    Statins and risk of incident diabetes: a collaborative meta-analysis of randomised statin trials
    Lancet, 375 (9716), 735-42
    PubMed 20167359
89. Serebruany V, Rao SV, Silva MA, Donovan JL, Kannan AO, Makarov L, Goto S, Atar D (2010)
    Correlation of inhibition of platelet aggregation after clopidogrel with post discharge bleeding events: assessment by different bleeding classifications
    Eur Heart J, 31 (2), 227-35
    PubMed 19854728
90. Serebruany VL, Atar D (2010)
    The PLATO trial: do you believe in magic?
    Eur Heart J, 31 (7), 764-7
    PubMed 20007979
91. Skretteberg PT, Bodegård J, Kjeldsen SE, Erikssen G, Thaulow E, Sandvik L, Erikssen JE (2010)
    Interaction between inflammation and blood viscosity predicts cardiovascular mortality
    Scand Cardiovasc J, 44 (2), 107-12
    PubMed 19670036
92. Smiseth O, Taylor J (2010)
    Spotlight: Otto Smiseth, MD, PhD, FESC, FACC
    Circulation, 122 (4), F22-F23
93. Smiseth O, Taylor J (2010)
    Team 2010: Integrated Cardiovascular Function, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
    Circulation, 122 (4), F24
94. Solheim S, Seljeflot I, Lunde K, Bjørnerheim R, Aakhus S, Forfang K, Arnesen H (2010)
    Frequency of left ventricular thrombus in patients with anterior wall acute myocardial infarction treated with percutaneous coronary intervention and dual antiplatelet therapy
    Am J Cardiol, 106 (9), 1197-200
    PubMed 21029812
95. Stokke MK, Hougen K, Sjaastad I, Louch WE, Briston SJ, Enger UH, Andersson KB, Christensen G, Eisner DA, Sejersted OM, Trafford AW (2010)
    Reduced SERCA2 abundance decreases the propensity for Ca2+ wave development in ventricular myocytes
    Cardiovasc Res, 86 (1), 63-71
    PubMed 20019150
96. Sverdrup Ø, Jensen T, Solheim S, Gjesdal K (2010)
    Training auscultatory skills: computer simulated heart sounds or additional bedside training? A randomized trial on third-year medical students
    BMC Med Educ, 10, 3
    PubMed 20082701
97. Swift F, Tovsrud N, Sjaastad I, Sejersted OM, Niggli E, Egger M (2010)
    Functional coupling of alpha(2)-isoform Na(+)/K(+)-ATPase and Ca(2+) extrusion through the Na(+)/Ca(2+)-exchanger in cardiomyocytes
    Cell Calcium, 48 (1), 54-60
    PubMed 20667414
98. Tjugen TB, Flaa A, Kjeldsen SE (2010)
    The prognostic significance of heart rate for cardiovascular disease and hypertension
    Curr Hypertens Rep, 12 (3), 162-9
    PubMed 20431967
99. Toivonen L, Raatikainen P, Walfridsson H, Englund A, Hegbom F, Anfinsen OG, Gjesdal K, Pehrson S, Johansson S, Frison L, Berggren AR, Edvardsson N (2010)
    A randomized invasive cardiac electrophysiology study of the combined ion channel blocker AZD1305 in patients after catheter ablation of atrial flutter
    J Cardiovasc Pharmacol, 56 (3), 300-8
    PubMed 20588189
100. Trøseid M, Seljeflot I, Arnesen H (2010)
     The role of interleukin-18 in the metabolic syndrome
     Cardiovasc Diabetol, 9, 11
     PubMed 20331890
101. Tveit A, Arnesen H, Smith P, Bratseth V, Seljeflot I (2010)
     L-arginine, asymmetric dimethylarginine and rhythm outcome after electrical cardioversion for atrial fibrillation
     Cardiology, 117 (3), 176-80
     PubMed 21063118
102. Tzemos N, Lyseggen E, Silversides C, Jamorski M, Tong JH, Harvey P, Floras J, Siu S (2010)
     Endothelial function, carotid-femoral stiffness, and plasma matrix metalloproteinase-2 in men with bicuspid aortic valve and dilated aorta
     J Am Coll Cardiol, 55 (7), 660-8
     PubMed 20170792
103. Ueland T, Gullestad L, Dahl CP, Aukrust P, Aakhus S, Solberg OG, Vermeer C, Schurgers LJ (2010)
     Undercarboxylated matrix Gla protein is associated with indices of heart failure and mortality in symptomatic aortic stenosis
     J Intern Med, 268 (5), 483-92
     PubMed 20804515
104. Vistnes M, Waehre A, Nygård S, Sjaastad I, Andersson KB, Husberg C, Christensen G (2010)
     Circulating cytokine levels in mice with heart failure are etiology dependent
     J Appl Physiol, 108 (5), 1357-64
     PubMed 20224000
105. Waldum B, Westheim AS, Sandvik L, Flønaes B, Grundtvig M, Gullestad L, Hole T, Os I (2010)
     Renal function in outpatients with chronic heart failure
     J Card Fail, 16 (5), 374-80
     PubMed 20447572
106. Weiss TW, Schumacher S, Kaun C, Katsaros KM, Trøseid M, Huber K, Maurer G, Wojta J (2010)
     Association between smoking and presence of mycoplasma pneumoniae in circulating leukocytes
     Swiss Med Wkly, 140, w13105
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107. Weiss TW, Stensaeth KH, Eritsland J (2010)
     Myocarditis in a juvenile patient with influenza A virus infection
     Eur Heart J, 31 (3), 277
     PubMed 20007610
108. Wethal T, Haugnes HS, Kjekshus J, Småstuen MC, Ueland T, Aukrust P, Fosså SD (2010)
     C-reactive protein; a potential marker of second cancer and cardiovascular disease in testicular cancer survivors?
     Eur J Cancer, 46 (18), 3425-33
     PubMed 20832295
109. Widimsky P, Wijns W, Fajadet J, de Belder M, Knot J, Aaberge L, Andrikopoulos G, Baz JA, Betriu A, Claeys M, Danchin N, Djambazov S, Erne P, Hartikainen J, Huber K, Kala P, Klinceva M, Kristensen SD, Ludman P, Ferre JM, Merkely B, Milicic D, Morais J, Noc M, Opolski G et al. (2010)
     Reperfusion therapy for ST elevation acute myocardial infarction in Europe: description of the current situation in 30 countries
     Eur Heart J, 31 (8), 943-57
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110. Øie E, Ahmed MS, Ueland T, Sikkeland LI, Dahl CP, Hagelin EM, von Lueder T, Edvardsen T, Andreassen AK, Gullestad L, Aukrust P, Yndestad A, Vinge LE, Attramadal H (2010)
     Adrenomedullin is increased in alveolar macrophages and released from the lungs into the circulation in severe heart failure
     Basic Res Cardiol, 105 (1), 89-98
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111. Øie E, Sandberg WJ, Ahmed MS, Yndestad A, Lærum OD, Attramadal H, Aukrust P, Eiken HG (2010)
     Activation of Notch signaling in cardiomyocytes during post-infarction remodeling
     Scand Cardiovasc J, 44 (6), 359-66
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112. Aarønæs M, Aakhus S, Aass H, Moum T, Wergeland R, Gullestad L, Kongsgård E (2010)
     Assessment of response criteria to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) and prediction of response
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Publications 2009

1. Aksnes TA, Kjeldsen SE, Schmieder RE (2009)
   Hypertension and atrial fi brillation with emphasis on prevention
   Blood Press, 18 (3), 94-8
   PubMed 20499443
2. Andersen GØ (2009)
   Treatment of acute decompensated heart failure: harmful effects of high doses of loop diuretics?
   Cardiology, 113 (1), 9-11
   PubMed 18931491
3. Andersson KB, Birkeland JA, Finsen AV, Louch WE, Sjaastad I, Wang Y, Chen J, Molkentin JD, Chien KR, Sejersted OM, Christensen G (2009)
   Moderate heart dysfunction in mice with inducible cardiomyocyte-specific excision of the Serca2 gene
   J Mol Cell Cardiol, 47 (2), 180-7
   PubMed 19328205
4. Anker SD, Voors A, Okonko D, Clark AL, James MK, von Haehling S, Kjekshus J, Ponikowski P, Dickstein K, OPTIMAAL Investigators (2009)
   Prevalence, incidence, and prognostic value of anaemia in patients after an acute myocardial infarction: data from the OPTIMAAL trial
   Eur Heart J, 30 (11), 1331-9
   PubMed 19383732
5. Arora S, Aukrust P, Andreassen A, Simonsen S, Gude E, Grov I, Geiran O, Fiane A, Gullestad L (2009)
   The prognostic importance of modifiable risk factors after heart transplantation
   Am Heart J, 158 (3), 431-6
   PubMed 19699867
6. Arora S, Aukrust P, Ueland T, Broch K, Simonsen S, Gude E, Fiane AE, Geiran O, Wergeland R, Andreassen AK, Gullestad L (2009)
   Elevated serum uric acid levels following heart transplantation predict all-cause and cardiac mortality
   Eur J Heart Fail, 11 (10), 1005-13
   PubMed 19737803
7. Atar D (2009)
   Hotline sessions of the 30th European Congress of Cardiology
   Eur Heart J, 30 (9), 1151
   PubMed 19339265
8. Atar D, Carmena R, Clemmensen P, K-Laflamme A, Wassmann S, Lansberg P, Hobbs R (2009)
   Clinical review: impact of statin substitution policies on patient outcomes
   Ann Med, 41 (4), 242-56
   PubMed 19191052
9. Atar D, Petzelbauer P, Schwitter J, Huber K, Rensing B, Kasprzak JD, Butter C, Grip L, Hansen PR, Süselbeck T, Clemmensen PM, Marin-Galiano M, Geudelin B, Buser PT, F.I.R.E. Investigators (2009)
   Effect of intravenous FX06 as an adjunct to primary percutaneous coronary intervention for acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction results of the F.I.R.E. (Efficacy of FX06 in the Prevention of Myocardial Reperfusion Injury) trial
   J Am Coll Cardiol, 53 (8), 720-9
   PubMed 19232907
10. Attramadal H (2009)
    Prokineticins and the heart: diverging actions elicited by signalling through prokineticin receptor-1 or -2
    Cardiovasc Res, 81 (1), 3-4
    PubMed 19008213
11. Aukrust P, Ueland T, Gullestad L, Yndestad A (2009)
    Testosterone: a novel therapeutic approach in chronic heart failure?
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