Thor Edvardsen
Position: Professor
Phone: +47 23071393
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Research fellows: Ola Gjesdal, Andreas Espinoza, Stein Ørn, Trond Vartdal, Marit Kristine Smedsrud, Kristina Hermann Haugaa,  Siv Hestenes

Main focus:

Assessment of regional LV function for prognostic considerations in patient care

Main methods:

Echocardiography, MR, LV hemodynamics

 
 
 
 

Author network for Thor Edvardsen by COREMINE medical


Publications in press

Edvardsen T
The continued discovery of left atrial function
Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging (in press)
PubMed 22277116

Publications 2012

Edvardsen T, Haugaa KH (2012)
Republished article: Imaging assessment of ventricular mechanics
Postgrad Med J, 88 (1036), 105-12
PubMed 22262782

Odland HH, Kro GA, Edvardsen T, Thaulow E, Saugstad OD (2012)
Impaired diastolic function and disruption of the force-frequency relationship in the right ventricle of newborn pigs resuscitated with 100% oxygen
Neonatology, 101 (2), 147-53
PubMed 21952615

Publications 2011

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

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

Edvardsen T (2011)
Can modern echocardiographic techniques predict drug-induced cardiotoxicity?
J Am Coll Cardiol, 57 (22), 2271-2
PubMed 21616288

Edvardsen T, Haugaa KH (2011)
Imaging assessment of ventricular mechanics
Heart, 97 (16), 1349-56
PubMed 21775511

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

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

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

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

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

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

Haugaa KH, Edvardsen T, Amlie JP (2011)
Prediction of life-threatening arrhythmias--still an unresolved problem
Cardiology, 118 (2), 129-37
PubMed 21555886

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

Nagueh SF, Bhatt R, Vivo RP, Krim SR, Sarvari SI, Russell K, Edvardsen T, Smiseth OA, Estep JD (2011)
Echocardiographic evaluation of hemodynamics in patients with decompensated systolic heart failure
Circ Cardiovasc Imaging, 4 (3), 220-7
PubMed 21398512

Odland HH, Brun H, Sejersted Y, Dalen M, Edvardsen T, Saugstad OD, Thaulow E (2011)
Longitudinal myocardial contribution to peak systolic flow and stroke volume in the neonatal heart
Pediatr Res, 70 (4), 345-51
PubMed 21691252

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

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

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

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

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

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

Publications 2010

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Odland HH, Kro GA, Edvardsen T, Thaulow E, Saugstad OD (2010)
Atrioventricular valve annulus velocity and acceleration during global hypoxia in newborn pigs - assessment of myocardial function
Neonatology, 97 (2), 100-7
PubMed 19713716

Odland HH, Kro GA, Munkeby BH, Edvardsen T, Saugstad OD, Thaulow E (2010)
Ejection time-corrected systolic velocity improves accuracy in the evaluation of myocardial dysfunction: a study in piglets
Pediatr Cardiol, 31 (7), 1070-8
PubMed 20721662

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

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
PubMed 19823891

Publications 2009

Gjesdal O, Gude E, Arora S, Leivestad T, Andreassen AK, Gullestad L, Aaberge L, Brunvand H, Edvardsen T, Geiran OR, Simonsen S (2009)
Intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation as a bridge to heart transplantation does not impair long-term survival
Eur J Heart Fail, 11 (7), 709-14
PubMed 19515719

Gjesdal O, Vartdal T, Hopp E, Lunde K, Brunvand H, Smith HJ, Edvardsen T (2009)
Left ventricle longitudinal deformation assessment by mitral annulus displacement or global longitudinal strain in chronic ischemic heart disease: are they interchangeable?
J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 22 (7), 823-30
PubMed 19505792

Halvorsen PS, Fleischer LA, Espinoza A, Elle OJ, Hoff L, Skulstad H, Edvardsen T, Fosse E (2009)
Detection of myocardial ischaemia by epicardial accelerometers in the pig
Br J Anaesth, 102 (1), 29-37
PubMed 19022793

Haugaa KH, Edvardsen T, Leren TP, Gran JM, Smiseth OA, Amlie JP (2009)
Left ventricular mechanical dispersion by tissue Doppler imaging: a novel approach for identifying high-risk individuals with long QT syndrome
Eur Heart J, 30 (3), 330-7
PubMed 18940888

Haugaa KH, Edvardsen T, Leren TP, Smiseth OA, Amlie JP (2009)
Abnormal left ventricular relaxation in patients with long QT syndrome: reply
Eur. Heart J., 30 (22), 2814-2815

Helle-Valle T, Remme EW, Lyseggen E, Pettersen E, Vartdal T, Opdahl A, Smith HJ, Osman NF, Ihlen H, Edvardsen T, Smiseth OA (2009)
Clinical assessment of left ventricular rotation and strain: a novel approach for quantification of function in infarcted myocardium and its border zones
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, 297 (1), H257-67
PubMed 19395547

Kjekshus JK, Torp-Pedersen C, Gullestad L, Køber L, Edvardsen T, Olsen IC, Sjaastad I, Qvigstad E, Skomedal T, Osnes JB, Levy FO (2009)
Effect of piboserod, a 5-HT4 serotonin receptor antagonist, on left ventricular function in patients with symptomatic heart failure
Eur J Heart Fail, 11 (8), 771-8
PubMed 19567409

Lyseggen E, Vartdal T, Remme EW, Helle-Valle T, Pettersen E, Opdahl A, Edvardsen T, Smiseth OA (2009)
A novel echocardiographic marker of end systole in the ischemic left ventricle: "tug of war" sign
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, 296 (3), H645-54
PubMed 19122168

Opdahl A, Remme EW, Helle-Valle T, Lyseggen E, Vartdal T, Pettersen E, Edvardsen T, Smiseth OA (2009)
Determinants of left ventricular early-diastolic lengthening velocity: independent contributions from left ventricular relaxation, restoring forces, and lengthening load
Circulation, 119 (19), 2578-86
PubMed 19414640

Remme EW, Lyseggen E, Helle-Valle T, Pettersen E, Ragnarsson A, Ihlen H, Edvardsen T, Smiseth OA, Opdahl A, Vartdal T, Ljosland M (2009)
Response to Letter Regarding Article, "Mechanisms of Preejection and Postejection Velocity Spikes in Left Ventricular Myocardium: Interaction Between Wall Deformation and Valve Events"
Circulation, 119 (6), E205

Sjøli B, Ørn S, Grenne B, Ihlen H, Edvardsen T, Brunvand H (2009)
Diagnostic capability and reproducibility of strain by Doppler and by speckle tracking in patients with acute myocardial infarction
JACC Cardiovasc Imaging, 2 (1), 24-33
PubMed 19356529

Sjøli B, Ørn S, Grenne B, Vartdal T, Smiseth OA, Edvardsen T, Brunvand H (2009)
Comparison of left ventricular ejection fraction and left ventricular global strain as determinants of infarct size in patients with acute myocardial infarction
J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 22 (11), 1232-8
PubMed 19815383

Wethal T, Lund MB, Edvardsen T, Fosså SD, Pripp AH, Holte H, Kjekshus J, Fosså A (2009)
Valvular dysfunction and left ventricular changes in Hodgkin's lymphoma survivors. A longitudinal study
Br J Cancer, 101 (4), 575-81
PubMed 19623176

Ørn S, Manhenke C, Greve OJ, Larsen AI, Bonarjee VV, Edvardsen T, Dickstein K (2009)
Microvascular obstruction is a major determinant of infarct healing and subsequent left ventricular remodelling following primary percutaneous coronary intervention
Eur Heart J, 30 (16), 1978-85
PubMed 19502624

Ørn S, Manhenke C, Ueland T, Damås JK, Mollnes TE, Edvardsen T, Aukrust P, Dickstein K (2009)
C-reactive protein, infarct size, microvascular obstruction, and left-ventricular remodelling following acute myocardial infarction
Eur Heart J, 30 (10), 1180-6
PubMed 19299430

Publications 2008

Gjesdal O, Helle-Valle T, Hopp E, Lunde K, Vartdal T, Aakhus S, Smith HJ, Ihlen H, Edvardsen T (2008)
Noninvasive separation of large, medium, and small myocardial infarcts in survivors of reperfused ST-elevation myocardial infarction: a comprehensive tissue Doppler and speckle-tracking echocardiography study
Circ Cardiovasc Imaging, 1 (3), 189-96, 2 p following 196
PubMed 19808542

Halvorsen PS, Espinoza A, Fleischer LA, Elle OJ, Hoff L, Lundblad R, Skulstad H, Edvardsen T, Ihlen H, Fosse E (2008)
Feasibility of a three-axis epicardial accelerometer in detecting myocardial ischemia in cardiac surgical patients
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 136 (6), 1496-502
PubMed 19114197

Opdahl A, Helle-Valle T, Remme EW, Vartdal T, Pettersen E, Lunde K, Edvardsen T, Smiseth OA (2008)
Apical rotation by speckle tracking echocardiography: a simplified bedside index of left ventricular twist
J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 21 (10), 1121-8
PubMed 18760568

Pettersen E, Lindberg H, Smith HJ, Smevik B, Edvardsen T, Smiseth OA, Andersen K (2008)
Left ventricular function in patients with transposition of the great arteries operated with atrial switch
Pediatr Cardiol, 29 (3), 597-603
PubMed 18040733

Remme EW, Lyseggen E, Helle-Valle T, Opdahl A, Pettersen E, Vartdal T, Ragnarsson A, Ljosland M, Ihlen H, Edvardsen T, Smiseth OA (2008)
Mechanisms of preejection and postejection velocity spikes in left ventricular myocardium: interaction between wall deformation and valve events
Circulation, 118 (4), 373-80
PubMed 18606917

Vinge LE, von Lueder TG, Aasum E, Qvigstad E, Gravning JA, How OJ, Edvardsen T, Bjørnerheim R, Ahmed MS, Mikkelsen BW, Oie E, Attramadal T, Skomedal T, Smiseth OA, Koch WJ, Larsen TS, Attramadal H (2008)
Cardiac-restricted expression of the carboxyl-terminal fragment of GRK3 Uncovers Distinct Functions of GRK3 in regulation of cardiac contractility and growth: GRK3 controls cardiac alpha1-adrenergic receptor responsiveness
J Biol Chem, 283 (16), 10601-10
PubMed 18165681

Publications 2007

Fernandes VR, Edvardsen T, Rosen BD, Carvalho B, Campos O, Cordeiro MA, Kronmal R, Bluemke DA, Lima JA (2007)
The influence of left ventricular size and global function on regional myocardial contraction and relaxation in an adult population free of cardiovascular disease: a tagged CMR study of the MESA cohort
J Cardiovasc Magn Reson, 9 (6), 921-30
PubMed 18066753

Gjesdal A, Edvardsen T (2007)
Global longitudinal strain by two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography is closely related to myocardial infarct size in chronic ischaemic heart disease: authors' reply
Clin. Sci., 113 (9-10), 394-395

Gjesdal O, Hopp E, Vartdal T, Lunde K, Helle-Valle T, Aakhus S, Smith HJ, Ihlen H, Edvardsen T (2007)
Global longitudinal strain measured by two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography is closely related to myocardial infarct size in chronic ischaemic heart disease
Clin Sci (Lond), 113 (6), 287-96
PubMed 17501720

Jonassen AA, Bjørnerheim R, Edvardsen T, Veel T, Kirkebøen KA (2007)
Effects of preload alterations on peak early diastolic mitral annulus velocities evaluated by tissue Doppler echocardiography
Eur J Anaesthesiol, 24 (2), 159-65
PubMed 17202014

Nasir K, Rosen BD, Kramer HJ, Edvardsen T, Bluemke DA, Liu K, Lima JA (2007)
Regional left ventricular function in individuals with mild to moderate renal insufficiency: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
Am Heart J, 153 (4), 545-51
PubMed 17383292

Orn S, Manhenke C, Anand IS, Squire I, Nagel E, Edvardsen T, Dickstein K (2007)
Effect of left ventricular scar size, location, and transmurality on left ventricular remodeling with healed myocardial infarction
Am J Cardiol, 99 (8), 1109-14
PubMed 17437737

Pettersen E, Helle-Valle T, Edvardsen T, Lindberg H, Smith HJ, Smevik B, Smiseth OA, Andersen K (2007)
Contraction pattern of the systemic right ventricle shift from longitudinal to circumferential shortening and absent global ventricular torsion
J Am Coll Cardiol, 49 (25), 2450-6
PubMed 17599609

Rosen BD, Cushman M, Nasir K, Bluemke DA, Edvardsen T, Fernandes V, Lai S, Tracy RP, Lima JA (2007)
Relationship between C-reactive protein levels and regional left ventricular function in asymptomatic individuals: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
J Am Coll Cardiol, 49 (5), 594-600
PubMed 17276184

Vartdal T, Brunvand H, Pettersen E, Smith HJ, Lyseggen E, Helle-Valle T, Skulstad H, Ihlen H, Edvardsen T (2007)
Early prediction of infarct size by strain Doppler echocardiography after coronary reperfusion
J Am Coll Cardiol, 49 (16), 1715-21
PubMed 17448374

Publications 2006

Amundsen BH, Helle-Valle T, Edvardsen T, Torp H, Crosby J, Lyseggen E, Støylen A, Ihlen H, Lima JA, Smiseth OA, Slørdahl SA (2006)
Noninvasive myocardial strain measurement by speckle tracking echocardiography: validation against sonomicrometry and tagged magnetic resonance imaging
J Am Coll Cardiol, 47 (4), 789-93
PubMed 16487846

Brunvand H, Kongsgård E, Edvardsen T, Simonsen S, Pedersen TH, Karlsen HM, Geiran O (2006)
[Treatment of cardiac failure with an intra-aortic balloon pump]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 126 (16), 2104-6
PubMed 16932779

Børke WB, Edvardsen T, Fugelseth D, Lenes K, Ihlen H, Saugstad OD, Thaulow E (2006)
Reduced left ventricular function in hypoxemic newborn pigs: a strain Doppler echocardiographic study
Pediatr Res, 59 (5), 630-5
PubMed 16627872

Edvardsen T, Detrano R, Rosen BD, Carr JJ, Liu K, Lai S, Shea S, Pan L, Bluemke DA, Lima JA (2006)
Coronary artery atherosclerosis is related to reduced regional left ventricular function in individuals without history of clinical cardiovascular disease: the Multiethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol, 26 (1), 206-11
PubMed 16269666

Edvardsen T, Helle-Valle T, Smiseth OA (2006)
Systolic dysfunction in heart failure with normal ejection fraction: speckle-tracking echocardiography
Prog Cardiovasc Dis, 49 (3), 207-14
PubMed 17084180

Edvardsen T, Rosen BD, Pan L, Jerosch-Herold M, Lai S, Hundley WG, Sinha S, Kronmal RA, Bluemke DA, Lima JA (2006)
Regional diastolic dysfunction in individuals with left ventricular hypertrophy measured by tagged magnetic resonance imaging--the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)
Am Heart J, 151 (1), 109-14
PubMed 16368301

Eldadah ZA, Rosen B, Hay I, Edvardsen T, Jayam V, Dickfeld T, Meininger GR, Judge DP, Hare J, Lima JB, Calkins H, Berger RD (2006)
The benefit of upgrading chronically right ventricle-paced heart failure patients to resynchronization therapy demonstrated by strain rate imaging
Heart Rhythm, 3 (4), 435-42
PubMed 16567291

Fernandes VR, Polak JF, Edvardsen T, Carvalho B, Gomes A, Bluemke DA, Nasir K, O'Leary DH, Lima JA (2006)
Subclinical atherosclerosis and incipient regional myocardial dysfunction in asymptomatic individuals: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)
J Am Coll Cardiol, 47 (12), 2420-8
PubMed 16781369

Rosen BD, Lima JA, Nasir K, Edvardsen T, Folsom AR, Lai S, Bluemke DA, Jerosch-Herold M (2006)
Lower myocardial perfusion reserve is associated with decreased regional left ventricular function in asymptomatic participants of the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis
Circulation, 114 (4), 289-97
PubMed 16847154

Rosen BD, Saad MF, Shea S, Nasir K, Edvardsen T, Burke G, Jerosch-Herold M, Arnett DK, Lai S, Bluemke DA, Lima JA (2006)
Hypertension and smoking are associated with reduced regional left ventricular function in asymptomatic: individuals the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
J Am Coll Cardiol, 47 (6), 1150-8
PubMed 16545644

Skulstad H, Urheim S, Edvardsen T, Andersen K, Lyseggen E, Vartdal T, Ihlen H, Smiseth OA (2006)
Grading of myocardial dysfunction by tissue Doppler echocardiography: a comparison between velocity, displacement, and strain imaging in acute ischemia
J Am Coll Cardiol, 47 (8), 1672-82
PubMed 16631008

Publications 2005

Azevedo CF, Amado LC, Kraitchman DL, Gerber BL, Edvardsen T, Osman NF, Rochitte CE, Wu KC, Lima JA (2005)
The effect of intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation on left ventricular functional recovery early after acute myocardial infarction: a randomized experimental magnetic resonance imaging study
Eur Heart J, 26 (12), 1235-41
PubMed 15716282

Edvardsen T, Rodevand O, Endresen K, Ihlen H (2005)
Interaction between left ventricular wall motion and intraventricular flow propagation in acute and chronic ischemia
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, 289 (2), H732-7
PubMed 15849233

Edvardsen T, Rosen BD (2005)
Why do we need magnetic resonance imaging in cardiology?
Scand Cardiovasc J, 39 (5), 260-3
PubMed 16269394

Helle-Valle T, Crosby J, Edvardsen T, Lyseggen E, Amundsen BH, Smith HJ, Rosen BD, Lima JA, Torp H, Ihlen H, Smiseth OA (2005)
New noninvasive method for assessment of left ventricular rotation: speckle tracking echocardiography
Circulation, 112 (20), 3149-56
PubMed 16286606

Rosen BD, Edvardsen T, Lai S, Castillo E, Pan L, Jerosch-Herold M, Sinha S, Kronmal R, Arnett D, Crouse JR, Heckbert SR, Bluemke DA, Lima JA (2005)
Left ventricular concentric remodeling is associated with decreased global and regional systolic function: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
Circulation, 112 (7), 984-91
PubMed 16103253

Publications 2004

Azevedo CF, Amado LC, Kraitchman DL, Gerber BL, Osman NF, Rochitte CE, Edvardsen T, Lima JA (2004)
Persistent diastolic dysfunction despite complete systolic functional recovery after reperfused acute myocardial infarction demonstrated by tagged magnetic resonance imaging
Eur Heart J, 25 (16), 1419-27
PubMed 15321700

Gullestad L, Myers J, Edvardsen T, Kjekshus J, Geiran O, Simonsen S (2004)
Predictors of exercise capacity and the impact of angiographic coronary artery disease in heart transplant recipients
Am Heart J, 147 (1), 49-54
PubMed 14691418

Rosen BD, Gerber BL, Edvardsen T, Castillo E, Amado LC, Nasir K, Kraitchman DL, Osman NF, Bluemke DA, Lima JA (2004)
Late systolic onset of regional LV relaxation demonstrated in three-dimensional space by MRI tissue tagging
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, 287 (4), H1740-6
PubMed 15205167

Skulstad H, Andersen K, Edvardsen T, Rein KA, Tønnessen TI, Hol PK, Fosse E, Ihlen H (2004)
Detection of ischemia and new insight into left ventricular physiology by strain Doppler and tissue velocity imaging: assessment during coronary bypass operation of the beating heart
J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 17 (12), 1225-33
PubMed 15562259

von Lueder TG, Kjekshus H, Edvardsen T, ØIe E, Urheim S, Vinge LE, Ahmed MS, Smiseth OA, Attramadal H (2004)
Mechanisms of elevated plasma endothelin-1 in CHF: congestion increases pulmonary synthesis and secretion of endothelin-1
Cardiovasc Res, 63 (1), 41-50
PubMed 15194460

Publications 2003

Smiseth OA, Edvardsen T, Gerber BL, Garot J, Bluemke DA, Lima JAC (2003)
Doppler strain rate echocardiography versus magnetic resonance imaging - Response
Circulation, 107 (3), E23

Smiseth OA, Edvardsen T, Gerber BL, Garot J, Bluemke DA, Lima JAC (2003)
Quantitative assessment of intrinsic regional myocardial deformation by Doppler strain rate echocardiography in humans - Response
Circulation, 107 (7), E49

Urheim S, Edvardsen T, Steine K, Skulstad H, Lyseggen E, Rodevand O, Smiseth OA (2003)
Postsystolic shortening of ischemic myocardium: a mechanism of abnormal intraventricular filling
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, 284 (6), H2343-50
PubMed 12574003

Publications 2002

Edvardsen T, Gerber BL, Garot J, Bluemke DA, Lima JA, Smiseth OA (2002)
Quantitative assessment of intrinsic regional myocardial deformation by Doppler strain rate echocardiography in humans: validation against three-dimensional tagged magnetic resonance imaging
Circulation, 106 (1), 50-6
PubMed 12093769

Edvardsen T, Urheim S, Skulstad H, Steine K, Ihlen H, Smiseth OA (2002)
Quantification of left ventricular systolic function by tissue Doppler echocardiography: added value of measuring pre- and postejection velocities in ischemic myocardium
Circulation, 105 (17), 2071-7
PubMed 11980687

Skulstad H, Edvardsen T, Urheim S, Rabben SI, Stugaard M, Lyseggen E, Ihlen H, Smiseth OA (2002)
Postsystolic shortening in ischemic myocardium: active contraction or passive recoil?
Circulation, 106 (6), 718-24
PubMed 12163433

Publications 2001

Edvardsen T (2001)
Myocardial function in ischemic heart disease - Reply
J. Am. Soc. Echocardiogr., 14 (5), 414

Edvardsen T, Skulstad H, Aakhus S, Urheim S, Ihlen H (2001)
Regional myocardial systolic function during acute myocardial ischemia assessed by strain Doppler echocardiography
J Am Coll Cardiol, 37 (3), 726-30
PubMed 11693743

Publications 2000

Edvardsen T, Aakhus S, Endresen K, Bjomerheim R, Smiseth OA, Ihlen H (2000)
Acute regional myocardial ischemia identified by 2-dimensional multiregion tissue Doppler imaging technique
J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 13 (11), 986-94
PubMed 11093100

Urheim S, Edvardsen T, Torp H, Angelsen B, Smiseth OA (2000)
Myocardial strain by Doppler echocardiography. Validation of a new method to quantify regional myocardial function
Circulation, 102 (10), 1158-64
PubMed 10973846

Publications 1999

Edvardsen T, Rodevand O, Aakhus S, Bjornerheim R, Ihlen H (1999)
Reversal of intraventricular flow propagation during isovolumic relaxation: A marker of anterior wall dysfunction
J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 12 (10), 801-10
PubMed 10511648

Rodevand O, Bjornerheim R, Edvardsen T, Smiseth OA, Ihlen H (1999)
Diastolic flow pattern in the normal left ventricle
J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 12 (6), 500-7
PubMed 10359922