
Kristina Hermann Haugaa
- Professor, MD, PhD
- +47 230 71393
Kristina Hermann Haugaa, MD, PhD, FESC, Head of Unit for Genetic Cardiac Diseases, Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet. She is also an associate professor at the Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo.
Kristina Haugaa is the director of cardiology research at Center for Cardiological Innovation, an SFI center for research based innovation funded by the Research Council of Norway. Together with Thor Edvardsen, the center director, Haugaa is a principal investigator for center workpackage focusing on risk assessment for sudden cardiac death (SCD) and myocardial function.
Haugaa is an EHRA Scientific Initiatives Committee member, EHRA Innovation Forum member, a Scientific Committee member at European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging and the vice-President of
Norwegian Association of Cardiology. She has over 160 international scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals and was awarded with an Early Career Award in June 2018 for her excellent research and leadership skills.
Dr. Haugaa is a board certified specialist in Internal Medicine and Cardiology. She finished her PhD thesis in 2010 which included electromechanical studies in patients with cardiac genetic disorders and patients after myocardial infarction. Her research is focused on developing risk stratifying tools for life threatening ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death.
Publications 2019
An image fusion tool for echo-guided left ventricular lead placement in cardiac resynchronization therapy: Performance and workflow integration analysis
Echocardiography, 36 (10), 1834-1845
DOI 10.1111/echo.14483, PubMed 31628770
Atrial fibrillation as a clinical characteristic of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy: Experience from the Nordic ARVC Registry
Int J Cardiol (in press)
DOI 10.1016/j.ijcard.2019.07.086, PubMed 31387820
The developing athlete's heart: a cohort study in young athletes transitioning through adolescence
Eur J Prev Cardiol, 26 (18), 2001-2008
DOI 10.1177/2047487319862061, PubMed 31284749
A new prediction model for ventricular arrhythmias in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy
Eur Heart J, 40 (23), 1850-1858
DOI 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz103, PubMed 30915475
EACVI survey on multimodality training in ESC countries
Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging, 20 (12), 1332-1336
DOI 10.1093/ehjci/jez200, PubMed 31750533
Number of pregnancies and subsequent phenotype in a cross-sectional cohort of women with arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy
Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging, 20 (2), 192-198
DOI 10.1093/ehjci/jey061, PubMed 29659777
High penetrance and similar disease progression in probands and in family members with arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy
Eur Heart J (in press)
DOI 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz570, PubMed 31504415
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest due to idiopathic ventricular fibrillation in patients with normal electrocardiograms: results from a multicentre long-term registry
Europace, 21 (11), 1670-1677
DOI 10.1093/europace/euz221, PubMed 31504477
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy: evaluation of the current diagnostic criteria and differential diagnosis
Eur Heart J (in press)
DOI 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz669, PubMed 31637441
The year 2018 in the European Heart Journal-Cardiovascular Imaging: Part II
Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging, 20 (12), 1337-1344
DOI 10.1093/ehjci/jez218, PubMed 31750534
Mothers with long QT syndrome are at increased risk for fetal death: findings from a multicenter international study
Am J Obstet Gynecol (in press)
DOI 10.1016/j.ajog.2019.09.004, PubMed 31520628
Reply: Arrhythmic Mitral Annulus Disjunction and Mitral Valve Prolapse: Components of the Same Clinical Spectrum?
J Am Coll Cardiol, 73 (6), 739-740
DOI 10.1016/j.jacc.2018.12.008, PubMed 30765047
Multimodality imaging in the diagnosis, risk stratification, and management of patients with dilated cardiomyopathies: an expert consensus document from the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging
Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging, 20 (10), 1075-1093
DOI 10.1093/ehjci/jez178, PubMed 31504368
Stretch and Rebound in the Search for Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Candidates
JACC Cardiovasc Imaging, 12 (9), 1753-1754
DOI 10.1016/j.jcmg.2018.08.008, PubMed 30660515
The year 2018 in the European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging: Part I
Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging, 20 (8), 858-865
DOI 10.1093/ehjci/jez133, PubMed 31211353
QT prolongation predicts short-term mortality independent of comorbidity
Europace, 21 (8), 1254-1260
DOI 10.1093/europace/euz058, PubMed 31220237
Corrigendum to "Seizure-like episodes and EEG abnormalities in patients with long QT syndrome" [Seizure 61 (2018) 214-220]
Seizure, 69, 304
DOI 10.1016/j.seizure.2018.12.002, PubMed 31056410
Prevalence, Clinical Presentation, and Management of Channelopathies and Cardiomyopathies, Long QT Syndrome, Brugada Syndrome, Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy, and Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Curr. Cardiovascu. Risk Rep., 13 (7), 16
Cardiac amyloidosis: can imaging shed light on mechanisms and prognosis?
Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging, 20 (5), 500-501
DOI 10.1093/ehjci/jez009, PubMed 30726891
Criteria for surveys: from the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging Scientific Initiatives Committee
Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging, 20 (9), 963-966
DOI 10.1093/ehjci/jez193, PubMed 31436816
Prediction of Ventricular Arrhythmias With Left Ventricular Mechanical Dispersion: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
JACC Cardiovasc Imaging (in press)
DOI 10.1016/j.jcmg.2019.03.025, PubMed 31202762
Classical mechanical dyssynchrony is rare in transcatheter aortic valve implantation-induced left bundle branch block
Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging, 20 (3), 271-278
DOI 10.1093/ehjci/jey127, PubMed 30247533
Mechanical dispersion as a marker of left ventricular dysfunction and prognosis in stable coronary artery disease
Int J Cardiovasc Imaging, 35 (7), 1265-1275
DOI 10.1007/s10554-019-01583-z, PubMed 31165941
EuroEcho-imaging 2018: highlights
Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging, 20 (5), 489-497
DOI 10.1093/ehjci/jez042, PubMed 31222301
Primary Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death With Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Therapy in Patients With Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
Am J Cardiol, 123 (7), 1156-1162
DOI 10.1016/j.amjcard.2018.12.049, PubMed 30678832
Increased levels of sST2 in patients with mitral annulus disjunction and ventricular arrhythmias
Open Heart, 6 (1), e001016
DOI 10.1136/openhrt-2019-001016, PubMed 31168386
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators in previously undiagnosed patients with catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia resuscitated from sudden cardiac arrest
Eur Heart J, 40 (35), 2953-2961
DOI 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz309, PubMed 31145795
Publications 2018
Morphological changes and myocardial function assessed by traditional and novel echocardiographic methods in preadolescent athlete's heart
Eur J Prev Cardiol, 25 (9), 1000-1007
DOI 10.1177/2047487318776079, PubMed 29785884
Use of leadless pacemakers in Europe: results of the European Heart Rhythm Association survey
Europace, 20 (3), 555-559
DOI 10.1093/europace/eux381, PubMed 29360974
Arrhythmia initiation in catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia type 1 depends on both heart rate and sympathetic stimulation
PLoS One, 13 (11), e0207100
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0207100, PubMed 30399185
Vigorous exercise in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Int J Cardiol, 250, 157-163
DOI 10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.07.015, PubMed 29169752
The Mitral Annulus Disjunction Arrhythmic Syndrome
J Am Coll Cardiol, 72 (14), 1600-1609
DOI 10.1016/j.jacc.2018.07.070, PubMed 30261961
Criteria for recommendation, expert consensus, and appropriateness criteria papers: update from the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging Scientific Documents Committee
Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging, 19 (8), 835-837
DOI 10.1093/ehjci/jey079, PubMed 29905776
The year 2017 in the European Heart Journal-Cardiovascular Imaging: Part II
Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging, 19 (11), 1222-1229
DOI 10.1093/ehjci/jey110, PubMed 30084988
The influence of age on the psychological profile of patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices: results from the Italian population in a multicenter study conducted by the European Heart Rhythm Association
Aging Clin Exp Res, 31 (9), 1219-1226
DOI 10.1007/s40520-018-1088-5, PubMed 30552563
Predictors of mortality in high-risk patients with QT prolongation in a community hospital
Europace, 20 (FI1), f99-f107
DOI 10.1093/europace/eux286, PubMed 29036623
Genetic and Phenotypic Characterization of Community Hospital Patients With QT Prolongation
J Am Heart Assoc, 7 (16), e009706
DOI 10.1161/JAHA.118.009706, PubMed 30369311
Epilepsy in patients with long QT syndrome type 1: A Norwegian family
Epilepsy Behav Case Rep, 10, 118-121
DOI 10.1016/j.ebcr.2018.09.006, PubMed 30406014
Seizure-like episodes and EEG abnormalities in patients with long QT syndrome
Seizure, 61, 214-220
DOI 10.1016/j.seizure.2018.08.020, PubMed 30218808
[Cardiomyopathy in hereditary muscular dystrophies]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 138 (1)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.16.0683, PubMed 29313627
Lamin A/C cardiomyopathy: young onset, high penetrance, and frequent need for heart transplantation
Eur Heart J, 39 (10), 853-860
DOI 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx596, PubMed 29095976
Management of patients with ventricular arrhythmias and prevention of sudden cardiac death-translating guidelines into practice: results of the European Heart Rhythm Association survey
Europace, 20 (FI2), f249-f253
DOI 10.1093/europace/euy112, PubMed 29878156
Global Longitudinal Strain: Ready for Clinical Use and Guideline Implementation
J Am Coll Cardiol, 71 (18), 1958-1959
DOI 10.1016/j.jacc.2018.03.015, PubMed 29724347
Reveal the Concealed: The Quest for Early Disease Detection in Family Members at Risk of Developing Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy
JACC Cardiovasc Imaging, 12 (3), 456-457
DOI 10.1016/j.jcmg.2018.02.007, PubMed 29550321
Patients' knowledge and attitudes regarding living with implantable electronic devices: results of a multicentre, multinational patient survey conducted by the European Heart Rhythm Association
Europace, 20 (2), 386-391
DOI 10.1093/europace/eux365, PubMed 29300970
Cardiac electrical and mechanical alterations - united in the long QT syndrome
Int J Cardiol, 274, 190-191
DOI 10.1016/j.ijcard.2018.09.048, PubMed 30236503
The Right Ventricle: From Bench to Bedside
Biomed Res Int, 2018, 2868437
DOI 10.1155/2018/2868437, PubMed 29862260
Peri-procedural routines, implantation techniques, and procedure-related complications in patients undergoing implantation of subcutaneous or transvenous automatic cardioverter-defibrillators: results of the European Snapshot Survey on S-ICD Implantation (ESSS-SICDI)
Europace, 20 (7), 1218-1224
DOI 10.1093/europace/euy092, PubMed 29762683
Harmful Effects of Exercise Intensity and Exercise Duration in Patients With Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy
JACC Clin Electrophysiol, 4 (6), 744-753
DOI 10.1016/j.jacep.2018.01.010, PubMed 29929667
Prediction of Life-Threatening Ventricular Arrhythmia in Patients With Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy: A Primary Prevention Cohort Study
JACC Cardiovasc Imaging, 11 (10), 1377-1386
DOI 10.1016/j.jcmg.2018.05.017, PubMed 30031702
Sex differences in cardiac arrhythmia: a consensus document of the European Heart Rhythm Association, endorsed by the Heart Rhythm Society and Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society
Europace, 20 (10), 1565-1565ao
DOI 10.1093/europace/euy067, PubMed 29961863
EuroEcho-imaging 2017: highlights
Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging, 19 (5), 482-489
DOI 10.1093/ehjci/jey037, PubMed 29548013
The year 2017 in the European Heart Journal-Cardiovascular Imaging: Part I
Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging, 19 (10), 1099-1106
DOI 10.1093/ehjci/jey109, PubMed 30085023
Life-threatening arrhythmic presentation in patients with arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy before and after entering the genomic era; a two-decade experience from a large volume center
Int J Cardiol, 279, 79-83
DOI 10.1016/j.ijcard.2018.12.066, PubMed 30638987
12-Lead Electrocardiography Parameters for Differentiating Athlete's Heart From Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
JACC Clin Electrophysiol, 4 (12), 1626-1628
DOI 10.1016/j.jacep.2018.10.002, PubMed 30573128
Reply: Interaction Between Longitudinal, Circumferential, and Radial Deformations and Their Contributions to Ejection Fraction
J Am Coll Cardiol, 71 (2), 257-258
DOI 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.10.090, PubMed 29325649
Reply: Left Ventricular Twist: An Often Ignored But Crucial Determinant of Left Ventricular Function
J Am Coll Cardiol, 71 (5), 584-585
DOI 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.12.002, PubMed 29406870
Management of ventricular tachycardia in the ablation era: results of the European Heart Rhythm Association Survey
Europace, 20 (1), 209-213
DOI 10.1093/europace/eux332, PubMed 29186419
Publications 2017
Prevalence and Outcome of High-Risk QT Prolongation Recorded in the Emergency Department from an Institution-Wide QT Alert System
J Emerg Med, 54 (1), 8-15
DOI 10.1016/j.jemermed.2017.08.073, PubMed 29107482
Soluble ST2 is associated with disease severity in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy
Biomarkers, 22 (3-4), 367-371
DOI 10.1080/1354750X.2016.1278266, PubMed 28067540
Appropriateness criteria for the use of cardiovascular imaging in heart valve disease in adults: a European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging report of literature review and current practice
Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging, 18 (5), 489-498
DOI 10.1093/ehjci/jew309, PubMed 28586420
Right ventricular remodeling in athletes and in arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy
Scand Cardiovasc J, 52 (1), 13-19
DOI 10.1080/14017431.2017.1416158, PubMed 29254378
Data on exercise and cardiac imaging in a patient cohort with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Data Brief, 15, 30-39
DOI 10.1016/j.dib.2017.08.018, PubMed 28971120
Strain Echocardiography: From Variability to Predictability
JACC Cardiovasc Imaging, 11 (1), 35-37
DOI 10.1016/j.jcmg.2017.03.012, PubMed 28528163
Frailty syndrome: an emerging clinical problem in the everyday management of clinical arrhythmias. The results of the European Heart Rhythm Association survey
Europace, 19 (11), 1896-1902
DOI 10.1093/europace/eux288, PubMed 29040554
Heart transplantation in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy - Experience from the Nordic ARVC Registry
Int J Cardiol, 250, 201-206
DOI 10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.10.076, PubMed 29107359
Retracted. Catheter ablation for atrial flutter: a survey by the European Heart Rhythm Association and Canadian Heart Rhythm Society
Europace, 19 (4), e1 (Retracted)
DOI 10.1093/europace/euw392, PubMed 28057775
Ventricular Arrhythmias and Reduced Echocardiographic Inferior Wall Strain: Is Regional Function an Important Risk Marker?
Circ Cardiovasc Imaging, 10 (1)
DOI 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.116.005900, PubMed 28003223
The systolic paradox in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Open Heart, 4 (1), e000571
DOI 10.1136/openhrt-2016-000571, PubMed 28674623
Comprehensive multi-modality imaging approach in arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy-an expert consensus document of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging
Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging, 18 (3), 237-253
DOI 10.1093/ehjci/jew229, PubMed 28069601
Mechanical dyssynchrony-resurrected as a flashing and rocking parameter to predict prognosis after cardiac resynchronization therapy
Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging, 18 (10), 1118-1119
DOI 10.1093/ehjci/jex198, PubMed 28984891
Implantable cardioverter defibrillator use for primary prevention in ischaemic and non-ischaemic heart disease-indications in the post-DANISH trial era: results of the European Heart Rhythm Association survey
Europace, 19 (4), 660-664
DOI 10.1093/europace/eux089, PubMed 28431077
Patients with Cheyne-Stokes respiration and heart failure: patient tolerance after three-month discontinuation of treatment with adaptive servo-ventilation
Heart Vessels, 32 (8), 909-915
DOI 10.1007/s00380-017-0951-1, PubMed 28188451
Prognostic Value of Left Ventricular Deformation Parameters in Patients with Severe Aortic Stenosis: A Pilot Study of the Usefulness of Strain Echocardiography
J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 30 (8), 727-735.e1
DOI 10.1016/j.echo.2017.04.009, PubMed 28599826
Approach to cardio-oncologic patients with special focus on patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices planned for radiotherapy: results of the European Heart Rhythm Association survey
Europace, 19 (9), 1579-1584
DOI 10.1093/europace/eux195, PubMed 28934410
Combination of ECG and Echocardiography for Identification of Arrhythmic Events in Early ARVC
JACC-Cardiovasc. Imag., 10 (5), 504-513
Lower than expected burden of premature ventricular contractions impairs myocardial function
ESC Heart Fail, 4 (4), 585-594
DOI 10.1002/ehf2.12180, PubMed 29154430
Comparison of Electrocardiography Markers and Speckle Tracking Echocardiography for Assessment of Left Ventricular Myocardial Scar Burden in Patients With Previous Myocardial Infarction
Am J Cardiol, 119 (9), 1307-1312
DOI 10.1016/j.amjcard.2017.01.020, PubMed 28274572
A 50 year old man with proximal power failure and heart disease
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 137 (16), 1206-1209
Physiological Determinants of Left Ventricular Mechanical Dispersion: A 2-Dimensional Speckle Tracking Echocardiographic Study in Healthy Volunteers
JACC Cardiovasc Imaging, 11 (4), 650-651
DOI 10.1016/j.jcmg.2017.06.015, PubMed 28917676
Geometry as a Confounder When Assessing Ventricular Systolic Function: Comparison Between Ejection Fraction and Strain
J Am Coll Cardiol, 70 (8), 942-954
DOI 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.06.046, PubMed 28818204
Left atrial appendage occluder implantation in Europe: indications and anticoagulation post-implantation. Results of the European Heart Rhythm Association Survey
Europace, 19 (10), 1737-1742
DOI 10.1093/europace/eux254, PubMed 29016910
An integrative appraisal of mechano-electric feedback mechanisms in the heart
Prog Biophys Mol Biol, 130 (Pt B), 404-417
DOI 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2017.08.008, PubMed 28851517
Whole exome sequencing with genomic triangulation implicates CDH2-encoded N-cadherin as a novel pathogenic substrate for arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy
Congenit Heart Dis, 12 (2), 226-235
DOI 10.1111/chd.12462, PubMed 28326674
[A 50-year-old man with proximal pareses and heart disease]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 137 (16)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.16.0789, PubMed 28871726
Publications 2016
Mechanical Dispersion Assessed by Strain Echocardiography Is Associated with Malignant Arrhythmias in Chagas Cardiomyopathy
J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 29 (4), 368-74
DOI 10.1016/j.echo.2015.12.008, PubMed 26833338
Implantation of subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillators in Europe: results of the European Heart Rhythm Association survey
Europace, 18 (9), 1434-9
DOI 10.1093/europace/euw258, PubMed 27582309
Late Gadolinium Enhancement and the Risk for Ventricular Arrhythmias or Sudden Death in Dilated Cardiomyopathy: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
JACC Heart Fail, 5 (1), 28-38
DOI 10.1016/j.jchf.2016.09.017, PubMed 28017348
EACVI/EHRA Expert Consensus Document on the role of multi-modality imaging for the evaluation of patients with atrial fibrillation
Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging, 17 (4), 355-83
DOI 10.1093/ehjci/jev354, PubMed 26864186
Criteria for recommendation and expert consensus papers: from the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging Scientific Documents Committee
Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging, 17 (10), 1098-100
DOI 10.1093/ehjci/jew157, PubMed 27491437
Strain imaging - from Scandinavian research to global deployment
Scand Cardiovasc J, 50 (5-6), 266-275
DOI 10.1080/14017431.2016.1239836, PubMed 27650726
The Jervell and Lange-Nielsen syndrome; atrial pacing combined with ß-blocker therapy, a favorable approach in young high-risk patients with long QT syndrome?
Heart Rhythm, 13 (11), 2186-2192
DOI 10.1016/j.hrthm.2016.07.020, PubMed 27451284
Catheter ablation for atrial flutter: a survey by the European Heart Rhythm Association and Canadian Heart Rhythm Society
Europace, 18 (12), 1880-1885
DOI 10.1093/europace/euw402, PubMed 28130373
Strain echocardiography is related to fibrosis and ventricular arrhythmias in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging, 17 (6), 613-21
DOI 10.1093/ehjci/jew005, PubMed 26873460
Echocardiographic comparison between left ventricular non-compaction and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Int J Cardiol, 228, 900-905
DOI 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.11.162, PubMed 27894062
Global longitudinal strain: the best biomarker for predicting prognosis in heart failure?
Eur J Heart Fail, 18 (11), 1340-1341
DOI 10.1002/ejhf.632, PubMed 27813299
A retrospective analysis of cardiovascular outcomes in patients treated with ASV
Scand Cardiovasc J, 51 (2), 106-113
DOI 10.1080/14017431.2016.1262546, PubMed 27854123
The use of echocardiography in acute cardiovascular care: Recommendations of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging and the Acute Cardiovascular Care Association
Turk Kardiyol. Dern. Ars., 44 1, 53-80
The use of wearable cardioverter-defibrillators in Europe: results of the European Heart Rhythm Association survey
Europace, 18 (1), 146-50
DOI 10.1093/europace/euw003, PubMed 26842735
Combination of ECG and Echocardiography for Identification of Arrhythmic Events in Early ARVC
JACC Cardiovasc Imaging, 10 (5), 503-513
DOI 10.1016/j.jcmg.2016.06.011, PubMed 27771401
Ventricular structure in ARVC: going beyond volumes as a measure of risk
J Cardiovasc Magn Reson, 18 (1), 73
DOI 10.1186/s12968-016-0291-9, PubMed 27756409
Comparison of patients with early-phase arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy and right ventricular outflow tract ventricular tachycardia
Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging, 18 (1), 62-69
DOI 10.1093/ehjci/jew014, PubMed 26903598
Replacement of implantable cardioverter defibrillators and cardiac resynchronization therapy devices: results of the European Heart Rhythm Association survey
Europace, 18 (6), 945-9
DOI 10.1093/europace/euw157, PubMed 27297231
Publications 2015
Phenotype of Children with QT Prolongation Identified Using an Institution-Wide QT Alert System
Pediatr Cardiol, 36 (7), 1350-6
DOI 10.1007/s00246-015-1164-y, PubMed 25845942
The thorny way of 3D strain from research to clinical use: are we getting closer?
JACC Cardiovasc Imaging, 8 (3), 246-7
DOI 10.1016/j.jcmg.2015.01.005, PubMed 25772831
Left ventricular markers of mortality and ventricular arrhythmias in heart failure patients with cardiac resynchronization therapy
Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging, 17 (3), 343-50
DOI 10.1093/ehjci/jev173, PubMed 26164406
Management of patients with Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy in the Nordic countries
Scand Cardiovasc J, 49 (6), 299-307
DOI 10.3109/14017431.2015.1086017, PubMed 26395672
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy, clinical manifestations, and diagnosis
Europace, 18 (7), 965-72
DOI 10.1093/europace/euv340, PubMed 26498164
Frequency and cause of transient QT prolongation after surgery
Am J Cardiol, 116 (10), 1605-9
DOI 10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.08.027, PubMed 26409639
Localization and not Extent of Fibrofatty Infiltration is the Primary Factor Determining Conduction Disturbance in a Computational Model of Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy
E-HEALTH BIOENG CONF
The use of echocardiography in acute cardiovascular care: recommendations of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging and the Acute Cardiovascular Care Association
Eur Heart J Acute Cardiovasc Care, 4 (1), 3-5
DOI 10.1177/2048872614568073, PubMed 25635106
Cardiac Mechanical Alterations and Genotype Specific Differences in Subjects With Long QT Syndrome
JACC Cardiovasc Imaging, 8 (5), 501-510
DOI 10.1016/j.jcmg.2014.12.023, PubMed 25890583
Nadolol decreases the incidence and severity of ventricular arrhythmias during exercise stress testing compared with β1-selective β-blockers in patients with catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia
Heart Rhythm, 13 (2), 433-40
DOI 10.1016/j.hrthm.2015.09.029, PubMed 26432584
Structural Abnormality Detection of ARVC Patients via Localised Distance-to-Average Mapping
LECT NOTES COMPUT SC, 8896, 177-186
Strain echocardiographic assessment of left atrial function predicts recurrence of atrial fibrillation
Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging, 17 (6), 660-7
DOI 10.1093/ehjci/jev185, PubMed 26219297
QT Adaptation and Intrinsic QT Variability in Congenital Long QT Syndrome
J Am Heart Assoc, 4 (12)
DOI 10.1161/JAHA.115.002395, PubMed 26675252
Myocardial strain imaging: how useful is it in clinical decision making?
Eur Heart J, 37 (15), 1196-207
DOI 10.1093/eurheartj/ehv529, PubMed 26508168
Mechanical Dyssynchrony by Tissue Doppler Cross-Correlation is Associated with Risk for Complex Ventricular Arrhythmias after Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 28 (12), 1474-81
DOI 10.1016/j.echo.2015.07.021, PubMed 26342653
Myocardial Function by Two-Dimensional Speckle Tracking Echocardiography and Activin A May Predict Mortality in Patients with Carcinoid Intestinal Disease
Cardiology, 132 (2), 81-90
DOI 10.1159/000431076, PubMed 26111973
Publications 2014
The diagnostic performance of imaging methods in ARVC using the 2010 Task Force criteria
Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging, 15 (11), 1219-25
DOI 10.1093/ehjci/jeu109, PubMed 24939949
Early diastolic strain rate predicts response to heart failure therapy in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy
Int J Cardiovasc Imaging, 30 (3), 505-13
DOI 10.1007/s10554-014-0361-8, PubMed 24477357
Left ventricular global longitudinal strain is associated with exercise capacity in failing hearts with preserved and reduced ejection fraction
Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging, 16 (2), 217-24
DOI 10.1093/ehjci/jeu277, PubMed 25552469
Impact of left ventricular hypertrophy on QT prolongation and associated mortality
Heart Rhythm, 11 (11), 1957-65
DOI 10.1016/j.hrthm.2014.06.025, PubMed 24956189
Can exercise echocardiography help optimal timing of surgery in patients with aortic regurgitation?
Scand Cardiovasc J, 48 (1), 2-3
DOI 10.3109/14017431.2013.879199, PubMed 24475789
Mechanical dispersion by strain echocardiography: a predictor of ventricular arrhythmias in subjects with lamin A/C mutations
JACC Cardiovasc Imaging, 8 (1), 104-106
DOI 10.1016/j.jcmg.2014.04.029, PubMed 25457755
Mechanical dyssynchrony after cardiac resynchronization therapy for severely symptomatic heart failure is associated with risk for ventricular arrhythmias
J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 27 (8), 872-9
DOI 10.1016/j.echo.2014.04.001, PubMed 24798865
A novel ECG-index for prediction of ventricular arrhythmias in patients after myocardial infarction
Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol, 19 (4), 330-7
DOI 10.1111/anec.12152, PubMed 24612066
Effects of individualized exercise training in patients with catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia type 1
Am J Cardiol, 113 (11), 1829-33
DOI 10.1016/j.amjcard.2014.03.012, PubMed 24837260
Vigorous physical activity impairs myocardial function in patients with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy and in mutation positive family members
Eur J Heart Fail, 16 (12), 1337-44
DOI 10.1002/ejhf.181, PubMed 25319773
Electromechanical window negativity in genotyped long-QT syndrome patients: relation to arrhythmia risk
Eur Heart J, 36 (3), 179-86
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Publications 2013
Right ventricular apical pacing-induced left ventricular dyssynchrony is associated with a subsequent decline in ejection fraction
Heart Rhythm, 11 (4), 602-8
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Increased amount of interstitial fibrosis predicts ventricular arrhythmias, and is associated with reduced myocardial septal function in patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
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Noninvasive assessment of myocardial fibrosis in patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Heart, 100 (8), 631-8
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Risk prediction of ventricular arrhythmias and myocardial function in Lamin A/C mutation positive subjects
Europace, 16 (4), 563-71
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Institution-wide QT alert system identifies patients with a high risk of mortality
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Strain echocardiography improves risk prediction of ventricular arrhythmias after myocardial infarction
JACC Cardiovasc Imaging, 6 (8), 841-50
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Abnormal electroencephalograms in patients with long QT syndrome
Heart Rhythm, 10 (12), 1877-83
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Three-month treatment with adaptive servoventilation improves cardiac function and physical activity in patients with chronic heart failure and cheyne-stokes respiration: a prospective randomized controlled trial
Cardiology, 126 (2), 81-90
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Layer-specific quantification of myocardial deformation by strain echocardiography may reveal significant CAD in patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome
JACC Cardiovasc Imaging, 6 (5), 535-44
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Mitral annular displacement by Doppler tissue imaging may identify coronary occlusion and predict mortality in patients with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction
J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 26 (8), 875-84
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Publications 2012
Republished article: Imaging assessment of ventricular mechanics
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The terminal part of the QT interval (T peak to T end): a predictor of mortality after acute myocardial infarction
Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol, 17 (2), 85-94
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Risk assessment of ventricular arrhythmias in patients with nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy by strain echocardiography
J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 25 (6), 667-73
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Subclinical cardiomyopathy and long QT syndrome: an echocardiographic observation
Congenit Heart Dis, 8 (4), 352-9
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A novel clinical method for quantification of regional left ventricular pressure-strain loop area: a non-invasive index of myocardial work
Eur Heart J, 33 (6), 724-33
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Duration of myocardial early systolic lengthening predicts the presence of significant coronary artery disease
J Am Coll Cardiol, 60 (12), 1086-93
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Publications 2011
Imaging assessment of ventricular mechanics
Heart, 97 (16), 1349-56
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Evaluation of right ventricular dysfunction by myocardial strain echocardiography in patients with intestinal carcinoid disease
J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 24 (6), 644-50
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Myocardial contraction and long QT syndrome
Trends Cardiovasc Med, 21 (3), 65-9
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Prediction of life-threatening arrhythmias--still an unresolved problem
Cardiology, 118 (2), 129-37
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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
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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
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Publications 2010
Plasma CCN2/connective tissue growth factor is associated with right ventricular dysfunction in patients with neuroendocrine tumors
BMC Cancer, 10, 6
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Transmural differences in myocardial contraction in long-QT syndrome: mechanical consequences of ion channel dysfunction
Circulation, 122 (14), 1355-63
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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
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Mechanical dispersion assessed by myocardial strain in patients after myocardial infarction for risk prediction of ventricular arrhythmia
JACC Cardiovasc Imaging, 3 (3), 247-56
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[Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 130 (2), 139-42
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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
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Publications 2009
Abnormal left ventricular relaxation in patients with long QT syndrome: reply
Eur. Heart J., 30 (22), 2814-2815
Genetic testing in specific cardiomyopathies
F1000 Med Rep, 1
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Mathematical Based Imaging of Regional Ischemia
IFMBE PROC, 25, 98-101
Publications 2008
Molecular genetic analysis of long QT syndrome in Norway indicating a high prevalence of heterozygous mutation carriers
Scand J Clin Lab Invest, 68 (5), 362-8
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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
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Publications 2005
[DNA-based diagnostics of long QT syndrome]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 125 (20), 2783-6
PubMed 16244680
[Cardiac ion channel disorders--diagnosis and treatment]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 125 (20), 2778-81
PubMed 16244679
[Giant cell myocarditis--a rare, but dangerous disease]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 125 (16), 2198-201
PubMed 16138135