14th December |News
In November, Cand.med. Eystein Skjølsvik at Institute of Clinical Medicine defended his thesis “Natural progression and arrhythmic risk in patients with cardiomyopathies” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
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In October, MD Monica Chivulescu at the Institute of Clinical Medicine defended her thesis “Prediction of outcome in genetic cardiac diseases” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).
14th December |Publications
We are currently preparing the 2021 Annual report but if you wish to read more about what happened in 2020, you may find some information here.
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8th March |Publications
The European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) Scientific Initiatives Committee performed a global survey to evaluate the current practice for the assessment and management of patients with suspected patent foramen ovale (PFO) and cryptogenic stroke.
Adult athletes undergo cardiac adaptions in what is known as the "athlete's heart". Cardiac adaptations in young athletes have not been described in longitudinal studies but have previously been believed to be uniform in nature.
Patients with tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) have high survival rates 30 years after surgical repair. Many patients experience pregnancy; however, the effects of pregnancy on the long-term cardiovascular outcome are not well known. We investigated the association of pregnancy and cardiac function with occurrence of ventricular arrhythmia (VA) in women with TOF.
Deformation imaging in echocardiography has been shown to have better diagnostic and prognostic value than conventional anatomical measures such as ejection fraction. However, despite clinical availability and demonstrated efficacy, everyday clinical use remains limited at many hospitals.
This study aimed to perform an external validation of the value of right ventricular (RV) deformation patterns and RV mechanical dispersion in patients with arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (AC). Secondly, this study assessed the association of these parameters with life-threatening ventricular arrhythmia (VA).
2nd February |News
Anders Wold Bjerring, PhD, MD defended his PhD thesis "The early development of the Athlete's heart" for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor) Friday 29th of January 2021. His trial lecture "Sports Cardiology - scope and content" was held earlier in the day.
On Tuesday February 2nd, Thor Edvardsen (UiO) was awarded the prestigious Heart Research Prize 2021 by The National Association for Public Health
13th January |News
15th December |Publications
Little is known about phenotypes and risk markers of life-threatening arrhythmic events in athletes with ventricular arrhythmia.
Targeted hypothermia, as used after cardiac arrest, increases electrical and mechanical systolic duration. We wanted to explore the electromechanical relations during hypothermia at 33 °C.
The European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) Scientific Initiatives Committee performed a global survey to evaluate current practice for the assessment and management of patients with suspected and confirmed chronic coronary syndromes.
We aimed to assess the prevalence of mitral annulus disjunction (MAD) and to explore the association with aortic disease and mitral valve surgery in patients with Marfan syndrome (MFS) and Loeys-Dietz syndrome (LDS).
Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is associated with ventricular arrhythmias (VA) and sudden cardiac death (SCD). A model was recently developed to predict incident sustained VA in ARVC patients. However, since this outcome may overestimate the risk for SCD, we aimed to specifically predict life-threatening VA (LTVA) as a closer surrogate for SCD.
26th November |News
Prof. Kristina Haugaa (OUS) received the 2020 Norwegian Cardiological Society research prize
Førsteamanuensis og seksjonsoverlege ved kardiologisk avdeling, Kristina Haugaa, skal lede et nytt senter for forskningsdrevet innovasjon (SFI), The Precision Health Center for optimized cardiac care (ProCardio).
