Co-leader of the afib.no network, Ingrid E. Christophersen, was awarded the “Young Research Talent” grant from the Research Council of Norway. The grant will enable four years of research, establishing a national initiative to investigate genetic causes of atrial fibrillation,… Read More ›
High-Sensitivity Troponin I in Atrial Fibrillation: Impact of rate and rhythm control and associations with biomarkers related to atrial fibrillation pathophysiology Novel, highly sensitive troponin assays have revealed low levels of circulating troponins in individuals with atrial fibrillation that have… Read More ›
Thanks to all afib.no members for two inspiring days at Lysebu September 27-28, 2018! In planning of the meeting, we aimed to focus on topics that our members have shown interest in. We are grateful to all presenters for their… Read More ›
In a recently published paper, Myrstad and other members of the afib.no network, review studies that have investigated effects of exercise intervention in patients with atrial fibrillation. Observational data suggest that regular physical activity is associated with reduced mortality –… Read More ›
Over the recent years, several studies – including studies conducted by afib.no-network members – have demonstrated that prolonged endurance exercise is associated with an increased risk of atrial fibrillation. At the same time more moderate physical activity reduces the risk… Read More ›
High-sensitivitiy troponin I correlated significantly, although weakly, with biomarkers representing myocardial wall tension, inflammation, endothelial activation and haemostasis in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation, network member Anja W. Horjen and co-authors conclude in an article published in Scandinavian Journal… Read More ›
PhD candidate Lars Elnan Garnvik and his co-authors, including afib.no members Bjarne Nes, Jan Pål Loennechen and Vegard Malmo, published a paper in European Journal of Preventive Cardiology on June 25 showing that physical activity modifies the risk of atrial… Read More ›
Professor Arnljot Tveit and Dr. Ingrid E. Christophersen co-authored a paper published in Nature Genetics on June 11, describing the largest atrial fibrillation GWAS study thus far, bringing the total number of genetic loci associated with AF up to… Read More ›
The workshop on Exercise and AF brought together 37 AF researchers at Professorboligen, University of Oslo, April 12, in beautiful spring weather. Keynote speaker, André la Gerche, came all the way from Melbourne, Australia, and gave an excellent talk on… Read More ›
Several afib.no network members participated in the AF Club meeting at Trolleholm castle outside Lund, Sweden on April 5-6. Medical doctors, engineers as well as veterinarians, with atrial fibrillation research as a common interest were present. Similar meetings have been… Read More ›
