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Bærum Sykehus, Vestre Viken Hospital Trust, Norway
Facilities: Community hospital located 15 min outside of Oslo with a fully equipped clinical research department with focus on atrial fibrillation and cardiovascular health. The department houses advanced equipment to perform echocardiography, exercise-ECG with both bicycle and treadmill, and VO2-max measurements, as well as our own lab and biobank center.
Staff: >5 project leaders,10 researchers/postdocs, >15 PhD-fellows, specialists in Cardiology, Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine, Medical Genetics, as well as Physiotherapists, Specialized Nurses, administrative and clinical research staff.
Projects and data: Genetic and genomic, register-based, clinical studies including echocardiography, exercise-testing, electrical cardioversion, drug-trials. We are co-founders of the ACE 1950 study, which holds cross-sectional clinical and epidemiologic data from 3500 individuals in the birth-cohort of 1950 in Akershus and Asker/Bærum counties, as well as 10-year follow-up data.
Contacts:
Ingrid E. Christophersen, PI GENAF
Marius Myrstad, PI NEXAF
Websites: The Research Department, Bærum Hospital
The GENAF Norway study, The NEXAF study, The ACE1950 study
University of Copenhagen, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Denmark
Facilities: Large-animal University Hospital located in Taastrup, 30 min outside Copenhagen, with specialised facilities for equine cardiology, sports medicine and translational atrial fibrillation research. The group has access to treadmill exercise testing, echocardiography, invasive electrophysiology, pacemaker/ILR implantation, longitudinal cardiac and skeletal muscle biopsy sampling, histology, image analysis and large-animal AF models in horses and pigs.
Staff: Research group led by Prof. Rikke Buhl, with 2 PhD students, 2 assistant professors, 4-6 veterinary masters students, several clinical specialists in equine cardiology, and collaborators in human cardiology, electrophysiology, omics, histology and imaging.
Projects and data: Experimental and clinical studies on atrial fibrillation, exercise-induced cardiac remodelling, detraining, sudden cardiac death and translational large-animal models. Available data include electrophysiology, ECG/ILR monitoring, echocardiography, exercise testing, histology, transcriptomics, proteomics and longitudinal tissue biobanks from equine and porcine studies.
Contacts: Rikke Buhl
Websites: https://ecg.ku.dk/
Heart Center, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands
Facilities: Well-established rhythm research group, within large clinical, translational Cardiology research subdepartment of the Clinical Cardiology department, Heart Center of one of the largest academical hospitals in the country. The rhythm-research group focusses on clinical research to improve early detection, diagnosis and treatment of patients with arrhythmias with and without HF. All clinical research facilities are in place, from ECG to digital monitoring, from echo/CT/MRI to electrophysiological mapping, from randomized controlled trials to national registries.
Staff: 3 project leaders in the Rhythm-research group, 10 PhD fellows (most MD), 5 students, datascientist/AI-specialist, research nurses, research project managers, device/EP technicians. In the department of Cardiology we have approximately 50 PhD students, with many different nationalities.
Projects and data: Large collection of clinical trial data (investigator-initiated clinical studies to improve AF or HF treatment (RACE I to V, CONVERT, VIP-HF, MARC, DECISION, RACE 7-ACWAS, DUTCH-AF), large biobanks and clinical registries (AF-Risk, Biomarker-AF, Young-AF, RACE V), population-based cohorts (PREVEND and Lifelines). Currently conducting among others, the following trials; DECISION (national RCT on digoxin in AF and HF), EHRA-PATHS (multimorbidity in 11 EU countries), RACE X (national RCT on ACMP), REPEAT-AF (redo-AF ablation), DUTCH-ICD (national RCT on ICD primary prevention in NICMP). Current research topics: Atrial cardiomyopathy (ACMP), epicardial fat, AI-ECG, AI-enhanced electro-anatomical mapping, digital AF management, AF genetics.
Contact: Michiel Rienstra
Websites:
Centre for Heart Rhythm Disorders, Adelaide University & Royal Adelaide Hospital
Facilities: Large, multidisciplinary research centre jointly supported by Adelaide University and Royal Adelaide Hospital. Our focus ranged from preclinical studies to clinical trials with a focus on improving the care of patients with AF, heart failure and related conditions. Facilities include cardiac electrophysiology labs, a large outpatient centre, imaging facilities including echo, MRI and CT, advanced exercise testing facilities, autonomic labs and a clinical trial centre.
Staff: Established team of >40 members including senior leaders, postdoctoral fellows, clinical electrophysiology fellows, exercise physiologists, cardiac physiologists, basic scientists, data scientists, clinical trial coordinators and project managers.
Projects and data:
Broad range of clinical trials amongst patients with AF, stroke, cardiac devices and heart failure. A specific focus on lifestyle intervention including weight loss therapy, exercise intervention and risk factor reduction is offered. Mechanistic/phenotyping projects are also a key focus to determine the overlap between AF, HFpEF and other comorbidities. Projects in sports cardiology with a specific focus on AF and other arrhythmias in athletes are also underway and open for collaboration.
Contacts:
Prof. Prash Sanders
A/Prof. Adrian Elliott
Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases Research Group
Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø
Facilities: Well-established research group within the Department of Community Medicine at the campus of UiT The Arctic University of Norway, the northernmost university in the world. The University Hospital of North Norway is located across the street, and many projects are carried out in close collaboration with clinicians.
Staff: Full-time staff in permanent positions: 4 professors, 2 researchers, 2 associate professors. 11 PhD fellows or Research Program Medicine students. Part-time positions: 1 post doc, 5 associate professors. 4 professor emeritus/emerita. Associated members from other departments: Department of Clinical Medicine, School of Sport Sciences, Department of Health and Care Sciences.
Projects and data: We work on population-based studies concerning chronic diseases and their risk factors, with a focus on gender and socioeconomic differences. We address research questions related to the occurrence, longitudinal trends, causes, consequences, and interventions of chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease including atrial fibrillation, ischemic heart disease and heart failure, diabetes, cancer, respiratory disease, mental disorders, and musculoskeletal disorders. We aim to contribute to the prevention and management of these diseases. Data from The Tromsø Study form the basis for most of our research. The Tromsø Study has been designed as repeated health studies of large parts of the municipal population. In total, seven Tromsø Studies have been completed between 1974 and 2016, and number eight is ongoing through 2026. Many of our Ph.D. projects and other research projects are carried out in collaboration with the University Hospital of North Norway and the Northern Norway Regional Health Authority. We collaborate with other research groups at our department, and this research activity is primarily based on the unique population studies the Norwegian Women and Cancer Study, the SAMINOR Study, and the Fit Futures Study. We also take part in several national and international collaboration projects.
Contacts:
A/Prof. Ekaterina Sharashova ekaterina.e.sharashova@uit.no
Prof. Maja-Lisa Løchen maja-lisa.lochen@uit.no
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