Author Archives
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Congratulations Turid Apelland
Cand.med. Turid Apelland at Institute of Clinical Medicine defended the thesis “Atrial fibrillation in endurance athletes. Arrhythmia monitoring, symptoms and quality of life, and safety of exercise” for the degree of PhD 21.11.2025 Summary Endurance athletes have increased risk of… Read More ›
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All-time high at the 9th annual meeting of afib.no!
Thank you all for a fantastic annual meeting on September 25-26, 2025. We reached an all-time high with 85 registered participants! It was a real pleasure to listen to all of the magnificent presentations, and a delight to see that… Read More ›
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Sigrun Halvorsen receives the Heart Research prize 2025
We congratulate Sigrun Halvorsen on being awarded the Heart Research Prize 2025 from the Norwegian Health Association, for her longstanding work on improving treatment and guidelines for cardiac disease. Read more here. (Page in Norwegian)
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Another three years of funding for NEXAF
The Norwegian Exercise and Atrial Fibrillation Research Program (NEXAF) has received funding for another three years of research on exercise in patients with atrial fibrillation. NEXAF is a collaborative project within afib.no addressing research questions related to exercise and atrial… Read More ›
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Collaboration Awarded Funding to Explore Effects of Detraining on the Athlete’s Heart
Professor in horse cardiology, Rikke Buhl (University of Copenhagen), and Dr. Marius Myrstad (Bærum Hospital) are proud to announce the receipt of a substantial grant from the Danish Independent Research Fund. This funding will support an innovative cross-species study investigating… Read More ›
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Marita Knudsen Pope defended her thesis 22.04.2024 Congratulations!
Marita Knudsen Pope defended her thesis “Characteristics, treatment, and outcomes of patients newly diagnosed with atrial fibrillation – Insights from the GARFIELD-AF registry” Read more here. Photo: Ine Eriksen, UiO
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Public meeting about atrial fibrillation research in Oslo Concert Hall
Afib.no hosted a public meeting on AF research for more than 200 individuals at Oslo Concert Hall on April 18, 2024. The meeting was free-of-charge and open to anyone interested. «Incredibly good lectures. I learnt a lot! Thank you! –… Read More ›
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AFNOR study published in European Heart Journal
Mariam Anjum and co-authors from the Afib.no network have published Norwegian national registry data on stroke and bleeding risk in atrial fibrillation patients with a CHA2DS2-VASc score of 1. The results were published in European Heart Journal. Anjum and co-authors… Read More ›
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Research award to Maja-Lisa Løchen!
Maja-Lisa Løchen, was awarded the Norwegian Society of Cardiology’s research award for 2023. Big congratulations from afib.no! Read more here. Page in Norwegian.
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The GENAF study and The A3 study presented at the American Heart Association – Scientific Sessions 2023
Morten Mattingsdal and Ingrid Elisabeth Christophersen attended the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions in Philadelphia on November 10-13, 2023, to present results from the Genetics in Atrial Fibrillation (GENAF) study. Dr. Christophersen is project leader. Morten Mattingsdal is the… Read More ›
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