Author Archives
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High prevalence of atrial fibrillation in Norway
In a study recently published in Heart, afib.no network members investigated the incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF) for the entire Norwegian population ≥ 18 years from 2004 to 2014, by age and gender. The prevalence at the end of the… Read More ›
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Network member Vegard Malmo wins KlinForsk prize
We congratulate Vegard Malmo on winning the prize for best thesis at KlinForsk’s webinar on “International Clinical Trials Day” May 20, 2020, with his thesis: Atrial Fibrillation and exercise. Read more here. (Norwegian page)
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Network member Lars Elnan Garnvik defended his PhD thesis March 24, 2020.
Afib.no network member Lars Elnan Garnvik defended his thesis “Physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness as determinants of atrial fibrillation incidence and prognosis. Observational findings from the HUNT study” for the degree of PhD at the Faculty of Medicine and Health… Read More ›
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NOACs differ with regard to bleeding risk
Non-vitamin K antagonist Oral Anticoagulants (NOACs) have become the mainstay therapy for stroke prophylaxis in atrial fibrillation. Although shown equally or more safe and effective than warfarin, there is limited knowledge of the comparative effectiveness and safety of the NOACs…. Read More ›
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Long-term ECG recording: findings and implications
Network member Jarle Jortveit and colleagues have investigated 1,262 long-term ECG recordings performed at Sørlandet Hospital Arendal, Norway, in the period 2017–18. The results were recently published in The Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association. The authors suggest that long-term ECG recording should… Read More ›
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Left atrial volumes in the ACE 1950 study cohort
Network members from Bærum Hospital and Akershus University Hospital co-authored an article published by the European Heart Journal – Cardiovascular Imaging. The authors describe volumetric measurements of the left atrium with echocardiography in 3489 individuals and in a healthy subgroup… Read More ›
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Atrial Fibrillation Genetics Update: Toward Clinical Implementation
Network members from Bærum Hospital and the University Medical Center Groningen, have published a contemporary review paper entitled “Atrial Fibrillation Genetics Update: Toward Clinical Implementation” in the online journal Frontiers in Cardiovascular medicine. The review was published as part of… Read More ›
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Happy Holidays and good news from afib.no!
As we are approaching the New Year, we would like to thank all network members for their contributions to afib.no in 2019! We are happy to announce that afib.no has been granted further funding from The South-Eastern Norway regional health… Read More ›
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Network member Marius Myrstad visited Melbourne, Australia with support from afib.no
With support from afib.no, network member Marius Myrstad has visited Melbourne, Australia for a research exchange at the Sports Cardiology lab at Baker Heart & Diabetes Institute. The Sports Cardiology lab at Baker is National Center for Sports Cardiology in… Read More ›
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Stroke in athletes with atrial fibrillation
Network members Marius Myrstad, Trygve Berge, Håkon Ihle-Hansen, Eivind Sørensen and Marit Aarønæs have published a paper entitled Stroke in endurance athletes with atrial fibrillation in The European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. The researchers have investigated the association between atrial… Read More ›
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