Author Archives

• Second annual meeting afib.no

  By K.S.F on 26. October 2018

  

  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 ›

• Individuals with atrial fibrillation should exercise

  By K.S.F on 15. October 2018

  

  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 ›

• High-sensitivity troponin I in persistent atrial fibrillation – relation to NT-proBNP and markers of inflammation and haemostasis.

  By K.S.F on 16. August 2018 • ( 0 )

  

    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 ›

• Physically active obese have lower atrial fibrillation risk

  By K.S.F on 9. July 2018

  

  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 ›

• More than 100 genetic loci discovered for atrial fibrillation

  By K.S.F on 13. June 2018

  

    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 ›

• First workshop of afib.no was a success!

  By K.S.F on 17. April 2018

  

  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 ›

• afib.no present at EHRA 2018

  By K.S.F on 9. April 2018

  

  Two members of the network presented their work at the EHRA (European Heart Rhythm Association) congress in Barcelona March 18th-20th. Tingting Feng, PhD-fellow at NTNU, presented her work on AF and obesity in a “rapid fire” oral abstract session. She… Read More ›

• Spotlight Poster Presentation at ICPE Conference in Montréal, August 2017

  By K.S.F on 9. March 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  I had the fortune of receiving Afib.no’s first ever travel grant to attend the 33rd International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology and Therapeutic Risk Management in Montréal, August 2017. I presented a poster/study on the use of oral anticoagulation for atrial fibrillation in… Read More ›

• Tingting Feng granted funding

  By K.S.F on 6. February 2018

  

  Afib.no has awarded Tingting Feng grant for participation at the EHRA conference 18-20 March 2018. The abstract is based on the project: Atrial Fibrillation and Lifestyle Factors in the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study (The HUNT Study).

• Heart rate trajectories in the Tromsø study provide additional prognostic information regarding cardiovascular risk.

  By K.S.F on 10. January 2018

  Resting heart rate is an important easily measured cardiovascular parameter and an established risk factor for cardiovascular disease and death. Based on the three Tromsø Study surveys conducted between 1986 and 2001 we demonstrated that individual changes in resting heart… Read More ›