Author Archives
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Network member Anja Wiedswang Horjen defended her thesis October 19, 2018
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 ›
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Second annual meeting afib.no
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 ›
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Individuals with atrial fibrillation should exercise
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 ›
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High-sensitivity troponin I in persistent atrial fibrillation – relation to NT-proBNP and markers of inflammation and haemostasis.
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 ›
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Physically active obese have lower atrial fibrillation risk
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 ›
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More than 100 genetic loci discovered for atrial fibrillation
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 ›
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First workshop of afib.no was a success!
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 ›
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afib.no present at EHRA 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 ›
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Spotlight Poster Presentation at ICPE Conference in Montréal, August 2017
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 ›
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Tingting Feng granted funding
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).
