Afib.no network members Michiel Rienstra and Isabelle C. Van Gelder recently co-authored an article in New England Journal of Medicine under this title. Interestingly, they demonstrated that a wait-and-see approach was noninferior to early cardioversion in achieving a return to… Read More ›
NEWS
Disputation March 21: Trygve Berge
Network member Trygve Berge at the Department of Medical Research, Bærum Hospital and Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, will defend his thesis “Atrial fibrillation: Epidemiology and screening at 65 years – design and cross-sectional analysis of the Akershus… Read More ›
Network member Sweta Tiwari defended her PhD Thesis April 26, 2018
Title: Atrial fibrillation: A prospective population study of risk factors and complications. The Tromsø Study. Funding: A 4 year grant from UiT The Arctic University of Norway Main supervisor: Maja-Lisa Løchen Co supervisors: Henrik Schirmer, Laila A. Hopstock, Bjarne K…. Read More ›
Network member Vegard Malmo defended his thesis March 1, 2019
Vagard Malmo defended his thesis on Atrial fibrillation and exercise March 1. Read more about his work and results from the project here. (Norwegian site)
New article from the AFGen consortium: A Causal Relationship Between Thyroid Function and Atrial Fibrillation | JAMA Cardiology
Assessment of the Relationship Between Genetic Determinants of Thyroid Function and Atrial Fibrillation – A Mendelian Randomization Study “This mendelian randomization study of 55 114 individuals with AF and 482 295 referents found that genetically increased FT3:FT4 ratio and hyperthyroidism were associated with increased risk of AF,… Read More ›
Top 10 read articles in EJPC 2018
Network members reaching top 10 read articles in EJPC 2018!Haven’t read it yet? The ambiguity of physical activity, exercise and atrial fibrillation by Morseth, Løchen, Ariansen, Myrstad, Thelle.
Ingrid E. Christophersen awarded the “Young Research Talent” grant
Co-leader of the afib.no network, Ingrid E. Christophersen, was awarded the “Young Research Talent” grant from the Research Council of Norway. The grant will enable four years of research, establishing a national initiative to investigate genetic causes of atrial fibrillation,… Read More ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
