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afib.no workshop 2021: Atrial Remodeling in Atrial Fibrillation
More than 50 researchers from Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, The Netherlands, UK and Canada connected for a workshop on Atrial Remodeling in AF on Thursday April 15. The meeting started with one of the keynote speakers, dr. Pyotr Platonov who… Read More ›
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Dear colleagues in afib.no
Our colleague Rikke Buhl in Copenhagen, Denmark, has a new, exciting project on paroxysmal AF in horses. She would appreciate our help in collecting used implantable loop recorders (ILRs) from Medtronic (Reveal Linq) for use in trotter horses. They aim… Read More ›
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News on AF screening from afib.no network members: “Research Priorities in Atrial Fibrillation Screening” – Emelia J. Benjamin, Renate B. Schnabel, Isabelle C. Van Gelder et al.
Our colleagues Emelia Benjamin, Renate Schnabel and Isabelle C. Van Gelder has spearheaded this report from the U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood institute. It gives a nice overview of the current status of AF screening and highlights the knowledge… Read More ›
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Happy holidays
The strange year 2020 is coming to an end. It has been a challenging one for all of us. A year of digital meetings, a year without socializing at Lysebu or at workshops. Not the best conditions for networking. Nevertheless,… Read More ›
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13 mill. NOK to the Norwegian EXercise and Atrial Fibrillation (NEXAF) study!
The Norwegian EXercise and Atrial Fibrillation Study (NEXAF) is a collaborative project within afib.no addressing research questions related to exercise and atrial fibrillation. The project includes three main work packages: Work package 1 is a randomized controlled trial of a… Read More ›
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Omega-3 fatty acids may increase the risk of atrial fibrillation
Several afib.no network members are involved in the OMega-3 fatty acids in Elderly with Myocardial Infarction (OMEMI) trial, investigating the effect of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in patients aged 70-82 with recent myocardial infarction. The results were presented by Are… Read More ›
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4th annual meeting 2020
Thank you all for your contribution to this year’s afib.no meeting! It was great to see that we had more participants this year than any previous year. We started out with a great talk by Renate Schnabel about Atrial fibrillation… Read More ›
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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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