• Cytomegalovirus High-risk Kidney Transplant Recipients Show No Difference in Long-term Outcomes Following Preemptive Versus Prophylactic Management 

      Blom, Kjersti Benedicte; Kro, Grete Anette Birkeland; Midtvedt, Karsten; Jenssen, Trond; Reisæter, Anna Varberg; Rollag, Halvor; Hartmann, Anders; Sagedal, Solbjørg; Sjaastad, Ivar; Tylden, Garth Daryl; Njølstad, Gro; Nilsen, Einar; Christensen, Andreas; Åsberg, Anders; Birkeland, Jon Arne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background. Following kidney transplantation (KT), cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection remains an important challenge. Both prophylactic and preemptive antiviral protocols are used for CMV high-risk kidney recipients (donor ...
    • Novel biomarkers in patients with uncontrolled hypertension with and without kidney damage 

      Brobak, Karl Marius; Halvorsen, Lene Vernås; Aass, Hans Christian; Søraas, Camilla Lund; Aune, Arleen; Olsen, Erik; Bergland, Ola Undrum; Rognstad, Stine; Blom, Kjersti Benedicte; Birkeland, Jon Arne; Høieggen, Aud; Larstorp, Anne Cecilie Kjeldsen; Solbu, Marit Dahl (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)
      Introduction Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and urine albumin/creatinine ratio (ACR) are insensitive biomarkers for early detection of hypertension-mediated organ damage (HMOD). In this nationwide cross-sectional ...