• Effect of side branch flow upon physiological indices in coronary artery disease 

  Gosling, Rebecca C.; Sturdy, Jacob; Morris, Paul D.; Fossan, Fredrik Eikeland; Hellevik, Leif Rune; Lawford, Patricia V.; Hose, David Rodney; Gunn, Julian P. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  Recent efforts have demonstrated the ability of computational models to predict fractional flow reserve from coronary artery imaging without the need for invasive instrumentation. However, these models include only larger ...

• Exploring use of activity monitors for patients with obesity during weight-loss treatment - a qualitative study 

  Følling, Ingrid Sørdal; Oldervoll, Line Merethe; Hilmarsen, Christina Wikstrøm; Ersfjord, Ellen Margrete Iveland (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Background Obesity is a major health concern in western countries. In Norway, patients with obesity can attend weight-loss programmes, which focus on changes in dietary and physical activity habits. Use of self-monitoring ...

• Improper monitoring and deviations from physiologic treatment goals in patients with brain injury in the early phases of emergency care. 

  Andersen, Siri Kojen; Hustveit, Ragnhild; Frøland, Erlend; Uleberg, Oddvar; Kruger, Andreas; Klepstad, Pål; Nordseth, Trond (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  Severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) and intracerebral- and subarachnoid hemorrhage (ICH/SAH) are conditions associated with high mortality and morbidity. The aim of this study was to ...

• EACVI survey on investigations and imaging modalities in chronic coronary syndromes 

  Bularga, Anda; Saraste, Antti; Fontes-Carvalho, Ricardo; Holte, Espen; Cameli, Matteo; Michalski, Blazej; Williams, Michelle C.; Podlesnikar, Tomaz; D'Andrea, Antonello; Stankovic, Ivan; Mills, Nicholas L.; Manka, Robert; Newby, David E.; Schultz-Menger, Jeanette; Haugaa, Kristina; Dweck, Mark R. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Aims The European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) Scientific Initiatives Committee performed a global survey to evaluate current practice for the assessment and management of patients with suspected and ...

• Better Automatic Interpretation of Cement Evaluation Logs through Feature Engineering 

  Viggen, Erlend Magnus; Løvstakken, Lasse; Merciu, Ioan Alexandru; Måsøy, Svein-Erik (Chapter, 2021)

  We build systems to automatically interpret cement evaluation logs using supervised machine learning (ML). Such systems can provide instant rough interpretations that may then be used as a basis for human interpretation. ...

• Decidual and placental NOD1 is associated with inflammation in normal and preeclamptic pregnancies 

  Rakner, Johanne Johnsen; Silva, Gabriela; Mundal, Siv Boon; Thaning, Astrid Josefin; Elschot, Mattijs; Ostrop, Jenny; Thomsen, Liv Cecilie Vestrheim; Bjørge, Line; Gierman, Lobke; Iversen, Ann-Charlotte (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Introduction: Inflammation is a normal physiological process that increases to harmful levels in preeclampsia. It affects the interaction between maternal immune cells and fetal trophoblasts at both sites of the maternal-fetal ...

• Rhinosinusitis without Nasal Polyps in COPD 

  Øie, Marte Rystad; Dahlslett, Sarah Bettina; Sue-Chu, Malcolm; Helvik, Anne-Sofie; Steinsvåg, Sverre Karmhus; Thorstensen, Wenche Moe (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  The validity of the united airway disease concept for rhinosinusitis (RS) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has been questioned because of methodological limitations in previous studies. In this study we ...

• Effects of tilt on cerebral hemodynamics measured by NeoDoppler in healthy neonates 

  Jarmund, Anders Hagen; Ødegård, Siv Steinsmo; Torp, Hans; Nyrnes, Siri Ann (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Background: Today, there are conflicting descriptions of how neonates respond to tilt. Examining physiologic responses of cerebral blood flow velocities (BFVs) in challenging situations like a tilt requires equipment that ...

• Right Ventricular Flow Dynamics in Dilated Right Ventricles: Energy Loss Estimation Based on Blood Speckle Tracking Echocardiography-A Pilot Study in Children 

  Mawad, Wadi; Løvstakken, Lasse; Fadnes, Solveig; Grønli, Thomas; Segers, Patrick; Mertens, Luc; Nyrnes, Siri Ann (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Using blood speckle tracking (BST) based on high-frame-rate echocardiography (HFRE), we compared right ventricle (RV) flow dynamics in children with atrial septal defects (ASDs) and repaired tetralogy of Fallot (rTOF). ...

• Survival of glioblastoma in relation to tumor location: a statistical tumor atlas of a population-based cohort 

  Fyllingen, Even Hovig; Bø, Lars Eirik; Reinertsen, Ingerid; Jakola, Asgeir Store; Sagberg, Lisa Millgård; Berntsen, Erik Magnus; Salvesen, Øyvind; Solheim, Ole (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Purpose Previous studies on the effect of tumor location on overall survival in glioblastoma have found conflicting results. Based on statistical maps, we sought to explore the effect of tumor location on overall survival ...

• Phosphatase of Regenerating Liver-3 Regulates Cancer Cell Metabolism in Multiple Myeloma 

  Abdollahi, Pegah; Vandsemb, Esten; Elsaadi, Samah; Røst, Lisa Marie; Yang, Rui; Hjort, Magnus Aassved; Andreassen, Trygve; Misund, Kristine; Slørdahl, Tobias Schmidt; Rø, Torstein Baade; Sponaas, Anne-Marit; Moestue, Siver Andreas; Bruheim, Per; Børset, Magne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Cancer cells often depend on microenvironment signals from molecules such as cytokines for proliferation and metabolic adaptations. PRL‐3, a cytokine‐induced oncogenic phosphatase, is highly expressed in multiple myeloma ...

• Sonopermeation Enhances Uptake and Therapeutic Effect of Free and Encapsulated Cabazitaxel 

  Snipstad, Sofie; Mørch, Ýrr; Sulheim, Einar; Åslund, Andreas; Pedersen, André; Hansen, Rune; Davies, Catharina de Lange; Berg, Sigrid (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Delivery of drugs and nanomedicines to tumors is often heterogeneous and insufficient and, thus, of limited efficacy. Microbubbles in combination with ultrasound have been found to improve delivery to tumors, enhancing ...

• Influenza vaccination and risk for cardiovascular events: a nationwide self-controlled case series study 

  Sen, Abhijit; Bakken, Inger Johanne Landsjøåsen; Govatsmark, Ragna Elise Støre; Varmdal, Torunn; Bønaa, Kaare Harald; Mukamal, Kenneth Jay; Håberg, Siri Eldevik; Janszky, Imre (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

  Background US and European guidelines diverge on whether to vaccinate adults who are not at high risk for cardiovascular events against influenza. Here, we investigated the associations between influenza vaccination and ...

• Age-related change in peak oxygen uptake and change of cardiovascular risk factors. The HUNT Study 

  Letnes, Jon Magne; Dalen, Håvard; Aspenes, Stian Thoresen; Salvesen, Øyvind; Wisløff, Ulrik; Nes, Bjarne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  Background Large longitudinal studies on change in directly measured peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak) is lacking, and its significance for change of cardiovascular risk factors is uncertain. We aimed to assess ten-year ...

• The effect of drug-eluting stents on target lesion revascularization in native coronary arteries: Results from the NORSTENT randomized study 

  Mølstad, Per; Nordrehaug, Jan Erik; Steigen, Terje; Melvær, Giil Lasse; Wilsgaard, Tom; Wiseth, Rune; Bønaa, Kaare Harald (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  Background: The NORSTENT trial randomized 9,013 patients to percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with a drug-eluting stent (DES) or bare-metal stent (BMS) with 5-year follow-up. No difference was found in the composite ...

• Pain During Sex Before and After Surgery for Lumbar Disc Herniation - A Multicenter Observational Study 

  Holmberg, Siril Therese; Salvesen, Øyvind; Vangen-Lønne, Vetle; Hara, Sozaburo; Fredheim, Olav Magnus; Solberg, Tore; Jakola, Asgeir S; Solheim, Ole; Nygaard, Øystein Petter; Gulati, Sasha (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  Study Design. Observational multicenter study. Objective. The aim of this study was to evaluate changes in pain during sexual activity after surgery for lumbar disc herniation (LDH). Summary of Background Data. ...

• Effect of acoustic radiation force on displacement of nanoparticles in collagen gels 

  Løvmo, Mia Kvåle; Yemane, Petros Tesfamichael; Bjørkøy, Astrid; Hansen, Rune; Cleveland, Robin O.; Angelsen, Bjørn Atle Johan; Davies, Catharina de Lange (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  Penetration of nanoscale therapeutic agents into the extracellular matrix (ECM) of a tumor is a limiting factor for the sufficient delivery of drugs in tumors. Ultrasound (US) in combination with microbubbles causing ...

• Factors Influencing Running Velocity at Lactate Threshold in Male and Female Runners at Different Levels of Performance 

  Støa, Eva Maria; Helgerud, Jan; Rønnestad, Bent; Hansen, Joar; Ellefsen, Stian; Støren, Øyvind (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  Background: The primary aim was to examine the relationship between lactate threshold (LT) expressed as percentage of maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) and running velocity at LT (LTV). A secondary aim was to investigate to ...

• Extensive simulated diving aggravates endothelial dysfunction in male pro-atherosclerotic ApoE knockout rats 

  Berenji Ardestani, Simin; Matchkov, Vladimir V.; Hansen, Kasper; Jespersen, Nichlas Rise; Pedersen, Michael; Eftedal, Ingrid (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  Introduction: The average age of the diving population is rising, and the risk of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease in divers are accordingly increasing. It is an open question whether this risk is altered by ...

• Hva betyr tidligere hjerte- og karsykdom eller kreft for risiko for død etter påvist SARS-CoV-2? 

  Kvåle, Rune; Bønaa, Kaare Harald; Forster, Rachel Bedenis; Gravningen, Kirsten Midttun; Juliusson, Pétur Benedikt; Myklebust, Tor Åge (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  BAKGRUNN Hjerte- og karsykdommer og kreft har vært beskrevet som mulige risikofaktorer for død av covid-19. Hensikten med studien er å undersøke om tidligere påvist hjerte- og karsykdom eller kreft har påvirket risiko for ...

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