• Assessing short-term risk of ischemic stroke in relation to all prescribed medications 

      Janszky, Imre; Vardaxis, Ioannis; Lindqvist, Bo Henry; Horn, Jens; Brumpton, Ben Michael; Strand, Linn Beate; Bakken, Inger Johanne Landsjøåsen; Alsnes, Ingvild Vatten; Romundstad, Pål Richard; Ljung, Rickard; Mukamal, Kenneth J.; Sen, Abhijit (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      We examined the short-term risk of stroke associated with drugs prescribed in Norway or Sweden in a comprehensive, hypothesis-free manner using comprehensive nation-wide data. We identified 27,680 and 92,561 cases with a ...
    • Associations between circulating microRNAs and lipid-rich coronary plaques measured with near-infrared spectroscopy 

      Sæther, Julie Caroline; Vesterbekkmo, Elisabeth Kleivhaug; Taraldsen, Maria Dalen; Gigante, Bruna; Follestad, Turid; Røsjø, Helge Rørvik; Omland, Torbjørn; Wiseth, Rune; Madssen, Erik; Bye, Anja (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Lipid-rich coronary atherosclerotic plaques often cause myocardial infarction (MI), and circulating biomarkers that reflect lipid content may predict risk of MI. We investigated the association between circulating microRNAs ...
    • Body composition and physical fitness in adults born small for gestational age at term: a prospective cohort study 

      Matre, Maria; Mehl, Cathrin Vano; Benum, Silje Dahl; Jussinniemi, Laura; Kajantie, Eero Olavi; Evensen, Kari Anne Indredavik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      There is lack of research on body composition and physical fitness in individuals born small for gestational age (SGA) at term entering mid-adulthood. We aimed to investigate these outcomes in adults born SGA at term. This ...
    • Cerebrospinal fluid sTREM2 in Alzheimer’s disease: comparisons between clinical presentation and AT classification 

      Knapskog, Anne Brita; Henjum, Kristi; Idland, Ane-Victoria; Eldholm, Rannveig Sakshaug; Persson, Karin Ester Torun; Saltvedt, Ingvild; Watne, Leiv; Engedal, Knut; Nilsson, Lars N.G. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) is an innate immune receptor expressed by microglia. Its cleaved fragments, soluble TREM2 (sTREM2), can be measured in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Previous studies ...
    • Changes in C-reactive protein, neopterin and lactoferrin differ after conservative and surgical weight loss in individuals with morbid obesity 

      Aasbrenn, Martin; Farup, Per Grønaas; Videm, Vibeke (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      C-reactive protein, neopterin and lactoferrin are biomarkers of atherosclerotic disease. We aimed to assess changes in these biomarkers after conservative and surgical weight loss interventions in individuals with morbid ...
    • A fast, low-cost, robust and high-throughput method for viral nucleic acid isolation based on NAxtra magnetic nanoparticles 

      Ravlo, Erlend; Sousa, Mirta; Andresen, Lise Lima; Holberg-Petersen, Mona; Klundby, Ingvild; Aas, Per Arne; Hagen, Lars; Erlandsen, Sten Even; Fossum, Janne; Ali, Zeeshan; Sharma, Anuvansh; Ottesen, Vegar; Bandyopadhyay, Sulalit; Bjørås, Magnar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      The year of 2020 was profoundly marked by a global pandemic caused by a strain of coronavirus named severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the etiological agent of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). ...
    • Genetic risk score associations for myocardial infarction are comparable in persons with and without rheumatoid arthritis: the population-based HUNT study 

      Rostami, Sina; Hoff, Mari; Dalen, Håvard; Hveem, Kristian; Videm, Vibeke (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Persons with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have increased risk of myocardial infarction (MI). Overlapping associations with MI of weighted genetic risk scores (wGRS) for coronary artery disease (CAD) and RA is unknown in a ...
    • High concentrations of soluble endoglin can inhibit BMP9 signaling in non-endothelial cells 

      Andersson-Rusch, Clara Leticia; Liu, Bin; Quist-Løkken, Ingrid; Upton, Paul D.; Olsen, Oddrun Elise; Hella, Hanne; Yang, Xudong; Tong, Zhen; Morrell, Nicholas W.; Holien, Toril; Li, Wei (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Endoglin (ENG) is a single-pass transmembrane protein highly expressed on vascular endothelial cells, although low expression levels can be detected in many other cell types. Its extracellular domain can be found in ...
    • An individual participant data analysis of prospective cohort studies on the association between subclinical thyroid dysfunction and depressive symptoms 

      Wildisen, Lea; Del Giovane, Cinzia; Moutzouri, Elisavet; Beglinger, Shanthi; Syrogiannouli, Lamprini; Collet, Tinh-Hai; Cappola, Anne R.; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Bakker, Stephan J.L.; Yeap, Bu B.; Almeida, Osvaldo P.; Ceresini, Graziano; Dullaart, Robin P. F.; Ferrucci, Luigi; Grabe, Hans J.; Jukema, J. Wouter; Nauck, Matthias; Trompet, Stella; Völzke, Henry; Westendorp, Rudi G.J.; Gussekloo, Jacobijn; Klöppel, Stefan; Aujesky, Drahomir; Bauer, Douglas C.; Peeters, Robin P.; Feller, Martin; Rodondi, Nicolas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      In subclinical hypothyroidism, the presence of depressive symptoms is often a reason for starting levothyroxine treatment. However, data are conflicting on the association between subclinical thyroid dysfunction and ...
    • Influence of the ECMO circuit on the concentration of nutritional supplements 

      Engvik, Beate; Videm, Vibeke; Dahl, Thorleif; Sørensen, Gro; Fiane, Arnt E; Thiara, Amrit Paul Singh (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Circulating compounds such as drugs and nutritional components might adhere to the oxygenator fibers and tubing during ECMO support. This study evaluated the amount of nutritional supplements adsorbed to the ECMO circuit ...
    • Persistent pulmonary pathology after COVID-19 is associated with high viral load, weak antibody response, and high levels of matrix metalloproteinase-9 

      Lerum, Tøri Vigeland; Maltzahn, Niklas; Aukrust, Pål; Trøseid, Marius; Nezvalova-Henriksen, Katerina; Kåsine, Trine; Dyrhol-Riise, Anne Ma; Stiksrud, Birgitte; Haugli, Mette; Blomberg, Bjørn; Kittang, Bård Reiakvam; Johannessen, Asgeir; Hannula, Raisa; Aballi, Saad; Kildal, Anders Benjamin; Eiken, Ragnhild; Dahl, Tuva Børresdatter; Lund-Johansen, Fridtjof; Müller, Fredrik; Rivero, Jezabel Rodriguez; Meltzer, Carin; Einvik, Gunnar; Ueland, Thor; Olsen, Inge Christoffer; Barratt-Due, Andreas; Aaløkken, Trond Mogens; Skjønsberg, Ole Henning (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      The association between pulmonary sequelae and markers of disease severity, as well as pro-fibrotic mediators, were studied in 108 patients 3 months after hospital admission for COVID-19. The COPD assessment test (CAT-score), ...
    • The role of cardiovascular risk factors in maternal cardiovascular disease according to offspring birth characteristics in the HUNT study 

      Haug, Eirin Beate; Amanda, Markovitz; Abigail, Fraser; Dalen, Håvard; Romundstad, Pål Richard; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Rich-Edwards, Janet W.; Horn, Julie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      A history of preterm or small (SGA) or large (LGA) for gestational age offspring is associated with smoking and unfavorable levels of BMI, blood pressure, glucose and lipids. Whether and to what extent the excess cardiovascular ...
    • Segmentation of glioblastomas in early post-operative multi-modal MRI with deep neural networks 

      Helland, Ragnhild Holden; Ferles, Alexandros; Pedersen, Andre; Kommers, Ivar; Ardon, Hilko; Barkhof, Frederik; Bello, Lorenzo; Berger, Mitchel S.; Dunås, Tora; Nibali, Marco Conti; Furtner, Julia; Hervey-Jumper, Shawn; Idema, Albert J. S.; Kiesel, Barbara; Tewari, Rishi Nandoe; Mandonnet, Emmanuel; Müller, Domenique M. J.; Robe, Pierre A.; Rossi, Marco; Sagberg, Lisa Millgård; Sciortino, Tommaso; Aalders, Tom; Wagemakers, Michiel; Widhalm, Georg; Witte, Marnix G.; Zwinderman, Aeilko H.; Majewska, Paulina Luiza; Jakola, Asgeir Store; Solheim, Ole Skeidsvoll; Hamer, Philip C. De Witt; Reinertsen, Ingerid; Eijgelaar, Roelant S.; Bouget, David Nicolas Jean-Marie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Extent of resection after surgery is one of the main prognostic factors for patients diagnosed with glioblastoma. To achieve this, accurate segmentation and classification of residual tumor from post-operative MR images ...
    • Systematic assessment of prescribed medications and short-term risk of myocardial infarction - a pharmacopeia-wide association study from Norway and Sweden 

      Sen, Abhijit; Vardaxis, Ioannis; Lindqvist, Bo Henry; Brumpton, Ben Michael; Strand, Linn B; Bakken, Inger Johanne Landsjøåsen; Vatten, Lars Johan; Romundstad, Pål Richard; Ljung, Rickard; Mukamal, Kenneth Jay; Janszky, Imre (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Wholesale, unbiased assessment of Scandinavian electronic health-care databases offer a unique opportunity to reveal potentially important undiscovered drug side effects. We examined the short-term risk of acute myocardial ...
    • Systematic review: predictive value of organoids in colorectal cancer 

      Sakshaug, Baard Cristoffer; Folkesson, Emma Evelina; Haukaas, Tonje Husby; Visnes, Torkild; Flobak, Åsmund (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      While chemotherapy alone or in combination with radiotherapy and surgery are important modalities in the treatment of colorectal cancer, their widespread use is not paired with an abundance of diagnostic tools to match ...
    • Utility of T2-weighted MRI texture analysis in assessment of peripheral zone prostate cancer aggressiveness: a single-arm, multicenter study 

      Nketiah, Gabriel Addio; Elschot, Mattijs; Scheenen, Tom W.J.; Maas, Marnix C.; Bathen, Tone Frost; Selnæs, Kirsten Margrete (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      T2-weighted (T2W) MRI provides high spatial resolution and tissue-specific contrast, but it is predominantly used for qualitative evaluation of prostate anatomy and anomalies. This retrospective multicenter study evaluated ...