• Blood Pressure Treatment in Kidney Transplant Recipients—Can We Improve? 

      Onsøien, Mari Olsen; Midtvedt, Karsten; Reisæter, Anna Varberg; Aasarød, Knut; Waldum-Grevbo, Bård; Vikse, Bjørn Egil; Eriksen, Bjørn Odvar; Åsberg, Anders (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Background. Hypertension in kidney transplant (KTx) recipients is common, affecting both patient and graft survival. Annual data from the Norwegian Renal Registry reveal that <50% of adult (>18 y) KTx recipients reach ...
    • 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 ...
    • Kidney biopsy diagnosis in childhood in the Norwegian Kidney Biopsy Registry and the long-term risk of kidney replacement therapy: a 25-year follow-up 

      Gjerstad, Ann Christin; Skrunes, Rannveig; Tøndel, Camilla; Åsberg, Anders; Leh, Sabine; Klingenberg, Claus Andreas; Døllner, Henrik; Hammarström, Clara Louise; Bjerre, Anna Kristina (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Background There is scarce information on biopsy-verified kidney disease in childhood and its progression to chronic kidney disease stage 5 (CKD 5). This study aims to review biopsy findings in children, and to investigate ...
    • Pharmacokinetics of a novel, approved, 1.4-mg intranasal naloxone formulation for reversal of opioid overdose—a randomized controlled trial 

      Skulberg, Arne Kristian; Åsberg, Anders; Zare, Hasse Khiabani; Røstad, Hilde; Tylleskär, Ida; Dale, Ola (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Background and aims Intranasal (i.n.) naloxone is an established treatment for opioid overdose. Anyone likely to witness an overdose should have access to the antidote. We aimed to determine whether an i.n. formulation ...
    • Plasma n-6 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Levels and Survival in Renal Transplantation 

      Skaare, Helga; Svensson, My Hanna Sofia; Jenssen, Trond Geir; Åsberg, Anders; Schmidt, Erik Berg; Chandra, Anupam; Ueland, Thor; Mollnes, Tom Eirik; Hartmann, Anders; Eide, Ivar Anders (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Objective The major n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids linoleic acid (LA) and arachidonic acid (AA) play a role in inflammation and glucose metabolism, which could affect patient and renal transplant survival. Design and ...
    • Trans-fatty acids and survival in renal transplantation 

      Chandra, Anupam; Svensson, My Hanna Sofia; Åsberg, Anders; Schmidt, Erik Berg; Bjerve, Kristian S; Jenssen, Trond Geir; Hartmann, Anders; Ueland, Thor; Eide, Ivar Anders (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Objective High consumption of trans-fatty acids (TFAs) is associated with increased mortality. Design and methods Observational cohort study of 1.988 Norwegian renal transplant recipients with a median follow-up time ...