Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital Ullevaal

Current research focus

Assessement of endothelial function and subclinical atherosclerosis in cardiovascular disease.

Cardiovascular damage markers

Epidemiological studies within coronary heart disease and heart failure

Vascular function and rheumatology

Research projects

Project manager

• Chronic Obstructive Airway Disease and Heart Failure in the Norwegian Heart Failure Registry
• Gender differences in CHF
• Beta blockers, statins and recommended doses of ACE-I improve survival in non-randomized patients with heart failure.
• Mortality benefit from additional Spironolactone in patients with stable systolic dysfunction on beta-blockers and ACE-inhibition

Collaborator

• Heart failure and gender differences
• What improvements follow from the introduction of high sensitive troponin assays?