Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Gerdts, Eva"
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Biomarkers and echocardiographic predictors of myocardial dysfunction in patients with hypertension
Bielecka-Dabrowa, Agata; Michalska-Kasiczak, Marta; Gluba, Anna; Ahmed, Ali; Gerdts, Eva; von Haehling, Stephan; Rysz, Jacek; Banach, Maciej (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-03-09)The study aimed to identify early echocardiographic and circulating biomarkers of heart failure (HF) in hypertensive patients with normal resting echocardiography. Echocardiography at rest and during exercise, and selected ... -
Cardiac adaptation to hypertension in adult female Dahl salt-sensitive rats is dependent on ovarian function, but loss of ovarian function does not predict early maladaptation
Ludvigsen, Stian; Mancusi, Costantino; Kildal, Simon; de Simone, Giovanni; Gerdts, Eva; Ytrehus, Kirsti (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-02-08)Aim of study was to examine experimentally the adult female hypertensive heart in order to determine the role of ovary function in the response of the heart to salt‐dependent hypertension. Dahl salt‐sensitive rats, age 12 ... -
Contrast stress echocardiography in hypertensive heart disease
Lønnebakken, Mai Tone; Rieck, Åshild Elseth; Gerdts, Eva (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-11-18)Hypertension is associated with atherosclerosis and cardiac and vascular structural and functional changes. Myocardial ischemia may arise in hypertension independent of coronary artery disease through an interaction between ... -
Covariables of Myocardial Function in Women and Men with Increased Body Mass Index
Pristaj, Nadia; Saeed, Sahrai; Midtbø, Helga Bergljot; Halland, Hilde; Matre, Knut; Gerdts, Eva (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Introduction Sex-difference in types of cardiac organ damage has been reported in subjects with increased body mass index (BMI). However less is known about sex-differences in left ventricular (LV) myocardial function ... -
Early vascular aging in young and middle-aged ischemic stroke patients: The Norwegian stroke in the young study
Saeed, Sahrai; Waje-Andreassen, Ulrike; Fromm, Annette; Øygarden, Halvor; Kokorina, Marina Victorovna; Næss, Halvor; Gerdts, Eva (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-11-18)Background: Ischemic stroke survivors have high risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality even at young age, suggesting that early arterial aging is common among such patients. Methods: We measured aortic stiffness ... -
Factors associated with increase in blood pressure and incident hypertension in early midlife: the Hordaland Health Study
Kringeland, Ester Anne; Tell, Grethe S.; Midtbø, Helga Bergljot; Haugsgjerd, Teresa Risan; Igland, Jannicke; Gerdts, Eva (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Purpose: We aimed to identify sex-specific factors associated with increase in blood pressure (BP) and incident hypertension in early midlife. Materials and methods: 2,008 women and 1,610 men aged 40-43 years were ... -
Giant right ventricular outflow tract thrombus in hereditary spherocytosis: a case report
Davidsen, Cedric; Larsen, Terje H.; Gerdts, Eva; Lønnebakken, Mai Tone (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-04-26)Background: In hereditary spherocytosis with severe anemia, splenectomy is a recommended treatment. However, the spleen carries an important role both in immune function and coagulation. The increased risk of bacterial ... -
Global coronary artery plaque area is associated with myocardial hypoperfusion in women with non-ST elevation myocardial infarction
Eskerud, Ingeborg; Gerdts, Eva; Nordrehaug, Jan Erik; Lønnebakken, Mai Tone (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-05)Background: Women with non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) have similar extent of myocardial ischemia but less obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) than their male counterparts. We tested the impact of ... -
Global left ventricular load in asymptomatic aortic stenosis: covariates and prognostic implication (the SEAS trial)
Rieck, Åshild Elseth; Gerdts, Eva; Lønnebakken, Mai Tone; Bahlmann, Edda; Cioffi, Giovanni; Gohlke-Bärwolf, Christa; Ray, Simon; Cramariuc, Dana (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-11-05)Introduction: Valvuloarterial impedance (Zva) is a measure of global (combined valvular and arterial) load opposing left ventricular (LV) ejection in aortic stenosis (AS). The present study identified covariates and tested ... -
Impact of aortic stiffness on myocardial ischaemia in non-obstructive coronary artery disease
Lønnebakken, Mai Tone; Eskerud, Ingeborg; Larsen, Terje H; Midtbø, Helga Bergljot; Kokorina, Marina Victorovna; Gerdts, Eva (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Objective: High aortic stiffness may reduce myocardial perfusion pressure and contribute to development of myocardial ischaemia. Whether high aortic stiffness is associated with myocardial ischaemia in patients with stable ... -
Impact of arterio–ventricular interaction on first-phase ejection fraction in aortic stenosis
Einarsen, Eigir; Hjertaas, Johannes; Gu, Haotian; Matre, Knut; Chowienczyk, Philip J.; Gerdts, Eva; Chambers, John B.; Saeed, Sahrai (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Aims: First-phase ejection fraction (EF1), the EF at the time to peak aortic jet velocity, has been proposed as a novel marker of peak systolic function in aortic stenosis (AS). This study aimed to explore the association ... -
Left ventricular hypertrophy contributes to Myocardial Ischemia in Non-obstructive Coronary Artery Disease (the MicroCAD study)
Eskerud, Ingeborg; Gerdts, Eva; Larsen, Terje H; Lønnebakken, Mai Tone (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background: The underlying mechanisms causing myocardial ischemia in non-obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) are still unclear. We explored whether left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) was associated with myocardial ... -
Long-term blood pressure trajectories and incident atrial fibrillation in women and men: the Tromsø Study
Sharashova, Ekaterina; Wilsgaard, Tom; Ball, Jocasta; Morseth, Bente; Gerdts, Eva; Hopstock, Laila Arnesdatter; Mathiesen, Ellisiv B.; Schirmer, Henrik; Løchen, Maja-Lisa (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Aims: To explore sex-specific associations between long-term individual blood pressure (BP) patterns and risk of incident atrial fibrillation (AF) in the general population. Methods and results: Blood pressure was measured ... -
Masked hypertension in obesity: Potential predictors and arterial damage
Kenny, Isabel E.; Saeed, Sahrai; Gerdts, Eva; Midtbø, Helga Bergljot; Halland, Hilde; Lønnebakken, Mai Tone (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-02)Background: Masked hypertension (MHT), defined as normal office blood pressure (BP) but high ambulatory BP, has been associated with increased cardiovascular risk. Although MHT has been associated with obesity, there is ... -
Myocardial function in aortic stenosis - insights from radial multilayer Doppler strain
Cramariuc, Dana; Gerdts, Eva; Hjertaas, Johannes Just; Cramariuc, Alexandru; Davidsen, Einar Skulstad; Matre, Knut (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-02-19)Background Left ventricular (LV) radial tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) strain increases gradually from the subepicardial to the subendocardial layer in healthy individuals. A speckle tracking echocardiography study suggested ... -
The Norwegian Stroke in the Young Study (NOR-SYS): rationale and design
Fromm, Annette; Thomassen, Lars; Næss, Halvor; Meijer, Rudy; Eide, Geir Egil; Kråkenes, Jostein; Vedeler, Christian A.; Gerdts, Eva; Larsen, Terje H.; Kuiper, Karel Kier-Jan; Laxdal, Elin Hanna; Russell, David; Tatlisumak, Turgut; Waje-Andreassen, Ulrike (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-07-17)Background: Ischemic stroke in young adults is a major health problem being associated with a higher vascular morbidity and mortality compared to controls, and a stroke recurrence rate of 25% during the first decade. The ... -
Relation of Left Ventricular Mass to Prognosis in Initially Asymptomatic Mild to Moderate Aortic Valve Stenosis
Gerdts, Eva; Rossebø, Anne Bjørhovde; Pedersen, Terje Rolf; Cioffi, Giovanni; Lønnebakken, Mai Tone; Cramariuc, Dana; Rogge, Barbara; Devereux, Richard B (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)Background—The prognostic importance of left ventricular (LV) mass in nonsevere asymptomatic aortic stenosis has not been documented in a large prospective study. Methods and Results—Cox regression analysis was used to ... -
Sex differences in cardiovascular outcome during progression of aortic valve stenosis
Cramariuc, Dana; Rogge, Barbara; Lønnebakken, Mai Tone; Boman, Kurt; Bahlmann, Edda; Gohlke-Bärwolf, Christa; Chambers, John B.; Pedersen, Terje Rolf; Gerdts, Eva (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)Objective: Women with severe aortic valve stenosis (AS) have better LV systolic function and more concentric LV geometry than their male counterparts. However, sex differences in cardiovascular (CV) outcome during progression ... -
Sex-Specific Associations between Blood Pressure and Risk of Atrial Fibrillation Subtypes in the Tromsø Study
Espnes, Hilde; Ball, Jocasta; Løchen, Maja-Lisa; Wilsgaard, Tom; Njølstad, Inger; Mathiesen, Ellisiv B; Gerdts, Eva; Sharashova, Ekaterina (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)The aim of this study was to explore sex-specific associations between systolic blood pressure (SBP), hypertension, and the risk of incident atrial fibrillation (AF) subtypes, including paroxysmal, persistent, and permanent ...