• Bariatric surgery reduces fasting total fatty acids and increases n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in morbidly obese individuals 

      Hovland, Anders; Nestvold, Torunn Kristin; Bohov, Pavol; Trøseid, Marius; Aukrust, Pål; Berge, Rolf Kristian; Nielsen, Erik Waage; Retterstøl, Kjetil; Lappegård, Knut Tore (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)
      Background: Obesity is a global pandemic leading to increased mortality and increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Bariatric surgery is an established treatment of obesity leading to weight loss and reduction of mortality. ...
    • Factors associated with treatment in primary versus specialist care: A population-based study of people with type 2 and type 1 diabetes 

      Slåtsve, Kristina Barbara; Claudi, Tor; Lappegård, Knut Tore; Jenum, Anne Karen; Larsen, Marthe; Nøkleby, Kjersti; Cooper, John; Sandberg, Sverre; Berg, Tore Julsrud (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Aims The objectives of this study are to identify the proportion and characteristics of people with type 1 and 2 diabetes treated in primary, specialist and shared care and to identify the proportion of persons with type ...
    • Major increase in microbiota-dependent proatherogenic metabolite TMAO one year after bariatric surgery 

      Trøseid, Marius; Hov, Johannes Espolin Roksund; Nestvold, Torunn Kristin; Thoresen, Hanne; Berge, Rolf Kristian; Svardal, Asbjørn M.; Lappegård, Knut Tore (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      Background: Trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) is formed in the liver from trimethylamine (TMA), a product exclusively generated by the gut microbiota from dietary phosphatidylcholine and carnitine. An alternative pathway of ...
    • Rifaximin or Saccharomyces boulardii in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: Results from the randomized GutHeart trial 

      Awoyemi, Ayodeji Olawale; Mayerhofer, Cristiane; Felix, Alex S.; Hov, Johannes Espolin Roksund; Moscavitch, Samuel D.; Lappegård, Knut Tore; Hovland, Anders; Halvorsen, Sigrun; Halvorsen, Bente; Gregersen, Ida; Svardal, Asbjørn M.; Berge, Rolf Kristian; Hansen, Simen Hyll; Götz, Alexandra; Holm, Kristian; Aukrust, Pål; Åkra, Sissel; Seljeflot, Ingebjørg; Solheim, Svein; Lorenzo, Andrea; Gullestad, Lars; Trøseid, Marius; Broch, Kaspar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Background The gut microbiota represents a potential treatment target in heart failure (HF) through microbial metabolites such as trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) and systemic inflammation. Treatment with the probiotic yeast ...
    • The total prevalence of diagnosed diabetes and the quality of diabetes care for the adult population in Salten, Norway 

      Slåtsve, Kristina Barbara; Claudi, Tor; Lappegård, Knut Tore; Jenum, Anne Karen; Larsen, Marthe; Cooper, John; Sandberg, Sverre; Berg, Tore Julsrud (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Objective: To assess the total prevalence of types 1 and 2 diabetes and to describe and compare cardiovascular risk factors, vascular complications and the quality of diabetes care in adults with types 1 and 2 diabetes in ...