• Development and validation of a ceramide- and phospholipid-based cardiovascular risk estimation score for coronary artery disease patients. 

      Hilvo, M; Meikle, PJ; Pedersen, ER; Tell, Grethe S.; Dhar, Indu; Brenner, H; Schöttker, B; Lääperi, M; Kauhanen, D; Koistinen, KM; Jylhä, A; Huynh, K; Mellett, NA; Tonkin, AM; Sullivan, DR; Simes, J; Nestel, P; Koenig, W; Rothenbacher, D; Nygård, Ottar; Laaksonen, R (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Aims: Distinct ceramide lipids have been shown to predict the risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) events, especially cardiovascular death. As phospholipids have also been linked with CVD risk, we investigated whether the ...
    • The risk association of plasma total homocysteine with acute myocardial infarction is modified by serum vitamin A 

      Olsen, Thomas; Vinknes, Kathrine; Svingen, Gard Frodahl Tveitevåg; Pedersen, Eva Ringdal; Dhar, Indu; Tell, Grethe S.; Blomhoff, Rune; Ueland, Per Magne; Midttun, Øivind; Refsum, Helga; Nygård, Ottar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)
      Background. Plasma total homocysteine (tHcy) has been implicated in the development of cardiovascular disease, but the mechanisms remain unclear. Vitamin A (Vit-A) is involved in homocysteine metabolism and we therefore ...