• Atrial fibrillation and heart failure in seven nursing homes 

      Krüger, Kjell; Sandli, Marie; Geitung, Jonn Terje; Eide, Geir Egil; Grimsmo, Anders (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-11-01)
      Objectives: Previous research suggests that blood-thinning treatment for patients with atrial fibrillation as well as treatment for patients with heart failure is not adequate among the elderly. We tested this among long-term ...
    • International REgistry to assess medical Practice with lOngitudinal obseRvation for Treatment of Heart Failure (REPORT-HF): Rationale for and design of a global registry 

      Filippatos, Gerasimos; Khan, Sadiya Sana; Ambrosy, Andrew P.; Cleland, John G.F.; Collins, Sean P.; Lam, Carolyn S.P.; Angermann, Christiane E.; Ertl, Georg; Dahlström, Ulf; Hu, Dayi; Dickstein, Kenneth; Perrone, Sergio V.; Ghadanfar, Mathieu; Bermann, Georgina; Noe, Adele; Schweizer, Anja; Maier, Thomas; Gheorghiade, Mihai (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-03-10)
      Aims. The clinical characteristics, initial presentation, management, and outcomes of patients hospitalized with new-onset (first diagnosis) heart failure (HF) or decompensation of chronic HF are poorly understood worldwide. ...
    • Krill oil attenuates left ventricular dilatation after myocardial infarction in rats 

      Fosshaug, Linn Elisabeth; Berge, Rolf Kristian; Beitnes, Jan Otto; Berge, Kjetil; Vik, Hogne; Aukrust, Pål; Gullestad, Lars; Vinge, Leif Erik; Øie, Erik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-12-29)
      Background: In the western world, heart failure (HF) is one of the most important causes of cardiovascular mortality. Supplement with n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) has been shown to improve cardiac function in HF ...