Svend Aakhus

Journal publications

• Kleveland, Ola; Ueland, Thor; Kunszt, Gabor; Bratlie, Marte; Yndestad, Arne; Broch, Kaspar; Holte, Espen; Ryan, Liv; Amundsen, Brage H.; Bendz, Bjørn; Aakhus, Svend; Espevik, Terje; Halvorsen, Bente; Mollnes, Tom Eirik; Wiseth, Rune; Gullestad, Lars; Aukrust, Pål; Damås, Jan Kristian. (2018) Interleukin-6 receptor inhibition with tocilizumab induces a selective and substantial increase in plasma IP-10 and MIP-1? in non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction. International Journal of Cardiology.
• Abraityte, Judita Aurelija; Lunde, Ida Gjervold; Askevold, Erik Tandberg; Michelsen, Annika; Christensen, Geir Arve; Aukrust, Pål; Yndestad, Arne; Fiane, Arnt E; Andreassen, Arne K.; Aakhus, Svend; Dahl, Christen Peder; Gullestad, Lars; Broch, Kaspar; Ueland, Thor. (2017) Wnt5a is associated with right ventricular dysfunction and adverse outcome in dilated cardiomyopathy. Scientific Reports. vol. 7 (1).
• Abraityte, Judita Aurelija; Vinge, Leif Erik; Askevold, Erik Tandberg; Lekva, Tove; Michelsen, Annika; Ranheim, Trine; Alfsnes, Katrine; Fiane, Arnt E; Aakhus, Svend; Lunde, Ida Gjervold; Dahl, Christen Peder; Aukrust, Pål; Christensen, Geir Arve; Gullestad, Lars; Yndestad, Arne; Ueland, Thor. (2017) Wnt5a is elevated in heart failure and affects cardiac fibroblast function. Journal of Molecular Medicine. vol. 95 (7).
• Broch, Kaspar; De Marchi, Stefano; Massey, Richard J; Hisdal, Jonny; Aakhus, Svend; Gullestad, Lars; Urheim, Stig. (2017) Left Ventricular Contraction Pattern in Chronic Aortic Regurgitation and Preserved Ejection Fraction: Simultaneous Stress-Strain Analysis by Three-Dimensional Echocardiography. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. vol. 30 (4).
• Cvijic, M; Duchenne, J; Unlu, S; Michalski, B; Aarønæs, Marit; Winter, Stefan; Aakhus, Svend; Fehske, Wolfgang; Stankovic, Ivan; Voigt, JU. (2017) Timing of myocardial shortening determines left ventricular regional myocardial work and regional remodelling in hearts with conduction delays. European Heart Journal-Cardiovascular Imaging. vol. 0.
• Fatemi, Ali; Torp, Hans; Aakhus, Svend; Rodriguez-Molares, Alfonso. (2017) Increased clutter level in echocardiography due to specular reflection. Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging. vol. 10139.
• Holte, Espen; Kleveland, Ola; Ueland, Thor; Kunszt, Gabor; Bratlie, Marte; Broch, Kaspar; Michelsen, Annika; Bendz, Bjørn; Amundsen, Brage H.; Aakhus, Svend; Damås, Jan Kristian; Gullestad, Lars; Aukrust, Pål; Wiseth, Rune. (2017) Effect of interleukin-6 inhibition on coronary microvascular and endothelial function in myocardial infarction. Heart. vol. 103 (19).
• Hussain, Amjad Iqbal; Auensen, Andreas; Brunborg, Cathrine; Aakhus, Svend; Fiane, Arnt E; Pettersen, Kjell; Gullestad, Lars. (2017) Determinants and Outcome of Decision Making Among Patients with Severe Aortic Stenosis. Journal of Heart Valve Disease. vol. 26.
• Klæboe, Lars Gunnar; Håland, Trine Synnøve Fink; Leren, Ida Skrinde; ter Bekke, Rachel M. A.; Brekke, Pål Haugar; Røsjø, Helge; Omland, Torbjørn; Gullestad, Lars; Aakhus, Svend; Haugaa, Kristina; Edvardsen, Thor. (2017) Prognostic Value of Left Ventricular Deformation Parameters in Patients with Severe Aortic Stenosis: A Pilot Study of the Usefulness of Strain Echocardiography. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. vol. 30 (8).
• Lindahl, Jørn Petter Hanto; Massey, Richard; Hartmann, Anders; Aakhus, Svend; Endresen, Knut; Günther, Anne; Midtvedt, Karsten; Holdaas, Hallvard; Leivestad, Torbjørn; Horneland, Rune; Øyen, Ole; Jenssen, Trond Geir. (2017) Cardiac Assessment of Patients With Type 1 Diabetes Median 10 Years After Successful Simultaneous Pancreas and Kidney Transplantation Compared With Living Donor Kidney Transplantation. Transplantation. vol. 101 (6).
• Norum, Hilde Margrethe; Broch, Kaspar; Michelsen, Annika; Lunde, Ida Gjervold; Lekva, Tove; Abraityte, Judita Aurelija; Dahl, Christen Peder; Fiane, Arnt E; Andreassen, Arne K.; Christensen, Geir Arve; Aakhus, Svend; Aukrust, Pål; Gullestad, Lars; Ueland, Thor. (2017) The Notch Ligands DLL1 and Periostin Are Associated with Symptom Severity and Diastolic Function in Dilated Cardiomyopathy. Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research.
• Picone, DS; Schultz, MG; Otahal, P; Aakhus, Svend; Al-Jumaily, AM; Black, JA; Bos, WJ; Chambers, JB; Chen, CH; Cheng, HM; Cremer, A; Davies, Justin E; Dwyer, N; Gould, Brian A; Hughes, Alun D; Lacy, PS; Laugesen, E; Liang, Fu; Melamed, Roman; Muecke, S; Ohte, N; Okada, S; Omboni, S; Ott, C; Peng, X; Pereira, Telmo; Pucci, G; Rajani, R; Roberts-Thomson, P; Rossen, NB; Sueta, D; Sinha, MD; Schmieder, RE; Smulyan, H; Srikanth, VK; Stewart, R; Stouffer, GA; Takazawa, K; Wang, J; Westerhof, BE; Weber, F; Weber, T; Williams, B; Yamada, H; Yamamoto, E; Sharman, JE. (2017) Accuracy of Cuff-Measured Blood Pressure: Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. vol. 70 (5).
• Rindal, Ole Marius Hoel; Aakhus, Svend; Holm, Sverre; Austeng, Andreas. (2017) Hypothesis of Improved Visualization of Microstructures in the Interventricular Septum with Ultrasound and Adaptive Beamforming. Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology. vol. 43 (10).
• Stankovic, Ivan; Belmans, Ann; Prinz, Christian; Ciarka, Agnieszka; Daraban, Ana Maria; Kotrc, Martin; Aarønæs, Marit; Szulik, Mariola; Winter, Stefan; Neskovic, Aleksandar N.; Kukulski, Tomasz; Aakhus, Svend; Willems, Rik; Fehske, Wolfgang; Penicka, Martin; Faber, Lothar; Voigt, Jens-Uwe. (2017) The association of volumetric response and long-term survival after cardiac resynchronization therapy. European Heart Journal-Cardiovascular Imaging. vol. 18 (10).
• Stanković, Ivan; Prinz, Christian; Ciarka, Agnieszka; Daraban, Ana Maria; Mo, Yujing; Aarønæs, Marit; Szulik, Mariola; Winter, Stefan; Nešković, Aleksandar N.; Kukulski, Tomasz; Aakhus, Svend; Willems, Rik; Fehske, Wolfgang; Pěnička, Martin; Faber, Lothar; Voigt, Jens-Uwe. (2017) Long-Term Outcome After CRT in the Presence of Mechanical Dyssynchrony Seen With Chronic RV Pacing or Intrinsic LBBB. JACC Cardiovascular Imaging. vol. 10 (10, Part A).
• Steeds, RP; Garbi, M; Cardim, Nuno; Kasprzak, JD; Sade, E; Nihoyannapoulos, P; Popescu, BA; Stefanidis, Alexandros; Cosyns, Bernard; Monaghan, Mark; Aakhus, Svend; Edvardsen, Thor; Flachskampf, Frank; Galiuto, L; Athanasopoullos, G; Lancelloti, P. (2017) EACVI appropriateness criteria for the use of transthoracic echocardiography in adults: a report of literature and current practice review. European Heart Journal-Cardiovascular Imaging. vol. 18 (11).
• Broch, Kaspar; Murbræch, Klaus; Ragnarsson, Asgrimur; Gude, Einar; Andersen, Rune; Fiane, Arnt E; Andreassen, Johanna; Aakhus, Svend; Andreassen, Arne K.. (2016) Echocardiographic evidence of right ventricular functional improvement after balloon pulmonary angioplasty in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. vol. 35 (1).
• Broch, Kaspar; Urheim, Stig; Lønnebakken, Mai Tone; Stueflotten, Wenche; Massey, Richard; Fosså, Kristian; Hopp, Einar; Aakhus, Svend; Gullestad, Lars. (2016) Controlled release metoprolol for aortic regurgitation: a randomised clinical trial. Heart. vol. 102 (3).
• Broch, Kaspar; Urheim, Stig; Massey, Richard; Stueflotten, Wenche; Fosså, Kristian; Hopp, Einar; Aakhus, Svend; Gullestad, Lars. (2016) Exercise capacity and peak oxygen consumption in asymptomatic patients with chronic aortic regurgitation. International Journal of Cardiology. vol. 223.
• Christiansen, Jon Runar; Massey, Richard; Dalen, Håvard; Kanellopoulos, Adriani; Hamre, Hanne Mari; Fosså, Sophie Dorothea; Ruud, Ellen; Kiserud, Cecilie E.; Aakhus, Svend. (2016) Utility of Global Longitudinal Strain by Echocardiography to Detect Left Ventricular Dysfunction in Long-Term Adult Survivors of Childhood Lymphoma and Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. American Journal of Cardiology. vol. 118 (3).