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Myocardial Microvascular Physiology in Acute and Chronic Coronary Syndromes, Aortic Stenosis, and Heart Failure by Larsen, Alf I., Fearon, William F., Anderson, Todd J., Pijls, Nico

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Automatic Estimation of Coronary Blood Flow Velocity Step 1 for Developing a Tool to Diagnose Patients With Micro-Vascular Angina Pectoris by Khanmohammadi, Mahdieh, Engan, Kjersti, Sæland, Charlotte, Eftestøl, Trygve, Larsen, Alf I

“…Our aim was to automatically estimate the blood velocity in coronary arteries using cine X-ray angiographic sequence. Estimating the coronary blood velocity is…”
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Perceived support from healthcare professionals, shock anxiety and post-traumatic stress in implantable cardioverter defibrillator recipients by Morken, Ingvild M, Bru, Edvin, Norekvål, Tone M, Larsen, Alf I, Idsoe, Thormod, Karlsen, Bjørg

“…Aims and objectives To investigate (1) the extent to which shock anxiety and perceived support from healthcare professionals are related to post‐traumatic…”
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Comparison of Outcomes in Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Discharged on Versus Not on Statin Therapy (from the Harmonizing Outcomes With Revascularization and Stents in Acute Myocardial Infarction Trial) by Larsen, Alf I., MD, PhD, Tomey, Matthew I., MD, Mehran, Roxana, MD, Nilsen, Dennis W.T., MD, PhD, Kirtane, Ajay J., MD, SM, Witzenbichler, Bernhard, MD, Guagliumi, Giulio, MD, Brener, Sorin J., MD, Généreux, Philippe, MD, Kornowski, Ran, MD, Dudek, Dariusz, MD, Gersh, Bernard J., MB, ChB, DPhil, Stone, Gregg W., MD

“…Statin therapy is indicated after ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) to reduce recurrent ischemic events, but approximately 6% of patients with…”
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Inflammatory response to percutaneous coronary intervention in stable coronary artery disease by Munk, Peter S., Breland, Unni M., Aukrust, Pål, Skadberg, Oyvind, Ueland, Thor, Larsen, Alf I.

“…Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) can be regarded as a model for mechanical induced plaque rupture. The objective of this study was to evaluate the…”
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The muscle hypothesis in heart failure revised: ‘The multisite training approach’ by Larsen, Alf I

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Strength and aerobic exercise training in coronary artery disease; it's not ‘either-or’ by Larsen, Alf I

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Effect of Exercise Training on Interleukin-6, Tumour Necrosis Factor Alpha and Functional Capacity in Heart Failure by Smart, Neil A., Larsen, Alf I., Le Maitre, John P., Ferraz, Almir S.

“…Background. We pooled data from four studies, to establish whether exercise training programs were able to modulate systemic cytokine levels of tumour necrosis…”
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High-intensity interval training may reduce in-stent restenosis following percutaneous coronary intervention with stent implantation: A randomized controlled trial evaluating the relationship to endothelial function and inflammation by MUNK, Peter S, STAAL, Eva M, BUTT, Noreen, ISAKSEN, Kjetil, LARSEN, Alf I

“…High-intensity interval training has been shown to be superior to moderate continuous exercise training in improving exercise capacity and endothelial function…”
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Aerobic interval training in patients with heart failure and an implantable cardioverter defibrillator: a controlled study evaluating feasibility and effect by Isaksen, Kjetil, Munk, Peter S, Valborgland, Torstein, Larsen, Alf I

“…Background Aerobic interval training (AIT) has been shown to be superior to moderate continuous exercise training in improving exercise capacity and…”
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High-intensity interval exercise training improves heart rate variability in patients following percutaneous coronary intervention for angina pectoris by Munk, Peter S, Butt, Noreen, Larsen, Alf I

“…Abstract Background Low time domain measures of heart rate variability (HRV) have been shown to predict outcome after myocardial infarction (MI). The…”
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Plasma tumour necrosis factor correlates with mRNA expression of tumour necrosis factor and mitochondrial transcription factors in skeletal muscle in patients with chronic heart failure treated with cardiac resynchronization therapy: potential role in myopathy by Larsen, Alf I, Valborgland, Torstein, Ogne, Christer, Lindal, Sigurd, Halvorsen, Bente, Munk, Peter S, Kvaløy, Jan T, Aukrust, Pål, Yndestad, Arne

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Coronary Artery Lesion Lipid Content and Plaque Burden in Diabetic and Nondiabetic Patients: PROSPECT II by Gyldenkerne, Christine, Maeng, Michael, Kjøller-Hansen, Lars, Maehara, Akiko, Zhou, Zhipeng, Ben-Yehuda, Ori, Erik Bøtker, Hans, Engstrøm, Thomas, Matsumura, Mitsuaki, Mintz, Gary S., Fröbert, Ole, Persson, Jonas, Wiseth, Rune, Larsen, Alf I., Jensen, Lisette O., Nordrehaug, Jan E., Bleie, Øyvind, Omerovic, Elmir, Held, Claes, James, Stefan K., Ali, Ziad A., Rosen, Hans C., Stone, Gregg W., Erlinge, David

“…Patients with diabetes have increased rates of major adverse cardiac events (MACEs). We hypothesized that this is explained by diabetes-associated differences…”
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Is it safe to use TNF-α blockers for systemic inflammatory disease in patients with heart failure? Importance of dosage and receptor specificity by Diamantopoulos, Andreas P, Larsen, Alf I, Omdal, Roald

“…Abstract Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) blockers are widely used in the treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases, especially chronic arthritis. Current…”
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Perceptions of healthcare professionals' support, shock anxiety and device acceptance among implantable cardioverter defibrillator recipients by Morken, Ingvild M., Norekvål, Tone M., Bru, Edvin, Larsen, Alf I., Karlsen, Bjørg

“…Aims To investigate the extent to which perceived support from healthcare professionals and shock anxiety is related to device acceptance among implantable…”
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A history of late and very late stent thrombosis is not associated with increased activation of the contact system, a case control study by Pönitz, Volker, Govers-Riemslag, José W, Ten Cate, Hugo, van Oerle, Rene, Brügger-Andersen, Trygve, Grundt, Heidi, Næsgaard, Patrycja, Pritchard, David, Larsen, Alf I, Nilsen, Dennis W

“…The pathophysiological pathways resulting in Late Stent Thrombosis (LST) remain uncertain. Findings from animal studies indicate a role of the intrinsic…”
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Increased confidence to engage in physical exertion: older ICD recipients’ experiences of participating in an exercise training programme by Morken, Ingvild Margreta, Norekvål, Tone M, Isaksen, Kjetil, Munk, Peter S, Karlsen, Bjørg, Larsen, Alf I

“…Background: Research suggests that exercise training (ET) programmes may improve both physical and psychosocial functioning in implantable cardioverter…”
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Variations in population-based levels of C-reactive protein, cardiovascular morbidity and all-cause mortality by Munk, Peter S, Melberg, Tor H, Skadberg, Oyvind, Kvaløy, Jan T, Larsen, Alf I

“…Abstract Background Large population-based studies link inflammation to the prospective development of cardiovascular events. We investigated the…”
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Variations in population-based levels of C-reactive protein, cardiovascular morbidity and all-cause mortality An analysis of the relationship between C-reactive protein, Troponin-T, cardiovascular morbidity and death rates in an unselected population in Southwest Norway by MUNK, Peter S, MELBERG, Tor H, SKADBERG, Oyvind, KVALØY, Jan T, LARSEN, Alf I

“…Large population-based studies link inflammation to the prospective development of cardiovascular events. We investigated the time-dependent associations…”
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High-intensity interval training may reduce in-stent restenosis following percutaneous coronary intervention with stent implantation by Munk, Peter S., MD, Staal, Eva M., MD, PHD, Butt, Noreen, MD, Isaksen, Kjetil, MD, Larsen, Alf I., MD, PHD

“…Background High-intensity interval training has been shown to be superior to moderate continuous exercise training in improving exercise capacity and…”
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