Cytokine network in congestive heart failure secondary to ischemic or idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy

…, E Lien, K Bendtzen, F Müller, AK Andreassen… - The American journal of …, 1999 - Elsevier
Inflammatory cytokines may play a pathogenic role in the development of congestive heart
failure (CHF). Elevated circulating levels of inflammatory cytokines have been reported in CHF…

Immunomodulating therapy with intravenous immunoglobulin in patients with chronic heart failure

…, H Aass, JG Fjeld, L Wikeby, AK Andreassen… - Circulation, 2001 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Congestive heart failure (CHF) is characterized by enhanced immune activation,
and immune-mediated mechanisms may play a pathogenic role in this disorder. Based …

Elevated circulating levels of CC chemokines in patients with congestive heart failure

P Aukrust, T Ueland, F Müller, AK Andreassen… - Circulation, 1998 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Immunologic and inflammatory responses appear to play a pathogenic role in
the development of congestive heart failure (CHF). Activation and migration of leukocytes to …

Estimating left ventricular filling pressure by echocardiography

…, S Harb, E Gude, EW Remme, AK Andreassen… - Journal of the American …, 2017 - jacc.org
Background : The diagnosis of heart failure may be challenging because symptoms are
rather nonspecific. Elevated left ventricular (LV) filling pressure may be used to confirm the …

Balloon pulmonary angioplasty in patients with inoperable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension

AK Andreassen, A Ragnarsson, E Gude, O Geiran… - Heart, 2013 - heart.bmj.com
Objective To examine the effect of balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) on chronic
thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) in patients with inoperable disease or persistent …

Determinants of left atrial reservoir and pump strain and use of atrial strain for evaluation of left ventricular filling pressure

…, ØS Andersen, E Gude, AK Andreassen… - European Heart …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Aims The aim of this study is to investigate determinants of left atrial (LA) reservoir and
pump strain and if these parameters may serve as non-invasive markers of left ventricular (LV) …

Enhanced T-cell expression of RANK ligand in acute coronary syndrome: possible role in plaque destabilization

…, AG Semb, H Scholz, AK Andreassen… - … , and vascular biology, 2006 - Am Heart Assoc
Objective— Based on its role in inflammation and matrix degradation, we hypothesized a role
for osteoprotegerin (OPG), RANK, and RANK ligand (RANKL) in coronary artery disease. …

N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide as an indicator of disease severity in a heterogeneous group of patients with chronic precapillary pulmonary hypertension

AK Andreassen, R Wergeland, S Simonsen… - The American journal of …, 2006 - Elsevier
N-terminal–pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT–pro-BNP) is well established as a predictor of
prognosis in patients with left ventricular dysfunction. Although a similar prognostic …

Left ventricular global longitudinal strain is associated with exercise capacity in failing hearts with preserved and reduced ejection fraction

…, SI Sarvari, L Gullestad, AK Andreassen… - European Heart …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Aims Heart failure patients with reduced and preserved left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (EF)
show reduced exercise capacity. We explored the relationship between exercise …

Soluble CD40 ligand in pulmonary arterial hypertension: possible pathogenic role of the interaction between platelets and endothelial cells

…, SS Frøland, S Simonsen, P Aukrust, AK Andreassen - Circulation, 2004 - Am Heart Assoc
Background— Inflammatory processes seem to be involved in pulmonary arterial hypertension
(PAH). CD40 ligand (L) may promote inflammation and thrombus formation, and we …