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Articles by Svend Aakhus
Myocardial fibrosis
- Torvald Espeland,
- Ida Gjervold Lunde,
- Brage H. Amundsen,
- Lars Gullestad,
- Svend Aakhus
12.10.2018:
Myocardial fibrosis arises when the heart's fibroblasts produce collagenous scar tissue. This process may primarily be reparative, but over time often has negative consequences for the patient in the form of function impairment, morbidity and mortality. Cardiovascular disease is still the dominant...
Three-dimensional ultrasound in cardiological diagnostics
- Stig Urheim,
- Kai Andersen,
- Svend Aakhus
16.10.2012:
Three-dimensional representation of the heart by ultrasound (three-dimensional echocardiography) has in principle been available for the past two decades. The method has been assessed at Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, since the mid-1990s (1, 2), with the aim of developing better...
Stress echocardiography with semi-supine bicycle
- Helge Skulstad,
- Svend Aakhus
16.10.2012:
Stress-related symptoms are often the reason why patients with cardiac disease are referred for specialist assessment. For regular echocardiography, the patient lies tilted to one side and is examined at rest. During rest, the haemodynamic state may be different from the situation when the patient...