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Ulf Näslund

Professor of Cardiology, Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University.

Research qualifications: Docent

Contact

ulf.naslund@umu.se

+46 90 786 88 60

Works as

Professor at Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine Section: Cardiology

Byggnad 1A, plan 4, målpunkt B41, Norrlands universitetssjukhus, 1A-413. Målpunkt B41 Umeå universitet, 901 85 Umeå

ABO and RhD blood groups as contributors to dyslipidaemia: a cross-sectional study

Lipids in Health and Disease, Vol. 24, (1)

Mickelsson, Malin; Ekblom, Kim; Stefansson, Kristina; et al.

Exploring the extent of post-analytical errors, with a focus on transcription errors - an intervention within the VIPVIZA study

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Mickelsson, Malin; Ekblom, Kim; Stefansson, Kristina; et al.

Does periodontitis increase the risk for future cardiovascular events?: Long-term follow-up of the PAROKRANK study

Journal of Clinical Periodontology, John Wiley & Sons 2025, Vol. 52, (1) : 16-23

Norhammar, Anna; Näsman, Per; Buhlin, Kåre; et al.

Does a multi-component intervention including pictorial risk communication about subclinical atherosclerosis improve perceptions of cardiovascular disease risk without deteriorating efficacy beliefs?

Social Science and Medicine, Elsevier 2024, Vol. 341

Andersson, Elin M; Liv, Per; Nordin, Steven; et al.

Improved adherence to statin treatment and differences in results between men and women after pictorial risk communication: a sub-study of the VIPVIZA RCT

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, Springer 2024, Vol. 80, (8) : 1209-1218

Holmberg, Henrik; Glader, Eva-Lotta; Näslund, Ulf; et al.

ABO blood groups, RhD factor and their association with subclinical atherosclerosis assessed by carotid ultrasonography

Journal of Clinical Medicine, MDPI 2024, Vol. 13, (5)

Mickelsson, Malin; Ekblom, Kim; Stefansson, Kristina; et al.

Personalized intervention based on early detection of atherosclerosis: JACC state-of-the-art review

Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Elsevier 2024, Vol. 83, (21) : 2112-2127

Nielsen, Rikke V.; Fuster, Valentin; Bundgaard, Henning; et al.

Changes in fasting plasma glucose and subclinical atherosclerosis: a cohort study from VIPVIZA trial

Atherosclerosis, Elsevier 2024, Vol. 394

Salvador, Dante; Liv, Per; Norberg, Margareta; et al.

Aortic arterial stiffness associates with carotid intima-media thickness and carotid plaques in younger middle-aged healthy people

Blood Pressure, Taylor & Francis 2024, Vol. 33, (1)

Söderström, Martina; Grönlund, Christer; Liv, Per; et al.

Translation of atherosclerotic disease features onto healthy carotid ultrasound images using domain-to-domain translation

Biomedical Signal Processing and Control, Vol. 85

Ali, Hazrat; Nyman, Emma; Näslund, Ulf; et al.

Multi-view carotid ultrasound is stronger associated with cardiovascular risk factors than presence of plaque or single carotid intima media thickness measurements in subclinical atherosclerosis

The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging, Springer Nature 2023, Vol. 39, (8) : 1461-1471

Bengtsson, Anna; Nyman, Emma; Grönlund, Christer; et al.

Adipokines are possible risk markers for aortic stenosis requiring surgery

Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal, Taylor & Francis 2023, Vol. 57, (1)

Hansén, Nike; Ljungberg, Johan; Bergdahl, Ingvar; et al.

Associations between emotional support and cardiovascular risk factors and subclinical atherosclerosis in middle-age

Psychology and Health

Nordin, Steven; Norberg, Margareta; Braf, Irma; et al.

Reduced progression of carotid intima media thickness by personalised pictorial presentation of subclinical atherosclerosis in VIPVIZA: A randomised controlled trial

Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging, John Wiley & Sons 2023, Vol. 43, (4) : 232-241

Nyman, Emma; Grönlund, Christer; Vanoli, Davide; et al.

Carotid wall echogenicity at baseline associates with accelerated vascular aging in a middle-aged population

The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging, Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2023, Vol. 39, (3) : 575-583

Nyman, Emma; Liv, Per; Wester, Per; et al.

The TANSNIP-PESA trial is not the end of the story

European Heart Journal, Oxford University Press 2023, Vol. 44, (17) : 1574-1574

Näslund, Ulf; Norberg, Margareta; Wennberg, Patrik

Interframe Echo Intensity Variation of Subregions and Whole Plaque in Two-Dimensional Carotid Ultrasonography: Simulations and in Vivo Observations

Journal of ultrasound in medicine, John Wiley & Sons 2023, Vol. 42, (5) : 1033-1046

Rohlén, Robin; Jiang, Biao; Nyman, Emma; et al.

Dyslipidemia, inflammation, calcification, and adiposity in aortic stenosis: a genome-wide study

European Heart Journal, Oxford University Press 2023, Vol. 44, (21) : 1927-1939

Yu Chen, Hao; Dina, Christian; Small, Aeron M.; et al.

Association of high cardiovascular risk and diabetes with calcified carotid artery atheromas depicted on panoramic radiographs

Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology, Elsevier 2022, Vol. 133, (1) : 88-99

Gustafsson, Nils; Ahlqvist, Jan; Norhammar, Anna; et al.

Time to initiation of lipid-lowering drugs for subclinical atherosclerosis: sub-study of VIPVIZA randomized controlled trial, with single-arm cross-over

European Heart Journal Open, Oxford University Press 2022, Vol. 2, (1)

Holmberg, Henrik; Sjölander, Maria; Glader, Eva-Lotta; et al.

Lipoprotein size is a main determinant for the rate of hydrolysis by exogenous LPL in human plasma

Journal of Lipid Research, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 2022, Vol. 63, (1)

Kovrov, Oleg; Landfors, Fredrik; Saar-Kovrov, Valeria; et al.

Long-term exposure to particulate air pollution and presence and progression of carotid artery plaques: A northern Sweden VIPVIZA cohort study

Environmental Research, Elsevier 2022, Vol. 211

Nilsson Sommar, Johan; Norberg, Margareta; Grönlund, Christer; et al.

The right pick: Does a self-assessment measurement tool correctly identify health care consumers with inadequate health literacy?

Patient Education and Counseling, Elsevier 2022, Vol. 105, (4) : 926-932

Schulz, Peter J.; Lindahl, Bernt; Hartung, Uwe; et al.

High risk of cardiovascular side effects after treatment of Hodgkin's lymphoma: is there a need for intervention in long-term survivors?

Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences, Upsala Medical Society 2021, Vol. 126

Andersson, Anne; Enblad, Gunilla; Erlanson, Martin; et al.

The beneficial effect over 3 years by pictorial information to patients and their physician about subclinical atherosclerosis and cardiovascular risk: results from the VIPVIZA randomized clinical trial

American Journal of Preventive Cardiology, Elsevier 2021, Vol. 7

Bengtsson, Anna; Norberg, Margareta; Ng, Nawi; et al.

Long-term results after aortic valve replacement for bicuspid or tricuspid valve morphology in a Swedish population

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Oxford University Press 2021, Vol. 59, (3) : 570-576

Holmgren, Anders; Enger, Tone Bull; Näslund, Ulf; et al.

Ärftliga hjärt–kärlsjukdomar – ett multidisciplinärt arbetssätt krävs: [Experiences from a multidisciplinary cardiogenetic clinic]

Läkartidningen, Läkartidningen Förlag AB 2021, Vol. 118, (40)

Mörner, Stellan; Carlberg, Bo; Rydberg, Annika; et al.

Prescription of Lipid-Lowering and Antihypertensive Drugs following Pictorial Information about Subclinical Atherosclerosis: A Secondary Outcome of a Randomized Clinical Trial

JAMA Network Open, American Medical Association 2021, Vol. 4, (8)

Sjölander, Maria; Carlberg, Bo; Norberg, Margareta; et al.

Association of FADS1/2 Locus Variants and Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids With Aortic Stenosis

JAMA cardiology, American Medical Association (AMA) 2020, Vol. 5, (6) : 694-702

Chen, Hao Yu; Cairns, Benjamin J.; Small, Aeron M.; et al.

Associations among Periodontitis, Calcified Carotid Artery Atheromas, and Risk of Myocardial Infarction

Journal of Dental Research, Sage Publications 2020, Vol. 99, (1) : 60-68

Gustafsson, Nils; Ahlqvist, Jan; Näslund, Ulf; et al.

Troponin T but not C-reactive protein is associated with future surgery for aortic stenosis: a population based nested case-referent study

Open heart, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2020, Vol. 7, (2)

Holmgren, Anders; Ljungberg, Johan; Hultdin, Johan; et al.

Health literacy is independently and inversely associated with carotid artery plaques and cardiovascular risk

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, Sage Publications 2020, Vol. 27, (2) : 209-215

Lindahl, Bernt; Norberg, Margareta; Johansson, Helene; et al.

Inter-sonographer reproducibility of carotid ultrasound plaque detection using Mannheim consensus in subclinical atherosclerosis

Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging, John Wiley & Sons 2020, Vol. 40, (1) : 46-51

Nyman, Emma; Vanoli, Davide; Näslund, Ulf; et al.

Troponin T but not C-reactive protein is associated with myocardial mass and risk for, and time to future surgery for aortic stenosis: a population-based study

European Heart Journal, Oxford University Press 2020, Vol. 41 : 1884-1884

Söderberg, Stefan; Holmgren, Anders; Ljungberg, Johan; et al.

Årsrapport 2019: Institutionen för folkhälsa och klinisk medicin

Folkhälsa och klinisk medicin i Umeå rapporterar, 2/2020

Umeå universitet, Institutionen för folkhälsa och klinisk medicin; Lindblom, Kristina

Mild impairment of renal function (shrunken pore syndrome) is associated with increased risk for future surgery for aortic stenosis

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation, Taylor & Francis 2019, Vol. 79, (7) : 524-530

Ljungberg, Johan; Johansson, Bengt; Bergdahl, Ingvar; et al.

Bilateral carotid intima media thickness (cIMT) and plaque measurements was stronger associated with cardiovascular risk factors than unilateral measurements: Results from the VIPVIZA trial

European Heart Journal, Oxford University Press 2019, Vol. 40 : 2036-2036

Lundgren, A.; Nyman, Emma; Norberg, Margareta; et al.

Classification of pronounced subclinical atherosclerosis: deep learning approach of carotid intima media ultrasound images is superior to clinical risk factors

European Heart Journal, Oxford University Press 2019, Vol. 40 : 2050-2050

Nyman, Emma; Karlsson, Mikael; Näslund, Ulf; et al.

Is intima-media thickness a predictor for cardiovascular risk?: Authors' reply

The Lancet, ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC 2019, Vol. 394, (10196) : 381-381

Näslund, Ulf; Lundgren, Anna; Vanoli, Davide; et al.

Visualization of asymptomatic atherosclerotic disease for optimum cardiovascular prevention (VIPVIZA): a pragmatic, open-label, randomised controlled trial

The Lancet, Elsevier 2019, Vol. 393, (10167) : 133-142

Näslund, Ulf; Ng, Nawi; Lundgren, Anna; et al.

Patient-doctor engagement in cardiovascular prevention: Authors' reply

The Lancet, ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC 2019, Vol. 394, (10199) : E27-E27

Näslund, Ulf; Ng, Nawi; Wennberg, Patrik; et al.

Hope and despair: patients' experiences of being ineligible for transcatheter aortic valve implantation

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, Sage Publications 2019, Vol. 18, (7) : 593-600

Olsson, Karin; Näslund, Ulf; Nilsson, Johan; et al.

Prescription of lipid-lowering drugs increases following receipt of a pictorial representation of patients´carotid ultrasound examinations

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, Elsevier 2019, Vol. 15, (12) : E49-E49

Sjölander, Maria; Carlberg, Bo; Norberg, Margareta; et al.

Nya riktlinjer för behandling av perifer artärsjukdom: Multidisciplinära kärlcentrum rekommenderas

Läkartidningen, Sveriges läkarförbund 2018, Vol. 115, (9-10)

Gottsäter, Anders; Näslund, Ulf

Calcified carotid artery atheromas in panoramic radiographs are associated with a first myocardial infarction: a case-control study

Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology, Elsevier 2018, Vol. 125, (2) : 199-205

Gustafsson, Nils; Ahlqvist, Jan B.; Näslund, Ulf; et al.

Proteomic Biomarkers for Incident Aortic Stenosis Requiring Valvular Replacement

Circulation, Vol. 138, (6)

Ljungberg, Johan; Janiec, Mikael; Bergdahl, Ingvar; et al.

Risk marker variability in subclinical carotid plaques based on ultrasound is influenced by cardiac phase, echogenicity and size

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, Elsevier 2018, Vol. 44, (8) : 1742-1750

Nyman, Emma; Lindqvist, Per; Näslund, Ulf; et al.

Patients' experiences of the transcatheter aortic valve implantation trajectory: A grounded theory study

Nursing Open, Wiley-Blackwell 2018, Vol. 5, (2) : 149-157

Olsson, Karin; Näslund, Ulf; Nilsson, Johan; et al.

Lipoprotein(a) and the Apolipoprotein B/A1 Ratio Independently Associate With Surgery for Aortic Stenosis Only in Patients With Concomitant Coronary Artery Disease

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, John Wiley & Sons 2017, Vol. 6, (12)

Ljungberg, Johan; Holmgren, Anders; Bergdahl, Ingvar A.; et al.

Patients’ self-reported function, symptoms and health-related quality of life before and 6 months after transcatheter aortic valve implantation and surgical aortic valve replacement

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, Vol. 16, (3) : 213-221

Olsson, Karin; Nilsson, Johan; Hörnsten, Åsa; et al.

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Research projects

1 January 2018 until 31 December 2020

Causation and Novel Risk Modelling for Person-Centred Prevention and Control of Cardiovascular Diseases

29 April 2013 until 31 December 2027

VIPVIZA