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  1. Prediction of adverse events after acute myocardial infarction: derivation and external validation of an extended CHA 2 DS 2 -VASc score model

    Article • BMJ Open, November 2025, BMJ

    Dr Pär Hedberg

  2. Determinants of growth differentiation factor 15 plasma levels in outpatients with peripheral arterial disease

    Article • Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences, December 2024, Uppsala Medical Society

    Dr Pär Hedberg

  3. Prognostic Value of Cardiovascular Biomarkers in the Population

    Article • JAMA, June 2024, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr Pär Hedberg

  4. Nondipping blood pressure pattern predicts cardiovascular events and mortality in patients with atherosclerotic peripheral vascular disease

    Article • Vascular Medicine, April 2023, SAGE Publications

    Dr Pär Hedberg

  5. Are the results from a multiplex proteomic assay and a conventional immunoassay for NT-proBNP and GDF-15 comparable?

    Article • Clinical Proteomics, January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Pär Hedberg

  6. Type D Personality as a Risk Factor for Adverse Outcome in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease: An Individual Patient-Data Meta-analysis

    Article • Psychosomatic Medicine, January 2023, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Pär Hedberg

  7. Screening of biomarkers for prediction of multisite artery disease in patients with recent myocardial infarction

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation, August 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Pär Hedberg

  8. Poorly controlled ambulatory blood pressure in outpatients with peripheral arterial disease

    Article • Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences, April 2021, Uppsala Medical Society

    Dr Pär Hedberg

  9. Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia and cardiac implantable electronic devices in a county hospital setting: a population-based retrospective cohort study

    Article • Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences, March 2021, Uppsala Medical Society

    Dr Pär Hedberg

  10. Plasma proteomics and lung function in four community-based cohorts

    Article • Respiratory Medicine, January 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Pär Hedberg

  11. Effects of oral appliance treatment on inflammatory biomarkers in obstructive sleep apnea: A randomised controlled trial

    Article • Journal of Sleep Research, December 2020, Wiley

    Dr Pär Hedberg

  12. Targeted multiplex proteomics for prediction of all-cause mortality during long-term follow-up in outpatients with peripheral arterial disease

    Article • Atherosclerosis, October 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Pär Hedberg

  13. The association between plasma proteomics and incident cardiovascular disease identifies MMP-12 as a promising cardiovascular risk marker in patients with chronic kidney disease

    Article • Atherosclerosis, August 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Pär Hedberg, Axel Carlsson

  14. Do self-reported pregnancy complications add to risk evaluation in older women with established cardiovascular disease?

    Article • BMC Women s Health, December 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Pär Hedberg

  15. Cathepsin D improves the prediction of undetected diabetes in patients with myocardial infarction

    Article • Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences, July 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Pär Hedberg

  16. Corrigendum to “Basic Anthropometric Measures in Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients and Individually Sex- and Age-Matched Controls from the General Population”

    Article • Journal of Obesity, December 2018, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr Pär Hedberg

  17. Reply to “Letter to editor, Assessing the effect of coronary and systemic atherosclerosis following myocardial infarction” by dr Su Yueqiu et al.

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, November 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Pär Hedberg

  18. Basic Anthropometric Measures in Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients and Individually Sex- and Age-Matched Controls from the General Population

    Article • Journal of Obesity, October 2018, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr Pär Hedberg

  19. Associations of left atrial volumes and Doppler filling indices with left atrial function in acute myocardial infarction

    Article • Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging, July 2018, Wiley

    Dr Pär Hedberg

  20. Incremental prognostic value of coronary and systemic atherosclerosis after myocardial infarction

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, June 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Pär Hedberg

  21. Multiplex proteomics for prediction of major cardiovascular events in type 2 diabetes

    Article • Diabetologia, May 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Pär Hedberg, Axel Carlsson

  22. Growth differentiation factor 15 in a community-based sample: age-dependent reference limits and prognostic impact

    Article • Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences, May 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Pär Hedberg

  23. Derivation and Evaluation of Age-Specific Multivariate Reference Regions to Aid in Identification of Abnormal Filling Patterns

    Article • JACC Cardiovascular Imaging, March 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Pär Hedberg, Dr Jonas Selmeryd

  24. Electrocardiography in patients with arterial disease

    Article • Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging, November 2017, Wiley

    Dr Pär Hedberg

  25. Prognostic impact of subclinical or manifest extracoronary artery diseases after acute myocardial infarction

    Article • Atherosclerosis, August 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Pär Hedberg

  26. GDF-15 and TRAIL-R2 are powerful predictors of long-term mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction

    Article • European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, August 2017, SAGE Publications

    Dr Pär Hedberg

  27. Left atrial function has stronger prognostic impact than left atrial size

    Article • Heart, November 2016, BMJ

    Dr Pär Hedberg, Dr Jonas Selmeryd

  28. Left atrial minimum volume is more strongly associated with N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide than the left atrial maximum volume in a community-based sample

    Article • The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging, October 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Pär Hedberg, Dr Jonas Selmeryd

  29. Definitions of diastolic dysfunction vary widely

    Article • European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging, September 2015, European Society of Cardiology

    Dr Jonas Selmeryd, Dr Pär Hedberg

  30. Leisure-time physical inactivity and risk of myocardial infarction and all-cause mortality: A case–control study

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, December 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Pär Hedberg

  31. Echocardiographic assessment of maximum and minimum left atrial volumes: a population-based study of middle-aged and older subjects without apparent cardiovascular disease

    Article • The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging, September 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Pär Hedberg, Dr Jonas Selmeryd

  32. Left ventricular systolic dysfunction in outpatients with peripheral atherosclerotic vascular disease: prevalence and association with location of arterial disease

    Article • European Journal of Heart Failure, April 2014, Wiley

    Dr Pär Hedberg, Dr Jonas Selmeryd

  33. White Blood Cell Count in Elderly Is Clinically Useful in Predicting Long-Term Survival

    Article • Journal of Aging Research, January 2014, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr Pär Hedberg

  34. Impact of left ventricular geometry on long-term survival in elderly men and women

    Article • Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging, December 2013, Wiley

    Dr Pär Hedberg, Dr Jonas Selmeryd

  35. Steeper increase of body weight and BMI in acute myocardial infarction patients than in control subjects from the general population: learning from a case control study

    Article • European Heart Journal, August 2013, European Society of Cardiology

    Dr Pär Hedberg

  36. Inflammation and the Metabolic Syndrome: Clustering and Impact on Survival in a Swedish Community-Based Cohort of 75 Year Olds

    Article • Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders, April 2013, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Pär Hedberg

  37. Effects of treatment with oral appliance on 24-h blood pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnea and hypertension: a randomized clinical trial

    Article • Sleep And Breathing, July 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Pär Hedberg

  38. Survival of the fattest: unexpected findings about hyperglycaemia and obesity in a population based study of 75-year-olds

    Article • BMJ Open, April 2011, BMJ

    Dr Pär Hedberg

  39. Low Psychological General Well-Being (PGWB) is associated with deteriorated 10-year survival in men but not in women among the elderly

    Article • Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, March 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Pär Hedberg

  40. P133 LOW BODY MASS INDEX BOOSTS THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF HYPERGLYCEMIA ON SURVIVAL IN THE ELDERLY

    Article • Atherosclerosis Supplements, June 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Pär Hedberg

  41. Factor Analysis of the Individual Components of the Metabolic Syndrome Among Elderly Identifies Two Factors With Different Survival Patterns—A Population-Based Study

    Article • Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders, June 2009, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Pär Hedberg

  42. Augmented blood pressure response to exercise is associated with improved long-term survival in older people

    Article • Heart, March 2009, BMJ

    Dr Pär Hedberg

  43. Ten-Year Survival in 75-Year-Old Men and Women: Predictive Ability of Total Cholesterol, HDL-C, and LDL-C

    Article • Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research, January 2009, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr Pär Hedberg

  44. Waist circumference alone predicts insulin resistance as good as the metabolic syndrome in elderly women

    Article • European Journal of Internal Medicine, November 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Pär Hedberg

  45. LEFT VENTRICULAR MYOCARDIAL SYSTOLIC VELOCITY, BUT NOT EJECTION FRACTION, IS REDUCED IN PATIENTS WITH PERIPHERAL ARTERY DISEASE

    Article • Atherosclerosis Supplements, May 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Pär Hedberg

  46. LOW HDL CHOLESTEROL IS ASSOCIATED WITH POOR 10-YEARS SURVIVAL IN MEN BUT NOT IN WOMEN AMONG THE ELDERLY

    Article • Atherosclerosis Supplements, May 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Pär Hedberg

  47. A NOVEL RISK INDEX BASED ON HDL CHOLESTEROL AND FASTING GLUCOSE PREDICTS 10-YEARS SURVIVAL AMONG THE ELDERLY

    Article • Atherosclerosis Supplements, May 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Pär Hedberg

  48. Left ventricular end-diastolic geometrical adjustments during exercise in endurance athletes

    Article • March 2008, Wiley

    Dr Pär Hedberg

  49. White Blood Cell Counts Associate More Strongly to the Metabolic Syndrome in 75-Year-Old Women Than in Men: A Population Based Study

    Article • Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders, December 2007, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Pär Hedberg

  50. Stroke volume does/does not decline during exercise at maximal effort in healthy individuals

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, November 2007, American Physiological Society

    Dr Pär Hedberg, Professor Robert Andrew Robergs

  51. Mitral annular excursion during exercise in endurance athletes

    Article • October 2007, Wiley

    Dr Pär Hedberg

  52. Heart rate recovery is more strongly associated with the metabolic syndrome, waist circumference, and insulin sensitivity in women than in men among the elderly in the general population

    Article • American Heart Journal, September 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Pär Hedberg

  53. Echocardiographic Doppler assessments of left ventricular filling and ejection during upright exercise in endurance athletes

    Article • January 2007, Wiley

    Dr Pär Hedberg

  54. Absence of metabolic syndrome defined with both NCEP and IDF critera predicts cardiovascular health significantly better in females than in males among 75-year-old people from the general population

    Article • European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation, May 2006, SAGE Publications

    Dr Pär Hedberg

  55. NCEP criteria of metabolic syndrome predict basal insulin resistance better than idf criteria in 75-year old people from the general population

    Article • European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation, May 2006, SAGE Publications

    Dr Pär Hedberg

  56. QTc interval and survival in 75-year-old men and women from the general population

    Article • EP Europace, February 2006, European Society of Cardiology

    Dr Pär Hedberg

  57. Mitral Annulus Motion as a Predictor of Mortality in a Community-based Sample of 75-year-old Men and Women

    Article • Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, January 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Pär Hedberg

  58. Electrocardiogram and B-type natriuretic peptide as screening tools for left ventricular systolic dysfunction in a population-based sample of 75-year-old men and women

    Article • ACC Current Journal Review, February 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Pär Hedberg

  59. Electrocardiogram and B-type natriuretic peptide as screening tools for left ventricular systolic dysfunction in a population-based sample of 75-year-old men and women

    Article • American Heart Journal, September 2004, Elsevier

    Dr Pär Hedberg

  60. Left ventricular volumes during exercise in endurance athletes assessed by contrast echocardiography

    Article • Acta Physiologica Scandinavica, September 2004, Wiley

    Dr Pär Hedberg

  61. Mitral annulus motion compared with wall motion scoring index in the assessment of left ventricular ejection fraction

    Article • Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, June 2003, Elsevier

    Dr Pär Hedberg

  62. Left ventricular systolic dysfunction in 75-year-old men and women. A population-based study

    Article • European Heart Journal, April 2001, European Society of Cardiology

    Dr Pär Hedberg

  63. An echocardiographic study of right and left ventricular adaptation to physical exercise in elite female orienteers

    Article • European Heart Journal, February 1999, European Society of Cardiology

    Dr Pär Hedberg

  64. An echocardiographic study of right ventricular adaptation to physical exercise in elite male orienteers

    Article • Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging, November 1998, Wiley

    Dr Pär Hedberg