• High dose statin treatment reduces circulating Dickkopf-1 following acute myocardial infarction 

      Ueland, Thor; Butt, Noreen; Lekva, Tove; Ørn, Stein; Manhenke, Cord Arend; Aukrust, Pål; Larsen, Alf Inge (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024-07)
      Background Secreted glycoproteins of the Dickkopf (DKK) family modify Wnt signaling and may influence plaque destabilization but their modulation by statins in MI patients is not known. Methods We measured plasma DKK-1 ...
    • Race duration and blood pressure are major predictors of exercise-induced cardiac troponin elevation 

      Kleiven, Øyunn; Omland, Torbjørn; Skadberg, Øyvind; Melberg, Tor Harald; Bjørkavoll-Bergseth, Magnus; Auestad, Bjørn Henrik; Bergseth, Rolf; Greve, Ole Jacob; Aakre, Kristin Moberg; Ørn, Stein (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-02)
      Background The underlying mechanisms of the exercise-induced increase in cardiac troponins (cTn) are poorly understood. The aim of this study was to identify independent determinants of exercise-induced cTn increase in a ...