Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Oslo University Hospital Ullevaal and Institute for Experimental Medical Research, Oslo University Hospital Ullevaal

Current research focus

Examine mechanisms regulating myocardial remodeling and to study the process of reverse remodeling following reduction in wall stress after relieving pressure overload of the left ventricle.

Research projects

Supervisor

• New aspects in myocardial remodeling and dysfunction due to left ventricular pressure overload
• Small leucine rich proteoglycans and reverse remodelling of cardiac extracellular matrix
• Lack of collagen type VIII induces eccentric remodeling and alterations of ECM response in pressure overload

Collaborator

• Identifying pathogenic processes by integrating microarray data with prior knowledge