Kai Eggers
Associate professor at Department of Medical Sciences; Cardiology
- Telephone:
- +46 18 611 44 09
- E-mail:
- kai.eggers@medsci.uu.se
- Visiting address:
- Akademiska sjukhuset, ingång 40, 5 tr
751 85 UPPSALA - Postal address:
- Akademiska sjukhuset, ingång 40, 5 tr
751 85 UPPSALA
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Researcher at UCR-Uppsala Clinical Research center
- Telephone:
- +46 18 611 44 09
- E-mail:
- kai.eggers@ucr.uu.se
- Visiting address:
- Dag Hammarskjölds väg 38
- Postal address:
- Uppsala Science Park
Dag Hammarskjölds väg 38
751 85 UPPSALA
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Publications
Recent publications
Part of European Heart Journal - Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes, 2025
Part of European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, p. 671-679, 2025
- DOI for Familial risk of myocardial infarction with non-obstructive and obstructive coronary arteries: a nation-wide cohort study
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Part of Clinical Chemistry, p. 599-608, 2025
- DOI for Cardiac Troponin I and T Ratio and Risk of Cardiovascular or Non-Cardiovascular Events in a General Population
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Part of European Heart Journal, p. 183-188, 2025
Part of Journal of the American College of Cardiology, p. 1471-1484, 2025
All publications
Articles in journal
Part of European Heart Journal - Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes, 2025
Part of European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, p. 671-679, 2025
- DOI for Familial risk of myocardial infarction with non-obstructive and obstructive coronary arteries: a nation-wide cohort study
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Part of Clinical Chemistry, p. 599-608, 2025
- DOI for Cardiac Troponin I and T Ratio and Risk of Cardiovascular or Non-Cardiovascular Events in a General Population
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Part of Journal of the American College of Cardiology, p. 1471-1484, 2025
Temporal biomarker concentration patterns during the early course of acute coronary syndrome
Part of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, p. 1167-1176, 2024
- DOI for Temporal biomarker concentration patterns during the early course of acute coronary syndrome
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Prognostic Value of Cardiovascular Biomarkers in the Population
Part of Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), p. 1898-1909, 2024
Part of European Heart Journal, p. 559-562, 2024
- DOI for Cardiovascular medications, high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T concentrations, and long-term outcome in non-ST segment elevation acute coronary syndrome
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Part of Journal of the American Heart Association, 2023
- DOI for Biomarker Concentrations and Their Temporal Changes in Patients With Myocardial Infarction and Nonobstructive Compared With Obstructive Coronary Arteries: Results From the PLATO Trial
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Part of Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences, 2023
- DOI for Validation of myocarditis diagnoses in the Swedish patient register for analyses of potential adverse reactions to COVID-19 vaccines
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Part of Scientific Reports, 2023
- DOI for Management and outcome trends in type 2 myocardial infarction: an investigation from the SWEDEHEART registry
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Part of International Journal of Cardiology, p. 64-71, 2023
Part of American Journal of Emergency Medicine, p. 104-111, 2023
- DOI for HEART-score can be simplified without loss of discriminatory power in patients with chest pain: Introducing the HET-score
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Part of Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal, 2023
- DOI for Outcomes in patients with chest pain in emergency departments using high-sensitivity versus conventional troponins
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Part of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, p. 380-387, 2023
- DOI for Differences between high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T and I in stable populations: underlying causes and clinical implications
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Part of Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine, p. 28-36, 2022
Part of EuroIntervention, p. 582-589, 2022
Part of PLOS ONE, 2022
- DOI for A comparison of echocardiographic and circulating cardiac biomarkers for predicting incident cardiovascular disease
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Part of ESC Heart Failure, p. 2084-2095, 2022
- DOI for Circulating levels and prognostic cut-offs of sST2, hs-cTnT, and NT-proBNP in women vs. men with chronic heart failure
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Part of IJC Heart & Vasculature, 2022
- DOI for Clinical and prognostic implications of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T concentrations in type 2 non-ST elevation myocardial infarction
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Part of PLOS ONE, 2022
- DOI for Diagnostic and prognostic performance of the ratio between high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I and troponin T in patients with chest pain
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Part of JACC. Heart failure, p. 653-663, 2021
Re-appraisal of the obesity paradox in heart failure: a meta-analysis of individual data
Part of Clinical Research in Cardiology, p. 1280-1291, 2021
- DOI for Re-appraisal of the obesity paradox in heart failure: a meta-analysis of individual data
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Part of Clinical Cardiology, p. 1019-1027, 2021
- DOI for Clinical and prognostic implications of C-reactive protein levels in myocardial infarction with nonobstructive coronary arteries
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Part of PLOS ONE, 2021
- DOI for Sex-differences in circulating biomarkers during acute myocardial infarction: An analysis from the SWEDEHEART registry
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Evaluation of quantitative CMR perfusion imaging by comparison with simultaneous 15O-water-PET
Part of Journal of Nuclear Cardiology, p. 1252-1266, 2021
- DOI for Evaluation of quantitative CMR perfusion imaging by comparison with simultaneous 15O-water-PET
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Sex differences in investigations and outcomes among patients with type 2 myocardial infarction
Part of Heart, p. 1480-1486, 2021
- DOI for Sex differences in investigations and outcomes among patients with type 2 myocardial infarction
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High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T, Age, and Outcome in Non-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction.
Part of Clinical Chemistry, p. 1732-1734, 2021
Part of European Heart Journal, 2021
- DOI for Myocardial infarction after elective percutaneous coronary intervention-which cardiac troponin cut-off to use?
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GRACE 2.0 Score for Risk Prediction in Myocardial Infarction With Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries
Part of Journal of the American Heart Association, 2021
- DOI for GRACE 2.0 Score for Risk Prediction in Myocardial Infarction With Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries
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Part of Clinical Biochemistry, p. 17-23, 2021
- DOI for Differences in biomarker concentrations and predictions of long-term outcome in patients with ST-elevation and non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction
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Part of European Heart Journal, p. 806-812, 2021
Part of Circulation. Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, 2021
- DOI for Survival in Patients With Suspected Myocardial Infarction With Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries: A Comprehensive Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis From the MINOCA Global Collaboration
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Risk-associated management disparities in acute myocardial infarction.
Part of Scientific Reports, 2021
- DOI for Risk-associated management disparities in acute myocardial infarction.
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Health-Status Outcomes with Invasive or Conservative Care in Coronary Disease.
Part of New England Journal of Medicine, p. 1408-1419, 2020
Part of Scientific Reports, 2020
- DOI for Sex-specific effects of implementing a high-sensitivity troponin I assay in patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome: results from SWEDEHEART registry
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Part of European Journal of Heart Failure, p. 2078-2088, 2020
Part of International Journal of Cardiology, p. 166-172, 2019
Part of Clinical Chemistry, p. 1023-1030, 2019
Part of International Journal of Cardiology, p. 6-11, 2019
Cardiac Troponin Elevation in Patients Without a Specific Diagnosis
Part of Journal of the American College of Cardiology, p. 1-9, 2019
Part of Journal of Internal Medicine, p. 419-428, 2019
A Rule-Out Strategy Based on High-Sensitivity Troponin and HEART Score Reduces Hospital Admissions
Part of Annals of Emergency Medicine, p. 491-499, 2019
Part of PLOS ONE, 2019
- DOI for Circadian onset and prognosis of myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA)
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Part of European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, p. 1751-1759, 2019
Part of Journal of the American College of Cardiology, p. 2240-2241, 2019
Part of International Journal of Cardiology, p. 18-23, 2018
- DOI for Predictors of adverse outcome in patients with myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary artery (MINOCA) disease
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Part of Critical Pathways in Cardiology, p. 6-12, 2018
- DOI for Experiences of a One-hour Algorithm in Chest Pain Patients With a Nonelevated Troponin T at Presentation.
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Part of Circulation, p. 286-297, 2018
Part of International Journal of Cardiology, p. 300-305, 2018
Part of European Heart Journal, p. 278-284, 2018
Part of American Journal of Medicine, p. 524-531000000, 2018
Part of American Heart Journal, p. 70-76, 2018
Part of American Heart Journal, p. 60-66, 2018
- DOI for Prognosis in relation to high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T levels in patients with myocardial infarction and non-obstructive coronary arteries
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High-Sensitivity Troponins and Outcomes After Myocardial Infarction
Part of Journal of the American College of Cardiology, p. 2616-2624, 2018
- DOI for High-Sensitivity Troponins and Outcomes After Myocardial Infarction
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Part of JACC, p. 1665-1667, 2018
Part of Annals of Internal Medicine, p. 715-724, 2017
Part of Journal of the American College of Cardiology, p. 2622-2630, 2017
Unstable Angina in the Era of Cardiac Troponin Assays with Improved Sensitivity-A Clinical Dilemma
Part of American Journal of Medicine, p. 1423-1430, 2017
An algorithm for rule-in and rule-out of acute myocardial infarction using a novel troponin I assay
Part of Heart, p. 125-131, 2017
Serial Measurement of Biomarkers after Acute Coronary Syndrome: Which One to Choose?
Part of Clinical Chemistry, p. 1181-1183, 2017
Part of Clinical Chemistry, p. 1409-1417, 2017
Part of PLOS ONE, 2016
- DOI for Unrecognized Myocardial Infarction Assessed by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging - Prognostic Implications
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Part of International Journal of Cardiology, p. 74-81, 2016
Part of European Heart Journal, p. 2417-2424, 2016
Part of American Journal of Medicine, 2016
The applied statistical approach highly influences the 99th percentile of cardiac troponin I
Part of Clinical Biochemistry, p. 1109-1112, 2016
Part of Clinical Chemistry, p. 485-493, 2016
Part of Clinica Chimica Acta, p. 189-194, 2016
Part of Journal of the American College of Cardiology, p. 1655-1664, 2015
Part of American Heart Journal, p. 6-16000000, 2015
Defining acute myocardial infarction
Part of Heart and Metabolism, p. 34-38, 2015
Part of Läkartidningen, 2015
Cardiac troponin I levels in an elderly population from the community - The implications of sex
Part of Clinical Biochemistry, p. 751-756, 2015
Part of Clinica Chimica Acta, p. 19-24, 2015
Part of American Journal of Cardiology, p. 1581-1591, 2014
Part of European Heart Journal, p. 1002-1003, 2014
Bedömning av patienter med bröstsmärta: Kan vi nöja oss med mätning av troponin enbart vid ankomst?
Part of Läkartidningen, p. 1132-1133, 2014
Part of European Heart Journal, p. 18-27, 2014
Part of American Heart Journal, p. 317-3240, 2014
Part of Clinical Chemistry, p. 734-736, 2014
Part of Läkartidningen, p. 1297, 2013
Part of Clinical Chemistry, p. 1091-1098, 2013
GDF-15 for Prognostication of Cardiovascular and Cancer Morbidity and Mortality in Men
Part of PLOS ONE, 2013
- DOI for GDF-15 for Prognostication of Cardiovascular and Cancer Morbidity and Mortality in Men
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Mental Stress and Cardiac Troponin
Part of Journal of the American College of Cardiology, p. 1702-1703, 2013
Part of Biomarkers, p. 668-672, 2013
Part of American Heart Journal, p. 541-+, 2013
Part of Clinica Chimica Acta, p. 15-20, 2013
Part of International Journal of Cardiology, p. 3537-3542, 2013
Part of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, p. 1859-1864, 2013
Part of Clinical Chemistry, p. 1068-1073, 2013
Part of American Journal of Cardiology, p. 131-136, 2013
Part of Clinica Chimica Acta, p. 62-66, 2013
Part of Clinical Biochemistry, p. 1655-1659, 2013
Part of Clinical Chemistry, p. 401-409, 2013
Part of Pathology, p. 129-138, 2012
Part of European Heart Journal, p. 947-947, 2012
Part of Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation, p. 45-51, 2012
Part of Clinica Chimica Acta, p. 1135-1140, 2012
Troponin-Specific Autoantibody Interference in Different Cardiac Troponin I Assay Configurations
Part of Clinical Chemistry, p. 1040-1048, 2012
A novel approach to cardiac troponins to improve the diagnostic work-up in chest pain patients
Part of Critical Pathways in Cardiology, p. 199-205, 2012
Part of Clinica Chimica Acta, p. 1582-1588, 2011
Part of Clinica Chimica Acta, p. 91-97, 2011
Part of Coronary Artery Disease, p. 158-164, 2011
Autoantibodies to cardiac troponin in acute coronary syndromes
Part of Clinica Chimica Acta, p. 1793-1798, 2010
ST2 and mortality in non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome
Part of American Heart Journal, p. 788-794, 2010
Part of Circulation: Cardiovascular Genetics, p. 88-96, 2010
Myeloperoxidase is not useful for the early assessment of patients with chest pain
Part of Clinical Biochemistry, p. 240-245, 2010
Part of American Heart Journal, p. 88-94, 2010
Part of American Journal of Cardiology, p. 588-591, 2009
Part of American Journal of Cardiology, p. 1032-1038, 2009
Part of Clinical Chemistry, p. 85-92, 2009
Prognostic value of biomarkers during and after non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome
Part of Journal of the American College of Cardiology, p. 357-364, 2009
Part of American Heart Journal, p. 588-94, 2008
Part of American Heart Journal, p. 588-594, 2008
Part of European Heart Journal, p. 2252-2258, 2008
Risk prediction in chest pain patients by biochemical markers including estimates of renal function
Part of International Journal of Cardiology, p. 207-213, 2008
Growth-differentiation factor-15 for early risk stratification in patients with acute chest pain
Part of European Heart Journal, p. 2327-2335, 2008
Growth-differentiation factor-15 for risk stratification in patients with acute chest pain: reply
Part of European Heart Journal, p. 2947-2948, 2008
Part of Circulation, p. 1907-1914, 2007
Part of International Journal of Cardiology, p. 366-374, 2007
Part of Coronary Artery Disease, p. 315-9, 2005
Part of Coronary Artery Disease, p. 181-9, 2005
Part of Coronary Artery Disease, p. 315-319, 2005
Part of American Heart Journal, p. 574-581, 2004
Part of American Heart Journal, p. 574-581, 2004
Articles, review/survey
Part of European Heart Journal, p. 183-188, 2025
Part of Clinical Chemistry, p. 1572-1585, 2018
- DOI for High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin-Based Strategies for the Assessment of Chest Pain Patients: A Review of Validation and Clinical Implementation Studies
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Part of Clinical Chemistry, p. 1034-1043, 2018
Prognostic Biomarkers in Acute Coronary Syndromes: Risk Stratification Beyond Cardiac Troponins
Part of Current Cardiology Reports, 2017
- DOI for Prognostic Biomarkers in Acute Coronary Syndromes: Risk Stratification Beyond Cardiac Troponins
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Impact of Sex on Cardiac Troponin Concentrations: A Critical Appraisal
Part of Clinical Chemistry, p. 1457-1464, 2017
Impact of sex on cardiac troponin concentrations – A critical appraisal.
Part of Clinical Chemistry, p. 1457-1464, 2017
Application of Cardiac Troponin in Cardiovascular Diseases Other Than Acute Coronary Syndrome
Part of Clinical Chemistry, p. 223-235, 2017
Comprehensive doctoral thesis
2007
Conference papers
p. 982-982, 2016
p. 981-981, 2016