Clinical Epidemiology

Beyond stroke: atrial fibrillation and the broader burden of thromboembolic events in the population-based EpiHealth study

Höiby, Pernilla; Zarrouk, Moncef; Lind, Lars; Basna, Rani et al.

Part of Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal, 2027

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Standardized Mortality Ratio and Long-Term Stroke Incidence After PFO Closure: A Register Study

Angerbjörn, Maria; Johansson, Bengt; Hahlin, Elisabeth; Rinnström, Daniel et al.

Part of JACC: Advances, 2026

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A latent class analysis of cardiometabolic risk factors and the predicted prevalence of subclinical atherosclerosis in middle-aged Swedish adults

Anindya, Kanya; Bendtsen, Marcus; Jernberg, Tomas; Calling, Susanna et al.

Part of Scientific Reports, 2026

• DOI for A latent class analysis of cardiometabolic risk factors and the predicted prevalence of subclinical atherosclerosis in middle-aged Swedish adults
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Integrating social and cardiometabolic risk factors in predicting cardiometabolic multimorbidity: a Bayesian model development and internal validation in Swedish middle-aged adults

Anindya, Kanya; Merlo, Juan; Lind, Lars; Jernberg, Tomas et al.

Part of Scientific Reports, 2026

• DOI for Integrating social and cardiometabolic risk factors in predicting cardiometabolic multimorbidity: a Bayesian model development and internal validation in Swedish middle-aged adults
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Antibiotic use and gut microbiome composition links from individual-level prescription data of 14,979 individuals

Baldanzi, Gabriel; Larsson, Anna; Sayols-Baixeras, Sergi; Dekkers, Koen et al.

Part of Nature Medicine, p. 1351-1361, 2026

• DOI for Antibiotic use and gut microbiome composition links from individual-level prescription data of 14,979 individuals
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Complement activation characterizes a high mortality subgroup in pulmonary embolism: An observational proteomic study

Barrueta Tenhunen, Annelie; Eriksson, Oskar; Nilsson, Bo; Mazubane, Asanda et al.

Part of Thrombosis Research, 2026

• DOI for Complement activation characterizes a high mortality subgroup in pulmonary embolism: An observational proteomic study
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Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography in Prediction of First Coronary Events

Bergström, Göran; Engström, Gunnar; Björnson, Elias; Adiels, Martin et al.

Part of Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), p. 245-254, 2026

• DOI for Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography in Prediction of First Coronary Events

Frail Older Patients' Experiences During Boarding in the Emergency Department: A Qualitative Study

Bjurbo, Charlotte; Eriksson, Ulrika; Muntlin, Åsa

Part of Journal of Advanced Nursing, p. 5244-5255, 2026

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Methodological Challenges of Emulating a Target Trial to Assess Effectiveness of Timing of PCSK9 Inhibitor Treatment Initiation Post Myocardial Infarction

Cars, Thomas; Gustafsson, Stefan; Chan, Queenie; Dhalwani, Nafeesa et al.

Part of Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 2026

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Global, regional, and national burden of exposure to chewing tobacco, 1990-2023: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023

Chewing Tobacco Collaborators, GBD 2023; Gil, Gabriela Fernanda; Lindholm, Daniel; Sundström, Johan et al.

Part of The Lancet Global Health, 2026

• DOI for Global, regional, and national burden of exposure to chewing tobacco, 1990-2023: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023

Personalized evaluation of NT-proBNP and clinical characteristics in suspected heart failure: the PRECISE-HF study

Docherty, Kieran F; Heywood, Benjamin; Anderson, Lisa; Bayes-Genis, Antoni et al.

Part of European Heart Journal, 2026

• DOI for Personalized evaluation of NT-proBNP and clinical characteristics in suspected heart failure: the PRECISE-HF study

GWAS and Replication Analysis of Apparent Treatment-Resistant Hypertension

Ebinger, Joseph E.; Kauko, Anni; Vaura, Felix; Hage, Paul et al.

Part of Hypertension, 2026

• DOI for GWAS and Replication Analysis of Apparent Treatment-Resistant Hypertension

The plasma protein profile of left ventricular diastolic function

Eerola, Elias; Lind, Lars; Malinovschi, Andrei

Part of Scientific Reports, 2026

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Adolescent intelligence and imaging-detected atherosclerosis in middle age: a population study of Swedish men

Eriksson, Hampus; Herraiz-Adillo, Ángel; Wennberg, Patrik; Daka, Bledar et al.

Part of BMC Medicine, 2026

• DOI for Adolescent intelligence and imaging-detected atherosclerosis in middle age: a population study of Swedish men
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SGLT2 inhibitor or metformin as standard treatment in early-stage type 2 diabetes? Baseline data in SMARTEST, a novel, decentralised, register-based randomised trial on prevention of diabetic complications

Eriksson, Jan W; Fanni, Giovanni; Lundqvist, Martin H.; Jansson, Stefan P. O. et al.

Part of Diabetes, obesity and metabolism, p. 1327-1338, 2026

• DOI for SGLT2 inhibitor or metformin as standard treatment in early-stage type 2 diabetes? Baseline data in SMARTEST, a novel, decentralised, register-based randomised trial on prevention of diabetic complications
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Early versus delayed DOAC after ischaemic stroke in atrial fibrillation: 1-year outcomes in the TIMING study and in concurrent practice

Fasth, Oskar; Oldgren, Jonas; Ghukasyan Lakic, Tatevik; Hijazi, Ziad et al.

Part of European Stroke Journal, 2026

• DOI for Early versus delayed DOAC after ischaemic stroke in atrial fibrillation: 1-year outcomes in the TIMING study and in concurrent practice
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Global, regional, and national prevalence of second-hand smoke and attributable disease burden in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023

Flor, Luisa S; Lindholm, Daniel; Gakidou, Emmanuela

Part of The Lancet Public Health, 2026

• DOI for Global, regional, and national prevalence of second-hand smoke and attributable disease burden in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023

Plasma neuropilin-1 is associated with a favorable lipid profile and insulin sensitivity in a population-based sample of 50-year-old individuals

Fryk, Emanuel; Rodrigues Silva, Vagner Ramon; Bauzá-Thorbrügge, Marco; Strindberg, Lena et al.

Part of Scientific Reports, 2026

• DOI for Plasma neuropilin-1 is associated with a favorable lipid profile and insulin sensitivity in a population-based sample of 50-year-old individuals
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Artificial Intelligence for Early Prediction of Intracranial Hypertension: From Single-Centre Development to Multicentre Validation

Galos, Peter; Hult, Ludvig; Citerio, Giuseppe; Lewén, Anders et al.

Part of Neurocritical Care, 2026

• DOI for Artificial Intelligence for Early Prediction of Intracranial Hypertension: From Single-Centre Development to Multicentre Validation

Association of inflammatory bowel disease with cardiovascular disease, and the mediating role of inflammation: a matched-cohort study

Geng, Jiawei; Chen, Jie; Olén, Ola; Halfvarson, Jonas et al.

Part of Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology, 2026

• DOI for Association of inflammatory bowel disease with cardiovascular disease, and the mediating role of inflammation: a matched-cohort study
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Systolic inter-arm blood pressure difference and subclinical atherosclerosis: a population-based cohort study of 29 921 individuals

Gottsäter, Anders; Dakhel, Ardwan; Acosta, Stefan; Andell, Pontus et al.

Part of Journal of Hypertension, p. 346-353, 2026

• DOI for Systolic inter-arm blood pressure difference and subclinical atherosclerosis: a population-based cohort study of 29 921 individuals
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A deep learning ECG model for identification and localization of occlusion myocardial infarction

Gustafsson, Stefan; Ribeiro, Antônio H.; Gedon, Daniel; Abreu, Petrus E. O. G. B. et al.

Part of Nature Communications, 2026

• DOI for A deep learning ECG model for identification and localization of occlusion myocardial infarction
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Global, Regional, and National Burden of Heart Failure, 1990-2023: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023

Heart Failure Collaborators, GBD 2023; Johnson, Catherine O; Larsson, Anders O; Lindholm, Daniel et al.

Part of JAMA cardiology, 2026

• DOI for Global, Regional, and National Burden of Heart Failure, 1990-2023: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023

Consistency of Blood Pressure Response to Potassium-Enriched Salt in the China Salt Substitute Study.

Kissock, Katrina; Neal, Bruce; Yuan, Yifang; Sundström, Johan et al.

Part of Hypertension, p. 167-176, 2026

• DOI for Consistency of Blood Pressure Response to Potassium-Enriched Salt in the China Salt Substitute Study.
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Implementing Federated Analysis Using DataSHIELD in the DREAM TO TREAT Atopic Dermatitis Registries Collaboration

Krogh, Niels Steen; Prieto-Merino, David; Coker, Bolaji; Birkner, Thomas et al.

Part of Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 2026

• DOI for Implementing Federated Analysis Using DataSHIELD in the DREAM TO TREAT Atopic Dermatitis Registries Collaboration

Persistence to antihypertensive drug classes in uncomplicated hypertension: a nationwide Swedish cohort study

Laurell, Karl; Gustafsson, Stefan; Lampa, Erik; Zachariah, Dave et al.

Part of eClinicalMedicine, 2026

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Global, Regional, and National Burden of Myocarditis and Its Impairment, 1990-2023

Lee, Sooji; Lindholm, Daniel; Roth, Gregory A

Part of Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2026

• DOI for Global, Regional, and National Burden of Myocarditis and Its Impairment, 1990-2023

Global, regional and national burden of ischemic heart disease attributable to suboptimal diet, 1990-2023: a Global Burden of Disease study

Lee, Sooji; Lindholm, Daniel; Sundström, Johan; Yon, Dong Keon

Part of Nature Medicine, p. 1454-1478, 2026

• DOI for Global, regional and national burden of ischemic heart disease attributable to suboptimal diet, 1990-2023: a Global Burden of Disease study

Plasma protein profiles in different heart failure phenotypes

Lind, Lars; Delgado-Velandia, Mario

Part of ESC Heart Failure, 2026

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Cardiomyopathies: Nationwide Trends in Prevalence, Incidence, and Mortality (2004-2023)

Lindholm, Daniel; Ribom, Gustav; Gustafsson, Stefan; Pol, Tymon et al.

Part of Journal of the American College of Cardiology, p. 1087-1090, 2026

• DOI for Cardiomyopathies: Nationwide Trends in Prevalence, Incidence, and Mortality (2004-2023)

Differences in prediction of adverse perinatal outcome in term pregnancies by choice of fetal growth reference: A validation study

Lindström, Linda; Ahlsson, Fredrik; Axelsson, Ove; Granfors, Michaela et al.

Part of Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, p. 466-478, 2026

• DOI for Differences in prediction of adverse perinatal outcome in term pregnancies by choice of fetal growth reference: A validation study
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Impact of kidney function on the metabolome in the general population

Ljunggren, Johan; Delgado-Velandia, Mario; Sundström, Johan; Engström, Gunnar et al.

Part of PLOS ONE, 2026

• DOI for Impact of kidney function on the metabolome in the general population
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Response to 'The number of those leaving the emergency department without being seen by a doctor should be reduced to a minimum' by Josef Finsterer

Mellgren, Emil

Part of European journal of emergency medicine, p. 138-138, 2026

• DOI for Response to 'The number of those leaving the emergency department without being seen by a doctor should be reduced to a minimum' by Josef Finsterer

Characteristics and mortality of patients leaving the emergency department without being seen by a physician: a cohort study

Mellgren, Emil; Järhult, Susann J.; Lind, Lars; Muntlin, Åsa

Part of European journal of emergency medicine, p. 18-23, 2026

• DOI for Characteristics and mortality of patients leaving the emergency department without being seen by a physician: a cohort study

Opening Pandora's box in the emergency room: a secondary analysis of existential needs from observational, registered nurse, and patient perspectives

Pavedahl, Veronica; Meranius, Martina Summer; Muntlin, Åsa

Part of BMC Nursing, 2026

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Rates and risk factors for major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events after stroke due to intracerebral hemorrhage: Systematic review and study-level meta-analysis

Putri, Vega Pratiwi; Samarasekera, Neshika; Moullaali, Tom J.; Jampana, Saketh et al.

Part of International Journal of Stroke, p. 778-787, 2026

• DOI for Rates and risk factors for major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events after stroke due to intracerebral hemorrhage: Systematic review and study-level meta-analysis
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Global Burden of Elevated LDL-C: Findings From the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023

Razo, Christian; Larsson, Anders O; Lindholm, Daniel; Larsson, Anders et al.

Part of Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), p. 673-698, 2026

• DOI for Global Burden of Elevated LDL-C: Findings From the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023

Epidemiology of uncontrolled and treatment-resistant hypertension: a registry-based observational study

Shojaiyan, Poyan; Sundström, Johan; Brunström, Mattias; Karlberg, Olof et al.

Part of Blood Pressure, 2026

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RAB3GAP2 is a regulator of skeletal muscle endothelial cell proliferation and associated with capillary-to-fiber ratio

Ström, Kristoffer; Oskolkov, Nikolay; Karaderi, Tugce; Kalamajski, Sebastian et al.

Part of Cell Reports, 2026

• DOI for RAB3GAP2 is a regulator of skeletal muscle endothelial cell proliferation and associated with capillary-to-fiber ratio
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Histologic remission and arrhythmias in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: A nationwide cohort study

Sun, Jiang-Wei; Li, Mei-Ling; Yang, Wan-Shui; Mårild, Karl et al.

Part of World Journal of Gastroenterology, 2026

• DOI for Histologic remission and arrhythmias in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: A nationwide cohort study
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Validation of self-reported family history of myocardial infarction using nationwide health care data

Wahrenberg, Agnes; Leander, Karin; Habel, Henrike; Magnusson, Patrik K. E. et al.

Part of European Journal of Epidemiology, p. 765-773, 2026

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Obesity rise plateaus in developed nations and accelerates in developing nations

Zhou, Bin; Lind, Lars; Risérus, Ulf; Sundström, Johan et al.

Part of Nature, p. 510-518, 2026

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An exploratory study of environmental and nutritional determinants of early-stage clonal hematopoiesis in the elderly

Österroos, Albin; Salihovic, Samira; Mathot, Lucy; Baliakas, Panagiotis et al.

Part of Environment International, 2026

• DOI for An exploratory study of environmental and nutritional determinants of early-stage clonal hematopoiesis in the elderly
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Effect of the FoodSwitch application on type 2 diabetes in Sweden: a study protocol for the randomised controlled DIgitAl diabeTES Treatment - the Healthy Eating, heaLthy Patients trial (DIATEST-HELP)

Af Geijerstam, Peder; Johansson, Emir; Fägerstam, Siri; Wu, Jason Hy et al.

Part of BMJ Open, 2025

• DOI for Effect of the FoodSwitch application on type 2 diabetes in Sweden: a study protocol for the randomised controlled DIgitAl diabeTES Treatment - the Healthy Eating, heaLthy Patients trial (DIATEST-HELP)
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Impact of genetic variants linked to liver fat and liver volume on MRI-mapped body composition

Ahmad, Shafqat; Carrasquilla, German D.; Langner, Taro; Menzel, Uwe et al.

Part of JHEP Reports, 2025

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Kroniskt koronart syndrom – nya europeiska riktlinjer: Svenska kardiologföreningens arbetsgrupp kommenterar: [Chronic coronary syndrome: new ESC guidelines]

Andersen, Kasper; Bentzel, Sara; Bergdahl, Ellinor; Dankiewicz, Josef et al.

Part of Läkartidningen, 2025

Socio-geographical disparities in cardiometabolic multimorbidity in Sweden: an Intersectional Multilevel Analysis of Individual Heterogeneity and Discriminatory Accuracy (I-MAIHDA)

Anindya, Kanya; Merlo, Juan; Lind, Lars; Weinehall, Lars et al.

Part of International Journal for Equity in Health, 2025

• DOI for Socio-geographical disparities in cardiometabolic multimorbidity in Sweden: an Intersectional Multilevel Analysis of Individual Heterogeneity and Discriminatory Accuracy (I-MAIHDA)
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Plasma metabolite profiles of meat intake and their association with cardiovascular disease risk: A population-based study in Swedish cohorts

Arage, Getachew; Dekkers, Koen F.; Raso, Luka Marko; Hammar, Ulf et al.

Part of Metabolism, 2025

• DOI for Plasma metabolite profiles of meat intake and their association with cardiovascular disease risk: A population-based study in Swedish cohorts
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Response to letter to the editor regarding: "Plasma metabolite profiles of meat intake and their association with cardiovascular disease risk: A population-based study in Swedish cohorts" by Arage et al., Metabolism. 2025 Jul;168:156188

Arage, Getachew; Dekkers, Koen F.; Raso, Luka Marko; Hammar, Ulf et al.

Part of Metabolism, 2025

• DOI for Response to letter to the editor regarding: "Plasma metabolite profiles of meat intake and their association with cardiovascular disease risk: A population-based study in Swedish cohorts" by Arage et al., Metabolism. 2025 Jul;168:156188

Different plasma biomarker patterns associated with coronary atherosclerosis in low- versus high-risk individuals: - an observational cross-sectional study

Cederstrom, Sofia; Wang, Yunzhang; Lundman, Pia; Alfredsson, Joakim et al.

Part of Atherosclerosis, 2025

• DOI for Different plasma biomarker patterns associated with coronary atherosclerosis in low- versus high-risk individuals: - an observational cross-sectional study
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