About the group

We conduct research in various areas within kidney medicine, through epidemiological, mechanistic and clinical studies.

Hypertension and cardiorenal aspects

Our group has a long tradition of studies clinical on hypertension, and hypertension will remain a priority in our research portfolio in cooperation with Section of Cardiovascular and Renal Research OUH.

Projects on cardiorenal aspects beyond hypertension has emerged the later years and will remain a main pillar of our research priority in the years to come.

The Dialysis Center at OUH

We cooperate closely with the Oslo University Hospital (OUH). The hospital has a large dialysis centre with leading specialists in peritoneal dialysis.

The Ullevål dialysis Registry supplements data from the Norwegian Renal Registry, including biobank material and cardiovascular and infectious outcomes. Ullevål dialysis registry enable epidemiological and mechanistic studies on outcomes in our dialysis population.    

Projects

Here is an overview of our current projects.

  • IDA: National multicenter study, uncontrolled hypertension
  • CENS: Cardiovascular changes related to reduced eGFR in kidney donors
  • HYPERSENSION, Development of a novel cuffless blood pressure measurement device
  • VEXOUS: RCTs to investigate if organ decongestion guided by a standardized venous ultrasound/doppler protocol is superior to standard of care in HF patients.   
  • SACK study: National coordinator in multinational randomized controlled trial of DOAK for AF in patients with ESRD.
  • Ullevål Dialysis registry
  • Calciphylaxis project
  • CMV in immunocompromised renal patients.
  • PTDM
  • Amyloidosis project

Cooperation

The group has extensive collaboration, both nationally and internationally.

National

  • Section of Cardiovascular and Renal Research, OUH
  • Institute for Expoerimental Medical Research, UiO
  • Department of Cardiology, OUH
  • Department of Acute Medicine, OUH
  • Department of Infectious Diseases, OUH
  • Department of Transplantation Medicine, OUH
  • Department of Microbiology, OUS
  • Norwegain Association of Hypertension
  • Sections for renal medicine and dialysis the Norwegian Regional Health Authorities

International

  • European ERA/EDTA Registry: Norwegian contact on Dialysis
  • European Society of Hypertension
  • Northern Europe PD council
  • Euro PD
  • Edwina Brown, Imperial College, UK
  • Marie Evans, Karolinska sjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden
  • Ulrika Haan Lundstrøm, Karolinska sjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden
  • Marie Evans, Karolinska sjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden