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Ulf Näslund

Professor of Cardiology, Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University.

Research qualifications: Docent

Contact

E-mail
ulf.naslund@umu.se
Phone
+46 90 786 88 60

Works as

Affiliation
Professor at Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine Section: Cardiology
Location
Byggnad 1A, plan 4, målpunkt B41, Norrlands universitetssjukhus, 1A-413. Målpunkt B41 Umeå universitet, 901 85 Umeå
Cardiovascular events and mortality among patients and controls with calcified carotid artery atheromas on panoramic radiographs: a 10-year follow-up of the PAROKRANK study
Dento-Maxillo-Facial Radiology
Faghihian, Hessamoddin; Levring Jäghagen, Eva; Ahlqvist, Jan; et al.
Psychosocial moderators of the effect of lifestyle interventions in primary prevention of cardiovascular disease: a scoping review
BMC Public Health, Springer Nature 2025, Vol. 25, (1)
Andersson, John; Fortuin-de Smidt, Melony C.; Sundström, Anna; et al.
Generative adversarial networks for synthetic longitudinal electronic health records enabling cardiovascular digital twins
2025 IEEE 38th International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems (CBMS), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 2025 : 25-28
Bertgren, Amanda; Öhberg, Fredrik; Soda, Paolo; et al.
Beyond unimodal analysis: multimodal ensemble learning for enhanced assessment of atherosclerotic disease progression
Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics, Elsevier 2025, Vol. 124
Guarrasi, Valerio; Bertgren, Amanda; Näslund, Ulf; et al.
ABO and RhD blood groups as contributors to dyslipidaemia: a cross-sectional study
Lipids in Health and Disease, Vol. 24, (1)
Mickelsson, Malin; Ekblom, Kim; Stefansson, Kristina; et al.
Exploring the extent of post-analytical errors, with a focus on transcription errors - an intervention within the VIPVIZA study
Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Walter de Gruyter 2025, Vol. 63, (8) : 1555-1560
Mickelsson, Malin; Ekblom, Kim; Stefansson, Kristina; et al.
Non-HDL and LDL cholesterol, but not calculated remnant cholesterol, are associated with subclinical atherosclerosis
Journal of Clinical Lipidology, Elsevier 2025, Vol. 19, (5) : 1311-1320
Mickelsson, Malin; Liv, Per; Stefansson, Kristina; et al.
The path for men from young adulthood results of cognitive tests to subclinical atherosclerosis at age 60: the mediating role of socioeconomic status, lifestyle and cardiovascular disease risk factors–results from a VIPVIZA study
Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine, IMR Press 2025, Vol. 26, (3)
Norberg, Margareta; Liv, Per; Näslund, Ulf; et al.
Associations between emotional support and cardiovascular risk factors and subclinical atherosclerosis in middle-age
Psychology and Health, Routledge 2025, Vol. 40, (6) : 997-1011
Nordin, Steven; Norberg, Margareta; Braf, Irma; et al.
Does periodontitis increase the risk for future cardiovascular events?: Long-term follow-up of the PAROKRANK study
Journal of Clinical Periodontology, John Wiley & Sons 2025, Vol. 52, (1) : 16-23
Norhammar, Anna; Näsman, Per; Buhlin, Kåre; et al.
Detection of subclinical carotid plaques in ultrasound images using novel anomaly detection approach: towards improved tools for cardiovascular prevention
European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, Oxford University Press 2025, Vol. 32, (Supplement_1)
Saboori, Arash; Öhberg, Fredrik; Näslund, Ulf; et al.
Anomaly detection and segmentation in carotid ultrasound images using Hybrid Stable AnoGAN
IEEE Access, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 2025, Vol. 13 : 167014-167033
Saboori, Arash; Öhberg, Fredrik; Näslund, Ulf; et al.
A domain adaptation model for carotid ultrasound: image harmonization, noise reduction, and impact on cardiovascular risk markers
Computers in Biology and Medicine, Elsevier 2025, Vol. 190
Usama, Mohd; Nyman, Emma; Näslund, Ulf; et al.
Does a multi-component intervention including pictorial risk communication about subclinical atherosclerosis improve perceptions of cardiovascular disease risk without deteriorating efficacy beliefs?
Social Science and Medicine, Elsevier 2024, Vol. 341
Andersson, Elin M; Liv, Per; Nordin, Steven; et al.
Improved adherence to statin treatment and differences in results between men and women after pictorial risk communication: a sub-study of the VIPVIZA RCT
European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, Springer 2024, Vol. 80, (8) : 1209-1218
Holmberg, Henrik; Glader, Eva-Lotta; Näslund, Ulf; et al.
ABO blood groups, RhD factor and their association with subclinical atherosclerosis assessed by carotid ultrasonography
Journal of Clinical Medicine, MDPI 2024, Vol. 13, (5)
Mickelsson, Malin; Ekblom, Kim; Stefansson, Kristina; et al.
Personalized intervention based on early detection of atherosclerosis: JACC state-of-the-art review
Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Elsevier 2024, Vol. 83, (21) : 2112-2127
Nielsen, Rikke V.; Fuster, Valentin; Bundgaard, Henning; et al.
Changes in fasting plasma glucose and subclinical atherosclerosis: a cohort study from VIPVIZA trial
Atherosclerosis, Elsevier 2024, Vol. 394
Salvador, Dante; Liv, Per; Norberg, Margareta; et al.
Aortic arterial stiffness associates with carotid intima-media thickness and carotid plaques in younger middle-aged healthy people
Blood Pressure, Taylor & Francis 2024, Vol. 33, (1)
Söderström, Martina; Grönlund, Christer; Liv, Per; et al.
Translation of atherosclerotic disease features onto healthy carotid ultrasound images using domain-to-domain translation
Biomedical Signal Processing and Control, Vol. 85
Ali, Hazrat; Nyman, Emma; Näslund, Ulf; et al.
Multi-view carotid ultrasound is stronger associated with cardiovascular risk factors than presence of plaque or single carotid intima media thickness measurements in subclinical atherosclerosis
The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging, Springer Nature 2023, Vol. 39, (8) : 1461-1471
Bengtsson, Anna; Nyman, Emma; Grönlund, Christer; et al.
Adipokines are possible risk markers for aortic stenosis requiring surgery
Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal, Taylor & Francis 2023, Vol. 57, (1)
Hansén, Nike; Ljungberg, Johan; Bergdahl, Ingvar; et al.
Reduced progression of carotid intima media thickness by personalised pictorial presentation of subclinical atherosclerosis in VIPVIZA: A randomised controlled trial
Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging, John Wiley & Sons 2023, Vol. 43, (4) : 232-241
Nyman, Emma; Grönlund, Christer; Vanoli, Davide; et al.
Carotid wall echogenicity at baseline associates with accelerated vascular aging in a middle-aged population
The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging, Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2023, Vol. 39, (3) : 575-583
Nyman, Emma; Liv, Per; Wester, Per; et al.
The TANSNIP-PESA trial is not the end of the story
European Heart Journal, Oxford University Press 2023, Vol. 44, (17) : 1574-1574
Näslund, Ulf; Norberg, Margareta; Wennberg, Patrik
Interframe Echo Intensity Variation of Subregions and Whole Plaque in Two-Dimensional Carotid Ultrasonography: Simulations and in Vivo Observations
Journal of ultrasound in medicine, John Wiley & Sons 2023, Vol. 42, (5) : 1033-1046
Rohlén, Robin; Jiang, Biao; Nyman, Emma; et al.
Dyslipidemia, inflammation, calcification, and adiposity in aortic stenosis: a genome-wide study
European Heart Journal, Oxford University Press 2023, Vol. 44, (21) : 1927-1939
Yu Chen, Hao; Dina, Christian; Small, Aeron M.; et al.
Association of high cardiovascular risk and diabetes with calcified carotid artery atheromas depicted on panoramic radiographs
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology, Elsevier 2022, Vol. 133, (1) : 88-99
Gustafsson, Nils; Ahlqvist, Jan; Norhammar, Anna; et al.
Time to initiation of lipid-lowering drugs for subclinical atherosclerosis: sub-study of VIPVIZA randomized controlled trial, with single-arm cross-over
European Heart Journal Open, Oxford University Press 2022, Vol. 2, (1)
Holmberg, Henrik; Sjölander, Maria; Glader, Eva-Lotta; et al.
Lipoprotein size is a main determinant for the rate of hydrolysis by exogenous LPL in human plasma
Journal of Lipid Research, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 2022, Vol. 63, (1)
Kovrov, Oleg; Landfors, Fredrik; Saar-Kovrov, Valeria; et al.
Long-term exposure to particulate air pollution and presence and progression of carotid artery plaques: A northern Sweden VIPVIZA cohort study
Environmental Research, Elsevier 2022, Vol. 211
Nilsson Sommar, Johan; Norberg, Margareta; Grönlund, Christer; et al.
The right pick: Does a self-assessment measurement tool correctly identify health care consumers with inadequate health literacy?
Patient Education and Counseling, Elsevier 2022, Vol. 105, (4) : 926-932
Schulz, Peter J.; Lindahl, Bernt; Hartung, Uwe; et al.
High risk of cardiovascular side effects after treatment of Hodgkin's lymphoma: is there a need for intervention in long-term survivors?
Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences, Upsala Medical Society 2021, Vol. 126
Andersson, Anne; Enblad, Gunilla; Erlanson, Martin; et al.
The beneficial effect over 3 years by pictorial information to patients and their physician about subclinical atherosclerosis and cardiovascular risk: results from the VIPVIZA randomized clinical trial
American Journal of Preventive Cardiology, Elsevier 2021, Vol. 7
Bengtsson, Anna; Norberg, Margareta; Ng, Nawi; et al.
Long-term results after aortic valve replacement for bicuspid or tricuspid valve morphology in a Swedish population
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Oxford University Press 2021, Vol. 59, (3) : 570-576
Holmgren, Anders; Enger, Tone Bull; Näslund, Ulf; et al.
Ärftliga hjärt–kärlsjukdomar – ett multidisciplinärt arbetssätt krävs: [Experiences from a multidisciplinary cardiogenetic clinic]
Läkartidningen, Läkartidningen Förlag AB 2021, Vol. 118, (40)
Mörner, Stellan; Carlberg, Bo; Rydberg, Annika; et al.
Prescription of Lipid-Lowering and Antihypertensive Drugs following Pictorial Information about Subclinical Atherosclerosis: A Secondary Outcome of a Randomized Clinical Trial
JAMA Network Open, American Medical Association 2021, Vol. 4, (8)
Sjölander, Maria; Carlberg, Bo; Norberg, Margareta; et al.
Association of FADS1/2 Locus Variants and Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids With Aortic Stenosis
JAMA cardiology, American Medical Association (AMA) 2020, Vol. 5, (6) : 694-702
Chen, Hao Yu; Cairns, Benjamin J.; Small, Aeron M.; et al.
Associations among Periodontitis, Calcified Carotid Artery Atheromas, and Risk of Myocardial Infarction
Journal of Dental Research, Sage Publications 2020, Vol. 99, (1) : 60-68
Gustafsson, Nils; Ahlqvist, Jan; Näslund, Ulf; et al.
Troponin T but not C-reactive protein is associated with future surgery for aortic stenosis: a population based nested case-referent study
Open heart, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2020, Vol. 7, (2)
Holmgren, Anders; Ljungberg, Johan; Hultdin, Johan; et al.
Health literacy is independently and inversely associated with carotid artery plaques and cardiovascular risk
European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, Sage Publications 2020, Vol. 27, (2) : 209-215
Lindahl, Bernt; Norberg, Margareta; Johansson, Helene; et al.
Inter-sonographer reproducibility of carotid ultrasound plaque detection using Mannheim consensus in subclinical atherosclerosis
Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging, John Wiley & Sons 2020, Vol. 40, (1) : 46-51
Nyman, Emma; Vanoli, Davide; Näslund, Ulf; et al.
Troponin T but not C-reactive protein is associated with myocardial mass and risk for, and time to future surgery for aortic stenosis: a population-based study
European Heart Journal, Oxford University Press 2020, Vol. 41 : 1884-1884
Söderberg, Stefan; Holmgren, Anders; Ljungberg, Johan; et al.
Årsrapport 2019: Institutionen för folkhälsa och klinisk medicin
Folkhälsa och klinisk medicin i Umeå rapporterar, 2/2020
Umeå universitet, Institutionen för folkhälsa och klinisk medicin; Lindblom, Kristina
Mild impairment of renal function (shrunken pore syndrome) is associated with increased risk for future surgery for aortic stenosis
Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation, Taylor & Francis 2019, Vol. 79, (7) : 524-530
Ljungberg, Johan; Johansson, Bengt; Bergdahl, Ingvar; et al.
Bilateral carotid intima media thickness (cIMT) and plaque measurements was stronger associated with cardiovascular risk factors than unilateral measurements: Results from the VIPVIZA trial
European Heart Journal, Oxford University Press 2019, Vol. 40 : 2036-2036
Lundgren, A.; Nyman, Emma; Norberg, Margareta; et al.
Classification of pronounced subclinical atherosclerosis: deep learning approach of carotid intima media ultrasound images is superior to clinical risk factors
European Heart Journal, Oxford University Press 2019, Vol. 40 : 2050-2050
Nyman, Emma; Karlsson, Mikael; Näslund, Ulf; et al.
Is intima-media thickness a predictor for cardiovascular risk?: Authors' reply
The Lancet, ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC 2019, Vol. 394, (10196) : 381-381
Näslund, Ulf; Lundgren, Anna; Vanoli, Davide; et al.
Visualization of asymptomatic atherosclerotic disease for optimum cardiovascular prevention (VIPVIZA): a pragmatic, open-label, randomised controlled trial
The Lancet, Elsevier 2019, Vol. 393, (10167) : 133-142
Näslund, Ulf; Ng, Nawi; Lundgren, Anna; et al.
Patient-doctor engagement in cardiovascular prevention: Authors' reply
The Lancet, ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC 2019, Vol. 394, (10199) : E27-E27
Näslund, Ulf; Ng, Nawi; Wennberg, Patrik; et al.
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Research projects

1 January 2018 until 31 December 2020
Causation and Novel Risk Modelling for Person-Centred Prevention and Control of Cardiovascular Diseases
29 April 2013 until 31 December 2027
VIPVIZA
Published: 17 May, 2023