Kirsti Ytrehus
Professor
Department of Medical Biology
University of Tromso
Norway
Biography
"Education: Univ of Oslo, Faculty of Mathematics and Wet Sciences and Faculty of Medicine. Cand. Med. 1980. University of Tromsoe, Faculty of Medicine. Dr. Med.1988: Thesis title Oxygen radicals and myocardial injury Appointments Clinical medicine: Internship and part time positions, 1981- 1992. Academic positions: Research fellow University of Tromsoe, Institute for Medical Biology 1982 - 87. Assistant Professor University of Tromsø 1987 - 1994. Guest researcher / visiting University of South Alabama, Dept of Physiology 1994-95. Professor University of Bergen, Dept of Anatomy and Cell Biology 1995-96. Guest researcher National Institute of Aging, National Institute of Health, Lab of Cardiovasc Sciences 2001-2002. Professor Dept of Medical Biology, University of Tromsoe 1994 -1995 and 1996 - present. Guest Professor Cardiovascular Division, Kings College Hospital, University of London."
Research Interest
"Cardiovascular physiology;Myocardial infarction and myocardial protection;The role of reactive oxygen species in cardiovascular physiology and pathophysiology;Role of gender in heart disease "
Publications
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Hausenloy DJ, Garcia-Dorado D, Erik Bøtker H, Davidson SM, Downey J, Engel FB, Jennings R, Lecour S, Leor J, Madonna R, Ovize M. Melatonin as a cardioprotective therapy following ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: is it really promising? Reply. Cardiovascular Research. 2017 Jul 28;113(11):1418-9.
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Hausenloy DJ, Garcia-Dorado D, Bøtker HE, Davidson SM, Downey J, Engel FB, Jennings R, Lecour S, Leor J, Madonna R, Ovize M. Novel targets and future strategies for acute cardioprotection: Position Paper of the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Cellular Biology of the Heart. Cardiovascular research. 2017 Mar 17;113(6):564-85.
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Norvik JV, Schirmer H, Ytrehus K, Jenssen TG, Zykova SN, Eggen AE, Eriksen BO, Solbu MD. Low adiponectin is associated with diastolic dysfunction in women: a cross-sectional study from the Tromsø Study. BMC cardiovascular disorders. 2017 Mar 14;17(1):79.
