The principal aim of the research performed at the Department of Cardiology is to enhance our knowledge and understanding of heart disease mechanisms in order to improve diagnostics and treatment. The research thus covers a wide range of activities such as clinical problem settings, clinical trials for testing of hypotheses in in vitro experiments and in animal models. The translation aspect is therefore evident and involves close cooperation with the basal research performed at the Research Institute for Internal Medicine, the Institute for Surgical Research, and at the Interventional Centre. Research cooperation with prominent national and international institutions is of great importance.

PubMed registered articles, Department of Cardiology

Supervisors and their main focus areas:

	Jan P. Amlie General cardiology, electrophysiology
	Kai Andersen Intraoperative echocardiography. Adult congenital heart disease
	Arne Andreassen Heart transplantation. Pulmonary hypertension.
	Thor Edvardsen Myocardial function and cardiac imaging
	Lars Gullestad The role of inflammatory and immunological factors in cardiovascular disease
	Halvdan Ihlen Development of new ultrasonic methods for assessment of myocardial function and dysfunction
	John Kjekshus Coronary disease. Heart failure. Clinical trials
	Helge Skulstad Assessment of regional and global myocardial function during ischemia and acute coronary syndrome
	Otto A. Smiseth Cardiovascular function, imaging and biomechanics
	Lars Aaberge Invasive cardiology and intensive coronary care
	Svend Aakhus Clinical cardiology, echocardiography, noninvasive techniques