Publications 2022

Kvitting JP, Koul B, Geiran OR (2022)
Bjarne K. H. Semb: The contriver of the first implantation of a total artificial heart in Europe
Artif Organs, 46 (7), 1221-1226
DOI 10.1111/aor.14252, PubMed 35460277

Publications 2020

Vanem TT, Rand-Hendriksen S, Brunborg C, Geiran OR, Røe C (2020)
Health-related quality of life in Marfan syndrome: a 10-year follow-up
Health Qual Life Outcomes, 18 (1), 376
DOI 10.1186/s12955-020-01633-4, PubMed 33256748

Publications 2019

Auråen H, Durheim MT, Dellgren G, Hämmäinen P, Larsson H, Geiran O, Schultz HHL, Leuckfeld I, Iversen M, Fiane A, Holm AM (2019)
Effect of Donor Age on Outcome of Lung Transplantation Stratified by Recipient Diagnosis: A Nordic Multicenter Study
Transplantation, 103 (4), 807-814
DOI 10.1097/TP.0000000000002402, PubMed 30086099

Bendz B, Gude E, Ragnarsson A, Endresen K, Aaberge L, Geiran O, Simonsen S (2019)
Intra-aortic balloon pump in acute chest pain and cardiogenic shock - a long-term follow-up
Scand Cardiovasc J, 53 (6), 337-341
DOI 10.1080/14017431.2019.1657938, PubMed 31476881

Lorén CE, Dahl CP, Do L, Almaas VM, Geiran OR, Mörner S, Hellman U (2019)
Low Molecular Mass Myocardial Hyaluronan in Human Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Cells, 8 (2)
DOI 10.3390/cells8020097, PubMed 30699940

Vanem TT, Böker T, Sandvik GF, Kirkhus E, Smith HJ, Andersen K, Drolsum L, Lundby R, Røe C, Krohg-Sørensen K, Geiran OR, Paus B, Rand-Hendriksen S (2019)
Marfan syndrome: Evolving organ manifestations-A 10-year follow-up study
Am J Med Genet A, 182 (2), 397-408
DOI 10.1002/ajmg.a.61441, PubMed 31825148

Publications 2018

Auråen H, Schultz HHL, Hämmäinen P, Riise GC, Larsson H, Hansson L, Dellgren G, Perch M, Geiran O, Fiane AE, Iversen M, Holm AM (2018)
Urgent lung allocation system in the Scandiatransplant countries
J Heart Lung Transplant, 37 (12), 1403-1409
DOI 10.1016/j.healun.2018.08.002, PubMed 30241891

Foss S, Nordheim E, Sørensen DW, Syversen TB, Midtvedt K, Åsberg A, Dahl T, Bakkan PA, Foss AE, Geiran OR, Fiane AE, Line PD (2018)
First Scandinavian Protocol for Controlled Donation After Circulatory Death Using Normothermic Regional Perfusion
Transplant Direct, 4 (7), e366
DOI 10.1097/TXD.0000000000000802, PubMed 30046656

Vanem TT, Geiran OR, Krohg-Sørensen K, Røe C, Paus B, Rand-Hendriksen S (2018)
Survival, causes of death, and cardiovascular events in patients with Marfan syndrome
Mol Genet Genomic Med, 6 (6), 1114-1123
DOI 10.1002/mgg3.489, PubMed 30393980

Publications 2017

Fjeld NB, Fiane A, Geiran O, Lindberg H, Svennevig JL, Øvrum E (2017)
[Not Available]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 137 (18)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.17.0698, PubMed 28972343

Krohg-Sørensen K, Lingaas PS, Lundblad R, Seem E, Paus B, Geiran OR (2017)
Cardiovascular surgery in Loeys-Dietz syndrome types 1-4
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg, 52 (6), 1125-1131
DOI 10.1093/ejcts/ezx147, PubMed 28541520

Publications 2016

Kvitting JP, Geiran OR (2016)
Karl Viktor Hall: From In Situ Vein Bypass to the Tilting Disc Heart Valve Prosthesis
Ann Thorac Surg, 102 (5), 1756-1761
DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.03.120, PubMed 27772574

Mishra V, Fiane AE, Winsnes BA, Geiran O, Sørensen G, Hagen TP, Gude E (2016)
Cardiac replacement therapies: outcomes and costs for heart transplantation versus circulatory assist
Scand Cardiovasc J, 51 (1), 1-7
DOI 10.1080/14017431.2016.1196826, PubMed 27248460

Publications 2015

Fosshaug LE, Dahl CP, Risnes I, Bohov P, Berge RK, Nymo S, Geiran O, Yndestad A, Gullestad L, Aukrust P, Vinge LE, Øie E (2015)
Altered Levels of Fatty Acids and Inflammatory and Metabolic Mediators in Epicardial Adipose Tissue in Patients With Systolic Heart Failure
J Card Fail, 21 (11), 916-23
DOI 10.1016/j.cardfail.2015.07.014, PubMed 26231517

Morken NH, Diaz-Garcia C, Reisaeter AV, Foss A, Leivestad T, Geiran O, Hervás D, Brännström M (2015)
Obstetric and neonatal outcome of pregnancies fathered by males on immunosuppression after solid organ transplantation
Am J Transplant, 15 (6), 1666-73
DOI 10.1111/ajt.13159, PubMed 25868657

Tjeldhorn L, Amundsen SS, Barøy T, Rand-Hendriksen S, Geiran O, Frengen E, Paus B (2015)
Qualitative and quantitative analysis of FBN1 mRNA from 16 patients with Marfan Syndrome
BMC Med Genet, 16, 113
DOI 10.1186/s12881-015-0260-4, PubMed 26684006

Publications 2014

Drolsum L, Rand-Hendriksen S, Paus B, Geiran OR, Semb SO (2014)
Ocular findings in 87 adults with Ghent-1 verified Marfan syndrome
Acta Ophthalmol, 93 (1), 46-53
DOI 10.1111/aos.12448, PubMed 24853997

Hommerstad A, Hall KS, Bjerkehagen B, Eskild TH, Geiran O, Øie E (2014)
[A woman in her 50s with heavy breathing and hypotension]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 134 (18), 1758-61
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.13.1110, PubMed 25273250

Publications 2013

Almaas VM, Haugaa KH, Strøm EH, Scott H, Dahl CP, Leren TP, Geiran OR, Endresen K, Edvardsen T, Aakhus S, Amlie JP (2013)
Increased amount of interstitial fibrosis predicts ventricular arrhythmias, and is associated with reduced myocardial septal function in patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Europace, 15 (9), 1319-27
DOI 10.1093/europace/eut028, PubMed 23426552

Almaas VM, Haugaa KH, Strøm EH, Scott H, Smith HJ, Dahl CP, Geiran OR, Endresen K, Aakhus S, Amlie JP, Edvardsen T (2013)
Noninvasive assessment of myocardial fibrosis in patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Heart, 100 (8), 631-8
DOI 10.1136/heartjnl-2013-304923, PubMed 24368281

Andreassen AK, Ragnarsson A, Gude E, Geiran O, Andersen R (2013)
Balloon pulmonary angioplasty in patients with inoperable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
Heart, 99 (19), 1415-20
DOI 10.1136/heartjnl-2012-303549, PubMed 23846611

Auråen H, Mollnes TE, Bjørtuft Ø, Bakkan PA, Geiran O, Kongerud J, Fiane A, Holm AM (2013)
Multiorgan procurement increases systemic inflammation in brain dead donors
Clin Transplant, 27 (4), 613-8
DOI 10.1111/ctr.12175, PubMed 23803161

Rustad LA, Nytrøen K, Andreassen A, Geiran O, Endresen K, Gullestad L, Aakhus S, Amundsen BH (2013)
Heart transplant systolic and diastolic function is impaired by prolonged pretransplant graft ischaemic time and high donor age: an echocardiographic study
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg, 44 (2), e97-104
DOI 10.1093/ejcts/ezt233, PubMed 23657552

Publications 2012

Dellgren G, Geiran O, Lemström K, Gustafsson F, Eiskjaer H, Koul B, Hagerman I, Selimovic N, Nordic Thoracic Transplant Study Group (2012)
Three decades of heart transplantation in Scandinavia: long-term follow-up
Eur J Heart Fail, 15 (3), 308-15
DOI 10.1093/eurjhf/hfs160, PubMed 23109651

Mishra V, Fiane AE, Geiran O, Sørensen G, Khushi I, Hagen TP (2012)
Hospital costs fell as numbers of LVADs were increasing: experiences from Oslo University Hospital
J Cardiothorac Surg, 7, 76
DOI 10.1186/1749-8090-7-76, PubMed 22925716

Sarvari SI, Gjesdal O, Gude E, Arora S, Andreassen AK, Gullestad L, Geiran O, Edvardsen T (2012)
Early postoperative left ventricular function by echocardiographic strain is a predictor of 1-year mortality in heart transplant recipients
J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 25 (9), 1007-14
DOI 10.1016/j.echo.2012.05.010, PubMed 22727199

Sundset A, Lund MB, Hansen G, Bjørtuft Ø, Kongerud J, Geiran OR (2012)
Airway complications after lung transplantation: long-term outcome of silicone stenting
Respiration, 83 (3), 245-52
DOI 10.1159/000334905, PubMed 22343478

Publications 2011

Høgetveit JO, Saatvedt K, Norum H, Kristiansen F, Elvebakk O, Dahle G, Geiran OR (2011)
Central venous catheters may be a potential source of massive air emboli during vascular procedures involving extracorporeal circulation: an experimental study
Perfusion, 26 (4), 341-6
DOI 10.1177/0267659111403644, PubMed 21558301

Nytrøen K, Myers J, Chan KN, Geiran OR, Gullestad L (2011)
Chronotropic responses to exercise in heart transplant recipients: 1-yr follow-up
Am J Phys Med Rehabil, 90 (7), 579-88
DOI 10.1097/PHM.0b013e31821f711d, PubMed 21765276

Publications 2010

Arora S, Gunther A, Wennerblom B, Ueland T, Andreassen AK, Gude E, Endresen K, Geiran O, Wilhelmsen N, Andersen R, Aukrust P, Gullestad L (2010)
Systemic markers of inflammation are associated with cardiac allograft vasculopathy and an increased intimal inflammatory component
Am J Transplant, 10 (6), 1428-36
DOI 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2010.03118.x, PubMed 20486911

Gude E, Andreassen AK, Arora S, Gullestad L, Grov I, Hartmann A, Leivestad T, Fiane AE, Geiran OR, Vardal M, Simonsen S (2010)
Acute renal failure early after heart transplantation: risk factors and clinical consequences
Clin Transplant, 24 (6), E207-13
DOI 10.1111/j.1399-0012.2010.01225.x, PubMed 20184627

Gude E, Gullestad L, Arora S, Simonsen S, Hoel I, Hartmann A, Holdaas H, Fiane AE, Geiran OR, Andreassen AK (2010)
Benefit of early conversion from CNI-based to everolimus-based immunosuppression in heart transplantation
J Heart Lung Transplant, 29 (6), 641-7
DOI 10.1016/j.healun.2010.01.005, PubMed 20304681

Rand-Hendriksen S, Johansen H, Semb SO, Geiran O, Stanghelle JK, Finset A (2010)
Health-related quality of life in Marfan syndrome: a cross-sectional study of Short Form 36 in 84 adults with a verified diagnosis
Genet Med, 12 (8), 517-24
DOI 10.1097/GIM.0b013e3181ea4c1c, PubMed 20613543

Publications 2009

Arora S, Aukrust P, Andreassen A, Simonsen S, Gude E, Grov I, Geiran O, Fiane A, Gullestad L (2009)
The prognostic importance of modifiable risk factors after heart transplantation
Am Heart J, 158 (3), 431-6
DOI 10.1016/j.ahj.2009.05.036, PubMed 19699867

Arora S, Aukrust P, Ueland T, Broch K, Simonsen S, Gude E, Fiane AE, Geiran O, Wergeland R, Andreassen AK, Gullestad L (2009)
Elevated serum uric acid levels following heart transplantation predict all-cause and cardiac mortality
Eur J Heart Fail, 11 (10), 1005-13
DOI 10.1093/eurjhf/hfp115, PubMed 19737803

Forfang K, Geiran OR, Natvig JB, Simonsen S (2009)
Den første hjertetransplantasjon i Norge: medisinsk bragd eller ressurssløsing?
In Historier om helse, Den Norske legeforening, Oslo, s. 86-97
BIBSYS 101001207

Gjesdal O, Gude E, Arora S, Leivestad T, Andreassen AK, Gullestad L, Aaberge L, Brunvand H, Edvardsen T, Geiran OR, Simonsen S (2009)
Intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation as a bridge to heart transplantation does not impair long-term survival
Eur J Heart Fail, 11 (7), 709-14
DOI 10.1093/eurjhf/hfp078, PubMed 19515719

Gude E, Simonsen S, Geiran OR, Fiane AE, Gullestad L, Arora S, Relbo A, Andreassen AK (2009)
Pulmonary hypertension in heart transplantation: discrepant prognostic impact of pre-operative compared with 1-year post-operative right heart hemodynamics
J Heart Lung Transplant, 29 (2), 216-23
DOI 10.1016/j.healun.2009.08.021, PubMed 19837606

Lundblad R, Abdelnoor M, Geiran OR, Svennevig JL (2009)
Surgical repair of postinfarction ventricular septal rupture: risk factors of early and late death
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 137 (4), 862-8
DOI 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.09.008, PubMed 19327509

Lundby R, Rand-Hendriksen S, Hald JK, Lilleås FG, Pripp AH, Skaar S, Paus B, Geiran O, Smith HJ (2009)
Dural ectasia in Marfan syndrome: a case control study
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol, 30 (8), 1534-40
DOI 10.3174/ajnr.A1620, PubMed 19461064

Mishra V, Geiran O, Fiane AE, Sørensen G, Andresen S, Olsen EK, Khushi I, Hagen TP (2009)
Costs and reimbursement gaps after implementation of third-generation left ventricular assist devices
J Heart Lung Transplant, 29 (1), 72-8
DOI 10.1016/j.healun.2009.06.029, PubMed 19783175

Rand-Hendriksen S, Lundby R, Tjeldhorn L, Andersen K, Offstad J, Semb SO, Smith HJ, Paus B, Geiran O (2009)
Prevalence data on all Ghent features in a cross-sectional study of 87 adults with proven Marfan syndrome
Eur J Hum Genet, 17 (10), 1222-30
DOI 10.1038/ejhg.2009.30, PubMed 19293838

Thiara AP, Høyland V, Norum H, Aasmundstad TA, Karlsen HM, Fiane AE, Geiran O (2009)
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support for 59 days without changing the ECMO circuit: a case of Legionella pneumonia
Perfusion, 24 (1), 45-7
DOI 10.1177/0267659109106297, PubMed 19567548

Publications 2008

Arora S, Jenum PA, Aukrust P, Rollag H, Andreassen AK, Simonsen S, Guide E, Fiane AE, Geiran O, Gullestad L (2008)
Pre-transplant Toxoplasma gondii seropositivlty among heart transplant recipients and mortality - Reply
J. Am. Coll. Cardiol., 51 (18), 1827-1828
DOI 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.02.028

Leuckfeld I, Obregon-Whittle MV, Lund MB, Geiran O, Bjørtuft Ø, Olsen I (2008)
Severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: association with marginal bone loss in periodontitis
Respir Med, 102 (4), 488-94
DOI 10.1016/j.rmed.2007.12.001, PubMed 18191392

Mishra V, Geiran O, Krohg-Sørensen K, Andresen S (2008)
Thoracic aortic aneurysm repair. Direct hospital cost and Diagnosis Related Group reimbursement
Scand Cardiovasc J, 42 (1), 77-84
DOI 10.1080/14017430701716814, PubMed 18273734

Witczak BJ, Hartmann A, Geiran OR, Bugge JF (2008)
Renal function after cardiopulmonary bypass surgery in patients with impaired renal function. A randomized study of the effect of nifedipine
Eur J Anaesthesiol, 25 (4), 319-25
DOI 10.1017/S0265021507003158, PubMed 18182121

Publications 2007

Arora S, Andreassen A, Simonsen S, Gude E, Dahl C, Skaardal R, Hoel I, Geiran O, Gullestad L (2007)
Prognostic importance of renal function 1 year after heart transplantation for all-cause and cardiac mortality and development of allograft vasculopathy
Transplantation, 84 (2), 149-54
DOI 10.1097/01.tp.0000268810.61393.2c, PubMed 17667805

Arora S, Gullestad L, Wergeland R, Simonsen S, Holm T, Hognestad A, Ueland T, Geiran O, Andreassen A (2007)
Probrain natriuretic peptide and C-reactive protein as markers of acute rejection, allograft vasculopathy, and mortality in heart transplantation
Transplantation, 83 (10), 1308-15
DOI 10.1097/01.tp.0000263338.39555.21, PubMed 17519779

Arora S, Jenum PA, Aukrust P, Rollag H, Andreassen AK, Simonsen S, Gude E, Fiane AE, Geiran O, Gullestad L (2007)
Pre-transplant Toxoplasma gondii seropositivity among heart transplant recipients is associated with an increased risk of all-cause and cardiac mortality
J Am Coll Cardiol, 50 (20), 1967-72
DOI 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.07.068, PubMed 17996562

Havik OE, Sivertsen B, Relbo A, Hellesvik M, Grov I, Geiran O, Andreassen AK, Simonsen S, Gullestad L (2007)
Depressive symptoms and all-cause mortality after heart transplantation
Transplantation, 84 (1), 97-103
DOI 10.1097/01.tp.0000268816.90672.a0, PubMed 17627244

Rand-Hendriksen S, Tjeldhorn L, Lundby R, Semb SO, Offstad J, Andersen K, Geiran O, Paus B (2007)
Search for correlations between FBN1 genotype and complete Ghent phenotype in 44 unrelated Norwegian patients with Marfan syndrome
Am J Med Genet A, 143A (17), 1968-77
DOI 10.1002/ajmg.a.31759, PubMed 17663468

Simonsen S, Andreassen AK, Gullestad L, Leivestad T, Fiane AE, Geiran OR (2007)
[Survival after heart transplantation in Norway]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 127 (7), 865-8
PubMed 17435806

Simonsen S, Geiran OR, Forfang K (2007)
Hjertetransplantasjon: introduksjon av et nytt behandlingstilbud ved terminal hjertesvikt i Norge
In Det Norske hjerte: norsk hjertemedisins historie, Universitetsforl., Oslo, s. 183-192
BIBSYS 070830150

Sivertsen B, Relbo A, Gullestad L, Hellesvik M, Grov I, Andreassen A, Simonsen S, Geiran O, Havik OE (2007)
[Self-assessed health and psychological symptoms after heart transplantation]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 127 (24), 3198-201
PubMed 18084359

Publications 2006

Andreassen AK, Wergeland R, Simonsen S, Geiran O, Guevara C, Ueland T (2006)
N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide as an indicator of disease severity in a heterogeneous group of patients with chronic precapillary pulmonary hypertension
Am J Cardiol, 98 (4), 525-9
DOI 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.02.061, PubMed 16893710

Beisvag V, Lehre PK, Midelfart H, Aass H, Geiran O, Sandvik AK, Laegreid A, Komorowski J, Ellingsen O (2006)
Aetiology-specific patterns in end-stage heart failure patients identified by functional annotation and classification of microarray data
Eur J Heart Fail, 8 (4), 381-9
DOI 10.1016/j.ejheart.2006.05.004, PubMed 16753336

Brunvand H, Kongsgård E, Edvardsen T, Simonsen S, Pedersen TH, Karlsen HM, Geiran O (2006)
[Treatment of cardiac failure with an intra-aortic balloon pump]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 126 (16), 2104-6
PubMed 16932779

Marques da Silva R, Caugant DA, Eribe ER, Aas JA, Lingaas PS, Geiran O, Tronstad L, Olsen I (2006)
Bacterial diversity in aortic aneurysms determined by 16S ribosomal RNA gene analysis
J Vasc Surg, 44 (5), 1055-60
DOI 10.1016/j.jvs.2006.07.021, PubMed 17098542

Tjeldhorn L, Rand-Hendriksen S, Gervin K, Brandal K, Inderhaug E, Geiran O, Paus B (2006)
Rapid and efficient FBN1 mutation detection using automated sample preparation and direct sequencing as the primary strategy
Genet Test, 10 (4), 258-64
DOI 10.1089/gte.2006.258-264, PubMed 17253931

Ueland T, Gullestad L, Simonsen S, Endresen K, Scott H, Frøland SS, Geiran O, Fiane AE, Aukrust P (2006)
Decreased endomyocardial RANKL expression in transplant coronary artery disease
Transplantation, 81 (10), 1467-70
DOI 10.1097/01.tp.0000209413.45179.f6, PubMed 16732187

Publications 2005

Baksaas ST, Geiran OR, Rostad HA, Svennevig JL (2005)
[Tracheal resections]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 125 (1), 36-7
PubMed 15643462

Fiane AE, Ueland T, Simonsen S, Scott H, Endresen K, Gullestad L, Geiran OR, Haraldsen G, Heggelund L, Andreassen AK, Wergeland R, Frøland S, Aukrust P, Mollnes TE (2005)
Low mannose-binding lectin and increased complement activation correlate to allograft vasculopathy, ischaemia, and rejection after human heart transplantation
Eur Heart J, 26 (16), 1660-5
DOI 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi198, PubMed 15821010

Krohg-Sørensen K, Lingaas PS, Solberg S, Geiran OR (2005)
[Treatment of combined carotid and cardiac disease]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 125 (15), 2017-20
PubMed 16100542

Marques da Silva R, Caugant DA, Lingaas PS, Geiran O, Tronstad L, Olsen I (2005)
Detection of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans but not bacteria of the red complex in aortic aneurysms by multiplex polymerase chain reaction
J Periodontol, 76 (4), 590-4
DOI 10.1902/jop.2005.76.4.590, PubMed 15857100

Stavem K, Bjørtuft Ø, Borgan Ø, Geiran O, Boe J (2005)
Lung transplantation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in a national cohort is without obvious survival benefit
J Heart Lung Transplant, 25 (1), 75-84
DOI 10.1016/j.healun.2005.06.025, PubMed 16399534

Svennevig JL, Geiran O (2005)
[Call police?]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 125 (18), 2468
PubMed 16186860

Aarønaes M, Haugaa KH, Andreassen AK, Simonsen S, Strøm EH, Geiran O (2005)
[Giant cell myocarditis--a rare, but dangerous disease]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 125 (16), 2198-201
PubMed 16138135

Publications 2004

Anfinsen OG, Aaberge L, Geiran O, Smith HJ, Aakhus S (2004)
Coronary artery aneurysms mimicking cardiac tumor
Eur J Echocardiogr, 5 (4), 308-12
DOI 10.1016/j.euje.2004.02.003, PubMed 15219546

Brattelid T, Qvigstad E, Lynham JA, Molenaar P, Aass H, Geiran O, Skomedal T, Osnes JB, Levy FO, Kaumann AJ (2004)
Functional serotonin 5-HT4 receptors in porcine and human ventricular myocardium with increased 5-HT4 mRNA in heart failure
Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol, 370 (3), 157-66
DOI 10.1007/s00210-004-0963-0, PubMed 15365689

Gullestad L, Myers J, Edvardsen T, Kjekshus J, Geiran O, Simonsen S (2004)
Predictors of exercise capacity and the impact of angiographic coronary artery disease in heart transplant recipients
Am Heart J, 147 (1), 49-54
DOI 10.1016/j.ahj.2003.07.013, PubMed 14691418

Hol PK, Geiran O, Andersen K, Vatne K, Offstad J, Svennevig JL, Fosse E (2004)
Improvement of coronary artery fistula surgery by intraoperative imaging
Ann Thorac Surg, 78 (6), 2193-5
DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2003.10.059, PubMed 15561076

Simonsen S, Geiran OR (2004)
[Heart transplantation]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 124 (8), 1116-8
PubMed 15114392

Publications 2003

Andreassen AK, Geiran O, Madsen S, Hognestad A, Simonsen S (2003)
[Pulmonary arterial hypertension treated with prostacyclin or calcium blockers]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 123 (23), 3393-6
PubMed 14713978

Bjørtuft Ø, Geiran O (2003)
[Lung transplantation--established treatment, uncovered need]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 123 (22), 3206-9
PubMed 14714010

Fiane AE, Videm V, Lingaas PS, Heggelund L, Nielsen EW, Geiran OR, Fung M, Mollnes TE (2003)
Mechanism of complement activation and its role in the inflammatory response after thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair
Circulation, 108 (7), 849-56
DOI 10.1161/01.CIR.0000084550.16565.01, PubMed 12900342

Hognestad A, Endresen K, Wergeland R, Stokke O, Geiran O, Holm T, Simonsen S, Kjekshus JK, Andreassen AK (2003)
Plasma C-reactive protein as a marker of cardiac allograft vasculopathy in heart transplant recipients
J Am Coll Cardiol, 42 (3), 477-82
DOI 10.1016/s0735-1097(03)00645-4, PubMed 12906976

Krohg-Sørensen K, Hafsahl G, Fosse E, Geiran OR (2003)
Acceptable short-term results after endovascular repair of diseases of the thoracic aorta in high risk patients
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg, 24 (3), 379-87
DOI 10.1016/s1010-7940(03)00330-0, PubMed 12965308

Marques da Silva R, Lingaas PS, Geiran O, Tronstad L, Olsen I (2003)
Multiple bacteria in aortic aneurysms
J Vasc Surg, 38 (6), 1384-9
DOI 10.1016/s0741-5214(03)00926-1, PubMed 14681645

Myers J, Geiran O, Simonsen S, Ghuyoumi A, Gullestad L (2003)
Clinical and exercise test determinants of survival after cardiac transplantation
Chest, 124 (5), 2000-5
DOI 10.1378/chest.124.5.2000, PubMed 14605079

Ueland T, Sikkeland LI, Yndestad A, Eiken HG, Holm T, Guevara C, Haug T, Endresen K, Frøland SS, Gullestad L, Andreassen AK, Geiran O, Simonsen S, Aukrust P (2003)
Myocardial gene expression of inflammatory cytokines after heart transplantation in relation to the development of transplant coronary artery disease
Am J Cardiol, 92 (6), 715-7
DOI 10.1016/s0002-9149(03)00836-1, PubMed 12972116

Publications 2002

Fiane AE, Geiran OR, Mollnes TE (2002)
[Ethical aspects of xenotransplantation]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 122 (4), 397-400
PubMed 11915670

Krohg-Sørensen K, Rostad H, Geiran OR, Hafsahl G, Fosse E (2002)
[Endovascular stent-graft repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 122 (3), 274-7
PubMed 11894595

Publications 2001

Arafa O, Fiane AE, Svennevig JL, Geiran OR (2001)
Mechanical circulatory support of heart transplant patients
Transplant Proc, 33 (1-2), 1603-4
DOI 10.1016/s0041-1345(00)02609-9, PubMed 11267436

Arafa OE, Geiran OR, Svennevig JL (2001)
Transthoracic intra-aortic balloon pump in open heart operations: techniques and outcome
Scand Cardiovasc J, 35 (1), 40-4
DOI 10.1080/140174301750101483, PubMed 11354571

Baksaas ST, Geiran OR, Iversen S (2001)
[Surgery in chronic pulmonary embolism]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 121 (4), 431-3
PubMed 11255856

Corris P, Glanville A, McNeil K, Wahlers T, Mamelok R, Knoop C, Egan J, Speich R, Martensson G, Svendsen U, Hummel M, Borro J, Carreno MC, Morales P, Varela A, Bravo C, Chan C, Lama R, Roman A, Salvatierra A, Van Der Bij O, Verleden G, Bell S, Caubarrere L, Stern M et al. (2001)
One year analysis of an ongoing international randomized study of mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) vs azathioprine (AZA) in lung transplantation
J Heart Lung Transplant, 20 (2), 149-150
DOI 10.1016/s1053-2498(00)00255-2, PubMed 11250207

Eiken HG, Øie E, Damås JK, Yndestad A, Bjerkeli V, Aass H, Simonsen S, Geiran OR, Tønnessen T, Christensen G, Frøland SS, Gullestad L, Attramadal H, Aukrust P (2001)
Myocardial gene expression of leukaemia inhibitory factor, interleukin-6 and glycoprotein 130 in end-stage human heart failure
Eur J Clin Invest, 31 (5), 389-97
DOI 10.1046/j.1365-2362.2001.00795.x, PubMed 11380590

Hol PK, Fosse E, Mork BE, Lundblad R, Rein KA, Lingaas PS, Geiran O, Svennevig JL, Tonnessen TI, Nitter-Hauge S, Due-Tonnessen P, Vatne K, Smith HJ (2001)
Graft control by transit time flow measurement and intraoperative angiography in coronary artery bypass surgery
Heart Surg Forum, 4 (3), 254-7; discussion 257-8
PubMed 11673148

Hol PK, Fosse E, Mork BE, Lundblad R, Rein KA, Lingaas PS, Geiran O, Svennevig JL, Tonnessen TI, Nitter-Hauge S, Due-Tonnessen P, Vatne K, Smith HJ (2001)
Graft control by transit time flow measurement and intraoperative angiography in coronary artery bypass surgery
Heart Surg. Forum, 4 (3), 2001-2339-257

Holm T, Andreassen AK, Aukrust P, Andersen K, Geiran OR, Kjekshus J, Simonsen S, Gullestad L (2001)
Omega-3 fatty acids improve blood pressure control and preserve renal function in hypertensive heart transplant recipients
Eur Heart J, 22 (5), 428-36
DOI 10.1053/euhj.2000.2369, PubMed 11207085

Hystad ME, Geiran OR, Attramadal H, Spurkland A, Vege A, Simonsen S, Hall C (2001)
Regional cardiac expression and concentration of natriuretic peptides in patients with severe chronic heart failure
Acta Physiol Scand, 171 (4), 395-403
DOI 10.1046/j.1365-201X.2001.00805.x, PubMed 11421854

Offstad J, Schrumpf E, Geiran O, Søreide O, Simonsen S (2001)
Plasma exchange and heart-liver transplantation in a patient with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia
Clin Transplant, 15 (6), 432-6
DOI 10.1034/j.1399-0012.2001.150612.x, PubMed 11737122

Skomedal T, Aass H, Geiran O, Osnes JB (2001)
Differential effects of cocaine on the positive inotropic effect of noradrenaline mediated by alpha1- and beta-adrenoceptors in failing human myocardium
Eur J Pharmacol, 419 (2-3), 223-30
DOI 10.1016/s0014-2999(01)00980-3, PubMed 11426845

Publications 2000

Arafa OE, Geiran OR, Andersen K, Fosse E, Simonsen S, Svennevig JL (2000)
Intraaortic balloon pumping for predominantly right ventricular failure after heart transplantation
Ann Thorac Surg, 70 (5), 1587-93
DOI 10.1016/s0003-4975(00)01864-6, PubMed 11093492

Baksaas ST, Geiran OR, Svennevig JL (2000)
[Cardiac tumors]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 120 (20), 2391-3
PubMed 11475222

Damås JK, Eiken HG, Oie E, Bjerkeli V, Yndestad A, Ueland T, Tonnessen T, Geiran OR, Aass H, Simonsen S, Christensen G, Froland SS, Attramadal H, Gullestad L, Aukrust P (2000)
Myocardial expression of CC- and CXC-chemokines and their receptors in human end-stage heart failure
Cardiovasc Res, 47 (4), 778-87
DOI 10.1016/s0008-6363(00)00142-5, PubMed 10974226

Fiane AE, Videm V, Lambris JD, Geiran OR, Svennevig JL, Mollnes TE (2000)
Modulation of fluid-phase complement activation inhibits hyperacute rejection in a porcine-to-human xenograft model
Transplant Proc, 32 (5), 899-900
DOI 10.1016/s0041-1345(00)01028-9, PubMed 10936264

Gjersvik P, Hansen S, Møller B, Leivestad T, Geiran O, Simonsen S, Pfeffer P, Fauchald P (2000)
Are heart transplant recipients more likely to develop skin cancer than kidney transplant recipients?
Transpl Int, 13 Suppl 1, S380-1
DOI 10.1007/s001470050366, PubMed 11112037

Stanghelle JK, Koss JO, Bjørtuft O, Geiran O (2000)
Marathon with cystic fibrosis and bilateral lung transplant
Scand J Med Sci Sports, 10 (1), 42-6
DOI 10.1034/j.1600-0838.2000.010001042.x, PubMed 10693612

Stavem K, Bjørtuft O, Lund MB, Kongshaug K, Geiran O, Boe J (2000)
Health-related quality of life in lung transplant candidates and recipients
Respiration, 67 (2), 159-65
DOI 10.1159/000029480, PubMed 10773787

Strømme P, Thaulow E, Geiran O (2000)
Cardiac surgery in a girl with trisomy 13
Cardiol Young, 10 (6), 638-40
DOI 10.1017/s1047951100008945, PubMed 11117399

Tønnessen T, Lyberg T, Geiran O, Christensen G (2000)
Cardiac endothelin-like immunoreactivity and preproendothelin-1 mRNA expression in human heart failure
Scand Cardiovasc J, 34 (1), 21-7
DOI 10.1080/14017430050142350, PubMed 10816056

Aaberge L, Nordstrand K, Dragsund M, Saatvedt K, Endresen K, Golf S, Geiran O, Abdelnoor M, Forfang K (2000)
Transmyocardial revascularization with CO2 laser in patients with refractory angina pectoris. Clinical results from the Norwegian randomized trial
J Am Coll Cardiol, 35 (5), 1170-7
DOI 10.1016/s0735-1097(00)00519-2, PubMed 10758957

Publications 1999

Arafa OE, Pedersen TH, Svennevig JL, Fosse E, Geiran OR (1999)
Vascular complications of the intraaortic balloon pump in patients undergoing open heart operations: 15-year experience
Ann Thorac Surg, 67 (3), 645-51
DOI 10.1016/s0003-4975(98)01272-7, PubMed 10215204

Geiran OR, Bjørtuft O (1999)
[Lung transplantations--methods, indications and results 1986-1998]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 119 (23), 3451-4
PubMed 10553345

Gullestad L, Simonsen S, Ueland T, Holm T, Aass H, Andreassen AK, Madsen S, Geiran O, Frøland SS, Aukrust P (1999)
Possible role of proinflammatory cytokines in heart allograft coronary artery disease
Am J Cardiol, 84 (9), 999-1003
DOI 10.1016/s0002-9149(99)00487-7, PubMed 10569653

Jensen P, Hansen S, Møller B, Leivestad T, Pfeffer P, Geiran O, Fauchald P, Simonsen S (1999)
Skin cancer in kidney and heart transplant recipients and different long-term immunosuppressive therapy regimens
J Am Acad Dermatol, 40 (2 Pt 1), 177-86
DOI 10.1016/s0190-9622(99)70185-4, PubMed 10025742

Simonsen S, Andreassen AK, Gullestad L, Lindberg H, Seem E, Geiran OR (1999)
[Heart transplantation in Norway]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 119 (23), 3447-50
PubMed 10553344

Spurkland I, Bjørbaek T, Geiran O (1999)
[Chronic heart or lung disease and psychosocial stress]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 119 (2), 209-13
PubMed 10081352

Publications 1998

Aksnes J, Husebye T, Fjeld NB, Geiran OR (1998)
[Surgical treatment of infective endocarditis]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 118 (2), 216-9
PubMed 9485615

Arafa OE, Pedersen TH, Svennevig JL, Fosse E, Geiran OR (1998)
Intraaortic balloon pump in open heart operations: 10-year follow-up with risk analysis
Ann Thorac Surg, 65 (3), 741-7
DOI 10.1016/s0003-4975(97)01385-4, PubMed 9527205

Barstad RM, Fosse E, Geiran OR, Simonsen S, Vatne K, Andersen K, Tønnessen TI (1998)
Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass grafting without cardiopulmonary bypass in combination with intraoperative percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty for palliative coronary revascularization in a heart transplant recipient
J Heart Lung Transplant, 17 (6), 629-34
PubMed 9662100

Fiane AE, Geiran OR, Svennevig JL (1998)
Up to eight years' follow-up of 997 patients receiving the CarboMedics prosthetic heart valve
Ann Thorac Surg, 66 (2), 443-8
DOI 10.1016/s0003-4975(98)00443-3, PubMed 9725382

Fiane AE, Videm V, Foerster A, Scholz T, Perdersen TH, Karlsen H, Svennevig JL, Geiran OR, Aasen AO, Mollnes TE (1998)
An ex vivo perfusion model to evaluate hyperacute rejection in a discordant pig-to-human combination
Eur Surg Res, 30 (5), 341-51
DOI 10.1159/000008597, PubMed 9731103

Fiane AE, Videm V, Mellbye OJ, Foerster A, Geiran OR, Gladhaug IP, Svennevig JL, Mollnes TE (1998)
Immunoglobulin prolongs survival of pig kidneys perfused ex vivo with human blood
Scand J Immunol, 47 (6), 568-74
DOI 10.1046/j.1365-3083.1998.00341.x, PubMed 9652825

Gullestad L, Haywood G, Aass H, Ross H, Yee G, Ueland T, Geiran O, Kjekshus J, Simonsen S, Bishopric N, Fowler M (1998)
Angiotensin II receptor subtype AT1 and AT2 expression after heart transplantation
Cardiovasc Res, 38 (2), 340-7
DOI 10.1016/s0008-6363(98)00015-7, PubMed 9709394

Gullestad L, Aass H, Ross H, Ueland T, Geiran O, Kjekshus J, Simonsen S, Fowler M, Kobilka B (1998)
Neuropeptide Y receptor 1 (NPY-Y1) expression in human heart failure and heart transplantation
J Auton Nerv Syst, 70 (1-2), 84-91
DOI 10.1016/s0165-1838(98)00032-0, PubMed 9686908

Haugen G, Aass H, Ihlen H, Simonsen S, Geiran O, Bjørtuft O, Bjerke G, Moe N (1998)
Pregnancy in heart and heart-lung transplant recipients
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand, 77 (5), 574-6
DOI 10.1034/j.1600-0412.1998.770519.x, PubMed 9654184

Kløw NE, Levorstad K, Simonsen S, Geiran O (1998)
Coronary arteriopathy after heart transplantation
Acta Radiol, 39 (6), 656-62
DOI 10.3109/02841859809175492, PubMed 9817037

Saatvedt K, Lindberg H, Geiran OR, Fiane A, Seem E, Michelsen S, Pedersen T, Hagve TA (1998)
Thyroid function during and after cardiopulmonary bypass in children
Acta Anaesthesiol Scand, 42 (9), 1100-3
DOI 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1998.tb05384.x, PubMed 9809096

Publications 1997

Andreassen AK, Hartmann A, Offstad J, Geiran O, Kvernebo K, Simonsen S (1997)
Hypertension prophylaxis with omega-3 fatty acids in heart transplant recipients
J Am Coll Cardiol, 29 (6), 1324-31
DOI 10.1016/s0735-1097(97)82757-x, PubMed 9137231

Barstad RM, Fosse E, Vatne K, Andersen K, Tønnessen TI, Svennevig JL, Geiran OR (1997)
Intraoperative angiography in minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass grafting
Ann Thorac Surg, 64 (6), 1835-9
DOI 10.1016/s0003-4975(97)01072-2, PubMed 9436590

Fiane AE, Geiran OR, Lindberg HL, Seem E, Pedersen TH, Svennevig JL (1997)
[Extracorporeal heart pump--a bridge to heart transplantation. First Norwegian experiences]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 117 (16), 2295-8
PubMed 9265268

Fiane AE, Geiran OR, Søreide O, Thorsby E, Aasen AO (1997)
[Transplantation of animal organs (xenotransplantation). Status and future development]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 117 (8), 1071-6
PubMed 9148471

Fiane AE, Kløw NE, Simonsen S, Levorstad K, Geiran O (1997)
Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and retransplantation due to transplant coronary artery disease
Scand Cardiovasc J, 31 (4), 223-7
DOI 10.3109/14017439709041750, PubMed 9291541

Fiane AE, Lindberg HL, Seem E, Geiran OR (1997)
Homografts for right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction in congenital heart disease
Scand Cardiovasc J, 31 (6), 351-6
DOI 10.3109/14017439709075952, PubMed 9455784

Gullestad L, Nordal KP, Forfang K, Ihlen H, Høstmark A, Berg KJ, Cheng H, Schwartz MS, Geiran O, Simonsen S (1997)
Post-transplant hyperlipidaemia: low-dose lovastatin lowers atherogenic lipids without plasma accumulation of lovastatin
J Intern Med, 242 (6), 483-90
DOI 10.1111/j.1365-2796.1997.tb00021.x, PubMed 9437409

Pillgram-Larsen J, Geiran O (1997)
[Air bags influence the pattern of injury in severe thoracic trauma]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 117 (17), 2437-9
PubMed 9265299

Skomedal T, Borthne K, Aass H, Geiran O, Osnes JB (1997)
Comparison between alpha-1 adrenoceptor-mediated and beta adrenoceptor-mediated inotropic components elicited by norepinephrine in failing human ventricular muscle
J Pharmacol Exp Ther, 280 (2), 721-9
PubMed 9023284

Publications 1996

Almdahl SM, Lindberg H, Seem E, Svennevig J, Geiran O (1996)
[Heart transplantation as a life saving procedure after conventional heart surgery]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 116 (20), 2436-8
PubMed 8928102

Bjørtuft O, Geiran OR, Fjeld J, Skovlund E, Johansen B, Boe J (1996)
Single lung transplantation for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: pulmonary function and impact of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome
Respir Med, 90 (9), 553-9
DOI 10.1016/s0954-6111(96)90148-1, PubMed 8984530

Bjørtuft O, Simonsen S, Geiran OR, Fjeld JG, Skovlund E, Boe J (1996)
Pulmonary haemodynamics after single-lung transplantation for end-stage pulmonary parenchymal disease
Eur Respir J, 9 (10), 2007-11
DOI 10.1183/09031936.96.09102007, PubMed 8902458

Fiane AE, Lindberg HL, Seem E, Geiran OR (1996)
[Aortic coarctation and complex heart disease. Surgical treatment during the first year of life]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 116 (19), 2310-2
PubMed 8804204

Gullestad L, Haywood G, Ross H, Bjornerheim R, Geiran O, Kjekshus J, Simonsen S, Fowler M (1996)
Exercise capacity of heart transplant recipients: the importance of chronotropic incompetence
J Heart Lung Transplant, 15 (11), 1075-83
PubMed 8956116

Hartmann A, Andereassen AK, Holdaas H, Simonsen S, Geiran O, Berg KJ (1996)
Five years' follow-up of renal glomerular and tubular functions in heart transplant recipients
J Heart Lung Transplant, 15 (10), 972-9
PubMed 8913913

Haanaes OC, Kongerud J, Storrøsten OT, Geiran O (1996)
[Meconium ileus-equivalent in adult patients with cystic fibrosis]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 116 (6), 733-5
PubMed 8644075

Leivestad T, Foerster A, Simonsen S, Bratlie A, Thorsby E, Geiran O (1996)
HLA-DR matching reduces rejection rate in heart transplantation
Transpl Int, 9 Suppl 1, S230-3
DOI 10.1007/978-3-662-00818-8_59, PubMed 8959835

Saatvedt K, Lindberg H, Geiran OR, Michelsen S, Pedersen T, Seem E, Fagerhol M (1996)
Release of interleukin-8 and calprotectin during and after paediatric cardiopulmonary bypass with and without ultrafiltration
Scand J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 30 (2), 53-9
DOI 10.3109/14017439609107242, PubMed 8857675

Saatvedt K, Lindberg H, Geiran OR, Michelsen S, Pedersen T, Seem E, Mollnes TE (1996)
Ultrafiltration after cardiopulmonary bypass in children: effects on hemodynamics, cytokines and complement
Cardiovasc Res, 31 (4), 596-602
PubMed 8689651

Saatvedt K, Lindberg H, Michelsen S, Pedersen T, Seem E, Geiran O (1996)
Release of soluble tumour necrosis factor alpha receptors during and after paediatric cardiopulmonary bypass. Correlation with haemodynamic and clinical variables
Cytokine, 8 (12), 944-8
DOI 10.1006/cyto.1996.0127, PubMed 9050754

Publications 1995

Fiane AE, Saatvedt K, Svennevig JL, Geiran O, Nordstrand K, Frøysaker T (1995)
The CarboMedics valve: midterm follow-up with analysis of risk factors
Ann Thorac Surg, 60 (4), 1053-8
DOI 10.1016/0003-4975(95)00637-z, PubMed 7574947

Fiane AE, Videm V, Scholz T, Pedersen T, Karlsen H, Geiran O, Foerster A, Mollnes T, Aasen AO, Svennevig J (1995)
Ex vivo model for xenotransplantation
Transplant Proc, 27 (6), 3560-1
PubMed 8540102

Jensen P, Clausen OP, Geiran O, Simonsen S, Relbo A, Hansen S, Langeland T (1995)
Cutaneous complications in heart transplant recipients in Norway 1983-1993
Acta Derm Venereol, 75 (5), 400-3
DOI 10.2340/0001555575400403, PubMed 8615064

Norstein J, Krajci P, Bergan A, Geiran O (1995)
Intestinal perforation after ingestion of a blister-wrapped tablet
Lancet, 346 (8985), 1308
DOI 10.1016/s0140-6736(95)91918-x, PubMed 7475762

Schmidt H, Kongsgaard U, Kofstad J, Geiran O, Refsum HE (1995)
Autotransfusion after open heart surgery: the oxygen delivery capacity of shed mediastinal blood is maintained
Acta Anaesthesiol Scand, 39 (6), 754-8
DOI 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1995.tb04165.x, PubMed 7484029

Schmidt H, Kongsgaard UE, Geiran O, Brosstad F (1995)
Autotransfusion after open heart surgery: quality of shed mediastinal blood compared to banked blood
Acta Anaesthesiol Scand, 39 (8), 1062-5
DOI 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1995.tb04230.x, PubMed 8607310

Simonsen S, Forfang K, Gullestad L, Geiran O (1995)
[Treatment of terminal heart failure]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 115 (4), 467-70
PubMed 7871502

Simonsen S, Gullestad L, Forfang K, Ihlen H, Nordal KP, Geiran O, Høstmark AT (1995)
[Hypercholesterolemia--a clinical problem in heart transplantation. A therapeutic trial with low-dose lovastatin]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 115 (3), 357-9
PubMed 7855835

Saatvedt K, Lindberg H, Geiran OR, Michelsen S, Aasen AO, Pedersen T, Mollnes TE (1995)
Complement activation and release of tumour necrosis factor alpha, interleukin-2, interleukin-6 and soluble tumour necrosis factor and interleukin-2 receptors during and after cardiopulmonary bypass in children
Scand J Clin Lab Invest, 55 (1), 79-86
DOI 10.3109/00365519509075381, PubMed 7624740

Saatvedt K, Lindberg H, Michelsen S, Pedersen T, Geiran OR (1995)
Activation of the fibrinolytic, coagulation and plasma kallikrein-kinin systems during and after open heart surgery in children
Scand J Clin Lab Invest, 55 (4), 359-67
DOI 10.3109/00365519509104974, PubMed 7569739

Tølløfsrud S, Svennevig JL, Breivik H, Kongsgaard U, Ozer M, Hysing E, Mohr B, Seem E, Geiran O, Abdelnour M (1995)
Fluid balance and pulmonary functions during and after coronary artery bypass surgery: Ringer's acetate compared with dextran, polygeline, or albumin
Acta Anaesthesiol Scand, 39 (5), 671-7
DOI 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1995.tb04146.x, PubMed 7572019

Publications 1994

Almdahl SM, Aksnes J, Geiran O, Lindberg H, Svennevig J, Vatne K (1994)
[Endarterectomy of left coronary arteries. An angiographic follow-up study]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 114 (29), 3424-6
PubMed 7998044

Bjørtuft O, Foerster A, Boe J, Geiran O (1994)
Single lung transplantation as treatment for end-stage pulmonary sarcoidosis: recurrence of sarcoidosis in two different lung allografts in one patient
J Heart Lung Transplant, 13 (1 Pt 1), 24-9
PubMed 8167124

Fiane AE, Seem E, Geiran O, Lindberg HL (1994)
CarboMedics valve in congenital heart disease. Midterm follow-up study of 14 patients
Scand J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 28 (3-4), 123-6
DOI 10.3109/14017439409099116, PubMed 7792556

Geiran O, Pettersson G (1994)
[Lung transplantation]
Nord Med, 109 (12), 332-4, 337
PubMed 7997369

Saatvedt K, Lindberg H, Seem E, Geiran OR, Tjønneland S (1994)
[Tetralogy of Fallot. A 20-year material]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 114 (13), 1517-9
PubMed 8079245

Publications 1993

Bjørtuft O, Johansen B, Boe J, Foerster A, Holter E, Geiran O (1993)
Daily home spirometry facilitates early detection of rejection in single lung transplant recipients with emphysema
Eur Respir J, 6 (5), 705-8
PubMed 8390943

Foerster A, Bjørtuft O, Geiran O, Rollag H, Leivestad T, Frøysaker T (1993)
Single lung transplantation. Morphological surveillance by transbronchial biopsy
APMIS, 101 (6), 455-66
DOI 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1993.tb00134.x, PubMed 8395861

Kongsgaard UE, Hovig T, Brosstad F, Geiran O (1993)
Platelets in shed mediastinal blood used for postoperative autotransfusion
Acta Anaesthesiol Scand, 37 (3), 265-8
DOI 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1993.tb03713.x, PubMed 8517103

Simonsen S, Geiran O (1993)
[Heart transplantation in terminal heart failure. Still a therapeutic challenge after 10 years]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 113 (26), 3221-2
PubMed 8236208

Svennevig JL, Geiran OR, Karlsen H, Pedersen T, Mollnes TE, Kongsgard U, Frøysaker T (1993)
Complement activation during extracorporeal circulation. In vitro comparison of Duraflo II heparin-coated and uncoated oxygenator circuits
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 106 (3), 466-72
PubMed 8361189

Saatvedt K, Norstrand K, Vatne K, Geiran O, Lindberg H, Frøysaker T (1993)
Surgical intervention following failed percutaneous coronary angioplasty
Scand J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 27 (1), 9-13
DOI 10.3109/14017439309099087, PubMed 8493500

Publications 1992

Foerster A, Abdelnoor M, Geiran O, Lindberg H, Simonsen S, Thorsby E, Frøysaker T (1992)
Morbidity risk factors in human cardiac transplantation. Histoincompatibility and protracted graft ischemia entail high risk of rejection and infection
Scand J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 26 (3), 169-76
DOI 10.3109/14017439209099074, PubMed 1337624

Geiran O, Lindberg H, Bjørtuft O, Johansen B, Simonsen S, Hysing E, Dragsund M, Foerster A, Rootwelt K, Vatne K (1992)
Single lung transplantation. Surgical experiences with the first seven patients
Scand J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 26 (3), 163-8
DOI 10.3109/14017439209099073, PubMed 1287830

Ihlen H, Mølstad P, Simonsen S, Vatne K, Ovrum E, Geiran O, Laake P, Frøysaker T (1992)
Hemodynamic evaluation of the CarboMedics prosthetic heart valve in the aortic position: comparison of noninvasive and invasive techniques
Am Heart J, 123 (1), 151-9
DOI 10.1016/0002-8703(92)90759-o, PubMed 1729819

Publications 1991

Foerster A, Abdelnoor M, Geiran O, Lindberg H, Simonsen S, Thorsby E, Frøysaker T (1991)
Risk factors for total and cause-specific mortality in human cardiac transplantation. Prolonged extracorporeal bypass time: a high risk factor for rejection and infection
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg, 5 (12), 641-7
DOI 10.1016/1010-7940(91)90120-9, PubMed 1772680

Geiran O, Lindberg H, Frøysaker T, Svennevig J, Johansen B, Bjørtuft O, Naalsund A, Hysing E, Mohr B, Dragsund M (1991)
[Single lung transplantation as treatment of terminal lung diseases]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 111 (3), 306-10
PubMed 2000609

Kongsgaard UE, Smith-Erichsen N, Geiran O, Bjørnskau L (1991)
Duration of cardiopulmonary bypass compared with changes in the plasma protease systems
Scand J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 25 (3), 223-6
DOI 10.3109/14017439109099043, PubMed 1780739

Kongsgaard UE, Smith-Erichsen N, Hysing E, Tølløfsrud S, Seem E, Geiran O, Bjørnskau L (1991)
Haemodynamic effects of heparin during coronary bypass surgery
Acta Anaesthesiol Scand, 35 (8), 758-61
DOI 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1991.tb03386.x, PubMed 1763597

Lund MB, Simonsen S, Foerster A, Rollag H, Geiran O (1991)
[Gastrointestinal cytomegalovirus infection in patients with heart transplants]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 111 (28), 3385-7
PubMed 1665254

Simonsen S, Geiran O, Lindberg H, Foerster A, Hysing E, Mohr B, Forfang K, Ihlen H, Frøysaker T (1991)
[Results of 6 1/2 years of heart transplantation at Rikshospitalet]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 111 (3), 302-5
PubMed 2000608

Publications 1990

Albrechtsen D, Geiran O, Foerster A, Fauchald P, Flesland O, Lindberg H, Solheim BG, Vartdal F, Frøysaker T (1990)
Cardiac transplantation from a blood group ABO-incompatible donor: a case report
Transplant Proc, 22 (1), 143
PubMed 2309290

Geiran O, Thorvaldson J, Molaug M, Ilebekk A (1990)
Changes in cardiac dynamics by opening an interventricular shunt in dogs
J Surg Res, 48 (1), 6-12
DOI 10.1016/0022-4804(90)90137-q, PubMed 2296183

Geiran OR (1990)
Right ventricular function: dynamics of the ventricular free walls and the interventricular septum during acute ischemia and interventricular shunting in open-chest dogs
Institute for Experimental Medical Research, University of Oslo, Oslo, 1 b. (flere pag.)
BIBSYS 910728712, ISBN 82-90246-32-3

Simonsen S, Mølstad P, Geiran O, Frøysaker T (1990)
Heart transplantation in patients with severe pulmonary hypertension and increased pulmonary vascular resistance
Scand J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 24 (3), 161-4
DOI 10.3109/14017439009098062, PubMed 2293351

Publications 1989

Geiran O, Lindberg H, Ovrum E, Frøysaker T (1989)
Experiences with closed chest, temporary atrio-arterial, ventricular bypass with a centrifugal pump after open heart surgery
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg, 3 (1), 44-51
DOI 10.1016/1010-7940(89)90011-0, PubMed 2627450

Hysing ES, Dragsund M, Am Holen E, Holst-Larsen H, Lindberg H, Mohr B, Ovrum E, Geiran O (1989)
Experience with partial atrio-arterial bypass in treating ventricular failure after heart operations
J Cardiothorac Anesth, 3 (5 Suppl 1), 44
DOI 10.1016/0888-6296(89)90787-4, PubMed 2520982

Kongsgaard UE, Smith-Erichsen N, Geiran O, Amundsen E, Mollnes TE, Garred P (1989)
Different activation patterns in the plasma kallikrein-kinin and complement systems during coronary bypass surgery
Acta Anaesthesiol Scand, 33 (5), 343-7
DOI 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1989.tb02921.x, PubMed 2800971

Kongsgaard UE, Smith-Erichsen N, Geiran O, Bjørnskau L (1989)
Changes in the plasma protease systems during open-heart surgery with dextran vs. Ringer acetate as priming solution
Scand J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 23 (3), 253-8
DOI 10.3109/14017438909106004, PubMed 2482539

Kongsgaard UE, Smith-Erichsen N, Geiran O, Bjørnskau L (1989)
Changes in the coagulation and fibrinolytic systems during and after cardiopulmonary bypass surgery
Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 37 (3), 158-62
DOI 10.1055/s-2007-1020309, PubMed 2527423

Mangschau A, Amlie JP, Forfang K, Rootwelt K, Frøysaker T, Geiran O (1989)
Encircling endocardial ventriculotomy for malignant ventricular arrhythmias. Effect on cardiac performance
Scand J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 23 (2), 81-6
DOI 10.3109/14017438909105974, PubMed 2749213

Mangschau A, Geiran O, Forfang K, Simonsen S, Frøysaker T (1989)
Left ventricular aneurysm and severe cardiac dysfunction: heart transplantation or aneurysm surgery?
J Heart Transplant, 8 (6), 486-93
PubMed 2614551

MANGSCHAU A, GEIRAN O, ROOTWELT K, FORFANG K (1989)
IMPAIRMENT IN RIGHT VENTRICULAR PERFORMANCE AFTER LEFT-VENTRICULAR ANEURYSM OPERATION - REPLY
Ann. Thorac. Surg., 48 (6), 889
DOI 10.1016/0003-4975(89)90702-9

Mangschau A, Simonsen S, Abdelnoor M, Laake B, Geiran O (1989)
Evaluation for left ventricular aneurysm resection: a prospective study of clinical and haemodynamic characteristics
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg, 3 (1), 58-64
DOI 10.1016/1010-7940(89)90013-4, PubMed 2627452

Saether OD, Myhre HO, Geiran O (1989)
[Vascular surgery in Norway in 1986]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 109 (1), 23-6
PubMed 2911812

Publications 1988

Abdelnoor M, Hall KV, Nitter-Hauge S, Golf S, Tretli S, Geiran O, Johansen A (1988)
Risk factors of morbidity and mortality in surgically treated chronic aortic valvular heart disease
Rev Epidemiol Sante Publique, 36 (2), 89-98
PubMed 3045922

FOERSTER A, ABDELNOOR M, FROYSAKER T, GEIRAN O, LINDBERG H, OVRUM E, PFEFFER P, THORSBY E (1988)
HUMAN-HEART TRANSPLANTATION - REJECTION RISK-FACTORS
APMIS, 96 2, 160-173

Foerster A, Abdelnoor M, Frøysaker T, Geiran O, Lindberg H, Ovrum E, Pfeffer P, Thorsby E (1988)
Human heart transplantation. Rejection risk factors
APMIS Suppl, 2, 160-73
PubMed 3052517

Geiran O, Molaug M, Ilebekk A (1988)
Dynamics of the interventricular septum and ventricular free walls during regional ischaemia in open-chest dogs
Acta Physiol Scand, 132 (4), 505-14
DOI 10.1111/j.1748-1716.1988.tb08357.x, PubMed 3227889

Geiran O, Thorvaldson J, Ilebekk A (1988)
Cardiac function in open-chest dogs after left to right ventricular shunting and right coronary artery occlusion
Clin Physiol, 8 (4), 379-90
DOI 10.1111/j.1475-097x.1988.tb00281.x, PubMed 3409651

Mangschau A, Geiran O, Rootwelt K, Laake B, Forfang K (1988)
Impairment in right ventricular performance after left ventricular aneurysm surgery
Ann Thorac Surg, 46 (5), 542-8
DOI 10.1016/s0003-4975(10)64693-0, PubMed 3190328

OVRUM E, GEIRAN O, LINDBERG H, FROYSAKER T, SIMONSEN S, FORFANG K, IHLEN H, HOLEN EA, AMLIE JP, ABDELNOOR M, FOERSTER A, THORSBY E (1988)
3 YEARS EXPERIENCE WITH HEART AND HEART-LUNG TRANSPLANTATION IN NORWAY
Transplant. Proc., 20 (3), 459-461

Ovrum E, Geiran O, Lindberg H, Frøysaker T, Simonsen S, Forfang K, Ihlen H, Am Holen E, Amlie JP, Abdelnoor M (1988)
Three years' experience with heart and heart-lung transplantation in Norway
Transplant Proc, 20 (3), 459-61
PubMed 3132768

Publications 1987

Geiran O, Frøysaker T, Lindberg H, Ovrum E, Holen EA, Hysing E, Mohr B, Smith-Erichsen N, Sponheim S (1987)
[Assisted circulation after open heart surgery. Temporary, closed-chest ventricular bypass]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 107 (25), 2117-20
PubMed 3672442

Geiran O, Ovrum E, Frøysaker T, Vatne K (1987)
[Aortic dissections]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 107 (6), 525-30
PubMed 3576538

Solheim BG, Albrechtsen DA, Berg KJ, Flatmark A, Fauchald P, Frøysaker T, Geiran O, Jakobsen A, Lindberg H, Pfeffer P (1987)
Hemolytic anemia in cyclosporine-treated recipients of kidney or heart grafts from donors with minor incompatibility for ABO antigens
Transplant Proc, 19 (5), 4236-8
PubMed 3314021

Publications 1986

Foerster A, Frøysaker T, Geiran O, Lindberg H, Ovrum E, Simonsen S, Forfang K (1986)
[Heart transplantation. Pathologico-anatomical aspects]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 106 (8), 642-5
PubMed 3518137

FROYSAKER T, GEIRAN O, LINDBERG H, THORSBY E, OVRUM E (1986)
HEART-TRANSPLANTATION IN NORWAY
Transplant. Proc., 18 (1), 71-72

Frøysaker T, Geiran O, Lindberg H, Ovrum E, Simonsen S, Forfang K, Ihlen H, Amlie JP, Am-Holen E, Hysing E (1986)
[Heart and lung transplantation in Eisenmenger's syndrome]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 106 (34-36), 2965-7
PubMed 3101225

Simonsen S, Foerster A, Frøysaker T, Geiran O, Lindberg H, Ovrum E (1986)
[Endomyocardial biopsy in heart transplanted patients]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 106 (8), 671-2
PubMed 3518140

Svennevig JL, Bugge-Asperheim B, Geiran OR, Vaage J, Pillgram-Larsen J, Fjeld NB, Birkeland S (1986)
Prognostic factors in blunt chest trauma. Analysis of 652 cases
Ann Chir Gynaecol, 75 (1), 8-14
PubMed 3707028

Svennevig JL, Grip A, Lindberg H, Geiran O, Hall KV (1986)
Continuous monitoring of cardiac output postoperatively using an implantable Doppler probe
Scand J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 20 (2), 145-9
DOI 10.3109/14017438609106493, PubMed 2943016

Publications 1985

Fosse E, Geiran O, Semb G (1985)
[Pericardiectomy in constrictive pericarditis]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 105 (15), 1055-7
PubMed 4012706

Frøysaker T, Foerster A, Forfang K, Geiran O, Lindberg H, Rugstad HE, Simonsen S, Thorsby E, Ovrum E (1985)
Heart transplantation in Norway. One-year experience
Scand J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 19 (3), 193-7
DOI 10.3109/14017438509102719, PubMed 3909382

Frøysaker T, Lindberg H, Geiran O, Ovrum E, Aune H, Am Holen E, Simonsen S, Forfang K, Thorsby E, Foerster A (1985)
[One year experience with cyclosporin A in clinical heart transplantation]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 105 (7), 485-8
PubMed 3887638

Geiran O, Levang OW, Frøysaker T (1985)
[Posttraumatic thoracic aorta aneurysm]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 105 (33), 2380-3
PubMed 4082154

Svennevig JL, Bugge-Asperheim B, Geiran O, Vaage J, Pillgram-Larsen J, Fjeld NB, Birkeland S (1985)
High-dose corticosteroids in thoracic trauma
Acta Chir Scand Suppl, 526, 110-9
PubMed 3867204

SVENNEVIG JL, BUGGEASPERHEIM B, GEIRAN O, VAAGE J, PILLGRAMLARSEN J, FJELD NB, BIRKELAND S (1985)
HIGH-DOSE CORTICOSTEROIDS IN THORACIC TRAUMA
ACTA CHIR SCAND (526), 110-119

Publications 1984

Bugge-Asperheim B, Svennevig JL, Geiran OR, Vaage J, Birkeland S (1984)
[Blunt chest injuries]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 104 (9), 634-7
PubMed 6729790

Frøysaker T, Lindberg H, Geiran O, Ovrum E, Aune H, Am-Holen E, Simonsen S, Forfang K (1984)
[The 1st heart transplant in Norway]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 104 (14), 946-8
PubMed 6379983

Frøysaker T, Lindberg H, Geiran O, Ovrum E, Aune H, Am-Holen E, Simonsen S, Forfang K (1984)
[The first heart transplantation in Norway]
Nord Med, 99 (10), 244-7
PubMed 6387620

Geiran O, Molaug M, Kiil F (1984)
Compensatory cardiac mechanisms evoked by acute occlusion of the right coronary artery in dogs
Acta Physiol Scand, 120 (2), 185-95
DOI 10.1111/j.1748-1716.1984.tb00124.x, PubMed 6711336

Levang OW, Geiran O, Frøysaker T (1984)
[Traumatic rupture of the thoracic aorta]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 104 (8), 568-70
PubMed 6719417

Svennevig JL, Bugge-Asperheim B, Vaage J, Geiran O, Birkeland S (1984)
Corticosteroids in the treatment of blunt injury of the chest
Injury, 16 (2), 80-4
DOI 10.1016/s0020-1383(84)80002-9, PubMed 6381306

Svennevig JL, Lindberg H, Geiran O, Semb BK, Abdelnor M, Ottesen S, Vatne K (1984)
Should the lungs be ventilated during cardiopulmonary bypass? Clinical, hemodynamic, and metabolic changes in patients undergoing elective coronary artery surgery
Ann Thorac Surg, 37 (4), 295-300
DOI 10.1016/s0003-4975(10)60732-1, PubMed 6712329

Publications 1983

Molaug M, Geiran O, Kiil F (1983)
Dynamics of the interventricular septum and free ventricular walls during selective left ventricular volume loading in dogs
Acta Physiol Scand, 119 (1), 81-9
DOI 10.1111/j.1748-1716.1983.tb07309.x, PubMed 6650208

Molaug M, Geiran O, Kiil F (1983)
Compensatory cardiac mechanisms evoked by septal ischemia in dogs
Am J Cardiol, 51 (1), 201-6
DOI 10.1016/s0002-9149(83)80036-8, PubMed 6849257

Publications 1982

Molaug M, Geiran O, Stokland O, Thorvaldson J, Ilebekk A (1982)
Dynamics of the interventricular septum and free ventricular walls during blood volume expansion and selective right ventricular volume loading in dogs
Acta Physiol Scand, 116 (3), 245-56
DOI 10.1111/j.1748-1716.1982.tb07138.x, PubMed 6188326

Publications 1981

Bertelsen S, Bugge-Asperheim B, Geiran O, Siebke H (1981)
Thoracic injuries
Ann Chir Gynaecol, 70 (5), 237-50
PubMed 7034632

Haerem JW, Siebke JC, Ulstrup J, Geiran O, Helle I (1981)
HBsAG transmission from a cardiac surgeon incubating hepatitis B resulting in chronic antigenemia in four patients
Acta Med Scand, 210 (5), 389-92
DOI 10.1111/j.0954-6820.1981.tb09836.x, PubMed 7336996

Publications 1980

Støren G, Bugge-Asperheim B, Geiran OR, Dodgson MS (1980)
Rupture of the cervical trachea following blunt trauma
J Trauma, 20 (1), 93-5
DOI 10.1097/00005373-198020010-00018, PubMed 7351688

Publications 1979

Osnes M, Geiran O, Grönoeth K, Havig O (1979)
Nonoperative internal drainage of obstructive common bile ducts
Arch Surg, 114 (7), 862-5
DOI 10.1001/archsurg.1979.01370310104021, PubMed 454181

Publications 1978

Svennevig JL, Geiran O (1978)
[Chronic intermittent colonic volvulus]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 98 (16), 838
PubMed 675627

Publications 1976

Arnesen E, Geiran O (1976)
[Uremic hemopericardium. A complication of hemodialysis treatment]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 96 (22), 1125-7
PubMed 951686

Publications 1975

Abyholm F, Storen G, Geiran O (1975)
Spontaneous pneumothorax
Scand J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 9 (3), 281-6
DOI 10.3109/14017437509138652, PubMed 1209214

Publications 1974

Geiran O, Solheim K (1974)
Cardiac and aortic injuries
Scand J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 8 (1), 27-33
DOI 10.3109/14017437409129058, PubMed 4831283

Publications 1973

Geiran O, Solheim K (1973)
Acute rupture of the heart after blunt trauma: report of a successful operation
Injury, 5 (1), 54-8
DOI 10.1016/s0020-1383(73)80011-7, PubMed 4270261

Publications 1972

Geiran O (1972)
[Early care of gravely ill and severely injured patients. Material from a county hospital]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 92 (31), 2077-80
PubMed 4656545

Geiran O (1972)
[Volvulus of the colon]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 92 (27), 1760-3
PubMed 5076548

Geiran O, Berg K (1972)
[Volvulus of the transverse colon and the hepatic flexure. A case complicated by ureteral colic]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 92 (27), 1764-6
PubMed 5076549

Solheim K, Geiran O (1972)
[Cardiac injuries after blunt trauma. Report of a successful surgery of acute traumatic heart rupture, with a review]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 92 (31), 2063-70
PubMed 4656544