Publications 2024

Enge K, Tveit A, Enger S, Onarheim S, Pripp AH, Rønningen PS, Solberg MG, Byrkjeland R, Andresen K, Halsen A, Aulie HA, Steinsvik T, Hall C, Ulimoen SR (2024)
Diltiazem reduces levels of NT-proBNP and improves symptoms compared with metoprolol in patients with permanent atrial fibrillation
Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Pharmacother, 10 (6), 515-525
DOI 10.1093/ehjcvp/pvae032, PubMed 38702844

Publications 2022

Zaidi H, Aksnes T, Åkra S, Eggesbø HB, Byrkjeland R, Seljeflot I, Opstad TB (2022)
Abdominal Adipose Tissue Associates With Adiponectin and TNFα in Middle-Aged Healthy Men
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne), 13, 874977
DOI 10.3389/fendo.2022.874977, PubMed 35872989

Publications 2021

Aune SK, Byrkjeland R, Solheim S, Arnesen H, Trøseid M, Awoyemi A, Seljeflot I, Helseth R (2021)
Gut related inflammation and cardiorespiratory fitness in patients with CAD and type 2 diabetes: a sub-study of a randomized controlled trial on exercise training
Diabetol Metab Syndr, 13 (1), 36
DOI 10.1186/s13098-021-00655-2, PubMed 33794977

Zaidi H, Byrkjeland R, Njerve IU, Åkra S, Solheim S, Arnesen H, Seljeflot I, Opstad TB (2021)
Adiponectin in relation to exercise and physical performance in patients with type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease
Adipocyte, 10 (1), 612-620
DOI 10.1080/21623945.2021.1996699, PubMed 34779349

Publications 2019

Bratseth V, Chiva-Blanch G, Byrkjeland R, Solheim S, Arnesen H, Seljeflot I (2019)
Elevated levels of circulating microvesicles in coronary artery disease patients with type 2 diabetes and albuminuria: Effects of exercise training
Diab Vasc Dis Res, 16 (5), 431-439
DOI 10.1177/1479164119843094, PubMed 31023084

Zaidi H, Byrkjeland R, Njerve IU, Åkra S, Solheim S, Arnesen H, Seljeflot I, Opstad TB (2019)
Effects of exercise training on inflammasome-related mediators and their associations to glucometabolic variables in patients with combined coronary artery disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus: Sub-study of a randomized control trial
Diab Vasc Dis Res, 16 (4), 360-368
DOI 10.1177/1479164119836922, PubMed 30939905

Zaidi H, Byrkjeland R, Njerve IU, Åkra S, Solheim S, Arnesen H, Seljeflot I, Opstad TB (2019)
Effects of exercise training on markers of adipose tissue remodeling in patients with coronary artery disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus: sub study of the randomized controlled EXCADI trial
Diabetol Metab Syndr, 11, 109
DOI 10.1186/s13098-019-0508-9, PubMed 31890043

Publications 2017

Bratseth V, Byrkjeland R, Njerve IU, Solheim S, Arnesen H, Seljeflot I (2017)
Procoagulant activity in patients with combined type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease: No effects of long-term exercise training
Diab Vasc Dis Res, 14 (2), 144-151
DOI 10.1177/1479164116679080, PubMed 28111966

Byrkjeland R, Njerve IU, Arnesen H, Seljeflot I, Solheim S (2017)
Reduced endothelial activation after exercise is associated with improved HbA_1c in patients with type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease
Diab Vasc Dis Res, 14 (2), 94-103
DOI 10.1177/1479164116679077, PubMed 28111980

Njerve IU, Åkra S, Weiss TW, Solheim S, Øvstebø R, Aass HCD, Byrkjeland R, Arnesen H, Seljeflot I (2017)
A Double-Blinded Randomized Study Investigating a Possible Anti-Inflammatory Effect of Saxagliptin versus Placebo as Add-On Therapy in Patients with Both Type 2 Diabetes And Stable Coronary Artery Disease
Mediators Inflamm, 2017, 5380638
DOI 10.1155/2017/5380638, PubMed 28596642

Publications 2016

Byrkjeland R, Stensæth KH, Anderssen S, Njerve IU, Arnesen H, Seljeflot I, Solheim S (2016)
Effects of exercise training on carotid intima-media thickness in patients with type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease. Influence of carotid plaques
Cardiovasc Diabetol, 15, 13
DOI 10.1186/s12933-016-0336-2, PubMed 26801098

Halvari H, Healey J, Olafsen AH, Byrkjeland R, Deci EL, Williams GC (2016)
Physical activity and motivational predictors of changes in health behavior and health among DM2 and CAD patients
Scand J Med Sci Sports, 27 (11), 1454-1469
DOI 10.1111/sms.12757, PubMed 27688002

Njerve IU, Byrkjeland R, Arnesen H, Åkra S, Solheim S, Seljeflot I (2016)
Effects of long-term exercise training on adipose tissue expression of fractalkine and MCP-1 in patients with type 2 diabetes and stable coronary artery disease: a substudy of a randomized controlled trial
Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes, 9, 55-62
DOI 10.2147/DMSO.S96299, PubMed 27042130

Publications 2015

Byrkjeland R, Njerve IU, Anderssen S, Arnesen H, Seljeflot I, Solheim S (2015)
Effects of exercise training on HbA1c and VO2peak in patients with type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease: A randomised clinical trial
Diab Vasc Dis Res, 12 (5), 325-33
DOI 10.1177/1479164115590552, PubMed 26092822

Publications 2014

Byrkjeland R, Edvardsen E, Njerve IU, Arnesen H, Seljeflot I, Solheim S (2014)
Insulin levels and HOMA index are associated with exercise capacity in patients with type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease
Diabetol Metab Syndr, 6 (1), 36
DOI 10.1186/1758-5996-6-36, PubMed 24612649

Publications 2011

Byrkjeland R, Nilsson BB, Westheim AS, Arnesen H, Seljeflot I (2011)
Inflammatory markers as related to disease severity in patients with chronic heart failure: limited effects of exercise training
Scand J Clin Lab Invest, 71 (7), 598-605
DOI 10.3109/00365513.2011.598943, PubMed 21831004