Trygve Berge
- Resident, training in Cardiology; MD, PhD
Mini-CV
Education
- MD, University of Oslo, 2009
- PhD, University of Oslo, 2019
Work record
- Resident, training in Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital, Ullevål (2023 – present)
- Post-doctoral fellow, Dept. of Medical Research, Vestre Viken Hospital Trust, Bærum (2019 – present)
- Resident/medical doctor internal medicine and cardiology, Vestre Viken Hospital Trust, Bærum (2012-2023)
Memberships and other
- Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) (2023 – present)
- Steering committee member of the ACE 1950 Study
- Steering committee member of the NORSCREEN Study
- Co-PI of the AFNOR Study
Research Areas
- Atrial fibrillation, screening and epidemiology
- Atrial fibrillation, anticoagulation treatment
- Registry studies
- Echocardiography
Publications 2024
Stroke and bleeding risk in atrial fibrillation with CHA2DS2-VASC risk score of one: the Norwegian AFNOR study
Eur Heart J, 45 (1), 57-66
DOI 10.1093/eurheartj/ehad659, PubMed 37995254
Personalized stroke prevention is important in patients with a CHA2DS2-VASc score of 1
Eur Heart J (in press)
DOI 10.1093/eurheartj/ehae513, PubMed 39526959
The NORwegian atrial fibrillation self-SCREENing (NORSCREEN) trial: rationale and design of a randomized controlled trial
Europace, 26 (10)
DOI 10.1093/europace/euae228, PubMed 39248170
Sleep Duration and Cognitive Function: The Akershus Cardiac Examination 1950 Study
Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord, 1-7 (in press)
DOI 10.1159/000540273, PubMed 39047714
Screening for Atrial Fibrillation by Digital Health Technology in Older People in Homecare Settings: A Feasibility Trial
Int J Telemed Appl, 2024, 4080415
DOI 10.1155/2024/4080415, PubMed 38567031
Digital recruitment and compliance to treatment recommendations in the Norwegian Atrial Fibrillation self-screening pilot study
Eur Heart J Digit Health, 5 (3), 371-378
DOI 10.1093/ehjdh/ztae026, PubMed 38774377
Left atrial function in middle-aged men and women with and without paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: Data from the Akershus Cardiac Examination (ACE) 1950 study
Echocardiography, 41 (6), e15852
DOI 10.1111/echo.15852, PubMed 38837738
Cardiac troponin T associates with left ventricular function and synchrony assessed by CMR in the general population: results from the Akershus Cardiac Examination 1950 Study
Eur Heart J Imaging Methods Pract, 2 (3), qyae078
DOI 10.1093/ehjimp/qyae078, PubMed 39351316
Atrial fibrillation is the most prevalent cardiac condition in master athletes
Eur J Prev Cardiol, 31 (4), e7
DOI 10.1093/eurjpc/zwad188, PubMed 37264686
Systolic blood pressure at age 40 and 30-year stroke risk in men and women
Open Heart, 11 (2)
DOI 10.1136/openhrt-2024-002805, PubMed 39179252
Publications 2023
Feasibility of Patient-Managed ECG Recordings to Detect the Time of Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence after Electrical Cardioversion: Results from the PRE-ELECTRIC Study
Cardiology, 148 (4), 347-352
DOI 10.1159/000530304, PubMed 37040720
Carotid Plaque Score for Stroke and Cardiovascular Risk Prediction in a Middle-Aged Cohort From the General Population
J Am Heart Assoc, 12 (17), e030739
DOI 10.1161/JAHA.123.030739, PubMed 37609981
Prediction of incident atrial fibrillation with cardiac biomarkers and left atrial volumes
Heart, 109 (5), 356-363
DOI 10.1136/heartjnl-2022-321608, PubMed 36261282
Omega-3 fatty acid supplements and risk of atrial fibrillation and 'micro-atrial fibrillation': A secondary analysis from the OMEMI trial
Clin Nutr, 42 (9), 1657-1660
DOI 10.1016/j.clnu.2023.07.002, PubMed 37515843
Fully digital self-screening for atrial fibrillation with patch electrocardiogram
Europace, 25 (5)
DOI 10.1093/europace/euad075, PubMed 36945146
Publications 2022
Screen-Detected Atrial Fibrillation and "Micro-Atrial Fibrillation" and Risk of Cardiovascular Events after Myocardial Infarction in Elderly Patients
Cardiology, 148 (1), 72-77
DOI 10.1159/000528726, PubMed 36538900
Treatable Traits in Misdiagnosed Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Data from the Akershus Cardiac Examination 1950 Study
Chronic Obstr Pulm Dis, 9 (2), 165-180
DOI 10.15326/jcopdf.2021.0265, PubMed 35158418
Prevalence and Incidence Rates of Atrial Fibrillation in Denmark 2004-2018
Clin Epidemiol, 14, 1193-1204
DOI 10.2147/CLEP.S374468, PubMed 36325198
Serial blood pressure measurements, left ventricular remodelling and cardiovascular outcomes
Eur J Clin Invest, 53 (1), e13876
DOI 10.1111/eci.13876, PubMed 36120822
Atrial Fibrillation and Dementia: A Report From the AF-SCREEN International Collaboration
Circulation, 145 (5), 392-409
DOI 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.121.055018, PubMed 35100023
Impact of Blood Pressure in the Early 40s on Left Atrial Volumes in the Mid-60s: Data From the ACE 1950 Study
J Am Heart Assoc, 11 (11), e023738
DOI 10.1161/JAHA.121.023738, PubMed 35621203
Systolic blood pressure at age 40 and cognitive function 25 years later: the Akershus Cardiac Examination (ACE) 1950 Study
J Hypertens, 41 (1), 132-139
DOI 10.1097/HJH.0000000000003312, PubMed 36453656
Associations between cardiovascular risk factors, biomarkers, and left ventricular mechanical dispersion: insights from the ACE 1950 Study
Eur Heart J Open, 2 (2), oeac006
DOI 10.1093/ehjopen/oeac006, PubMed 35919126
Publications 2021
B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Is Associated with Indices of Left Ventricular Dysfunction in Healthy Subjects from the General Population: The Akershus Cardiac Examination 1950 Study
Clin Chem, 67 (1), 204-215
DOI 10.1093/clinchem/hvaa257, PubMed 33279958
Cardiac troponin I measured with a very high sensitivity assay predicts subclinical carotid atherosclerosis: The Akershus Cardiac Examination 1950 Study
Clin Biochem, 93, 59-65
DOI 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2021.04.005, PubMed 33861986
Cardiac pathology 6 months after hospitalization for COVID-19 and association with the acute disease severity
Am Heart J, 242, 61-70
DOI 10.1016/j.ahj.2021.08.001, PubMed 34400140
Diagnostic Thresholds for Pre-Diabetes Mellitus and Diabetes Mellitus and Subclinical Cardiac Disease in the General Population: Data From the ACE 1950 Study
J Am Heart Assoc, 10 (11), e020447
DOI 10.1161/JAHA.120.020447, PubMed 33998259
Diagnostic Accuracy and Usability of the ECG247 Smart Heart Sensor Compared to Conventional Holter Technology
J Healthc Eng, 2021, 5230947
DOI 10.1155/2021/5230947, PubMed 34765102
Publications 2020
Plasma Trans Fatty Acid Levels, Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Lifestyle: Results from the Akershus Cardiac Examination 1950 Study
Nutrients, 12 (5)
DOI 10.3390/nu12051419, PubMed 32423040
Plasma linoleic acid levels and cardiovascular risk factors: results from the Norwegian ACE 1950 Study
Eur J Clin Nutr, 74 (12), 1707-1717
DOI 10.1038/s41430-020-0641-4, PubMed 32341488
[Complications and mortality among patients hospitalised with COVID-19]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 140 (11)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.20.0432, PubMed 32815354
COVID-19: Symptoms, course of illness and use of clinical scoring systems for the first 42 patients admitted to a Norwegian local hospital
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 140 (7)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.20.0301, PubMed 32378844
Prevalence and incidence rates of atrial fibrillation in Norway 2004-2014
Heart, 107 (3), 201-207
DOI 10.1136/heartjnl-2020-316624, PubMed 32820014
Cardiac Troponin I and T Are Associated with Left Ventricular Function and Structure: Data from the Akershus Cardiac Examination 1950 Study
Clin Chem, 66 (4), 567-578
DOI 10.1093/clinchem/hvaa023, PubMed 32227098
National Early Warning Score 2 (NEWS2) on admission predicts severe disease and in-hospital mortality from Covid-19 - a prospective cohort study
Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med, 28 (1), 66
DOI 10.1186/s13049-020-00764-3, PubMed 32660623
Sex differences and higher upper normal limits for left atrial end-systolic volume in individuals in their mid-60s: data from the ACE 1950 Study
Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging, 21 (5), 501-507
DOI 10.1093/ehjci/jeaa004, PubMed 32031593
Left ventricular mechanical dispersion in a general population: Data from the Akershus Cardiac Examination 1950 study
Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging, 21 (2), 183-190
DOI 10.1093/ehjci/jez210, PubMed 31504360
Publications 2019
Wilson and Jungner would not approve of screening for atrial fibrillation
BMJ, 365, l1416
DOI 10.1136/bmj.l1416, PubMed 31018937
Plasma marine n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and cardiovascular risk factors: data from the ACE 1950 study
Eur J Nutr, 59 (4), 1505-1515
DOI 10.1007/s00394-019-02007-3, PubMed 31123865
Carotid Atherosclerosis and Cognitive Function in a General Population Aged 63-65 Years: Data from the Akershus Cardiac Examination (ACE) 1950 Study
J Alzheimers Dis, 70 (4), 1041-1049
DOI 10.3233/JAD-190327, PubMed 31306128
Stroke in endurance athletes with atrial fibrillation
Eur J Prev Cardiol, 27 (19), 2123-2125
DOI 10.1177/2047487319866273, PubMed 31349773
Blood pressure at age 40 predicts carotid atherosclerosis two decades later: data from the Akershus Cardiac Examination 1950 Study
J Hypertens, 37 (10), 1982-1990
DOI 10.1097/HJH.0000000000002131, PubMed 31116158
Carotid Atherosclerosis is Associated with Middle Cerebral Artery Pulsatility Index
J Neuroimaging, 30 (2), 233-239
DOI 10.1111/jon.12684, PubMed 31889363
Publications 2018
Systematic screening for atrial fibrillation in a 65-year-old population with risk factors for stroke: data from the Akershus Cardiac Examination 1950 study
Europace, 20 (FI_3), f299-f305
DOI 10.1093/europace/eux293, PubMed 29095966
Prevalence of atrial fibrillation and cardiovascular risk factors in a 63-65 years old general population cohort: the Akershus Cardiac Examination (ACE) 1950 Study
BMJ Open, 8 (7), e021704
DOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-021704, PubMed 30068617
Prevalence of Carotid Plaque in a 63- to 65-Year-Old Norwegian Cohort From the General Population: The ACE (Akershus Cardiac Examination) 1950 Study
J Am Heart Assoc, 7 (10)
DOI 10.1161/JAHA.118.008562, PubMed 29739796
Atrial fibrillation among athletes
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 138 (13), 1214
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Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 138 (13)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.18.0627, PubMed 30180491
Publications 2017
Effect of sinus rhythm restoration on markers of thrombin generation in atrial fibrillation
Thromb J, 15, 30
DOI 10.1186/s12959-017-0153-1, PubMed 29299030
Montreal Cognitive Assessment in a 63- to 65-year-old Norwegian Cohort from the General Population: Data from the Akershus Cardiac Examination 1950 Study
Dement Geriatr Cogn Dis Extra, 7 (3), 318-327
DOI 10.1159/000480496, PubMed 29118784
Publications 2015
Heart and Brain Interactions--the Akershus Cardiac Examination (ACE) 1950 Study Design
Scand Cardiovasc J, 49 (6), 308-15
DOI 10.3109/14017431.2015.1086813, PubMed 26364744
Impact of atrial fibrillation on levels of high-sensitivity troponin I in a 75-year-old population
Scand J Clin Lab Invest, 75 (4), 308-13
DOI 10.3109/00365513.2015.1011224, PubMed 25761493
Publications 2013
Impact of atrial fibrillation on inflammatory and fibrinolytic variables in the elderly
Scand J Clin Lab Invest, 73 (4), 326-33
DOI 10.3109/00365513.2013.780093, PubMed 23586783