Aud Høieggen
- Head physician
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Publications 2024
Novel biomarkers in patients with uncontrolled hypertension with and without kidney damage
Blood Press, 33 (1), 2323980
DOI 10.1080/08037051.2024.2323980, PubMed 38606688
The Association between Urinary Sodium-Potassium Ratio, Kidney Function, and Blood Pressure in a Cohort from the General Population
Kidney Blood Press Res, 49 (1), 184-195
DOI 10.1159/000535977, PubMed 38382490
Effect of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring on Adherence and Blood Pressure: A Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial
Am J Hypertens, 37 (10), 826-836
DOI 10.1093/ajh/hpae059, PubMed 38713475
Publications 2023
Uric acid and left ventricular mass in prediction of cardiovascular risk-New insight from the URRAH study
Eur J Intern Med, 114, 45-46
DOI 10.1016/j.ejim.2023.05.016, PubMed 37179137
[Diabetes and chronic kidney disease]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 143 (12)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.22.0822, PubMed 37668137
Publications 2022
Associations of urinary orosomucoid, N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminidase, and albumin with blood pressure and hypertension after 7 years. The Tromsø Study
Blood Press, 31 (1), 270-283
DOI 10.1080/08037051.2022.2128043, PubMed 36193001
Nonadherence by Serum Drug Analyses in Resistant Hypertension: 7-Year Follow-Up of Patients Considered Adherent by Directly Observed Therapy
J Am Heart Assoc, 11 (18), e025879
DOI 10.1161/JAHA.121.025879, PubMed 36073648
Development of UHPLC-MS/MS methods to quantify 25 antihypertensive drugs in serum in a cohort of patients treated for hypertension
J Pharm Biomed Anal, 219, 114908
DOI 10.1016/j.jpba.2022.114908, PubMed 35803015
Publications 2021
Detection of Nonadherence to Antihypertensive Treatment by Measurements of Serum Drug Concentrations
Hypertension, 78 (3), 617-628
DOI 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.121.17514, PubMed 34275336
Establishing Serum Reference Ranges for Antihypertensive Drugs
Ther Drug Monit, 43 (1), 116-125
DOI 10.1097/FTD.0000000000000806, PubMed 32881780
Changes in sympathetic nervous system activity after renal denervation: results from the randomised Oslo RDN study
Blood Press, 30 (3), 154-164
DOI 10.1080/08037051.2020.1868286, PubMed 33399016
Publications 2020
The randomised Oslo study of renal denervation vs. Antihypertensive drug adjustments: efficacy and safety through 7 years of follow-up
Blood Press, 30 (1), 41-50
DOI 10.1080/08037051.2020.1828818, PubMed 33030064
Renal sympathetic denervation lowers systemic vascular resistance in true treatment-resistant hypertension
Blood Press, 30 (1), 31-40
DOI 10.1080/08037051.2020.1789446, PubMed 32633141
Publications 2019
Beliefs about medicines in dialysis patients and after renal transplantation
Hemodial Int, 23 (1), 117-125
DOI 10.1111/hdi.12717, PubMed 30714322
Directly observed therapy prior to ambulatory blood pressure measurement (DOT-HTN) in uncontrolled hypertensive patients - Effect on blood pressure, safety and patient perception
Blood Press, 28 (5), 327-335
DOI 10.1080/08037051.2019.1633907, PubMed 31250668
Renal fibromuscular dysplasia and hypertension
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 139 (4), 342-345
[Renal fibromuscular dysplasia and hypertension]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 139 (4)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.18.0226, PubMed 30808101
[M. Sommer and colleagues respond]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 139 (8)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.19.0273, PubMed 31062566
Gender differences in association between uric acid and all-cause mortality in patients with chronic heart failure
BMC Cardiovasc Disord, 19 (1), 4
DOI 10.1186/s12872-018-0989-8, PubMed 30611196
Publications 2017
Apparent treatment-resistant hypertension - patient-physician relationship and ethical issues
Blood Press, 26 (3), 133-138
DOI 10.1080/08037051.2016.1277129, PubMed 28078909
Publications 2016
Evaluation of Adherence Should Become an Integral Part of Assessment of Patients With Apparently Treatment-Resistant Hypertension
Hypertension, 68 (2), 297-306
DOI 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.116.07464, PubMed 27296995
Drug compliance and monitoring of antihypertensive treatment
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 136 (10), 920-923
Adherence to medication and drug monitoring in apparent treatment-resistant hypertension
Blood Press, 25 (4), 199-205
DOI 10.3109/08037051.2015.1121706, PubMed 26729283
[Medication adherence and monitoring of antihypertensive treatment]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 136 (10), 920-3
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.15.0978, PubMed 27272370
Tertiary work-up of apparent treatment-resistant hypertension
Blood Press, 25 (5), 312-8
DOI 10.3109/08037051.2016.1172865, PubMed 27124769
Publications 2015
Renal denervation in treatment-resistant hypertension: a reappraisal
Curr Opin Pharmacol, 21, 48-52
DOI 10.1016/j.coph.2014.12.013, PubMed 25601357
High screening blood pressure at young age predicts future masked hypertension: A 17 year follow-up study
Blood Press, 24 (3), 131-8
DOI 10.3109/21695717.2015.1030889, PubMed 25901999
Family history of hypertension and serum triglycerides predict future insulin sensitivity: a 17-year follow-up study of young men
J Hypertens, 33 (9), 1845-51; discussion 1852
DOI 10.1097/HJH.0000000000000632, PubMed 26103130
Publications 2014
Adjusted drug treatment is superior to renal sympathetic denervation in patients with true treatment-resistant hypertension
Hypertension, 63 (5), 991-9
DOI 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.114.03246, PubMed 24591332
[Re: Renal sympathetic denervation in treatment-resistant hypertension]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 134 (15), 1449-50
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.14.0931, PubMed 25138398
[Questionable efficacy of renal denervation]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 134 (17), 1643-4
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.14.0900, PubMed 25223668
[Renal sympathetic denervation in treatment-resistant hypertension]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 134 (1), 32-6
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.13.0276, PubMed 24429753
Publications 2013
Renal sympathetic denervation in patients with treatment-resistant hypertension after witnessed intake of medication before qualifying ambulatory blood pressure
Hypertension, 62 (3), 526-32
DOI 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.113.01452, PubMed 23836798
[Blood Pressure Treatment--towards consensus on many things]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 133 (21), 2226
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.13.1374, PubMed 24226313
[Choice of drug in hypertension]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 133 (17), 1802-3
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.13.0311, PubMed 24042290
Publications 2012
Hypertension in women: latest findings and clinical implications
Ther Adv Chronic Dis, 3 (3), 137-46
DOI 10.1177/2040622312438935, PubMed 23251774
[Kidney injuries caused by drugs]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 132 (12-13), 1462-4
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.11.0773, PubMed 22766820
[Serious illness--tough treatment]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 132 (14), 1624-5
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.12.0424, PubMed 22875129
Publications 2010
Serum uric acid is associated with new-onset diabetes in hypertensive patients with left ventricular hypertrophy: The LIFE Study
Am J Hypertens, 23 (8), 845-51
DOI 10.1038/ajh.2010.89, PubMed 20431530
Publications 2009
Blood pressure development and hypertensive retinopathy: 20-year follow-up of middle-aged normotensive and hypertensive men
J Hum Hypertens, 24 (8), 505-13
DOI 10.1038/jhh.2009.94, PubMed 20010619
Publications 2008
Do screening blood pressure and plasma catecholamines predict development of hypertension? Twenty-year follow-up of middle-aged men
Blood Press, 17 (2), 94-103
DOI 10.1080/08037050801972923, PubMed 18568698
Serum phosphate, blood pressure, and the metabolic syndrome--20-year follow-up of middle-aged men
J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich), 10 (11), 814-21
DOI 10.1111/j.1751-7176.2008.00032.x, PubMed 19128269
Publications 2007
Improved insulin sensitivity by the angiotensin II-receptor blocker losartan is not explained by adipokines, inflammatory markers, or whole blood viscosity
Metabolism, 56 (11), 1470-7
DOI 10.1016/j.metabol.2007.06.012, PubMed 17950096
Fixed combination of losartan and hydrochlorothiazide and reduction of risk of stroke
Vasc Health Risk Manag, 3 (3), 299-305
PubMed 17703637
Effect of hemoglobin levels on cardiovascular outcomes in patients with isolated systolic hypertension and left ventricular hypertrophy (from the LIFE study)
Am J Cardiol, 100 (5), 855-9
DOI 10.1016/j.amjcard.2007.03.109, PubMed 17719333
Increased hematocrit before blood pressure in men who develop hypertension over 20 years
J Am Soc Hypertens, 1 (6), 400-6
DOI 10.1016/j.jash.2007.07.002, PubMed 20409872
Publications 2006
Long-term effects of a losartan- compared with an atenolol-based treatment regimen on carotid artery plaque development in hypertensive patients with left ventricular hypertrophy: ICARUS, a LIFE substudy
J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich), 8 (3), 169-73
DOI 10.1111/j.1524-6175.2006.04838.x, PubMed 16522993
Association of hemoglobin delivery with left ventricular structure and function in hypertensive patients: Losartan Intervention for End Point Reduction in Hypertension Study
Hypertension, 47 (5), 868-73
DOI 10.1161/01.HYP.0000215578.40687.6f, PubMed 16567586
No effect of increased water intake on blood viscosity and cardiovascular risk factors
Br J Nutr, 96 (6), 993-6
DOI 10.1017/bjn20061969, PubMed 17181872
Publications 2005
[Uric acid--more deleterious than we thought?]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 125 (10), 1330-2
PubMed 15909004
Fixed-dose combinations in the management of hypertension: defining the place of angiotensin receptor antagonists and hydrochlorothiazide
Am J Cardiovasc Drugs, 5 (1), 17-22
DOI 10.2165/00129784-200505010-00003, PubMed 15631534
Long-term treatment with losartan versus atenolol improves insulin sensitivity in hypertension: ICARUS, a LIFE substudy
J Hypertens, 23 (4), 891-8
DOI 10.1097/01.hjh.0000163160.60234.15, PubMed 15775796
Blood viscosity: effects of mental stress and relations to autonomic nervous system function and insulin sensitivity
Blood Press, 14 (3), 159-69
DOI 10.1080/08037050510034176, PubMed 16036496
Publications 2004
High screening blood pressure is related to sympathetic nervous system activity and insulin resistance in healthy young men
Blood Press, 13 (2), 89-94
DOI 10.1080/08037050310031008, PubMed 15182111
Long-term plasma catecholamines in patients with hypertension and left ventricular hypertrophy treated with losartan or atenolol: ICARUS, a LIFE substudy
J Hum Hypertens, 18 (6), 375-80
DOI 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001712, PubMed 15057253
The impact of serum uric acid on cardiovascular outcomes in the LIFE study
Kidney Int, 65 (3), 1041-9
DOI 10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00484.x, PubMed 14871425
Essential hypertension in women
Blood Press, 13 (5), 272-8
DOI 10.1080/08037050410024330, PubMed 15545149
Adrenal medullary overactivity in lean, borderline hypertensive young men
Am J Hypertens, 17 (7), 611-8
DOI 10.1016/j.amjhyper.2004.03.676, PubMed 15233980
Plasma catecholamines, blood pressure responses and perceived stress during mental arithmetic stress in young men
Blood Press, 13 (5), 287-94
DOI 10.1080/08037050410016474, PubMed 15545152
Relations between insulin sensitivity, fitness and autonomic cardiac regulation in healthy, young men
J Hypertens, 22 (10), 2007-15
DOI 10.1097/00004872-200410000-00025, PubMed 15361774
Publications 2003
Serum uric acid and hemorheology in borderline hypertensives and in subjects with established hypertension and left ventricular hypertrophy
Blood Press, 12 (2), 104-10
DOI 10.1080/08037050310060508, PubMed 12797630
Hypertension treatment and stroke prevention
Blood Press, 12 (5-6), 264-8
DOI 10.1080/08037050310016501, PubMed 14763656
C2 monitoring in maintenance renal transplant recipients: is it worthwhile?
Transplantation, 76 (8), 1236-8
DOI 10.1097/01.TP.0000085046.39523.D5, PubMed 14578761
Are left ventricular mass, geometry and function related to vascular changes and/or insulin resistance in long-standing hypertension? ICARUS: a LIFE substudy
J Hum Hypertens, 17 (5), 305-11
DOI 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001545, PubMed 12756402
[Acute renal failure during the treatment of heart failure with ACE inhibitors]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 123 (1), 30-2
PubMed 12600146
Smoking and relation to other risk factors in postmenopausal women with coronary artery disease, with particular reference to whole blood viscosity and beta-cell function
J Intern Med, 253 (2), 232-9
DOI 10.1046/j.1365-2796.2003.01110.x, PubMed 12542565
Smoking and relation to other risk factors in postmenopausal women with coronary artery disease, with particular reference to whole blood viscosity and beta-cell function
In Journal of internal medicine, Blackwell Scientific Publ., Oxford, 253(2003)2, s.232-9
BIBSYS 041722221
Publications 2002
Lower plasma noradrenaline and blood viscosity on carvedilol vs atenolol in men with recent myocardial infarction
Blood Press, 11 (6), 377-84
DOI 10.1080/080370502321095357, PubMed 12523682
[Type 2 diabetes and nephropathy--new studies, new treatment strategies?]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 122 (9), 918-20
PubMed 12082835
Publications 2001
Polymorphisms in candidate genes for blood pressure regulation in young men with normal or elevated screening blood pressure
Blood Press, 10 (2), 92-100
DOI 10.1080/08037050152112078, PubMed 11467765
Whole blood viscosity, sympathetic activity and insulin effects: studies in borderline hypertensive young men and in established hypertensive patients
University of Oslo, [Oslo], 1 b. (flere pag.)
BIBSYS 011094087, ISBN 82-497-0029-5
[Bilateral renal artery stenosis--a cause of acute pulmonary edema]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 121 (15), 1789-90
PubMed 11464682
Biphasic effect of epinephrine on blood glucose during hyperinsulinemia in borderline hypertensive young men
Am J Hypertens, 14 (6 Pt 1), 539-45
DOI 10.1016/s0895-7061(00)01306-6, PubMed 11411733
Glucose disposal rates calculated from 60- to 90-minute isoglycemic hyperinsulinemic glucose clamp correlate with cardiovascular risk factors in borderline hypertensive young men
Metabolism, 50 (10), 1175-80
DOI 10.1053/meta.2001.26761, PubMed 11586489
Gender specific sympathetic and hemorrheological responses to mental stress in healthy young subjects
Scand Cardiovasc J, 35 (5), 307-12
DOI 10.1080/140174301317116271, PubMed 11771821
Publications 2000
Evidence for mediating econeurocardiologic mechanisms
Occup Med, 15 (1), 117-62
PubMed 10620789
Effects of hyperinsulinemia on sympathetic responses to mental stress
Am J Hypertens, 13 (1 Pt 1), 21-8
DOI 10.1016/s0895-7061(99)00146-6, PubMed 10678267
Blood viscosity, plasma adrenaline and fasting insulin in hypertensive patients with left ventricular hypertrophy. ICARUS, a LIFE Substudy. Insulin CARotids US Scandinavica
Blood Press, 9 (2-3), 83-90
DOI 10.1080/08037050050151771, PubMed 10855729
Relative influence of insulin resistance versus blood pressure on vascular changes in longstanding hypertension. ICARUS, a LIFE sub study. Insulin Carotids US Scandinavia
J Hypertens, 18 (1), 75-81
DOI 10.1097/00004872-200018010-00011, PubMed 10678546
Assessment of insulin sensitivity by 90 min isoglycaemic hyperinsulinaemic glucose clamp in healthy young men
Blood Press, 9 (2-3), 121-5
DOI 10.1080/080370500453456, PubMed 10855735
Publications 1999
Insulin sensitivity is related to physical fitness and exercise blood pressure to structural vascular properties in young men
Hypertension, 33 (3), 781-6
DOI 10.1161/01.hyp.33.3.781, PubMed 10082487
Increased forearm blood flow during glucose clamp is related neither to insulin sensitivity nor to hyperinsulinemia in borderline hypertensive young men
Blood Press, 8 (4), 227-32
DOI 10.1080/080370599439616, PubMed 10697303
Publications 1998
Relationship between insulin sensitivity and maximal forearm blood flow in young men
Hypertension, 32 (5), 838-43
DOI 10.1161/01.hyp.32.5.838, PubMed 9822441
Insulin modifies the glucose response to mental stress independently of forearm blood flow
Blood Press, 7 (5-6), 291-8
DOI 10.1080/080370598437150, PubMed 10321442
Whole-blood viscosity and the insulin-resistance syndrome
J Hypertens, 16 (2), 203-10
DOI 10.1097/00004872-199816020-00011, PubMed 9535148
Publications 1997
Insulin sensitivity relates to other cardiovascular risk factors in young men: validation of some modifications of the hyperinsulinaemic, isoglycaemic glucose clamp technique
Blood Press Suppl, 2, 113-9
PubMed 9495639
Whole blood viscosity, blood pressure and cardiovascular risk factors in healthy blood donors
Blood Press, 6 (3), 161-5
DOI 10.3109/08037059709061932, PubMed 9181254
Publications 1996
The effect of angiotensin II receptor antagonism with losartan on glucose metabolism and insulin sensitivity
J Hypertens, 14 (9), 1093-7
DOI 10.1097/00004872-199609000-00008, PubMed 8986909
Publications 1995
The glucose clamp procedure activates the sympathetic nervous system even in the absence of hyperinsulinemia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 80 (11), 3151-4
DOI 10.1210/jcem.80.11.7593418, PubMed 7593418
Effects of losartan on insulin sensitivity in severe hypertension: connections through sympathetic nervous system activity?
J Hum Hypertens, 9 Suppl 5, S45-50
PubMed 8583481
Mental stress increases glucose uptake during hyperinsulinemia: associations with sympathetic and cardiovascular responsiveness
Metabolism, 44 (10), 1303-7
DOI 10.1016/0026-0495(95)90034-9, PubMed 7476289
Publications 1994
[Rhabdomyolysis and physical activity]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 114 (11), 1299-300
PubMed 8079206
Publications 1992
[Treatment of arthritis urica and hyperuricemia]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 112 (8), 1038-40
PubMed 1553729