Knut Gjesdal

  • Professor emeritus; MD, PhD

Knut Gjesdal, a cardiologist with knowledge on ECG and arrhythmias, has been a consistent contributor to Oslo Ischemia Study research during the last 15 years.

 

Publications 2024

Havig SM, Berg-Pedersen RM, Krabseth HM, Müller LD, Haugaa K, Zare HK, Gjesdal K, Krajci P, Opdal MS (2024)
Effect on QTc interval by switching from methadone to equipotent R-methadone dose in methadone maintenance treatment patients
Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol, 134 (4), 519-530
DOI 10.1111/bcpt.13982, PubMed 38308508

Publications 2022

Fyksen TS, Vanberg P, Gjesdal K, von Lueder TG, Bjørnerheim R, Steine K, Atar D, Halvorsen S (2022)
Cardiovascular phenotype of long-term anabolic-androgenic steroid abusers compared with strength-trained athletes
Scand J Med Sci Sports, 32 (8), 1170-1181
DOI 10.1111/sms.14172, PubMed 35460300

Mariampillai JE, Kjeldsen SE, Gjesdal K, Skretteberg PT (2022)
Blood pressure during moderate or maximal exercise: hardly two sides of the same coin
J Hypertens, 40 (6), 1243-1244
DOI 10.1097/HJH.0000000000003121, PubMed 35703887

Peterson HF, Eskild A, Sommerfelt S, Gjesdal K, Borthne AS, Mørkrid L, Hillestad V (2022)
Percentiles of intrauterine placental volume and placental volume relative to fetal volume: A prospective magnetic resonance imaging study
Placenta, 121, 40-45
DOI 10.1016/j.placenta.2022.02.023, PubMed 35259595

Publications 2021

Brunström M, Kjeldsen SE, Kreutz R, Gjesdal K, Narkiewicz K, Burnier M, Oparil S, Mancia G (2021)
Missing Verification of Source Data in Hypertension Research: The HYGIA PROJECT in Perspective
Hypertension, 78 (2), 555-558
DOI 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.121.17356, PubMed 34232677

Falk RS, Mariampillai JE, Prestgaard EE, Heir T, Bodegård J, Robsahm TE, Grundvold I, Skretteberg PT, Engeseth K, Bjornholt JV, Stavem K, Liestøl K, Sandvik L, Thaulow E, Erikssen G, Kjeldsen SE, Gjesdal K, Erikssen JE (2021)
The Oslo Ischaemia Study: cohort profile
BMJ Open, 11 (10), e049111
DOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-049111, PubMed 34645662

Mariampillai JE, Prestgaard EE, Kjeldsen SE, Liestøl K, Grundvold I, Bodegård J, Gjesdal K, Erikssen JE, Skretteberg PT (2021)
Novel insights into stroke risk beyond resting and maximal bicycle exercise systolic blood pressure
J Hypertens, 39 (10), 2022-2029
DOI 10.1097/HJH.0000000000002894, PubMed 34102659

Publications 2020

Ariansen I, Degerud E, Gjesdal K, Tell GS, Næss Ø (2020)
Examining the lower range of the association between alcohol intake and risk of incident hospitalization with atrial fibrillation
Int J Cardiol Heart Vasc, 31, 100679
DOI 10.1016/j.ijcha.2020.100679, PubMed 34095445

Bjørkavoll-Bergseth M, Kleiven Ø, Auestad B, Eftestøl T, Oskal K, Nygård M, Skadberg Ø, Aakre KM, Melberg T, Gjesdal K, Ørn S (2020)
Duration of Elevated Heart Rate Is an Important Predictor of Exercise-Induced Troponin Elevation
J Am Heart Assoc, 9 (4), e014408
DOI 10.1161/JAHA.119.014408, PubMed 32065043

Gjesdal K (2020)
[Long-term ECG: The importance of correct use]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 140 (5)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.20.0200, PubMed 32238969

Gjesdal K (2020)
Long-term ECG: Proper use is important
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 140 (5), 428

Mirza Y, Prestgaard EE, Selmer R, Liestøl K, Grundvold I, Erikssen JE, Kjeldsen SE, Gjesdal K (2020)
[Ten-year prediction of cardiovascular disease in healthy Norwegian men, based on NORRISK-2]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 140 (12)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.20.0089, PubMed 32900157

Publications 2019

Mariampillai JE, Liestøl K, Kjeldsen SE, Prestgaard EE, Engeseth K, Bodegard J, Berge E, Gjesdal K, Erikssen J, Grundvold I, Skretteberg PT (2019)
Exercise Systolic Blood Pressure at Moderate Workload Is Linearly Associated With Coronary Disease Risk in Healthy Men
Hypertension, 75 (1), 44-50
DOI 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.119.13528, PubMed 31735088

Piira A, Lannem AM, Gjesdal K, Knutsen R, Jørgensen L, Glott T, Hjeltnes N, Knutsen SF, Sørensen M (2019)
Quality of life and psychological outcomes of body-weight supported locomotor training in spinal cord injured persons with long-standing incomplete lesions
Spinal Cord, 58 (5), 560-569
DOI 10.1038/s41393-019-0401-2, PubMed 31848443

Piira A, Lannem AM, Sørensen M, Glott T, Knutsen R, Jørgensen L, Gjesdal K, Hjeltnes N, Knutsen SF (2019)
Manually assisted body-weight supported locomotor training does not re-establish walking in non-walking subjects with chronic incomplete spinal cord injury: A randomized clinical trial
J Rehabil Med, 51 (2), 113-119
DOI 10.2340/16501977-2508, PubMed 30483724

Piira A, Lannem AM, Sørensen M, Glott T, Knutsen R, Jørgensen L, Gjesdal K, Hjeltnes N, Knutsen SF (2019)
Robot-assisted locomotor training did not improve walking function in patients with chronic incomplete spinal cord injury: A randomized clinical trial
J Rehabil Med, 51 (5), 385-389
DOI 10.2340/16501977-2547, PubMed 30895326

Strømnes LA, Ree H, Gjesdal K, Ariansen I (2019)
Sex Differences in Quality of Life in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review
J Am Heart Assoc, 8 (8), e010992
DOI 10.1161/JAHA.118.010992, PubMed 30957624

Publications 2018

Engeseth K, Prestgaard EE, Mariampillai JE, Grundvold I, Liestol K, Kjeldsen SE, Bodegard J, Erikssen JE, Gjesdal K, Skretteberg PT (2018)
Physical fitness is a modifiable predictor of early cardiovascular death: A 35-year follow-up study of 2014 healthy middle-aged men
Eur J Prev Cardiol, 25 (15), 1655-1663
DOI 10.1177/2047487318793459, PubMed 30103630

Gjesdal K (2018)
CARDIOLOGY HOSPITAL The way we went- as I saw it
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 138 (9), 861

Gjesdal K (2018)
YOUR HEART The magic in a heart beat and how you take care of man's most important muscle
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 138 (20), 1994

Gjesdal K (2018)
Everything about the body's thorny engine
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 138 (20), 1994

Gjesdal K (2018)
YOUR AMAZING HEART With or without flicker and pain
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 138 (20), 1994

Prestgaard E, Mariampillai J, Engeseth K, Erikssen J, Bodegård J, Liestøl K, Gjesdal K, Kjeldsen S, Grundvold I, Berge E (2018)
Change in Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Risk of Stroke and Death: Long-Term Follow-Up of Healthy Middle-Aged Men
Stroke, 50 (1), 155-161
DOI 10.1161/STROKEAHA.118.021798, PubMed 30580727

Publications 2017

Gjesdal K (2017)
[Winston Churchill – the personal physician's story]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 137 (14-15)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.17.0193, PubMed 28828844

Gjesdal K (2017)
Winston Churchill - Life story
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 137 (14-15), 1065-1067

Larssen MS, Steine K, Hilde JM, Skjørten I, Hodnesdal C, Liestøl K, Gjesdal K (2017)
Mechanisms of ECG signs in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Open Heart, 4 (1), e000552
DOI 10.1136/openhrt-2016-000552, PubMed 28533915

Prestgaard E, Hodnesdal C, Engeseth K, Erikssen J, Bodegård J, Liestøl K, Gjesdal K, Kjeldsen SE, Grundvold I, Berge E (2017)
Long-term predictors of stroke in healthy middle-aged men
Int J Stroke, 13 (3), 292-300
DOI 10.1177/1747493017730760, PubMed 28929941

Publications 2016

Engeseth K, Hodnesdal C, Grundvold I, Liestøl K, Gjesdal K, Kjeldsen SE, Erikssen JE, Bodegard J, Skretteberg PT (2016)
Temporal Reduction in Chronotropic Index Predicts Risk of Cardiovascular Death Among Healthy Middle-Aged Men: a 28-Year Follow-Up Study
J Am Heart Assoc, 5 (12)
DOI 10.1161/JAHA.116.004555, PubMed 27881424

Gjesdal K (2016)
[The Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association and the authors]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 136 (7), 594
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.16.0229, PubMed 27094656

Gjesdal K (2016)
[Myocardial infarction now and then - a 50-year perspective]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 136 (9), 833-6
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.15.0852, PubMed 27221185

Gjesdal K (2016)
[Not Available]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 136 (14-15), 1185
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.16.0580, PubMed 27554544

Gjesdal K (2016)
Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal - 50 years anniversary
Scand Cardiovasc J, 50 (5-6), 251-252
DOI 10.1080/14017431.2016.1249021, PubMed 27735190

Gjesdal K (2016)
Basic book in medicine and surgery
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 136 (8), 731

Gjesdal K (2016)
ECG- easy to see
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 136 (8), 733

Gjesdal K (2016)
Heart attack before and now - a 50-year perspective
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 136 (9), 833-836

Publications 2015

Barth Z, Nomeland Witczak B, Schwartz T, Gjesdal K, Flatø B, Koller A, Sanner H, Sjaastad I (2015)
In juvenile dermatomyositis, heart rate variability is reduced, and associated with both cardiac dysfunction and markers of inflammation: a cross-sectional study median 13.5 years after symptom onset
Rheumatology (Oxford), 55 (3), 535-43
DOI 10.1093/rheumatology/kev376, PubMed 26500284

Gjesdal K, Grundvold I (2015)
Atrial fibrillation and exercise in women: some answers given, some questions remain
Heart, 101 (20), 1605-6
DOI 10.1136/heartjnl-2015-307836, PubMed 26206848

Kvittingen EV, Gjelsvik B, Gjesdal K (2015)
[ECG in general practice--the quality can be improved]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 135 (8), 746
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.15.0310, PubMed 25947593

Opdal MS, Arnesen M, Müller LD, Hullstein I, Sayed K, Brørs O, Kringen M, Sagedal S, Gjesdal K, Krajci P (2015)
Effects of Hemodialysis on Methadone Pharmacokinetics and QTc
Clin Ther, 37 (7), 1594-9
DOI 10.1016/j.clinthera.2015.04.009, PubMed 25963997

Publications 2014

Berge HM, Gjesdal K, Andersen TE, Solberg EE, Steine K (2014)
Prevalence of abnormal ECGs in male soccer players decreases with the Seattle criteria, but is still high
Scand J Med Sci Sports, 25 (4), 501-8
DOI 10.1111/sms.12274, PubMed 24961617

Berge HM, Steine K, Andersen TE, Solberg EE, Gjesdal K (2014)
Visual or computer-based measurements: important for interpretation of athletes' ECG
Br J Sports Med, 48 (9), 761-7
DOI 10.1136/bjsports-2014-093412, PubMed 24563390

Engeseth K, Hodnesdal C, Grundvold I, Liestøl K, Gjesdal K, Erikssen G, Kjeldsen SE, Erikssen JE, Bodegard J, Skretteberg PT (2014)
Heart rate reserve predicts cardiovascular death among physically unfit but otherwise healthy middle-aged men: a 35-year follow-up study
Eur J Prev Cardiol, 23 (1), 59-66
DOI 10.1177/2047487314553202, PubMed 25281482

Haakonsen S, Sirnes PA, Gjesdal K (2014)
[A man in his eighties with recurrent syncope]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 134 (1), 52-5
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.13.0241, PubMed 24429759

Ulimoen SR, Enger S, Norseth J, Pripp AH, Abdelnoor M, Arnesen H, Gjesdal K, Tveit A (2014)
Improved rate control reduces cardiac troponin T levels in permanent atrial fibrillation
Clin Cardiol, 37 (7), 422-7
DOI 10.1002/clc.22281, PubMed 24700386

Publications 2013

Gjesdal K (2013)
The cardiologist's nightmare
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 133 (15), 1606
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.13.0790, PubMed 23970277

Gjesdal K (2013)
Challenges for a Nordic cardiovascular journal
Scand. Cardiovasc. J., 47 (3), 130-131
DOI 10.3109/14017431.2013.790995

Grundvold I, Skretteberg PT, Engeseth K, Gjesdal K, Kjeldsen SE, Arnesen H, Bodegard J, Liestøl K, Erikssen G, Erikssen J (2013)
Response to Letter by Morris et al regarding article, "Low heart rates predict incident atrial fibrillation in healthy middle-aged men" by Grundvold et al
Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol, 6 (6), e102
DOI 10.1161/CIRCEP.113.001154, PubMed 24347602

Grundvold I, Skretteberg PT, Liestøl K, Erikssen G, Engeseth K, Gjesdal K, Kjeldsen SE, Arnesen H, Erikssen J, Bodegard J (2013)
Low heart rates predict incident atrial fibrillation in healthy middle-aged men
Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol, 6 (4), 726-31
DOI 10.1161/CIRCEP.113.000267, PubMed 23873309

Skretteberg PT, Grundvold I, Kjeldsen SE, Engeseth K, Liestøl K, Erikssen G, Erikssen J, Gjesdal K, Bodegard J (2013)
Seven-year increase in exercise systolic blood pressure at moderate workload predicts long-term risk of coronary heart disease and mortality in healthy middle-aged men
Hypertension, 61 (5), 1134-40
DOI 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.111.00793, PubMed 23529164

Stokstad MT, Berge HM, Gjesdal K (2013)
[Cardiac screening of young athletes]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 133 (16), 1722-5
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.13.0016, PubMed 24005709

Thelle DS, Selmer R, Gjesdal K, Sakshaug S, Jugessur A, Graff-Iversen S, Tverdal A, Nystad W (2013)
Resting heart rate and physical activity as risk factors for lone atrial fibrillation: a prospective study of 309,540 men and women
Heart, 99 (23), 1755-60
DOI 10.1136/heartjnl-2013-303825, PubMed 23749790

Ulimoen SR, Enger S, Pripp AH, Abdelnoor M, Arnesen H, Gjesdal K, Tveit A (2013)
Calcium channel blockers improve exercise capacity and reduce N-terminal Pro-B-type natriuretic peptide levels compared with beta-blockers in patients with permanent atrial fibrillation
Eur Heart J, 35 (8), 517-24
DOI 10.1093/eurheartj/eht429, PubMed 24135831

Publications 2012

Dalby M, Gjesdal K (2012)
[Resting pulse rate as an indicator of health and disease]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 132 (11), 1348-51
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.11.0629, PubMed 22717860

Gjesdal K, Johansen JB, Gadler F (2012)
Temporary emergency pacing--an orphan in district hospitals
Scand Cardiovasc J, 46 (3), 128-30
DOI 10.3109/14017431.2012.674550, PubMed 22404845

Graff-Iversen S, Gjesdal K, Jugessur A, Myrstad M, Nystad W, Selmer R, Thelle DS (2012)
Atrial fibrillation, physical activity and endurance training
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 132 (3), 295-9
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.11.0567, PubMed 22314739

Grundvold I, Skretteberg PT, Liestøl K, Gjesdal K, Erikssen G, Kjeldsen SE, Arnesen H, Erikssen J, Bodegard J (2012)
Importance of physical fitness on predictive effect of body mass index and weight gain on incident atrial fibrillation in healthy middle-age men
Am J Cardiol, 110 (3), 425-32
DOI 10.1016/j.amjcard.2012.03.043, PubMed 22579085

Hodnesdal C, Prestgaard E, Erikssen G, Gjesdal K, Kjeldsen SE, Liestol K, Skretteberg PT, Erikssen J, Bodegard J (2012)
Rapidly upsloping ST-segment on exercise ECG: a marker of reduced coronary heart disease mortality risk
Eur J Prev Cardiol, 20 (4), 541-8
DOI 10.1177/2047487312444370, PubMed 22492865

Larstorp AC, Ariansen I, Gjesdal K, Olsen MH, Ibsen H, Devereux RB, Okin PM, Dahlöf B, Kjeldsen SE, Wachtell K (2012)
Association of pulse pressure with new-onset atrial fibrillation in patients with hypertension and left ventricular hypertrophy: the Losartan Intervention For Endpoint (LIFE) reduction in hypertension study
Hypertension, 60 (2), 347-53
DOI 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.112.195032, PubMed 22753219

Nilsen KB, Berg-Hansen P, Berge E, Petterson MA, Gjesdal K (2012)
[A man with debilitating orthostatic hypotension]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 132 (15), 1758-61
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.11.1360, PubMed 22929944

Ulimoen SR, Enger S, Carlson J, Platonov PG, Pripp AH, Abdelnoor M, Arnesen H, Gjesdal K, Tveit A (2012)
Comparison of four single-drug regimens on ventricular rate and arrhythmia-related symptoms in patients with permanent atrial fibrillation
Am J Cardiol, 111 (2), 225-30
DOI 10.1016/j.amjcard.2012.09.020, PubMed 23111138

Publications 2011

Ariansen I, Dammen T, Abdelnoor M, Tveit A, Gjesdal K (2011)
Mental health and sleep in permanent atrial fibrillation patients from the general population
Clin Cardiol, 34 (5), 327-31
DOI 10.1002/clc.20883, PubMed 21319172

Ariansen I, Edvardsen E, Borchsenius F, Abdelnoor M, Tveit A, Gjesdal K (2011)
Lung function and dyspnea in patients with permanent atrial fibrillation
Eur J Intern Med, 22 (5), 466-70
DOI 10.1016/j.ejim.2011.06.010, PubMed 21925054

Ariansen I, Reims HM, Gjesdal K, Olsen MH, Ibsen H, Devereux RB, Okin PM, Kjeldsen SE, Dahlöf B, Wachtell K (2011)
Impact of alcohol habits and smoking on the risk of new-onset atrial fibrillation in hypertensive patients with ECG left ventricular hypertrophy: the LIFE study
Blood Press, 21 (1), 6-11
DOI 10.3109/08037051.2011.622978, PubMed 22070095

Bodegard J, Skretteberg PT, Gjesdal K, Pyörälä K, Kjeldsen SE, Liestøl K, Erikssen G, Erikssen J (2011)
Low-grade systolic murmurs in healthy middle-aged individuals: innocent or clinically significant? A 35-year follow-up study of 2014 Norwegian men
J Intern Med, 271 (6), 581-8
DOI 10.1111/j.1365-2796.2011.02480.x, PubMed 22061296

Publications 2010

Ariansen I, Abdelnoor M, Tveit A, Gjesdal K (2010)
Guidelines' criteria for rate control in atrial fibrillation: are they useful?
Scand Cardiovasc J, 44 (3), 132-8
DOI 10.3109/14017430903552632, PubMed 20184511

Sverdrup Ø, Jensen T, Solheim S, Gjesdal K (2010)
Training auscultatory skills: computer simulated heart sounds or additional bedside training? A randomized trial on third-year medical students
BMC Med Educ, 10, 3
DOI 10.1186/1472-6920-10-3, PubMed 20082701

Toivonen L, Raatikainen P, Walfridsson H, Englund A, Hegbom F, Anfinsen OG, Gjesdal K, Pehrson S, Johansson S, Frison L, Berggren AR, Edvardsson N (2010)
A randomized invasive cardiac electrophysiology study of the combined ion channel blocker AZD1305 in patients after catheter ablation of atrial flutter
J Cardiovasc Pharmacol, 56 (3), 300-8
DOI 10.1097/FJC.0b013e3181ed0859, PubMed 20588189

Publications 2009

Ekroth R, Gjesdal K (2009)
Aims, scopes and papers in the "Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal"
Scand Cardiovasc J, 43 (4), 217
DOI 10.1080/14017430903003615, PubMed 19629852

Gjesdal K (2009)
Non-investigational antiarrhythmic drugs: long-term use and limitations
Expert Opin Drug Saf, 8 (3), 345-55
DOI 10.1517/14740330902927647, PubMed 19432556

Task Force for the Diagnosis and Management of Syncope, European Society of Cardiology (ESC), European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA), Heart Failure Association (HFA), Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), Moya A, Sutton R, Ammirati F, Blanc JJ, Brignole M, Dahm JB, Deharo JC, Gajek J, Gjesdal K, Krahn A, Massin M, Pepi M, Pezawas T, Ruiz Granell R, Sarasin F, Ungar A, van Dijk JG, Walma EP, Wieling W (2009)
Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of syncope (version 2009)
Eur Heart J, 30 (21), 2631-71
DOI 10.1093/eurheartj/ehp298, PubMed 19713422

Publications 2008

Berge KE, Haugaa KH, Früh A, Anfinsen OG, Gjesdal K, Siem G, Oyen N, Greve G, Carlsson A, Rognum TO, Hallerud M, Kongsgård E, Amlie JP, Leren TP (2008)
Molecular genetic analysis of long QT syndrome in Norway indicating a high prevalence of heterozygous mutation carriers
Scand J Clin Lab Invest, 68 (5), 362-8
DOI 10.1080/00365510701765643, PubMed 18752142

Blanc JJ, Almendral J, Brignole M, Fatemi M, Gjesdal K, González-Torrecilla E, Kulakowski P, Lip GY, Shah D, Wolpert C, Scientific Initiatives Committee of the European Heart Rhythm Association (2008)
Consensus document on antithrombotic therapy in the setting of electrophysiological procedures
Europace, 10 (5), 513-27
DOI 10.1093/europace/eun104, PubMed 18442963

Christensen AH, Ribic D, Solheim S, Gjesdal K (2008)
[Occurrence of arrhythmias related to treatment of myocardial infarction]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 128 (19), 2163-6
PubMed 18846137

Gjesdal K (2008)
[Amiodarone--still a useful antiarrhythmic drug]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 128 (13), 1532-3
PubMed 18587462

Gjesdal K (2008)
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy--time for Nordic cooperation!
Scand Cardiovasc J, 42 (6), 363-5
DOI 10.1080/14017430802488511, PubMed 18924017

Gjesdal K, Feyzi J, Olsson SB (2008)
Digitalis: a dangerous drug in atrial fibrillation? Reply
Heart, 94 (12), 1654-1655

Gjesdal K, Platou E (2008)
[Guidelines should be followed as a rule]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 128 (21), 2450
PubMed 19105264

Gjesdal K, Vist GE, Bugge E, Rossvoll O, Johansen M, Norderhaug I, Ohm OJ (2008)
Curative ablation for atrial fibrillation: a systematic review
Scand Cardiovasc J, 42 (1), 3-8
DOI 10.1080/14017430701798838, PubMed 18273730

Teitelbaum JS, von Kummer R, Gjesdal K, Kristinsson A, Gahn G, Albers GW, SPORTIF Executive Steering Committee (2008)
Effect of ximelagatran and warfarin on stroke subtypes in atrial fibrillation
Can J Neurol Sci, 35 (2), 160-5
DOI 10.1017/s031716710000857x, PubMed 18574928

Publications 2007

Christiansen CS, Gjesdal K (2007)
[Implantable loop recorders in evaluation of syncope]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 127 (12), 1657-9
PubMed 17571107

Gjesdal K (2007)
Guidelines are usually the safer road
Cardiology, 107 (4), 373
DOI 10.1159/000099054, PubMed 17284897

Gjesdal K (2007)
EKG: praktisk veiledning med eksempler og tolkning
AstraZeneca, Oslo, 34 s.
BIBSYS 09298603x, ISBN 82-90683-15-4

Gjesdal K, Feyzi J, Olsson SB (2007)
Digitalis: a dangerous drug in atrial fibrillation? An analysis of the SPORTIF III and V data
Heart, 94 (2), 191-6
DOI 10.1136/hrt.2006.108399, PubMed 17483128

Publications 2006

Hegbom F, Sire S, Heldal M, Orning OM, Stavem K, Gjesdal K (2006)
Short-term exercise training in patients with chronic atrial fibrillation: effects on exercise capacity, AV conduction, and quality of life
J Cardiopulm Rehabil, 26 (1), 24-9
DOI 10.1097/00008483-200601000-00005, PubMed 16617223

Hegbom F, Stavem K, Sire S, Heldal M, Orning OM, Gjesdal K (2006)
Effects of short-term exercise training on symptoms and quality of life in patients with chronic atrial fibrillation
Int J Cardiol, 116 (1), 86-92
DOI 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.03.034, PubMed 16815571

Publications 2005

Berge KE, Haugaa KH, Anfinsen OG, Früh A, Hallerud M, Jonsrud C, Øyen N, Gjesdal K, Amlie JP, Leren TP (2005)
[DNA-based diagnostics of long QT syndrome]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 125 (20), 2783-6
PubMed 16244680

Bodegard J, Erikssen G, Bjørnholt JV, Gjesdal K, Liestøl K, Erikssen J (2005)
Reasons for terminating an exercise test provide independent prognostic information: 2014 apparently healthy men followed for 26 years
Eur Heart J, 26 (14), 1394-401
DOI 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi278, PubMed 15855193

Gjesdal K (2005)
Atrial fibrillation: what can we do, what should we do, and what must we do?
Scand Cardiovasc J, 39 (6), 324-6
DOI 10.1080/14017430500431433, PubMed 16352483

Haugaa KH, Berge KE, Früh A, Anfinsen OG, Arnestad M, Hallerud M, Gjesdal K, Leren TP, Amlie JP (2005)
[Cardiac ion channel disorders--diagnosis and treatment]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 125 (20), 2778-81
PubMed 16244679

Høyte H, Jensen T, Gjesdal K (2005)
Cardiac auscultation training of medical students: a comparison of electronic sensor-based and acoustic stethoscopes
BMC Med Educ, 5 (1), 14
DOI 10.1186/1472-6920-5-14, PubMed 15882458

Publications 2004

Bodegard J, Erikssen G, Bjørnholt JV, Gjesdal K, Thelle D, Erikssen J (2004)
Symptom-limited exercise testing, ST depressions and long-term coronary heart disease mortality in apparently healthy middle-aged men
Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil, 11 (4), 320-7
DOI 10.1097/01.hjr.0000136460.57921.46, PubMed 15292766

Gjesdal K (2004)
Reading Shakespeare - Reading modernity
Angelaki-J Theor. Humanit., 9 (3), 17-31
DOI 10.1080/0969725042000307600

Hegbom F, Orning OM, Heldal M, Gjesdal K (2004)
Effects of ablation, digitalis, and beta-blocker on dual atrioventricular nodal pathways and conduction during atrial fibrillation
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol, 15 (10), 1141-6
DOI 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2004.04014.x, PubMed 15485437

Larsen AI, Gjesdal K, Hall C, Aukrust P, Aarsland T, Dickstein K (2004)
Effect of exercise training in patients with heart failure: a pilot study on autonomic balance assessed by heart rate variability
Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil, 11 (2), 162-7
DOI 10.1097/01.hjr.0000124214.21584.bb, PubMed 15187821

Risøe C, Gjesdal K (2004)
[Anticoagulation therapy in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 124 (7), 950-2
PubMed 15060644

Publications 2003

Gjesdal K (2003)
Cardioversion of persistent atrial fibrillation--not yet an outdated treatment
Scand Cardiovasc J, 37 (6), 307-8
DOI 10.1080/14017430310020860, PubMed 14668178

Hegbom F, Orning OM, Gjesdal K (2003)
Dual AV nodal pathways and conduction during atrial fibrillation
Scand Cardiovasc J, 37 (4), 199-204
DOI 10.1080/14017430310002257, PubMed 12944207

Publications 2002

Gjesdal K (2002)
[Anticoagulation therapy of atrial fibrillation]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 122 (2), 191-2
PubMed 11873577

Pettersen E, Hagberg IA, Lyberg T, Gjesdal K (2002)
Do cardiac glycosides affect platelet function? A flow cytometric study in healthy volunteers
Eur J Clin Pharmacol, 58 (3), 181-6
DOI 10.1007/s00228-002-0451-8, PubMed 12107603

Publications 2001

Anfinsen OG, Gjesdal K, Aass H, Brosstad F, Orning OM, Amlie JP (2001)
When should heparin preferably be administered during radiofrequency catheter ablation?
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol, 24 (1), 5-12
DOI 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2001.00005.x, PubMed 11227969

Publications 2000

Aksnes TA, Nodenes K, Gjesdal K (2000)
[Use of tilt test in the investigation of syncope]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 120 (7), 803-6
PubMed 10806903

Gjesdal K (2000)
Surgery for atrial fibrillation--use of a sledgehammer to crack a nut?
Scand Cardiovasc J, 34 (5), 451-3
DOI 10.1080/140174300750064585, PubMed 11191932

Publications 1999

Anfinsen OG, Gjesdal K, Brosstad F, Orning OM, Aass H, Kongsgaard E, Amlie JP (1999)
The activation of platelet function, coagulation, and fibrinolysis during radiofrequency catheter ablation in heparinized patients
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol, 10 (4), 503-12
DOI 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1999.tb00706.x, PubMed 10355691

Aune B, Gjesdal K, Oian P (1999)
Late onset postpartum thrombocytosis in preeclampsia
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand, 78 (10), 866-70
PubMed 10577615

Grund F, Gjesdal K, Kirkeboen KA, Ilebekk A (1999)
Duration of ischaemic preconditioning and importance of size of area at risk in pigs
J Mol Cell Cardiol, 31 (7), 1369-80
DOI 10.1006/jmcc.1999.0971, PubMed 10403754

Morisbak B, Gjesdal K (1999)
[Computer-based interpretation of ECG--guiding or misleading?]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 119 (23), 3441-4
PubMed 10553343

Publications 1998

Gjesdal K (1998)
Quantity and quality relationships in cardiovascular medicine
Scand Cardiovasc J, 32 (3), 183-6
DOI 10.1080/14017439850140184, PubMed 9764437

Gjesdal K (1998)
Blessed competition or a life-or-death battle?
Scand Cardiovasc J, 32 (4), 195
DOI 10.1080/14017439850139960, PubMed 9802136

Gjesdal K, Orning OM (1998)
[Radiofrequency ablation of arrhythmia--considerable progress]
Nord Med, 113 (3), 75-7
PubMed 9528283

Mundal HH, Hjemdahl P, Gjesdal K (1998)
Acute effects of cigarette smoking on platelet function and plasma catecholamines in hypertensive and normotensive men
Am J Hypertens, 11 (6 Pt 1), 677-81
DOI 10.1016/s0895-7061(98)00022-3, PubMed 9657626

Mundal HH, Hjemdahl P, Urdal P, Kierulf P, Perneby C, Berg K, Gjesdal K (1998)
Beta-thromboglobulin in urine and plasma: influence of coronary risk factors
Thromb Res, 90 (5), 229-37
DOI 10.1016/s0049-3848(98)00062-0, PubMed 9694245

Publications 1997

Klemsdal TO, Mundal HH, Bredesen JE, Gjesdal K (1997)
Transdermal nitroglycerin: clinical and pharmacokinetic consequences of renewing the patch and the application site
Eur J Clin Pharmacol, 52 (5), 379-81
DOI 10.1007/s002280050304, PubMed 9272407

von Brandis P, Kjeldsen SE, Gjesdal K (1997)
[Sudden cardiac death in hypertension]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 117 (16), 2337-40
PubMed 9265281

Publications 1996

Gjesdal K (1996)
[Digitalis in atrial fibrillation. Still relevant treatment or an old-fashioned therapy?]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 116 (8), 973-5
PubMed 8650660

Gjesdal K, Platou ES, Aass H, Orning OM (1996)
[Ablation of the bundle of His in atrial arrhythmia. A solution when the drugs fail]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 116 (27), 3222-5
PubMed 9011974

Klemsdal TO, Gjesdal K (1996)
Intermittent or continuous transdermal nitroglycerin: still an issue, or is the case closed?
Cardiovasc Drugs Ther, 10 (1), 5-10
DOI 10.1007/BF00051124, PubMed 8723164

Klemsdal TO, Mundal HH, Gjesdal K (1996)
Effects of carvedilol and atenolol on arterial pulse curves (plethysmography) and finger temperature after hand cooling
Eur J Clin Pharmacol, 50 (6), 483-9
DOI 10.1007/s002280050145, PubMed 8858276

Klemsdal TO, Mundal HH, Gjesdal K (1996)
Mechanisms of tolerance during treatment with nitroglycerin patches for 24 h
Eur J Clin Pharmacol, 51 (3-4), 227-30
DOI 10.1007/s002280050188, PubMed 9010689

Publications 1995

ANDERSSEN SA, HAALAND A, HJERMANN I, URDAL P, GJESDAL K, HOLME I (1995)
OSLO DIET AND EXERCISE STUDY - A ONE-YEAR RANDOMIZED INTERVENTION TRIAL - EFFECT ON HEMOSTATIC VARIABLES AND OTHER CORONARY RISK-FACTORS
Nutr. Metab. Carbiovasc. Dis., 5 (3), 189-200

Gjesdal K (1995)
[From action potentials to ECG]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 115 (20), 2541-4
PubMed 7676419

Gjesdal K, Platou ES, Aass H, Heldal M, Orning OM (1995)
[Radiofrequency ablation of heart arrhythmias. Results in the first 150 patients treated at the Arrhythmia center in Oslo]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 115 (29), 3606-11
PubMed 8539713

Klemsdal TO, Gjesdal K, Zahlsen K (1995)
Physical exercise increases plasma concentrations of nicotine during treatment with a nicotine patch
Br J Clin Pharmacol, 39 (6), 677-9
DOI 10.1111/j.1365-2125.1995.tb05728.x, PubMed 7654487

Mundal HH, Hjemdahl P, Gjesdal K (1995)
Acute effects of low dose nicotine gum on platelet function in non-smoking hypertensive and normotensive men
Eur J Clin Pharmacol, 47 (5), 411-6
DOI 10.1007/BF00196854, PubMed 7720762

Publications 1994

Klemsdal TO, Andersson TL, Matz J, Ferns GA, Gjesdal K, Anggård EE (1994)
Vitamin E restores endothelium dependent vasodilatation in cholesterol fed rabbits: in vivo measurements by photoplethysmography
Cardiovasc Res, 28 (9), 1397-402
DOI 10.1093/cvr/28.9.1397, PubMed 7954652

Klemsdal TO, Mundal HH, Rudberg N, Gjesdal K (1994)
A new isosorbide dinitrate extended-release formulation: pharmacokinetic and clinical parameters in patients with stable angina pectoris
Eur J Clin Pharmacol, 47 (4), 351-4
DOI 10.1007/BF00191167, PubMed 7875187

Publications 1993

Gjesdal K (1993)
[Computer ECG--the technology is new, but is it useful?]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 113 (29), 3555-6
PubMed 8273088

Gjesdal K (1993)
Arytmier: kasuistikker med kommentarer
Meda A/S, Slemmestad, 63 s.
BIBSYS 970417845

Gjesdal K, Amlie JP, Orning OM (1993)
[Guidelines for use of amiodarone (Cordarone). A potent anti-arrhythmic agent that may have problematic adverse effects]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 113 (17), 2107-10
PubMed 8337671

Grendahl H, Gjesdal K (1993)
[The practical benefits of ambulatory continuous ECG recording]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 113 (7), 839-41
PubMed 8480288

Mundal HH, Gjesdal K, Landmark K (1993)
The effect of N-3 fatty acids and nifedipine on platelet function in hypertensive males
Thromb Res, 72 (3), 257-62
DOI 10.1016/0049-3848(93)90192-q, PubMed 8303664

Mundal HH, Nordby G, Lande K, Gjesdal K, Kjeldsen SE, Os I (1993)
Effect of cold pressor test and awareness of hypertension on platelet function in normotensive and hypertensive women
Scand J Clin Lab Invest, 53 (6), 585-91
DOI 10.3109/00365519309092557, PubMed 8266004

Publications 1992

Gjesdal K (1992)
[Primum nil nocere (first: do no harm). Should the treatment of patients with ventricular arrhythmia be centralized?]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 112 (19), 2510
PubMed 1412256

Gjesdal K, Melsom H, Jonsbu J, Nordal A, Hjort PF (1992)
[Highly specialized medicine. How to assign the tasks?]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 112 (23), 2985-8
PubMed 1412349

Gjesdal K, Melsom H, Jonsbu J, Nordal A, Hjort PF (1992)
[Cooperation between regional and central hospitals--how to achieve the best results?]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 112 (27), 3456-9
PubMed 1462313

Kjeldsen SE, Rostrup M, Moan A, Mundal HH, Gjesdal K, Eide IK (1992)
The sympathetic nervous system may modulate the metabolic cardiovascular syndrome in essential hypertension
J Cardiovasc Pharmacol, 20 Suppl 8, S32-9
PubMed 1283768

Klemsdal TO, Gjesdal K (1992)
The effect of transdermal nitroglycerin on exercise tolerance in relation to patch application time--a meta-analysis
Cardiovasc Drugs Ther, 6 (6), 641-9
DOI 10.1007/BF00052566, PubMed 1292583

Klemsdal TO, Gjesdal K, Bredesen JE (1992)
Heating and cooling of the nitroglycerin patch application area modify the plasma level of nitroglycerin
Eur J Clin Pharmacol, 43 (6), 625-8
DOI 10.1007/BF02284961, PubMed 1493844

Publications 1991

Gjesdal K (1991)
Angina pectoris i praksis: kasuistikker med kommentarer
K. Gjesdal, [S.l.], 42 s.
BIBSYS 940070979, ISBN 82-990638-3-3

Gjesdal K, Klemsdal TO, Rykke EO, Bredesen JE (1991)
Transdermal nitrate therapy: bioavailability during exercise increases transiently after the daily change of patch
Br J Clin Pharmacol, 31 (5), 560-2
DOI 10.1111/j.1365-2125.1991.tb05582.x, PubMed 1909540

Kjeldsen SE, Rostrup M, Gjesdal K, Eide I (1991)
The epinephrine-blood platelet connection with special reference to essential hypertension
Am Heart J, 122 (1 Pt 2), 330-6
DOI 10.1016/0002-8703(91)90843-7, PubMed 2053554

Publications 1990

Gjesdal K, Aursnes I (1990)
[Drug therapy of acute myocardial infarction and unstable coronary syndrome]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 110 (21), 2774-7
PubMed 1977206

Husebye E, Kjeldsen SE, Lande K, Gjesdal K, Os I, Eide I (1990)
Increased arterial adrenaline is related to pain in uncomplicated myocardial infarction
J Intern Med, 228 (6), 617-22
DOI 10.1111/j.1365-2796.1990.tb00288.x, PubMed 2149143

Rostrup M, Mundal HH, Kjeldsen SE, Gjesdal K, Eide I (1990)
Awareness of high blood pressure stimulates platelet release reaction
Thromb Haemost, 63 (3), 367-70
PubMed 2144919

Rykke EO, Gjesdal K, Skjaeggestad O, Grønseth K, Hol R (1990)
[Ischemic left ventricular failure. Main stem coronary stenosis treated with angioplasty]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 110 (23), 3003-4
PubMed 2237851

Publications 1989

Gjesdal K (1989)
[Treatment of angina pectoris]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 109 (17-18), 1895-6
PubMed 2749675

Gjesdal K, Müller C (1989)
[Vasospastic angina pectoris]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 109 (26), 2643-5
PubMed 2814986

Lande K, Os I, Kjeldsen SE, Westheim A, Hjermann I, Eide I, Gjesdal K (1989)
Effect of dopamine and dopamine-antagonist infusion on blood platelet count, size and release reaction in hypertensive and normotensive subjects
Scand J Clin Lab Invest, 49 (4), 307-15
DOI 10.3109/00365518909089102, PubMed 2525805

Publications 1988

Johansen O, Gjesdal K, Orstavik I (1988)
[Cytomegalovirus infection after blood transfusion. A common but usually unrecognized complication?]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 108 (3), 223-4
PubMed 2832969

Kjeldsen SE, Gjesdal K, Leren P, Eide IK (1988)
Decreased platelet-free dopamine and unchanged noradrenaline and adrenaline in essential hypertension
Thromb Haemost, 60 (2), 251-4
PubMed 3217920

Kjeldsen SE, Lande K, Gjesdal K, Leren P, Eide IK (1988)
Plasma adrenaline: relations to blood pressure, blood platelet function and blood lipids in essential hypertension
Pharmacol Toxicol, 63 Suppl 1, 35-7
DOI 10.1111/j.1600-0773.1988.tb02036.x, PubMed 3200793

Kjeldsen SE, Os I, Westheim A, Lande K, Gjesdal K, Hjermann I, Eide I (1988)
Hyper-responsiveness to low-dose epinephrine infusion in mild essential hypertension
J Hypertens Suppl, 6 (4), S581-3
DOI 10.1097/00004872-198812040-00182, PubMed 3241257

Kjeldsen SE, Westheim A, Lande K, Gjesdal K, Leren P, Enger E, Eide IK (1988)
Sodium depletion increases platelet and plasma catecholamines in hypertensive men
Hypertension, 11 (5), 477-82
DOI 10.1161/01.hyp.11.5.477, PubMed 3366481

Lande K, Kjeldsen SE, Os I, Westheim A, Hjermann I, Eide I, Gjesdal K (1988)
Increased platelet and vascular smooth muscle reactivity to low-dose adrenaline infusion in mild essential hypertension
J Hypertens, 6 (3), 219-25
DOI 10.1097/00004872-198803000-00006, PubMed 2966193

Myreng Y, Kjeldsen SE, Eide IK, Grendahl H, Gjesdal K (1988)
Long-term pacing in VVI-modes elicit similar sympathetic drive
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol, 11 (7), 1114-5
DOI 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1988.tb03960.x, PubMed 2457893

Publications 1987

Barkve TF, Gjesdal K (1987)
[Development of tolerance to glyceryl trinitrate and other nitrates]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 107 (10-11), 951-2
PubMed 3111006

Gjesdal K, Grendahl H, Sivertsen E (1987)
[Recurrent ventricular tachycardias. Treatment guided by programmed electric stimulation of the heart]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 107 (15), 1352-5
PubMed 3603503

Gjesdal K, Grendahl H, Sivertssen E, Semb G (1987)
[Malignant ventricular arrhythmia. Treatment with physiologically guided surgery]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 107 (23), 1878-80
PubMed 3499010

Gjesdal K, Orstavik I, Fagerhol M, Endresen K, Reikvam A, Ulstrup JC, Sivertssen E (1987)
Blood donor selection can prevent cytomegalovirus infection after open heart surgery
Eur Heart J, 8 (4), 378-81
DOI 10.1093/oxfordjournals.eurheartj.a062290, PubMed 3038552

Kjeldsen SE, Lande K, Gjesdal K, Westheim A, Foss OP, Leren P, Eide IK (1987)
Increased platelet release reaction in 50-year-old men with essential hypertension: correlation with atherogenic cholesterol fractions
Am Heart J, 113 (1), 151-5
DOI 10.1016/0002-8703(87)90023-8, PubMed 2948378

Lande K, Kjeldsen SE, Eide I, Leren P, Gjesdal K (1987)
Does increased platelet release normalize during anti-hypertensive treatment?
Thromb Haemost, 58 (3), 834-8
PubMed 2963402

Lande K, Os I, Kjeldsen SE, Westheim A, Hjermann I, Eide I, Gjesdal K (1987)
Increased platelet size and release reaction in essential hypertension
J Hypertens, 5 (4), 401-6
PubMed 2959720

Myreng Y, Lande K, Kjeldsen SE, Eide I, Grendahl H, Gjesdal K (1987)
Increase in beta-thromboglobulin during exercise
Thromb Res, 48 (1), 111-5
DOI 10.1016/0049-3848(87)90351-3, PubMed 2962334

Smith G, Gjesdal K (1987)
[Right ventricular dysplasia. An unusual cause of ventricular tachycardia]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 107 (9), 852-4
PubMed 3590126

Publications 1986

Barkve TF, Langseth-Manrique K, Bredesen JE, Gjesdal K (1986)
Increased uptake of transdermal glyceryl trinitrate during physical exercise and during high ambient temperature
Am Heart J, 112 (3), 537-41
DOI 10.1016/0002-8703(86)90518-1, PubMed 3092610

Gjesdal K, Kjeldsen SE, Lande K, Westheim A, Aakesson I, Foss OP, Leren P, Eide IK (1986)
Blood platelet release correlates with serum lipids in 50 year old men with essential hypertension
Acta Med Scand Suppl, 714, 125-8
DOI 10.1111/j.0954-6820.1986.tb08980.x, PubMed 2953173

GJESDAL K, KJELDSEN SE, LANDE K, WESTHEIM A, AAKESSON I, FOSS OP, LEREN P, EIDE IK (1986)
BLOOD-PLATELET RELEASE CORRELATES WITH SERUM-LIPIDS IN 50-YEAR-OLD MEN WITH ESSENTIAL-HYPERTENSION
Acta Med. Scand. (714), 125-128

Gjesdal K, Strømme JH, Myhre K (1986)
[Long-distance bicycle contest. Heart rhythm and serum enzymes]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 106 (33), 2884-6
PubMed 3810614

Kjeldsen SE, Lande K, Gjesdal K, Jackson MB, Westheim A, Frederichsen P, Leren P, Eide I (1986)
Increased plasma noradrenaline during severe sodium restriction does not stimulate platelet release in essential hypertension
Thromb Haemost, 56 (2), 120-3
PubMed 2949387

LANDE K, OS I, KJELDSEN SE, WESTHEIM A, HJERMANN I, EIDE I, GJESDAL K (1986)
BLOOD-PLATELET SIZE, PLATELET-RELEASE REACTION AND RESPONSE TO INFUSED ADRENALINE ARE INCREASED IN MILD ESSENTIAL-HYPERTENSION
J. Hypertens., 4 6, S234-S236

Lande K, Os I, Kjeldsen SE, Westheim A, Aakesson I, Hjermann I, Eide I, Gjesdal K (1986)
Platelet volume, platelet release reaction and platelet response to infused adrenaline are increased in essential hypertension
Acta Med Scand Suppl, 714, 129-32
DOI 10.1111/j.0954-6820.1986.tb08981.x, PubMed 2953174

LANDE K, OS I, KJELDSEN SE, WESTHEIM A, AAKESSON I, HJERMANN I, EIDE I, GJESDAL K (1986)
PLATELET VOLUME - PLATELET-RELEASE REACTION AND PLATELET RESPONSE TO INFUSED ADRENALINE ARE INCREASED IN ESSENTIAL-HYPERTENSION
Acta Med. Scand. (714), 129-132

Oian P, Lande K, Kjeldsen SE, Gjesdal K, Aakesson I, Eide I, Maltau JM (1986)
Enhanced platelet release reaction related to arterial plasma adrenaline and blood pressure in pre-eclampsia
Br J Obstet Gynaecol, 93 (6), 548-53
DOI 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1986.tb07952.x, PubMed 2942173

Publications 1985

Endresen K, Gjesdal K, Orstavik I, Sivertssen E, Reikvam A, Ulstrup JC, Aalen OO (1985)
Primary cytomegalovirus infection following open heart surgery
Acta Med Scand, 218 (4), 423-8
DOI 10.1111/j.0954-6820.1985.tb08868.x, PubMed 3002147

Gjesdal K, Bille S, Bredesen JE, Bjørge E, Halvorsen B, Langseth K, Lunde PK, Silvertssen E (1985)
Exposure to glyceryl trinitrate during gun powder production: plasma glyceryl trinitrate concentration, elimination kinetics, and discomfort among production workers
Br J Ind Med, 42 (1), 27-31
DOI 10.1136/oem.42.1.27, PubMed 3917307

Kjeldsen SE, Eide I, Aakesson I, Oian P, Maltau JM, Lande K, Gjesdal K (1985)
Increased arterial adrenaline is highly correlated to blood pressure and in vivo platelet function in pre-eclampsia
J Hypertens Suppl, 3 (3), S93-5
PubMed 2856791

Lande K, Gjesdal K, Fønstelien E, Kjeldsen SE, Eide I (1985)
Effects of adrenaline infusion on platelet number, volume and release reaction
Thromb Haemost, 54 (2), 450-3
PubMed 2417349

Lande K, Gjesdal K, Os I, Kjeldsen SE, Eide I, Westheim A, Hjermann I (1985)
Does arterial rather than venous plasma beta-thromboglobulin better reflect in vivo platelet release reaction?
Thromb Haemost, 54 (2), 547
PubMed 2417355

Publications 1983

Endresen K, Gjesdal K (1983)
[Urine microscopy. Is it a necessary routine examination?]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 103 (8-9), 773-5
PubMed 6879570

Kjeldsen SE, Gjesdal K, Eide I, Aakesson I, Amundsen R, Foss OP, Leren P (1983)
Increased beta-thromboglobulin in essential hypertension: interactions between arterial plasma adrenaline, platelet function and blood lipids
Acta Med Scand, 213 (5), 369-73
DOI 10.1111/j.0954-6820.1983.tb03753.x, PubMed 6192689

Publications 1981

Aursnes I, Gjesdal K, Abildgaard U (1981)
Platelet aggregation induced by ADP from unsheared erythrocytes at physiological Ca++-concentration
Br J Haematol, 47 (1), 149-52
DOI 10.1111/j.1365-2141.1981.tb02769.x, PubMed 7437341

Publications 1978

Gjesdal K (1978)
Studies on platelet factor 4
[K. Gjesdal], Tromsø, 1 b. (flere pag.)
BIBSYS 910029377

Larsen ML, Abildgaard U, Teien AN, Gjesdal K (1978)
Assay of plasma heparin using thrombin and the chromogenic substrate H-D-Phe-Pip-Arg-pNA (S-2238)
Thromb Res, 13 (2), 285-8
DOI 10.1016/0049-3848(78)90016-6, PubMed 567858

Publications 1977

Gjesdal K, Orning OM, Smith E (1977)
Fatal atheromatous emboli to the kidneys after left-heart catheterisation
Lancet, 2 (8034), 405
DOI 10.1016/s0140-6736(77)90335-x, PubMed 70616

Gjesdal K, Pepper DS (1977)
Half-life of platelet factor 4 (PF-4) in plasma and platelets from macaca mulatta
Thromb Haemost, 37 (1), 73-80
PubMed 402708

Gjesdal K, Sørlie D (1977)
Platelet function during reconstructive peripheral arterial surgery
Acta Chir Scand, 143 (6), 329-34
PubMed 605731

Skjerven O, Gjesdal K, Vold J (1977)
[Infectious diseases in general practice. Occurence and drug therapy]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 97 (34-36), 1800-1
PubMed 594988

Publications 1976

Gjesdal K (1976)
Platelet function and plasma free fatty acids during acute myocardial infarction and severe angina pectoris
Scand J Haematol, 17 (3), 205-12
DOI 10.1111/j.1600-0609.1976.tb01176.x, PubMed 968450

Gjesdal K, Abrahamsen AF (1976)
Platelet consumption and plasma concentration of platelet factor 4 (PF-J)
Scand J Haematol, 17 (1), 5-9
DOI 10.1111/j.1600-0609.1976.tb02834.x, PubMed 959773

Gjesdal K, Nordoy A, Wang H, Berntsen H, Mjos OD (1976)
Effects of fasting on plasma and platelet-free fatty acids and platelet function in healthy males
Thromb Haemost, 36 (2), 325-33
PubMed 1036837

Vaage J, Gjesdal K (1976)
Lung responses and platelet release reaction following induced intravascular platelet aggregation in the cat
Scand J Clin Lab Invest, 36 (7), 641-8
DOI 10.1080/00365517609054489, PubMed 828297

Publications 1975

Gjesdal K, Sorlie D (1975)
Proceedings: Platelet studies during vascular surgery
Thromb Diath Haemorrh, 34 (1), 358-9
PubMed 1188815

Nordły A, Gjesdal K, Jaeger S, Berntsen H (1975)
The effect of noradrenalin infusion on plasma and platelet lipids and platelet function in man
Thromb Diath Haemorrh, 33 (2), 328-34
PubMed 1138424

NORDOY A, GJESDAL K, JAEGER S, BERNTSEN H (1975)
EFFECT OF NORADRENALIN INFUSION ON PLASMA AND PLATELET LIPIDS AND PLATELET-FUNCTION IN MAN
THROMB DIATH HAEMOST, 33 (2), 328-334
DOI 10.1055/s-0038-1647884

Vaage J, Gjesdal K (1975)
Proceedings: Release of platelet factor 4 (PF 4) during repeatedly induced platelet aggregation in vivo
Thromb Diath Haemorrh, 34 (2), 575
PubMed 1198472

Publications 1974

Gjesdal K (1974)
Platelet factor 4 (PF-4). An electroimmuno assay for PF-4 in human plasma
Scand J Haematol, 13 (3), 232-40
DOI 10.1111/j.1600-0609.1974.tb00264.x, PubMed 4218359

Gjesdal K (1974)
Platelet factor 4 (PF-4). A study on methodology and physiology
Scand J Haematol, 12 (1), 51-9
DOI 10.1111/j.1600-0609.1974.tb00180.x, PubMed 4598702

Gjesdal K, Stromme JH (1974)
Multiphasic screening programme for somatic diseases among elderly long-term psychiatric patients
Br J Psychiatry, 124 (0), 564-72
DOI 10.1192/bjp.124.6.564, PubMed 4853283

Nordoy A, Strom E, Gjesdal K (1974)
The effect of alimentary hyperlipaemia and primary hypertriglyceridaemia on platelets in man
Scand J Haematol, 12 (5), 329-40
DOI 10.1111/j.1600-0609.1974.tb00218.x, PubMed 4854739

NORDOY A, STROM E, GJESDAL K (1974)
EFFECT OF ALIMENTARY HYPERLIPEMIA AND PRIMARY HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA ON PLATELETS IN MAN
SCAND J HAEMATOL, 12 (5), 329-340

Publications 1971

Gjesdal K, Pape JF, Aandahl EH (1971)
[Diagnosis of urinary tract infection in general practice. A study of test conditions and transport methods for urine tests]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 91 (28), 2020-4
PubMed 4943253

Publications 1969

Gjesdal K (1969)
[Medical education]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 89 (13), 1096-8
PubMed 5799896