Kristoffer Russell

  • Deputy leader, Senior Consultant in Invasive Cardiology; MD, PhD, FESC
  • +47 230 72116

Kristoffer Russell, MD, PhD, FESC. Deputy leader for the research group Integrated Cardiovascular Function at the Institute for Surgical Research. He is also a Senior consultant in invasive cardiology and head of section for interventional cardiology at Oslo University Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Rikshospitalet.

Russell graduated as MD from Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in 2004 and obtained his PhD at Rikshospitalet, University of Oslo, in 2012, under guidance of Professor Smiseth. He is the co-inventor of the non-invasive myocardial work index, currently licensed by General Electrics. He is a board certified specialist in Internal Medicine and Cardiology. Russell has extensive knowledge in coronary and structural interventional cardiology, as well as in experimental research and clinical studies. The main topics of his research are myocardial function, myocardial work and valvular heart disease.

Russell has numerous publications in peer-reviewed journals of high impact and has a high citation rate.

 

Publications 2024

Ribic D, Remme EW, Smiseth OA, Massey RJ, Eek CH, Kvitting JP, Gullestad L, Broch K, Russell K (2024)
Non-invasive myocardial work in aortic stenosis: validation and improvement in left ventricular pressure estimation
Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging, 25 (2), 201-212
DOI 10.1093/ehjci/jead227, PubMed 37672652

Publications 2021

Ahn JM, Zimmermann FM, Gullestad L, Angerås O, Karason K, Russell K, Lunde K, Okada K, Luikart H, Khush KK, Honda Y, Pijls NHJ, Lee SE, Kim JJ, Park SJ, Solberg OG, Fearon WF (2021)
Microcirculatory Resistance Predicts Allograft Rejection and Cardiac Events After Heart Transplantation
J Am Coll Cardiol, 78 (24), 2425-2435
DOI 10.1016/j.jacc.2021.10.009, PubMed 34886963

Publications 2015

Boe E, Russell K, Eek C, Eriksen M, Remme EW, Smiseth OA, Skulstad H (2015)
Non-invasive myocardial work index identifies acute coronary occlusion in patients with non-ST-segment elevation-acute coronary syndrome
Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging, 16 (11), 1247-55
DOI 10.1093/ehjci/jev078, PubMed 25851329

Remme EW, Niederer S, Gjesdal O, Russell K, Hyde ER, Smith N, Smiseth OA (2015)
Factors determining the magnitude of the pre-ejection leftward septal motion in left bundle branch block
Europace, 18 (12), 1905-1913
DOI 10.1093/europace/euv381, PubMed 26612883

Publications 2014

Boe E, Russell K, Remme EW, Gjesdal O, Smiseth OA, Skulstad H (2014)
Cardiac responses to left ventricular pacing in hearts with normal electrical conduction: beneficial effect of improved filling is counteracted by dyssynchrony
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, 307 (3), H370-8
DOI 10.1152/ajpheart.00089.2014, PubMed 24906920

Publications 2013

Russell K, Eriksen M, Aaberge L, Wilhelmsen N, Skulstad H, Gjesdal O, Edvardsen T, Smiseth OA (2013)
Assessment of wasted myocardial work: a novel method to quantify energy loss due to uncoordinated left ventricular contractions
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, 305 (7), H996-1003
DOI 10.1152/ajpheart.00191.2013, PubMed 23893165

Publications 2012

Russell K, Eriksen M, Aaberge L, Wilhelmsen N, Skulstad H, Remme EW, Haugaa KH, Opdahl A, Fjeld JG, Gjesdal O, Edvardsen T, Smiseth OA (2012)
A novel clinical method for quantification of regional left ventricular pressure-strain loop area: a non-invasive index of myocardial work
Eur Heart J, 33 (6), 724-33
DOI 10.1093/eurheartj/ehs016, PubMed 22315346

Publications 2011

Gjesdal O, Remme EW, Opdahl A, Skulstad H, Russell K, Kongsgaard E, Edvardsen T, Smiseth OA (2011)
Mechanisms of abnormal systolic motion of the interventricular septum during left bundle-branch block
Circ Cardiovasc Imaging, 4 (3), 264-73
DOI 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.110.961417, PubMed 21393502

Nagueh SF, Bhatt R, Vivo RP, Krim SR, Sarvari SI, Russell K, Edvardsen T, Smiseth OA, Estep JD (2011)
Echocardiographic evaluation of hemodynamics in patients with decompensated systolic heart failure
Circ Cardiovasc Imaging, 4 (3), 220-7
DOI 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.111.963496, PubMed 21398512

Russell K, Smiseth OA, Gjesdal O, Qvigstad E, Norseng PA, Sjaastad I, Opdahl A, Skulstad H, Edvardsen T, Remme EW (2011)
Mechanism of prolonged electromechanical delay in late activated myocardium during left bundle branch block
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, 301 (6), H2334-43
DOI 10.1152/ajpheart.00644.2011, PubMed 21984549

Smiseth OA, Russell K, Skulstad H (2011)
The role of echocardiography in quantification of left ventricular dyssynchrony: state of the art and future directions
Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging, 13 (1), 61-8
DOI 10.1093/ejechocard/jer243, PubMed 22094237

Publications 2010

Russell K, Opdahl A, Remme EW, Gjesdal O, Skulstad H, Kongsgaard E, Edvardsen T, Smiseth OA (2010)
Evaluation of left ventricular dyssynchrony by onset of active myocardial force generation: a novel method that differentiates between electrical and mechanical etiologies
Circ Cardiovasc Imaging, 3 (4), 405-14
DOI 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.109.905539, PubMed 20494943

Publications 2009

Smiseth OA, Russell K, Remme EW (2009)
Pacing in heart failure patients with narrow QRS: is there more to gain than resynchronization?
Circulation, 120 (17), 1651-3
DOI 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.109.900381, PubMed 19822804