Publications 2020

Tancin Lambert A, Kong XY, Ratajczak-Tretel B, Atar D, Russell D, Skjelland M, Bjerkeli V, Skagen K, Coq M, Schordan E, Firat H, Halvorsen B, Aamodt AH (2020)
Biomarkers Associated with Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Ischemic Stroke: A Pilot Study from the NOR-FIB Study
Cerebrovasc Dis Extra, 10 (1), 11-20
DOI 10.1159/000504529, PubMed 32028277

Publications 2019

Hov MR, Røislien J, Lindner T, Zakariassen E, Bache KCG, Solyga VM, Russell D, Lund CG (2019)
Stroke severity quantification by critical care physicians in a mobile stroke unit
Eur J Emerg Med, 26 (3), 194-198
DOI 10.1097/MEJ.0000000000000529, PubMed 29239899

Ratajczak-Tretel B, Lambert AT, Johansen H, Halvorsen B, Bjerkeli V, Russell D, Sandset EC, Ihle-Hansen H, Eriksen E, Næss H, Novotny V, Khanevski AN, Truelsen TC, Idicula T, Ægidius KL, Tobro H, Krogseth SB, Ihle-Hansen H, Hagberg G, Kruuse C, Arntzen K, Bakkejord GK, Villseth M, Nakstad I, Eldøen G et al. (2019)
Atrial fibrillation in cryptogenic stroke and transient ischaemic attack - The Nordic Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke (NOR-FIB) Study: Rationale and design
Eur Stroke J, 4 (2), 172-180
DOI 10.1177/2396987319837089, PubMed 31259265

Zamani M, Skagen K, Russell D, Skjelland M (2019)
Response by Zamani et al to Letter Regarding Article, "Carotid Plaque Neovascularization Detected With Superb Microvascular Imaging Ultrasound Without Using Contrast Media"
Stroke, 51 (1), e12
DOI 10.1161/STROKEAHA.119.027944, PubMed 31813362

Zamani M, Skagen K, Scott H, Lindberg B, Russell D, Skjelland M (2019)
Carotid Plaque Neovascularization Detected With Superb Microvascular Imaging Ultrasound Without Using Contrast Media
Stroke, 50 (11), 3121-3127
DOI 10.1161/STROKEAHA.119.025496, PubMed 31510899

Publications 2017

Hov MR, Zakariassen E, Lindner T, Nome T, Bache KG, Røislien J, Gleditsch J, Solyga V, Russell D, Lund CG, NASPP study group (2017)
Interpretation of Brain CT Scans in the Field by Critical Care Physicians in a Mobile Stroke Unit
J Neuroimaging, 28 (1), 106-111
DOI 10.1111/jon.12458, PubMed 28766306

Johnsrud K, Skagen K, Seierstad T, Skjelland M, Russell D, Revheim ME (2017)
¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT for the quantification of inflammation in large carotid artery plaques
J Nucl Cardiol, 26 (3), 883-893
DOI 10.1007/s12350-017-1121-7, PubMed 29209949

Publications 2016

Evensen K, Aulie HA, Rønning OM, Flatø B, Russell D (2016)
Carotid Atherosclerosis in Adult Patients with Persistently Active Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Compared with Healthy Controls
J Rheumatol, 43 (4), 810-5
DOI 10.3899/jrheum.150499, PubMed 26879363

Johansen H, Rutherford OW, Aamodt AH, Russell D, Atar D, Ghanima W (2016)
New anticoagulants in combination with antiplatelet agents
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 136 (18), 1543-1546
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.15.1356, PubMed 27731598

Skagen K, Evensen K, Scott H, Krohg-Sørensen K, Vatnehol SA, Hol PK, Skjelland M, Russell D (2016)
Semiautomated Magnetic Resonance Imaging Assessment of Carotid Plaque Lipid Content
J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis, 25 (8), 2004-10
DOI 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2016.01.043, PubMed 27234919

Skagen K, Skjelland M, Zamani M, Russell D (2016)
Unstable carotid artery plaque: new insights and controversies in diagnostics and treatment
Croat Med J, 57 (4), 311-20
DOI 10.3325/cmj.2016.57.311, PubMed 27586546

Skagen K, Trøseid M, Ueland T, Holm S, Abbas A, Gregersen I, Kummen M, Bjerkeli V, Reier-Nilsen F, Russell D, Svardal A, Karlsen TH, Aukrust P, Berge RK, Hov JE, Halvorsen B, Skjelland M (2016)
The Carnitine-butyrobetaine-trimethylamine-N-oxide pathway and its association with cardiovascular mortality in patients with carotid atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis, 247, 64-9
DOI 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2016.01.033, PubMed 26868510

Skarpengland T, Dahl TB, Skjelland M, Scheffler K, de Sousa MML, Gregersen I, Kuśnierczyk A, Sharma A, Slupphaug G, Eide L, Segers FM, Skagen KR, Dahl CP, Russell D, Folkersen L, Krohg-Sørensen K, Holm S, Bjørås M, Aukrust P, Halvorsen B (2016)
Enhanced base excision repair capacity in carotid atherosclerosis may protect nuclear DNA but not mitochondrial DNA
Free Radic Biol Med, 97, 386-397
DOI 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2016.07.001, PubMed 27381496

Wallace S, Døhlen G, Holmstrøm H, Lund C, Russell D (2016)
Cerebral Microemboli Detection and Differentiation During Transcatheter Closure of Patent Ductus Arteriosus
Pediatr Cardiol, 37 (6), 1141-7
DOI 10.1007/s00246-016-1410-y, PubMed 27229332

Publications 2015

Abbas A, Gregersen I, Holm S, Daissormont I, Bjerkeli V, Krohg-Sørensen K, Skagen KR, Dahl TB, Russell D, Almås T, Bundgaard D, Alteheld LH, Rashidi A, Dahl CP, Michelsen AE, Biessen EA, Aukrust P, Halvorsen B, Skjelland M (2015)
Interleukin 23 levels are increased in carotid atherosclerosis: possible role for the interleukin 23/interleukin 17 axis
Stroke, 46 (3), 793-9
DOI 10.1161/STROKEAHA.114.006516, PubMed 25649806

Ntaios G, Bornstein NM, Caso V, Christensen H, De Keyser J, Diener HC, Diez-Tejedor E, Ferro JM, Ford GA, Grau A, Keller E, Leys D, Russell D, Toni D, Turc G, Van der Worp B, Wahlgren N, Steiner T, European Stroke Organisation (2015)
The European Stroke Organisation Guidelines: a standard operating procedure
Int J Stroke, 10 Suppl A100, 128-35
DOI 10.1111/ijs.12583, PubMed 26146766

Skagen K, Johnsrud K, Evensen K, Scott H, Krohg-Sørensen K, Reier-Nilsen F, Revheim ME, Fjeld JG, Skjelland M, Russell D (2015)
Carotid plaque inflammation assessed with (18)F-FDG PET/CT is higher in symptomatic compared with asymptomatic patients
Int J Stroke, 10 (5), 730-6
DOI 10.1111/ijs.12430, PubMed 25588553

Skagen K, Skjelland M, Russell D, Jacobsen EA (2015)
Large-Vessel Occlusion Stroke: Effect of Recanalization on Outcome Depends on the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale Score
J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis, 24 (7), 1532-9
DOI 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2015.03.020, PubMed 25922156

Publications 2014

Abbas A, Aukrust P, Russell D, Krohg-Sørensen K, Almås T, Bundgaard D, Bjerkeli V, Sagen EL, Michelsen AE, Dahl TB, Holm S, Ueland T, Skjelland M, Halvorsen B (2014)
Matrix metalloproteinase 7 is associated with symptomatic lesions and adverse events in patients with carotid atherosclerosis
PLoS One, 9 (1), e84935
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0084935, PubMed 24400123

Evensen K, Dahl A, Ronning OM, Russell D (2014)
The assessment of carotid atherosclerosis using a new multipurpose ultrasound probe
J Neuroimaging, 25 (2), 232-237
DOI 10.1111/jon.12105, PubMed 24602101

Evensen K, Sarvari SI, Rønning OM, Edvardsen T, Russell D (2014)
Carotid artery intima-media thickness is closely related to impaired left ventricular function in patients with coronary artery disease: a single-centre, blinded, non-randomized study
Cardiovasc Ultrasound, 12, 39
DOI 10.1186/1476-7120-12-39, PubMed 25266446

Evensen K, Slevolden E, Skagen K, Rønning OM, Brunborg C, Krogstad AL, Russell D (2014)
Increased subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with chronic plaque psoriasis
Atherosclerosis, 237 (2), 499-503
DOI 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2014.10.008, PubMed 25463081

Halvorsen B, Dahl TB, Smedbakken LM, Singh A, Michelsen AE, Skjelland M, Krohg-Sørensen K, Russell D, Höpken UE, Lipp M, Damås JK, Holm S, Yndestad A, Biessen EA, Aukrust P (2014)
Increased levels of CCR7 ligands in carotid atherosclerosis: different effects in macrophages and smooth muscle cells
Cardiovasc Res, 102 (1), 148-56
DOI 10.1093/cvr/cvu036, PubMed 24518141

Wallace S, Døhlen G, Holmstrøm H, Lund C, Russell D (2014)
Cerebral microemboli detection and differentiation during transcatheter closure of atrial septal defect in a paediatric population
Cardiol Young, 25 (2), 237-44
DOI 10.1017/S1047951113002072, PubMed 24522121

Wallace S, Logallo N, Faiz KW, Lund C, Brucher R, Russell D (2014)
Relative blood flow changes measured using calibrated frequency-weighted Doppler power at different hematocrit levels
Ultrasound Med Biol, 40 (4), 828-36
DOI 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2013.04.016, PubMed 24462159

Publications 2013

Fromm A, Thomassen L, Naess H, Meijer R, Eide GE, Kråkenes J, Vedeler CA, Gerdts E, Larsen TH, Kuiper KK, Laxdal E, Russell D, Tatlisumak T, Waje-Andreassen U (2013)
The Norwegian Stroke in the Young Study (NOR-SYS): rationale and design
BMC Neurol, 13, 89
DOI 10.1186/1471-2377-13-89, PubMed 23865483

Gregersen I, Skjelland M, Holm S, Holven KB, Krogh-Sørensen K, Russell D, Askevold ET, Dahl CP, Ørn S, Gullestad L, Mollnes TE, Ueland T, Aukrust P, Halvorsen B (2013)
Increased systemic and local interleukin 9 levels in patients with carotid and coronary atherosclerosis
PLoS One, 8 (8), e72769
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0072769, PubMed 24023645

Publications 2012

Abbas A, Aukrust P, Dahl TB, Bjerkeli V, Sagen EB, Michelsen A, Russell D, Krohg-Sørensen K, Holm S, Skjelland M, Halvorsen B (2012)
High levels of S100A12 are associated with recent plaque symptomatology in patients with carotid atherosclerosis
Stroke, 43 (5), 1347-53
DOI 10.1161/STROKEAHA.111.642256, PubMed 22382154

Baracchini C, Valdueza JM, Del Sette M, Baltgaile G, Bartels E, Bornstein NM, Klingelhoefer J, Molina C, Niederkorn K, Siebler M, Sturzenegger M, Ringelstein BE, Russell D, Csiba L (2012)
CCSVI and MS: a statement from the European Society of neurosonology and cerebral hemodynamics
J Neurol, 259 (12), 2585-9
DOI 10.1007/s00415-012-6541-3, PubMed 22648477

Morovic S, Aamodt AH, Demarin V, Russell D (2012)
Stroke and atrial fibrillation
Period. Biol., 114 (3), 277-286

Smedbakken LM, Halvorsen B, Daissormont I, Ranheim T, Michelsen AE, Skjelland M, Sagen EL, Folkersen L, Krohg-Sørensen K, Russell D, Holm S, Ueland T, Fevang B, Hedin U, Yndestad A, Gullestad L, Hansson GK, Biessen EA, Aukrust P (2012)
Increased levels of the homeostatic chemokine CXCL13 in human atherosclerosis - Potential role in plaque stabilization
Atherosclerosis, 224 (1), 266-73
DOI 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2012.06.071, PubMed 22840692

Publications 2011

Holm S, Ueland T, Dahl TB, Michelsen AE, Skjelland M, Russell D, Nymo SH, Krohg-Sørensen K, Clausen OP, Atar D, Januzzi JL, Aukrust P, Jensen JK, Halvorsen B (2011)
Fatty Acid binding protein 4 is associated with carotid atherosclerosis and outcome in patients with acute ischemic stroke
PLoS One, 6 (12), e28785
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0028785, PubMed 22174896

Publications 2010

Breland UM, Michelsen AE, Skjelland M, Folkersen L, Krohg-Sørensen K, Russell D, Ueland T, Yndestad A, Paulsson-Berne G, Damås JK, Oie E, Hansson GK, Halvorsen B, Aukrust P (2010)
Raised MCP-4 levels in symptomatic carotid atherosclerosis: an inflammatory link between platelet and monocyte activation
Cardiovasc Res, 86 (2), 265-73
DOI 10.1093/cvr/cvq044, PubMed 20139115

Russell D, Stålhammar J, Bodegard J, Hasvold P, Thuresson M, Kjeldsen SE (2010)
Cardiovascular events in subgroups of patients during primary treatment of hypertension with candesartan or losartan
J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich), 13 (3), 189-97
DOI 10.1111/j.1751-7176.2010.00410.x, PubMed 21366850

Publications 2008

Handberg A, Skjelland M, Michelsen AE, Sagen EL, Krohg-Sørensen K, Russell D, Dahl A, Ueland T, Oie E, Aukrust P, Halvorsen B (2008)
Soluble CD36 in plasma is increased in patients with symptomatic atherosclerotic carotid plaques and is related to plaque instability
Stroke, 39 (11), 3092-5
DOI 10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.517128, PubMed 18723424

Skjelland M, Krohg-Sørensen K, Tennøe B, Bakke SJ, Brucher R, Russell D (2008)
Cerebral microemboli and brain injury during carotid artery endarterectomy and stenting
Stroke, 40 (1), 230-4
DOI 10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.513341, PubMed 18927460

Skjelland M, Michelsen A, Brosstad F, Svennevig JL, Brucher R, Russell D (2008)
Solid cerebral microemboli and cerebrovascular symptoms in patients with prosthetic heart valves
Stroke, 39 (4), 1159-64
DOI 10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.493031, PubMed 18292387

Publications 2007

Skjelland M, Michelsen AE, Krohg-Sørensen K, Tennøe B, Dahl A, Bakke S, Brosstad F, Damås JK, Russell D, Halvorsen B, Aukrust P (2007)
Plasma levels of granzyme B are increased in patients with lipid-rich carotid plaques as determined by echogenicity
Atherosclerosis, 195 (2), e142-6
DOI 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2007.05.001, PubMed 17568588

Publications 2002

Russell D (2002)
Cerebral microemboli and cognitive impairment
J Neurol Sci, 203-204, 211-4
DOI 10.1016/s0022-510x(02)00293-9, PubMed 12417386