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Odd Bech-Hanssen
Adjunct Professor
Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine-
Multiparametric right ventricular assessment improves risk stratification in patients with new-onset acute heart
failure.
Marco Astengo, Emanuele Bobbio, Christian Lars Polte, Eric Täll, Entela Bollano, Odd Bech-Hanssen
ESC heart failure - 2024 -
Cardiac biomarkers for screening and prognostication of cardiac dysfunction in critically ill
patients
Oscar Cavefors, Freyr Einarsson, Jacob Holmqvist, Odd Bech-Hanssen, Sven-Erik Ricksten, Björn Redfors, Jonatan Oras
ESC HEART FAILURE - 2024 -
Aortic size predicts aortic dissection in Turner syndrome - A 25-year prospective cohort
study
Sofia Thunström, Erik Thunström, Sabine Naessén, Kerstin Berntorp, Margareta Laczna Kitlinski, Bertil Ekman, Jeanette Wahlberg, Ingrid Bergström, Odd Bech-Hanssen, Emily Krantz, Christine M. Laine, Inger Bryman, Kerstin Landin-Wilhelmsen
International Journal of Cardiology - 2023 -
Pulmonary Hypertension Phenotype Can Be Identified in Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction Using Echocardiographic Assessment of Pulmonary Artery Pressure with Supportive Use of Pressure Reflection
Variables.
Odd Bech-Hanssen, J. Gustav Smith, Marco Astengo, Entela Bollano, Emanuele Bobbio, Christian Lars Polte, Niklas Bergh, Kristjan Karason
Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography - 2023 -
Isolated diastolic dysfunction is associated with increased mortality in critically ill
patients.
Oscar Cavefors, Ulrika Ljung Faxén, Odd Bech-Hanssen, Stefan Lundin, Sven-Erik Ricksten, Björn Redfors, Jonatan Oras
Journal of critical care - 2023 -
A novel echocardiographic right ventricular dysfunction score can identify hemodynamic severity profiles in left ventricular
dysfunction
Odd Bech-Hanssen, Martin Fredholm, Marco Astengo, Sven-Erik Bartfay, Entela Bollano, Göran Dellgren, Kristjan Karason, Sven-Erik Ricksten
Cardiovascular Ultrasound - 2022 -
Reply to: "Systolic dysfunction and mortality in critically ill patients: more data are needed to believe in this
association!"
Oscar Cavefors, Jacob Holmqvist, Odd Bech-Hanssen, Freyr Einarsson, Erik Norberg, Stefan Lundin, Elmir Omerovic, Sven-Erik Ricksten, Björn Redfors, Jonatan Oras
ESC heart failure - 2022 -
The usefulness of left ventricular volume and aortic diastolic flow reversal for grading chronic aortic regurgitation severity-Using cardiovascular magnetic resonance as
reference
Sinsia Gao, Christian Lars Polte, Kerstin M Lagerstrand, Odd Bech-Hanssen
International Journal of Cardiology - 2021 -
Grading right ventricular dysfunction in left ventricular disease using echocardiography: a proof of concept using a novel multiparameter
strategy.
Odd Bech-Hanssen, Marco Astengo, Martin Fredholm, Niklas Bergh, Clara Hjalmarsson, Christian Lars Polte, Sven-Erik Ricksten, Entela Bollano
ESC heart failure - 2021 -
Regional left ventricular systolic dysfunction associated with critical illness: incidence and effect on
outcome
Oscar Cavefors, Jacob Holmqvist, Odd Bech-Hanssen, Freyr Einarsson, Erik Norberg, Stefan Lundin, Elmir Omerovic, Sven-Erik Ricksten, Björn Redfors, Jonatan Oras
Esc Heart Failure - 2021 -
Importance of through-plane heart motion correction for the assessment of aortic regurgitation severity using phase contrast magnetic resonance
imaging
Kerstin M Lagerstrand, Frida Truedsson, Sinsia Gao, A. Johansson, Odd Bech-Hanssen, Christian Lars Polte, Åse (Allansdotter) Johnsson
Magnetic Resonance Imaging - 2021 -
Reliable phase-contrast flow volume magnetic resonance measurements are feasible without adjustment of the velocity encoding
parameter.
Kerstin M Lagerstrand, Frida Svensson, Christian Lars Polte, Odd Bech-Hanssen, Göran Starck, Artur Chadrowski, Åse (Allansdotter) Johnsson
Journal of medical imaging (Bellingham, Wash.) - 2020 -
Impact of norepinephrine on right ventricular afterload and function in septic shock-a strain echocardiography
study
Keti Dalla, Odd Bech-Hanssen, Sven-Erik Ricksten
Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica - 2019 -
General anesthesia and positive pressure ventilation suppress left and right ventricular myocardial shortening in patients without myocardial disease - a strain echocardiography
study
Keti Dalla, Odd Bech-Hanssen, Sven-Erik Ricksten
Cardiovascular Ultrasound - 2019 -
Speckle tracking-vs conventional echocardiography for the detection of myocardial injury-A study on patients with subarachnoid
haemorrhage.
Keti Dalla, Odd Bech-Hanssen, Jonatan Oras, Silvana Naredi, Sven-Erik Ricksten
Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica - 2019 -
Echocardiographic assessment at rest and during stress in patients with intermittent
claudication
Joakim Nordanstig, Odd Bech-Hanssen, Per Skoog, Lennart Jivegård
Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal - 2019 -
Evaluation of the Integrative Algorithm for Grading Chronic Aortic and Mitral Regurgitation Severity Using the Current American Society of Echocardiography Recommendations: To Discriminate Severe from Moderate
Regurgitation.
Sinsia Gao, Christian Lars Polte, Kerstin M Lagerstrand, Åse (Allansdotter) Johnsson, Odd Bech-Hanssen
Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography - 2018 -
Characterization of complex flow patterns in the ascending aorta in patients with aortic regurgitation using conventional phase-contrast velocity
MRI.
Odd Bech-Hanssen, Frida Svensson, Christian Lars Polte, Sinsia A Gao, Kerstin M Lagerstrand, Åse (Allansdotter) Johnsson
The international journal of cardiovascular imaging - 2018 -
Pulsed-Wave Doppler Recordings in the Proximal Descending Aorta in Patients with Chronic Aortic Regurgitation: Insights from Cardiovascular Magnetic
Resonance
Odd Bech-Hanssen, Christian Lars Polte, Frida Svensson, Åse (Allansdotter) Johnsson, Kerstin M Lagerstrand, Ulf Cederbom, Sinsia Gao
Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography - 2018 -
Characterization of Chronic Aortic and Mitral Regurgitation Undergoing Valve Surgery Using Cardiovascular Magnetic
Resonance.
Christian Lars Polte, Sinsia Gao, Åse (Allansdotter) Johnsson, Kerstin M Lagerstrand, Odd Bech-Hanssen
The American journal of cardiology - 2017 -
Are biventricular assist devices underused as a bridge to heart transplantation in patients with a high risk of postimplant right ventricular
failure?
Sven-Erik Bartfay, Göran Dellgren, Hans Lidén, Mikael Holmberg, Jakob Gäbel, Bengt Redfors, Odd Bech-Hanssen, Kristjan Karason
Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - 2017 -
Left ventricular volumes by echocardiography in chronic aortic and mitral
regurgitation.
Odd Bech-Hanssen, Christian Lars Polte, Kerstin M Lagerstrand, Åse (Allansdotter) Johnsson, Bahaa M Fadel, Sinsia A Gao
Scandinavian cardiovascular journal : SCJ - 2016 -
Surgical decision-making in aortic prosthetic valve endocarditis: the influence of electrocardiogram-gated computed
tomography.
Erika Fagman, Agneta Flinck, Ulrika Snygg-Martin, Lars Olaison, Odd Bech-Hanssen, Gunnar Svensson
European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery - 2016 -
Increased aortic wall thickness on CT as a sign of prosthetic valve
endocarditis.
Erika Fagman, Odd Bech-Hanssen, Agneta Flinck, Carl Lamm, Gunnar Svensson
Acta radiologica (Stockholm, Sweden : 1987) - 2016 -
18F-FDG PET/CT in the diagnosis of prosthetic valve
endocarditis
Erika Fagman, Martijn van Essen, Johan Fredén Lindqvist, Ulrika Snygg-Martin, Odd Bech-Hanssen, Gunnar Svensson
The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging - 2016 -
Atrial function in heart transplant recipients operated with the bicaval
technique.
Odd Bech-Hanssen, Valeria Pergola, Mohammed Al-Admawi, Bahaa M Fadel, Giovanni Di Salvo
Scandinavian cardiovascular journal : SCJ - 2016 -
Quantification of Left Ventricular Linear, Areal and Volumetric Dimensions: A Phantom and in Vivo Comparison of 2-D and Real-Time 3-D Echocardiography with Cardiovascular Magnetic
Resonance.
Christian Lars Polte, Kerstin M Lagerstrand, Sinsia A Gao, Carl Lamm, Odd Bech-Hanssen
Ultrasound in medicine & biology - 2015 -
Aortic Regurgitation Is Common in Ankylosing Spondylitis: Time for Routine Echocardiography
Evaluation?
Eva Klingberg, Bente Grüner Sveälv, Margareta Scharin Täng, Odd Bech-Hanssen, Helena Forsblad d'Elia, Lennart Bergfeldt
Journal of the American Medical Association - 2015 -
Mitral regurgitation quantification by cardiovascular magnetic resonance: a comparison of indirect quantification
methods
Christian Lars Polte, Odd Bech-Hanssen, Åse (Allansdotter) Johnsson, Sinsia Gao, Kerstin M Lagerstrand
The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging - 2015 -
Strain echocardiography identifies impaired longitudinal systolic function in patients with septic shock and preserved ejection
fraction.
Keti Dalla, Caroline Hallman, Odd Bech-Hanssen, Michael Haney, Sven-Erik Ricksten
Cardiovascular ultrasound - 2015 -
Pressure reflection in the pulmonary circulation in patients with severe mitral regurgitation indicates adverse postoperative
outcome.
Odd Bech-Hanssen, Carl-Johan Malm, Lena Nguyen, Anders Jeppsson, Henrik Scherstén, Sven-Erik Ricksten
European Journal Cardio-Thoracic Surgery - 2013 -
Pressure reflection in the pulmonary circulation by echocardiography in patients with left heart disease indicates reactive pulmonary
hypertension.
Odd Bech-Hanssen, Bahaa Fadel, Waleed Al Habeeb, Jehad Al Buraiki, Nedim Selimovic
International journal of cardiology - 2013 -
Right ventricular ejection fraction during exercise as a predictor of mortality in patients awaiting lung transplantation: a cohort
study.
Nedim Selimovic, Bert Andersson, Odd Bech-Hanssen, Milan Lomsky, Gerdt C. Riise, Bengt Rundqvist
BMJ open - 2013 -
Can Pulmonary Hypertension and Increased Pulmonary Vascular Resistance Be Ruled in and Ruled Out by
Echocardiography?
Odd Bech-Hanssen, Kristjan Karason, Bengt Rundqvist, Entela Bollano, Fredrik Lindgren, Nedim Selimovic
Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography - 2013 -
ECG-gated computed tomography: a new role for patients with suspected aortic prosthetic valve
endocarditis.
Erika Fagman, Sossio Perrotta, Odd Bech-Hanssen, Agneta Flinck, Carl Lamm, Lars Olaison, Gunnar Svensson
European radiology - 2012 -
Atrial function after left atrial epicardial cryoablation for atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing mitral valve
surgery.
Birgitta Johansson, Odd Bech-Hanssen, Eva Berglin, Per Blomström, Anders Holmgren, Steen M Jensen, Göran Källner, Leif Nilsson, Stefan Thelin, Thomas Karlsson, Nils Edvardsson, Carina Blomström-Lundqvist
Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology - 2012 -
Impact of body composition, fat distribution and sustained weight loss on cardiac function in
obesity.
Dimitris Kardassis, Odd Bech-Hanssen, Marie Schönander, Lars Sjöström, Max Petzold, Kristjan Karason
International Journal of Cardiology - 2012 -
The Influence of Body Composition, Fat Distribution, and Sustained Weight Loss on Left Ventricular Mass and Geometry in
Obesity
Dimitris Kardassis, Odd Bech-Hanssen, Marie Schönander, Lars Sjöström, Kristjan Karason
Obesity - 2012 -
Construct validity and reliability of structured assessment of endoVascular expertise in a simulated
setting.
Odd Bech-Hanssen, L Lönn, Mårten Falkenberg, N J Bartholdy, S B Räder, T V Schroeder, C Ringsted
European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery - 2011 -
Dilatation of the pulmonary autograft and native aorta after the Ross procedure: a comprehensive echocardiographic
study.
Obaid Aljassim, Gunnar Svensson, Sossio Perrotta, Anders Jeppsson, Odd Bech-Hanssen
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery - 2011 -
The relative contribution of prosthetic gradients, systemic arterial pressure, and pulse pressure to the left ventricular pressure in patients with aortic prosthetic
valves.
Odd Bech-Hanssen, Obaid Aljassim, Erik Houltz, Gunnar Svensson
European journal of echocardiography - 2011 -
Survival and quality of life after aortic root replacement with homografts in acute
endocarditis.
Sossio Perrotta, Obaid Aljassim, Anders Jeppsson, Odd Bech-Hanssen, Gunnar Svensson
The Annals of thoracic surgery - 2010 -
Echocardiography can identify patients with increased pulmonary vascular resistance by assessing pressure reflection in the pulmonary
circulation.
Odd Bech-Hanssen, F. Lindgren, Nedim Selimovic, Bengt Rundqvist
Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. - 2010 -
Doppler echocardiography can provide a comprehensive assessment of right ventricular
afterload
Odd Bech-Hanssen, Nedim Selimovic, Bengt Rundqvist, Jonas Wallentin
Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography - 2009 -
Echocardiographic findings in kidney transplant patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney
disease
Henrik Hadimeri, Kenneth Caidahl, Odd Bech-Hanssen, Gudrun Nyberg
Scand J Urol Nephrol - 2009 -
Moderate mitral regurgitation in patients undergoing CABG--the MoMIC
trial.
Per Wierup, Henrik Egeblad, Sten Lyager Nielsen, Henrik Scherstén, Per-Ola Kimblad, Odd Bech-Hanssen, Anders Roijer, Folke Nilsson, Patrick M McCarthy, Denis Bouchard, Jacob Jacobsen, Søren Paaske Johnsen, Steen Hvitfeldt Poulsen, Henning Mølgaard
Scandinavian cardiovascular journal - 2009 -
Fluid therapy in acute myocardial infarction: evaluation of predictors of volume
responsiveness.
Johan Snygg, Odd Bech-Hanssen, L Lönn, Bertil Andersson, Anders Åneman
Acta Anaesthesiol Scand - 2009 -
The prevalence of moderate mitral regurgitation in patients undergoing
CABG.
Per Wierup, Sten Lyager Nielsen, Henrik Egeblad, Henrik Scherstén, Per-Ola Kimblad, Odd Bech-Hanssen, Anders Roijer, Folke Nilsson, Per Hostrup Nielsen, Steen Hvitfeldt Poulsen, Henning Mølgaard
Scandinavian cardiovascular journal : SCJ - 2009 -
A 20-year experience of 1712 patients with the Biocor porcine
bioprosthesis.
Pia Mykén, Odd Bech-Hanssen
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery - 2009 -
Doppler-catheter discrepancies in patients with bileaflet mechanical prostheses or bioprostheses in the aortic valve
position.
Obaid Aljassim, Gunnar Svensson, Erik Houltz, Odd Bech-Hanssen
The American journal of cardiology - 2008 -
Effects of levosimendan on left ventricular relaxation and early filling at maintained preload and afterload conditions after aortic valve replacement for aortic
stenosis.
Kirsten Jörgensen, Odd Bech-Hanssen, Erik Houltz, Sven-Erik Ricksten
Circulation - 2008 -
Assessment of pulmonary vascular resistance by Doppler echocardiography in patients with pulmonary arterial
hypertension.
Nedim Selimovic, Bengt Rundqvist, Claes-Håkan Bergh, Bert Andersson, Sofia Petersson, Lena Johansson, Odd Bech-Hanssen
The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation - 2007 -
The effects of hypoxia and hypercapnia on renal and heart function, haemodynamics and plasma hormone levels in stable COPD
patients
Mats Hemlin, Susanne Ljungman, Jan Carlson, S Maljukanovic, Reza Mobini, Odd Bech-Hanssen, Bengt-Eric Skoogh
The Clinical Respiratory Journal - 2007 -
Diagnostic and referral delay in patients with aortic stenosis is common and negatively affects
outcome
Peter Gjertsson, Kenneth Caidahl, Anders Odén, Odd Bech-Hanssen
Scand Cardiovasc J - 2007 -
Reference values describing the normal mitral valve and the position of the papillary
muscles
P. Nordblom, Odd Bech-Hanssen
Echocardiography - 2007 -
The E/e filling index and right ventricular pressure in relation to applied international Doppler recommendations of left ventricular filling
assessment
Cecilia Wallentin Guron, Odd Bech-Hanssen, R. Wikh, Annika Rosengren, Marianne Hartford, Kenneth Caidahl
Eur J Echocardiogr - 2005 -
Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction late after aortic valve replacement in patients with aortic
stenosis
Peter Gjertsson, Kenneth Caidahl, Odd Bech-Hanssen
Am J Cardiol - 2005 -
Preoperative moderate to severe diastolic dysfunction: a novel Doppler echocardiographic long-term prognostic factor in patients with severe aortic
stenosis
Peter Gjertsson, Kenneth Caidahl, M. Farasati, A. Oden, Odd Bech-Hanssen
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg - 2005 -
Improved stroke volume assessment in the aortic and mitral valves with a new method in subjects without
regurgitation
May Sadik, B. Rundqvist, N. Selimovic, Odd Bech-Hanssen
Eur J Echocardiogr - 2005