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Dag S. Thelle

Dag S. Thelle

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Medicine

D-Index
75
Citations
20613
World Ranking
19124
National Ranking
102

Overview

Dag S. Thelle is affiliated with the University of Gothenburg in Sweden and has contributed extensively to medical research, with a primary focus on medicine and its subfields. Their areas of study include periodontics, public health, environmental and occupational health, physiology, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, and epidemiology.

Thelle's research covers several specialized topics, including:

  • Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
  • Oral health pathology and treatment
  • Nutritional studies and diet
  • Cardiovascular effects of exercise
  • Atrial fibrillation management and outcomes
  • Infective endocarditis diagnosis and management
  • Alcohol consumption and health effects

Thelle has frequently collaborated with a group of researchers, notably Lise Lund Håheim, Kjersti S. Rønningen, Ingar Olsen, Per E. Schwarze, and Aage Tverdal. These collaborations have contributed to a range of publications in recognized scientific venues.

Thelle's work has appeared mainly in the following publication venues:

  • Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening
  • European Journal of Preventive Cardiology
  • "Den Norske tannlegeforenings tidende"
  • Open Heart
  • PLoS ONE

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Thelle include:

  • "Coffee consumption and mortality from cardiovascular diseases and total mortality: Does the brewing method matter?" (2020), published in European Journal of Preventive Cardiology
  • "Risk of atrial fibrillation and stroke among older men exposed to prolonged endurance sport practice: a 10-year follow-up. The Birkebeiner Ageing Study and the Tromsø Study" (2022), published in Open Heart
  • "Low level of antibodies to the oral bacterium Tannerella forsythia predicts bladder cancers and Treponema denticola predicts colon and bladder cancers: A prospective cohort study" (2022), published in PLoS ONE
  • "Low levels of antibodies for the oral bacterium Tannerella forsythia predict cardiovascular disease mortality in men with myocardial infarction: A prospective cohort study" (2020), published in Medical Hypotheses
  • "Alcohol and heart health: The need for a randomized controlled trial" (2020), published in European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Best Publications

  • Genetic variants in novel pathways influence blood pressure and cardiovascular disease risk

    Georg B. Ehret;Georg B. Ehret;Georg B. Ehret;Patricia B. Munroe;Kenneth M. Rice;Murielle Bochud

  • The Tromso Heart-study. High-density lipoprotein and coronary heart-disease: a prospective case-control study.

    N.E. Miller;D.S. Thelle;O.H. Førde;O.D. Mjøs

  • The Tromsø Heart Study

    Dag S. Thelle;Egil Arnesen;Olav H. Førde

  • The problem of chronic refractory angina - Report from the ESC Joint Study Group on the Treatment of Refractory Angina

    C Mannheimer;P Camici;M R Chester;A Collins

  • Genetic associations at 53 loci highlight cell types and biological pathways relevant for kidney function

    Cristian Pattaro;Alexander Teumer;Mathias Gorski;Audrey Y. Chu

  • The Oslo Health Study: The impact of self-selection in a large, population-based survey.

    Anne Johanne Søgaard;Randi Selmer;Espen Bjertness;Dag S. Thelle

  • Effect of eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic acids on blood pressure in hypertension. A population-based intervention trial from the Tromsø study.

    Kaare H. Bønaa;Kristian S. Bjerve;Bjørn Straume;Inger T. Gram

  • Healthy dietary habits in relation to social determinants and lifestyle factors

    Lars Johansson;Dag S. Thelle;Kari Solvoll;Gunn-Elin Aa. Bjørneboe

  • Height, age, and atopy are associated with fraction of exhaled nitric oxide in a large adult general population sample.

    Anna-Carin Olin;Annika Rosengren;Dag S. Thelle;Dag S. Thelle;Lauren Lissner

  • Eating patterns and portion size associated with obesity in a Swedish population

    Christina Berg;Georgios Lappas;Alicja Wolk;Elisabeth Strandhagen

  • Genetic association study of QT interval highlights role for calcium signaling pathways in myocardial repolarization

    Dan E. Arking;Sara L. Pulit;Sara L. Pulit;Sara L. Pulit;Lia Crotti;Pim Van Der Harst

  • The “Saltin–Grimby Physical Activity Level Scale” and its application to health research

    G Grimby;Mats Börjesson;I H Jonsdottir;P Schnohr

  • RISK FACTORS FOR CORONARY HEART DISEASE AND LEVEL OF EDUCATION THE TROMSØ HEART STUDY

    Bjarne K. Jacobsen;Dag S. Thelle

  • Association between blood pressure and serum lipids in a population. The Tromsø Study.

    K H Bønaa;D S Thelle

  • DIETARY FAT INTAKE AND RISK OF PROSTATE CANCER: A PROSPECTIVE STUDY OF 25,708 NORWEGIAN MEN

    Marit B. Veierød;Petter Laake;Dag S. Thelle

  • Trends in overweight and obesity from 1985 to 2002 in Göteborg, West Sweden.

    Christina Berg;Annika Rosengren;N Aires;Georg Lappas

  • Mortality in relation to smoking history: 13 years' follow-up of 68,000 Norwegian men and women 35–49 years

    Aage Tverdal;Dag Thelle;Inger Stensvold;Paul Leren

  • Coffee and incidence of diabetes in Swedish women: a prospective 18‐year follow‐up study

    A. Rosengren;A. Dotevall;L. Wilhelmsen;D. Thelle

  • Impact of childhood and adulthood socioeconomic position on cause specific mortality: the Oslo Mortality Study

    B Claussen;G Davey Smith;D Thelle

  • Association of genetic variation with systolic and diastolic blood pressure among African Americans: the Candidate Gene Association Resource study

    Ervin R. Fox;J. Hunter Young;Yali Li;Albert W. Dreisbach

Frequent Co-Authors

Lauren Lissner
Lauren Lissner University of Gothenburg
Annika Rosengren
Annika Rosengren Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Henrik Zetterberg
Henrik Zetterberg University of Gothenburg
Kaj Blennow
Kaj Blennow University of Gothenburg
Christopher Newton-Cheh
Christopher Newton-Cheh Harvard University
Alan R. Shuldiner
Alan R. Shuldiner University of Maryland, Baltimore
Markus Perola
Markus Perola Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Bruce M. Psaty
Bruce M. Psaty University of Washington
Nilesh J. Samani
Nilesh J. Samani University of Leicester
Christopher J. O'Donnell
Christopher J. O'Donnell Harvard Medical School

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