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Overview

Karl Swedberg is affiliated with the University of Gothenburg in Sweden and has contributed extensively to the field of Medicine, with a focus on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

Their research primarily covers topics related to heart failure, cardiovascular function and risk factors, and cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies. Other areas of interest include chronic disease management strategies, potassium and related disorders, hormonal regulation and hypertension, and diabetes treatment and management.

The recent papers authored or co-authored by Karl Swedberg include:

  • Comparison of BNP and NT-proBNP in Patients With Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction, 2020, Circulation Heart Failure
  • The prevalence and importance of frailty in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction - an analysis of PARADIGM-HF and ATMOSPHERE, 2020, European Journal of Heart Failure
  • Sacubitril/Valsartan and Sudden Cardiac Death According to Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Use and Heart Failure Cause, 2020, JACC Heart Failure
  • Prognostic Models Derived in PARADIGM-HF and Validated in ATMOSPHERE and the Swedish Heart Failure Registry to Predict Mortality and Morbidity in Chronic Heart Failure, 2020, JAMA Cardiology
  • Incidence and Outcomes of Pneumonia in Patients With Heart Failure, 2021, Journal of the American College of Cardiology

The frequent co-authors with whom Karl Swedberg collaborates include:

  • John J.V. McMurray
  • Michael R. Zile
  • Scott D. Solomon
  • Akshay S. Desai
  • Jean L. Rouleau

Karl Swedberg has contributed papers primarily to the following publication venues:

  • European Journal of Heart Failure
  • JACC Heart Failure
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Clinical Research in Cardiology
  • Circulation Heart Failure

Their scientific output includes 153 publications in Medicine, with a significant number focused on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine (91 publications). Subfields of study also involve Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism; Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine; Epidemiology; and General Health Professions.

Best Publications

  • Angiotensin-neprilysin inhibition versus enalapril in heart failure.

    John J. V. McMurray;Milton Packer;Akshay S. Desai;Jianjian Gong

  • Effects of enalapril on mortality in severe congestive heart failure: Results of the Cooperative North Scandinavian Enalapril Survival Study (CONSENSUS)

    Karl Swedberg;John Kjekshus

  • ESC guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure 2008: the Task Force for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure 2008 of the European Society of Cardiology. Developed in collaboration with the Heart Failure Association of the ESC (HFA) and endorsed by the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM).

    Kenneth Dickstein;Alain Cohen-Solal;Gerasimos Filippatos;John J V McMurray

  • Effects of candesartan in patients with chronic heart failure and reduced left-ventricular systolic function intolerant to angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors: the CHARM-Alternative trial

    Christopher B Granger;John J V McMurray;Salim Yusuf;Peter Held

  • Effects of candesartan in patients with chronic heart failure and preserved left-ventricular ejection fraction: the CHARM-Preserved Trial

    Salim Yusuf;Marc A Pfeffer;Karl Swedberg;Christopher B Granger

  • Eplerenone in Patients with Systolic Heart Failure and Mild Symptoms

    Faiez Zannad;John J. V. McMurray;Henry Krum;Dirk J. van Veldhuisen

  • Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of chronic heart failure: executive summary (update 2005): The Task Force for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Heart Failure of the European Society of Cardiology.

    Karl Swedberg;John Cleland;Henry Dargie;Helmut Drexler

  • 2015 ESC Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Pericardial Diseases.

    Yehuda Adler;Philippe Charron;Massimo Imazio;Luigi Badano

  • Valsartan, Captopril, or Both in Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Heart Failure, Left Ventricular Dysfunction, or Both

    Marc A. Pfeffer;John J.V. McMurray;Eric J. Velazquez;Jean-Lucien Rouleau

  • Guidelines on the management of valvular heart disease (version 2012)

    Alec Vahanian;Ottavio Alfieri

  • Ivabradine and outcomes in chronic heart failure (SHIFT): a randomised placebo-controlled study.

    Karl Swedberg;Michel Komajda;Michael Böhm;Jeffrey S Borer

  • Comparison of carvedilol and metoprolol on clinical outcomes in patients with chronic heart failure in the Carvedilol Or Metoprolol European Trial (COMET): randomised controlled trial

    Philip A. Poole-Wilson;Karl Swedberg;John G.F. Cleland;Andrea Di Lenarda

  • Effects of candesartan on mortality and morbidity in patients with chronic heart failure: the CHARM-Overall programme

    Marc A Pfeffer;Karl Swedberg;Christopher B Granger;Peter Held

  • Person-Centered Care — Ready for Prime Time:

    Inger Ekman;Karl Swedberg;Charles Taft;Anders Lindseth;Anders Lindseth

  • Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of chronic heart failure

    Willem J. Remme;Karl Swedberg

  • The EuroHeart Failure survey programme-- a survey on the quality of care among patients with heart failure in Europe. Part 1: patient characteristics and diagnosis.

    J.G.F Cleland;K Swedberg;F Follath;M Komajda

  • Sertraline Treatment of Major Depression in Patients With Acute MI or Unstable Angina

    Alexander H. Glassman;Christopher M. O'Connor;Robert M. Califf;Karl Swedberg

  • Fast track — ArticlesEffects of candesartan in patients with chronic heart failure and reduced left-ventricular systolic function intolerant to angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors: the CHARM-Alternative trial

    Christopher B Granger;John Jv McMurray;Salim Yusuf;Peter Held

  • Effects of Oral Tolvaptan in Patients Hospitalized for Worsening Heart Failure: The EVEREST Outcome Trial

    Marvin A. Konstam;Mihai Gheorghiade;John C. Burnett;Liliana Grinfeld

  • Effects of candesartan on mortality and morbidity in patients with chronic heart failure

    MA Pfeffer;K Swedberg;CB Granger;P Held

Frequent Co-Authors

John J.V. McMurray
John J.V. McMurray University of Glasgow
Scott D. Solomon
Scott D. Solomon Brigham and Women's Hospital
Marc A. Pfeffer
Marc A. Pfeffer Harvard Medical School
Aldo P. Maggioni
Aldo P. Maggioni Heart Care Foundation, ANMCO Research Center, Florence
Faiez Zannad
Faiez Zannad University of Lorraine
Michael R. Zile
Michael R. Zile Medical University of South Carolina
Akshay S. Desai
Akshay S. Desai Brigham and Women's Hospital
Milton Packer
Milton Packer Baylor University Medical Center
Mihai Gheorghiade
Mihai Gheorghiade Northwestern University
John G.F. Cleland
John G.F. Cleland University of Glasgow

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