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Paul Hjemdahl is affiliated with the Karolinska University Hospital in Sweden. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a focus on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery, Economics and Econometrics, Family Practice, and Geriatrics and Gerontology.

Their work often addresses a range of topics related to cardiovascular health, including:

  • Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
  • Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
  • Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
  • Medication Adherence and Compliance
  • Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
  • Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management

They have published extensively in several frequent venues, such as:

  • European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy
  • American Journal of Kidney Diseases
  • American Heart Journal
  • Atherosclerosis
  • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Among their recent papers are:

  • Lessons from 20 years with COX-2 inhibitors: Importance of dose-response considerations and fair play in comparative trials, 2022, Journal of Internal Medicine
  • Long-term persistence and adherence with non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants in patients with atrial fibrillation and their associations with stroke risk, 2020, European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy
  • Oral anticoagulants in patients with atrial fibrillation at low stroke risk: a multicentre observational study, 2022, European Heart Journal
  • Intensity of and Adherence to Lipid-Lowering Therapy as Predictors of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients With Coronary Heart Disease, 2022, Journal of the American Heart Association
  • Persistence and adherence to non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulant treatment in patients with atrial fibrillation across five Western European countries, 2021, EP Europace

Collaborations are a significant feature of Paul Hjemdahl's work. Frequent co-authors include Juan Jesús Carrero, Faizan Mazhar, Björn Wettermark, Tomas Forslund, and Olaf H. Klungel, reflecting multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional research efforts.

Best Publications

  • Determination of plasma catecholamines by high performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection: comparison with a radioenzymatic method.

    Paul Hjemdahl;Maud Daleskog;Thomas Kahan

  • The sympathetic response to euglycaemic hyperinsulinaemia. Evidence from microelectrode nerve recordings in healthy subjects.

    C. Berne;J. Fagius;T. Pollare;P. Hjemdahl

  • Effects of metoprolol vs verapamil in patients with stable angina pectoris. The Angina Prognosis Study in Stockholm (APSIS)

    N Rehnqvist;P Hjemdahl;E Billing;I Björkander

  • Prognostic implications of intima-media thickness and plaques in the carotid and femoral arteries in patients with stable angina pectoris

    C. Held;P. Hjemdahl;S.V. Eriksson;I. Björkander

  • Platelet-Leukocyte Cross Talk in Whole Blood

    Nailin Li;Hu Hu;Malin Lindqvist;Eva Wikström-Jonsson

  • The 'Wise List' - A Comprehensive Concept to Select, Communicate and Achieve Adherence to Recommendations of Essential Drugs in Ambulatory Care in Stockholm

    Lars L. Gustafsson;Björn Wettermark;Björn Wettermark;Brian Godman;Eva Andersén-Karlsson

  • Biochemical assessment of sympathetic activity and prejunctional modulation of noradrenaline release in humans.

    Paul Hjemdahl;Peter Friberg

  • Norepinephrine-induced human platelet activation in vivo is only partly counteracted by aspirin.

    P T Larsson;N H Wallén;P Hjemdahl

  • Co-release of neuropeptide Y and catecholamines during physical exercise in man.

    Jan M. Lundberg;Arne Martinsson;Anette Hemsén;Elvar Theodorsson-Norheim

  • Differentiated sympathetic activation during mental stress evoked by the Stroop test.

    P Hjemdahl;U Freyschuss;A Juhlin-Dannfelt;B Linde

  • Plasma neuropeptide Y-like immunoreactivity and catecholamines during various degrees of sympathetic activation in man.

    John Pernow;Jan M. Lundberg;Lennart Kaijser;Paul Hjemdahl

  • Effects of serotonin on platelet activation in whole blood

    N Li;N H Wallén;M Ladjevardi;P Hjemdahl

  • Fetal and maternal plasma catecholamine levels at elective cesarean section under general or epidural anesthesia versus vaginal delivery

    Lars Irestedt;Hugo Lagercrantz;Paul Hjemdahl;Kerstin Hagnevik

  • Evidence for Prothrombotic Effects of Exercise and Limited Protection by Aspirin

    Nailin Li;N. H. Wallen;P. Hjemdahl

  • Plasma catecholamines—analytical challenges and physiological limitations

    Paul Hjemdahl

  • Dose- and time-dependent antiplatelet effects of aspirin.

    Christina Perneby;N. Håkan Wallén;Cathy Rooney;Desmond Fitzgerald

  • Effects of mental and physical stress on platelet function in patients with stable angina pectoris and healthy controls

    N H Wallén;C Held;N Rehnqvist;P Hjemdahl

  • Altered platelet function during mental stress and adrenaline infusion in humans: evidence for an increased aggregability in vivo as measured by filtragometry.

    P. T. Larsson;P. Hjemdahl;G. Olsson;N. Egberg

  • Activation of haemostasis by exercise, mental stress and adrenaline: effects on platelet sensitivity to thrombin and thrombin generation

    N. Håkan Wallén;Alison H. Goodall;Nailin Li;Paul Hjemdahl

  • Fetal and Maternal Plasma Catecholamine Levels at Elective Cesarean Section Under General or Epidural Anesthesia Versus Vaginal Delivery

    L. Irestedt;H. Lagercrantz;P. Hjemdahl;K. H Gnevik

Frequent Co-Authors

Claes Held
Claes Held Uppsala University
Olof Beck
Olof Beck Karolinska Institute
Bertil B. Fredholm
Bertil B. Fredholm Karolinska Institute
Bo Angelin
Bo Angelin Karolinska University Hospital
Hugo Lagercrantz
Hugo Lagercrantz Karolinska Institute
Jan M. Lundberg
Jan M. Lundberg Karolinska Institute
Alison H. Goodall
Alison H. Goodall University of Leicester
John Pernow
John Pernow Karolinska University Hospital
Anders Hamsten
Anders Hamsten Karolinska Institute
Elvar Theodorsson
Elvar Theodorsson Linköping University

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