Anna Thorén
Affiliated to Research
MD board Certified Specialist in Cardiology, Clinical Physiology and Internal Medicine. Head of the CPR-organization at Danderyd University hospital 2010-2013. 
Member of the national working gro
E-mail: anna.thoren@ki.se
Visiting address: Entrévägen 2, 18257 Danderyd
Postal address: D1 Kliniska vetenskaper, Danderyds sjukhus, D1 Kardiologi Arytmi, 171 77 Stockholm
Part of:
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital
- Cardiovascular Medicine at KI DS
- Arrhythmia – Johan Engdahl research group
About me
- MD board Certified Specialist in Cardiology, Clinical Physiology and Internal Medicine. Profile within the field of Cardiology include, cardiac arrest care.
- Head of the CPR-organization at Danderyd University hospital 2010-2013.
- PhD at Karolinska Institutet in the field of in-hospital cardiac arrest with focus on prevention ("Prevention and monitoring of in-hospital cardiac arrest", public defence in November, 2023).
- Interest in and experience of patient safety work, healthcare management and project management.
- Some experience of clinical trials.
- Member of the national working group (with a mandate from the National Program Group Perioperative care, Intensive care and Transplantation) focusing on mobile Intensive Care support/teams in Swedish hospitals (2025-).
Research
- In-hospital cardiac arrest with focus on prevention.
- Rapid Response Systems and Rapid Response Teams.
- Monitoring, including telemetry and surveillance monitoring, of hospitalized patients.
- Development of AI-algorithms in order to facilitatate early identification of hospitalized patients at risk of clinical deterioration and in-hospital cardiac arrest.
Teaching
- Broad experience of teaching medical students at different levels, CPR-training and lecturing.
- Director of studies for Medical Residents at the Department of Clinical Physiology, Danderyd University hospital (2019-).
- Excellent knowledge in the field of in-hospital cardiac arrest, Rapid Response Systems and Early Warning Scores, e.g, National Early Warning Score 2 (NEWS 2) and an experienced lecturer in these topics.
Articles
- Article: HEART. 2026;:heartjnl-2025-327697Sidebottom DB; Jonsson M; Nordkvist EB; Harrysson L; Magnusson C; Thoren A; Claesson A; Ferrannini G; Awad A; Riva G
- Article: RESUSCITATION. 2025;210:110572Alarik L; Nelson M; Terling L; Thoren A; Djarv T
- Article: RESUSCITATION PLUS. 2025;21:100839Thoren A; Franko MA; Joelsson-Alm E; Rawshani A; Kahan T; Engdahl J; Jonsson M; Djarv T; Spangfors M
- Article: RESUSCITATION. 2023;193:109978Thoren A; Jonsson M; Spangfors M; Joelsson-Alm E; Jakobsson J; Rawshani A; Kahan T; Engdahl J; Jadenius A; von Platen EB; Herlitz J; Djarv T
- Article: RESUSCITATION PLUS. 2022;9:100191Thoren A; Joelsson-Alm E; Spangfors M; Rawshani A; Kahan T; Engdahl J; Jonsson M; Djarv T
- Article: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. 2021;42(11):1094-1106Sultanian P; Lundgren P; Stromsoe A; Aune S; Bergstrom G; Hagberg E; Hollenberg J; Lindqvist J; Djarv T; Castelheim A; Thoren A; Hessulf F; Svensson L; Claesson A; Friberg H; Nordberg P; Omerovic E; Rosengren A; Herlitz J; Rawshani A
- Article: RESUSCITATION. 2020;150:130-138Thoren A; Rawshani A; Herlitz J; Engdahl J; Kahan T; Gustafsson L; Djarv T
All other publications
Employments
- Affiliated to Research, Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, 2025-2027
Degrees and Education
- Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Medicine, Solna, Karolinska Institutet, 2023