Björn Wieslander

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Research group: Clinical Physiology - Karolinska Cardiovascular Magnetic
Resonance (CMR) Group [1]
Publications [2]
[1] http://ki.se/en/mmk/karolinska-cardiovascular-magnetic-resonance-cmr-group
[2] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=wieslander_b

Articles

Article: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL-CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING. 2024;25(4):498-509
Echocardiographic estimation of pulmonary artery wedge pressure: invasive derivation, validation, and prognostic association beyond diastolic dysfunction grading
Lindow T; Manouras A; Lindqvist P; Manna D; Wieslander B; Kozor R; Strange G; Playford D; Ugander M
Article: INVESTIGATIVE RADIOLOGY. 2023;58(9):663-672
Impact of Vasodilation on Oxygen-Enhanced Functional Lung MRI at 0.55 T
Wieslander B; Seemann F; Javed A; Bruce CG; Ramasawmy R; Jaimes A; Lucas K; Frasier V; O'Brien KJ; Potersnak A; Khan JM; Schenke WH; Chen MY; Lederman RJ; Campbell-Washburn AE
Article: JACC CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING. 2023;16(4):558-559
Pulmonary Hypertension by Catheterization Is More Accurately Detected by Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 4D-Flow Than Echocardiography
Ramos JG; Wieslander B; Fyrdahl A; Reiter G; Reiter U; Jin N; Skott V; Melin M; Sundblad P; Sigfridsson A; Ugander M
Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2022;12(1):18364
An electrocardiography score predicts heart failure hospitalization or death beyond that of cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging
Maanja M; Schlegel TT; Frojdh F; Niklasson L; Wieslander B; Bacharova L; Schelbert EB; Ugander M
Article: JACC CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING. 2020;13(12):2530-2542
Comprehensive Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Diastolic Dysfunction Grading Shows Very Good Agreement Compared With Echocardiography.
Ramos JG; Fyrdahl A; Wieslander B; Thalén S; Reiter G; Reiter U; Jin N; Maret E; Eriksson M; Caidahl K; Sörensson P; Sigfridsson A; Ugander M
Article: RESUSCITATION. 2020;150:113-120
The effect of levosimendan on survival and cardiac performance in an ischemic cardiac arrest model - A blinded randomized placebo -controlled study in swine
Rysz S; Lundberg J; Nordberg P; Eriksson H; Wieslander B; Lundin M; Fyrdahl A; Pernow J; Ugander M; Djarv T; Fagerlund MJ
Article: PACE - PACING AND CLINICAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY. 2020;43(5):503-510
Lead one ratio in left bundle branch block predicts poor cardiac resynchronization therapy response
Loring Z; Friedman DJ; Emerek K; Graff C; Sorensen PL; Hansen SM; Wieslander B; Ugander M; Sogaard P; Atwater BD
Article: BMC MEDICAL IMAGING. 2020;20(1):28
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance 4D flow analysis has a higher diagnostic yield than Doppler echocardiography for detecting increased pulmonary artery pressure
Ramos JG; Fyrdahl A; Wieslander B; Reiter G; Reiter U; Jin N; Maret E; Eriksson M; Caidahl K; Sorensson P; Sigfridsson A; Ugander M
Article: JOURNAL OF ELECTROCARDIOLOGY. 2020;58:80-86
The electrical determinants of increased wall thickness and mass in left ventricular hypertrophy
Maanja M; Schlegel TT; Kozor R; Lundin M; Wieslander B; Wong TC; Schelbert EB; Ugander M
Article: JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE. 2019;21(1):69
Supine, prone, right and left gravitational effects on human pulmonary circulation
Wieslander B; Ramos JG; Ax M; Petersson J; Ugander M
Article: JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY. 2019;30(5):709-716
Low lead one ratio predicts clinical outcomes in left bundle branch block
Loring Z; Atwater BD; Xia X; Axelsson J; Klem I; Nijveldt R; Schelbert EB; Couderc J-P; Strauss DG; Ugander M; Wieslander B
Article: JOURNAL OF ELECTROCARDIOLOGY. 2018;51(6):1071-1076
Ejection fraction in left bundle branch block is disproportionately reduced in relation to amount of myocardial scar
Axelsson J; Wieslander B; Jablonowski R; Klem I; Nijveldt R; Schelbert EB; Sorensson P; Sigfridsson A; Chaudhry U; Platonov PG; Borgquist R; Engblom H; Strauss DG; Arheden H; Atwater BD; Ugander M
Article: JOURNAL OF ELECTROCARDIOLOGY. 2018;51(5):779-786
The ability of the electrocardiogram in left bundle branch block to detect myocardial scar determined by cardiovascular magnetic resonance
Wieslander B; Xia X; Jablonowski R; Axelsson J; Klem I; Nijveldt R; Maynard C; Schelbert EB; Sorensson P; Sigfridsson A; Chaudhry U; Platonov PG; Borgquist R; Engblom H; Couderc J-P; Strauss DG; Atwater BD; Ugander M
Article: ANNALS OF NONINVASIVE ELECTROCARDIOLOGY. 2017;22(5)
Evaluation of the ECG based Selvester scoring method to estimate myocardial scar burden and predict clinical outcome in patients with left bundle branch block, with comparison to late gadolinium enhancement CMR imaging
Chaudhry U; Platonov PG; Jablonowski R; Couderc J-P; Engblom H; Xia X; Wieslander B; Atwater BD; Strauss DG; Van der Pals J; Ugander M; Carlsson M; Borgquist R
Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION. 2017;6(1):e003795
Diffuse Myocardial Fibrosis Reduces Electrocardiographic Voltage Measures of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy Independent of Left Ventricular Mass
Maanja M; Wieslander B; Schlegel TT; Bacharova L; Abu Daya H; Fridman Y; Wong TC; Schelbert EB; Ugander M
Article: JOURNAL OF ELECTROCARDIOLOGY. 2016;49(4):603-609
Scar burden assessed by Selvester QRS score predicts prognosis, not CRT clinical benefit in preventing heart failure event and death: A MADIT-CRT sub-study
Wieslander B; Loring Z; Zareba W; McNitt S; Wagner GS; Daubert JP; Strauss DG
Article: EUROPACE. 2016;18(2):308-314
Automatic QRS Selvester scoring system in patients with left bundle branch block
Xia X; Wieslander B; Strauss DG; Wagner GS; Zareba W; Moss AJ; Couderc J-P
Article: JOURNAL OF ELECTROCARDIOLOGY. 2015;48(5):769-776
Specificity for each of the 46 criteria of the Selvester QRS score for A electrocardiographic myocardial scar sizing in left bundle branch block
Akerlund S; Wieslander B; Turesson M; Nijveldt R; Klem I; Almer J; Engblom H; Wagner GS; Atwater BD; Ugander M
Article: JOURNAL OF ELECTROCARDIOLOGY. 2015;48(5):763-768
Selvester scoring in patients with strict LBBB using the QUARESS software
Xia X; Chaudhry U; Wieslander B; Borgquist R; Wagner GS; Strauss DG; Platonov P; Ugander M; Couderc J-P
Article: AMERICAN HEART JOURNAL. 2015;170(2):346-352
Evaluation of Selvester QRS score for use in presence of conduction abnormalities in a broad population
Wieslander B; Nijveldt R; Klem I; Lokhnygina Y; Pura J; Wagner GS; Ugander M; Atwater BD
Article: JOURNAL OF ELECTROCARDIOLOGY. 2015;48(4):565-570
ECG myocardial scar quantification predicts reverse left ventricular remodeling and survival after cardiac resynchronization therapy implantation: A retrospective pilot study
Atwater BD; Babatunde A; Swan C; Wieslander B; Andresen A; Rabineau D; Tomfohr J; Wagner G; Jackson KP; Daubert JP
Article: AMERICAN HEART JOURNAL. 2013;165(6):956-963
Left ventricular mechanical dyssynchrony by cardiac magnetic resonance is greater in patients with strict vs nonstrict electrocardiogram criteria for left bundle-branch block
Andersson LG; Wu KC; Wieslander B; Loring Z; Frank TF; Maynard C; Gerstenblith G; Tomaselli GF; Weiss RG; Wagner GS; Ugander M; Strauss DG
Article: JOURNAL OF ELECTROCARDIOLOGY. 2013;46(3):249-255
Localization of myocardial scar in patients with cardiomyopathy and left bundle branch block using electrocardiographic Selvester QRS scoring
Wieslander B; Wu KC; Loring Z; Andersson LG; Frank TF; Gerstenblith G; Tomaselli GF; Weiss RG; Wagner GS; Ugander M; Strauss DG
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Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2024
Mitral annular plane systolic excursion to left atrial volume ratio – a strainless relation with left ventricular filling pressures
Lindow T; Tureli HO; Gustafsson CE; Manna D; Wieslander B; Lindqvist P; Venkateshvaran A
Other: JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING. 2024;59(2):561-562
Editorial for "Glycemic Status and Myocardial Strain by Cardiac MRI in Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction"
Nickander J; Wieslander B
Meeting abstract: CIRCULATION. 2023;148:a12693
Invasive Derivation, Validation, and Prognostic Association of a Quantitative Echocardiographic Estimate of Pulmonary Artery Wedge Pressure
Lindow T; Aristomenis M; Lindqvist P; Manna D; Wieslander B; Kozor R; Strange G; Playford D; Ugander M
Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2022
Accuracy of left ventricular mechanical dyssynchrony indices for mechanical characteristics of left bundle branch block using cardiovascular magnetic resonance feature tracking
Loewenstein D; Wieslander B; Heiberg E; Axelsson J; Klem I; Nijveldt R; Schelbert E; Sörensson P; Sigfridsson A; Strauss D; Kim R; Atwater B; Ugander M
Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2022
Left anterior fascicular block is associated with non-ischemic myocardial scar and proportionately decreased ejection fraction
von Scheele J; Atwater BD; Klem I; Engblom H; Loewenstein DE; Wieslander B; Ugander M
Conference publication: PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN MEDICINE ... SCIENTIFIC MEETING AND EXHIBITION.. 2022
Understanding the vasodilatory effects of oxygen in oxygen enhanced functional lung MRI at 0.55T
Wieslander B; Seemann F; Javed A; Bruce C; Ramasawmy R; Jaimes A; Lucas K; Frasier V; Potersnak A; Lederman R; Campbell-Washburn A
Conference publication: PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN MEDICINE ... SCIENTIFIC MEETING AND EXHIBITION.. 2022
Lung nodule imaging using high-performance 0.55T MRI
Wieslander B; Javed A; Ramasawmy R; Malayeri A; Baute S; O'Brien K; Mancini C; Potersnak A; Warga C; Moss J; Chen M; Campbell-Washburn A
Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2022
An electrocardiography score predicts heart failure hospitalization or death beyond that of cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging
Maanja M; Schlegel TT; Fröjdh F; Niklasson L; Wieslander B; Bacharova L; Schelbert EB; Ugander M
Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2020
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance 4D flow analysis has a higher diagnostic yield than Doppler echocardiography for detecting increased pulmonary artery pressure
Ugander M; Ramos J; Fyrdahl A; Wieslander B; Reiter G; Reiter U; Jin N; Maret E; Eriksson M; Caidahl K; Sörensson P; Sigfridsson A
Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2020
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance 4D flow analysis has a higher diagnostic yield than Doppler echocardiography for detecting increased pulmonary artery pressure
Ugander M; Ramos JG; Fyrdahl A; Wieslander B; Reiter G; Reiter U; Jin N; Maret E; Eriksson M; Caidahl K; Sörensson P; Sigfridsson A
Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2019
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance 4D flow analysis has a higher diagnostic yield than Doppler echocardiography for detecting increased pulmonary artery pressure
Ramos JG; Fyrdahl A; Wieslander B; Reiter G; Reiter U; Jin N; Maret E; Eriksson M; Caidahl K; Sörensson P; Sigfridsson A; Ugander M
Meeting abstract: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL-CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING. 2019;20(Supplement_2):jez122.001
Diastolic dysfunction grading with a comprehensive CMR protocol - feasibility and agreement compared to echocardiography
Ramos JG; Fyrdahl A; Wieslander B; Thalen S; Reiter G; Reiter U; Jin N; Maret E; Eriksson M; Caidahl K; Sorensson P; Sigfridsson A; Ugander M
Other: JOURNAL OF ELECTROCARDIOLOGY. 2019;53:115
Ejection fraction in left bundle branch block is disproportionately reduced in relation to amount of myocardial scar (vol 51, pg 1071, 2018)
Axelsson J; Wieslander B; Jablonowski R; Klem I; Nijveldt R; Schelbert EB; Sorensson P; Sigfridsson A; Chaudhry U; Platonov PG; Borgquist R; Engblom H; Strauss DG; Arheden H; Atwater BD; Ugander M
Meeting abstract: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL-CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING. 2019;20:239-240
Diastolic dysfunction grading with a comprehensive CMR protocol - feasibility and agreement compared to echocardiography
Ramos J; Fyrdahl A; Wieslander B; Thalén S; Reiter G; Reiter U; Jin N; Maret E; Eriksson M; Caidahl K; Sörensson P; Sigfridsson A; Ugander M
Meeting abstract: JOURNAL OF ELECTROCARDIOLOGY. 2018;51(1):e11-e12
Pathological S-wave in lead I in left bundle branch block is associated with MRI scar and reduced left ventricular function
Wieslander B; Xia X; Jablonowski R; Axelsson J; Loring Z; Klem I; Nijveldt R; Maynard C; Schelbert EB; Sörensson P; Sigfridsson A; Chaudhry U; Platonov PG; Borgquist R; Engblom H; Couderc J-P; Strauss DG; Wagner GS; Atwater BD; Ugander M
Meeting abstract: JOURNAL OF ELECTROCARDIOLOGY. 2017;50(6):868-869
Pathological S-wave in lead I in left bundle branch block is associated with MRI scar and reduced left ventricular function
Atwater BD; Axelsson J; Borgquist R; Chaudhry U; Couderc J-P; Engblom H; Jablonowski R; Klem I; Loring Z; Maynard C; Nijveldt R; Platonov PG; Schelbert EB; Sigfridsson A; Sörensson P; Strauss DG; Ugander M; Wagner GS; Wieslander B; Xia X
Thesis / dissertation: 2016
Electrocardiographic characterization of myocardial scar in presence of conduction abnormality
Wieslander, Björn
Conference publication: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. 2016;37:410
Diffuse myocardial fibrosis reduces electrocardiographic voltage criteria for left ventricular hypertrophy independent of left ventricular mass
Maanja M; Wieslander B; Schlegel TT; Bacharova L; Abu Daya H; Fridman Y; Wong TC; Schelbert EB; Ugander M
Other: JOURNAL OF ELECTROCARDIOLOGY. 2015;48(5):777-778
Selvester QRS scoring in conduction abnormalitites: Caution recommended due to recent findings
Wieslander B; Atwater BD; Wagner GS; Ugander M
Other: JOURNAL OF ELECTROCARDIOLOGY. 2015;48(1):69-70
The Selvester QRS score updated for use in conduction abnormalities: Are we really ready to score?
Wieslander B; Atwater BD
Conference publication: JOURNAL OF ELECTROCARDIOLOGY. 2014;47(6):913
Automatic Selvester QRS scoring in patients with left bundle branch block
Xia X; Wieslander B; Strauss DG; Wagner GS; Couderc JP
Conference publication: CRITICAL REVIEWS IN COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY. 2013;15(Suppl 1):p152
Left ventricular mechanical dyssynchrony by cardiac magnetic resonance is greater in patients with strict vs. conventional ECG criteria for left bundle branch block
Andersson L; Wu K; Wieslander B; Loring Z; Frank T; Maynard C; Gerstenblith G; Tomaselli GF; Weiss RG; Wagner GS; Ugander M; Strauss DG
Conference publication: CRITICAL REVIEWS IN COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY. 2013;15(Suppl 1):p61
Localization of myocardial scar in patients with cardiomyopathy and left bundle branch block using electrocardiographic Selvester QRS scoring - comparison with cardiac magnetic resonance
Wieslander B; Wu K; Loring Z; Andersson L; Frank T; Gerstenblith G; Tomaselli GF; Weiss RG; Wagner GS; Ugander M; Strauss DG
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Grants

Diagnosis and follow-up of pulmonary hypertension using MRI
Swedish Society of Medicine
1 January 2024 - 30 June 2026
Diagnosis and follow-up of pulmonary hypertension using MRI
Swedish Heart and Lung Foundation
1 January 2024 - 1 January 2026
Diagnosis and follow-up of pulmonary hypertension using MRI
Swedish Heart and Lung Foundation
1 January 2023 - 1 December 2024
Hjärtsvikt och magnetisk resonanstomografi - nya diagnostiska metoder och ny behandling
Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation
1 January 2020 - 31 December 2021

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Affiliated to Research, Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-2027

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Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, 2017
Degree Of Master Of Science In Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2014

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