Bruna Gigante
Senior Lecturer/Senior Physician | Docent
E-mail: bruna.gigante@ki.se
Visiting address: BioClinicum, Plan 8,Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset Solna, 17176 Stockholm
Postal address: K2 Medicin, Solna, K2 Kardio Björck Gigante B, 171 77 Stockholm
About me
- *Current position*
Senior lecturer in epidemiology with focus on cardiovascular medicine at
Karolinska Institutet since 2015. This position combines 50% clinical work as
senior consultant in cardiology at the Department of Cardiology, Danderyds
Hospital and 50% research at the Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska
Institutet.
*Education*
*1994*. Medical Doctor (MD). Federico II University, Naples, Italy.
*1995*. Legitimation Federico II University, Naples, Italy. (Legitimerade
läkare)
*1998*. Specialist competence in Cardiology. Federico II University Naples,
Italy.
*2006*. PhD in Experimental and Clinical Medicine. Federico II University,
Naples, Italy.
Research
- Overarching aim of my line of research is to define clinical and molecular
profiles associated with the risk of cardiovascular diseases, in particular
myocardial infarction and stroke.
You can read more about my research profile
at https://ki.se/en/meds/team-bruna-gigante [1].
[1] https://ki.se/en/meds/team-bruna-gigante
Articles
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY. 2025;419:132698
- Article: ALIMENTARY PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS. 2024;59(9):1111-1121
- Article: JOURNAL OF STROKE AND CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES. 2024;33(4):107629
- Article: BIOMEDICINES. 2024;12(4):737
- Article: THROMBOSIS JOURNAL. 2024;22(1):16
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY (EJE). 2024;39(1):35-49
- Article: CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH (CVR). 2023;119(16):2594-2606
- Article: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. 2023;44(32):3040-3058
- Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY. 2023;82(4):336-349
- Article: HEMASPHERE. 2023;7(6):e900
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY: HEART & VASCULATURE. 2023;46:101215
- Article: CIRCULATION. GENOMIC AND PRECISION MEDICINE. 2023;16(3):236-247
- Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY (EJPC). 2023;30(Supplement_1)
- Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2023;13(1):7580
- Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION. 2023;12(3):e027089
- Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS. 2023;110(2):284-299
- Article: PHYSIOLOGICAL GENOMICS. 2023;55(1):16-26
- Article: CURRENT RESEARCH IN TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE. 2023;71(1):103374
- Article: CYTOKINE. 2022;159:156020
- Article: RESEARCH AND PRACTICE IN THROMBOSIS AND HAEMOSTASIS. 2022;6(7):e12823
- Article: OPEN HEART. 2022;9(2):e002080
- Article: PLOS MEDICINE. 2022;19(8):e1004044
- Journal article: ATHEROSCLEROSIS. 2022;355:76
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY (EJPC). 2022;29(7):1114-1123
- Article: JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL AIDS SOCIETY. 2022;25(4):e25901
- Article: FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY. 2022;13:909870
- Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2021;11(1):24440
- Article: GLOBAL HEART. 2021;16(1):83-13
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY (EJPC). 2021;28(12):1376-1385
- Journal article: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. 2021;42(Supplement_1):ehab724.2510
- Article: OPEN HEART. 2021;8(2):e001694
- Article: BMC NEUROLOGY. 2021;21(1):306
- Article: BIOMEDICINES. 2021;9(7):841
- Article: NATURE GENETICS. 2021;53(6):840-860
- Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION. 2021;10(11):e020419
- Article: MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY. 2021;26(6):2111-2125
- Article: ARTERIOSCLEROSIS, THROMBOSIS, AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY. 2021;41(5):1777-1788
- Article: THROMBOSIS AND HAEMOSTASIS. 2021;121(05):584-593
- Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2021;11(1):7866
- Article: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL (EHJ) - CARDIOVASCULAR PHARMACOTHERAPY. 2021;7(2):125-140
- Article: BIOMEDICINES. 2021;9(3):286
- Article: VASCULAR MEDICINE. 2021;26(1):3-10
- Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2021;11(1):632
- Journal article: HEART LUNG AND CIRCULATION. 2021;30:s277
- Article: ATHEROSCLEROSIS. 2020;309:39-46
- Article: TRANSLATIONAL STROKE RESEARCH. 2020;11(4):708-719
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY: HEART & VASCULATURE. 2020;27:100505
- Article: JOURNAL OF STROKE AND CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES. 2020;29(3):104560
- Article: JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION. 2020;38(3):387-394
- Article: GENES AND IMMUNITY. 2020;21(2):100-108
- Article: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. 2020;41(1):111-188
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY (EJPC). 2020;27(2):122-129
- Article: ATHEROSCLEROSIS. 2019;289:1-7
- Article: HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS. 2019;28(15):2615-2633
- Article: CIRCULATION. 2019;139(21):2422-2436
- Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2019;9(1):7339
- Article: NATURE GENETICS. 2019;51(4):636-648
- Article: CIRCULATION. GENOMIC AND PRECISION MEDICINE. 2019;12(4):e002471
- Article: CIRCULATION. GENOMIC AND PRECISION MEDICINE. 2019;12(4):e002470
- Article: BMC CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS. 2019;19(1):34
- Article: CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH (CVR). 2019;115(1):213-221
- Article: CLINICAL NUTRITION. 2018;37(6):2001-2010
- Journal article: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. 2018;39(suppl_1):ehy566.p6344
- Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY. 2018;36(22):2288-2296
- Article: JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR PHARMACOLOGY. 2018;71(4):240-247
- Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS. 2018;102(3):375-400
- Article: CARDIOVASCULAR PATHOLOGY. 2018;32:32-37
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2018;13(6):e0198166
- Article: DIABETES. 2017;66(11):db161253-2902
- Article: ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES. 2017;125(6):067007
- Article: NATURE COMMUNICATIONS. 2017;8:14977
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2017;12(4):e0171195
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2017;12(1):e0170684
- Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION. 2016;5(12):e004415
- Article: NATURE GENETICS. 2016;48(10):1171-1184
- Article: HEART. 2016;102(13):1017-1022
- Article: JOURNAL OF HUMAN NUTRITION AND DIETETICS. 2016;29(3):325-337
- Article: CIRCULATION: HEART FAILURE. 2016;9(4):e002855
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEART FAILURE. 2016;18(3):253-259
- Article: NATURE GENETICS. 2015;47(12):1415-1425
- Article: ANNALS OF MEDICINE. 2015;47(8):679-686
- Article: ATHEROSCLEROSIS. 2015;243(1):93-98
- Article: JOURNAL OF STROKE AND CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES. 2015;24(10):2348-2357
- Article: PLOS GENETICS. 2015;11(10):e1005378
- Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION. 2015;4(8):e001853
- Article: ATHEROSCLEROSIS. 2015;240(2):477-481
- Article: MENOPAUSE. 2015;22(6):598-606
- Article: CYTOKINE. 2015;72(2):178-184
- Article: ATHEROSCLEROSIS. 2015;239(1):125-130
- Article: NATURE. 2015;518(7538):187-196
- Article: NATURE. 2015;518(7538):197-206
- Article: ANNALS OF MEDICINE. 2015;47(1):28-33
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2015;10(5):e0127111
- Article: PREVENTIVE MEDICINE. 2014;69:151-156
- Article: ATHEROSCLEROSIS. 2014;236(2):394-399
- Article: ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES. 2014;122(9):919-925
- Article: ARTERIOSCLEROSIS, THROMBOSIS, AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY. 2014;34(9):2068-2077
- Article: NUTRITION, METABOLISM AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES. 2014;24(8):891-899
- Article: NATURE GENETICS. 2014;46(3):234-244
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY. 2014;172(1):173-178
- Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2014;14:17
- Article: ATHEROSCLEROSIS. 2014;232(1):242-248
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY. 2013;37(12):1579-1585
- Article: ARTERIOSCLEROSIS, THROMBOSIS, AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY. 2013;33(12):2909-2914
- Article: STATISTICS IN MEDICINE. 2013;32(27):4726-4747
- Article: NATURE GENETICS. 2013;45(11):1274-1283
- Article: ARTERIOSCLEROSIS, THROMBOSIS, AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY. 2013;33(11):2633-2638
- Article: NATURE GENETICS. 2013;45(11):1345-1352
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY. 2013;168(2):946-952
- Article: PLOS GENETICS. 2013;9(6):e1003500
- Article: NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE. 2013;368(11):987-998
- Article: ATHEROSCLEROSIS. 2013;226(2):440-446
- Article: CIRCULATION. GENOMIC AND PRECISION MEDICINE. 2013;6(1):63-72
- Article: BMC CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS. 2013;13:1
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2013;8(4):e61763
- Article: NATURE GENETICS. 2013;45(1):25-33
- Article: CIRCULATION. GENOMIC AND PRECISION MEDICINE. 2012;5(6):656-665
- Article: BMC CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS. 2012;12:90
- Article: NATURE GENETICS. 2012;44(9):981-990
- Article: NATURE GENETICS. 2012;44(9):991-1005
- Article: HEART. 2012;98(16):1242-1245
- Article: THE LANCET. 2012;380(9841):572-580
- Article: ARTERIOSCLEROSIS, THROMBOSIS, AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY. 2012;32(6):1526-1534
- Article: NATURE GENETICS. 2012;44(6):659-669
- Article: CLINICA CHIMICA ACTA. 2012;413(7-8):727-732
- Article: THE LANCET. 2012;379(9822):1205-1213
- Article: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. 2012;33(3):393-407
- Article: RADIOTHERAPY AND ONCOLOGY. 2011;100(2):167-175
- Article: NATURE GENETICS. 2011;43(4):333-338
- Article: NATURE GENETICS. 2011;43(4):339-U89
- Article: METABOLISM: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL. 2010;59(12):1736-1741
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2010;5(6):e11300
- Article: NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE. 2009;361(26):2518-2528
- Article: CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE. 2009;20(5):322-326
- Article: THROMBOSIS AND HAEMOSTASIS. 2009;101(5):943-953
- Article: ARTERIOSCLEROSIS, THROMBOSIS, AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY. 2007;27(5):1213-1219
- Article: THE FASEB JOURNAL. 2006;20(7):970-972
- Article: THROMBOSIS AND HAEMOSTASIS. 2005;93(6):1095-1100
- Article: STROKE. 2004;35(4):814-818
- Article: ANGIOGENESIS. 2004;7(3):277-284
- Article: JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION. 2002;20(4):693-699
- Article: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. 2001;22(15):1328-1336
- Article: CYTOGENETIC AND GENOME RESEARCH. 2001;95(1-2):64-72
- Article: BASIC RESEARCH IN CARDIOLOGY. 2000;95(2):84-92
- Article: JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION. 2000;18(2):161-165
- Article: BASIC RESEARCH IN CARDIOLOGY. 2000;95(1):64-69
- Article: CIRCULATION RESEARCH. 1999;85(10):900-905
- Article: CIRCULATION RESEARCH. 1997;81(5):857-864
- Article: HYPERTENSION. 1997;30(2):168-176
- Article: JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION. 1995;13(11):1253-1258
- Article: CIRCULATION RESEARCH. 1995;77(1):73-79
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All other publications
- Editorial comment: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY (EJPC). 2024;31(17):2056-2057
- Review: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL (EHJ) - CARDIOVASCULAR PHARMACOTHERAPY. 2024;10(7):614-645
- Review: CARDIOLOGY. 2024;149(5):513-522
- Editorial comment: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY (EJPC). 2023;30(18):2015-2017
- Editorial comment: NATURE REVIEWS CARDIOLOGY. 2023;20(8):511-512
- Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2023
- Editorial comment: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. 2023;44(19):1715-1717
- Review: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. 2023;44(4):262-279
- Editorial comment: EUROPEAN CARDIOLOGY REVIEW. 2023;18:e13
- Corrigendum: BMC NEUROLOGY. 2022;22(1):337
- Conference publication: ATHEROSCLEROSIS. 2022;355:E158
- Review: PLOS MEDICINE. 2021;18(9):e1003763
- Conference publication: CIRCULATION. 2021;143:a026
- Review: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL: ACUTE CARDIOVASCULAR CARE. 2021;10(3):343-355
- Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2021;MEDRXIV
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. 2021;42:2510
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. 2020;41:1353
- Letter: CELL DEATH AND DISEASE. 2020;11(1):74
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. 2019;40:824
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2019;29:1242
- Conference publication: JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION. 2018;36:E187
- Conference publication: THROMBOSIS RESEARCH. 2018;164:S209
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. 2018;39:524-525
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. 2018;39:1329
- Conference publication: ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM. 2017;71:322-323
- Conference publication: CIRCULATION. 2017;136
- Corrigendum: PLOS GENETICS. 2016;12(6):e1006166
- Letter: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY. 2014;173(3):560
- Meeting abstract: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS. 2010;78(3):S49-S50
- Meeting abstract: ATHEROSCLEROSIS SUPPLEMENTS. 2010;11(2):13
- Meeting abstract: ATHEROSCLEROSIS. 2009;207(1):E4
- Published conference paper: CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR NEUROBIOLOGY. 2004;24(5):581-588
- Review: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION. 2004;17(2):197-202
- Published conference paper: HYPERTENSION. 2003;42(4):702-706
- Review: TRENDS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE. 2002;12(6):241-246
- Published conference paper: JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR PHARMACOLOGY. 2001;38:S71-S74
- Published conference paper: JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION. 1999;17(12):1873-1877
- Published conference paper: JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION. 1998;16(12):2039-2043
- Published conference paper: HYPERTENSION. 1997;30(3):563-568
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Grants
- Swedish Research Council1 January 2024 - 31 December 2026
- Endotypes: a novel approach to atherothrombotic cardiovascular disease phenotypingSwedish Heart Lung FOundation1 January 2024 - 31 December 2026
- Swedish Research Council1 January 2023 - 31 December 2023
- Endotypes: a novel approach to atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease phenotypingHjärt-Lungfonden1 January 2022 - 31 December 2023
- Swedish Research Council1 January 2021 - 31 December 2024
- Swedish Research Council1 December 2020 - 31 December 2022
- Central Norway Regional Health Authority1 January 2020 - 31 December 2023
- Swedish Research Council1 January 2020 - 31 December 2022
- Central Norway Regional Health Authority1 January 2019 - 31 December 2022
- Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation1 January 2019 - 31 December 2021
- Swedish Research Council1 January 2019 - 31 December 2022
- Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare1 October 2017 - 30 September 2020
- Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare1 January 2017 - 31 December 2019
- Swedish Research Council1 January 2017 - 31 December 2018
- Central Norway Regional Health Authority1 January 2015 - 31 December 2018
- Familial factors and cardiovascular disease-genetic-epidemiological studies and molecular mechanismsSwedish Research Council1 January 2014 - 31 December 2016
- Swedish Research Council1 January 2011 - 31 December 2013
- Council for International Exchange of Scholars1 September 1997 - 31 August 1998
Employments
- Senior Lecturer/Senior Physician, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2022-
Degrees and Education
- Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2011
Supervisor
- Ehrlinder Hanne, Förmaksflimmer: Risker och vinster med antikoagulation hos äldre