Christina Ekenbäck

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Journal article: CLINICAL AUTONOMIC RESEARCH. 2024;:1-10
Sympathetic nerve activity and response to physiological stress in Takotsubo syndrome.
Ekenbäck C; Persson J; Tornvall P; Forsberg L; Spaak J
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES. 2023;24(18):14143
Helicobacter pylori and Pro-Inflammatory Protein Biomarkers in Myocardial Infarction with and without Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease
Warme J; Sundqvist MO; Hjort M; Agewall S; Collste O; Ekenback C; Frick M; Henareh L; Hofman-Bang C; Spaak J; Sorensson P; Y-Hassan S; Svensson P; Lindahl B; Hofmann R; Tornvall P
Article: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL - QUALITY OF CARE AND CLINICAL OUTCOMES. 2023;9(6):639-644
Health-related quality-of-life up to one year after myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries
Berg E; Agewall S; Brolin EB; Caidahl K; Cederlund K; Collste O; Daniel M; Ekenback C; Jensen J; Y-Hassan S; Henareh L; Maret E; Spaak J; Sorensson P; Tornvall P; Lynga P
Article: ESC HEART FAILURE. 2023;10(4):2395-2405
Coronary microvascular dysfunction in Takotsubo syndrome and associations with left ventricular function
Ekenbaeck C; Nickander J; Jokhaji F; Tornvall P; Engblom H; Spaak J; Persson J
Article: AMERICAN HEART JOURNAL. 2023;257:33-40
Rationale and design of BROKEN-SWEDEHEART: a registry-based, randomized, parallel, open-label multicenter trial to test pharmacological treatments for broken heart (takotsubo) syndrome
Omerovic E; James S; Erlinge D; Hagstrom H; Venetsanos D; Henareh L; Ekenback C; Alfredsson J; Hambreus K; Redfors B
Article: JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2022;291(3):327-337
Antiphospholipid antibodies in patients with myocardial infarction with and without obstructive coronary arteries
Svenungsson E; Spaak J; Strandberg K; Wallen HN; Agewall S; Brolin EB; Collste O; Daniel M; Ekenback C; Frick M; Henareh L; Malmqvist K; Elvin K; Sorensson P; Y-Hassan S; Hofman-Bang C; Tornvall P
Article: CLINICAL CARDIOLOGY. 2021;44(11):1567-1574
Plasma catecholamine levels in the acute and subacute stages of takotsubo syndrome: Results from the Stockholm myocardial infarction with normal coronaries 2 study
Y-Hassan S; Sorensson P; Ekenback C; Lundin M; Agewall S; Brolin EB; Caidahl K; Cederlund K; Collste O; Daniel M; Jensen J; Hofman-Bang C; Lynga P; Maret E; Sarkar N; Spaak J; Winnberg O; Ugander M; Tornvall P; Henareh L
Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION. 2021;10(17):e017290
Short- and Long-Term Clinical Outcomes for Patients With Takotsubo Syndrome and Patients With Myocardial Infarction: A Report From the Swedish Coronary Angiography and Angioplasty Registry
Redfors B; Jha S; Thorleifsson S; Jernberg T; Angeras O; Frobert O; Petursson P; Tornvall P; Sarno G; Ekenback C; Ravn-Fisher A; Y-Hassan S; Lyon AR; James S; Erlinge D; Omerovic E
Article: JACC CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING. 2021;14(9):1774-1783
Early Comprehensive Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients With Myocardial Infarction With Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries
Sorensson P; Ekenback C; Lundin M; Agewall S; Brolin EB; Caidahl K; Cederlund K; Collste O; Daniel M; Jensen J; Y-Hassan S; Henareh L; Hofman-Bang C; Lynga P; Maret E; Sarkar N; Spaak J; Winnberg O; Ugander M; Tornvall P
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY. 2020;317:1-6
Blood haemoglobin, renal insufficiency, fractional flow reserve and plasma NT-proBNP is associated with index of microcirculatory resistance in chronic coronary syndrome
Ostlund-Papadogeorgos N; Ekenback C; Jokhaji F; Mir-Akbari H; Witt N; Jernberg T; Wallen H; Linder R; Tornerud M; Samad BA; Persson J
Article: JOURNAL OF INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY. 2019;2019:1397895-6
Changes in Index of Microcirculatory Resistance during PCI in the Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery in Relation to Total Length of Implanted Stents
Ekenback C; Jokhaji F; Ostlund-Papadogeorgos N; Mir-Akbari H; Linder R; Witt N; Tornerud M; Samad B; Persson J
Article: CLINICAL CHEMISTRY. 2019;65(8):1023-1030
Increased Inflammatory Activity in Patients 3 Months after Myocardial Infarction with Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries
Hjort M; Eggers KM; Lindhagen L; Agewall S; Brolin EB; Collste O; Daniel M; Ekenback C; Frick M; Henareh L; Hofman-Bang C; Malmqvist K; Spaak J; Sorensson P; Y-Hassan S; Tornvall P; Lindahl B
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY. 2019;287:128-131
ST-segment elevation and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging findings in myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries
Hausvater A; Pasupathy S; Tornvall P; Gandhi H; Tavella R; Beltrame J; Agewall S; Ekenback C; Brolin EB; Hochman JS; Collste O; Reynolds HR
Article: BMJ CASE REPORTS. 2019;12(4):e227885
Takotsubo twins
Ekenback C; Tornvall P; Spaak J
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE. 2019;132(3):374-381.e1
Personality Traits in Patients with Myocardial Infarction with Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries
Nero D; Agewall S; Daniel M; Caidahl K; Collste O; Ekenback C; Frick M; Henareh L; Jernberg T; Malmqvist K; Schenck-Gustafsson K; Spaak J; Sorensson P; Sundin O; Y-Hassan S; Hofman-Bang C; Tornvall P
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE. 2018;131(9):1118-1124
Prevalence of Anxiety and Depression Symptoms in Patients with Myocardial Infarction with Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries
Daniel M; Agewall S; Berglund F; Caidahl K; Collste O; Ekenback C; Frick M; Henareh L; Jernberg T; Malmqvist K; Schenck-Gustafsson K; Spaak J; Sundin O; Sorensson P; Y-Hassan S; Hofman-Bang C; Tornvall P
Article: SCANDINAVIAN CARDIOVASCULAR JOURNAL. 2018;52(2):100-107
Outcome and selection of revascularization strategy in left main coronary artery stenosis
Gripenberg T; Jokhaji F; Ostlund-Papadogeorgos N; Ekenback C; Linder R; Samad B; Persson J
Article: CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY AND FUNCTIONAL IMAGING. 2018;38(2):246-253
Plasma biomarker levels and non-obstructive coronary artery disease determined by coronary computed tomography angiography
Brolin EB; Agewall S; Cederlund K; Ekenback C; Henareh L; Malmqvist K; Ruck A; Svensson A; Tornvall P
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY. 2017;120(3):341-346
Effect of Myocardial Infarction With Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries on Physical Capacity and Quality-of-Life
Daniel M; Agewall S; Caidahl K; Collste O; Ekenback C; Frick M; Y-Hassan S; Henareh L; Jernberg T; Malmqvist K; Schenck-Gustafsson K; Sorensson P; Sundin O; Hofman-Bang C; Tornvall P
Article: BMC CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS. 2017;17(1):199
The value of a new cardiac magnetic resonance imaging protocol in Myocardial Infarction with Non-obstructive Coronary Arteries (MINOCA) - a case-control study using historical controls from a previous study with similar inclusion criteria
Tornvall P; Brolin EB; Caidahl K; Cederlund K; Collste O; Daniel M; Ekenback C; Jensen J; Y-Hassan S; Henareh L; Hofman-Bang C; Lynga P; Maret E; Sarkar N; Spaak J; Sundqvist M; Sorensson P; Ugander M; Agewall S
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY. 2015;116(6):838-844
Risk Factors and Markers for Acute Myocardial Infarction With Angiographically Normal Coronary Arteries
Daniel M; Ekenback C; Agewall S; Brolin EB; Caidahl K; Cederlund K; Collste O; Eurenius L; Frick M; Younis-Hassan S; Henareh L; Jemberg T; Malmqvist K; Spaak J; Sorensson P; Hofman-Bang C; Tornvall P
Article: JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2013;273(2):189-196
Myocardial infarction with normal coronary arteries is common and associated with normal findings on cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging: results from the Stockholm Myocardial Infarction with Normal Coronaries study
Collste O; Sorensson P; Frick M; Agewall S; Daniel M; Henareh L; Ekenback C; Eurenius L; Guiron C; Jernberg T; Hofman-Bang C; Malmqvist K; Nagy E; Arheden H; Tornvall P
Article: ANGIOLOGY. 2012;63(7):500-503
Risk Factors for Myocardial Infarction With Normal Coronary Arteries and Myocarditis Compared With Myocardial Infarction With Coronary Artery Stenosis
Agewall S; Daniel M; Eurenius L; Ekenback C; Skeppholm M; Malmqvist K; Hofman-Bang C; Collste O; Frick M; Henareh L; Jernberg T; Tornvall P
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Thesis / dissertation: 2024
Pathophysiology of myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries and Takotsubo syndrome
Ekenbäck, Christina
Letter: JACC CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING. 2023;16(12):1626-1628
CMR Is Often Abnormal Despite Normal Echocardiography in Suspected Myocardial Infarction With Nonobstructed Coronary Arteries
Sundqvist MG; Sorensson P; Ekenback C; Lundin M; Agewall S; Brolin EB; Cederlund K; Collste O; Daniel M; Jensen J; Y-Hassan S; Henareh L; Hofman-Bang C; Lynga P; Maret E; Sarkar N; Spaak J; Winnberg O; Caidahl K; Ugander M; Tornvall P
Meeting abstract: CIRCULATION. 2023;148:a17826
Plasma Biomarkers of Endothelial Dysfunction and Myocardial Fibrosis in Relation to Measures of Coronary Microvascular Disease in Ischemia With No Obstructive Coronary Arteries
Shekarestan S; Ekenback C; Jokhaji F; Lorstad S; Wallen H; Tornerud M; Ljungman P; Samad B; Linder R; Persson J
Meeting abstract: CIRCULATION. 2023;148:a14679
Microcirculatory Flow and Resistance at Rest and Hyperemia in Relation to Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Chronic Coronary Syndrome
Shekarestan S; Jokhaji F; Ekenback C; Tornerud M; Lorstad S; Ljungman P; Ostlund-Papadogeorgos N; Linder R; Samad B; Persson J
Letter: JACC CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING. 2023;16(1):128-129
Comprehensive Follow-Up Cardiac Magnetic Resonance of Patients With Myocardial Infarction With Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries
Nickander J; Ekenback C; Agewall S; Brolin EB; Caidahl K; Cederlund K; Collste O; Daniel M; Jensen J; Y-Hassan S; Henareh L; Hofman-Bang C; Lynga P; Maret E; Sarkar N; Spaak J; Winnberg O; Sundqvist M; Ugander M; Tornvall P; Sorensson P
Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2022
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging after normal echocardiography in myocardial infarction with nonobstructed coronary arteries
Sundqvist M; Sörensson P; Ekenbäck C; Lundin M; Agewall S; Bacsovics Brolin E; Cederlund K; Collste O; Daniel M; Jensen J; Y-Hassan S; Henareh L; Hofman-Bang C; Lyngå P; Maret E; Sarkar N; Spaak J; Winnberg O; Caidahl K; Ugander M; Tornvall P
Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEART FAILURE. 2022;24:172-173
Coronary microvascular function in takotsubo syndrome
Ekenback C; Jokhaji F; Spaak J; Tornvall P; Persson J
Preprint: SSRN ELECTRONIC JOURNAL. 2018
Short- and Long-Term Clinical Outcomes for Patients with Takotsubo Syndrome Versus Myocardial Infarction: A Report from the Swedish Coronary Angiography and Angioplasty Registry
Redfors B; Jha S; Thorleifsson S; Jernberg T; Angerås O; Frobert O; Petrusson P; Tornvall P; Sarno G; Ekenbäck C; Ravn-Fisher A; Younis-Hassan S; Lyon A; James S; Erlinge D; Omerovic E

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Affiliated to Research, Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-2025

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Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, 2024
University Medical Degree, Karolinska Institutet, 2003

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