Per Eriksson

Per Eriksson

Professor Emeritus
Telephone: +46852481563
Visiting address: BioClinicum, Plan 8,Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset Solna, 17176 Stockholm
Postal address: K2 Medicin, Solna, K2 Kardio Björck H, 171 77 Stockholm
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About me

  • Per Eriksson was appointed Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at Karolinska Institutet in 2007. His research is about the underlying molecular mechanism of aortic aneurysm development. Aortic aneurysm is a silent disease, and the first manifestation is often aortic dissection or aortic rupture, both lethal conditions unless surgery is performed acutely.

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Grants

  • Swedish Research Council
    1 January 2021 - 31 December 2023
  • Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation
    1 January 2019 - 31 December 2021
  • Swedish Research Council
    1 January 2017 - 31 December 2020
  • Fondation Leducq
    1 January 2012
    Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV), a condition in which there are two valve leaflets instead of the normal three, is the most common congenital cardiac malformation, affecting from 1% to 2% of the population.  It appears to be highly heritable, is more common in males than females, and is frequently associated with other aortic pathology, such as ascending aortic aneurysm. The goal of the MIBAVA network is to identify factors that affect the clinical outcome of patients with BAV, with particular attention to the progression of aortic aneurysm.  The scope of the research program will span natural history and epidemiologic studies, exploration and application of advanced imaging techniques, use of advanced genetic methods to identify disease-related genes and pathways, basic science investigations to identify predisposing mechanisms at the biochemical, cellular and tissue level, and the complementary use of various model systems.  With progress in understanding the etiology of aneurysm formation, the network will turn to the search for novel therapeutic strategies and the development of individualized treatment protocols.
  • Swedish Research Council
    1 January 2012 - 31 December 2016
  • Swedish Research Council
    1 January 2009 - 31 December 2011

Employments

  • Professor Emeritus, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2026-2028
  • Professor, Senior, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2025-2025
  • Professor, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2006-2024

Degrees and Education

  • Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 1999

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