Robert Edfors

Robert Edfors

Affiliated to Research
Visiting address: Entrévägen 2, 18257 Danderyd
Postal address: D1 Kliniska vetenskaper, Danderyds sjukhus, D1 Kardiologi, 182 88 Stockholm
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About me

  • PhD, specialist in internal medicine and cardiology. Research interest in renal dysfunction and ischemic heart disease, atrial fibrillation, invasive coronary intervention and biomarkers.

Research

  • Publications SWEDEHEART-1-year data show no benefit of newer generation drug-eluting stents over bare-metal stents in patients with severe kidney dysfunction following percutaneous coronary intervention. [1] *Edfors R*, James S, Szummer K, Evans M, Carrero JJ, Faxén J, Persson J, Spaak J, Varenhorst C, Jernberg T, Lagerqvist B. Coron Artery Dis. 2020 Jan
  • 31(1):49-58. doi: 10.1097/MCA.0000000000000814. Outcomes in patients treated with ticagrelor versus clopidogrel after acute myocardial infarction stratified by renal function. [2] *Edfors R*, Sahlén A, Szummer K, Renlund H, Evans M, Carrero JJ, Spaak J, James SK, Lagerqvist B, Varenhorst C, Jernberg T. Heart. 2018 Oct
  • 104(19):1575-1582. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2017-312436. Epub 2018 Mar 24. Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Angiotensin Receptor Blockers in Myocardial Infarction Patients With Renal Dysfunction. [3] Evans M, Carrero JJ, Szummer K, Åkerblom A, *Edfors R*, Spaak J, Jacobson SH, Andell P, Lindhagen L, Jernberg T. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2016 Apr 12
  • 67(14):1687-97. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.01.050. Renal function is associated with long-term outcomes independent of degree of atherosclerosis: 6-year data from the Swedish Coronary Angiography and Angioplasty Registry. [4] *Edfors R*, Szummer K, Evans M, Carrero JJ, Spaak J, James S, Lagerqvist B, Jernberg T. Eur Heart J Qual Care Clin Outcomes. 2016 Apr 1
  • 2(2):91-98. doi: 10.1093/ehjqcco/qcv029. Association between the use of fondaparinux vs low-molecular-weight heparin and clinical outcomes in patients with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. [5] Szummer K, Oldgren J, Lindhagen L, Carrero JJ, Evans M, Spaak J, *Edfors R*, Jacobson SH, Andell P, Wallentin L, Jernberg T. JAMA. 2015 Feb 17
  • 313(7):707-16. doi: 10.1001/jama.2015.517. Warfarin, kidney dysfunction, and outcomes following acute myocardial infarction in patients with atrial fibrillation. [6] Carrero JJ, Evans M, Szummer K, Spaak J, Lindhagen L, *Edfors R*, Stenvinkel P, Jacobson SH, Jernberg T. JAMA. 2014 Mar 5
  • 311(9):919-28. doi: 10.1001/jama.2014.1334. Tilt table testing in patients with suspected epilepsy. [7] *Edfors R*, Erdal J, A-Rogvi-Hansen B. Acta Neurol Scand. 2008 May
  • 117(5):354-8. Epub 2007 Dec 12. [A case of tularemia in a Danish hunter]. [8] *Edfors R*, Smith B, Lillebaek T. Ugeskr Laeger. 2010 Feb 1
  • 172(5):381-2. Danish. [1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31658144 [2] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29574413 [3] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27056774 [4] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29474624 [5] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25688782 [6] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24595776 [7] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18081916 [8] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20122335

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Employments

  • Affiliated to Research, Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, 2023-2025

Degrees and Education

  • Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Medicine, Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, 2020

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