Sepsis and microcirculation – Sara Tehrani's research group

Publications

All publications from group members

• Journal article: BMJ OPEN. 2026;16(8):e120003

  Role of bacterial pathogens and toxins in sepsis-related myocardial injury: a scoping review.

  Lörstad S; Widaeus J; Essehorn L; Gille-Johnson P; Persson J
• Doctoral thesis: 2026

  Cardiac troponin T elevation in patients with severe sepsis : underlying mechanisms and prognostic value

  Rutherford Lörstad S
• Journal article: CRITICAL CARE. 2026;30(1):351

  Coronary microvascular function in patients with sepsis and myocardial injury: an invasive coronary physiology study

  Lorstad S; Astrand P; Gille-Johnson P; Wang Y; Ekenback C; Jokhaji F; Bohm F; Hjalmarsson P; Shekarestan S; Jernberg T; Tehrani S; Shahgaldi K; Persson J
• Article: OPEN HEART. 2026;13(1):e004073

  Rethinking rate-related myocardial injury in sepsis: atrial fibrillation, heart rate, cardiac troponin T and long-term mortality

  Lorstad S; Essehorn L; Engdahl J; Persson J
• Conference publication: 2026;:a93

  PO:01:020 High burden of concomitant autoimmune diseases in antiphospholipid syndrome: to assess the prevalence and 5-year incidence of autoimmune diseases (ADs) in a swedish population-based cohort study

  Karandyszowska N; Dominicus A; Colic J; Widaeus J; Alagündüz H; Svenungsson E; Arkema E; Bruzelius M; Antovic A
• Article: CIRCULATION-CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS. 2026;19(2):e015867

  Elevated Resting Coronary Blood Flow Is Associated With Death, MI, and HF in All-Comer Patients With Chronic Coronary Syndrome

  Shekarestan S; Jokhaji F; Ekenback C; Tornerud M; Lorstad S; Ljungman P; Ostlund-Papadogeorgos N; Linder R; Samad B; Persson J
• Article: BMJ OPEN. 2025;15(10):e102485

  Sepsis-related myocardial injury: the role of bacterial pathogens and toxins-a scoping review protocol

  Lorstad S; Widaeus J; Gille-Johnson P; Persson J
• Article: TH OPEN. 2025;09:a26469016

  Risk Factors for Recurrent Thrombosis in Patients with Antiphospholipid Syndrome-A Single-Centre Cohort Study

  Karandyszowska N; Faustini F; Alagunduz H; Widaeus J; Carlens F; Jensen A-L; Oksanen A; Magnusson M; Gunnarsson I; Svenungsson E; Antovic A; Bruzelius M
• Article: JACC: CASE REPORTS. 2025;30(14):103611

  Transient Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction in Septic Shock.

  Lörstad S; Tehrani S; Ekenbäck C; Shahgaldi K; Åstrand P; Aspberg J; Persson J
• Article: JOURNAL OF INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE. 2025;40(3):320-330

  Development of an Extended Cardiovascular SOFA Score Component Reflecting Cardiac Dysfunction with Improved Survival Prediction in Sepsis: An Exploratory Analysis in the Sepsis and Elevated Troponin (SET) Study

  Lorstad S; Wang Y; Tehrani S; Shekarestan S; Astrand P; Gille-Johnson P; Jernberg T; Persson J
• Review: JOURNAL OF VASCULAR RESEARCH. 2025;62(5):233-248

  Noninvasive Bedside Approaches for Assessing Microvascular Dysfunction

  Widaeus J; Fredriksson I; Tehrani S
• Article: ATHEROSCLEROSIS. 2024;390:117335

  Use of heated tobacco products (IQOS) causes an acute increase in arterial stiffness and platelet thrombus formation

  Lyytinen G; Melnikov G; Brynedal A; Anesater E; Antoniewicz L; Blomberg A; Wallen H; Bosson JA; Hedman L; Tehrani S; Lundback M
• Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE. 2023;208(12):1293-1304

  High-Dose Inhaled Nitric Oxide in Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure Due to COVID-19 A Multicenter Phase II Trial

  Di Fenza R; Shetty NS; Gianni S; Parcha V; Giammatteo V; Fakhr BS; Tornberg D; Wall O; Harbut P; Lai PS; Li JZ; Paganoni S; Cenci S; Mueller AL; Houle TT; Akeju O; Bittner EA; Bose S; Scott LK; Carroll RW; Ichinose F; Hedenstierna M; Arora P; Berra L
• Article: JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY. 2023;78(11):2735-2742

  Effects of remdesivir on SARS-CoV-2 viral dynamics and mortality in viraemic patients hospitalized for COVID-19

  Hagman K; Hedenstierna M; Widaeus J; Arvidsson E; Hammas B; Grillner L; Jakobsson J; Gille-Johnson P; Ursing J
• Conference publication: JOURNAL OF VASCULAR RESEARCH. 2023;60(SUPP1):10-11

  Microvascular dysfunction in patients with critical COVID-19

  Tehrani S; Gille-Johnson P
• Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE. 2023;136(8):814-823.e8

  First Sampled High-Sensitive Cardiac Troponin T is Associated With One-Year Mortality in Sepsis Patients and 30-to 365-Day Mortality in Sepsis Survivors

  Lorstad S; Shekarestan S; Jernberg T; Tehrani S; Astrand P; Gille-Johnson P; Persson J
• Article: CARDIOVASCULAR TOXICOLOGY. 2023;23(7-8):255-264

  Electronic Cigarette Vaping with Nicotine Causes Increased Thrombogenicity and Impaired Microvascular Function in Healthy Volunteers: A Randomised Clinical Trial

  Lyytinen G; Brynedal A; Anesater E; Antoniewicz L; Blomberg A; Wallen H; Bosson JA; Hedman L; Mobarrez F; Tehrani S; Lundback M
• Meeting abstract: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2023;82:1115

  THROMBOCYTOPENIA AND IMPAIRED KIDNEY FUNCTION ARE MAJOR RISK FACTORS FOR RECURRENT THROMBOSIS IN PATIENTS WITH ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME

  Karandyszowska N; Alagunduz H; Widaeus J; Carlens F; Warnqvist A; Magnussion M; Gunnarsson I; Svenungsson E; Bruzelius M; Antovic A
• Conference publication: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. 2022;43:1486

  First sampled plasma troponin T is associated with one-year mortality in sepsis and septic shock, independent of age, gender, comorbidities, and clinically relevant biomarkers

  Loerstad S; Shekarestan S; Tehrani S; Jernberg T; Astrand P; Gille-Johnson P; Persson J
• Conference publication: 2022;:a42.2-a4a43

  PO.2.37 Risk factors for recurrent thrombosis and cause of death in patients with antiphospholipid syndrome; a Swedish cohort study

  Karandyszowska N; Alagündüz H; Oesman J; Magnusson M; Svenungsson E; Bruzelius M; Antovic A
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Staff and contact

Group leader

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  Sara Tehrani

  Affiliated to Research | Docent

  E-mail sara.tehrani@ki.se

All members of the group

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  Javier Francisco Herrera Rebollo

  Affiliated to Research

  E-mail javier.herrera@ki.se
• Henry Ng

  Affiliated to Research

  E-mail henry.ng@ki.se
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  Samantha Rutherford Lörstad

  Phd Student

  E-mail samantha.rutherford.lorstad@ki.se
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  Jacob Widaeus

  Phd Student

  E-mail jacob.widaeus@ki.se