Anna Carlén
Adjunct Assistant Le
Researcher in Clinical Physiology, with a special interest in exercise physiology and sports cardiology. Main research areas are cardiovascular response and adaptation to exercise and cardiovascular risk assessment.
About me
CV
- Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Granada, Spain 2024
- Specialist in Clinical Physiology 2023
- PhD 2019
- Medical degree (MD) 2012
Teaching assignments
- Exercise Physiology, Medical Program
- Exercise Physiology, Physiotherapy Program
- Supervision of research project, Medical Program
Network
- Swedish Society of Clinical Physiology (SFKF)
-Vice chair, 2024–present
-Board member, 2018–2021 - Swedish Association for Physical Activity and Sports Medicine (SFAIM), Section for Sports Physiology
-Board member, 2025–present - Sports Medicine East (Idrottsmedicin Öst)
-Board member 2025-
-Chair, 2024–2025 - Swedish Sports Medicine Spring Meeting (Idrottsmedicinska vårmötet)
-Member, Organizing Committee, 2023 - Swedish Forum for Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (SFE)
-Member, Organizing Committee, 2019 and 2025 - Swedish Cardiovascular Spring Meeting (Kardiovaskulära vårmötet)
-Member, Organizing Committee, 2019–2020
Publications
2026
Isolated, reduced diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide in the population - relations to symptoms, smoking and comorbidities
BMC Pulmonary Medicine, Vol. 26, Article 387
(Article in journal)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12890-026-04662-9
Associations of exercise capacity after myocardial infarction with mortality and major adverse cardiovascular events: sex-specific findings from the nationwide SWEDEHEART cohort
European Journal of Preventive Cardiology
(Article in journal)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwag449
Lower lung function and respiratory symptoms are associated with reduced accelerometer-measured physical activity in middle-aged adults
Respiratory Medicine, Vol. 261, Article 109036
(Article in journal)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmed.2026.109036
Physical fitness after myocardial infarction compared with clinical reference values: a SWEDEHEART registry study
Open heart, Vol. 13, Article e004046
(Article in journal)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1136/openhrt-2026-004046
Determinants and prognostic value of blood pressure trajectories during graded exercise
European Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol. 126, p. 4409-4421
(Article in journal)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00421-026-06258-x
Coworkers
Other coworkers at Region Östergötland
- Meriam Åström-Aneq