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Carl-Johan Carlhäll

Professor

My research spans from pre-clinical application and implementation of the next generation of imaging methods for assessment of cardiovascular function.

Cardiovascular physiology and imaging in health and disease

My research area is translational approaches of cardiovascular physiology and imaging. Primarily magnetic resonance imaging based methods are utilised to assess cardiovascular function and remodelling in health and disease. A main field is multidimensional blood flow specific assessment of cardiac function in acquired and congenital heart disease.

My research deals with translational approaches of cardiovascular physiology and imaging in health and disease.

The overall aim is to evaluate and apply new imaging methods in order to provide novel aspects of assessment of cardiovascular function and remodelling in health, athletes as well as in acquired and congenital heart disease. The ultimate goal is to implement these new methods into clinical practice.

Magnetic resonance imaging

Primarily magnetic resonance imaging based methods are utilised, and a main field is multidimensional blood flow specific assessment of cardiac function.
The blood flow within the heart and vascular system is a fundamental aspect of cardiovascular function. In medical diagnostics detailed information based on morphology are widely used, but we still have limited investigative tools to focus on the blood flow itself.

In the field of flow specific assessment of cardiac function I have several international collaborations, and I have been and am member of international working groups working on consensus statements and upcoming multicenter studies.

Publications

2026

Tamara Bianchessi, Chiara Trenti, Carljohan Carlhäll, Tino Ebbers, Jan Engvall, Farkas Vanky, Federica Viola, Petter Dyverfeldt (2026) 4D Flow MRI Velocity and Turbulence Mapping in Mild Valvular Heart Disease Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Vol. 63, p. 222-232 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

2025

Goran Bergstrom, Gunnar Engstrom, Elias Bjornson, Martin Adiels, Jonas S. O. Andersson, Therese Andersson, Carljohan Carlhäll, Kerstin Cederlund, David Erlinge, Erika Fagman, Elin Good, Anders Gummesson, Emil Hagstrom, Stefan James, Magnus Janzon, Ioannis Katsoularis, Jeanette Kuhl, Henrik Lofmark, Hanna Markstad, Jonas Oldgren, Viktor Oskarsson, Ellen Ostenfeld, Anders Persson, Adrian Pistea, Annika Rosengren, Jonas Spaak, Johan Sundstrom, Stefan Soderberg, Erik Thunstrom, Carl Johan Östgren, Lars Lind, Tomas Jernberg (2025) Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography in Prediction of First Coronary Events Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Melker Lundstrom, Carljohan Carlhäll, Andreas Bussman, Martin Brundin, Adam Palm, Victor F. Froelicher, Kristofer Hedman, Anna Carlén (2025) The effect of anatomical factors on ECG amplitudes - a cardiac magnetic resonance study Journal of Electrocardiology, Vol. 93, Article 154150 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Carlos Valera Soria, Carljohan Carlhäll, Lars Karlsson, Johan Lindback, Ziad Hijazi, Emmanouil Charitakis (2025) Differences in inflammation biomarkers between patients with paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation in the femoral vein and coronary sinus blood samples; a cohort study European Heart Journal Open, Vol. 5, Article oeaf089 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Marjan Firouznia, David Molnar, Carl Edin, Ola Hjelmgren, Carl Johan Östgren, Peter Lundberg, Markus Henningsson, Goran Bergstrom, Carljohan Carlhäll (2025) Head-to-Head Comparison between MRI and CT in the Evaluation of Volume and Quality of Epicardial Adipose Tissue RADIOLOGY-CARDIOTHORACIC IMAGING, Vol. 7, Article e240531 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

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