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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

2025

Ingrid Larsson, Jiangming Sun, Shafqat Ahmad, Goran Bergstrom, Carljohan Carlhäll, Kerstin Cederlund, Isabel Drake, Jan Engvall, Mats Eriksson, Henrik Hagstrom, Tomas Jernberg, Tanja Kero, Krister Lindmark, Maria Mannila, Marju Orho-Melander, Araz Rawshani, Ulf Riserus, Annika Rosengren, Mats Ryberg, Caroline Schmidt, Emily Sonestedt, Maria Wennberg, Carl Johan Östgren, Isabel Goncalves (2025) Low-fibre diet is associated with high-risk coronary plaque features Cardiovascular Research (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Wile Balkhed, Martin Bergram, Fredrik Iredahl, Markus Holmberg, Carl Edin, Carljohan Carlhäll, Tino Ebbers, Pontus Henriksson, Christian Simonsson, Karin Rådholm, Gunnar Cedersund, Mikael Forsgren, Olof Dahlqvist Leinhard, Cecilia Jönsson, Peter Lundberg, Stergios Kechagias, Nils Dahlström, Patrik Nasr, Mattias Ekstedt (2025) Evaluating the prevalence and severity of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in primary care Journal of Internal Medicine (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Anders Gummesson, Per Lundmark, Qiao Sen Chen, Elias Bjornson, Koen F. Dekkers, Ulf Hammar, Martin Adiels, Yunzhang Wang, Therese Andersson, Goran Bergstrom, Carljohan Carlhäll, David Erlinge, Tomas Jernberg, Fredrik Landfors, Lars Lind, Maria Mannila, Olle Melander, Carlo Pirazzi, Johan Sundstrom, Carl Johan Östgren, Cecilia Gunnarsson, Marju Orho-Melander, Stefan Soederberg, Tove Fall, Bruna Gigante (2025) A genome-wide association study of imaging-defined atherosclerosis Nature Communications, Vol. 16, Article 2266 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Jerker Karlsson, Jan-Lucas Gade, Carl-Johan Thore, Carljohan Carlhäll, Jan Engvall, Jonas Stålhand (2025) Evaluating the Stress State and the Load-Bearing Fraction as Predicted by an In Vivo Parameter Identification Method for the Abdominal Aorta Medical Sciencs, Vol. 13, Article 9 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Jonas Agholme, Kim Ahtola, Ebba Toll, Carljohan Carlhäll, Pontus Henriksson, Stergios Kechagias, Peter Lundberg, Patrik Nasr, Oleg Sysoev, Magnus Wijkman, Mattias Ekstedt, Martin Ulander, Fredrik Iredahl (2025) Clinically available predictors of obstructive sleep apnoea requiring treatment in type 2 diabetes patients in primary care Scientific Reports, Vol. 15, Article 8710 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

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Field of Teaching

I primarily teach at the Medical Programme in the field of cardiovascular anatomy and physiology. I am also course examiner at the Medical Programme.

Other assignments

  • I am a senior consultant at the dept. of Clinical physiology, Linköping University Hospital, where I am head of the clinical cardiac magnetic resonance imaging unit. 
  • I am deputy principal for postgraduate studies at the Department of Medicine and Health, and also member of the scientific council of the Center for Medical Image Science and Visualization (CMIV). 
  • I am the former scientific secretary of the Swedish Society for Clinical Physiology
  • and also former member of the Swedish Heart Association.

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Publications

2025

Ingrid Larsson, Jiangming Sun, Shafqat Ahmad, Goran Bergstrom, Carljohan Carlhäll, Kerstin Cederlund, Isabel Drake, Jan Engvall, Mats Eriksson, Henrik Hagstrom, Tomas Jernberg, Tanja Kero, Krister Lindmark, Maria Mannila, Marju Orho-Melander, Araz Rawshani, Ulf Riserus, Annika Rosengren, Mats Ryberg, Caroline Schmidt, Emily Sonestedt, Maria Wennberg, Carl Johan Östgren, Isabel Goncalves (2025) Low-fibre diet is associated with high-risk coronary plaque features Cardiovascular Research (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Wile Balkhed, Martin Bergram, Fredrik Iredahl, Markus Holmberg, Carl Edin, Carljohan Carlhäll, Tino Ebbers, Pontus Henriksson, Christian Simonsson, Karin Rådholm, Gunnar Cedersund, Mikael Forsgren, Olof Dahlqvist Leinhard, Cecilia Jönsson, Peter Lundberg, Stergios Kechagias, Nils Dahlström, Patrik Nasr, Mattias Ekstedt (2025) Evaluating the prevalence and severity of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in primary care Journal of Internal Medicine (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Anders Gummesson, Per Lundmark, Qiao Sen Chen, Elias Bjornson, Koen F. Dekkers, Ulf Hammar, Martin Adiels, Yunzhang Wang, Therese Andersson, Goran Bergstrom, Carljohan Carlhäll, David Erlinge, Tomas Jernberg, Fredrik Landfors, Lars Lind, Maria Mannila, Olle Melander, Carlo Pirazzi, Johan Sundstrom, Carl Johan Östgren, Cecilia Gunnarsson, Marju Orho-Melander, Stefan Soederberg, Tove Fall, Bruna Gigante (2025) A genome-wide association study of imaging-defined atherosclerosis Nature Communications, Vol. 16, Article 2266 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Jerker Karlsson, Jan-Lucas Gade, Carl-Johan Thore, Carljohan Carlhäll, Jan Engvall, Jonas Stålhand (2025) Evaluating the Stress State and the Load-Bearing Fraction as Predicted by an In Vivo Parameter Identification Method for the Abdominal Aorta Medical Sciencs, Vol. 13, Article 9 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Jonas Agholme, Kim Ahtola, Ebba Toll, Carljohan Carlhäll, Pontus Henriksson, Stergios Kechagias, Peter Lundberg, Patrik Nasr, Oleg Sysoev, Magnus Wijkman, Mattias Ekstedt, Martin Ulander, Fredrik Iredahl (2025) Clinically available predictors of obstructive sleep apnoea requiring treatment in type 2 diabetes patients in primary care Scientific Reports, Vol. 15, Article 8710 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

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