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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

Malenka M. Bissell, Francesca Raimondi, Lamia Ait Ali, Bradley D. Allen, Alex J. Barker, Ann F Bolger, Nicholas Burris, Carljohan Carlhäll, Jeremy D. Collins, Tino Ebbers, Christopher J. Francois, Alex Frydrychowicz, Pankaj Garg, Julia Geiger, Hojin Ha, Anja Hennemuth, Michael D. Hope, Albert Hsiao, Kevin Johnson, Sebastian Kozerke, Liliana E. Ma, Michael Markl, Duarte Martins, Marci Messina, Thekla H. Oechtering, Pim van Ooij, Cynthia Rigsby, Jose Rodriguez-Palomares, Arno A. W. Roest, Alejandro Roldan-Alzate, Susanne Schnell, Julio Sotelo, Matthias Stuber, Ali B. Syeda, Johannes Togera, Rob van der Geesta, Jos Westenberga, Liang Zhonga, Yumin Zhonga, Oliver Wieben, Petter Dyverfeldt (2026) Correction: 4D Flow cardiovascular magnetic resonance consensus statement: 2023 update (vol 25, 40, 2023) Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, Vol. 28, Article 101912 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jocmr.2025.101912
Karen Sorensen, Ase A. Johnsson, Per Liv, Elin Bacsovics Brolin, Anders Blomberg, Anetta Bolejko, Carljohan Carlhäll, Kerstin Cederlund, Ossur Ingi Emilsson, Jan Engvall, Tomas Hansen, Mikael Johansson, Mohammad Khalil, Reza Karimi, Maya Landenhed-Smith, Andrei Malinovschi, C. Magnus Skold, Eva Swahn, Kjell Toren, Jenny Vikgren, Suneela Zaigham, Carl Johan Östgren, Annelie F. Behndig (2026) Pulmonary Nodule Prevalence at CT in Middle-Aged Participants from the Swedish CArdioPulmonary bioImage Study (SCAPIS) Radiology, Vol. 318, Article e251917 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1148/radiol.251917
Ángel Herraiz-Adillo, Karin Rådholm, Fredrik Iredahl, Carljohan Carlhäll, Nahuel Roemkens, Mikael Forsgren, Olof Dahlqvist Leinhard, Peter Lundberg, Stergios Kechagias, Nils Dahlström, Patrik Nasr, Mattias Ekstedt, Pontus Henriksson (2026) Validity of the International Fitness Scale (IFIS) and its associations with cardiometabolic health and body composition in adults with type 2 diabetes: A cross-sectional study PLOS ONE, Vol. 21, Article e0339364 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0339364
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 (2026) Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography in Prediction of First Coronary Events Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), Vol. 335, p. 245-254 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2025.21077
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) https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmri.70087

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