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Carl Johan Östgren

Professor

My wish is to find better risk markers for cardiovascular disease in patients with type 2 diabetes than is available today. Another aim with my research is to better be able to individualize treatment to counter complications from diabetes.

Improved tools for assessing cardiovascular risk factors in patients with type 2 diabetes and in the general population

My research is primarily confined to two studies; Cardiovascular Risk factors in type 2 Diabetes - a Prospective cohort in primary care (CARDIPP) and the Swedish Cardiopulmonary Study (SCAPIS) where I have the role of principal investigator (PI) at Linköping University. In the CARDIPP cohort study the collection of data is completed and in SCAPIS the data collection is currently starting.

About me

Other assignments

I am Medical Editor with the Journal of the Swedish Medical Association where I represent General Practice


Publications

2026

Lina Hult, Kristofer Hedman, Carl Johan Östgren, Jonas Johnson, Fredrik H Nyström, Peter Blomstrand, Jan Engvall, David Kylhammar (2026) Left ventricular mechanical dispersion in a middle-aged population: associations with subclinical cardiac remodelling and cardiovascular risk Open heart, Vol. 13, Article e004114 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1136/openhrt-2026-004114
Elias Bjornson, Emil Hagstrom, Karin Littmann, Carl Johan Östgren, Stefan Soderberg, Gunnar Engstrom, Daniel Eriksson Hogling, Goran Bergstrom, Jonas Brinck (2026) Optimizing lipoprotein(a) testing for immediate clinical impact in primary prevention Atherosclerosis, Vol. 419, Article 120826 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2026.120826
Peter Edholm, Patrik Wennberg, Marcel Ballin, Carl Johan Östgren, Bledar Daka, Daniel Berglind, Cecilia Lenander, Viktor H. Ahlqvist, Karin Rådholm, Pontus Henriksson, Ángel Herraiz-Adillo (2026) Infographic. Active commuting is linked to lower coronary atherosclerosis British Journal of Sports Medicine (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2026-111851
Elin Nyman, Rasmus Magnusson, Tomas Strömberg, Carl Johan Östgren, Sara Bergstrand, Hanna Jonasson (2026) Sex differences in microvascular patterns associated with low- and high-risk for cardiovascular disease Biology of Sex Differences, Vol. 17, Article 138 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13293-026-00955-0
Anders Blomberg, Daniel Arvidsson, Orjan Ekblom, Elin Ekblom-Bak, Yan Borne, Kenneth Caidahl, Anna Carlén, Magnus Dencker, Magnus Ekstrom, Maria J. Eriksson, Kristofer Hedman, Ola Hjelmgren, Christer Janson, Eva Lindberg, Maria Mannila, Andre Nyberg, Magnus Skold, Caroline Stridsman, Magnus Svartengren, Eva Swahn, Kjell Toren, Karin Wadell, Lowie E. G. W. Vanfleteren, Ding Zou, Carl Johan Östgren, Mats Borjesson (2026) 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

Research

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Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Patients with Type 2-diabetes - CARDIPP

The aim is to identify risk markers for cardiovascular disease to facilitate early and individually adjusted interventions in middle-aged men and women with Type 2-diabetes.
CT scanner at SCAPIS

SCAPIS - The Swedish CArdioPulmonary bioImage Study

SCAPIS combines the use of new imaging technologies, advances in large-scale 'comics' and epidemiological analyses to extensively characterize a Swedish cohort of 30 000 men and women aged between 50 and 64 years.

Coworkers

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Fredrik Nyström

Professor

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Tomas Strömberg

Professor

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Anders Persson

Director, Professor

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Eva Swahn

Adjunct Professor

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Jan Engvall

Visiting Professor

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Tomas Faresjö

Professor Emeritus

Organisation

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Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences (HMV)

The research areas at HMV include experimental basic research to clinical, social and public health research. We conduct high-quality education in the sought-after care professions.
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Division of Prevention, Rehabilitation and Community Medicine (PRNV)

We are an interdisciplinary division that consists of three units: Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, and Clinical Medicine.
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Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (MEDFAK)

The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences conducts research and education within medicine, healthcare and public health.

News

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High blood pressure in adolescence a silent risk

A blood pressure as low as 120/80 mm Hg in adolescence is linked to a higher risk of atherosclerosis in middle age. These findings indicate that high blood pressure early in life plays an important role in the development of coronary artery disease.
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Physical fitness in adolescence linked to less atherosclerosis later

Men who were physically fit when they were young had a lower risk of atherosclerosis almost 40 years later. These findings suggest that atherosclerosis is one of the mechanisms behind the link between physical fitness and cardiovascular disease.
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Stop the heart attack before it occurs

By way of a large national population study, researchers are looking for increasingly better ways of determining which individuals run the greatest risk of cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases.