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Lennart Nilsson

Associate Professor, Docent

Senior consultant in cardiology at the Department of Medicine, County Hospital Ryhov in Jönköping and senior lecturer at the Undergraduate Program of Medicine at Linköping university.

Publications

2026

Halldora Ogmundsdottir Michelsen, Peter Henriksson, John Wallert, Maria Back, Ingela Sjolin, Mona Schlyter, Emil Hagstrom, Anna Kiessling, Claes Held, Emma Hag, Lennart Nilsson, Alexandru Schiopu, Margret Leosdottir (2026) Determinants of risk factor target attainment after myocardial infarction: the Perfect-CR study European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvag149
Filip Hammaréus, Lennart Nilsson, Rosanna Chung, Fredrik H Nyström, Carl Johan Östgren, Lena Jonasson (2026) Circulating type I collagen pro-a1 chain is inversely associated with the presence of coronary atherosclerosis in a Swedish middle-aged population Scientific Reports, Vol. 16, Article 9965 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-45736-2

2025

David Kylhammar, Fredrik Nilsson, Petter Dyverfeldt, Filip Hammaréus, Lena Jonasson, Aleksandra Krynska, Marcus Lindenberger, Lennart Nilsson, Fredrik H Nyström, Chiara Trenti, Jan Engvall, Eva Swahn (2025) Follow-up of incidentally detected mild to moderate ascending aortic dilation and risk factors for rapid progression in a Swedish middle-aged population Heart, Vol. 111, p. 904-909 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2024-325409
Bruna Gigante, Qiaosen Chen, Harry Bjorkbacka, Elias Bjornson, Jonas Brinck, Elin Chorell, Demir Djekic, Andreas Edsfeldt, Gunnar Engstrom, Jan W. Eriksson, Anders Gottsater, Anders Gummesson, Emil Hagstrom, Ulf Hedin, Tomas Jernberg, Nina Johnston, Lennart Nilsson, Fredrik H Nyström, Julia Otten, Annika Rosengren, Stefan Soderberg, Jenny Theorell Haglow, Carl Johan Östgren (2025) Lipoproteins and lipoprotein lipid composition are associated with stages of dysglycemia and subclinical coronary atherosclerosis International Journal of Cardiology, Vol. 419, Article 132698 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2024.132698

2024

Filip Hammaréus, Chiara Trenti, Hanna M. Björck, Jan Engvall, Hanna Lekedal, Aleksandra Trzebiatowska-Krzynska, David Kylhammar, Marcus Lindenberger, Anna Lundberg, Fredrik Nilsson, Lennart Nilsson, Eva Swahn, Lena Jonasson, Petter Dyverfeldt (2024) Wall shear stress measured with 4D flow CMR correlates with biomarkers of inflammation and collagen synthesis in mild-to-moderate ascending aortic dilation and tricuspid aortic valves European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging, Vol. 25, p. 1384-1393 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ehjci/jeae130

Organisation

Close up of three doctors dressed in surgical clothes. One stands with his back to the camera.

Division of Diagnostics and Specialist Medicine (DISP)

The division consists of three units (internal medicine, cardiovascular and radiological sciences) and contains seven subject areas within which research and teaching are conducted.
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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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Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (MEDFAK)

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

Research

Cardio diet

The Cardiodiet Trial

Is a Mediterranean diet with reduced carbohydrate content a better choice than traditional low-fat diet for patients with coronary heart disease?

Recent publications

2026

Halldora Ogmundsdottir Michelsen, Peter Henriksson, John Wallert, Maria Back, Ingela Sjolin, Mona Schlyter, Emil Hagstrom, Anna Kiessling, Claes Held, Emma Hag, Lennart Nilsson, Alexandru Schiopu, Margret Leosdottir (2026) Determinants of risk factor target attainment after myocardial infarction: the Perfect-CR study European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvag149
Filip Hammaréus, Lennart Nilsson, Rosanna Chung, Fredrik H Nyström, Carl Johan Östgren, Lena Jonasson (2026) Circulating type I collagen pro-a1 chain is inversely associated with the presence of coronary atherosclerosis in a Swedish middle-aged population Scientific Reports, Vol. 16, Article 9965 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-45736-2

2025

David Kylhammar, Fredrik Nilsson, Petter Dyverfeldt, Filip Hammaréus, Lena Jonasson, Aleksandra Krynska, Marcus Lindenberger, Lennart Nilsson, Fredrik H Nyström, Chiara Trenti, Jan Engvall, Eva Swahn (2025) Follow-up of incidentally detected mild to moderate ascending aortic dilation and risk factors for rapid progression in a Swedish middle-aged population Heart, Vol. 111, p. 904-909 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2024-325409
Bruna Gigante, Qiaosen Chen, Harry Bjorkbacka, Elias Bjornson, Jonas Brinck, Elin Chorell, Demir Djekic, Andreas Edsfeldt, Gunnar Engstrom, Jan W. Eriksson, Anders Gottsater, Anders Gummesson, Emil Hagstrom, Ulf Hedin, Tomas Jernberg, Nina Johnston, Lennart Nilsson, Fredrik H Nyström, Julia Otten, Annika Rosengren, Stefan Soderberg, Jenny Theorell Haglow, Carl Johan Östgren (2025) Lipoproteins and lipoprotein lipid composition are associated with stages of dysglycemia and subclinical coronary atherosclerosis International Journal of Cardiology, Vol. 419, Article 132698 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2024.132698

2024

Filip Hammaréus, Chiara Trenti, Hanna M. Björck, Jan Engvall, Hanna Lekedal, Aleksandra Trzebiatowska-Krzynska, David Kylhammar, Marcus Lindenberger, Anna Lundberg, Fredrik Nilsson, Lennart Nilsson, Eva Swahn, Lena Jonasson, Petter Dyverfeldt (2024) Wall shear stress measured with 4D flow CMR correlates with biomarkers of inflammation and collagen synthesis in mild-to-moderate ascending aortic dilation and tricuspid aortic valves European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging, Vol. 25, p. 1384-1393 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ehjci/jeae130

Organisation

Close up of three doctors dressed in surgical clothes. One stands with his back to the camera.

Division of Diagnostics and Specialist Medicine (DISP)

The division consists of three units (internal medicine, cardiovascular and radiological sciences) and contains seven subject areas within which research and teaching are conducted.