Lina Hult

I am a specialist physician at Linköping University Hospital, researching left ventricular systolic function and contraction patterns in relation to cardiovascular risk factors and their impact on the risk of future cardiovascular diseases.

Publications

2026

David Kylhammar, Lina Hult, Peter Blomstrand, Hannes Holm Isholth, Amra Jujic, Martin Magnusson, Carl Johan Östgren, Jan Engvall, Kristofer Hedman (2026)

Diastolic dysfunction is equally common in pre-diabetes and diabetes and associated with concomitant cardiometabolic risk factors Open heart, Vol. 13, Article e004052 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1136/openhrt-2026-004052

2025

Lina Hult, David Kylhammar, Jan Engvall, Carl Johan Östgren, Fredrik H Nyström, Peter Blomstrand, Kristofer Hedman (2025)

Pathological post-systolic shortening as a prognostic marker for major cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes ECHO RESEARCH AND PRACTICE, Vol. 12, Article 21 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s44156-025-00085-0

Organisation

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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.

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.

Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (MEDFAK)

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