Magnus Dencker

Cardiorespiratory effects of venous lipid micro embolization in an experimental model of mediastinal shed blood reinfusion (2009)

Eyjolfsson, Atli, Plaza, Ignacio, Brondén, Björn, Johnsson, Per, Dencker, Magnus, Bjursten, Henrik

Abstract Background Retransfusion of the patient's own blood during surgery is used to reduce the need for allogenic blood transfusion. It has however been found that this blood contains lipid...

Quantitative detection of myocardial ischaemia by stress echocardiography; a comparison with SPECT (2009)

Gudmundsson, Petri, Shahgaldi, Kambiz, Winter, Reidar, Dencker, Magnus, Kitlinski, Mariusz, Thorsson, Ola, ...

Abstract Aims Real-time perfusion (RTP) adenosine stress echocardiography (ASE) can be used to visually evaluate myocardial ischaemia. The RTP power modulation technique angio-mode (AM), provides...

Right ventricular metastasis of leiomyosarcoma (2009)

Dencker, Magnus, Valind, Sven, Stagmo, Martin

Abstract Metastatic presentation of leiomyosarcoma in the heart is very rare. We present transthoracic echocardiography and combined PET/CT images of a case with a large right ventricular metastasis...

Head to head comparisons of two modalities of perfusion adenosine stress echocardiography with simultaneous SPECT (2009)

Gudmundsson, Petri, Shahgaldi, Kambiz, Winter, Reidar, Dencker, Magnus, Kitlinski, Mariusz, Thorsson, Ola, ...

Abstract Background Real-time perfusion (RTP) contrast echocardiography can be used during adenosine stress echocardiography (ASE) to evaluate myocardial ischemia. We compared two different types of...

Effect of pioglitazone versus insulin glargine on cardiac size, function, and measures of fluid retention in patients with type 2 diabetes (2009)

Dorkhan, Mozhgan, Dencker, Magnus, Stagmo, Martin, Groop, Leif

Abstract Background Both insulin and thiazolidinediones (TZDs) are effective in the treatment of hyperglycaemia and amelioration of insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes but have side effects...

How to misuse echo contrast (2009)

Dencker, Magnus, Missios, Anna

Abstract Background Primary intracardiac tumours are rare, there are however several entities that can mimic tumours. Contrast echocardiography has been suggested to aid the differentiation of...

Primary lung tumour visualised by transthoracic echocardiography (2008)

Dencker, Magnus, Cronberg, Carin, Damm, Sabine, Valind, Sven, Wadbo, Monica

Abstract We present images of a rare case where a primary lung tumour was visualised by transthoracic echocardiography. The patient was a 78-year-old male where Chest X-ray had revealed a...

Treatment with pioglitazone induced significant, reversible mitral regurgitation (2008)

Dorkhan, Mozhgan, Dencker, Magnus, Frid, Anders

Abstract There has in recent years been great concern about possible cardiac side effects of thiazolidinediones (TZDs). We present a case-report of a 60 year-old male who developed significant mitral...

A school-curriculum-based exercise intervention program for two years in pre-pubertal girls does not influence hip structure (2008)

Alwis, Gayani, Linden, Christian, Stenevi-Lundgren, Susanna, Ahlborg, Henrik G, Dencker, Magnus, Besjakov, Jack, ...

Abstract Background It is known that physical activity during growth has a positive influence on bone mineral accrual, and is thus possibly one strategy to prevent osteoporosis. However, as bone...

Daily Physical Activity, Body Fat and Aerobic Fitness in Children (2007)

Dencker, Magnus

Introduction: Physical inactivity, low aerobic fitness and obesity are all associated with an increased risk of a wide range of diseases in adults. Promotion of physical activity, improvement of...

Quadricuspid aortic valve not discovered by transthoracic echocardiography (2006)

Dencker, Magnus, Stagmo, Martin

Abstract Background Quadricuspid aortic valve is a rare congenital heart defect. Several different anatomical variations of a quadricuspid aortic valve has been described and aortic regurgitation is...

Treatment with pioglitazone induced significant, reversible mitral regurgitation

Dorkhan, Mozhgan, Dencker, Magnus, Frid, Anders

There has in recent years been great concern about possible cardiac side effects of thiazolidinediones (TZDs). We present a case-report of a 60 year-old male who developed significant mitral...

Primary lung tumour visualised by transthoracic echocardiography

Dencker, Magnus, Cronberg, Carin, Damm, Sabine, Valind, Sven, Wadbo, Monica

We present images of a rare case where a primary lung tumour was visualised by transthoracic echocardiography. The patient was a 78-year-old male where Chest X-ray had revealed a tumour-suspected...

Right ventricular metastasis of leiomyosarcoma

Dencker, Magnus, Valind, Sven, Stagmo, Martin

Metastatic presentation of leiomyosarcoma in the heart is very rare. We present transthoracic echocardiography and combined PET/CT images of a case with a large right ventricular metastasis of...