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Emil Espe

Emil Espe

Former Academy Leader

Espe is a researcher at the K. G. Jebsen Center for Cardiac Research (UiO). He has a background in physics from the University of Oslo, and did his PhD at Institute for Experimental Medical Research (UiO/OUS) in developing new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) methods for measuring the function of the heart. He continues to work on development of acquisition strategies and post-processing tools for cardiac MRI, with a particular focus on imaging of right ventricular function and dysfunction, measurement of myocardial stiffness and assessment of diastolic function and dysfunction.

His overarching goal is to utilize advanced medical imaging to gain novel insight into the mechanisms of heart disease, aiming at developing improved diagnostic tools and better treatment options for patients with heart failure.

Position

Position

Researcher (UiO profile)

Selected publications

Selected publications

Frisk M, Le C, Shen X, Røe ÅT, Hou Y, Manfra O, Silva GJJ, van Hout I, Norden ES, Aronsen JM, Laasmaa M, Espe EKS, Zouein FA, Lambert RR, Dahl CP, Sjaastad I, Lunde IG, Coffey S, Cataliotti A, Gullestad L, Tønnessen T, Jones PP, Altara R, Louch WE. Etiology-Dependent Impairment of Diastolic Cardiomyocyte Calcium Homeostasis in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2021 Feb 2;77(4):405-419. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2020.11.044.

Harbo MB, Nordén ES, Narula J, Sjaastad I, Espe EKS. Quantifying left ventricular function in heart failure: What makes a clinically valuable parameter? Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2020 Jun 2:S0033-0620(20)30115-8. doi: 10.1016/j.pcad.2020.05.007. Online ahead of print.

Espe EK, Aronsen JM, Eriksen GS, Zhang L, Smiseth OA, Edvardsen T, Sjaastad I, Eriksen M. Assessment of regional myocardial work in rats. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2015 Feb;8(2):e002695

Project involvement

Project involvement

  • High-resolution imaging of adverse myocardial remodeling
  • Investigating the right side of the failing heart
  • Magnetic resonance imaging of diastolic dysfunction
  • RELAX: Targeting the stiff heart through high-field cardiac magnetic resonance imaging