Helga Bergljot Midtbø
Position
Researcher, Grieg Foundation Associate Professor
Affiliation
- helga.midtbo@uib.no
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Christies gate 12
5015 Bergen - Postal address
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P.O. Box 7804NO-5020 BergenNorway
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Helga Bergljot Midtbø
Position
Researcher, Grieg Foundation Associate Professor
Affiliation
Short info
Cardiologist and Grieg Foundation Associate Professor at the Center for Research on Cardiovascular Disease in Women. Reseach interests include sex & gender differences in cardiovascular disease, cardiac imaging, cardiac disease in rheumatic diseases, hypertension and obesity.
Research
Cardiologist and Grieg Foundation Associate Professor at the Center for Research on Cardiovascular Disease in Women at the University of Bergen.
Her research focuses on risk factors for the development of cardiovascular disease, especially in women. She has worked extensively with autoimmune and rheumatic diseases, where she leads several clinical projects. Additionally, she researches the impact of obesity and high blood pressure on the development of cardiovascular disease and leads the FATCOR follow-up study. Her research methods include imaging diagnostics such as echocardiography and arterial stiffness.
For more information, visit the Center for Research on Cardiovascular Disease in Women.
Publications
Academic article
- Jordal, Stina; Midtbø, Helga Bergljot; Davidsen, Einar Skulstad et al. (2025). Exploring sex differences in infective endocarditis – a prospective, observational study from Western Norway. (external link)
- Bahlmann, Edda; Gerdts, Eva; Einarsen, Eigir et al. (2025). Impact of sex-specific thresholds for low flow in assessment of prognosis in concordantly and discordantly graded aortic valve stenosis. (external link)
- Ohldieck, Annabel Eide; Midtbø, Helga Bergljot; Kringeland, Ester Anne et al. (2025). Stronger Association Between Blood Pressure and Arterial Stiffness in Older Women than Men: The Hordaland Health Study. (external link)
- Eilertsen, Rune Krogh; Midtbø, Helga Bergljot; Sindre, Rasmus Bach et al. (2024). Factors associated with progression of arterial stiffness in ischemic stroke survivors: the Norwegian Stroke in the Young Study. (external link)
- Linde, Anja; Gerdts, Eva; Fevang, Bjørg Tilde Svanes et al. (2024). Factors associated with change in arterial stiffness in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: the JointHeart study. (external link)
- Sindre, Rasmus Bach; Gerdts, Eva; Putaala, Jukka et al. (2024). Association of Left Atrial Stiffness With Risk of Cryptogenic Ischemic Stroke in Young Adults. (external link)
- Midtbø, Helga Bergljot; Ulvik, Arve; Cramariuc, Dana et al. (2024). Influence of cardiorespiratory fitness on obesity-associated inflammation in women and men: The FATCOR study. (external link)
- Ullensvang, Gyda; Kringeland, Ester Anne; Ikdahl, Eirik et al. (2023). Cardiovascular organ damage in relation to hypertension status in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. (external link)
- Ohldieck, Annabel Eide; Kringeland, Ester Anne; Midtbø, Helga Bergljot et al. (2023). High-normal blood pressure in midlife is a stronger risk factor for incident hypertension 26 years later in women than men: the Hordaland Health Study. (external link)
- Eikås, John Glad; Gerdts, Eva; Halland, Hilde et al. (2023). Arterial Stiffness in Overweight and Obesity: Association with Sex, Age, and Blood Pressure. (external link)
- Lindseth, Katrine Tryti; Gerdts, Eva; Midtbø, Helga Bergljot et al. (2023). Myocardial Work in Middle-Aged Adults with Overweight and Obesity: Associations with Sex and Central Arterial Stiffness. (external link)
- Gerdts, Eva; Kringeland, Ester Anne; Midtbø, Helga Bergljot (2022). Hjertesykdom er vanlig – også hos kvinner. (external link)
- Bahlmann, Edda; Einarsen, Eigir; Cramariuc, Dana et al. (2022). Prognosis in asymptomatic patients with discordantly graded aortic valve stenosis based on pressure recovery adjusted valve area. (external link)
- Aune, Arleen; Gerdts, Eva; Kokorina, Marina Victorovna et al. (2022). Persistent cardiac organ damage in surgically and medically treated primary aldosteronism. (external link)
- Alsing, Christian Lillebø; Nystad, Tone Wikene; Igland, Jannicke et al. (2022). Trends in the occurrence of ischaemic heart disease over time in rheumatoid arthritis: 1821 patients from 1972 to 2017. (external link)
- Kringeland, Ester Anne; Gerdts, Eva; Ulvik, Arve et al. (2022). Inflammation, sex, blood pressure changes and hypertension in midlife: the Hordaland Health Study. (external link)
- Midtbø, Helga Bergljot; Kringeland, Ester Anne; Gerdts, Eva et al. (2022). Biomarkers of inflammation and left ventricular remodelling in psoriasis patients treated with infliximab. (external link)
- Aune, Arleen; Kokorina, Marina Victorovna; Grytaas, Marianne Aa. et al. (2021). Preclinical cardiac disease in women and men with primary aldosteronism. (external link)
- Linde, Anja G; Gerdts, Eva; Tveit, Kåre Steinar et al. (2021). Subclinical cardiac organ damage in patients with moderate to severe psoriasis. (external link)
- Mancusi, Costantino; Midtbø, Helga Bergljot; Luca, Nicola De et al. (2021). Association of myocardial energetic efficiency with circumferential and longitudinal left ventricular myocardial function in subjects with increased body mass index (The fatcor study). (external link)
- Kringeland, Ester Anne; Tell, Grethe S.; Midtbø, Helga Bergljot et al. (2021). Stage 1 hypertension, sex, and acute coronary syndromes during midlife: the Hordaland Health Study. (external link)
- Bahlmann, Edda; Einarsen, Eigir; Cramariuc, Dana et al. (2021). Low myocardial energetic efficiency is associated with increased mortality in aortic stenosis. (external link)
- Einarsen, Eigir; Cramariuc, Dana; Bahlmann, Edda et al. (2021). Higher Acceleration/Ejection Time Ratio Predicts Impaired Outcome in Aortic Valve Stenosis. (external link)
- Pristaj, Nadia; Saeed, Sahrai; Midtbø, Helga Bergljot et al. (2020). Covariables of myocardial function in women and men with increased body mass index. (external link)
- Os, Hanna Augedal; Rollefstad, Silvia Christin Hellerud; Gerdts, Eva et al. (2020). Preclinical cardiac organ damage during statin treatment in patients with inflammatory joint diseases: the RORA-AS statin intervention study. (external link)
- Kringeland, Ester Anne; Tell, Grethe S.; Midtbø, Helga Bergljot et al. (2020). Factors associated with increase in blood pressure and incident hypertension in early midlife: the Hordaland Health Study. (external link)
- Herfindal, Bertina Nielsen; Gerdts, Eva; Kringeland, Ester Anne et al. (2020). Concomitant hypertension is associated with abnormal left ventricular geometry and lower systolic myocardial function in overweight participants: the FAT associated CardiOvasculaR dysfunction study. (external link)
- Gerdts, Eva; Saeed, Sahrai; Midtbø, Helga Bergljot et al. (2019). Higher left ventricular mass-wall stress-heart rate product and outcome in aortic valve stenosis. (external link)
- Halland, Hilde; Matre, Knut; Einarsen, Eigir et al. (2019). Effect of fitness on cardiac structure and function in overweight and obesity (the FATCOR study). (external link)
- Einarsen, Eigir; Saeed, Sahrai; Cramariuc, Dana et al. (2019). Impact of obesity on persistent left Ventricular hypertrophy after aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis. (external link)
- Losi, Maria-Angela; Mancusi, Costantino; Midtbø, Helga Bergljot et al. (2019). Impact of estimated left atrial volume on prognosis in patients with asymptomatic mild to moderate aortic valve stenosis. (external link)
- Lønnebakken, Mai Tone; Eskerud, Ingeborg; Larsen, Terje H et al. (2019). Impact of aortic stiffness on myocardial ischaemia in non-obstructive coronary artery disease. (external link)
- Halland, Hilde; Lønnebakken, Mai Tone; Pristaj, Nadia et al. (2018). Sex differences in subclinical cardiac disease in overweight and obesity (the FATCOR study). (external link)
- Midtbø, Helga Bergljot; Semb, Anne Grete; Matre, Knut et al. (2018). Left Ventricular Systolic Myocardial Function in Ankylosing Spondylitis. (external link)
- Midtbø, Helga Bergljot; Gerdts, Eva; Berg, Inger Jorid et al. (2018). Ankylosing spondylitis is associated with increased prevalence of left ventricular hypertrophy. (external link)
- Thomassen, Henrik K.; Cioffi, Giovanni; Gerdts, Eva et al. (2017). Echocardiographic aortic valve calcification and outcomes in women and men with aortic stenosis. (external link)
- Halland, Hilde; Lønnebakken, Mai Tone; Saeed, Sahrai et al. (2017). Does fitness improve the cardiovascular risk profile in obese subjects?. (external link)
- Kenny, Isabel Eva; Saeed, Sahrai; Gerdts, Eva et al. (2017). Masked hypertension in obesity: Potential predictors and arterial damage. (external link)
- Midtbø, Helga Bergljot; Gerdts, Eva; Kvien, Tore Kristian et al. (2016). The association of hypertension with asymptomatic cardiovascular organ damage in rheumatoid arthritis. (external link)
- Mancusi, Costantino; Gerdts, Eva; Simone, Giovanni de et al. (2016). Higher pulse pressure/stroke volume index is associated with impaired outcome in hypertensive patients with left ventricular hypertrophy: the LIFE study. (external link)
- Midtbø, Helga Bergljot; Semb, Anne Grete; Matre, Knut et al. (2016). Disease activity is associated with reduced left ventricular systolic myocardial function in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. (external link)
- Midtbø, Helga Bergljot; Gerdts, Eva; Kvien, Tore Kristian et al. (2015). Disease activity and left ventricular structure in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. (external link)
- Midtbø, Helga; Hirth, Asle; Norgård, Gunnar et al. (2005). Trenger pasienter med ventrikkelseptumdefekt endokardittprofylakse?. (external link)
Editorial
Article in business/trade/industry journal
Academic literature review
- Midtbø, Helga Bergljot; Hauge, Ståle Wågen; Haaverstad, Rune et al. (2020). How reproducible is the diagnosis of borderline rheumatic heart disease?. (external link)
- Valim, Valeria; Gerdts, Eva; Jonsson, Roland et al. (2016). Atherosclerosis in Sjögren's syndrome: Evidence, possible mechanisms and knowledge gaps. (external link)