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Gard Frodahl Tveitevåg
Svingen
PhD Candidate
Visit Address: 
Haukeland universitetssykehus, Laboratoriebygget
5021 Bergen
Postal Address: 
Postboks 7804
5021 Bergen
E-mail: 
Gard.Svingen@k2.uib.no
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Selected publications
  • Svingen, Gard Frodahl; Ueland, Per Magne; Bleie, Øyvind; Nordrehaug, Jan Erik; Folkestad, Tove H. Skogmoe; Kuiper, Karel Kier-Jan; Ebbing, Marta; Pedersen, Eva Kristine Ringdal; Vollset, Stein Emil; Nygård, Ottar. 2008. Asymmetric and symmetric dimethylarginine are weaker predictors than homocysteine of long-term mortality in both men and women with stable angina. Circulation. 118: E342-E342. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.189874
  • Svingen, Gard Frodal; Pedersen, E R; Ueland, Per Magne; Hansen, H; Seifert, Reinhard; Ebbing, M.; Nordrehaug, Jan Erik; Nilsen, Dennis W.T.; Nygard, OK. 2012. Plasma dimethylglycine is an independent risk factor of acute myocardial infarction in patients with stable angina pectoris. European Heart Journal. 33: 510-510.
  • Svingen, Gard Frodahl Tveitevåg; Ueland, Per Magne; Pedersen, Eva Kristine Ringdal; Schartum-Hansen, Hall; Seifert, Reinhard; Ebbing, Marta; Løland, Kjetil Halvorsen; Tell, Grethe S; Nygård, Ottar. 2013. Plasma dimethylglycine and risk of incident acute myocardial infarction in patients with stable angina pectoris. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 33: 2041-2048. doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.113.301714
  • Svingen, Gard Frodahl Tveitevåg; Ueland, Per Magne; Schartum-Hansen, Hall; Pedersen, Eva Ringdal; Seifert, Reinhard; Ebbing, Marta; Bønaa, Kaare Harald; Nygård, Ottar. 2013. Plasma dimethylglycine is associated with all-cause mortality in patients with coronary heart disease.
  • Bjørndal, Bodil; Brattelid, Trond; Strand, Elin; Vigerust, Natalya Filipchuk; Svingen, Gard Frodahl Tveitevåg; Svardal, Asbjørn M.; Nygård, Ottar; Berge, Rolf Kristian. 2013. Fish Oil and the Pan-PPAR Agonist Tetradecylthioacetic Acid Affect the Amino Acid and Carnitine Metabolism in Rats. PLoS ONE. 8. 9 pages. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0066926

Preventive cardiology and epidemiology

Journal articles
  • Borgeraas, Heidi; Hertel, Jens Kristoffer; Svingen, Gard Frodahl Tveitevåg; Seifert, Reinhard; Pedersen, Eva Kristine Ringdal; Schartum-Hansen, Hall; Hjelmesæth, Jøran; Nygård, Ottar. 2014. Association of body mass index with risk of acute myocardial infarction and mortality in Norwegian male and female patients with suspected stable angina pectoris: A prospective cohort study. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders. 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-14-68
  • Bjørndal, Bodil; Brattelid, Trond; Strand, Elin; Vigerust, Natalya Filipchuk; Svingen, Gard Frodahl Tveitevåg; Svardal, Asbjørn M.; Nygård, Ottar; Berge, Rolf Kristian. 2013. Fish Oil and the Pan-PPAR Agonist Tetradecylthioacetic Acid Affect the Amino Acid and Carnitine Metabolism in Rats. PLoS ONE. 8. 9 pages. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0066926
  • Pedersen, Eva Kristine Ringdal; Svingen, Gard Frodahl Tveitevåg; Schartum-Hansen, Hall; Ueland, Per Magne; Ebbing, Marta; Nordrehaug, Jan Erik; Igland, Jannicke; Seifert, Reinhard; Nilsen, Roy Miodini; Nygård, Ottar. 2013. Urinary excretion of kynurenine and tryptophan, cardiovascular events, and mortality after elective coronary angiography. European Heart Journal. 34: 2689-2696. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/eht264
  • Schartum-Hansen, Hall; Ueland, Per Magne; Pedersen, Eva Kristine Ringdal; Meyer, Klaus; Ebbing, Marta; Bleie, Øyvind; Svingen, Gard Frodahl Tveitevåg; Seifert, Reinhard; Vikse, Bjørn Egil; Nygård, Ottar. 2013. Assessment of urinary betaine as a marker of diabetes mellitus in cardiovascular patients. PLoS ONE. 8. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0069454
  • Strand, Elin; Pedersen, Eva Kristine Ringdal; Svingen, Gard Frodahl Tveitevåg; Schartum-Hansen, Hall; Rebnord, Eirik Wilberg; Bjørndal, Bodil; Seifert, Reinhard; Bohov, Pavol; Meyer, Klaus; Hiltunen, J Kalervo; Nordrehaug, Jan Erik; Nilsen, Dennis W.T.; Berge, Rolf Kristian; Nygård, Ottar. 2013. Dietary intake of n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids and risk of myocardial infarction in coronary artery disease patients with or without diabetes mellitus: a prospective cohort study. BMC Medicine. 11. doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-11-216
  • Svingen, Gard Frodahl Tveitevåg; Ueland, Per Magne; Pedersen, Eva Kristine Ringdal; Schartum-Hansen, Hall; Seifert, Reinhard; Ebbing, Marta; Løland, Kjetil Halvorsen; Tell, Grethe S; Nygård, Ottar. 2013. Plasma dimethylglycine and risk of incident acute myocardial infarction in patients with stable angina pectoris. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 33: 2041-2048. doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.113.301714
  • Schartum-Hansen, Hall; Pedersen, Eva Kristine Ringdal; Svingen, Gard Frodal; Ueland, Per Magne; Seifert, Reinhard; Nordrehaug, Jan Erik; Ebbing, Marta; Nilsen, Dennis W.T.; Nygård, Ottar. 2012. Relationship between plasma choline and betaine levels and risk of acute myocardial infarction in patients with stable coronary heart disease. European Heart Journal. 33: 132-132. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehs284
  • Svingen, Gard Frodal; Pedersen, E R; Ueland, Per Magne; Hansen, H; Seifert, Reinhard; Ebbing, M.; Nordrehaug, Jan Erik; Nilsen, Dennis W.T.; Nygard, OK. 2012. Plasma dimethylglycine is an independent risk factor of acute myocardial infarction in patients with stable angina pectoris. European Heart Journal. 33: 510-510.
  • Pedersen, Eva Kristine Ringdal; Midttun, Øivind; Ueland, Per Magne; Schartum-Hansen, Hall; Seifert, Reinhard; Igland, Jannicke; Nordrehaug, Jan Erik; Ebbing, Marta; Svingen, Gard Frodahl; Bleie, Øyvind; Berge, Rolf Kristian; Nygård, Ottar. 2011. Systemic Markers of Interferon-gamma-Mediated Immune Activation and Long-Term Prognosis in Patients With Stable Coronary Artery Disease. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 31: 698-704. doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.110.219329
  • Pedersen, Eva Kristine Ringdal; Midttun, Øivind; Ueland, Per Magne; Schartum-Hansen, Hall; Seifert, Reinhard; Igland, Jannicke; Nordrehaug, Jan Erik; Ebbing, Marta; Svingen, Gard Frodahl; Bleie, Øyvind; Berge, Rolf Kristian; Nygård, Ottar. 2010. Systemic Markers of Interferon-–Mediated Immune Activation and Long-Term Prognosis in Patients With Stable Coronary Artery Disease. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.110.219329
  • Pedersen, Eva Kristine Ringdal; Ueland, Thor; Seifert, Reinhard; Aukrust, Pål; Schartum-Hansen, Hall; Ebbing, Marta; Bleie, Øyvind; Igland, Jannicke; Svingen, Gard Frodahl; Nordrehaug, Jan Erik; Nygård, Ottar. 2010. Serum osteoprotegerin levels and long-term prognosis in patients with stable angina pectoris. Atherosclerosis. 212: 644-649. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2010.06.027

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2003: Cand.med. UiB, Norway

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2011-2015: PhD student at the Institute of Medicine, Dept of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway