Bilde av Løchen, Maja-Lisa
Bilde av Løchen, Maja-Lisa
Department of Clinical Medicine maja-lisa.lochen@uit.no +4777644840 99163281 +4799163281

Maja-Lisa Løchen


Head Department of Clinical Medicine, Professor Preventive Medicine

Job description

Head of Department, Department of Clinical Medicine

Professor Preventive Medicine

Member of Research Group in Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases

Teaches epidemiology, preventive medicine, science knowledge, professional competence

Part time job as senior consultant, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø

Professorial Fellow, Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research, ACU, Melbourne, Australia

Honorary Appointment as Academic Fellow, Baker Heart & Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia


  • Renate B Schnabel, Elena Andreassi Marinelli, Elena Arbelo, Giuseppe Boriani, Serge Boveda, Claire M Buckley et al.:
    Early diagnosis and better rhythm management to improve outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation: the 8th AFNET/EHRA consensus conference
    Europace 2023 ARKIV / DOI
  • Clara García-Vicente, David Chushig-Muzo, Inmaculada Mora-Jiménez, Himar Fabelo, Inger Torhild Gram, Maja-Lisa Løchen et al.:
    Evaluation of Synthetic Categorical Data Generation Techniques for Predicting Cardiovascular Diseases and Post-Hoc Interpretability of the Risk Factors
    Applied Sciences 2023 ARKIV / DOI
  • Kristoffer Robin Johansen, Anette Hylen Ranhoff, Eivind Sørensen, Bjarne Martens Nes, Silvana Bucher Sandbakk, Tom Wilsgaard et al.:
    Ten-year mortality among older male recreational endurance athletes in the Birkebeiner Aging Study in comparison with older men from the Tromsø Study
    Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports 2023 ARKIV / SAMMENDRAG / DOI
  • Christin S. Börschel, Bastiaan Geelhoed, Teemu Niiranen, Stephan Camen, Maria Benedetta Donati, Aki S. Havulinna et al.:
    Risk prediction of atrial fibrillation and its complications in the community using hs troponin I
    European Journal of Clinical Investigation 2023 ARKIV / DOI
  • Marius Myrstad, Kristoffer Robin Johansen, Eivind Sørensen, Maja-Lisa Løchen, Anette Hylen Ranhoff, Bente Morseth :
    Atrial fibrillation in female endurance athletes
    European Journal of Preventive Cardiology (EJPC) 2023 ARKIV / DOI
  • Amir Rad, Sveinung Sørbye, Tormod Brenn, Sweta Tiwari, Maja-Lisa Løchen, Finn Egil Skjeldestad :
    13-Type HPV DNA Test versus 5-Type HPV mRNA Test in Triage of Women Aged 25–33 Years with Minor Cytological Abnormalities–6 Years of Follow-Up
    International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH) 2023 ARKIV / DOI
  • Amir Rad, Sveinung Sørbye, Sweta Tiwari, Maja-Lisa Løchen, Finn Egil Skjeldestad :
    Risk of Intraepithelial Neoplasia Grade 3 or Worse (CIN3+) among Women Examined by a 5-Type HPV mRNA Test during 2003 and 2004, Followed through 2015
    Cancers 2023 ARKIV / DOI
  • Grethe Albrektsen, Tom Wilsgaard, Ivar Heuch, Maja-Lisa Løchen, Dag Steinar Thelle, Inger Njølstad et al.:
    Lipid Levels During Adult Lifetime in Men and Women With and Without a Subsequent Incident Myocardial Infarction: A Longitudinal Analysis of Data From the Tromsø Study 1974 to 2016
    Journal of the American Heart Association (JAHA) 2023 ARKIV / DOI
  • Léna Rivard, Leif Friberg, David Conen, Jeffrey S. Healey, Trygve Berge, Giuseppe Boriani et al.:
    Atrial Fibrillation and Dementia: A Report From the AF-SCREEN International Collaboration
    Circulation 2022 DOI
  • Massimo F. Piepoli, Marianna Adamo, Andrea Barison, Reinaldo B. Bestetti, Jan Biegus, Michael Böehm et al.:
    Preventing heart failure: a position paper of the Heart Failure Association in collaboration with the European Association of Preventive Cardiology
    European Journal of Heart Failure 2022 DOI
  • Massimo F Piepoli, Marianna Adamo, Andrea Barison, Reinaldo B. Bestetti, Jan Biegus, Michael Böhm et al.:
    Preventing heart failure: A position paper of the Heart Failure Association in collaboration with the European Association of Preventive Cardiology
    European Journal of Preventive Cardiology (EJPC) 2022 DOI
  • Geir F Lorem, Ida Marie Opdal, Tom Wilsgaard, Henrik Schirmer, Maja-Lisa Løchen, Ingrid Petrikke Olsen et al.:
    Assessment of mental health trajectories before and after myocardial infarction, atrial fibrillation or stroke: analysis of a cohort study in Tromsø, Norway (Tromsø Study, 1994-2016)
    BMJ Open 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • Kim Arne Heitmann, Boye Welde, Maja-Lisa Løchen, Michael Stylidis, Henrik Schirmer, Bente Morseth :
    Longitudinal Associations Between Cumulative Physical Activity and Change in Structure and Function of the Left Side of the Heart: The Tromsø Study 2007–2016
    Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine 12. May 2022 ARKIV / FULLTEKST / DOI
  • Kristina Fladseth, Tom Wilsgaard, Haakon Lindekleiv, Andreas Kristensen, Jan Torbjørn Mannsverk, Maja-Lisa Løchen et al.:
    Outcomes after coronary angiography for unstable angina compared to stable angina, myocardial infarction and an asymptomatic general population
    International journal of cardiology: Heart and Vasculature (IJCHA) 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • Kristoffer Robin Johansen, Anette Hylen Ranhoff, Eivind Sørensen, Bjarne Nes, Kim Arne Heitmann, Turid Apelland et al.:
    Risk of atrial fibrillation and stroke among older men exposed to prolonged endurance sport practice: a 10-year follow-up. The Birkebeiner Ageing Study and the Tromsø Study
    Open heart 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • Ekaterina Sharashova, Eva Gerdts, Jocasta Ball, Hilde Espnes, Bjarne K. Jacobsen, Simon Kildal et al.:
    Sex-specific time trends in incident atrial fibrillation and the contribution of risk factors: the Tromsø Study 1994-2016
    European Journal of Preventive Cardiology (EJPC) 14. October 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • Ole-Gunnar Anfinsen, Maja-Lisa Løchen :
    Atrieflimmer og atrieflutter
    Fagbokforlaget 2022 DATA
  • Maja-Lisa Løchen :
    Litt nytt fra ESC Preventive Cardiology Congress Malaga 13.-15. April 2023
    2023
  • Maja-Lisa Løchen :
    Kombinerte stillinger og bistillinger Slik følger vi opp fra UiT og IKM
    2023
  • Maja-Lisa Løchen :
    Den store forskjellen Om kvinners helse og betydningen av kjønn for helse
    2023
  • Maja-Lisa Løchen :
    Hvor er legeutdanningen i dag og hva var Ingers rolle?
    2023
  • Ellen Kathrine Bludd, Maja-Lisa Løchen :
    Ni viktige ting du bør vite om kvinnehelse
    18. March 2023
  • Maja-Lisa Løchen :
    Not-to-do list for meta-analyses
    2023
  • Christine Meyer, Nikita Abbas, Tone Amundsen, Harald Eia, Hans Petter Fundingsrud, Cato Innerdal et al.:
    Den store forskjellen Om kvinners helse og betydningen av kjønn for helse Utredning fra et utvalg oppnevnt ved kongelig resolusjon 5. mars 2021 Avgitt til Helse- og omsorgsdepartementet 2. mars 2023
    2023 DATA
  • Gunbjørg Svineng, Maja-Lisa Løchen, Anne Husebekk :
    Legeutdanning for hele Nord-Norge
    Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening 13. April 2023 DATA
  • Maja-Lisa Løchen :
    Gratulerer med regjeringens nye tobakksstrategi og velkommen til et tobakksfritt Norge – snart!
    uit.no/nyheter 16. May 2023 DATA
  • Maja-Lisa Løchen :
    Universitetets rolle i klinisk forskning
    2023
  • Maja-Lisa Løchen :
    Kirstis lederroller i evaluering og revisjon av medisinstudiet og i fagforeningen LVS
    2023
  • Maja-Lisa Løchen :
    My Australian collaboration experience over 12 years Research, Medical Education and Communication
    2023
  • Anne Semb, Elisabeth Kleivhaug Vesterbekk, Kjetil Retterstøl, Dan Atar, Erik E. Solberg, Henrik Schirmer et al.:
    PCSK9-hemmere på blå resept for hvem?
    Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening 2023 FULLTEKST / DOI
  • Per Christian Selmer-Anderssen, Per Magnus Nordrum Riseng, Maja-Lisa Løchen :
    Livsfarlig gjest på fest Det er livsfarlig å festrøyke, viser ny forskning
    07. July 2023 DATA
  • Tove Jensen, Maja-Lisa Løchen :
    Studie om hjerteflimmer
    18. July 2023 DATA
  • Jørgen Eriksen, Maja-Lisa Løchen :
    Flere kvinner på prestisjestudiene, men ikke i Tromsø
    02. August 2023
  • Leni Aurora Brækhus, Maja-Lisa Løchen :
    Eksperter om barnefedme: Må ta grep i barndommen for å forebygge hjerte- og karsykdom i voksen alder
    11. August 2023 DATA
  • Elise Christine Bjørkholen Sverre, Sigrun Halvorsen, Maja-Lisa Løchen, John Munkhaugen :
    E. Sverre og medarbeidere svarer
    Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening 2023 ARKIV / DOI
  • Maja-Lisa Løchen :
    Quitting smoking - how to motivate the patient
    2022
  • Maja-Lisa Løchen :
    Risk factors and prognosis for heart failure in atrial fibrillation subtypes in women and men
    2022
  • Grete Hansen, Maja-Lisa Løchen :
    Det må forskes mer på kvinnehjerter!
    30. September 2022 DATA
  • Maja-Lisa Løchen :
    ESC Preventive Cardiology online congress 7.-9- april
    Hjerteforum 03. October 2022
  • Kim Arne Heitmann, Maja-Lisa Løchen, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock, Michael Stylidis, Boye Welde, Henrik Schirmer et al.:
    Associations between accelerometer-measured physical activity and left atrial size in a general population: The Tromsø Study 2015-16
    2022
  • Maja-Lisa Løchen :
    Samfundsmøtet Kjærlighetssorg. Hva skjer egentlig når vi har kjærlighetssorg? Kan et hjerte knuse?
    2022 DATA / OMTALE
  • Kim Arne Heitmann, Maja-Lisa Løchen, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock, Michael Stylidis, Boye Welde, Henrik Schirmer et al.:
    Associations between accelerometer-measured physical activity and left atrial size in a general population: The Tromsø Study 2015-16
    2022
  • John Munkhaugen, Maja-Lisa Løchen :
    2021 ESC Guidelines on Cardiovaskular Disease Prevention in Clinical Practice
    Hjerteforum 2022
  • Maja-Lisa Løchen :
    Norwegian primary prevention randomised control trial of CVD: what is best? Comment
    European Association of Preventive Cardiology 17. November 2022 DATA
  • Elise Christine Bjørkholen Sverre, Sigrun Halvorsen, Maja-Lisa Løchen, John Munkhaugen :
    Persontilpasset hjerte- og karforebygging i nye retningslinjer
    Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening 2022 DOI
  • Hilde Espnes, Jocasta Ball, Maja-Lisa Løchen, Tom Wilsgaard, Inger Njølstad, Ellisiv B. Mathiesen et al.:
    Risk factors and prognosis for heart failure in atrial fibrillation subtypes in women and men
    2022
  • Clara García-Vicente, David Chushig-Muzo, Mora-Jiménez Inmaculada, Inger Torhild Gram, Maja-Lisa Løchen, Himar Fabelo et al.:
    Clinical synthetic data generation to predict and identify risk factors for cardiovascular diseases
    2022
  • Kristoffer Robin Johansen, Anette Hylen Ranhoff, Eivind Sørensen, Bjarne Nes, Silvana Bucher Sandbakk, Tom Wilsgaard et al.:
    Ten-year mortality among older male recreational endurance athletes in the Birkebeiner Ageing Study in comparison with older men from the Tromsø Study
    2022
  • Kristoffer Robin Johansen, Anette Hylen Ranhoff, Eivind Sørensen, Bjarne Nes, Kim Arne Heitmann, Turid Apelland et al.:
    Risk of atrial fibrillation and stroke among older men exposed to prolonged endurance sport practice – a 10-year follow-up. The Birkebeiner Ageing Study and the Tromsø Study
    2022
  • Kristoffer Robin Johansen, Anette Hylen Ranhoff, Eivind Sørensen, Bjarne Nes, Kim Arne Heitmann, Turid Apelland et al.:
    Risk of atrial fibrillation and stroke among older men exposed to prolonged endurance sport practice - a 10-year follow-up. The Birkebeiner Ageing Study and the Tromsø Study
    2022

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    Research interests

    Epidemiology and prevention of CVD with focus on gender differences and risk factors for myocardial infarction, atrial fibrillation and heart failure