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Inger Njølstad

Preventive Cardiology
UiT The Arctic University of Norway

About

Inger Njølstad works in Preventive Cardiology affiliated with UiT The Arctic University of Norway.

Inger Njølstad is a Professor emerita in the Department of Community Medicine at UiT The Arctic University of Norway. She has led and contributed to the Tromsø Study, a population-based cohort study focusing on cardiovascular diseases and risk factors. Her research includes investigations into genetic variants, lipid levels, diabetes, and their associations with myocardial infarction, atrial fibrillation, and mortality.

Research focus

Cardiovascular EpidemiologyHypertension and Blood Pressure RegulationGenetic Associations in Cardiovascular DiseaseCardiometabolic Risk FactorsVenous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management

Impact

352 pubs · 45,296 cites · h-index 84

Affiliations

Work Experience

Professor emerita

UiT The Arctic University of Norway · 1992 - Present

Affiliated Researcher

University of Maryland, Baltimore

Collaborator

Broad Institute

Publications