Ivar Sjaastad

Ivar Sjaastad is a Professor at the Institute for Experimental Medical Research, University of Oslo, and a Senior Consultant in Cardiology. His research focuses on heart failure mechanisms and advanced cardiac imaging, particularly MRI and ultrasound techniques.

• Director of KG Jebsen Center for Heart Research (2018-2024)
• Head of Department at Institute for Experimental Medical Research (2017-2021)

His work spans preclinical and clinical studies, emphasizing diastolic dysfunction, cardiac hypertrophy, and fibrosis. Recent publications highlight collaborations in cardiac imaging, ECM proteoglycans, and mechanical load effects on myocardial structure.

Key article trends include neprilysin inhibitors for post-infarction function, versican dynamics in fibrosis, and CaMKII-ROS interactions in arrhythmogenesis. He employs multimodal imaging and genetic models to explore cardiac compensation/decompensation.