Jostein Lappegård

Jostein Lappegård is an Associate Professor at the Department of Clinical Medicine, UiT The Arctic University of Norway. His research focuses on the clinical implications of Red Cell Distribution Width (RDW) in cardiovascular diseases, including thromboembolism, stroke, myocardial infarction, and atrial fibrillation, using data from the Tromsø Study.

• Role: Associate Professor (UiT The Arctic University of Norway)
• Email: jostein.lappegard@uit.no

Research Interests: Hematology, Cardiovascular Disease, and Epidemiology

• Association between RDW and cardiovascular events
• Role of inflammation in RDW-cardiovascular disease links
• Population-based cohort studies

Selected Publications (2014–2020):

• 2020: RDW and atrial fibrillation
• 2018: RDW and VTE; RDW and arterial CVD with inflammation; Hepcidin and VTE
• 2016: RDW and stroke
• 2015: RDW and cancer mortality; RDW and VTE fatality; RDW and atherosclerosis
• 2014: RDW and myocardial infarction

Non-English Articles:

• 2017: New anticoagulation medications and bleeding control
• 2015: Cholesterol in youth and future heart disease; RDW as stroke risk indicator; Seasonal health patterns