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Ansgar Berg

Professor
Department of Clinical Science
  • E-mailAnsgar.Berg@uib.no
  • Phone+47 55 97 52 70
  • Visitor Address
    Haukeland universitetssykehus, Laboratoriebygget
  • Postal Address
    Postboks 7804
    5020 Bergen
Academic article
  • Indrebø, Marianne Muller; Berg, Ansgar; Holmstrøm, Henrik; Seem, Egil; Guthe, Hans Jørgen; Wiig, Helge; Norgård, Gunnar. 2019. Fluid accumulation in the staged Fontan procedure: the impact of colloid osmotic pressures . Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery. 510-517.
  • Forbregd, Tonje Reitan; Aloyseus, Michelle Arthy; Berg, Ansgar; Greve, Gottfried. 2019. Cardiopulmonary capacity in children during exercise testing: The differences between treadmill and upright and supine cycle ergometry. Frontiers in Physiology. 1-10.
  • Hem, Ingvild Romstad; Gjerstad, Camilla; Berg, Ansgar. 2019. Bruk av insentiver til deltagere i medisinsk og helsefaglig forskning i Norge. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. 1-8.
  • Guthe, Hans Jørgen; Nedrebø, Torbjørn; Damås, Jan Kristian; Wiig, Helge; Berg, Ansgar. 2018. Transcapillary fluid flux and inflammatory response during neonatal therapeutic hypothermia: An open, longitudinal, observational study. BMC Pediatrics. 1-11.
  • Bentsen, Mariann; Satrell, Emma ; Reigstad, Hallvard; Johnsen, Synnøve Lian; Vollsæter, Maria; Røksund, Ola Drange; Greve, Gottfried; Berg, Ansgar; Markestad, Trond; Halvorsen, Thomas. 2017. Mid-childhood outcomes after pre-viable preterm premature rupture of membranes. Journal of Perinatology. 1053-1059.
  • Indrebø, Marianne Muller; Berg, Ansgar; Holmstrøm, Henrik; Seem, Egil; Guthe, Hans Jørgen; Wiig, Helge; Norgård, Gunnar. 2017. Fluid accumulation after closure of atrial septal defects: the role of colloid osmotic pressure. Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery. 307-312.
  • Bårdsen, Tonje; Sørbye, Mari Hoven; Trønnes, Håvard; Greve, Gottfried; Berg, Ansgar. 2015. Parental anxiety related to referral of childhood heart murmur; an observational/interventional study. BMC Pediatrics.
  • Guthe, Hans Jørgen Timm; Indrebø, Marianne Muller; Nedrebø, Torbjørn; Norgård, Gunnar; Wiig, Helge; Berg, Ansgar. 2015. Interstitial fluid colloid osmotic pressure in healthy children. PLOS ONE. 12 pages.
  • Engerud, Hilde Renate Haugen; Tangen, Ingvild Løberg; Berg, Ansgar; Kusonmano, Kanthida; Halle, Mari Kyllesø; Øyan, Anne Margrete; Kalland, Karl-Henning; Stefansson, Ingunn; Trovik, Jone; Salvesen, Helga ; Krakstad, Camilla. 2014. High level of HSF1 associates with aggressive endometrial carcinoma and suggests potential for HSP90 inhibitors. British Journal of Cancer. 78-84.
  • Sandvik, Miriam Kristine; Leirgul, Elisabeth; Nygård, Ottar; Ueland, Per Magne; Berg, Ansgar; Svarstad, Einar; Vikse, Bjørn Egil. 2013. Preeclampsia in healthy women and endothelial dysfunction 10 years later. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 569.e1-569.e10.
  • Cuypers, Jochem; Leirgul, Elisabeth; Larsen, Terje H; Berg, Ansgar; Omdal, Tom Roar; Greve, Gottfried. 2013. Assessment of vascular reactivity in the peripheral and coronary arteries by cine 3T-magnetic resonance imaging in young normotensive adults after surgery for coarctation of the aorta. Pediatric Cardiology. 661-669.
  • Guthe, Hans Jørgen Timm; Nedrebø, Torbjørn; Tenstad, Olav; Wiig, Helge; Berg, Ansgar. 2012. Effect of topical anaesthetics on interstitial colloid osmotic pressure in human subcutaneous tissue sampled by wick technique. PLOS ONE. 5 pages.
  • Cuypers, Jochem; Leirgul, Elisabeth; Samnøy, Stig Frode; Larsen, Terje H; Berg, Ansgar; Schulze-Neick, Ingram; Greve, Gottfried. 2012. Assessment of coronary flow reserve in the coronary sinus by cine 3T-magnetic resonance imaging in young adults after surgery for tetralogy of fallot. Pediatric Cardiology. 65-74.
  • Berg, Ansgar; Furu, Kari; Spigset, Olav; Einen, Margrete. 2010. Bør barn behandles med efedrin mikstur? Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. 2474-2475.
  • Greve, Gottfried; Hoff, Per Ivar; Berg, Ansgar; Kiserud, Torvid. 2009. Føtale arytmier. Hjerteforum. 57-68.
  • Aburawi, Elhadi H.; Berg, Ansgar; Pesonen, Erkki. 2009. Effects of Balloon Valvuloplasty on Coronary Blood Flow in Neonates With Critical Pulmonary Valve Stenosis Assessed With Transthoracic Doppler Echocardiography. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. 165-169.
  • Aburawi, Elhadi H.; Berg, Ansgar; Pesonen, Erkki. 2009. Coronary flow before and after surgical versus device closure of atrial septal defect. International Journal of Cardiology. 14-20.
  • Noponen, Tommi; Nordh, Anders; Berg, Ansgar; Ley, David; Hansson, Stefan R.; Pesonen, Erkki; Fellman, Vinetta. 2009. Circulatory Effects of Inhaled Iloprost in the Newborn Preterm Lamb. Pediatric Research. 416-422.
  • Stangeland, B; Rosenhave, EM; Winge, Per; Berg, A; Amundsen, SS; Karabeg, M; Mandal, A; Bones, Atle M.; Grini, P; Aalen, RB. 2009. AtMBD8 is involved in control of flowering time in the C24 ecotype of Arabidopsis thaliana. Physiologia Plantarum : An International Journal for Plant Biology. 110-126.
  • Aburawi, Elhadi Hussein; Carlsson, Marcus; Berg, Ansgar. 2008. Coronary artery stenosis in asymptomatic child after arterial switch operation: detection by transthoracic colour-flow doppler echocardiography. Acta Paediatrica. 376-378.
  • Hirth, Asle; Berg, Ansgar; Greve, Gottfried. 2007. Successful treatment of severe heart failure in an infant with Hurler syndrome. Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease. 820-820.
  • Trønnes, Håvard; Norgård, Gunnar; Berg, Ansgar. 2007. En ni uker gammel gutt med feber og diaré. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. 2386-2387.
  • Aburawi, Elhadi H.; Berg, Ansgar; Liuba, Petru; Pesonen, Erkki. 2007. Effects of cardiopulmonary bypass surgery on coronary flow in children assessed with transthoracic Doppler echocardiography. American Journal of Physiology. Heart and Circulatory Physiology. H1138-H1143.
  • Aburawi, Elhadi H.; Liuba, Petru; Berg, Ansgar; Pesonen, Erkki. 2007. A transthoracic Doppler echocardiography study of C-reactive protein and coronary microcirculation in children after open heart surgery. Cardiology in the Young. 472-477.
  • Thorsen, Paul Joachim; Berg, Ansgar; Hoff, Per Ivar; Greve, Gottfried. 2006. Risikofaktor for brå hjertedød ved lang QT-syndrom. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. 2515-2519.
  • Lidén, Åsa; Berg, Ansgar; Nedrebø, Torbjørn; Reed, Rolf Kåre; Rubin, Kristofer. 2006. Platelet-derived growth factor BB-mediated normalization of dermal interstitial fluid pressure after mast cell degranulation depends on beta 3 but not beta 1 integrins. Circulation Research. 635-641.
  • Pesonen, Erkki; Johnsson, Jesper; Berg, Ansgar. 2006. Intimal thickness of the coronary arteries in low-birthweight infants. Acta Paediatrica. 1234-1238.
  • Berg, Ansgar; Søvik, Oddmund; Hirth, Asle. 2005. Væskebehandling og risiko for hjerneødem hos barn med diabetiskketoacidose. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. 2932-2935.
  • Brønstad, Aurora Margrethe; Berg, Ansgar; Reed, Rolf Kåre. 2004. Effects of the taxanes paclitaxel and docetaxel on edema formation and interstitial fluid pressure. American Journal of Physiology. Heart and Circulatory Physiology.
  • Brønstad, Aurora Margrethe; Reed, Rolf Kåre; Berg, Ansgar. 2004. Effect of the cytoskeletal fixation agent phalloidin on transcapillary albumin transport and interstitial fluid pressure following subdermal prostaglandin E-1 administration in the rat. Acta Physiologica Scandinavica. 125-132.
  • Nedrebø, Torbjørn; Reed, Rolf Kåre; Jonsson, Roland; Berg, Ansgar; Wiig, Helge. 2004. Differential cytokine response in interstitial fluid in skin and serum during experimental inflammation in rats. Journal of Physiology. 193-202.
  • Nedrebø, Torbjørn; Reed, Rolf K.; Berg, Ansgar. 2003. effect of alpha-trinositol on interstitial fluid pressure, edema generation and albimun extravasation after ischemia reperfusion-injury in rat hind limb. Shock. 149-153.
  • Nedrebø, T; Reed, Rolf Kåre; Berg, Ansgar. 2003. Effect of alpha-trinositol on interstitial fluid pressure, edema generation, and albumin extravasation after ischemia-reperfusion injury in rat hind limb. Shock. 149-153.
  • Hestholm, Freddy; Morken, Tore; Skadberg, Britt Torunn; Berg, Ansgar. 2002. Urticaria og angioødem hos barn. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. 610-614.
  • Brønstad, Aurora M; Reith, Alison; Berg, Ansgar; Reed, Rolf Kåre. 2002. Effect of the cytoskeletal fixation agent phalloidin on transcapillary albumin transport and interstitial fluid pressure in anaphylaxis in the wistar rat. Microcirculation. 197-205.
  • Hirth, Asle; Berg, Ansgar. 2002. Cardiology in the young(CITY). Hjerteforum. 32-35.
  • Berg, Ansgar; Rubin, Kristofer; Reed, Rolf Kåre. 2001. Cytochalasin D induces edema formation and lowering of interstitial fluid pressure in rat dermis. American Journal of Physiology. Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 7-13.
  • Reed, Rolf Kåre; Berg, Ansgar; Gjerde, Eli-Anne Birgitte; Rubin, Kristofer. 2001. Control of interstitial fluid pressure: Role of beta1-integrins. Seminars in Nephrology. 222-230.
  • Berg, Ansgar; Rubin, Kristofer; Reed, Rolf Kåre. 2000. Beta1-integriner og ødemdanning ved akutt inflammasjon - nye terapeutiske muligheter? Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. 3142-3146.
  • Heuchel, Rainer; Berg, Ansgar; Tallquist, Michelle; Åhlén, Karina; Reed, Rolf Kåre; Rubin, Kristofer; Heldin, Carl-Henrik; Soriano, Philippe. 1999. Platelet-derived growth factor beta receptor regulates interstitial fluid homeostatsis through phosphatidylinositol-3' kinase signalling. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 11410-11415.
  • Berg, Ansgar; Aas, Pål; Lund, Tjøstolv. 1999. Lokale frostskader. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. 382-385.
  • Nedrebø, Torbjørn; Berg, Ansgar; Reed, Rolf Kåre. 1999. Effect of tumor neccorsis factor-a, IL-1b and IL-6 on interstitial fluid pressure in rat skin. American Journal of Physiology. Heart and Circulatory Physiology. H1857-H1862.
  • Berg, Ansgar; Aas, Pål; Gustafsson, Torgny; Reed, Rolf Kåre. 1999. Effect of a-trinositol on interstitial fluid pressure, oedema generation and albumin extravasation in experimental frostbite in the rat. Pflügers Archiv: European Journal of Physiology. 1367-1374.
  • Berg, Ansgar; Kirkebø, Arne; Heyeraas, Karin Johanne. 1998. Micropuncture measurements of interstitial fluid pressure in rat nasal mucosa during early inflammatory reactions. Journal of applied physiology. 465-470.
  • Berg, Ansgar; Åhlén, Karina; Rubin, Kristofer; Stjernschatz, Johan; Reed, Rolf Kåre. 1998. Effect of Carbaprostacyclin (PGI2), Prostaglandin E1, Latanoprost (PGF2a) on collagen gel compaction in vitro and interstitial fluid pressure in vivo. American Journal of Physiology. H663-H671.
  • Åhlén, Karina; Berg, Ansgar; Stiger, Fredrik; Gylfe, Erik; Reed, Rolf Kåre; Rubin, Kristofer. 1998. Cell interactions with collagen and matrices in vivo and in vitro depends on phosphatidyl inositol 3 kinase and free cytoplasmic calcium. Cell Adhesion and Communication. 461-473.
  • Koller, Mai-Elin; Berg, Ansgar; Rodt, Svein-Åge; Westerberg, Eva; Reed, Rolf Kåre. 1997. Alfa-trinositol prevents increased negativity of interstitial fluid pressure in rat skin and trachea induced by dextran anaphylaxis. European Journal of Pharmacology. 259-266.
  • Koller, Mai-Elin; Berg, Ansgar; Rodt, Svein-Åge; Westerberg, Eva; Reed, Rolf Kåre. 1997. Alfa-trinositol prevents increased negativity of interstitial fluid pressure in rat skin and trachea induced by dextran anaphylaxis. European Journal of Pharmacology. 259-266.
  • Rodt, Svein Åge; Åhlén, Karina; Berg, Ansgar; Rubin, Kristofer; Reed, Rolf Kåre. 1996. A novel physiological function for platelet-derived growth factor-BB in rat dermis. Journal of Physiology. 193-200.
Academic lecture
  • Berg, Ansgar. 2005. Severe coronary ostial stenosis after arterial switch operation detected by Doppler echocardiography.
  • Berg, Ansgar. 2005. Effects of inhaled iloprost and NO on cardiac function and tissue oxygenation in preterm sheep with respiratory distress syndrome.
  • Berg, Ansgar; Rosland, G A R; Norgård, Gunnar; Greve, G. 2000. Hemoptysis as a late complication of a Mustard Operation: A case report.
  • Berg, Ansgar; Rosland, G A R; Greve, G; Norgård, Gunnar. 2000. Clinical and echocardiographic evaluation of the paediatric patient with a cardial murmur.
Reader opinion piece
  • Berg, Ansgar; Pesonen, Erkki. 2007. Is increased intima-media thickness associated with preatherosclerotic changes in intrauterine growth restricted newborns? Reply. Acta Paediatrica. 1859-1859.
Non-fiction book
  • Berg, Ansgar. 2013. EKG hos Barn. Master Trykk.
Popular scientific article
  • Berg, Ansgar; Greve, Gottfried; Christiansen, M.E. 2005. Måling av blodstrømshastigheter i koronararterier hos barn ved transtorakal ekko-Dopplerkardiografi - en praktisk tilnærming. Ductus. 3-8.
  • Berg, Ansgar; Greve, Gottfried; Christiansen, M.L. 2005. Måling av blodstrømshastigheter i koronararterier hos barn ved transtorakal ekko-Dopplerkardiografi - en praktisk tilnærming. Hjerteforum. 50-54.
  • Berg, Ansgar; Greve, Gottfried. 2005. Koronarsirkulasjon hos barn. Hjerteforum. 45-48.
  • Berg, Ansgar; Greve, Gottfried. 2005. Koronarsirkulasjon barn. Ductus.
  • Liuba, P; Berg, Ansgar. 2005. Infeksjoner i barneårene og koronar hjertesykdom som voksen - en tilfeldig sammenheng eller ny risikofaktor? Ductus. 9-13.
Letter to the editor
  • Berg, Ansgar; Gjerstad, Camilla; Ruyter, Knut W. 2016. Å skille diagnostikk og forskning. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. 302-302.
Doctoral dissertation
  • Guthe, Hans Jørgen Timm. 2016. Transcapillary fluid balance in children. Methodology and new clinical studies. To the interstitial space - and back again.
  • Berg, Ansgar. 1999. Acute inflammation : modulation of interstitial fluid pressure by connective tissue cells.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Berg, Ansgar. 2005. Inhaled nitric oxide in respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) of the newborn lamb improves cardiac index and right coronary blood flow. 1 pages.
  • Berg, Ansgar. 2005. Effects of inhaled iloprost on cardiac function and tissue oxygenation in preterm sheep with respiratory distress syndrome. 1 pages.
  • Norgård, Gunnar; Berg, Ansgar. 2003. Isomerism (heterotaxi). 9 pages.
  • Reed, Rolf Kåre; Berg, Ansgar; Rubin, Kristofer. 1997. Beta1-Integrins and control of interstitial fluid pressure. 14 pages.
Abstract
  • Ljostad, U; Eikeland, Rune; Midgard, Rune; Skogvoll, Eirik; Skarpaas, Tone; Berg, Ansgar; Mygland, A. 2008. Aral doxycycline vs. IV ceftriaxone for European lyme neuro-borreliosis. A double-blind, randomized controlled clinical trial. European Journal of Neurology. 338-339.
  • Berg, Ansgar; Nordt, Anders; Oskarsson, Gylfi; Lay, David; Fellman, Vinetta; Pesonen, Erkki. 2005. Inhaled nitric oxide in respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) of the newborn lamb improves cardiac index and right coronary blood flow. Cardiology in the Young. 60.
  • Berg, Ansgar; Oskarsson, Gylfi; Nordt, Anders; Lay, David; Fellman, Vinetta; Pesonen, Erkki. 2005. Inhaled nitric oxide in respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) of the newborn lamb improves cardiac index and right coronary blood flow. Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal.
  • Berg, Ansgar. 2005. Coronary blood flow in children. Hjerteforum. 23-24.
Poster
  • Cuypers, Jochem; Leirgul, Elisabeth; Samnøy, Stig Frode; Norgård, Gunnar; Berg, Ansgar; Larsen, Terje H; Greve, Gottfried. 2007. The significance of the bloodstream profile in a pathological dilated aorta.
  • Haaland, Anja; Berg, Ansgar; Heiervang, Einar. 2007. ASSOCIATION BETWEEN PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AND LOW BLOOD PRESSURE IN NORWEGIAN PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN.
Academic literature review
  • Berg, Ansgar; Bråtane, Emelinn Renate; Odland, Hans Henrik; Brudvik, Christina; Rosland, Bjørg; Hirth, Asle. 2014. Kardiovaskulær risikovurdering ved bruk av AD/HD-medikamenter hos barn. 710-714.
  • Greve, Gottfried; Omdal, Tom Roar; Berg, Ansgar. 2014. Fontansirkulasjon - en klinisk utfordring. 43-57.
  • Hirth, Asle; Berg, Ansgar. 2014. Assessment of Physical Activity in Children and Adolescents with Congenital Heart Defects. 121-127.
  • Berg, Ansgar; Greve, Gottfried. 2013. Trends in pediatric imaging: ultrasound. 1096-1105.
  • Berg, Ansgar; Mortensen, Kristian Havmand; Greve, Gottfried. 2010. Forslag til retningslinjer for kardiologisk utredning og oppfølgning av pasienter med Turners syndrom. 45-49.
  • Berg, Ansgar; Furu, Kari; Spigset, Olav. 2008. Slimhinneavsvellende nesedråper og nesespray hos barn. 2582-2583.
  • Svangtun, Hege; Greve, Gottfried; Leirgul, Elisabeth; Berg, Ansgar. 2008. Intrauterin veksthemming og vaskulære forandringer hos nyfødte. 177-179.
Article in business/trade/industry journal
  • Mjelle, Anders Batman; Donner, Erik Mikael; Berg, Ansgar. 2015. Et barn med kramper og plutselig synstap under cellegiftbehandling. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. 441-444.
Chapter
  • Nicolaysen, Gunnar; Leergaard, Trygve B; Berg, Ansgar; Inngjerdingen, Marit. 2013. Sirkulasjon og hemostase. 147-166. In:
    • Nicolaysen, Gunnar; Holck, Per. 2013. Kroppens funksjon og oppbygning. Gyldendal Akademisk.

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