Personlig profil
Kort præsentation
My primary research interests are the epidemiology of major non-communicable diseases and mortality in the general population with special focus on cardiovascular disease and respiratory disease. For this purpose, I use high quality data from settings spanning general population cohorts, such as the Copenhagen General Population Study, to nationwide registry studies, while applying advanced epidemiological methods including causal inference approaches.
Interesseområder
Clinical epidemiology, genetic epidemiology, vitamin D, obstructive pulmonary disease, cardiovascular disease, obesity, use of metabolomics for prediction in cardiovascular and other diseases.
Mulige interessekonflikter
Memberships:
Jan 2025 Member of executive committee European Atherosclerosis Society
Gangstedfonden, KV fonden (2024-5707), Beckett-Fonden (23-2-10974), Herlev-Gentofte Hospital, Novo Nordisk Foundation (NNF18OC0052893), Dansk Kræftforskningsfond
Travel grants:
Abbott (2024)
Uddannelse (Akademiske kvalifikationer)
Medicine, dr.med., A Population-based Study on Vitamin D, Body Mass Index, Morbidity, and Mortality, Det Sundhedsvidenskabelige Fakultet
Dimissionsdato: 17 jan. 2019
Medicin, PhD, Pharmacogenetics of 5-FU-based adjuvant treatment of colorectal cancer, Det Sundhedsvidenskabelige Fakultet
Dimissionsdato: 21 okt. 2011
Medicin, Cand.med., Det Sundhedsvidenskabelige Fakultet
Dimissionsdato: 18 jan. 2005
Eksterne ansættelser
Chief physician, Clinical Biochemistry, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, Denmark
2017 → …
Staff specialist, Clinical Biochemistry, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, Denmark
2016 → 2017
Senior Resident in Clinical Biochemistry, Rigshospitalet, Denmark
2014 → 2016
Resident in Clinical Biochemistry, Herlev Hospital, Denmark
2011 → 2014
Reasearch position, PhD student, Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology, Rigshospitalet, Denmark
2007 → 2011
First year Resident in Pathology, Aarhus/Aalborg Hospital, Denmark
2006 → 2007
House job, Herlev Hospital, Denmark
2005 → 2006
Emneord
- Det Sundhedsvidenskabelige Fakultet
Samarbejde og topforskningsområder i de sidste fem år
Publikation
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Association of endogenous oxidants and antioxidants with risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
Doi, T., Nordestgaard, B. G., Langsted, A., Afzal, S. & Kobylecki, C. J., 2026, (Accepteret/In press) I: European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › peer review
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Cardiovascular health scores as predictors. Where to go next?
Afzal, S., 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) I: European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › peer review
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Challenges in Defining, Measuring, and Calculating Remnant Cholesterol: Reply
Afzal, S., Riis, J. & Nordestgaard, B. G., 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) I: European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Kommentar/debat › Forskning › peer review
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Combination of cardioprotective glucose-lowering drugs and statins on cardiovascular mortality in diabetes: a nationwide cohort study
Ternhamar, T., Johansen, M. Ø., Nordestgaard, B. G. & Afzal, S., 24 feb. 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) I: European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › peer review
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Coronary Atherosclerosis in Liver Transplant Recipients and Population Controls: A Nationwide Study Using Protocolized CT Angiography
Knudsen, A. D., Kühl, J. T., Schultz, N. A., Villadsen, G. E., Høgh, J., Arentoft, N., Suarez-Zdunek, M. A., Bock, A., Fialla, A. D., Hansen, J. B., Krohn, P. S., Nordestgaard, B. G., Køber, L. V., Larsen, A. F., Pham, M. H. C., Sigvardsen, P. E., Afzal, S., Kofoed, K. F., Rasmussen, A. & Nielsen, S. D., 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) I: Journal of the American College of Cardiology.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › peer review
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High Body Mass Index as a Causal Risk Factor for Vascular-Related Dementia: A Mendelian Randomization Study
Nordestgaard, L. T., Luo, J., Emanuelsson, F., Leyden, G., Sanderson, E., Smith, G. D., Christoffersen, M., Afzal, S., Benn, M., Nordestgaard, B. G., Tybjærg-Hansen, A. & Frikke-Schmidt, R., 22 jan. 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) I: The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism. 14 s.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › peer review
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Living with a transplanted liver is associated with diabetes
Høgh, J., Arentoft, N., Schultz, N. A., Bock, A., Møller, D. L., Nordestgaard, B. G., Afzal, S., Aagaard, N. K., Fialla, A. D., Holland-Fischer, P., Almdal, T. P., Hillingsø, J., Rasmussen, A., Vilsbøll, T. & Nielsen, S. D., 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) I: Scientific Reports.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › peer review
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Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and risk of COPD: a Mendelian randomization study
Justesen, J. F., Wadström, B. N., Marott, S. C. W., Landt, E. M., Nordestgaard, B. G., Afzal, S. & Dahl, M., 15 apr. 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) I: Scientific Reports.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › peer review
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