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Research output per year
Personal profile
Short presentation
Pia R. Kamstrup, MD PhD DMSc, is a Clinical Professor of Clinical Biochemistry with special focus on genetically determined heritable hyperlipidemia. In addition to her professorship at the Department of Clinical Medicine, she heads the Department of Clinical Biochemistry at Copenhagen University Hospital - Herlev and Gentofte.
Dr. Kamstrup conducts research within the field of genetic epidemiology working with large general population studies; she is on the steering committees for the Copenhagen General Population Study (N~150000) and the Copenhagen Baby Heart Study (N~25000). Her research explores the genetic background of cardiovascular disease with a strong focus on genetically determined high lipoprotein(a) and the associated morbidity and mortality.
Disclosures/potential conflicts of interests:
- Dr. Kamstrup has received lecture honoraria from the American Heart Association, Medscape, Novartis, PCSK9 Forum, Physicians' Academy for Cardiovascular Education.
- Dr. Kamstrup has served/serves as a consultant for Amgen (past), Novartis (past), Lilly (present), Silence Therapeutics (present).
- Dr. Kamstrup has obtained research funding from Gangstedfonden, IMK Almene Fund, Novo Nordisk Foundation (co-applicant), The Danish Council for Independent Research - Medical Sciences.
Education/Academic qualification
Medicine, DMSc, University of Copenhagen
Award Date: 23 Aug 2024
Medicine, PhD, University of Copenhagen
Award Date: 12 Dec 2008
Medicine, MD, University of Copenhagen
Award Date: 17 Jan 2002
External positions
Head of Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Copenhagen University Hospital - Herlev and Gentofte
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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DANSPOT: A Multicenter Stepped-Wedge Cluster-Randomized Trial of the Reclassification of Acute Myocardial Infarction: Rationale and Study Design
Strandkjær, N., Jørgensen, N., Hasselbalch, R. B., Kristensen, J., Knudsen, M. S. S., Kock, T. O., Lange, T., Lindholm, M. G., Bruun, N. E., Holmvang, L., Terkelsen, C. J., Pedersen, C. K., Christensen, M. K., Lassen, J. F., Hilsted, L., Ladefoged, S., Nybo, M., Bor, M. V., Dahl, M., Hansen, A. B. & 4 others, , 2024, In: Journal of the American Heart Association. 13, 9, 11 p., e033493.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Eight reasons why lipoprotein(a) should be measured in everyone at least once in a lifetime
Arsenault, B. J. & Kamstrup, P. R., 9 Aug 2024, In: European Heart Journal. 45, 30, p. 2692-2694 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Half-Life and Clearance of Cardiac Troponin i and Troponin T in Humans
Kristensen, J. H., Hasselbalch, R. B., Strandkjær, N., Jørgensen, N., Østergaard, M., Møller-Sørensen, P. H., Nilsson, J. C., Afzal, S., Kamstrup, P. R., Dahl, M., Bor, M. V., Frikke-Schmidt, R., Jørgensen, N. R., Rode, L., Holmvang, L., Kjærgaard, J., Bang, L. E., Forman, J., Dalhoff, K., Jaffe, A. S. & 3 others, , 2024, In: Circulation. 150, 15, 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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High Lipoprotein(a) as a Cause of Kidney Disease: A Population-Based Mendelian Randomization Study
Simony, S. B., Rørbæk Kamstrup, P., Mortensen, M. B., Afzal, S., Grønne Nordestgaard, B. & Langsted, A., 2024, In: Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 84, 24, p. 2407-2410 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › Research › peer-review
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High lipoprotein(a) is a risk factor for peripheral artery disease, abdominal aortic aneurysms, and major adverse limb events
Thomas, P. E., Vedel-Krogh, S. & Kamstrup, P. R., 2024, In: Current Opinion in Cardiology. 39, 6, p. 511-519 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review › Research › peer-review
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Lipoprotein(a) and cardiovascular disease: sifting the evidence to guide future research
Kamstrup, P. R., Neely, R. D. G., Nissen, S., Landmesser, U., Haghikia, A., Costa-Scharplatz, M., Abbas, C. & Nordestgaard, B. G., 2024, In: European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 31, 7, p. 903-914Research output: Contribution to journal › Review › Research › peer-review
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Lipoprotein(a)-associated risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is independent of C-reactive protein
Thomas, P. E., Vedel-Krogh, S., Afzal, S., Nordestgaard, B. G. & Kamstrup, P. R., 4 Nov 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Sex and Population-Specific 99th Percentiles of Troponin for Myocardial Infarction in the Danish Population (DANSPOT)
Hasselbalch, R. B., Jørgensen, N., Kristensen, J., Strandkjær, N., Kock, T. O., Lange, T., Ostrowski, S. R., Nissen, J., Larsen, M. H., Pedersen, O. B. V., Bor, M. V., Afzal, S., Kamstrup, P. R., Dahl, M., Hilsted, L., Torp-Pedersen, C., Bundgaard, H. & Iversen, K. K., 2024, In: The journal of applied laboratory medicine. 9, 6, p. 901–912 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review