Ongoing Projects

Copenhagen Baby Heart Study
The Prevalence of Bicuspid Aortic Valve and Associated Aortopathy.
Study Design and Echocardiographic Methods.

Anne-Sophie Sillesen MD, PhD
Department of Cardiology, Herlev-Gentofte Hospital


The Prevalence and Hemodynamical Significance of Ventricular Septal Defects in Newborns

Christian Alexander Pihl MD, PhD
Department of Cardiology, Herlev-Gentofte Hospital


Structural and Functional Cardiac Abnormalities in The Newborn, Focus on The Left Ventricle and The Effect of Maternal Pregnancy Complications

Ruth Ottilia Birgitta Vøgg MD, PhD
Department of Cardiology, Herlev-Gentofte Hospital and Statens Serum Institut


Bicuspid Aortic Valve and Associated Illness in Newborn and First-degree Relatives

Jakob Boesgaard Norsk MD, PhD-student
Department of Cardiology, Herlev-Gentofte Hospital and Department of Cardiology, The Heart Center, Rigshospitalet


The Neonatal ECG

Maria Munk Pærregaard MD, PhD-student
Department of Cardiology, Herlev-Gentofte Hospital


Patency of interatrial communications in children

Sofie Dannesbo MD, PhD-student
Department of Cardiology, Herlev-Gentofte Hospital and Department of Cardiology, The Heart Center, Rigshospitalet


Association between diabetes in pregnancy and cardiac structure and function in the offspring 

Magdalena Hansson MD, PhD-student
Department of Cardiology, Herlev-Gentofte Hospital


Impact of perinatal factors on electrocardiographic parameters in newborn

Caroline Boye Thygesen, Medical Student
Department of Cardiology, Herlev-Gentofte Hospital


Electrocardiographic characteristics of newborn twins

Julie Molin, Medical Student
Department of Cardiology, Herlev-Gentofte Hospital


Maternal risk factors and cardiac structure and function

Mette Marie Olsen Nørregaard, Medical Student
Department of Cardiology, Herlev-Gentofte Hospital


The Impact of Gestational Age on The Neonatal Electrocardiogram

Joachim Hartmann, Medical Student
Department of Cardiology, Herlev-Gentofte Hospital


Left Ventricular Non-Compaction Cardiomyopathy in Newborn and First-degree Relatives

Thilde Kock, Medical Student
Department of Cardiology, Herlev-Gentofte Hospital


A Study of the Relation Between Left Ventricular Function and Head Circumference in Utero and in the Neonatal Phase

Louise Holm MD
Department of Cardiology, Herlev-Gentofte Hospital


Changes in pulmonary hemodynamics during the first month of life

Agnes Davidsen MD
Department of Cardiology, Herlev-Gentofte Hospital


Right Ventricular Remodeling During the First Weeks of Life in Healthy Neonates.

Andreas Sandø Kristensen MD
Department of Cardiology, Herlev-Gentofte Hospital


4D Magnetic Resonance Flow Imaging (4D flow MRI) in Neonates – Normal Values, Changes During the Neonatal Period and Feasibility.

Anne Vejlstrup MD
Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet


Kidney Function in the Fetus, the Pregnant Woman and the Newborn Infant

Rikke Mohr Lytsen, Medical Student
Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Rigshospitalet


Lipoprotein(a) Levels at Birth and in the Neonatal Period – The COMPARE Study
A comparison of Cholesterol Levels in Umbilical Cord Blood and in Neonatal Blood – The COMPARE study

Nina Strandkjær MD
Department of Cardiology, Herlev-Gentofte Hospital


Thyroid Hormone Levels in Cord Blood are Associated with Fetal Growth

Malene Kongsgaard Hansen MD
Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Rigshospitalet


Prevalence and Subtypes of Interatrial Communications in 12,660 Newborns From the Copenhagen Baby Heart Study

Elisabeth Blixenkrone-Møller, Medical Student
Department of Cardiology, Herlev-Gentofte Hospital


The Prevalence of Left Ventricular Non-Compaction in Newborns

Marie Børresen MD
Department of Cardiology, Herlev-Gentofte Hospital


Cholesterol Parameters in the Newborn and Infant – The Copenhagen Baby Heart and COMPARE studies

Natasja Schytte, Medical Student
Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Rigshospitalet


Precordial ECG Amplitudes in the Days After Birth: Electrocardiographic Changes During Transition from Fetal to Neonatal Circulation

Sara Hvidemose MD
Department of Cardiology, Herlev-Gentofte Hospital


Follow-up of Neonatal Diagnosed Patent Ductus Arteriosus

Anton Mariager MD
Department of Cardiology, Herlev-Gentofte Hospital


Prevalence of Pulmonary Stenosis and Aortic Valve Regurgitation Abnormalities in The Newborn Heart

Aysha Farooqui MD
Department of Cardiology, Herlev-Gentofte Hospital


Advanced Echo Analysis of Heart Examinations Made on Newborns of Diabetic Mothers.

Sofie Pærregaard MD
Department of Cardiology, Herlev-Gentofte Hospital


Prevalence of Mitral Valve Abnormalities in The Newborn

Julian Bjerrekjær MD
Department of Cardiology, Herlev-Gentofte Hospital