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  1. Donor age and ischemic time in heart transplantation –implications for organ preservation

    Article • The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, November 2024, Elsevier

    Johan Nilsson

  2. International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Guidelines for the Evaluation and Care of Cardiac Transplant Candidates—2024

    Article • The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, August 2024, Elsevier

    Johan Nilsson

  3. Diastolic Filling in Patients After Heart Transplantation Is Impaired Due to an Altered Geometrical Relationship Between the Left Atrium and Ventricle

    Article • Journal of the American Heart Association, June 2024, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Johan Nilsson

  4. Waiting list and Post-Transplant Outcome in Sweden after National Centralization of Heart Transplant Surgery

    Article • The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, May 2024, Elsevier

    Johan Nilsson

  5. Impact of prolonged storage time on homograft ultrastructures: an attempt to find optimal guidelines for homograft processing

    Article • Cell and Tissue Banking, February 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Johan Nilsson

  6. Utility of heparin-binding protein following cardiothoracic surgery using cardiopulmonary bypass

    Article • Scientific Reports, December 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Johan Nilsson

  7. Correction to: Impact of storage time prior to cryopreservation on mechanical properties of aortic homografts

    Article • Cell and Tissue Banking, April 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Johan Nilsson

  8. A machine learning model for prediction of 30-day primary graft failure after heart transplantation

    Article • Heliyon, March 2023, Elsevier

    Johan Nilsson

  9. Impact of storage time prior to cryopreservation on mechanical properties of aortic homografts

    Article • Cell and Tissue Banking, February 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Johan Nilsson

  10. Enhanced survival prediction using explainable artificial intelligence in heart transplantation

    Article • Scientific Reports, November 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Johan Nilsson

  11. Validation of cause of death classification after heart transplantation and cause‐specific life expectancy compared to the general population

    Article • Clinical Transplantation, June 2022, Wiley

    Johan Nilsson

  12. Myocardial injury biomarkers at point of care for early identification of primary graft dysfunction after heart transplantation

    Article • Clinical Transplantation, November 2021, Wiley

    Johan Nilsson

  13. Bone mineral density in pediatric heart transplanted patients: A retrospective single‐center study at Skåne University Hospital in Lund 1988–2016

    Article • Pediatric Transplantation, August 2021, Wiley

    Johan Nilsson

  14. Does microbiological contamination of homografts prior to decontamination affect the outcome after right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction?

    Article • Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, May 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Johan Nilsson

  15. Impact of valve fenestrations and structural changes in homografts on the long-term outcome in the recipient

    Article • Cell and Tissue Banking, February 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Johan Nilsson

  16. The Dynamics of Heparin-Binding Protein in Cardiothoracic Surgery—A Pilot Study

    Article • Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, January 2021, Elsevier

    Johan Nilsson

  17. Methods for isolation and transcriptional profiling of individual cells from the human heart

    Article • Heliyon, December 2020, Elsevier

    Johan Nilsson

  18. Expression of peritumoral SPARC during distal cholangiocarcinoma progression and correlation with outcome

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, June 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Johan Nilsson

  19. A nonrandomized open-label phase 2 trial of nonischemic heart preservation for human heart transplantation

    Article • Nature Communications, June 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Johan Nilsson

  20. Surgical exploration without resection in pancreatic and periampullary tumors: report from a national database

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Surgery, April 2020, SAGE Publications

    Johan Nilsson

  21. Induction Immunosuppression Strategies and Long-Term outcomes after Heart Transplantation

    Article • Clinical Transplantation, April 2020, Wiley

    Johan Nilsson

  22. Randomized trial of a left ventricular assist device as destination therapy versus guideline‐directed medical therapy in patients with advanced heart failure. Rationale and design of the SWEdish evaluation of left Ventricular Assist Device (SweVAD) trial

    Article • European Journal of Heart Failure, February 2020, Wiley

    Johan Nilsson

  23. The influence of ischemia‐ and reperfusion time on outcome in heart transplantation

    Article • Clinical Transplantation, February 2020, Wiley

    Johan Nilsson

  24. Cholecystectomy After Previous Bariatric Surgery with Special Focus on Pregnant Patients—Results from Two Large Nationwide Registries

    Article • Obesity Surgery, January 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Johan Nilsson

  25. Expression of fibroblast activation protein and the clinicopathological relevance in distal cholangiocarcinoma

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, January 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Johan Nilsson

  26. A risk score model to predict incidental gallbladder cancer in patients scheduled for cholecystectomy

    Article • The American Journal of Surgery, January 2020, Elsevier

    Johan Nilsson

  27. Utilizing Deep Learning and RDF to Predict Heart Transplantation Survival

    Article • January 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Johan Nilsson

  28. Human Leukocyte Antigen‐Based Risk Stratification in Heart Transplant Recipients—Implications for Targeted Surveillance

    Article • Journal of the American Heart Association, August 2019, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Johan Nilsson

  29. Whole-genome sequencing based on formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded endomyocardial biopsies for genetic studies on outcomes after heart transplantation

    Article • PLoS ONE, June 2019, PLOS

    Johan Nilsson

  30. Impact of gender on echocardiographic characteristics in heart transplant recipients

    Article • Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging, March 2019, Wiley

    Johan Nilsson

  31. Major intraoperative bleeding during pancreatoduodenectomy - preoperative biliary drainage is the only modifiable risk factor

    Article • HPB, March 2019, Elsevier

    Johan Nilsson

  32. Native aortic versus mitral valve infective endocarditis: a nationwide registry study

    Article • Open Heart, February 2019, BMJ

    Johan Nilsson

  33. Continuous-flow LVADs in the Nordic countries: complications and mortality and its predictors

    Article • Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal, January 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Johan Nilsson

  34. Time-dependent prognostic effects of recipient and donor age in adult heart transplantation

    Article • The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, October 2018, Elsevier

    Johan Nilsson

  35. MicroRNA-dependent regulation of KLF4 by glucose in vascular smooth muscle

    Article • Journal of Cellular Physiology, March 2018, Wiley

    Johan Nilsson

  36. Normal Reference Ranges for Transthoracic Echocardiography Following Heart Transplantation

    Article • Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, March 2018, Elsevier

    Anna Werther Evaldsson, Johan Nilsson

  37. Improving prediction of heart transplantation outcome using deep learning techniques

    Article • Scientific Reports, February 2018, Nature

    Johan Nilsson

  38. Validity of the Swedish Cardiac Surgery Registry

    Article • Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, February 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Ulrik Sartipy, Johan Nilsson

  39. Immunological Serum Protein Profiles for Noninvasive Detection of Acute Cellular Rejection After Heart Transplantation

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, December 2017, Elsevier

    Johan Nilsson

  40. Impact of body constitution on complications following pancreaticoduodenectomy: A retrospective cohort study

    Article • International Journal of Surgery, December 2017, Elsevier

    Johan Nilsson

  41. Donor–recipient size matching and mortality in heart transplantation: Influence of body mass index and gender

    Article • The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, September 2017, Elsevier

    Johan Nilsson

  42. Predictors of incidental gallbladder cancer in patients undergoing cholecystectomy for benign gallbladder disease: Results from a population-based gallstone surgery registry

    Article • Surgery, August 2017, Elsevier

    Johan Nilsson

  43. Predicting the outcome for patients in a heart transplantation queue using deep learning

    Article • July 2017, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Johan Nilsson

  44. Changing management of gallstone-related disease in pregnancy – a retrospective cohort analysis

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, June 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Johan Nilsson

  45. Trends in the use of mechanical circulatory support as a bridge to heart transplantation across different age groups

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, March 2017, Elsevier

    Johan Nilsson

  46. Low MUC4 expression is associated with survival benefit in patients with resectable pancreatic cancer receiving adjuvant gemcitabine

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, February 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Johan Nilsson

  47. Outcome and evaluation of prognostic factors after pancreaticoduodenectomy for distal cholangiocarcinoma

    Article • Annals of Gastroenterology, January 2017, Hellenic Society of Gastroenterology

    Johan Nilsson

  48. Selection of an optimal feature set to predict heart transplantation outcomes

    Article • August 2016, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Johan Nilsson

  49. Chronic kidney disease after heart transplantation: a single-centre retrospective study at Skåne University Hospital in Lund 1988-2010

    Article • Transplant International, April 2016, Wiley

    Johan Nilsson

  50. Comparison of Basiliximab and Anti‐Thymocyte Globulin as Induction Therapy in Pediatric Heart Transplantation: A Survival Analysis

    Article • Journal of the American Heart Association, December 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Johan Nilsson

  51. Elevated Glucose Levels Promote Contractile and Cytoskeletal Gene Expression in Vascular Smooth Muscle via Rho/Protein Kinase C and Actin Polymerization

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, December 2015, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Johan Nilsson

  52. Response to Letter Regarding Article “Temporal Trends in the Incidence and Prognosis of Aortic Stenosis: A Nationwide Study of the Swedish Population”

    Article • Circulation, November 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Johan Nilsson

  53. Induction with anti-thymocyte globulin in heart transplantation is associated with better long-term survival compared with basiliximab

    Article • The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, October 2015, Elsevier

    Johan Nilsson

  54. Outcomes after ABO-incompatible heart transplantation in adults: A registry study

    Article • The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, July 2015, Elsevier

    Johan Nilsson

  55. Reply: Effect of racial and ethnic differences in heart transplantation with ABO-incompatibility

    Article • The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, June 2015, Elsevier

    Johan Nilsson

  56. Regulation of Smooth Muscle Dystrophin and Synaptopodin 2 Expression by Actin Polymerization and Vascular Injury

    Article • Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, April 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Johan Nilsson

  57. Temporal Trends in the Incidence and Prognosis of Aortic Stenosis

    Article • Circulation, March 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Johan Nilsson

  58. The International Heart Transplant Survival Algorithm (IHTSA): A New Model to Improve Organ Sharing and Survival

    Article • PLoS ONE, March 2015, PLOS

    Johan Nilsson

  59. ABO-Identical Blood Group Matching Has No Survival Benefit for AB Heart Transplant Recipients

    Article • The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, March 2015, Elsevier

    Johan Nilsson

  60. Human leukocyte antigen matching in heart transplantation: systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • Transplant International, May 2014, Wiley

    Johan Nilsson

  61. Acute cellular rejection the first year after heart transplantation and its impact on survival: a single-centre retrospective study at Skåne University Hospital in Lund 1988-2010

    Article • Transplant International, March 2014, Wiley

    Johan Nilsson

  62. Acute pancreatitis – costs for healthcare and loss of production

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, October 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Johan Nilsson

  63. Surgical Stress Response After Colorectal Resection

    Article • International Surgery, October 2013, International College of Surgeons

    Johan Nilsson

  64. Intestinal ischemia after cardiac surgery: analysis of a large registry

    Article • Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, June 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Johan Nilsson

  65. Artificial neural networks – A method for prediction of survival following liver resection for colorectal cancer metastases

    Article • European Journal of Surgical Oncology, June 2013, Elsevier

    Johan Nilsson

  66. CODUSA - Customize Optimal Donor Using Simulated Annealing In Heart Transplantation

    Article • Scientific Reports, May 2013, Nature

    Johan Nilsson

  67. Artificial neural networks predict survival from pancreatic cancer after radical surgery

    Article • The American Journal of Surgery, January 2013, Elsevier

    Johan Nilsson

  68. Screening for osteoporosis reduced new fracture incidence by almost half

    Article • Acta Orthopaedica, November 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Johan Nilsson

  69. A randomized study of coronary artery bypass surgery performed with the Resting Heart  System utilizing a low vs a standard dosage of heparin

    Article • Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, August 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Johan Nilsson

  70. Survey of the management of acute pancreatitis in surgical departments in Sweden

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, May 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Johan Nilsson

  71. EuroSCORE II

    Article • European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, February 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Johan Nilsson

  72. A case-controlled evaluation of the Medtronic Resting Heart System compared with conventional cardiopulmonary bypass in patients undergoing isolated coronary artery bypass surgery

    Article • Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, January 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Johan Nilsson

  73. Prognostic models for outcome following liver resection for colorectal cancer metastases: A systematic review

    Article • European Journal of Surgical Oncology, January 2012, Elsevier

    Johan Nilsson

  74. Prediction of Severe Acute Pancreatitis at Admission to Hospital Using Artificial Neural Networks

    Article • Pancreatology, September 2011, Elsevier

    Johan Nilsson

  75. Validation of a modified EuroSCORE risk stratification model for cardiac surgery: the Swedish experience

    Article • European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, July 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Johan Nilsson

  76. Postoperative Increase in B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Levels Predicts Adverse Outcome After Cardiac Surgery

    Article • Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, June 2011, Elsevier

    Johan Nilsson

  77. Negative-pressure wound therapy following cardiac surgery: bleeding complications and 30-day mortality in 176 patients with deep sternal wound infection

    Article • Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, February 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Johan Nilsson

  78. Heart transplantation with ABO-identical versus ABO-compatible cardiac grafts: Influence on long-term survival

    Article • Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal, November 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Johan Nilsson

  79. Gastrointestinal complications after cardiac surgery – improved risk stratification using a new scoring model

    Article • Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, March 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Johan Nilsson

  80. Influence of prosthesis–patient mismatch on left ventricular remodelling in severe aortic insufficiency

    Article • European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, January 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Johan Nilsson

  81. B-Type Natriuretic Peptide as a Predictor of Postoperative Heart Failure After Aortic Valve Replacement

    Article • Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, April 2009, Elsevier

    Johan Nilsson

  82. Haemodynamic effects of −75 mmHg negative pressure therapy in a porcine sternotomy wound model

    Article • International Wound Journal, February 2009, Wiley

    Johan Nilsson

  83. The Scandinavian Sarcoma Group

    Article • Acta Orthopaedica, January 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Johan Nilsson

  84. Vacuum-assisted closure therapy for deep sternal wound infections: the impact of learning curve on survival and predictors for late mortality

    Article • International Wound Journal, May 2008, Wiley

    Johan Nilsson

  85. Influence of Prosthesis–Patient Mismatch on Diastolic Heart Failure After Aortic Valve Replacement

    Article • The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, April 2008, Elsevier

    Johan Nilsson

  86. Artificial neural networks in pancreatic disease

    Article • BJS, January 2008, Wiley

    Johan Nilsson

  87. The cost of vacuum-assisted closure therapy in treatment of deep sternal wound infection

    Article • Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal, January 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Johan Nilsson

  88. Risk factor identification and mortality prediction in cardiac surgery using artificial neural networks

    Article • Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, July 2006, Elsevier

    Johan Nilsson

  89. A Simple Score to Assess Mortality Risk in Patients Waiting for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

    Article • The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, February 2006, Elsevier

    Johan Nilsson

  90. Comparison of 19 pre-operative risk stratification models in open-heart surgery

    Article • European Heart Journal, January 2006, European Society of Cardiology

    Johan Nilsson

  91. The Impact of Vacuum-Assisted Closure on Long-Term Survival After Post-Sternotomy Mediastinitis

    Article • The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, October 2005, Elsevier

    Johan Nilsson

  92. Clinical Outcome After Poststernotomy Mediastinitis: Vacuum-Assisted Closure Versus Conventional Treatment

    Article • The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, June 2005, Elsevier

    Johan Nilsson

  93. Gastrointestinal complications after cardiac surgery

    Article • BJS, January 2005, Wiley

    Johan Nilsson

  94. EuroSCORE Predicts Intensive Care Unit Stay and Costs of Open Heart Surgery

    Article • The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, November 2004, Elsevier

    Johan Nilsson

  95. Early mortality in coronary bypass surgery: the EuroSCORE versus The Society of Thoracic Surgeons risk algorithm

    Article • The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, April 2004, Elsevier

    Johan Nilsson

  96. Percutaneous fine-needle aspiration cytology in the diagnosis and management of liver tumours

    Article • BJS, June 2002, Wiley

    Johan Nilsson