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Mrs Hege Andersen

Western Norway University of Applied Sience, Bergen (Norway)

Member of:

European Society of Cardiology

Hege Andersen has a bachelor's degree in nursing since 1996. She is a specialist nurse in cardiology nursing with a master's degree since 2013. She is currently a PhD candidate at Western Norway University of Applied Sience. Hege Andersen is particularly interested in sleep disorders and postoperative delirium in patients over 80 years of age with severe aortic stenosis, who have undergone treatment with either transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) or traditional surgical treatment (AVR). She has extensive clinical experience with cardiac and thoracic surgical patients. Research area; postoperative sleep disturbances, delirium, invasive or surgical treatment of elderly patients with aortic stenosis. Menber of PROCARD- Patient Reported Outcomes in Cardiology, research group.

The inherent dangers of pericardial fluid following cardiac surgery a clinical case.

Event: EuroHeartCare - ACNAP Congress 2021

Topic: Cardiovascular Surgery

Session: Clinical cases

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Octogenarian patients experiences with hypnotics in relation to sleep disturbances and delirium after aortic valve therapy

Event: EuroHeartCare 2018

Topic: Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions, Other

Session: Cardiovascular Nursing

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Factors associated with disturbances in sleep-wake pattern in octogenarian patients in the early postoperative phase after surgical aortic valve replacement

Event: EuroHeartCare 2017

Topic: Service development and innovation

Session: Oral abstract session - Doctoral Students

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Factors affecting in-hospital sleep-wake pattern in octogenarians during the early postoperative phase after transcutaneous aortic valve replacement

Event: EuroHeartCare 2017

Topic: Service development and innovation

Session: Service development and innovation

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Gender differences regarding in-hospital sleep-wake pattern in octogenarians during the early postoperative phase after aortic valve therapy

Event: EuroHeartCare 2016

Topic: Heart failure

Session: Heart failure

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