Axel Wester

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Part of the Hagström group at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge:
https://ki.se/en/medh/hagstrom-group

Articles

Article: GUT. 2024;73(5):835-843

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and risk of major adverse liver outcomes in patients with chronic liver disease and type 2 diabetes.

Wester A; Shang Y; Toresson Grip E; Matthews AA; Hagström H
Article: LIVER INTERNATIONAL. 2024

Liver stiffness predicts progression to liver-related events in patients with chronic liver disease - A cohort study of 14 414 patients.

Hegmar H; Wester A; Aleman S; Backman J; Degerman E; Ekvall H; Lund K; Lundgren Å; Nasr P; Shahnavaz A; Vessby J; Westin J; Önnerhag K; Hagström H
Article: CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY. 2024;:S1542-3565(24)00051-X

Misclassified Alcohol-related Liver Disease is Common in Presumed Metabolic Dysfunction-associated Steatotic Liver Disease and Highly Increases Risk for Future Cirrhosis.

Nasr P; Wester A; Ekstedt M; Strandberg R; Kechagias S; Shang Y; Widman L; Hagström H
Article: CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY. 2023;21(13):3346-3355.e19

Risk of Severe Infection in Patients With Biopsy-proven Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease - A Population-based Cohort Study.

Ebrahimi F; Simon TG; Hagström H; Söderling J; Wester A; Roelstraete B; Ludvigsson JF
Article: CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY. 2023;21(13):3336-3345.e2

Secondary Prevention of Esophageal Variceal Bleeding Is Often Imperfect: A National, Population-Based Cohort Study of 3592 Patients.

Hagström H; Shang Y; Tapper EB; Wester A; Widman L
Journal article: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. 2023;44:ehad655.1371

Abbreviated versus standard dual antiplatelet therapy time after PCI in high bleeding risk patients with acute coronary syndrome - a report from the SWEDEHEART registry

Haakansson A; Koul S; Omerovic E; Andersson J; Agewall S; James S; Mokhtari A; Van der Pals J; Wester A; Szummer K; Jernberg T; Erlinge D; Mohammad MA
Article: JOURNAL OF INHERITED METABOLIC DISEASE. 2023;46(6):1186-1194

Porphyrin precursors and risk of primary liver cancer in acute intermittent porphyria: A case-control study of 188 patients.

Lissing M; Wester A; Vassiliou D; Floderus Y; Harper P; Sardh E; Wahlin S
Article: HEPATOLOGY COMMUNICATIONS. 2023;7(11):e0238

Risk of injuries before and after a diagnosis of cirrhosis: A population-based cohort study.

Shang Y; Shen Q; Tapper EB; Wester A; Hagström H
Article: UNITED EUROPEAN GASTROENTEROLOGY JOURNAL. 2023;11(9):852-860

Four-fold increased mortality rate in patients with Wilson's disease: A population-based cohort study of 151 patients.

Åberg F; Shang Y; Strandberg R; Wester A; Widman L; Hagström H
Article: HEPATOLOGY COMMUNICATIONS. 2023;7(10):e0279

Time trends in mortality and life expectancy in 22,658 patients hospitalized with alcohol-associated cirrhosis: A nationwide cohort study.

Wester A; Shang Y; Stål P; Hagström H
Article: LIVER INTERNATIONAL. 2023;43(10):2142-2152

Risk of infections in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: A nationwide population-based cohort study.

Shang Y; Widman L; Ebrahimi F; Ludvigsson JF; Hagström H; Wester A
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2023;58(8):931-936

Administrative coding for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is accurate in Swedish patients.

Åström H; Wester A; Hagström H
Article: JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2023;294(2):164-177

Risk of fractures and postfracture mortality in 3980 people with primary biliary cholangitis: A population-based cohort study.

Schönau J; Wester A; Schattenberg JM; Hagström H
Article: CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY. 2023;21(5):1271-1280.e7

Risk of Fractures and Subsequent Mortality in Alcohol-Related Cirrhosis: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study.

Wester A; Ndegwa N; Hagström H
Article: CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY. 2023;21(4):995-1004.e9

Three-fold Increased Risk of Death in Budd-Chiari Syndrome Compared to Matched Controls: A Population-based Cohort Study.

Åberg F; Rajani R; Wester A; Widman L; Hagström H
Article: NATURE. 2023;615(7950):134-142

FXR inhibition may protect from SARS-CoV-2 infection by reducing ACE2.

Brevini T; Maes M; Webb GJ; John BV; Fuchs CD; Buescher G; Wang L; Griffiths C; Brown ML; Scott WE; Pereyra-Gerber P; Gelson WTH; Brown S; Dillon S; Muraro D; Sharp J; Neary M; Box H; Tatham L; Stewart J; Curley P; Pertinez H; Forrest S; Mlcochova P; Varankar SS; Darvish-Damavandi M; Mulcahy VL; Kuc RE; Williams TL; Heslop JA; Rossetti D; Tysoe OC; Galanakis V; Vila-Gonzalez M; Crozier TWM; Bargehr J; Sinha S; Upponi SS; Fear C; Swift L; Saeb-Parsy K; Davies SE; Wester A; Hagström H; Melum E; Clements D; Humphreys P; Herriott J; Kijak E; Cox H; Bramwell C; Valentijn A; Illingworth CJR; UK-PBC Consortium; Dahman B; Bastaich DR; Ferreira RD; Marjot T; Barnes E; Moon AM; Barritt AS; Gupta RK; Baker S; Davenport AP; Corbett G; Gorgoulis VG; Buczacki SJA; Lee J-H; Matheson NJ; Trauner M; Fisher AJ; Gibbs P; Butler AJ; Watson CJE; Mells GF; Dougan G; Owen A; Lohse AW; Vallier L; Sampaziotis F
Journal article: GASTRO HEP ADVANCES. 2023;2(7):879-888

Risk of Cancer and Subsequent Mortality in Primary Biliary Cholangitis: A Population-based Cohort Study of 3052 Patients

Schönau J; Wester A; Schattenberg JM; Hagström H
Article: LIVER INTERNATIONAL. 2022;42(12):2769-2780

Effect of common genetic variants on the risk of cirrhosis in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease during 20 years of follow-up.

Holmer M; Ekstedt M; Nasr P; Zenlander R; Wester A; Tavaglione F; Romeo S; Kechagias S; Stål P; Hagström H
Article: JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2022;292(3):492-500

Risk of fractures and subsequent mortality in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: A nationwide population-based cohort study.

Wester A; Hagström H
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2022;57(8):978-983

Cohort profile: decoding the epidemiology of liver disease in Sweden (DELIVER).

Hagström H; Shang Y; Wester A; Widman L
Journal article: JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY. 2022;77:s30

OS026 Liver stiffness predicts incident severe liver disease in patients with chronic liver disease

Hegmar H; Wester A; Aleman S; Backman J; Degerman E; Ekvall H; Lund K; Lundgren Å; Nasr P; Shahnavaz A; Vessby J; Westin J; Önnerhag K; Hagström H
Journal article: JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY. 2022;77:s123

THU010 Risk of fractures and subsequent mortality in alcohol-related cirrhosis: a nationwide population-based cohort study

Wester A; Ndegwa N; Hagström H
Journal article: JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY. 2022;77:s423

FRI053 The PNPLA3 (rs738409) G/G-genotype is associated with presence of NASH and increased long-term risk of cirrhosis in NAFLD

Holmer M; Zenlander R; Wester A; Ekstedt M; Nasr P; Kechagias S; Romeo S; Stal P; Hagström H
Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION. 2021;10(20):e020974

Validation of the 4-Item PRECISE-DAPT Score: A SWEDEHEART Study.

Wester A; Mohammad MA; Olivecrona G; Holmqvist J; Yndigegn T; Koul S
Article: OPEN HEART. 2020;7(2):e001286

Higher risk of major adverse cardiac events after acute myocardial infarction in patients with schizophrenia.

Attar R; Wester A; Koul S; Eggert S; Polcwiartek C; Jernberg T; Erlinge D; Andell P
Article: CIRCULATION-CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS. 2020;13(4):e008671

Bivalirudin Versus Heparin Monotherapy in Elderly Patients With Myocardial Infarction: A Prespecified Subgroup Analysis of the VALIDATE-SWEDEHEART Trial.

Wester A; Attar R; Mohammad MA; Isma N; James S; Omerovic E; Erlinge D; Koul S
Article: DIABETIC MEDICINE. 2019;36(11):1375-1383

Reduced display of conformational epitopes in the N-terminal truncated GAD65 isoform: relevance for people with stiff person syndrome or DQ8/8-positive Type 1 diabetes mellitus.

Hampe CS; Radtke JR; Wester A; Carlsson A; Cedervall E; Jönsson B; Ivarsson SA; Elding Larsson H; Larsson K; Lindberg B; Neiderud J; Rolandsson O; Lernmark Å
Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION. 2019;8(16):e012741

Impact of Baseline Anemia in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Prespecified Analysis From the VALIDATE-SWEDEHEART Trial.

Wester A; Attar R; Mohammad MA; Andell P; Hofmann R; Jensen J; Szummer K; Erlinge D; Koul S
Article: OPEN HEART. 2019;6(1):e001004

Peripheral artery disease and outcomes in patients with acute myocardial infarction.

Attar R; Wester A; Koul S; Eggert S; Andell P
Article: RESUSCITATION. 2018;126:172-178

Coronary angiographic findings and outcomes in patients with sudden cardiac arrest without ST-elevation myocardial infarction: A SWEDEHEART study.

Wester A; Mohammad MA; Andell P; Rylance R; Dankiewicz J; Friberg H; James S; Omerovic E; Erlinge D; Koul S
Article: DIABETES. 2017;66(3):735-740

An Increased Diagnostic Sensitivity of Truncated GAD65 Autoantibodies in Type 1 Diabetes May Be Related to HLA-DQ8.

Wester A; Skärstrand H; Lind A; Ramelius A; Carlsson A; Cedervall E; Jönsson B; Ivarsson SA; Elding Larsson H; Larsson K; Lindberg B; Neiderud J; Fex M; Törn C; Lernmark Å
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Letter: CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY. 2024;22(3):670

Reply.

Hagström H; Shang Y; Tapper EB; Wester A; Widman L
Conference publication: ZEITSCHRIFT FUR GASTROENTEROLOGIE. 2024;62(01):e15

Lower incidence of HCC and other major adverse liver outcomes in people living with HIV and chronic liver disease: a population-based cohort study

Michel M; Hagström H; Widman L; Nowak P; Shang Y; Schattenberg JM; Wester A
Letter: JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2023;294(4):537-538

Authors reply: Risk of fractures and postfracture mortality in 3980 people with primary biliary cholangitis.

Schönau J; Wester A; Hagström H; Schattenberg JM
Editorial comment: CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY. 2023;21(10):2689-2691.e1

Minimal Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Noncirrhotic Budd-Chiari Syndrome: A Three-Decade Population-Based Study.

Wester A; Åberg F; Rajani R; Hagström H
Letter: CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY. 2023;21(6):1678

Reply.

Wester A; Hagström H
Conference publication: HEPATOLOGY. 2023;78:S395-S396

LOWER INCIDENCE OF HCC AND OTHER MAJOR ADVERSE LIVER OUTCOMES IN PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV AND CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE: A POPULATION-BASED COHORT STUDY

Michel M; Hagstrom H; Widman L; Nowak P; Shang Y; Schattenberg J; Wester A
Conference publication: HEPATOLOGY. 2022;76:S1133-S1134

RISK OF INJURY BEFORE AND AFTER DIAGNOSIS OF CIRRHOSIS: A SELF-CONTROLLED CASE SERIES STUDY

Shang Y; Shen Q; Tapper EB; Wester A; Hagstrom H
Conference publication: JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY. 2022;77:S423

The PNPLA3 (rs738409) G/G-genotype is associated with presence of NASH and increased long-term risk of cirrhosis in NAFLD

Holmer M; Zenlander R; Wester A; Ekstedt M; Nasr P; Kechagias S; Romeo S; Stal P; Hagstrom H
Conference publication: JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY. 2022;77:S30

Liver stiffness predicts incident severe liver disease in patients with chronic liver disease

Hegmar H; Wester A; Aleman S; Backman J; Degerman E; Ekvall H; Lund K; Lundgren A; Nasr P; Shahnavaz A; Vessby J; Westin J; Onnerhag K; Hagstrom H
Conference publication: HEPATOLOGY. 2022;76:S1491

RISK OF FRACTURES AND POST-FRACTURE MORTALITY IN PRIMARY BILIARY CHOLANGITIS: A POPULATION-BASED COHORT STUDY OF 3,980 PATIENTS

Wester A; Schoenau J; Schattenberg JM; Hagstroem H
Conference publication: JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY. 2022;77:S123

Risk of fractures and subsequent mortality in alcohol-related cirrhosis: a nationwide population-based cohort study

Wester A; Ndegwa N; Hagstrom H
Conference publication: HEPATOLOGY. 2022;76:S949

TIME TRENDS FOR MORTALITY AND LIFE EXPECTANCY IN 22,658 PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED WITH ALCOHOL-RELATED CIRRHOSIS IN SWEDEN: A NATIONWIDE COHORT STUDY

Wester A; Shang Y; Hagstrom H
Conference publication: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. 2020;41:1435

External validation of the PRECISE-DAPT score in a large nationwide population of myocardial infarction patients: a SWEDEHEART study

Wester A; Mohammad MA; Erlinge D; Koul S
Conference publication: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY. 2017;70(18):B1

Coronary angiographic findings and outcomes in patients with sudden cardiac arrest without ST-elevation myocardial infarction: a SWEDEHEART study

Wester A; Mohammad M; Koul S; Andell P; Rylance R; Dankiewicz J; Friberg H; James S; Omerovic E; Erlinge D

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Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-2029
Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Medicine, Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, 2021-2023

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