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Mats Mellander
Adjunct Professor
Department of PediatricsReader
Department of Pediatrics-
Incorporating an Elevated Perfusion Index in the Right Hand Enhanced Screening Sensitivity for Critical Aortic Arch Obstruction in Newborn
Infants
Katarina Lannering, Ingegerd Östman-Smith, Mats Mellander
ACTA PAEDIATRICA - 2025 -
Newborn Screening for High-Risk Congenital Heart Disease by Dried Blood Spot Biomarker
Analysis
Henning Clausen, Elin Friberg, Katarina Lannering, Aki Koivu, Mikko Sairanen, Mats Mellander, Petru Liuba
JAMA NETWORK OPEN - 2024 -
Active versus restrictive ligation strategy for patent ductus arteriosus - A retrospective two-center study of extremely preterm infants born between 22+0 and 25+6 weeks of gestational
age
Fanny Sodrstrom, Richard Sindelar, Karl Wilhelm Olsson, Sawin Yousef, Daniela Todorova, Joanna Pestalozzi, Mats Mellander, Renske Raaijmakers
EARLY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT - 2024 -
Screening for Critical Congenital Heart Defects in
Sweden
Katarina Lannering, Kalliopi Kazamia, Gunnar Bergman, Ingegerd Östman-Smith, Petru Liuba, Jenny Alenius Dahlqvist, Anders Elfvin, Mats Mellander
PEDIATRICS - 2023 -
Impact of Left Ventricular Morphology on Adverse Outcomes Following Stage 1 Palliation for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: 20 Years of National Data From
Sweden
K. Fricke, Mats Mellander, K. Hanséus, P. K. Tran, Mats Johansson-Synnergren, J. J. Ramgren, A. Rydberg, J. Sunnegårdh, M. Dalén, G. Sjöberg, C. G. Weismann, P. Liuba
Journal of the American Heart Association - 2022 -
Prenatal detection of congenital heart disease-results of a Swedish screening program
2013-2017
M. Waern, Mats Mellander, Anton Berg, Ylva Carlsson
Bmc Pregnancy and Childbirth - 2021 -
Low false-positive rate of perfusion index as a screening tool for neonatal aortic
coarctation
Katarina Lannering, Anders Elfvin, Mats Mellander
Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics - 2021 -
Transplantation-free survival after Norwood surgery for hypoplastic left heart syndrome with aortic atresia: A Swedish national cohort
study.
Annika Öhman, Milad El-Segaier, Gunnar Bergman, Katarina Hanseus, Torsten Malm, Boris Nilsson, Aldina Pivodic, Annika Rydberg, Sven-Erik Sonesson, Mats Mellander
Cardiology in the young - 2020 -
Transplantation-free Survival after Norwood surgery for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome with Aortic Atresia. A Swedish National Cohort Study. -
ERRATUM.
Annika Öhman, Milad El-Segaier, Gunnar Bergman, Katarina Hanseus, Torsten Malm, Boris Nilsson, Aldina Pivodic, Annika Rydberg, Sven-Erik Sonesson, Mats Mellander
Cardiology in the young - 2020 -
Low risk of necrotising enterocolitis in enterally fed neonates with critical heart disease: An observational
study
Kajsa Nordenström, Katarina Lannering, Mats Mellander, Anders Elfvin
Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition - 2020 -
Changing Epidemiology of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: Results of a National Swedish Cohort
Study.
Annika Öhman, Milad El-Segaier, Gunnar Bergman, Katarina Hanséus, Torsten Malm, Boris Nilsson, Aldina Pivodic, Annika Rydberg, Sven-Erik Sonesson, Mats Mellander
Journal of the American Heart Association - 2019 -
Parental reactions, distress, and sense of coherence after prenatal versus postnatal diagnosis of complex congenital heart
disease
Ewa-Lena Bratt, Stina Järvholm, Britt-Marie Ekman-Joelsson, Antje Johannsmeyer, Sven-Åke Carlsson, Lars-Åke Mattsson, Mats Mellander
Cardiology in the Young - 2019 -
Reactions of Mothers and Fathers after Prenatal or Postnatal Diagnosis of Congenital Heart
Disease.
Frida Grankvist Forsman, Stina Järvholm, Britt-Marie Ekman-Joelsson, Lars-Åke Mattsson, Mats Mellander, Ewa-Lena Bratt
53rd Annual Meeting of the Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology (AEPC) 15-18 May 2019, Seville, Spain. - 2019 -
Parental Psychological Distress after Prenatal versus Postnatal Diagnosis of Complex Congenital Heart
Disease
Mats Mellander, Stina Järvholm, Britt-Marie Ekman-Joelsson, Antje Johannsmeyer, Sven-Åke Carlsson, Lars-Åke Mattsson, Ewa-Lena Bratt
52nd Annual Meeting of the Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology. 9-12 May. Athens, Greece. - 2018 -
Natural history of 107 cases of Fetal Aortic Stenosis from a European multicenter retrospective
study.
Helena Gardiner, Alexander Kovacevic, Gerald Tulzer, Taisto Sarkola, Ulrike Herberg, Joanna Dangel, Annika Öhman, Joachim Bartrons, Julene Carvalho, Hana Jicinska, Vlasta Fesslova, Ian Averiss, Mats Mellander
Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology - 2016 -
Pulse oximetry screening and prenatal diagnosis play complementary roles in reducing risks in simple transposition of the great
arteries.
Marie Bartos, Katarina Lannering, Mats Mellander
Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) - 2015 -
Late Diagnosis of Coarctation Despite Prenatal Ultrasound and Postnatal Pulse
Oximetry.
Katarina Lannering, Marie Bartos, Mats Mellander
Pediatrics - 2015 -
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. Epidemiology and Outcome in Sweden 1993-2013. A National Cohort
Study
Annika Öhman, Gunnar Bergman, Sven Erik Sonesson, Milad El-Segaier, Katarina Hanseus, Torsten Malm, Boris Nilsson, Annika Rydberg, Mats Mellander
Cardiology 2015. 18th Annual Update on Pediatric and Congenital Cardiovascular Disease. Challenges and Dilemmas. Feb 11-15, 2015, Scottsdale, Arizona, US - 2015 -
Continuing pregnancy following a prenatal diagnosis of a cardiac defect: What support do parents
need?
Ewa-Lena Bratt, Stina Järvholm, Britt-Marie Ekman-Joelsson, Antje Johannsmeyer, Sven-Åke Carlsson, Lars-Åke Mattsson, Mats Mellander
Cardiology 2015. 18th Annual Update on Pediatroc and Congenital Cardiovascular Disease. Challenges and Dilemmas. Feb 11-15, 2015. Scottsdale, Arizona, US. - 2015 -
Coarctations in Denmark and Sweden
2002-2012
Katarina Spangenberg, Katarina Lannering, Morten Helvind, Mats Mellander, Jesper Steensberg
45th Nordic Paediatric Cardiology Meeting, Oslo September, 2015 - 2015 -
Does reversal of flow in the fetal aortic arch in second trimester aortic stenosis predict hypoplastic left heart
syndrome?
Alexander Kovacevic, Annika Öhman, Gerald Tulzer, Ulrike Herberg, Joanna Dangel, Joacin Bartrons, Julene Carvalho, Vlasta Fesslova, Hanah Jicinska, Taisto Sarkola, Andrew Toler, Mats Mellander, Helena Gardiner
Cardiology in the Young. 49th Annual Meeting of the Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology, AEPC with joint sessions with the Japanese Society of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Asia-Pacific Pediatric Cardiology Society, European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery and Canadian Pediatric Cardiology Association, Prague, Czech Republic, 20–23 May 2015 - 2015 -
Failure of early detection of isolated coarctation of the aorta in the newborn. Results of a Swedish population-based
study
Katarina Lannering, Marie Bartos, Mats Mellander
Cardiology 2015. 18th Annual Update on Pediatric and Congenital Cardiovascular Disease. Challenges and Dilemmas. Feb 11-15, 2015. Scottsdale, Arizona, US. - 2015 -
The changing epidemiology and outcome in hypoplastic left heart syndrome in Sweden. Results of a national cohort study
1993-2013.
Mats Mellander, Annika Öhman, Gunnar Bergman, Sven Erik Sonesson, Milad El-Segaier, Katarina Hanseus, Torsten Malm, Boris Nilsson, Annika Rydberg
Cardiology in the Young. 49th Annual Meeting of the Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology, 20-23 maj 2015, Prag, Tjeckien. - 2015 -
Parent’s experiences of counselling and their need for support following a prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart disease - a qualitative study in a Swedish
context
Ewa-Lena Bratt, Stina Järvholm, Britt-Marie Ekman-Joelsson, Lars-Åke Mattsson, Mats Mellander
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth - 2015 -
International Fetal Cardiac Intervention Registry: A Worldwide Collaborative Description and
Preliminary Outcomes.
Anita J Moon-Grady, Shaine A Morris, Michael Belfort, Ramen Chmait, Joanna Dangel, Roland Devlieger, Stephen Emery, Michele Frommelt, Alberto Galindo, Sarah Gelehrter, Ulrich Gembruch, Sofia Grinenco, Mounira Habli, Ulrike Herberg, Edgar Jaeggi, Mark Kilby, Eftichia Kontopoulos, Pablo Marantz, Owen Miller, Lucas Otaño, Carlos Pedra, Simone Pedra, Jay Pruetz, Ruben Quintero, Greg Ryan, Gurleen Sharland, John Simpson, Emanuel Vlastos, Wayne Tworetzky, Louise Wilkins-Haug, Dick Oepkes, Mats Mellander
Journal of the American College of Cardiology - 2015 -
Foetal tachyarrhythmia treatment remains challenging even if the vast majority of cases have a favourable
outcome.
Britt-Marie Ekman-Joelsson, Mats Mellander, Linda Lagnefeldt, Sven-Erik Sonesson
Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) - 2015 -
Which education and support do couples need after a prenatal diagnosis of Congenital Heart
Disease?
Ewa-Lena Bratt, Stina Järvholm, Britt-Marie Ekman-Joelsson, Lars-Åke Mattsson, Mats Mellander
49th Annual Meeting of the Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology 20-23 May 2015. - 2015 -
Prenatal screening of congenital heart disease - What about the
parents?
Ewa-Lena Bratt, Sven-Åke Carlsson, Britt-Marie Ekman-Joelsson, Antje Johannsmeyer, Stina Järvholm, Lars-Åke Mattsson, Mats Mellander
XXXXIV Nordic Paediatric Cardiology Meeting in Umeå. 17-19 Sept 2014 - 2014 -
Nordic pulse oximetry screening - implementation status and proposal for uniform
guidelines.
Anne de-Wahl Granelli, Alf Meberg, Tiina Ojala, Jesper Steensberg, Gylfi Oskarsson, Mats Mellander
Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) - 2014 -
Foetal therapy, what works? An
overview.
Mats Mellander, Helena Gardiner
Cardiology in the young - 2014 -
Pulse oximetry home monitoring in infants with single-ventricle physiology and a surgical shunt as the only source of pulmonary blood
flow.
Annika Öhman, Eva Strömvall-Larsson, Boris Nilsson, Mats Mellander
Cardiology in the young - 2013 -
Diagnosis and management of life-threatening cardiac malformations in the
newborn.
Mats Mellander
Seminars in fetal & neonatal medicine - 2013 -
Development of heart block in children of SSA/SSB-autoantibody-positive women is associated with maternal age and displays a season-of-birth
pattern.
Aurélie Ambrosi, Stina Salomonsson, Håkan Eliasson, Elisabeth Zeffer, Amanda Skog, Vijole Dzikaite, Gunnar Bergman, Eva Fernlund, Joanna Tingström, Elke Theander, Annika Rydberg, Thomas Skogh, Annika Öhman, Ulla Lundström, Mats Mellander, Ola Winqvist, Michael Fored, Anders Ekbom, Lars Alfredsson, Henrik Källberg, Tomas Olsson, Fredrik Gadler, Anders Jonzon, Ingrid Kockum, Sven-Erik Sonesson, Marie Wahren-Herlenius
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 2012 -
Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection: impact of prenatal
diagnosis.
An Seale, Js Carvalho, Hm Gardiner, Mats Mellander, M Roughton, J Simpson, A Tometzki, O Uzun, Sa Webber, Pef Daubeney
Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology - 2012 -
Development of heart block in children of SSA/SSB-autoantibody-positive women is associated with maternal age and displays a season-of-birth
pattern.
Aurélie Ambrosi, Stina Salomonsson, Håkan Eliasson, Elisabeth Zeffer, Amanda Skog, Vijole Dzikaite, Gunnar Bergman, Eva Fernlund, Joanna Tingström, Elke Theander, Annika Rydberg, Thomas Skogh, Annika Ohman, Ulla Lundström, Mats Mellander, Ola Winqvist, Michael Fored, Anders Ekbom, Lars Alfredsson, Henrik Källberg, Tomas Olsson
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 2012 -
Isolated Atrioventricular Block in the Fetus: A Retrospective, Multinational, Multicenter Study of 175
Patients.
Håkan Eliasson, Sven-Erik Sonesson, Gurleen Sharland, Fredrik Granath, John M Simpson, Julene S Carvalho, Hana Jicinska, Viktor Tomek, Joanna Dangel, Paulo Zielinsky, Maria Respondek-Liberska, Matthias W Freund, Mats Mellander
Circulation - 2011 -
A population-based investigation of the autoantibody profile in mothers of children with atrioventricular
block.
S Salomonsson, V Dzikaite, E Zeffer, H Eliasson, A Ambrosi, G Bergman, E Fernlund, E Theander, A Rydberg, T Skogh, S Wållberg-Jonsson, A Elfving, M Fored, A Ekbom, U Lundström, Mats Mellander, O Winqvist, S-E Sonesson, F Gadler, A Jonzon, M Wahren-Herlenius
Scandinavian journal of immunology - 2011 -
Late eosinophilic pleural effusion after cardiac surgery in a neonate--prompt response to corticosteroid
therapy.
Elin M. Thorlacius, Mats Mellander, Mats Johansson-Synnergren, Eva Kokinsky
Paediatric anaesthesia - 2009 -
Impact of pulse oximetry screening on the detection of duct dependent congenital heart disease: a Swedish prospective screening study in 39,821
newborns.
Anne de-Wahl Granelli, Margareta Wennergren, Kenneth Sandberg, Mats Mellander, Carina Bejlum, Leif Inganäs, Monica Eriksson, Niklas Segerdahl, Annelie Agren, Britt-Marie Ekman-Joelsson, Jan Sunnegårdh, Mario Verdicchio, Ingegerd Östman-Smith
BMJ (Clinical research ed.) - 2009 -
Morphological and physiological predictors of fetal aortic
coarctation.
Hikoro Matsui, Mats Mellander, Michael Roughton, Hana Jicinska, Helena M Gardiner
Circulation - 2008 -
Z-scores of the fetal aortic isthmus and duct: an aid to assessing arch
hypoplasia
L. Pasquini, Mats Mellander, A. Seale, H. Matsui, M. Roughton, S. Y. Ho, H. M. Gardiner
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol - 2007 -
Quality of life in children with hypoplastic left heart
syndrome
Mats Mellander, L. Berntsson, B. Nilsson
Acta Paediatr - 2007 -
Failure to diagnose critical heart malformations in newborns before discharge--an increasing
problem?
Mats Mellander, Jan Sunnegårdh
Acta Paediatr - 2006 -
Results of staged palliation for hypoplastic left heart syndrome: a complete population-based
series.
Boris Nilsson, Mats Mellander, Göran Südow, Håkan Berggren
Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) - 2006 -
Screening for duct-dependant congenital heart disease with pulse oximetry: a critical evaluation of strategies to maximize
sensitivity
Anne de-Wahl Granelli, Mats Mellander, Jan Sunnegårdh, Kenneth Sandberg, Ingegerd Östman-Smith
Acta Paediatr - 2005 -
Perinatal management, counselling and outcome of fetuses with congenital heart
disease
Mats Mellander
Semin Fetal Neonatal Med - 2005 -
[Limited value of prenatal risk group screening for heart abnormalities. Time for a general
screening?]
Kerstin Åmark, L. A. Mattsson, Jan Sunnegårdh, Mats Mellander
Lakartidningen - 2004 -
Recommendations for the practice of fetal cardiology in
Europe.
Lindsey Allan, Joanna Dangel, Vlasta Fesslova, Jan Marek, Mats Mellander, Ingrid Oberhänsli, Renate Oberhoffer, Gurleen Sharland, John Simpson, Sven-Erik Sonesson
Cardiology in the young - 2004 -
Mineralization defects in deciduous teeth of low birthweight
infants.
Mats Mellander, Jörgen G Norén, H Fredén, Ingemar Kjellmer
Acta paediatrica Scandinavica - 1982