ProfessorMartin Ugander
Professor of Cardiac Imaging
Faculty of Medicine and Health
- Professor of Cardiac ImagingFaculty of Medicine and Health
RESEARCH INTERESTs
Professor Ugander has a research interest in non-invasive cardiac imaging in general and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in particular, with a focus on the diagnoses ischemic heart disease, myocarditis, and heart failure, as well as basic cardiac pumping physiology. His research traverses cardiology, radiology, nuclear medicine, magnetic resonance physics, medical physics, biomedical engineering, and physiology, while spanning technical, pre-clinical translational, and clinical cardiovascular imaging using cardiac MRI, echocardiography, myocardial perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), x-ray computed tomography (CT), and electrocardiography (ECG).
- inefficient filling of the heart - diastolic dysfunction,
- thick walls of the heart - left ventricular hypertrophy,
- a reduction in blood flow to the smallest vessels of the heart - coronary microvascular dysfunction,
- how these disease manifestations relate to chest pain and heart failure, in particular heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF).
Latest pre-print manuscripts on medrxiv.org
All publications in PubMed by Martin Ugander
Publication types
Diagnostic Modalities
- magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- electrocardiography (ECG)
- echocardiography
- single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)
- computed tomography (CT)
- positron emission tomography (PET)
Physiological characteristics
- myocardial T1 mapping, T2 mapping, extracellular volume (ECV) mapping
- cardiac pumping physiology
- left ventricular hypertrophy
- pulmonary hypertension
- diastolic dysfunction
- myocardial perfusion
Disease states
- heart failure
- ischemic heart disease
- myocardial infarction
- left bundle branch block (LBBB)
- myocarditis
Models
FUNDED RESEARCH
- GRANTMICRO – a novel non-invasive method for improved diagnosis of coronary microvascular dysfunction by magnetic resonance imagingHeart Research Australia1 Jan 2026People funded by this grant:
- Ugander M
- GRANTDjiridji Koodjal "Two Hearts" - Connection and cooperation between technology and Indigenous community healthNational Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2025People funded by this grant:
- Ugander M,
- Halaki M,
- Yuce MR,
- Esgin T
- GRANTSwedish Research Council1 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2026People funded by this grant:
- Sigfridsson A,
- Carlsson M,
- Sörensson P,
- Ugander M,
- Fyrdahl A
- GRANTThe NARNIA study - Novel Application of Radiotracers and Non-invasive Imaging techniques in Atherosclerosis and cardiovascular diseases.Heart Research Australia1 Jan 2023People funded by this grant:
- Patel S,
- Giannotti N,
- Ugander M,
- Figtree GA,
- Angelis G
- GRANTAustralian Stroke and Heart Research Accelerator (ASHRA)MTP Connect1 Jan 2022People funded by this grant:
- Figtree GA,
- Ugander M,
- Chiang J,
- Thiagalingam A,
- Laranjo L
- GRANTSwedish Heart-Lung Foundation1 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2023People funded by this grant:
- Bell M,
- Mellbin L,
- Ugander M
- GRANTSwedish Heart-Lung Foundation1 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2024People funded by this grant:
- Engblom H,
- Sörensson P,
- Ugander M
- GRANTSwedish Heart-Lung Foundation1 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2021People funded by this grant:
- Ugander M,
- Wieslander B,
- Corbascio M,
- Broomé M,
- Sundblad P
- GRANTMartin Ugander - SRRRP DVCR-874DVC Research1 Jul 2019People funded by this grant:
- Ugander M
- GRANTSwedish Research Council1 Jan 2019 - 31 Dec 2021People funded by this grant:
- Svenungsson E,
- larsson A,
- Mobarrez F,
- Padyukov L,
- amara K
- GRANTSwedish Heart-Lung Foundation1 Jan 2019 - 31 Dec 2019People funded by this grant:
- Broomé M,
- Frenckner B,
- Heiberg E,
- Maksuti E,
- Carlsson M
- GRANTDeveloping non-invasive measurement of left-atrial pressureHeart Research Australia1 Jan 2019People funded by this grant:
- Ugander M
- GRANTHeart Failure and Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging - Pathophysiological Mechanisms, New Methodologies, Improved Diagnosis and New TreatmentNSW Health1 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2021People funded by this grant:
- Ugander M
- GRANTSwedish Research Council1 Jan 2014 - 31 Dec 2016People funded by this grant:
- Tornvall P,
- Caidahl K,
- Ugander M,
- Jernberg T,
- Agewall S
- GRANTSwedish Research Council1 Jan 2012 - 31 Dec 2017People funded by this grant:
- Ugander M
- GRANTSwedish Research Council1 Jan 2012 - 31 Dec 2017People funded by this grant:
- Ugander M
- GRANTSwedish Research Council1 Jan 2012 - 31 Dec 2017People funded by this grant:
- Ugander M
