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Peter Agger is new Doctor of Medical Science at Aarhus University. He carries out research into the structure of the heart muscle – in medical terminology the myocardial architecture – which is a prerequisite for improved diagnostics and treatment of heart patients.
2021.09.27 |
Peter Agger is new Doctor of Medical Science at Aarhus University
The anatomy of the heart has been the subject of research for almost half a millennium. Despite this, our knowledge of the heart’s architecture and function remains incomplete. As a new Doctor of Medical Science at the Department of Clinical Medicine, Peter Agger aims to fill in some of the missing knowledge and create a better understanding of the way in which the heart muscle is structured. In this way he deepens our knowledge of the heart’s function and the diseases which can affect it, in turn improving the possibilities for effective diagnostics and treatment.
Peter Agger has examined both ill and healthy hearts, and his studies show that the structure of the heart muscle and metabolism change when we overtax the heart or experience heart failure. A focal point of his research is structural heart diseases in the form of congenital heart defects in children. The doctoral dissertation describes how these changes in the heart’s structure can be measured and visualised. With this knowledge it is possible to optimise the treatment of heart disease which contributes to heart patients living longer and enjoying better quality of life.
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Assistant Professor, MD & DMSc Peter Agger
Aarhus University, Department of Clinical Medicine
Mobile: (+45) 2625 1515
Email: peter.agger@clin.au.dk