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Kari Kaikkonen
Researcher at Oulu University Hospital
Publications - 9
Citations - 173
Kari Kaikkonen is an academic researcher from Oulu University Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: Body mass index & Population. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 9 publications receiving 123 citations.
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Impact of constitutional TET2 haploinsufficiency on molecular and clinical phenotype in humans.
Eevi Kaasinen,Outi Kuismin,Outi Kuismin,Kristiina Rajamäki,Heikki Ristolainen,Mervi Aavikko,Johanna Kondelin,Silva Saarinen,Davide G. Berta,Riku Katainen,Elina A. M. Hirvonen,Auli Karhu,Aurora Taira,Tomas Tanskanen,Amjad Alkodsi,Minna Taipale,Ekaterina Morgunova,Kaarle Franssila,Rainer Lehtonen,Markus J. Mäkinen,Kristiina Aittomäki,Aarno Palotie,Aarno Palotie,Aarno Palotie,Mitja I. Kurki,Olli Pietilainen,Morgane Hilpert,Elmo Saarentaus,Jaakko Niinimäki,Jaakko Niinimäki,Juhani Junttila,Kari Kaikkonen,Pia Vahteristo,Radek C. Skoda,Mikko Seppänen,Kari K. Eklund,Jussi Taipale,Jussi Taipale,Outi Kilpivaara,Lauri A. Aaltonen,Lauri A. Aaltonen +40 more
TL;DR: Findings provide insight into the interplay between epigenetic modulators and transcription factor activity in hematological neoplasia, but do not confirm the putative role of TET2 in atherosclerosis.
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Sudden cardiac death during physical exercise: Characteristics of victims and autopsy findings.
Tomi Toukola,Eeva Hookana,Juhani Junttila,Kari Kaikkonen,Jani T. Tikkanen,Juha S. Perkiömäki,Marja-Leena Kortelainen,Heikki V. Huikuri +7 more
TL;DR: SCD during or immediately after exercise is related to male gender, ischemic heart disease, cardiac hypertrophy, and myocardial scarring and the medico-legal autopsy findings are assessed.
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Self-Reported Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Is Associated With Hypertension: A Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 Study
Meri-Maija Ollila,Kari Kaikkonen,Marjo-Riitta Järvelin,Heikki V. Huikuri,Juha S. Tapanainen,Juha S. Tapanainen,Stephen Franks,Terhi Piltonen,Laure Morin-Papunen +8 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated whether polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) associates with the risk of hypertension independently of body mass index (BMI) and with cardiovascular manifestations.
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Repetitive use of levosimendan in advanced heart failure: need for stronger evidence in a field in dire need of a useful therapy
Gerhard Pölzl,Johann Altenberger,Loant Baholli,Paola Beltrán,Attila Borbély,Josep Comín-Colet,Juan F. Delgado,Francesco Fedele,Antonella Fontana,Friedrich Fruhwald,Gregory Giamouzis,George Giannakoulas,Martín J. García-González,Finn Gustafsson,Kari Kaikkonen,Matti Kivikko,Jacek Kubica,Dirk von Lewinski,Ida Löfman,Gabriella Malfatto,Nicolás Manito,Martin Martínez-Sellés,Josep Masip,Béla Merkely,Fabrizio Morandi,Henning Mølgaard,Fabrizio Oliva,Emil Pantev,Zoltán Papp,Gian Piero Perna,Roman Pfister,Vito Piazza,Ramón Bover,Diego Rangel-Sousa,Alejandro Recio-Mayoral,Alexander Reinecke,Andreas Rieth,Toni Sarapohja,Gunter Schmidt,Mirko Seidel,Stefan Störk,Bojan Vrtovec,Gerhard Wikström,Patrik Yerly,Piero Pollesello +44 more
TL;DR: The use of the same composite end-point in a properly powered study on repetitive levosimendan in advanced heart failure is strongly advocated and tested in the PERSIST and LEVOREP trials on oral and repeated i.v. levosIMendan treatment vs placebo.
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Blood alcohol in victims of sudden cardiac death in northern Finland.
Juha S. Perkiömäki,Eeva Hookana,Kari Kaikkonen,Juhani Junttila,Marja-Leena Kortelainen,Heikki V. Huikuri +5 more
TL;DR: Almost 4 of 10 of the victims of unexpected SCD have evidence of alcohol intake before the fatal event in the northern Finland autopsy population.