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Miikka Korja

Researcher at University of Helsinki

Publications -  112
Citations -  3036

Miikka Korja is an academic researcher from University of Helsinki. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 26, co-authored 96 publications receiving 2307 citations. Previous affiliations of Miikka Korja include Helsinki University Central Hospital & Australian School of Advanced Medicine.

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Saccular intracranial aneurysm: pathology and mechanisms

TL;DR: The aberrant flow conditions caused by sIA geometry are the likely cause of the endothelial dysfunction, which results in accumulation of cytotoxic and pro-inflammatory substances into the sIA wall, as well as thrombus formation.
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The unruptured intracranial aneurysm treatment score: A multidisciplinary consensus

TL;DR: Clinicians can use the UIATS as a comprehensive mechanism for indicating how a large group of specialists might manage an individual patient with a UIA, irrespective of their underlying specialty.
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Lifelong Rupture Risk of Intracranial Aneurysms Depends on Risk Factors A Prospective Finnish Cohort Study

TL;DR: Almost 30% of all UIAs in people of working age ruptured during a lifelong follow-up, and the risk varied substantially on the basis of risk factor burden.
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Incidence of subarachnoid hemorrhage is decreasing together with decreasing smoking rates.

TL;DR: The incidence of SAH in Finland is similar to other Nordic countries and seems to be decreasing, and this tendency may be coupled with changes in smoking rates.
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Controversies in epidemiology of intracranial aneurysms and SAH

TL;DR: Three possible misconceptions about the epidemiology of UIAs and SAH are discussed, and how the quality of future research could be improved is suggested.