Erik Thunström

2.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
71 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Erik Thunström is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Physiology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Erik Thunström has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 35 papers in Physiology and 16 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Erik Thunström's work include Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research (35 papers), Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (12 papers) and Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (11 papers). Erik Thunström is often cited by papers focused on Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research (35 papers), Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (12 papers) and Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (11 papers). Erik Thunström collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Türkiye and United States. Erik Thunström's co-authors include Yüksel Peker, Helena Glantz, Christine zu Eulenburg, Johan Herlitz, Karl Wegscheider, Michael Fu, Annika Rosengren, Patrick J. Strollo, Karin Manhem and Zacharias Mandalenakis and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Circulation and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Erik Thunström

64 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Effect of Positive Airway Pressure on Cardiovascular Outcomes in Coronary Artery Disease Patients with Nonsleepy Obstructive Sleep Apnea. The RICCADSA Randomized Controlled Trial

2016 451 citations Yüksel Peker, Helena Glantz et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →
Adherence to CPAP Treatment and the Risk of Recurrent Cardiovascular Events

2023 76 citations Manuel Sánchez‐de‐la‐Torre, Esther Gràcia‐Lavedan et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Erik Thunström Sweden	17	955	624	499	412	135	71	1.3k
Alberto Alonso‐Fernández Spain	20	1.3k 1.4×	809 1.3×	761 1.5×	273 0.7×	137 1.0×	52	1.6k
Olga Mediano Spain	16	1.3k 1.3×	751 1.2×	853 1.7×	217 0.5×	241 1.8×	76	1.6k
Kimihiko Murase Japan	21	586 0.6×	364 0.6×	379 0.8×	120 0.3×	162 1.2×	76	1.0k
Nicholas Antic Australia	11	470 0.5×	254 0.4×	197 0.4×	1.3k 3.2×	152 1.1×	16	1.8k
James J. Herdegen United States	13	775 0.8×	562 0.9×	292 0.6×	61 0.1×	195 1.4×	21	965
Owen D. Lyons Canada	15	578 0.6×	363 0.6×	283 0.6×	70 0.2×	114 0.8×	37	772
Jorge Dreyse Chile	15	635 0.7×	417 0.7×	373 0.7×	62 0.2×	114 0.8×	44	895
E Sasaki Japan	5	475 0.5×	327 0.5×	216 0.4×	85 0.2×	147 1.1×	9	693
Sergi Martí Spain	15	510 0.5×	369 0.6×	518 1.0×	64 0.2×	83 0.6×	39	857
Ștefan Mihăicuță Romania	17	626 0.7×	334 0.5×	250 0.5×	69 0.2×	120 0.9×	76	827

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Pivodic, Aldina, et al.. (2026). Aortic Dissection in Women With Turner Syndrome: Impact of Revised Guidelines on Incidence—A Nationwide Register-Based Cohort Study, 2001–2023. Circulation. 153(7). 540–542.

Balcan, Baran, et al.. (2025). Baseline lipid profile is associated with adverse outcomes in adults with coronary artery disease and obstructive sleep apnea despite lipid-lowering drugs and CPAP treatment: A secondary analysis of the RICCADSA cohort. Sleep Medicine. 131. 106497–106497.

Rosengren, Annika, Tatiana Zverkova Sandström, Michael Fu, et al.. (2024). Association Between Body Mass Index and Risk of Aortic Stenosis in Women in the Swedish Medical Birth Registry. Journal of the American Heart Association. 13(20). e034891–e034891. 2 indexed citations

Svanvik, Teresia, Rema Ramakrishnan, Zacharias Mandalenakis, et al.. (2024). Cardiovascular disease in pregnancy: Prevalence and obstetric outcomes in a Swedish population‐based cohort study between 2000 and 2019. Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 103(12). 2401–2411. 1 indexed citations

Svanvik, Teresia, Annika Rosengren, Tatiana Zverkova Sandström, et al.. (2024). Heart disease in pregnancy and risk of pre-eclampsia: a Swedish register-based study. Open Heart. 11(1). e002728–e002728.

Carlsson, Ylva, et al.. (2023). Risk of uterine rupture in multiparous women after induction of labor with prostaglandin: A national population‐based cohort study. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 165(1). 328–334.

Sánchez‐de‐la‐Torre, Manuel, Esther Gràcia‐Lavedan, Anna Moncusí‐Moix, et al.. (2023). Good Adherence to CPAP Decreases Recurrent Cardiovascular Events: A Systematic Review and Individual Participant Data Meta-analysis. A5964–A5964.

Thunström, Erik, et al.. (2022). Hyperkalaemia as a Cause of Undertreatment with Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists in Heart Failure. ESC Heart Failure. 10(1). 66–79. 11 indexed citations

Thunström, Erik, Sabine Naessén, Kerstin Berntorp, et al.. (2022). Aortic size predicts aortic dissection in Turner syndrome - A 25-year prospective cohort study. International Journal of Cardiology. 373. 47–54. 8 indexed citations

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Studahl, Marie, et al.. (2021). Sleep architecture, obstructive sleep apnea and functional outcomes in adults with a history of Tick-borne encephalitis. PLoS ONE. 16(2). e0246767–e0246767. 5 indexed citations

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Cui, Xiaotong, Zacharias Mandalenakis, Erik Thunström, et al.. (2020). The impact of time-updated resting heart rate on cause-specific mortality in a random middle-aged male population: a lifetime follow-up. Clinical Research in Cardiology. 110(6). 822–830. 6 indexed citations

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Thunström, Erik, et al.. (2020). Continuous positive airway pressure treatment and anxiety in adults with coronary artery disease and nonsleepy obstructive sleep apnea in the RICCADSA trial. Sleep Medicine. 77. 96–103. 9 indexed citations

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Cui, Xiaotong, Erik Thunström, Ulf Dahlström, et al.. (2020). Trends in Cause-Specific Readmissions in Heart Failure with Preserved vs. Reduced and Mid-Range Ejection Fraction. ESC Heart Failure. 7(5). 2894–2903. 13 indexed citations

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Thunström, Erik, Per‐Olof Hansson, David L.S. Morales, et al.. (2018). Natriuretic and Inflammatory Biomarkers as Risk Predictors of Heart Failure in Middle-Aged Men From the General Population: A 21-Year Follow-Up. Journal of Cardiac Failure. 24(9). 594–600. 4 indexed citations

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Balcan, Baran, Erik Thunström, Patrick J. Strollo, & Yüksel Peker. (2018). Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Treatment and Depression in Adults with Coronary Artery Disease and Nonsleepy Obstructive Sleep Apnea. A Secondary Analysis of the RICCADSA Trial. Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 16(1). 62–70. 20 indexed citations

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Peker, Yüksel, Erik Thunström, Helena Glantz, Karl Wegscheider, & Christine zu Eulenburg. (2017). Outcomes in coronary artery disease patients with sleepy obstructive sleep apnoea on CPAP. European Respiratory Journal. 50(6). 1700749–1700749. 12 indexed citations

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Peker, Yüksel, Helena Glantz, Christine zu Eulenburg, et al.. (2016). Effect of Positive Airway Pressure on Cardiovascular Outcomes in Coronary Artery Disease Patients with Nonsleepy Obstructive Sleep Apnea. The RICCADSA Randomized Controlled Trial. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 194(5). 613–620. 451 indexed citations breakdown →

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Thunström, Erik, Annika Rosengren, Lena Björck, et al.. (2016). Long-term secondary prevention of acute myocardial infarction (SEPAT) – guidelines adherence and outcome. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders. 16(1). 226–226. 31 indexed citations

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Thunström, Erik, Karin Manhem, Annika Rosengren, & Yüksel Peker. (2015). Blood Pressure Response to Losartan and Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in Hypertension and Obstructive Sleep Apnea. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 193(3). 310–320. 60 indexed citations

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Glantz, Helena, Erik Thunström, Johan Herlitz, et al.. (2013). Occurrence and Predictors of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in a Revascularized Coronary Artery Disease Cohort. Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 10(4). 350–356. 44 indexed citations

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