Kari Kaikkonen

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
46 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Kari Kaikkonen is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Physiology and Emergency Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Kari Kaikkonen has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 9 papers in Physiology and 8 papers in Emergency Medicine. Recurrent topics in Kari Kaikkonen's work include Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (18 papers), Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise (13 papers) and Sarcoidosis and Beryllium Toxicity Research (9 papers). Kari Kaikkonen is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (18 papers), Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise (13 papers) and Sarcoidosis and Beryllium Toxicity Research (9 papers). Kari Kaikkonen collaborates with scholars based in Finland, United States and Switzerland. Kari Kaikkonen's co-authors include Heikki V. Huikuri, Marja‐Leena Kortelainen, Juhani Junttila, Tapani Vihinen, Petri Haataja, Markku Kupari, Jukka Lehtonen, Tuomas Kerola, Heikki Miettinen and Päivi Pietilä‐Effati and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

In The Last Decade

Kari Kaikkonen

45 papers receiving 1.4k citations

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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.

Cardiac Sarcoidosis

2014 379 citations Riina Kandolin, Jukka Lehtonen et al. Circulation profile →

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Beverley Adams‐Huet United States

Jun Nejima Japan

Goran Loncar Serbia

Ingrid Bayer Kristensen Denmark

Kyu-Hyung Ryu South Korea

Alfons Gegenhuber Austria

Damian M. Craig United States

Andrew Goodwin United Kingdom

P. Rossi France

Ann Robinson United States

Beverley Adams‐Huet United States

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kari Kaikkonen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kari Kaikkonen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kari Kaikkonen based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Kari Kaikkonen. Kari Kaikkonen is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Lavrinienko, Anton, Leo Tjäderhane, A Nissinen, et al.. (2025). Oral microbiome diversity associates with carotid intima media thickness in middle-aged male subjects. Communications Medicine. 5(1). 66–66. 2 indexed citations

Luiro, Kaisu, Jari Jokelainen, Laure Morin‐Papunen, et al.. (2024). Women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus present an accumulation of cardiovascular risk factors at age 46—A birth cohort study. Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 103(7). 1318–1328. 4 indexed citations

Ollila, Meri‐Maija, Juha S. Tapanainen, S. Franks, et al.. (2024). Association of hyperandrogenaemia with hypertension and cardiovascular events in pre-menopausal women: a prospective population-based cohort study. European Journal of Endocrinology. 191(4). 433–443. 3 indexed citations

Holmström, Lauri, Juha Vähätalo, Lasse Pakanen, et al.. (2024). The burden of sudden cardiac arrest in the setting of acute coronary syndrome. Resuscitation. 202. 110297–110297. 1 indexed citations

Pöyhönen, Pauli, Jukka Lehtonen, Suvi Syväranta, et al.. (2024). Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Assessment of the Risk of Sudden Death in Cardiac Sarcoidosis: What Is Extensive or Significant Late Gadolinium Enhancement?. Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. 18(1). e013239–e013239. 6 indexed citations

Kiviniemi, Antti M., et al.. (2024). Adherence to exercise after an acute coronary syndrome: a 6-month randomized controlled trial. Frontiers in Physiology. 15. 1319907–1319907. 2 indexed citations

Arvonen, Miika, Outi Kuismin, Virpi Glumoff, et al.. (2024). Germline HAVCR2/TIM-3 Checkpoint Inhibitor Receptor Deficiency in Recurrent Autoinflammatory Myocarditis. Journal of Clinical Immunology. 44(3). 81–81. 4 indexed citations

Pöyhönen, Pauli, Jukka Lehtonen, Piia Simonen, et al.. (2024). 30-Year Trends in the Incidence, Characteristics, and Outcome of Cardiac Sarcoidosis in a Nationwide Cohort. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(8). 101102–101102. 4 indexed citations

Nordenswan, Hanna‐Kaisa, Pauli Pöyhönen, Jukka Lehtonen, et al.. (2022). Incidence of Sudden Cardiac Death and Life-Threatening Arrhythmias in Clinically Manifest Cardiac Sarcoidosis With and Without Current Indications for an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator. Circulation. 146(13). 964–975. 49 indexed citations

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Vähätalo, Juha, Lauri Holmström, Lasse Pakanen, et al.. (2022). Temporal Trends in the Incidence and Characteristics of Sudden Cardiac Death among Subjects under 40 Years of Age in Northern Finland during 1998–2017. Cardiology. 147(3). 328–331. 4 indexed citations

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Vähätalo, Juha, Lauri Holmström, Katri Pylkäs, et al.. (2022). Genetic Variants Associated With Sudden Cardiac Death in Victims With Single Vessel Coronary Artery Disease and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy With or Without Fibrosis. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 8. 755062–755062. 4 indexed citations

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Nordenswan, Hanna‐Kaisa, Jukka Lehtonen, Kaj Ekström, et al.. (2021). Manifestations and Outcome of Cardiac Sarcoidosis and Idiopathic Giant Cell Myocarditis by 25‐Year Nationwide Cohorts. Journal of the American Heart Association. 10(6). e019415–e019415. 33 indexed citations

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Vähätalo, Juha, Lauri Holmström, Lasse Pakanen, et al.. (2021). Coronary Artery Disease as the Cause of Sudden Cardiac Death Among Victims < 50 Years of Age. WOS. 2 indexed citations

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Vähätalo, Juha, Lauri Holmström, Lasse Pakanen, et al.. (2021). Coronary Artery Disease as the Cause of Sudden Cardiac Death Among Victims < 50 Years of Age. The American Journal of Cardiology. 147. 33–38. 29 indexed citations

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Vuorinen, Tiina, Kai Noponen, Mikko P. Tulppo, et al.. (2020). Unobtrusive, Low‐Cost Out‐of‐Hospital, and In‐Hospital Measurement and Monitoring System. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(3). 2 indexed citations

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Vähätalo, Juha, Heikki V. Huikuri, Lauri Holmström, et al.. (2019). Association of Silent Myocardial Infarction and Sudden Cardiac Death. STM:n Hallinnonalan avoin julkaisuarkisto (Julkari).

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Hookana, Eeva, Hanna Ansakorpi, Marja‐Leena Kortelainen, et al.. (2016). Antiepileptic medications and the risk for sudden cardiac death caused by an acute coronary event: a prospective case-control study. Annals of Medicine. 48(1-2). 111–117. 16 indexed citations

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Kandolin, Riina, Jukka Lehtonen, Juhani Airaksinen, et al.. (2015). Usefulness of Cardiac Troponins as Markers of Early Treatment Response in Cardiac Sarcoidosis. The American Journal of Cardiology. 116(6). 960–964. 45 indexed citations

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Hookana, Eeva, Sanna Malinen, Kari Kaikkonen, et al.. (2011). Psychotropic medications and the risk of sudden cardiac death during an acute coronary event. European Heart Journal. 33(6). 745–751. 57 indexed citations

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Kaikkonen, Kari, Marja‐Leena Kortelainen, & Heikki V. Huikuri. (2008). Comparison of risk profiles between survivors and victims of sudden cardiac death from an acute coronary event. Annals of Medicine. 41(2). 120–127. 17 indexed citations

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