Kari Kuulasmaa

49.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
173 papers, 12.8k citations indexed

About

Kari Kuulasmaa is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kari Kuulasmaa has authored 173 papers receiving a total of 12.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 68 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 50 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 23 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Kari Kuulasmaa's work include Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (30 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (20 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (16 papers). Kari Kuulasmaa is often cited by papers focused on Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (30 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (20 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (16 papers). Kari Kuulasmaa collaborates with scholars based in Finland, United Kingdom and Germany. Kari Kuulasmaa's co-authors include Hanna Tolonen, Anna-Maija Rajakangas, Hugh Tunstall‐Pedoe, Markku Mähönen, H Tunstall-Pedoe, Susana Sans, Philippe Amouyel, Dominique Arveiler, Andrzej Pająk and Annette J. Dobson and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Circulation and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Kari Kuulasmaa

170 papers receiving 12.0k citations

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Myocardial infarction and coronary deaths in the World Health Organization MONICA Project. Registration procedures, event rates, and case-fatality rates in 38 populations from 21 countries in four continents.

1994 1.8k citations Kari Kuulasmaa et al. profile →
Contribution of trends in survival and coronar y-event rates to changes in coronary heart disease mortality: 10-year results from 37 WHO MONICA Project populations

1999 1.0k citations Hugh Tunstall‐Pedoe, Kari Kuulasmaa et al. The Lancet profile →
Estimation of contribution of changes in classic risk factors to trends in coronary-event rates across the WHO MONICA Project populations

2000 719 citations Kari Kuulasmaa, Hugh Tunstall‐Pedoe et al. The Lancet profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Associations of the vasoactive peptides CT-proET-1 and MR-proADM with incident type 2 diabetes: results from the BiomarCaRE Consortium 2022 ·Cardiovascular Diabetology ·(unknown), Veikko Salomaa, Frank Kee, Jochen Seißler, Pekka Jousilahti, Charlotte E. Neville, Cornelia Then, Wolfgang Köenig, Kari Kuulasmaa, Jaakko Reinikainen, Stefan Blankenberg, Tanja Zeller, Christian Herder, Ulrich Mansmann, Annette Peters, Barbara Thorand	2
2	Natriuretic Peptides and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: Results From the Biomarkers for Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in Europe (BiomarCaRE) Consortium 2021 ·Diabetes Care ·(unknown), Veikko Salomaa, Frank Kee, Simona Costanzo, Stefan Söderberg, Jens Jordan, Pekka Jousilahti, Charlotte E. Neville, Licia Iacoviello, Viktor Oskarsson, Dirk Westermann, Wolfgang Köenig, Kari Kuulasmaa, Jaakko Reinikainen, Stefan Blankenberg, Tanja Zeller, Christian Herder, Ulrich Mansmann, Annette Peters, Barbara Thorand	11
3	Low Testosterone Concentrations and Prediction of Future Heart Failure in Men and in Women: Evidence from the Large FINRISK97 Study 2021 ·ESC Heart Failure ·(unknown), Muhammet Ali Aydin, Sebastian Appelbaum, Kari Kuulasmaa, Tarja Palosaari, Francisco Ojeda, Stefan Blankenberg, Pekka Jousilahti, Veikko Salomaa, Mahir Karakas	9
4	Chronic Kidney Disease and Risk of Atrial Fibrillation and Heart Failure in General Population-Based Cohorts: The BiomarCaRE Project 2021 ·ESC Heart Failure ·Martin Rehm, Dietrich Rothenbacher, Licia Iacoviello, Simona Costanzo, Hugh Tunstall‐Pedoe, Catherine A. Fitton, Stefan Söderberg, Johan Hultdin, Veikko Salomaa, Pekka Jousilahti, Tarja Palosaari, Kari Kuulasmaa, Christoph Waldeyer, Renate B. Schnabel, Tanja Zeller, Stefan Blankenberg, Wolfgang Köenig	12
5	Association of Iron Deficiency with Incident Cardiovascular Diseases and Mortality in the General Population 2021 ·ESC Heart Failure ·Benedikt Schrage, Nicole Rübsamen, Francisco Ojeda, Barbara Thorand, Annette Peters, Wolfgang Köenig, Stefan Söderberg, (unknown), Ellisiv B. Mathiesen, Inger Njølstad, Frank Kee, Allan Linneberg, Kari Kuulasmaa, Tarja Palosaari, Veikko Salomaa, Stefan Blankenberg, Tanja Zeller, Mahir Karakas	19
6	High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin I Levels and Prediction of Heart Failure Results From the BiomarCaRE Consortium 2020 ·STM:n Hallinnonalan avoin julkaisuarkisto (Julkari) ·Isabell Yan, (unknown), Franz‐Josef Neumann, (unknown), Nataliya Makarova, Jukka Kontto, Kari Kuulasmaa, Veikko Salomaa, Christina Magnussen, Licia Iacoviello, Augusto Di Castelnuovo, Simona Costanzo, Allan Linneberg, Stefan Söderberg, Tanja Zeller, (unknown), Stefan Blankenberg, Dirk Westermann	9
7	NT-proBNP (N-Terminal Pro-B-Type Natriuretic Peptide) and the Risk of Stroke Results From the BiomarCaRE Consortium 2019 ·STM:n Hallinnonalan avoin julkaisuarkisto (Julkari) ·Augusto Di Castelnuovo, Giovanni Veronesi, Simona Costanzo, Tanja Zeller, Renate B. Schnabel, Amalia De Curtis, Veikko Salomaa, Rossana Borchini, Maurizio Ferrario, Simona Giampaoli, Frank Kee, Stefan Söderberg, Teemu Niiranen, Kari Kuulasmaa, Giovanni de Gaetano, Maria Benedetta Donati, Stefan Blankenberg, Licia Iacoviello	1
8	Selection bias was reduced by recontacting nonparticipants 2016 ·Journal of Clinical Epidemiology ·Juha Karvanen, Hanna Tolonen, Tommi Härkänen, Pekka Jousilahti, Kari Kuulasmaa	15
9	The relation of body mass index and abdominal adiposity with dyslipidemia in 27 general populations of the WHO MONICA Project 2013 ·WOS ·Vincent Wietlisbach, Pedro Marques‐Vidal, Kari Kuulasmaa, Juha Karvanen, Fred Paccaud	1
10	Comparison of self-reported and measured hypertension in the EHES Pilot Project 2012 ·STM:n Hallinnonalan avoin julkaisuarkisto (Julkari) ·Timo Tuovinen, Kari Kuulasmaa	1
11	Gender Differences in Genetic Risk Profiles for Cardiovascular Disease 2008 ·PLoS ONE ·Kaisa Silander, Mervi Alanne, Kati Kristiansson, Olli Saarela, Samuli Ripatti, Kirsi Auro, Juha Karvanen, Sangita Kulathinal, Matti Niemelä, Pekka Ellonen, Erkki Vartiainen, Pekka Jousilahti, Janna Saarela, Kari Kuulasmaa, Alun Evans, Markus Perola, Veikko Salomaa, Leena Peltonen	105
12	Defining thirds of schooling years in population studies 2007 ·European Journal of Epidemiology ·Juha Karvanen, Giovanni Veronesi, Kari Kuulasmaa	11
13	The effect of correcting for troponins on trends in coronary heart disease events in Finland during 1993-2002: the FINAMI study 2006 ·European Heart Journal ·Veikko Salomaa, Matti Ketonen, Heli Koukkunen, Pirjo Immonen‐Räihä, Aapo Lehtonen, Jorma Torppa, Kari Kuulasmaa, Y. Antero Kesäniemi, K Pyörälä, (unknown)	27
14	Evaluating Whole Genome Amplification via Multiply-Primed Rolling Circle Amplification for SNP Genotyping of Samples With Low DNA Yield 2005 ·Twin Research and Human Genetics ·Kaisa Silander, (unknown), Pekka Ellonen, (unknown), Mervi Alanne, (unknown), (unknown), Kari Kuulasmaa, Veikko Salomaa, Markus Perola, Leena Peltonen, Janna Saarela	16
15	Monica Monograph, and Multimedia Sourcebook : World's Largest Study of Heart Disease, Stroke, Risk Factor, and Population trends 1979-2002 2003 ·World Health Organization eBooks ·(unknown), Kari Kuulasmaa, Hanna Tolonen	79
16	Sosioekonomisen aseman yhteys aivoinfarktiin ja aivoverenvuotoon suomalaisessa aikuisväestössä 2002 ·Juhani Sivenius, Dimitrije Jakovljević, Jaakko Tuomilehto, Cinzia Sarti, Jorma Torppa, Markku Mähönen, Pirjo Immonen‐Räihä, Esko Kaarsalo, Kari Kuulasmaa, Kari Alhainen, Aapo Lehtonen, Minna M. Kaarisalo, Veikko Salomaa	1
17	Contribution of trends in survival and coronar y-event rates to changes in coronary heart disease mortality: 10-year results from 37 WHO MONICA Project populations breakdown → 1999 ·The Lancet ·Hugh Tunstall‐Pedoe, Kari Kuulasmaa, Markku Mähönen, Hanna Tolonen, Esa Ruokokoski	1040
18	The validity of hospital discharge register data on coronary heart disease in Finland 1997 ·European Journal of Epidemiology ·Markku Mähönen, Veikko Salomaa, Mats Brommels, Anu Molarius, (unknown), K Pyörälä, Jaakko Tuomilehto, M Arstila, Esko Kaarsalo, Matti Ketonen, Kari Kuulasmaa, Seppo Lehto, Harri Mustaniemi, Matti Niemelä, Pertti Palomäki, Jorma Torppa, T. Vuorenmaa	88
19	Stroke Incidence and Case Fatality in Finland and in Akita, Japan: A Comparative Study 1994 ·Neuroepidemiology ·Kazuo Suzuki, Cinzia Sarti, Jaakko Tuomilehto, (unknown), Erkki V. Narva, Juhani Sivenius, Kalervo Salmi, Esko Kaarsalo, Jorma Torppa, Kari Kuulasmaa	32
20	Comparison of trends in ischaemic heart disease between North Karelia, Finland, and Kaunas, Lithuania, from 1971 to 1987 1992 ·Heart ·Daiva Rastenytė, Veikko Salomaa, Harri Mustaniemi, (unknown), Regina Gražulevičienė, Žygimantas Čepaitis, Jari Kankaanpää, Kari Kuulasmaa, Jorma Torppa, (unknown), Jaakko Tuomilehto	5

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