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Overview

Jorma Viikari is affiliated with Turku University Hospital in Finland and has a significant publication record primarily focused on Medicine, with particular emphasis on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

Their research covers a range of subfields including:

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
  • Physiology

Key topics of research addressed by Viikari include:

  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
  • Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
  • Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Viikari demonstrate engagement with cardiovascular risk factors from childhood to adulthood, as well as metabolic and genetic analyses related to cardiovascular health. Notable works include:

  • "Childhood Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Adult Cardiovascular Events," 2022, New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Novel loci for childhood body mass index and shared heritability with adult cardiometabolic traits," 2020, PLoS Genetics
  • "Metabolic profiling of angiopoietin-like protein 3 and 4 inhibition: a drug-target Mendelian randomization analysis," 2020, European Heart Journal
  • "Physical inactivity from youth to adulthood and adult cardiometabolic risk profile," 2021, Preventive Medicine
  • "Apolipoprotein A-I concentrations and risk of coronary artery disease: A Mendelian randomization study," 2020, Atherosclerosis

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Viikari include:

  • Olli T. Raitakari
  • Markus Juonala
  • Mika Kähönen
  • Katja Pahkala
  • Terho Lehtimäki

Viikari's publications are often featured in several key journals known in the field, such as:

  • Atherosclerosis
  • Circulation
  • The Journal of Pediatrics
  • European Journal of Preventive Cardiology
  • International Journal of Epidemiology

Best Publications

  • Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index

    Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Cristen J. Willer;Sonja I. Berndt;Keri L. Monda

  • Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height

    Hana Lango Allen;Karol Estrada;Guillaume Lettre;Sonja I. Berndt

  • Genetic variants in novel pathways influence blood pressure and cardiovascular disease risk

    Georg B. Ehret;Georg B. Ehret;Georg B. Ehret;Patricia B. Munroe;Kenneth M. Rice;Murielle Bochud

  • Cardiovascular risk factors in childhood and carotid artery intima-media thickness in adulthood: the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study.

    Olli T. Raitakari;Markus Juonala;Mika Kähönen;Leena Taittonen

  • Physical Activity from Childhood to Adulthood: A 21-Year Tracking Study.

    Risto Telama;Xiaolin Yang;Jorma Viikari;Ilkka Välimäki

  • Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 56 bone mineral density loci and reveals 14 loci associated with risk of fracture

    Karol Estrada;Unnur Styrkarsdottir;Evangelos Evangelou;Yi-Hsiang Hsu

  • Consistent dietary patterns identified from childhood to adulthood: the cardiovascular risk in Young Finns Study.

    V. Mikkilä;L. Räsänen;O.T. Raitakari;P. Pietinen

  • Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index

    E. K. Speliotes;C. J. Willer;S. I. Berndt;K. L. Monda

  • Causal relationship between obesity and vitamin D status: bi-directional Mendelian randomization analysis of multiple cohorts.

    Karani S. Vimaleswaran;Diane J. Berry;Emmi Tikkanen;Emmi Tikkanen;Stefan Pilz;Stefan Pilz

  • Meta-analysis identifies 13 new loci associated with waist-hip ratio and reveals sexual dimorphism in the genetic basis of fat distribution

    Iris M. Heid;Anne U. Jackson;Joshua C. Randall;Tthomas W. Winkler

  • GWAS of 126,559 Individuals Identifies Genetic Variants Associated with Educational Attainment

    Cornelius A. Rietveld;Sarah E. Medland;Jaime Lane Derringer;Jian Yang

  • Tracking of physical activity from early childhood through youth into adulthood.

    Risto Telama;Xiaolin Yang;Esko Leskinen;Anna Kankaanpää

  • Genome-wide association analyses identify 18 new loci associated with serum urate concentrations

    Anna Köttgen;Anna Köttgen;Eva Albrecht;Alexander Teumer;Veronique Vitart

  • Cohort profile: The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study

    Olli T Raitakari;Markus Juonala;Tapani Rönnemaa;Liisa Keltikangas-Järvinen

  • Genome-wide study for circulating metabolites identifies 62 loci and reveals novel systemic effects of LPA

    Johannes Kettunen;Ayşe Demirkan;Ayşe Demirkan;Peter Würtz;Harmen H M Draisma

  • Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 11 new loci for anthropometric traits and provides insights into genetic architecture

    Sonja I Berndt;Stefan Gustafsson;Stefan Gustafsson;Reedik Mägi;Reedik Mägi;Andrea Ganna

  • Effects of Persistent Physical Activity and Inactivity on Coronary Risk Factors in Children and Young Adults The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study

    O. T. Raitakari;K. V. K. Porkka;S. Taimela;R. Telama

  • Genome-wide association study identifies multiple loci influencing human serum metabolite levels

    Johannes Kettunen;Johannes Kettunen;Taru Tukiainen;Antti-Pekka Sarin;Antti-Pekka Sarin;Alfredo Ortega-Alonso

  • Branched-Chain and Aromatic Amino Acids Are Predictors of Insulin Resistance in Young Adults

    Peter Würtz;Pasi Soininen;Pasi Soininen;Antti J. Kangas;Tapani Rönnemaa

  • Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height

    H. Lango Allen;K. Estrada;G. Lettre;S. I. Berndt

Frequent Co-Authors

Olli T. Raitakari
Olli T. Raitakari Turku University Hospital
Terho Lehtimäki
Terho Lehtimäki Tampere University
Mika Kähönen
Mika Kähönen Tampere University
Markus Juonala
Markus Juonala Turku University Hospital
Tapani Rönnemaa
Tapani Rönnemaa Turku University Hospital
Markus Perola
Markus Perola Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Marjo-Riitta Järvelin
Marjo-Riitta Järvelin Imperial College London
Olli Simell
Olli Simell Turku University Hospital
Mika Kivimäki
Mika Kivimäki University College London
Johannes Kettunen
Johannes Kettunen University of Oulu

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