2026 Markku Heliövaara: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	113	5012	4702	57	53	298	39644

Overview

Markku Heliövaara is affiliated with the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) in Finland. Their research work spans primarily within the field of Medicine, with a significant focus on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

Their subfields of study include:

Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Physiology
Pharmacology
Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Epidemiology

Heliövaara's research explores several main topics, including:

Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias
ECG Monitoring and Analysis
Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise
Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects

Their frequent co-authors include:

Paul Knekt
Harri Rissanen
Antti Eranti
Tuomas Kenttä
Arttu Holkeri

Heliövaara's works have been published in multiple venues, such as:

EP Europace
Heart Rhythm
Lara D. Veeken
Addiction
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Markku Heliövaara include:

Orthogonal P-wave morphology, conventional P-wave indices, and the risk of atrial fibrillation in the general population using data from the Finnish Hospital Discharge Register, 2020, EP Europace
Joint effects of alcohol use, smoking and body mass index as an explanation for the alcohol harm paradox: causal mediation analysis of eight cohort studies, 2021, Addiction
Association between educational level and smoking cessation in an 11-year follow-up study of a national health survey, 2021, Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
To what extent is severe osteoarthritis preventable? Occupational and non-occupational risk factors for knee and hip osteoarthritis, 2020, Lara D. Veeken
Risk of sudden cardiac death associated with QRS, QTc, and JTc intervals in the general population, 2022, Heart Rhythm

Best Publications

Flavonoid intake and risk of chronic diseases

Paul Knekt;Jorma Kumpulainen;Ritva Järvinen;Harri Rissanen

2432
Citations
Dietary Flavonoids and the Risk of Lung Cancer and Other Malignant Neoplasms

Paul Knekt;Ritva Järvinen;Ritva Seppänen;Markku Heliövaara

1089
Citations
Antioxidant Vitamin Intake and Coronary Mortality in a Longitudinal Population Study

P Knekt;A Reunanen;R Järvinen;R Seppänen

886
Citations
Prevalence and Determinants of Lateral and Medial Epicondylitis: A Population Study

Rahman Shiri;Eira Viikari-Juntura;Helena Varonen;Markku Heliövaara

840
Citations
Prevalence, Determinants, and Consequences of Chronic Neck Pain in Finland

Matti Mäkela;Markku Heliövaara;Kai Sievers;Olli Impivaara

753
Citations
Genome-wide association study identifies five loci associated with lung function.

E Repapi;I Sayers;L V Wain;P R Burton

703
Citations
Surgical or nonoperative treatment for lumbar spinal stenosis? A randomized controlled trial.

Antti Malmivaara;Pär Slätis;Markku Heliövaara;Päivi Sainio

701
Citations
Schizophrenia, neuroleptic medication and mortality

Matti Joukamaa;Markku Heliövaara;Paul Knekt;Arpo Aromaa

514
Citations
Determinants of weight gain and overweight in adult Finns.

A M Rissanen;M Heliövaara;P Knekt;A Reunanen

508
Citations
Genome-wide association and large-scale follow up identifies 16 new loci influencing lung function

María Soler Artigas;Daan W. Loth;Louise V. Wain;Sina A. Gharib

494
Citations
Associations of body mass index and obesity with physical activity, food choices, alcohol intake, and smoking in the 1982–1997 FINRISK Studies

Marjaana Lahti-Koski;Pirjo Pietinen;Markku Heliövaara;Erkki Vartiainen

493
Citations
Depression and cardiovascular diseases.

Arpo Aromaa;R. Raitasalo;A. Reunanen;O. Impivaara

492
Citations
Serum vitamin D and subsequent occurrence of type 2 diabetes.

Paul Knekt;Maarit Laaksonen;Catharina Mattila;Tommi Härkänen

468
Citations
Smoking and risk of rheumatoid arthritis

Heliövaara M;Aho K;Aromaa A;Knekt P

465
Citations
Mental disorders and cause-specific mortality.

Matti Joukamaa;Markku Heliövaara;Paul Knekt;Arpo Aromaa

459
Citations
Static back endurance and the risk of low-back pain.

S Luoto;M Heliövaara;H Hurri;H Alaranta

454
Citations
Osteoarthritis in the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb. Prevalence and associations with disability and mortality.

Mikko M Haara;Markku Heliövaara;Heikki Kröger;Jari P A Arokoski

443
Citations
Hand-Grip Strength Cut-Points to Screen Older Persons at Risk for Mobility Limitation

Janne Sallinen;Sari Stenholm;Taina Rantanen;Markku Heliövaara

433
Citations
Body iron stores and risk of cancer.

Paul Knekt;Paul Knekt;Antti Reunanen;Heikki Takkunen;Arpo Aromaa

428
Citations
Multiancestry association study identifies new asthma risk loci that colocalize with immune-cell enhancer marks

Florence Demenais;Patricia Margaritte-Jeannin;Kathleen C. Barnes;William O. C. Cookson

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Knekt Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

Arpo Aromaa Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

Jaro Karppinen University of Oulu

Markus Perola Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

Eira Viikari-Juntura Finnish Institute of Occupational Health

Satu Männistö Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

Olli T. Raitakari Turku University Hospital

Jaakko Kaprio University of Helsinki

Samuli Ripatti University of Helsinki

Rahman Shiri Finnish Institute of Occupational Health

External Links

Personal website of Markku Heliövaara

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