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Matti Välimäki is affiliated with Helsinki University Hospital in Finland. Their research spans multiple fields, including medicine and social sciences, with a focus on several subfields such as endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, nephrology, oncology, surgery, and genetics.

Their work addresses key topics including parathyroid disorders and treatments, bone health and treatments, hormonal regulation and hypertension, adrenal and paraganglionic tumors, adrenal hormones and disorders, connective tissue disorders research, and research in social sciences.

Frequently publishing in notable venues, Välimäki has contributed to the European Journal of Endocrinology, Ennen ja nyt Historian tietosanomat, Bone, Bone Reports, and the European Heart Journal. Their publication record includes:

  • Functional imaging with 11C-metomidate PET for subtype diagnosis in primary aldosteronism (2020, European Journal of Endocrinology)
  • Postoperative zoledronic acid for osteoporosis in primary hyperparathyroidism: a randomized placebo-controlled study (2021, European Journal of Endocrinology)
  • Bone material properties and response to teriparatide in osteoporosis due to WNT1 and PLS3 mutations (2021, Bone)
  • Politiikkaa kansallisten, kansainvälisten ja ideologisten reunaehtojen puitteissa: Suomalaiset puolueet ja maahanmuutto 1973-2015 (2020, Ennen ja nyt Historian tietosanomat)
  • Response to Letter on use of functional imaging by 11C-metomidate PET for primary aldosteronism subtyping (2021, European Journal of Endocrinology)

Their research collaborations frequently involve coauthors Minna Soinio, Anna-Kaarina Luukkonen, Marko Seppänen, Jukka Kemppainen, and Janne Seppänen.

Best Publications

  • Mutations in kelch-like 3 and cullin 3 cause hypertension and electrolyte abnormalities

    Lynn M. Boyden;Murim Choi;Keith A. Choate;Carol J. Nelson-Williams

  • Endocrinological Disorders and Celiac Disease

    Pekka Collin;Pekka Collin;Katri Kaukinen;Katri Kaukinen;Matti Välimäki;Matti Välimäki;Jorma Salmi;Jorma Salmi

  • Exercise, smoking, and calcium intake during adolescence and early adulthood as determinants of peak bone mass. Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study Group.

    M J Välimäki;M Kärkkäinen;C Lamberg-Allardt;K Laitinen

  • Predictors and prevalence of paraganglioma syndrome associated with mutations of the SDHC gene.

    Francesca Schiavi;Carsten C. Boedeker;Birke Bausch;Mariola Peçzkowska

  • Clinical Characteristics and Therapeutic Responses in Patients with Germ-Line AIP Mutations and Pituitary Adenomas: An International Collaborative Study

    Adrian F. Daly;Maria A. Tichomirowa;Patrick Petrossians;Elina Heliövaara

  • Chemical castration induced by adjuvant cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and fluorouracil chemotherapy causes rapid bone loss that is reduced by clodronate: a randomized study in premenopausal breast cancer patients.

    T Saarto;C Blomqvist;M Välimäki;P Mäkelä

  • A Nationwide Survey of Mortality in Acromegaly

    Ritva Kauppinen-Mäkelin;Timo Sane;Antti Reunanen;Matti J. Välimäki

  • Efficacy and Safety of Prolonged-Release Lanreotide in Patients With Gastrointestinal Neuroendocrine Tumors and Hormone-Related Symptoms

    A.N.M. Wymenga;B. Eriksson;P.I. Salmela;M.B. Jacobsen

  • Efficacy of the New Long-Acting Formulation of Lanreotide (Lanreotide Autogel) in the Management of Acromegaly

    Ph. Caron;A. Beckers;D. R. Cullen;M. I. Goth

  • Bone mineral density measured by dual‐energy X‐ray absorptiometry and novel markers of bone formation and resorption in patients on antiepileptic drugs

    Matti Välimäki;Mikko Tiihonen;Kalevi Laitinen;Riitta Tähtelä

  • Bone mineral density measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry in healthy Finnish women.

    Kalevi Laitinen;Matti Välimäki;Pekka Keto

  • Risk factors for clinical stress fractures in male military recruits : A prospective cohort study

    Ville-Valtteri Välimäki;Henrik Alfthan;Eero Lehmuskallio;Eliisa Löyttyniemi

  • Clinical Predictors for Germline Mutations in Head and Neck Paraganglioma Patients: Cost Reduction Strategy in Genetic Diagnostic Process as Fall-Out

    Hartmut P.H. Neumann;Zoran Erlic;Carsten C. Boedeker;Lisa A. Rybicki

  • High density lipoprotein subfractions and postheparin plasma lipases in alcoholic men before and after ethanol withdrawal.

    Marja-Riitta Taskinen;Matti Välimäki;Esko A. Nikkilä;Timo Kuusi

  • Fluorine -18 -L-dihydroxyphenylalanine (18F -DOPA) positron emission tomography as a tool to localize an insulinoma or β-cell hyperplasia in adult patients

    Saila Kauhanen;Marko Seppänen;Heikki Minn;Risto Gullichsen

  • Vitamin D status as a determinant of peak bone mass in young Finnish men.

    Ville-Valtteri Välimäki;Henrik Alfthan;Eero Lehmuskallio;Eliisa Löyttyniemi

  • Alcohol and bone.

    Kalevi Laitinen;Matti Välimäki

  • Long-term impact of chemotherapy-induced ovarian failure on bone mineral density (BMD) in premenopausal breast cancer patients. The effect of adjuvant clodronate treatment

    L Vehmanen;T Saarto;I Elomaa;P Mäkelä

  • Clodronate improves bone mineral density in post-menopausal breast cancer patients treated with adjuvant antioestrogens

    Tiina Saarto;Carl Blomqvist;Matti Välimäki;P Makela

  • Alcohol-induced changes in serum lipoproteins and in their metabolism.

    Marja-Riitta Taskinen;Esko A. Nikkilä;Matti Välimäki;Timo Sane

Frequent Co-Authors

Pirjo Nuutila
Pirjo Nuutila Turku University Hospital
Christel Lamberg-Allardt
Christel Lamberg-Allardt University of Helsinki
Jorma Viikari
Jorma Viikari Turku University Hospital
Caj Haglund
Caj Haglund University of Helsinki
Ulf-Håkan Stenman
Ulf-Håkan Stenman University of Helsinki
Esko A. Nikkilä
Esko A. Nikkilä University of Helsinki
Leo Niskanen
Leo Niskanen University of Helsinki
Marja-Riitta Taskinen
Marja-Riitta Taskinen University of Helsinki
Eero Kajantie
Eero Kajantie Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Johan G. Eriksson
Johan G. Eriksson National University of Singapore

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