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Riitta Salonen is affiliated with the University of Eastern Finland in Finland. Their academic profile includes research contributions and collaborations centered in this institution.

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Riitta Salonen is currently living, with no awards recorded in the accessible information.

Best Publications

  • Autoantibody against oxidised LDL and progression of carotid atherosclerosis.

    Salonen Jt;Ylä-Herttuala S;Yamamoto R;Butler S

  • High stored iron levels are associated with excess risk of myocardial infarction in eastern Finnish men.

    J T Salonen;K Nyyssönen;H Korpela;J Tuomilehto

  • Ultrasound B-mode imaging in observational studies of atherosclerotic progression.

    J T Salonen;R Salonen

  • Ultrasonographically assessed carotid morphology and the risk of coronary heart disease.

    J T Salonen;R Salonen

  • Testosterone and Sex Hormone–Binding Globulin Predict the Metabolic Syndrome and Diabetes in Middle-Aged Men

    David E. Laaksonen;Leo Niskanen;Kari Punnonen;Kristiina Nyyssönen

  • Relation of leisure-time physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness to the risk of acute myocardial infarction in men

    Timo A. Lakka;Juha M. Venalainen;Rainer Rauramaa;Riitta Salonen

  • Determinants of carotid intima-media thickness: a population-based ultrasonography study in eastern Finnish men.

    R. Salonen;J. T. Salonen

  • Kuopio Atherosclerosis Prevention Study (KAPS) A Population-Based Primary Preventive Trial of the Effect of LDL Lowering on Atherosclerotic Progression in Carotid and Femoral Arteries

    Riitta Salonen;Kristiina Nyyssönen;Elina Porkkala;Juha Rummukainen

  • Intake of Mercury From Fish, Lipid Peroxidation, and the Risk of Myocardial Infarction and Coronary, Cardiovascular, and Any Death in Eastern Finnish Men

    Jukka T. Salonen;Kari Seppänen;Kristiina Nyyssönen;Heikki Korpela

  • Progression of carotid atherosclerosis and its determinants: a population-based ultrasonography study.

    Riitta Salonen;Jukka T. Salonen

  • Sex hormones, inflammation and the metabolic syndrome: a population-based study.

    David E. Laaksonen;Leo Niskanen;Kari Punnonen;Kristiina Nyyssönen

  • Perceived Health Status and Morbidity and Mortality: Evidence from the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study

    George A Kaplan;Debbie E Goldberg;Susan A Everson;Richard D Cohen

  • HDL, HDL2, and HDL3 subfractions, and the risk of acute myocardial infarction. A prospective population study in eastern Finnish men.

    J T Salonen;R Salonen;K Seppänen;R Rauramaa

  • Inflammation, Abdominal Obesity, and Smoking as Predictors of Hypertension

    Leo Niskanen;David E. Laaksonen;Kristiina Nyyssönen;Kari Punnonen

  • Moderately intense physical activities and high levels of cardiorespiratory fitness reduce the risk of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in middle-aged men.

    John Lynch;Susan P. Helmrich;Timo A. Lakka;George A. Kaplan

  • Six-Year Effect of Combined Vitamin C and E Supplementation on Atherosclerotic Progression The Antioxidant Supplementation in Atherosclerosis Prevention (ASAP) Study

    Riitta M. Salonen;Kristiina Nyyssönen;Jari Kaikkonen;Elina Porkkala-Sarataho

  • Prevalence of carotid atherosclerosis and serum cholesterol levels in eastern Finland.

    R Salonen;K Seppänen;R Rauramaa;J T Salonen

  • Antioxidant Supplementation in Atherosclerosis Prevention (ASAP) study: a randomized trial of the effect of vitamins E and C on 3-year progression of carotid atherosclerosis.

    J T Salonen;K Nyyssönen;R Salonen;H M Lakka

  • Cardiovascular fitness as a predictor of mortality in men.

    Jari A. Laukkanen;Timo A. Lakka;Rainer Rauramaa;Raimo Kuhanen

  • Cohort study of relation between donating blood and risk of myocardial infarction in 2682 men in eastern finland

    Tuomainen Tp;Salonen R;Nyyssönen K;Salonen Jt

Frequent Co-Authors

Jukka T. Salonen
Jukka T. Salonen University of Helsinki
Kristiina Nyyssönen
Kristiina Nyyssönen University of Eastern Finland
George A. Kaplan
George A. Kaplan University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Rainer Rauramaa
Rainer Rauramaa University of Eastern Finland
Timo A. Lakka
Timo A. Lakka University of Eastern Finland
Marja-Riitta Taskinen
Marja-Riitta Taskinen University of Helsinki
Jaakko Tuomilehto
Jaakko Tuomilehto University of Helsinki
John Lynch
John Lynch University of Adelaide
Henrik E. Poulsen
Henrik E. Poulsen University of Copenhagen
Leo Niskanen
Leo Niskanen University of Helsinki

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