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Stefan Söderberg

Stefan Söderberg

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51500
World Ranking
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National Ranking
281

Overview

Stefan Söderberg is affiliated with Umeå University in Sweden and has a significant research presence primarily in the field of Medicine. Their work concentrates largely on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, with additional contributions to Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

Their research interests and publications focus on several key topics, including:

  • Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments
  • Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
  • Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
  • Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
  • Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
  • Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
  • Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins

Söderberg has published extensively in notable journals, with frequent appearances in:

  • European Heart Journal
  • The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
  • European Journal of Preventive Cardiology
  • Atherosclerosis
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Several recent papers provide insight into the areas of research pursued:

  • "Global Effect of Modifiable Risk Factors on Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality," 2023, New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Prevalence of Subclinical Coronary Artery Atherosclerosis in the General Population," 2021, Circulation
  • "A Body Shape Index (ABSI) achieves better mortality risk stratification than alternative indices of abdominal obesity: results from a large European cohort," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "The making of the New European Wind Atlas - Part 01: Model sensitivity," 2020, Geoscientific Model Development
  • "Alcohol consumption, cardiac biomarkers, and risk of atrial fibrillation and adverse outcomes," 2020, European Heart Journal

Their collaborative network includes frequent co-authors who have contributed to multiple publications together. Key collaborators are:

  • Kari Kuulasmaa
  • Licia Iacoviello
  • Veikko Salomaa
  • Tomas Jernberg
  • Carl Johan Östgren

Söderberg's body of work spans interventions and diagnostics in cardiovascular disease, with a particular emphasis on factors influencing cardiac health, imaging techniques, and associated risk factors. This broad approach integrates overlapping fields such as pulmonary medicine and metabolic disorders, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to advancing medical knowledge.

Best Publications

  • Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults

    Leandra Abarca-Gómez;Ziad A Abdeen;Zargar Abdul Hamid;Niveen M Abu-Rmeileh

  • Trends in adult body-mass index in 200 countries from 1975 to 2014: A pooled analysis of 1698 population-based measurement studies with 19.2 million participants

    Mariachiara Di Cesare;Mariachiara Di Cesare;James Bentham;Gretchen A Stevens;Bin Zhou

  • Worldwide trends in diabetes since 1980: a pooled analysis of 751 population-based studies with 4.4 million participants

    Bin Zhou;Yuan Lu;Kaveh Hajifathalian;James Bentham

  • Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019: a pooled analysis of 1201 population-representative studies with 104 million participants

    Bin Zhou;Rodrigo M Carrillo-Larco;Goodarz Danaei;Leanne M Riley

  • Worldwide trends in blood pressure from 1975 to 2015: a pooled analysis of 1479 population-based measurement studies with 19·1 million participants

    Bin Zhou;James Bentham;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Honor Bixby

  • Albiglutide and cardiovascular outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease (Harmony Outcomes): a double-blind, randomised placebo-controlled trial

    Adrian F Hernandez;Jennifer B Green;Salim Janmohamed;Ralph B D'Agostino

  • A century of trends in adult human height

    James Bentham;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Gretchen A. Stevens;Bin Zhou

  • SCORE2 risk prediction algorithms: new models to estimate 10-year risk of cardiovascular disease in Europe

    Steven Hageman;Lisa Pennells

  • Tissue-specific dysregulation of cortisol metabolism in human obesity.

    Eva Rask;Tommy Olsson;Stefan Soderberg;Ruth Andrew

  • Rising rural body-mass index is the main driver of the global obesity epidemic in adults

    Honor Bixby;James Bentham;Bin Zhou;Mariachiara Di Cesare

  • Ischemic and Thrombotic Effects of Dilute Diesel-Exhaust Inhalation in Men with Coronary Heart Disease

    Nicholas L. Mills;Håkan Törnqvist;Manuel C. Gonzalez;Elen Vink

  • Cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, and diabetes mortality burden of cardiometabolic risk factors from 1980 to 2010: a comparative risk assessment.

    Goodarz Danaei;Yuan Lu;Gitanjali M. Singh;Emily Carnahan

  • Tissue-specific changes in peripheral cortisol metabolism in obese women: increased adipose 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 activity.

    Eva Rask;Brian R Walker;Stefan Söderberg;Dawn E W Livingstone

  • A comprehensive risk stratification at early follow-up determines prognosis in pulmonary arterial hypertension.

    David Kylhammar;Barbro Kjellström;Clara Hjalmarsson;Kjell Jansson

  • Leptin is associated with increased risk of myocardial infarction.

    Stefan Söderberg;B Ahrén;J H Jansson;Owe Johnson

  • Persistent endothelial dysfunction in humans after diesel exhaust inhalation.

    Håkan Törnqvist;Nicholas L Mills;Manuel Gonzalez;Mark R Miller

  • Obesity and colon cancer: Does leptin provide a link?

    Pär Stattin;Annekatrin Lukanova;Carine Biessy;Stefan Söderberg

  • Height and body-mass index trajectories of school-aged children and adolescents from 1985 to 2019 in 200 countries and territories: a pooled analysis of 2181 population-based studies with 65 million participants

    Andrea Rodriguez-Martinez;Bin Zhou;Marisa K. Sophiea;James Bentham

  • Sex Differences and Similarities in Atrial Fibrillation Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Mortality in Community Cohorts : Results From the BiomarCaRE Consortium (Biomarker for Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in Europe)

    Christina Magnussen;Teemu J. Niiranen;Francisco M. Ojeda;Francesco Gianfagna

  • Tissue-specific changes in peripheral cortisol metabolism in obese women

    Eva Rask;Brian Walker;Stefan Söderberg;Dawn Livingstone

Frequent Co-Authors

Kari Kuulasmaa
Kari Kuulasmaa Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Veikko Salomaa
Veikko Salomaa Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Torben Jørgensen
Torben Jørgensen University of Copenhagen
Licia Iacoviello
Licia Iacoviello University of Insubria
Jaakko Tuomilehto
Jaakko Tuomilehto University of Helsinki
Allan Linneberg
Allan Linneberg University of Copenhagen
Jonathan E. Shaw
Jonathan E. Shaw Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute
Dianna J. Magliano
Dianna J. Magliano Monash University
Tommy Olsson
Tommy Olsson Umeå University
Jean Ferrières
Jean Ferrières Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées

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