All Heart
Leaders
Our research is All about Heart. We study cardiac diseases from many aspects with various methods. Our research focus on heritable cardiomyopathies and atherosclerotic vascular disease, and our diverse research data is a mix up with such as genetics, metabolomics, imaging, pathology, epidemiology and novel biomarkers.
Our group works intensively with specialists (for example) from cardiology, imaging, medical genetics and molecular biology.
News
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Johanna Kuusisto is ranked #28 in Finland among Best Scientists for 2025Johanna Kuusisto is ranked #28 in Finland among Best Scientists for 2025
Prof. Johanna Kuusisto was ranked #28 in Finland and #2463 in the world. Prof. Kuusisto has also been recognized with Medicine Leader Award for 2025. -
Johanna Kuusisto is ranked #6 in Finland among Best Woman Scientists for 2024Johanna Kuusisto is ranked #6 in Finland among Best Woman Scientists for 2024
Prof. Johanna Kuusisto was ranked #6 in Finland and #298 in the world. Prof. Kuusisto has also been recognized with Best Female Scientists Award for…
Cooperation
Ongoing projects
FinHCM – National research of hereditary hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in Finland
MD, PhD, Docent Pertti Jääskeläinen (Head of Cardiology, Heart Center, KUH)
Professor Juhana Hakumäki (Chief Physician in Clinical Radiology, KUH, Professor of Clinical Radiology, UEF)
MSc Joose Raivo (Molecular biologist, Genome Center of Eastern Finland, UEF)
MD Mika Tarkiainen, doctoral researcher (Clinical Radiology, KUH)
CardioPath – an individual path to the diagnosis and treatment of cardiomyopathies
Professor Pasi Tavi (A.I. Virtanen Institute for Molecular Sciences, UEF)
PhD Robert Leigh (Postdoctoral researcher, A.I. Virtanen Institute for Molecular Sciences, UEF)
MD, PhD Jonna Männistö (Institute of Clinical Medicine, UEF)
MSc Joose Raivo (Molecular biologist, Genome Center of Eastern Finland, UEF)
MD Heikki Hietanen, doctoral researcher (Clinical Radiology, KUH)
MD, PhD Satu Kärkkäinen (Chief Physician, Heart Center, KUH)
MD, PhD, Docent Saara Sillanmäki (Diagnostic imaging center, KUH; Specialist in Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine)
FinFabry – Fabry cardiomyopathy in Finland
MD Kati Valtola, doctoral researcher (Heart Center, KUH)
Professor Marja Hedman (Heart Center, KUH; Institute of Clinical Medicine, UEF) Research group: Heart surgery imaging – UEFConnect
BioMETSIM – novel biomarkers for cardiovascular disease on the population-based METSIM study
MD Annamaria Laakso (Center for Medicine and Clinical Researc, KUH)
MD,PhD Jonna Männistö (Institute of Clinical Medicine, UEF)
PhD Jagadish Vangipurapu (Postdoctoral researcher, A.I. Virtanen Institute for Molecular Sciences)
MD Liisa Korhonen, doctoral researcher (Endocrinology and Clinical Nutrition, KUH)
