
Samu Kainulainen
Academy Research Fellow
Senior researcher in medical physics, signal processing and analysis and sleep medicine. SmartSle...
Department of Technical Physics, Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology
Specialized in measurement and signal analytic techniques in translational research and sleep medicine.
Research groups
Publications
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The interaction between comorbidities and sleep stages influences oxygen re‐saturation characteristics
Howarth, Timothy P; Hietakoste, Salla; Ebrahimian, Serajeddin; Rissanen, Marika; Kainulainen, Samu; Karhu, Tuomas. 2025. Journal of sleep research. [First published: 04 February 2025]: A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Validation of manually scored multichannel frontal electroencephalography against polysomnography in a paediatric cohort
Sigurdardottir, Sigridur; Pitkänen, Henna; Korkalainen, Henri; Kainulainen, Samu; Serwatko, Marta; Olafsdottir, Kristin A.; Sigurðardóttir, Sigurveig Þ; Clausen, Michael; Somaskandhan, Pranavan; Stražišar, Barbara G; Leppänen, Timo; Arnardottir, Erna Sif. 2025. Journal of sleep research. [First published: 13 February 2025]: 1-12 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Arousal burden is highest in supine sleeping position and during light sleep
Pitkänen, Minna; Huovinen, Juho; Rissanen, Marika; Pitkänen, Henna; Kainulainen, Samu; Penzel, Thomas; Fanfulla, Francesco; Anttalainen, Ulla; Saaresranta, Tarja; Grote, Ludger; Hedner, Jan; Staats, Richard; Duce, Brett; Töyräs, Juha; Oksenberg, Arie; Leppänen, Timo. 2024. Journal of clinical sleep medicine. 2025; 21: 337-344 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Beat-to-beat cardiac repolarization lability increases during hypoxemia and arousals in obstructive sleep apnea patients
Ebrahimian, Serajeddin; Sillanmäki, Saara; Hietakoste, Salla; Kulkas, Antti; Töyräs, Juha; Bailón, Raquel; Hernando, David; Lombardi, Carolina; Grote, Ludger; Bonsignore, Maria R; Saaresranta, Tarja; Pépin, Jean-Louis; Leppänen, Timo; Kainulainen, Samu. 2024. American journal of physiology : heart and circulatory physiology. 326: H1094-H1104 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Flow Limitation Is Associated with Excessive Daytime Sleepiness in Individuals without Moderate or Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Mann, Dwayne L; Staykov, Eric; Georgeson, Thomas; Azarbarzin, Ali; Kainulainen, Samu; Redline, Susan; Sands, Scott A; Terrill, Philip I. 2024. Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 21: 1186-1193 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Hypoxaemic load in sleep apnoea is associated with acute changes in T-wave amplitude
Sillanmäki, Saara; Ebrahimian, Serajeddin; Hietakoste, Salla; Hernando, David; Bailon, Raquel; Leppänen, Timo; Kainulainen, Samu. 2024. ERJ open research. 10: A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Increased Flow Limitation During Sleep Is Associated With Increased Psychomotor Vigilance Task Lapses in Individuals With Suspected OSA
Staykov, Eric; Mann, Dwayne L.; Duce, Brett; Kainulainen, Samu; Leppänen, Timo; Töyräs, Juha; Azarbarzin, Ali; Georgeson, Thomas; Sands, Scott A.; Terrill, Philip I.. 2024. Chest. 165: 990-1003 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Increased flow limitation during sleep is associated with decreased psychomotor vigilance task performance in individuals with suspected obstructive sleep apnea: a multi-cohort study
Staykov, Eric; Mann, Dwayne L; Leppänen, Timo; Töyräs, Juha; Kainulainen, Samu; Azarbarzin, Ali; Duce, Brett; Sands, Scott A; Terrill, Philip I; The STAGES Cohort Investigator Group. 2024. Sleep. 47: A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Nocturnal oxygen resaturation parameters are associated with cardiorespiratory comorbidities
Howarth, Timothy P; Sillanmäki, Saara; Karhu, Tuomas; Rissanen, Marika; Islind, Anna Sigridur; Hrubos-Strøm, Harald; de Chazal, Philip; Huovila, Juuso; Kainulainen, Samu; Leppänen, Timo. 2024. Sleep medicine. 118: 101-112 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Respiratory event index underestimates severity of sleep apnea compared to apnea-hypopnea index
Pitkänen, Minna; Nath, Rajdeep Kumar; Korkalainen, Henri; Nikkonen, Sami; Mahamid, Alaa; Oksenberg, Arie; Duce, Brett; Töyräs, Juha; Kainulainen, Samu; Leppänen, Timo. 2024. Sleep advances. 5: . zpad054 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research