Sudhir Kurl

Kurl, S; Jae, SY; Mäkikallio, TH; Voutilainen, A; Hagnäs, MJ; Kauhanen, J; Laukkanen, JA. 2022. Exercise cardiac power and the risk of heart failure in men: A population-based follow-up study Journal of sport and health science In Press, Corrected Proof: 1-6. 2022

Kurl, Sudhir; Jae, Sae Young; Voutilainen, Ari; Laukkanen, Jari Antero. 2021. The combined effect of blood pressure and C-reactive protein with the risk of mortality from coronary heart and cardiovascular diseases Nutrition, metabolism and cardiovascular diseases 31 7: 2051-2057. 2021

Coggi, Daniela; Frigerio, Beatrice; Bonomi, Alice; Ruscica, Massimiliano; Ferri, Nicola; Sansaro, Daniela; Ravani, Alessio; Ferrante, Palma; Damigella, Manuela; Veglia, Fabrizio; Capra, Nicolò; Lupo, Maria Giovanna; Macchi, Chiara; Savonen, Kai; Silveira, Angela; Kurl, Sudhir; Giral, Philippe; Pirro, Matteo; Strawbridge, Rona Juliette; Gigante, Bruna; et al.. 2021. Relationship between Circulating PCSK9 and Markers of Subclinical Atherosclerosis-The IMPROVE Study Biomedicines 9 7: 841. 2021

Strawbridge, Rona J; Johnston, Keira JA; Bailey, Mark ES; Baldassarre, Damiano; Cullen, Breda; Eriksson, Per; deFaire, Ulf; Ferguson, Amy; Gigante, Bruna; Giral, Philippe; Graham, Nicholas; Hamsten, Anders; Humphries, Steve E; Kurl, Sudhir; Lyall, Donald M; Lyall, Laura M; Pell, Jill P; Pirro, Matteo; Savonen, Kai; Smit, Andries J et al. [incl. Tuomainen Tomi-Pekka]. 2021. The overlap of genetic susceptibility to schizophrenia and cardiometabolic disease can be used to identify metabolically different groups of individuals Scientific reports 11 1: 632. 2021

Mannarino, Massimo R; Pirro, Matteo; Gigante, Bruna; Savonen, Kai; Kurl, Sudhir; Giral, Philippe; Smit, Andries; Veglia, Fabrizio; Tremoli, Elena; Baldassarre, Damiano; IMPROVE study group [incl. Karppi, Jussi; Kauhanen, Jussi; Tuomainen, Tomi-Pekka]. 2021. Association Between Uric Acid, Carotid Intima-Media Thickness, and Cardiovascular Events: Prospective Results From the IMPROVE Study Journal of the American heart association 10 11: e020419. 2021

Mannarino, Massimo R; Bianconi, Vanessa; Gigante, Bruna; Strawbridge, Rona J; Savonen, Kai; Kurl, Sudhir; Giral, Philippe; Smit, Andries; Eriksson, Per; Tremoli, Elena; Veglia, Fabrizio; Baldassarre, Damiano; Pirro, Matteo; IMPROVE study group. 2021. Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio is not related to carotid atherosclerosis progression and cardiovascular events in the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease: Results from the IMPROVE study Biofactors 2022; 48 1: 100-110. 2021

Laukkanen, Jari A; Kurl, Sudhir; Khan, Hassan; Kunutsor, Setor K. 2021. Percentage of age-predicted cardiorespiratory fitness and risk of sudden cardiac death: A prospective cohort study Heart rhythm 18 7: 1-7. 2021

Laukkanen, Jari A.; Kurl, Sudhir; Khan, Hassan; Zaccardi, Francesco; Kunutsor, Setor K.. 2021. Percentage of Age-Predicted Cardiorespiratory Fitness Is Inversely Associated with Cardiovascular Disease Mortality: A Prospective Cohort Study Cardiology 146 5: 616-623. 2021

Laguzzi, Federica; Maitusong, Buamina; Strawbridge, Rona J.; Baldassarre, Damiano; Veglia, Fabrizio; Humphries, Steve E.; Rauramaa, Rainer; Kurl, Sudhir; Smit, Andries J.; Giral, Philippe; Silveira, Angela; Tremoli, Elena; Hamsten, Anders; de Faire, Ulf; Gigante, Bruna; Leander, Karin; IMPROVE study group [incl. Karppi, Jussi; Kauhanen, Jussi, Tuomainen, Tomi-Pekka]. 2021. Intake of food rich in saturated fat in relation to subclinical atherosclerosis and potential modulating effects from single genetic variants Scientific reports 11 1: 7866. 2021

Laukkanen, Jari A.; Khan, Hassan; Lavie, Carl J.; Voutilainen, Ari; Kurl, Sudhir; Jae, Sae Young; Kunutsor, Setor K.. 2021. Inverse Association of Handgrip Strength With Risk of Heart Failure Mayo Clinic Proceedings 96 6: 1490-1499. 2021

Kurl, Sudhir; Jae, Sae Young; Voutilainen, Ari; Hagnäs, Magnus; Laukkanen, Jari A.. 2021. Exercise heart rate reserve and recovery as risk factors for sudden cardiac death Progress in cardiovascular diseases 68: 7-11. 2021

Kurl, Sudhir; Jae, Sae Y; Voutilainen, Ari; Mäkikallio, Timo; Laukkanen, Jari A. 2021. Joint effect of blood pressure and C-reactive protein and the risk of sudden cardiac death: A prospective cohort study International journal of cardiology 326: 184-188. 2021

Kunutsor, Setor K.; Jae, Sae Young; Mäkikallio, Timo H.; Kurl, Sudhir; Laukkanen, Jari A.. 2021. High fitness levels offset the increased risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease due to low socioeconomic status: A cohort study Respiratory medicine 189: 106647. 2021

Jae, Sae Young; Heffernan, Kevin; Kurl, Sudhir; Kunutsor, Setor K; Franklin, Barry A; Savonen, Kai; Laukkanen, Jari A. 2021. Chronotropic Response to Exercise Testing and the Risk of Stroke American journal of cardiology 143: 46-50. 2021

Jae, Sae Young; Heffernan, Kevin S; Kurl, Sudhir; Kunutsor, Setor K; Laukkanen, Jari Av. 2021. Association Between Estimated Pulse Wave Velocity and the Risk of Heart Failure in the Kuopio Ischemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study Journal of cardiac failure 27 4: 494-496. 2021

Jae, Sae Young; Heffernan, Kevin S.; Kurl, Sudhir; Kunutsor, Setor K.; Kim, Chul-Ho; Johnson, Bruce D.; Franklin, Barry A.; Laukkanen, Jari A.. 2021. Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Inflammation, and the Incident Risk of Pneumonia Journal of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and prevention 41 3: 199-201. 2021

Jae, Sae Young; Bunsawat, Kanokwan; Kurl, Sudhir; Kunutsor, Setor K.; Fernhall, Bo; Franklin, Barry A.; Laukkanen, Jari A.. 2021. Cardiorespiratory Fitness Attenuates the Increased Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death Associated With Low Socioeconomic Status American journal of cardiology 145: 164-165. 2021

Colombo, Gualtiero; Bianconi, Vanessa; Bonomi, Alice; Simonelli, Sara; Amato, Mauro; Frigerio, Beatrice; Ravani, Alessio; Vitali, Cecilia; Sansaro, Daniela; Coggi, Daniela; Mannarino, Massimo; Savonen, Kai; Kurl, Sudhir; Gigante, Bruna; Smit, Andries; Giral, Philippe; Tremoli, Elena; Calabresi, Laura; Veglia, Fabrizio; Pirro, Matteo et al. on behalf of the IMPROVE Study Group. 2021. The Association between HDL-C and Subclinical Atherosclerosis Depends on CETP Plasma Concentration: Insights from the IMPROVE Study Biomedicines 9 3: 286. 2021

Kunutsor, Setor; Lakka, Timo; Kurl, Sudhir; Mäkikallio, Timo; Jae, Sae Young; Laukkanen, Jari. 2020. Leisure-time cross-country skiing and the risk of venous thromboembolism: A prospective cohort study European journal of preventive cardiology 2021; 28 10: 1138-1141. 2020

Piiroinen, Ilkka; Tuomainen, Tomi-Pekka; Tolmunen, Tommi; Kauhanen, Jussi; Kurl, Sudhir; Nilsen, Charlotta; Suominen, Sakari; Välimäki, Tarja; Voutilainen, Ari. 2020. Sense of coherence and mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis Psychosomatic medicine 82 6: 561-567. 2020

Laukkanen, Jari; Voutilainen, Ari; Kurl, Sudhir; Araujo, Claudio Gil; Jae, Sae Young; Kunutsor, Setor. 2020. Handgrip Strength Is Inversely Associated With Fatal Cardiovascular and All-Cause Mortality Events Annals of medicine 52 3-4: 109-119. 2020

Laukkanen, JA; Voutilainen, A; Kurl, S; Isiozor, NM; Jae, SY; Kunutsor, SK. 2020. Handgrip Strength Is Inversely Associated With Sudden Cardiac Death Mayo Clinic Proceedings 95 4: 825-828. 2020

Kurl, Sudhir; Jae, Sae Young; Mäkikallio, Timo; Hagnäs, Magnus; Laukkanen, Jari. 2020. Exercise cardiac power and the risk of myocardial infarction and fatal coronary heart disease events in men European journal of preventive cardiology 2021; 28 7: e1-e3. 2020

Kunutsor, SK; Laukkanen, JA; Kurl, S; Mäkikallio, TH; Khan, H. 2020. Leisure-time cross-country skiing and risk of atrial fibrillation and stroke: A prospective cohort study European journal of preventive cardiology 27 19: 2354-2357. 2020

Ferri, Nicola; Ruscica, Massimiliano; Coggi, Daniela; Bonomi, Alice; Amato, Mauro; Frigerio, Beatrice; Sansaro, Daniela; Ravani, Alessio; Veglia, Fabrizio; Capra, Nicolò; Lupo, Maria G; Macchi, Chiara; Castelnuovo, Samuela; Savonen, Kai; Silveira, Angela; Kurl, Sudhir; Giral, Philippe; Pirro, Matteo; Strawbridge, Rona J; Gigante, Bruna; et al.. 2020. Sex-specific predictors of PCSK9 levels in a European population: The IMPROVE study Atherosclerosis 309: 39-46. 2020

Jae, SY; Kurl, S; Bunsawat, K; Franklin, BA; Choo, J; Kunutsor, SK; Kauhanen, J; Laukkanen, JA. 2020. Impact of cardiorespiratory fitness on survival in men with low socioeconomic status European journal of preventive cardiology 2021; 28 4: 450-455. 2020

Jae, Sae Young; Kurl, Sudhir; Kunutsor, Setor K; Heffernan, Kevin S; Park, Jeong Bae; Laukkanen, Jari A. 2020. Association Between Pulse Pressure and the Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death in Middle-Aged Men: A 26-Year Follow-up Population-Based Study Mayo Clinic Proceedings 95 9: P2044-2046. 2020

Jae, Sae Young; Heffernan, Kevin; Park, Jeong Bae; Kurl, Sudhir; Kunutsor, Setor; Kim, Jang-Young; Laukkanen, Jari. 2020. Association between estimated pulse wave velocity and the risk of cardiovascular outcomes in men European journal of preventive cardiology 2021; 28 7: e25-e27. 2020

Jae, Sae Young; Heffernan, Kevin S; Kurl, Sudhir; Kunutsor, Setor K; Laukkanen, Jari A. 2020. Association between estimated pulse wave velocity and the risk of stroke in middle-aged men International journal of stroke 2021; 16 5: 551-555. 2020

Isiozor, Nzechukwu; Kunutsor, Setor; Voutilainen, Ari; Kurl, Sudhir; Kauhanen, Jussi; Laukkanen, Jari. 2020. Association between ideal cardiovascular health and risk of sudden cardiac death and all-cause mortality among middle-aged men in Finland European journal of preventive cardiology 2021; 28 3: 294-300. 2020

Bonomi, A; Veglia, F; Baldassarre, D; Strawbridge, RJ; Golabkesh, Z; Sennblad, B; Leander, K; Smit, AJ; Giral, P; Humphrie, SE; Tremoli, E; Hamsten, A; de Faire, U; Gigante, B; IMPROVE study group [incl. Karppi, J; Nurmi, T; Nyyssönen, K; Tuomainen, J; Tuomainen, T-P; Kurl, S; Kauhanen, J]. 2020. Analysis of the genetic variants associated with circulating levels of sgp130. Results from the IMPROVE study Genes and immunity 21: 100-108. 2020

Kunutsor, SK; Mäkikallio, TH; Kauhanen, J; Voutilainen, A; Jae, SY; Dey, RS; Kurl, S; Laukkanen, JA. 2019. Leisure-time cross-country skiing is associated with lower incidence of type 2 diabetes: A prospective cohort study Diabetes: metabolism research and reviews 2020; 36 1: e3216. 2019

Veglia, Fabrizio; Baldassarre, Damiano; de Faire, Ulf; Kurl, Sudhir; Smit, Andries J; Rauramaa, Rainer; Giral, Philippe; Amato, Mauro; Di Minno, Alessandro; Ravani, Alessio; Frigerio, Beatrice; Castelnuovo, Samuela; Sansaro, Daniela; Coggi, Daniela; Bonomi, Alice; Tedesco, Calogero C; Mannarino, Elmo; Humphries, Steve E; Hamsten, Anders; et al.. 2019. A priori-defined Mediterranean-like dietary pattern predicts cardiovascular events better in north Europe than in Mediterranean countries International journal of cardiology 282: 88-92. 2019

Veglia, F; Baldassarre, D; de Faire, U; Kurl, S; Smit, AJ; Rauramaa, R; Giral, P; Amato, M; Di Minno, A; Ravani, A; Frigerio, B; Castelnuovo, S; Sansaro, D; Coggi, D; Bonomi, A; Tedesco, CC; Mannarino, E; Humphries, SE; Hamsten, A; Tremoli, E; the IMPROVE study group. 2019. Data on the association between a simplified Mediterranean diet score and the incidence of combined, cardio and cerebro vascular events Data in brief 23: 103789. 2019

Tajik, Behnam; Tuomainen, Tomi-Pekka; Kurl, Sudhir; Salonen, Jukka; Virtanen, Jyrki K. 2019. Serum long-chain omega-3 fatty acids, hair mercury and exercise-induced myocardial ischaemia in men Heart 105 18: 1395-1401. 2019

Saliba-Gustafsson, P; Pedrelli, M; Gertow, K; Werngren, O; Janas, V; Pourteymour, S; Baldassarre, D; Tremoli, E; Veglia, F; Rauramaa, R; Smit, AJ; Giral, P; Kurl, S; Pirro, M; de Faire, U; Humphries, SE; Hamsten, A; IMPROVE study group; Gonçalves, I; Orho-Melander, M; et al. [incl. Kauhanen, J; Tuomainen, T-P]. 2019. Subclinical atherosclerosis and its progression are modulated by PLIN2 through a feed-forward loop between LXR and autophagy Journal of internal medicine 286 6: 660-675. 2019

Laukkanen, Jari A; Lavie, Carl J; Khan, Hassan; Kurl, Sudhur; Kunutsor, Setor K. 2019. Cardiorespiratory Fitness and the Risk of Serious Ventricular Arrhythmias: A Prospective Cohort Study Mayo Clinic Proceedings 94 5: 833-841. 2019

Laukkanen, JA; Lakka, TA; Ogunjesa, BA; Kurl, S; Kunutsor, SK. 2019. Cross-country skiing and the risk of acute myocardial infarction: A prospective cohort study European journal of preventive cardiology [First Published August 19, 2019]: 1-4. 2019

Kunutsor, SK; Mäkikallio, TH; Kauhanen, J; Voutilainen, A; Jae, SY; Kurl, S; Laukkanen, JA. 2019. Leisure-time cross-country skiing is associated with lower incidence of hypertension: a prospective cohort study Journal of hypertension 37 8: 1624-1632. 2019

Kunutsor, SK; Mäkikallio, TH; Araújo, CGS; Jae, SY; Kurl, S; Laukkanen, JA. 2019. Cardiorespiratory fitness is not associated with risk of venous thromboembolism: a cohort study Scandinavian cardiovascular journal 53 5: 255-258. 2019

Abdollahi, AM; Virtanen, HEK; Voutilainen, S; Kurl, S; Tuomainen, TP; Salonen, JT; Virtanen, JK. 2019. Egg consumption, cholesterol intake, and risk of incident stroke in men: the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study American journal of clinical nutrition 110 1: 169-176. 2019

Jae, SY; Kurl, S; Kim, HJ; Franklin, BA; Kunutsor, SK; Kang, M; Laukkanen, JA. 2019. Is There an "Asymptote of Gain" Beyond Which Further Increases in Cardiorespiratory Fitness Convey No Additional Benefits on Mortality and Atrial Fibrillation? Mayo Clinic Proceedings 94 3: 545-547. 2019

Isiozor, Nzechukwu M; Kunutsor Setor K; Voutilainen Ari; Kurl Sudhir; Kauhanen Jussi; Laukkanen Jari A. 2019. Ideal cardiovascular health and risk of acute myocardial infarction among Finnish men Atherosclerosis 289: 126-131. 2019

Isiozor, NM; Kunutsor, SK; Voutilainen, A; Kurl, S; Kauhanen, J; Laukkanen, JA. 2019. American Heart Association's Cardiovascular Health Metrics and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Mortality Among a Middle-aged Male Scandinavian Population Annals of medicine 51 5-6: 306-313. 2019

de Mello, VD; Dahlman, I; Lankinen, M; Kurl, S; Pitkänen, L; Laaksonen, DE; Schwab, US; Erkkilä, AT. 2019. The effect of different sources of fish and camelina sativa oil on immune cell and adipose tissue mRNA expression in subjects with abnormal fasting glucose metabolism: a randomized controlled trial Nutrition and diabetes 9 1: 1. 2019

Bruun, M; Frederiksen, KS; Rhodius-Meester, HFM; Baroni, M; Gjerum, L; Koikkalainen, J; Urhemaa, T; Tolonen, A; van Gils, M; Rueckert, D; Dyremose, N; Andersen, BB; Lemstra, AW; Hallikainen, M; Kurl, S; Herukka, SK; Remes, AM; Waldemar, G; Soininen, H; Mecocci, P; et al. 2019. Impact of a clinical decision support tool on prediction of progression in early-stage dementia: a prospective validation study Alzheimer's research and therapy 11: 25. 2019

Bruun, M; Frederiksen, KS; Rhodius-Meester, HFM; Baroni, M; Gjerum, L; Koikkalainen, J; Urhema, T; Tolonen, A; van Gils, M; Tong, T; Rueckert, D; Dyremos, N; Bo Andersen, B; Simonsen, AH; Lemstra, A; Hallikainen, M; Kurl, S; Herukka, SK; Remes, AM; Waldemar, G; et al. (incl. Soininen, Hilkka). 2019. Impact of a clinical decision support tool on dementia diagnostics in memory clinics: The PredictND validation study Current alzheimer research 16 2: 91-101. 2019

Jae, SY; Kurl, S; Kunutsor, SK; Franklin, BA; Laukkanen, JA. 2019. Relation of maximal systolic blood pressure during exercise testing to the risk of sudden cardiac death in men with and without cardiovascular disease European journal of preventive cardiology 2020; 27 19: 2220-2222. 2019

Lipponen, JA; Kurl, S; Laukkanen, JA. 2018. Global electrical heterogeneity as a predictor of cardiovascular mortality in men and women Europace 20 11: 1841-1848. 2018

Tedesco, CC; Veglia, F; de Faire, U; Kurl, S; Smit, AJ; Rauramaa, R; Giral, P; Amato, M; Bonomi, A; Ravani, A; Frigerio, B; Castelnuovo, S; Sansaro, D; Mannarino, E; Humphries, SE; Hamsten, A; Tremoli, E; Baldassarre, D. 2018. Association of lifelong occupation and educational level with subclinical atherosclerosis in different European regions. Results from the IMPROVE study. ATHEROSCLEROSIS 269: 129-137. 2018

Schwab, US; Lankinen, MA; de Mello, VD; Manninen, SM; Kurl, S; Pulkki, KJ; Laaksonen, DE; Erkkilä, AT. 2018. Camelina Sativa Oil, but not Fatty Fish or Lean Fish Improved Serum Lipid Profile in Subjects with Impaired Glucose Metabolism - a Randomized Controlled Trial Molecular nutrition and food research 62 4: 1700503. 2018

Kurl, S; Laukkanen, J A; Lönnroos, E; Remes, A M; Soininen, H. 2018. Cardiorespiratory fitness and risk of dementia: a prospective population-based cohort study AGE AND AGEING 47 4: 611-614. 2018

Laukkanen, Jari A; Araujo, Claudio Gil S; Kurl, Sudhir; Khan, Hassan; Jae, Sae Y; Guazzi, Marco; Kunutsor, Setor K. 2018. Relative peak exercise oxygen pulse is related to sudden cardiac death, cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in middle-aged men. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology 25 7: 772-782. 2018

Jae, Sae Young; Kurl, Sudhir; Fernhall, Bo; Kunutsor, Setor K; Franklin, Barry A; Laukkanen, Jari A. 2018. Are Metabolically Healthy Overweight/Obese Men at Increased Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death? MAYO CLINIC PROCEEDINGS 93 9: 1266-1270. 2018

Jae, Sae Young; Franklin, Barry A; Kurl, Sudhir; Fernhall, Bo; Kunutsor, Setor K; Kauhanen, Jussi ; Laukkanen, Jari A. 2018. Effect of Cardiorespiratory Fitness on Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death in Overweight/Obese Men Aged 42 to 60 Years AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY 122 5: 775-779. 2018

Franceschini, N; Giambartolomei, C; de Vries, PS; Finan, C; Bis, JC; Huntley, RP; Lovering, RC; Tajuddin, SM; Winkler, TW; Graff, M; Kavousi, M; Dale, C; Smith, AV; Hofer, E; van Leeuwen, EM; Nolte, IM; Lu, L; Scholz, M; Sargurupremraj, M; Pitkänen, N; et al [Incl Kurl, Sudhir]. 2018. GWAS and colocalization analyses implicate carotid intima-media thickness and carotid plaque loci in cardiovascular outcomes Nature communications 9 1: 5141. 2018

Kunutsor SK, Kurl S, Khan H, Zaccardi F, Laukkanen JA. 2017. Associations of cardiovascular and all-cause mortality events with oxygen uptake at ventilatory threshold. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY 236 June 2017: 444-450. 2017

Tajik Behnam, Kurl Sudhir, Tuomainen Tomi-Pekka, Savonen Kai, Virtanen Jyrki K. 2017. Associations of the serum long-chain n-3 PUFA and hair mercury with resting heart rate, peak heart rate during exercise and heart rate recovery after exercise in middle-aged men. BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION 2018; 119 1: 66-73. 2017

Strawbridge RJ, Silveira A, Hoed MD, Gustafsson S, Luan J, Rybin D, Dupuis J, Li-Gao R, Kavousi M, Dehghan A, Haljas K, Lahti J, Gådin JR, Bäcklund A, de Faire U, Gertow K, Giral P, Goel A, Humphries SE, Kurl S, Langenberg C, Lannfelt LL, Lind L, Lindgren CCM, Mannarino E, Mook-Kanamori DO, Morris AP, de Mutsert R, Rauramaa R, Saliba-Gustafsson P, Sennblad B, Smit AJ, Syvänen AC, Tremoli E, Veglia. 2017. Identification of a novel proinsulin-associated SNP and demonstration that proinsulin is unlikely to be a causal factor in subclinical vascular remodelling using Mendelian randomisation. ATHEROSCLEROSIS 266 November 2017: 196-204. 2017

Pletnikoff PP, Laukkanen JA, Tuomainen TP, Kurl S. 2017. The joint impact of prediagnostic inflammatory markers and cardiorespiratory fitness on the risk of cancer mortality. SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS 2018; 28 2: 613-620. 2017

Mahdessian H, Perisic Matic L, Lengquist M, Gertow K, Sennblad B, Baldassarre D, Veglia F, Humphries SE, Rauramaa R, de Faire U, Smit AJ, Giral P, Kurl S, Mannarino E, Tremoli E, Hamsten A, Eriksson P, Hedin U, Mälarstig A, IMPROVE study group. 2017. Integrative studies implicate matrix metalloproteinase-12 as a culprit gene for large-artery atherosclerotic stroke. JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE 282 5: 429-444. 2017

Kunutsor SK, Zaccardi F, Karppi J, Kurl S, Laukkanen JA. 2017. Is high serum LDL/HDL cholesterol ratio an emerging risk factor for sudden cardiac death? Findings from the kihd study. Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis 24 6: 600-608. 2017

Kunutsor SK, Kurl S, Laukkanen JA. 2017. Association of oxygen uptake at ventilatory threshold with risk of incident hypertension: a long-term prospective cohort study. JOURNAL OF HUMAN HYPERTENSION 31 10: 654-656. 2017

Folkersen L, Fauman E, Sabater-Lleal M, Strawbridge RJ, Frånberg M, Sennblad B, Baldassarre D, Veglia F, Humphries SE, Rauramaa R, de Faire U, Smit AJ, Giral P, Kurl S, Mannarino E, Enroth S, Johansson Å, Enroth SB, Gustafsson S, Lind L et al, IMPROVE Study Group. 2017. Mapping of 79 loci for 83 plasma protein biomarkers in cardiovascular disease. PLOS GENETICS [ONLINE) 13 4: e1006706. 2017

Kunutsor Setor K, Kurl Sudhir, Khan Hassan, Zaccardi Francesco, Rauramaa Rainer, Laukkanen Jari A. 2017. Oxygen uptake at aerobic threshold is inversely associated with fatal cardiovascular and all-cause mortality events. Annals of Medicine 49 8: 698-709. 2017

Kamleh, MA; McLeod, O; Checa, A; Baldassarre, D; Veglia, F; Gertow, K; Humphries, SE; Rauramaa, R; de Faire, U; Smit, AJ; Giral, P; Kurl, S; Mannarino, E; Tremoli, E; Silveira, A; Örvik, J; Hamsten, A; Wheelock, CE. 2017. Increased Levels of Circulating Fatty Acids Are Associated with Protective Effects against Future Cardiovascular Events in Nondiabetics. JOURNAL OF PROTEOME RESEARCH 2018; 17 2: 870-878. 2017

Jae SY, Kurl S, Laukkanen JA, Yoon ES, Choi Y-H, Fernhall B, Franklin BA. 2017. Relation of heart rate recovery after exercise testing to coronary artery calcification. Annals of Medicine [Epub ahead of print 26 Feb 2017]: 1-7. 2017

Jae SY, Babu AS, Yoon ES, Kurl S, Laukkanen JA, Choi Y-H, Franklin BA. 2017. Impact of Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Risk of Systemic Hypertension in Nonobese Versus Obese Men Who Are Metabolically Healthy or Unhealthy. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY 120 5: 765-768. 2017

Hagnäs, MJ; Lakka, TA; Mäkikallio, TH; Kurl, S; Savonen, K; Rauramaa, R; Laukkanen, JA. 2017. High Leisure-Time Physical Activity Is Associated With Reduced Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death Among Men With Low Cardiorespiratory Fitness. Canadian Journal of Cardiology 2018; 34 3: 288-294. 2017

Daneshmand R, Kurl S, Tuomainen TP, Virtanen JK. 2017. Associations of estimated delta-5-desaturase and delta-6-desaturase activities with stroke risk factors and risk of stroke: the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study. BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION 117 4: 582-590. 2017

Amato M, Veglia F, de Faire U, Giral P, Rauramaa R, Smit AJ, Kurl S, Ravani A, Frigerio B, Sansaro D, Bonomi A, Tedesco CC, Castelnuovo S, Mannarino E, Humphries SE, Hamsten A, Tremoli E, Baldassarre D, on behalf of the IMPROVE study group. 2017. Carotid plaque-thickness and common carotid IMT show additive value in cardiovascular risk prediction and reclassification. ATHEROSCLEROSIS 263: 412-419. 2017

Britton Annie R, Grobbee Diederick E, den Ruijter Hester M, Anderson Todd J, Desvarieux Moise, Engström Gunnar, Evans Greg W, Hedblad Bo, Kauhanen Jussi, Kurl Sudhir, Lonn Eva M, Mathiesen Ellisiv B, Polak Joseph F, Price Jacqueline F, Rembold Christopher M, Rosvall Maria, Rundek Tatjana, Salonen Jukka T, Stehouwer Coen, Tuomainen Tomi-Pekka et al.. 2017. Alcohol Consumption and Common Carotid Intima-Media Thickness: The USE-IMT Study. ALCOHOL AND ALCOHOLISM 52 4: 483-486. 2017

Mäkikallio Timo H, Junttila Juhani, Kiviniemi Antti, Kurl Sudhir, Ylitalo Kari, Magga Jarkko, Jokinen Vesa, Piira Olli-Pekka, Kervinen Kari, Niemelä Matti, Laukkanen Jari A. 2016. Long-term survival among patients with coronary angioplasty with drug eluting stent for the treatment of unprotected left main stenosis compared to coronary artery bypass grafting. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY 225: 47-49. 2016

Morrison Leavitt, Laukkanen Jari A, Ronkainen Kimmo, Kurl Sudhir, Kauhanen Jussi, Toriola Adetunji T. 2016. Inflammatory biomarker score and cancer: A population-based prospective cohort study. BMC CANCER [ONLINE: HTTP://WWW.BIOMEDCENTRAL.COM/BMCCANCER/] 16: 80. 2016

Laukkanen Jari A, Zaccardi Francesco, Karppi Jouni, Ronkainen Kimmo, Kurl Sudhir. 2016. Reduced kidney function is a risk factor for atrial fibrillation. Nephrology 21 8: 717-720. 2016

Strawbridge RJ, Hilding A, Silveira A, Österholm C, Sennblad B, McLeod O, Tsikrika P, Foroogh F, Tremoli E, Baldassarre D, Veglia F, Rauramaa R, Smit AJ, Giral P, Kurl S, Mannarino E, Grossi E, Syvänen AC, Humphries SE, de Faire U et al on behalf of the IMPROVE Study Group. 2016. Soluble CD93 is involved in metabolic dysregulation but does not influence carotid intima-media thickness. DIABETES (NY) 65 10: 2888-2899. 2016

Tajik B, Kurl S, Tuomainen T-P, Virtanen JK. 2016. The association of serum long-chain n-3 PUFA and hair mercury with exercise cardiac power in men. BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION 116 3: 487-95. 2016

Laukkanen Jari A, Zaccardi Francesco, Khan Hassan, Kurl Sudhir, Jae Sae Young, Rauramaa Rainer. 2016. Long-term Change in Cardiorespiratory Fitness and All-Cause Mortality: A Population-Based Follow-up Study. MAYO CLINICAL PROCEEDINGS 91 9: 1183-1188. 2016

Tajik B, Kurl S, Tuomainen T-P, Virtanen JK. 2016. Associations of the serum long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and hair mercury with heart rate-corrected QT and JT intervals in men: the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study European journal of nutrition 56 7: 2319-2327. 2016

Kurl Sudhir, Mäkikallio Timo, Jae Sae Young, Ronkainen Kimmo, Laukkanen Jari A. 2016. Exercise cardiac power and the risk of coronary heart disease and cardiovascular mortality in men. Annals of Medicine 48 8: 625-630. 2016

Kunutsor Setor K, Kurl Sudhir, Zaccardi Francesco, Laukkanen Jari A. 2016. Baseline and long-term fibrinogen levels and risk of sudden cardiac death: A new prospective study and meta-analysis. ATHEROSCLEROSIS 245: 171-180. 2016

Jae Sae Young, Kurl Sudhir, Laukkanen Jari A, Zaccardi Francesco, Choi Yoon-Ho, Fernhall Bo, Carnethon Mercedes, Franklin Barry A. 2016. Exercise Heart Rate Reserve and Recovery as Predictors of Incident Type 2 Diabetes. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE 129 5: 536.e7-536.e12. 2016

Jae Sae Young, Kurl Sudhir, Franklin Barry A, Laukkanen Jari A. 2016. Changes in cardiorespiratory fitness predict incident hypertension: A population-based long-term study. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN BIOLOGY [Epub ahead of print 18 Oct 2016]: 1-5. 2016

Hagnäs MJ, Lakka TA, Kurl S, Rauramaa R, Mäkikallio TH, Savonen K, Laukkanen JA. 2016. Cardiorespiratory fitness and exercise-induced ST segment depression in assessing the risk of sudden cardiac death in men. Heart 103 5: 383-389. 2016

Daneshmand Roya, Kurl Sudhir, Tuomainen Tomi-Pekka, Virtanen Jyrki K. 2016. Associations of serum n-3 and n-6 PUFA and hair mercury with the risk of incident stroke in men: the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study (KIHD). BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION 115 10: 1851-1859. 2016

Daneshmand R, Kurl S, Tuomainen TP, Virtanen JK. 2016. Associations of serum n-3 and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids with plasma natriuretic peptides. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION 70: 963-969. 2016

Kurl S, Laaksonen DE, Jae SY, Mäkikallio TH, Zaccardi F, Kauhanen J, Ronkainen K, Laukkanen JA. 2016. Metabolic syndrome and the risk of sudden cardiac death in middle-aged men. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY 203: 792-797. 2016

Pletnikoff Perfenia Paul, Tuomainen Tomi-Pekka, Laukkanen Jari A, Kauhanen Jussi, Rauramaa Rainer, Ronkainen Kimmo, Kurl Sudhir. 2015. Cardiorespiratory fitness and lung cancer risk: A prospective population-based cohort study. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport 19 2: 98-102. 2015

Zaccardi Francesco, Webb David R., Kurl Sudhir, Khunti Kamlesh, Davies Melanie J., Laukkanen Jari A.. 2015. Inverse association between fasting plasma glucose and risk of ventricular arrhythmias. DIABETOLOGIA 58 8: 1797-1802. 2015

Zaccardi Francesco, O'Donovan Gary, Webb David R, Yates Thomas, Kurl Sudhir, Khunti Kamlesh, Davies Melanie J, Laukkanen Jari A. 2015. Cardiorespiratory fitness and risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus: a 23-year cohort study and a meta-analysis of prospective studies. ATHEROSCLEROSIS [ONLINE] 243 1: 131-137. 2015

Zaccardi F, Webb DR, Carter P, Pitocco D, Khunti K, Davies MJ, Kurl S, Laukkanen JA. 2015. Association between direct measurement of active serum calcium and risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus: A prospective study. NUTRITION, METABOLISM AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES 25 6: 562-568. 2015

Rantakömi Sanna. 2015. Alkoholinkäyttökertojen ja aivohalvauskuolemien välillä on selkeä yhteys. BestPractice Psykiatria/neurologia: lääketieteen asiantuntijoiden ammattilehti 12 (lokakuuu 2015): -. 2015

Persson J, Strawbridge RJ, McLeod O, Gertow K, Silveira A, Baldassarre D, Van Zuydam N, Shah S, Fava C, Gustafsson S, Veglia F, Sennblad B, Larsson M, Sabater-Lleal M, Leander K, Gigante B, Tabak A, Kivimaki M, Kauhanen J, Rauramaa R et al; IMPROVE Study Group. 2015. Sex-Specific Effects of adiponectin on Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and Incident Cardiovascular Disease. Journal of the American Heart Association 4 6: e001853. 2015

Pletnikoff Perfenia Paul, Laukkanen Jari A, Tuomainen Tomi-Pekka, Kauhanen Jussi, Rauramaa Rainer, Ronkainen Kimmo, Kurl Sudhir. 2015. Cardiorespiratory fitness, C-reactive protein and lung cancer risk: A prospective population-based cohort study. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER 51 11: 1365-1370. 2015

Kurl Sudhir, Mäkikallio Timo H, Laukkanen Jari A. 2015. T-wave inversion and mortality risk. Annals of Medicine 47 1: 69-73. 2015

Kurl Sudhir, Jae Sae Young, Kauhanen Jussi, Ronkainen Kimmo, Laukkanen Jari A. 2015. Impaired pulmonary function is a risk predictor for sudden cardiac death in men. Annals of Medicine 47 5: 381-385. 2015

Jae Sae Young, Kurl Sudhir, Laukkanen Jari A., Franklin Barry A.. 2015. Physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness as underappreciated modulators of obesity-related risk of sudden cardiac death. HEART 101 10: 822. 2015

Jae Sae Young, Kurl Sudhir, Laukkanen Jari A, Lee Chong-Do, Choi Yoon-Ho, Fernhall Bo, Franklin Barry A. 2015. Relation of C-Reactive Protein, Fibrinogen, and Cardiorespiratory Fitness to Risk of Systemic Hypertension in Men. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY 115 12: 1714-1719. 2015

Hagnas Magnus J., Kurl Sudhir, Rauramaa Rainer, Lakka Timo A., Makikallio Timo H., Savonen Kai, Laukkanen Jari A.. 2015. The value of cardiorespiratory fitness and exercise-induced ST segment depression in predicting death from coronary heart disease. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY 196: 31-33. 2015

Laukkanen Jari A, Willeit Peter, Kurl Sudhir, Mäkikallio Timo H, Savonen Kai, Ronkainen Kimmo, Rauramaa Rainer. 2014. Elevated systolic blood pressure during recovery from exercise and the risk of sudden cardiac death. JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION 32 3: 659-666. 2014

Zaccardi Francesco, Kurl Sudhir, Pitocco Dario, Ronkainen Kimmo, Laukkanen Jari A. 2014. Serum fructosamine and risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus among middle-age Finnish men: a 23-year population-based prospective study. ACTA DIABETOLOGICA (BERLIN) Epub ahead of print: -. 2014

Zaccardi F, Kurl S, Pitocco D, Ronkainen K, Laukkanen JA. 2014. Serum fructosamine and risk of cardiovascular and all-cause mortality: A 24-year prospective population-based study. NUTRITION, METABOLISM AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES 25 2: 236-241. 2014

Viitasalo Anna, Lakka Timo A, Laaksonen David E, Savonen Kai, Lakka Hanna-Maaria, Hassinen Maija, Komulainen Pirjo, Tompuri Tuomo, Kurl Sudhir, Laukkanen Jari A, Rauramaa Rainer. 2014. Validation of metabolic syndrome score by confirmatory factor analysis in children and adults and prediction of cardiometabolic outcomes in adults. DIABETOLOGIA Epub ahead of print: -. 2014

Rantakömi SH, Kurl S, Sivenius J, Kauhanen J, Laukkanen JA. 2014. The frequency of alcohol consumption is associated with the stroke mortality. ACTA NEUROLOGICA SCANDINAVICA 130 2: 118-124. 2014

Laukkanen Jari Antero, Di Angelantonio Emanuele, Khan Hassan, Kurl Sudhir, Ronkainen Kimmo, Rautaharju Pentti. 2014. T-wave inversion, QRS duration, and QRS/T angle as electrocardiographic predictors of the risk for sudden cardiac death. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY 113 7: 1178-1183. 2014

Kurl S, Jae SY, Laukkanen JA. 2014. Reduced lung function and the risk of out-of-hospital sudden cardiac death. EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL 44 5: 1355-1357. 2014

Laukkanen Jari A, Khan Hassan, Kurl Sudhir, Willeit Peter, Karppi Jouni, Ronkainen Kimmo, Di Angelantonio Emanuele. 2014. Left ventricular mass and the risk of sudden cardiac death: a population-based study. Journal of the american heart association: cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease 3 6: e001285. 2014

Kurl Sudhir, Zaccardi Francesco, Onaemo Vivian N, Jae Sae Young, Kauhanen Jussi, Ronkainen Kimmo, Laukkanen Jari A. 2014. Association between HOMA-IR, fasting insulin and fasting glucose with coronary heart disease mortality in nondiabetic men: a 20-year observational study. ACTA DIABETOLOGICA (BERLIN) Epub ahead of print: -. 2014

Kurl Sudhir, Jae Sae Young, Kauhanen Jussi, Ronkainen Kimmo, Rauramaa Rainer, Laukkanen Jari A. 2014. Exercise cardiac power and the risk of sudden cardiac death in a long-term prospective study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY 181: 155-159. 2014

Jae Sae Young, Kurl Sudhir, Laukkanen Jari A, Heffernan Kevin, Choo Jina, Choi Yoon-Ho, Park Jeong Bae. 2014. Higher blood hematocrit predicts hypertension in men. JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION 32 2: 245-250. 2014

Jae Sae Young, Kurl Sudhir, Laukkanen Jari A, Choi Yoon-Ho, Park Won Hah, Bunsawat Kanokwan, Hefferman Kevin S, Fernhall Bo, Kang Seok-Min, Park Jeong Bae. 2014. Usefulness of blood pressure rise prior to exercise stress testing to predict the risk of future hypertension in normotensive Korean men. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY 114 8: 1238-1242. 2014

Emerging Risk Factors Collaboration, Di Angelantonio E, Gao P, Khan H, Butterworth AS, Wormser D, Kaptoge S, Kondapally Seshasai SR, Thompson A, Sarwar N, Willeit P, Ridker PM, Barr EL, Khaw KT, Psaty BM, Brenner H, Balkau B, Dekker JM, Lawlor DA, Daimon M et. al.. 2014. Glycated hemoglobin measurement and prediction of cardiovascular disease. JAMA - JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION 311 12: 1225-33. 2014

Toriola AT, Laukkanen JA, Kurl S, Nyyssönen K, Ronkainen K, Kauhanen J. 2013. Prediagnostic circulating markers of inflammation and risk of prostate cancer. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER online: x-x. 2013

Laukkanen JA, Mäkikallio TH, Ronkainen K, Karppi J, Kurl S. 2013. Impaired fasting plasma glucose and type 2 diabetes are related to the risk of out-of-hospital sudden cardiac death and all-cause mortality. DIABETES CARE 36 5: 1166-1171. 2013

Karppi J, Laukkanen JA, Mäkikallio TH, Ronkainen K, Kurl S. 2013. Serum β-carotene and the risk of sudden cardiac death in men: a population-based follow-up study. ATHEROSCLEROSIS 226 1: 172-177. 2013

Karppi J, Kurl S, Ronkainen K, Kauhanen J, Laukkanen JA. 2013. Serum carotenoids reduce progression of early atherosclerosis in the carotid artery wall among Eastern Finnish men. PLOS ONE [ONLINE] 8 5: e64107. 2013

Karppi J, Kurl S, Mäkikallio TH, Ronkainen K, Laukkanen JA. 2013. Serum β-carotene concentrations and the risk of congestive heart failure in men: A population-based study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY 2013 Oct 3;168(3): 1841-6. 2013

Kaikkonen Jari E, Vilppo Teemu, Asikainen Janne, Voutilainen Sari, Kurl Sudhir, Salonen Jukka T. 2013. Fatty acids as determinants of in-vivo lipid peroxidation: The EFFGE study in Eastern Finnish hypertensive and non-hypertensive subjects. Annals of Medicine 45 5-6: 455-464. 2013

Baldassarre D, Veglia F, Hamsten A, Humphries SE, Rauramaa R, de Faire U, Smit J, Giral Philippe, Kurl S, Mannarino E, Grossi E, Paoletti R, Tremoli E. 2013. Progression of Carotid Intima-Media Thickness as Predictor of Vascular Events: Results from the IMPROVE Study. ARTERIOSCLEROSIS, THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY 33: 2273-2279. 2013

Rantakömi SH, Laukkanen JA, Sivenius J, Kauhanen J, Kurl S. 2012. Hangover and the risk of stroke in middle-aged men. ACTA NEUROLOGICA SCANDINAVICA online: -. 2012

Rantakömi SH, Laukkanen JA, Sivenius J, Kauhanen J, Kurl S. 2012. Alcohol consumption and the risk of stroke among hypertensive and overweight men. JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY online J Neurol. 2012 Sep 22. [Epub ahead of print]: J Neurol. 2012 Sep 22. [Epub ahead of print]. 2012

Nyyssönen K, Kurl S, Karppi J, Nurmi T, Baldassarre D, Veglia F, Rauramaa R, de Faire U, Hamsten A, Smit AJ, Mannarino E, Humphries SE, Giral P, Grossi E, Tremoli E. 2012. LDL oxidative modification and carotid atherosclerosis: Results of a multicenter study. ATHEROSCLEROSIS 225: 231-236. 2012

Laukkanen JA, Kurl S. 2012. Blood pressure responses during exercise testing - is up best for prognosis?. Annals of Medicine 44: 218-224. 2012

Laukkanen JA, Jennings JR, Kauhanen J, Mäkikallio TH, Ronkainen K, Kurl S. 2012. Relation of systemic blood pressure to sudden cardiac death. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY 110: 378-382. 2012

Kurl Sudhir. 2012. Exercise stress test in stroke risk prediction. Itä-Suomen yliopisto. Publications of the University of Eastern Finland. Dissertations in Health Sciences 117. 2012

Kurl S, Mäkikallio TH, Rautaharju P, Kiviniemi V, Laukkanen JA. 2012. Duration of QRS complex in resting electrocardiogram is a predictor of sudden cardiac death in men. CIRCULATION 125: 2588-2594. 2012

Kurl S, Mäkikallio TH, Rautaharju P, Kiviniemi V, Laukkanen JA. 2012. Response to letter regarding article Duration of QRS complex in resting electrocardiogram is a predictor of sudden cardiac death in men. CIRCULATION [ONLINE: HTTP://CIRC.AHAJOURNALS.ORG/] 126: e338. 2012

Baldassarre D, Hamsten A, Veglia F, de Faire U, Humphries SE, Smit AJ, Giral P, Kurl S, Rauramaa R, Mannarino E, Grossi E, Paoletti R, Tremoli E. 2012. Measurements of carotid intima-media thickness and of interadventitia common carotid diameter improve prediction of cardiovascular events. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY 60 16: 1489-99. 2012

Bakhoya VN, Kurl S, Laukkanen JA. 2012. T-wave inversion on electrocardiogram is related to the risk of acute coronary syndrome in the general population. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology online: -. 2012

Karppi J, Laukkanen JA, Sivenius J, Ronkainen K, Kurl S. 2012. Serum lycopene decreases the risk of stroke in men: A population-based follow-up study. NEUROLOGY 79 15: 1540-0547. 2012

Baldassarre D, Hamsten A, Veglia F, de Faire U, Humpries SE, Smit AJ, ral P, Kurl S,Rauramaa R, Mannarino E, Grossi E, Paoletti R, Tremoli E; IMPROVE Study Group. 2012. Measurements of carotid intima-media thickness and of interadventitia common carotid diameter improve prediction of cardiovascular events: results of the IMPROVE (Carotid Intima Media Thickness (/IMT) and IMT-Progression as predictors of vascular events in a high risk European population) study. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY 60 16: 1489-99. 2012

Karppi J, Laukkanen JA, Mäkikallio TH, Ronkainen K, Kurl S. 2012. Low beta-carotene concentrations increase the risk of cardiovascular disease mortality among Finnish men with risk factors. NUTRITION, METABOLISM AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES 22: 921-928. 2012

Karppi J, Kurl S, Laukkanen JA, Kauhanen J. 2012. Serum beta-Carotene in Relation to Risk of Prostate Cancer: The Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study. NUTRITION AND CANCER 64 3: 361-367. 2012

Karppi J, Laukkanen JA, Kurl S.. 2011. Plasma lutein and zeaxanthin and the risk of age-related nuclear cataract among the elderly Finnish population BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION 2011: Online, 1-7. 2011

Laukkanen JA, Rauramaa R, Mäkikallio TH, Toriola AT, Kurl S. 2011. Intensity of leisure-time physical activity and cancer mortality in men BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE 45: 125-129. 2011

Leino Janne, Kauhanen Laura, Hokkinen Lasse, Kurl Sudhir, Toriola Adetunji T, Voutilainen Sari, Lynch John W, Kauhanen Jussi. 2011. Psychosocial problems in childhood and later alcohol consumption: A life course approach with historical information SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH 29 7: 749-56. 2011

Karppi J, Kurl S, Laukkanen JA, Rissanen T. H. Kauhanen J. 2011. Plasma carotenoids are related to intima - media thickness of carotid artery wall in men from eastern Finland. JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE 270: 478-485. 2011

Ilomäki J, Hajat A, Kauhanen J, Kurl S, Kaufman JS, Tuomainen TP, Korhonen MJ.. 2011. Relationship between alcohol consumption and myocardial infarction among ageing men using a marginal structural model. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH online: 1-7. 2011

Hallikainen Maarit, Kurl Sudhir, Laakso Markku, Miettinen Tatu A, Gylling Helena. 2011. Plant stanol esters lower LDL cholesterol level in statin-treated subjects with type 1 diabetes by interfering the absorption and synthesis of cholesterol. ATHEROSCLEROSIS 217: 473-478. 2011

Karppi J, Laukkanen JA, Mäkikallio TH, Kurl S. 2011. Low serum lycopene and beta-carotene increase risk of acute myocardial infarction in men. BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION Online: 1-5. 2011

Baldassarre D, Nyyssönen K, Rauramaa R, de Faire U, Hamsten A, Smit AJ, Mannarino E, Humphries SE, Giral P, Grossi E, Veglia F, Paoletti R, Tremoli E; IMPROVE study group.. 2010. Cross-sectional analysis of baseline data to identify the major determinants of carotid intima-media thickness in a European population: the IMPROVE study. EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL 614-22 5: 614-622. 2010

Karppi J, Nurmi T, Kurl S, Rissanen TH, Nyyssönen K. 2010. Lycopene, lutein and beta-carotene as determinants of LDL conjugated dienes in serum. ATHEROSCLEROSIS 209: 565-572. 2010

Laukkanen JA, Mäkikallio TH, Rauramaa R, Kiviniemi V, Ronkainen K, Kurl S. 2010. Cardiorespiratory fitness is related to the risk of sudden cardiac death: a population-based follow-up study JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY 56: 1476-83. 2010

Laukkanen JA, Pukkala E, Rauramaa R, Mäkikallio TH, Toriola AT & Kurl S. 2010. Cardiorespiratory fitness, lifestyle factors and cancer risk and mortality in Finnish men EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER 46: 355-363. 2010

Tolmunen T, Lehto SM, Heliste M, Kurl S, Kauhanen J. 2010. Alexithymia is associated with increased cardiovascular mortality in middle-aged Finnish men. PSYCHOSOMATIC MEDICINE 72: 187-191. 2010

Toriola AJ, Kurl S, Dyba T, Laukkanen JA & Kauhanen J. 2010. The impact of alcohol consumption on the risk of cancer among men: A 20-year follow-up study from Finland. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER 46: 1488-1492. 2010

Laukkanen JA, Mäkikallio TH, Rauramaa R, Kurl S. 2009. Asymptomatic ST-segment depression during exercise testing and the riskof sudden cardiac death in middle-aged men: a population-based follow-up study. EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL 30: 558-565. 2009

Toriola AT, Kurl S, Laukkanen JA, Kauhanen J. 2009. Does binge drinking increase the risk of lung cancer: results from the Findrink study. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH 19: 389-393. 2009

Rantakömi SH, Laukkanen JA, Kurl S, Kauhanen J. 2009. Binge drinking and the progression of atherosclerosis in middle-aged men: An 11-year follow-up ATHEROSCLEROSIS 205: 266-271. 2009

Kurl S, Sivenius J, Mäkikallio TH, Rauramaa R, Laukkanen JA. 2009. Exercise workload, cardiovascular risk factor evaluation and the risk of stroke in middle-aged men. JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE 265: 229-237. 2009

Laukkanen JA, Mäkikallio TH, Kauhanen J, Kurl S. 2009. Insertion/deletion polymorphism in alfa2-adrenergic receptor gene is a genetic risk factor for sudden cardiac death. AMERICAN HEART JOURNAL 158: 615-621. 2009

Laukkanen JA, Laaksonen D, Lakka TA, Savonen K, Rauramaa R, Mäkikallio T, Kurl S. 2009. Determinants of cardiorespiratory fitness in men aged 42 to 60 years with and without cardiovascular disease. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY 103: 1598-1604. 2009

Kurl S, Ala-Kopsala M, Ruskoaho H, Mäkikallio T, Nyyssönen K, Vuolteenaho O, Sivenius J, Salonen JT, Laukkanen JA, Sivenius J. 2009. Plasma N-terminal fragments of natriuretic peptides predict the risk of stroke and atrial fibrillation in men HEART 95: 1067-1071. 2009

Karppi J, Kurl S, Nurmi T, Rissanen TH, Pukkala E, Nyyssönen K. 2009. Serum lycopene and the risk of cancer: The Kuopio ischaemic heart disease risk factor (KIHD) study. ANNALS OF EPIDEMIOLOGY 19: 512-518. 2009

Laukkanen JA, Rauramaa R, Kurl S. 2008. Exercise workload, coronary risk evaluation and the risk of cardiovascular and all-cause death in middle-aged men. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR PREVENTION AND REHABILITATION 15 3: 285-292. 2008

Mursu J, Voutilainen S, Nurmi T, Tuomainen T-P, Kurl S, Salonen JT. 2008. Flavonoid intake and the risk of ischaemic stroke and CVD mortality in middle-aged Finnish men: the Kuopio Ischeamic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study. BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION 100: 890-895. 2008

Toriola AT, Kurl S, Laukanen JA, Mazengo C, Kauhanen J. 2008. Alcohol consumption and risk of colorectal cancer: the Findrink study EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY 23: 395-401. 2008

Laukkanen JA, Rauramaa R, Salonen JT, Kurl S. 2007. The predictive value of cardiorespiratory fitness combined with caronary risk evaluation and the risk of cardiovascular and all-cause death. JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE 262: 263-272. 2007

Tolmunen T, Laukkanen JA, Hintikka J, Kurl S, Viinamäki H, Salonen R, Kauhanen J, Kaplan GA, Salonen JT. 2006. Low maximal oxygen uptake is associated with elevated depressive symptoms inmiddle-aged men. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY 21: 701-706. 2006

Laukkanen JA, Kurl S, Rauramaa R, Lakka TA, Venäläinen JM, Salonen JT. 2006. Systolic blood pressure response to exercise testing is related to the risk of acute myocardial infarction in middle-aged men. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR PREVENTION AND REHABILITATION 13: 421-428. 2006

Laukkanen JA, Kurl S, Ala-Kopsala M, Vuolteenaho O, Ruskoaho H, Nyyssönen K, Salonen JT. 2006. Plasma N-terminal fragments of natriuretic propeptides predict the risk of cardiovascular events and mortality in middle-aged men. EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL 27: 1230-1237. 2006

Kurl S, Laukkanen JA, Niskanen L, Laaksonen D, Sivenius J, Nyyssönen K, Salonen JT. 2006. Metabolic syndrome and the risk of stroke in middle-aged men STROKE 37: 806-811. 2006

Kurl S, Laukkanen JA, Niskanen L, Rauramaa R, Tuomainen TP, Sivenius J, Salonen JT. 2005. Cardiac power during exercise and the risk of stroke in men. STROKE 36: 820-824. 2005

Laukkanen JA, Kurl S, Eränen J, Huttunen M, Salonen JT. 2005. Left atrium size and the risk of cardiovascular death in middle-aged men. ARCHIVES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE 165: 1788-1793. 2005

Laukkanen JA, Kurl S. 2005. Cardiorespiratory fitness and atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases: Clark LV, Focus on Atherosclerosis Research.Nova Science Publishers. 37-62. 2005

Laukkanen JA, Kurl S, Salonen R, Rauramaa R, Salonen JT. 2004. The predictive value of cardiorespiratory fitness for cardiovascular events in men with various risk profiles: a prospective population-based cohort study. EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL 25: 1428-1437. 2004

Kurl S, Tuomainen TP, Laukkanen JA, Nyyssönen K, Lakka T, Sivenius J, Salonen JT. 2002. Plasma vitamin C modifies the association between hypertension and risk of stroke. STROKE 33: 1568-1573. 2002

Kurl S, Farin P, Rytkonen H, Soimakallio S. 1997. Intraperitoneal seeding from hepatocellular carcinoma following percutaneous ethanol ablation therapy. ABDOMINAL IMAGING 22: 261-263. 1997

Kurl S, Rytkönen H, Farin P, Ala-Opas M, Soimakallio S. 1996. A primary carcinoid tumor of the kidney:a case report and review of the literature. ABDOMINAL IMAGING 21: 464-467. 1996

Kurl S, Saari T, Vanninen R, Hernesniemi J. 1996. Dural arteriovenous fistulas of superior sagittal sinus:Case report and rewiew of litterature. SURGICAL NEUROLOGY 45: 250-255. 1996

Kurl S, Vanninen R, Saari T, Hernesniemi J. 1996. Development of right transverse sinus dural arteriovenous malformation after embolisation of a similar lesion on the left NEURORADIOLOGY 38: 386-388. 1996

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