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Sudden death in cardiac sarcoidosis: an analysis of nationwide clinical and cause-of-death registries by Ekström, Kaj, Lehtonen, Jukka, Nordenswan, Hanna-Kaisa, Mäyränpää, Mikko I, Räisänen-Sokolowski, Anne, Kandolin, Riina, Simonen, Piia, Pietilä-Effati, Päivi, Alatalo, Aleksi, Utriainen, Seppo, Rissanen, Tuomas T, Haataja, Petri, Kokkonen, Jorma, Vihinen, Tapani, Miettinen, Heikki, Kaikkonen, Kari, Kerola, Tuomas, Kupari, Markku

“…Abstract Aims The present study was done to assess the role of sudden cardiac death (SCD) among the presenting manifestations of and fatalities from cardiac…”
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Usefulness of Cardiac Troponins as Markers of Early Treatment Response in Cardiac Sarcoidosis by Kandolin, Riina, MD, Lehtonen, Jukka, MD, Airaksinen, Juhani, MD, Vihinen, Tapani, MD, Miettinen, Heikki, MD, Kaikkonen, Kari, MD, Haataja, Petri, MD, Kerola, Tuomas, MD, Kupari, Markku, MD

“…Evaluation and treatment of cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) suffer from lack of sensitive and easily repeatable markers of disease activity. We studied measurements…”
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Prevalence and Prognostic Significance of Fragmented QRS Complex in Middle-Aged Subjects With and Without Clinical or Electrocardiographic Evidence of Cardiac Disease by Terho, Henri K., BM, Tikkanen, Jani T., MD, Junttila, Juhani M., MD, Anttonen, Olli, MD, Kenttä, Tuomas V., MSc, PhD, Aro, Aapo L., MD, Kerola, Tuomas, MD, Rissanen, Harri A., MSc, Reunanen, Antti, MD, Huikuri, Heikki V., MD

“…We wanted to evaluate the prevalence and prognostic value of the fragmented QRS (fQRS) complex, defined as changes in QRS morphology with various RSR′-patterns…”
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Pessimism and risk of death from coronary heart disease among middle-aged and older Finns: an eleven-year follow-up study by Pänkäläinen, Mikko, Kerola, Tuomas, Kampman, Olli, Kauppi, Markku, Hintikka, Jukka

“…Mortality from coronary heart disease (CHD) remains at quite notable levels. Research on the risk factors and the treatment of CHD has focused on physiological…”
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Early repolarization as a predictor of arrhythmic and nonarrhythmic cardiac events in middle-aged subjects by Junttila, M. Juhani, MD, Tikkanen, Jani T., MD, Kenttä, Tuomas, PhD, Anttonen, Olli, MD, Aro, Aapo L., MD, Porthan, Kimmo, MD, Kerola, Tuomas, MD, Rissanen, Harri A., MSc, Knekt, Paul, MD, Huikuri, Heikki V., MD

“…Background Early repolarization (ER) in the inferior/lateral leads predicts mortality, but whether ER is a specific sign of increased risk for arrhythmic…”
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Intraventricular Conduction Delay in a Standard 12-Lead Electrocardiogram as a Predictor of Mortality in the General Population by Aro, Aapo L, Anttonen, Olli, Tikkanen, Jani T, Junttila, M Juhani, Kerola, Tuomas, Rissanen, Harri A, Reunanen, Antti, Huikuri, Heikki V

“…BACKGROUND—Prolonged duration of QRS complex in a 12-lead ECG is associated with adverse prognosis in patients with cardiac disease, but its significance is…”
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Manifestations and Outcome of Cardiac Sarcoidosis and Idiopathic Giant Cell Myocarditis by 25-Year Nationwide Cohorts by Nordenswan, Hanna-Kaisa, Lehtonen, Jukka, Ekström, Kaj, Räisänen-Sokolowski, Anne, Mäyränpää, Mikko I, Vihinen, Tapani, Miettinen, Heikki, Kaikkonen, Kari, Haataja, Petri, Kerola, Tuomas, Rissanen, Tuomas T, Kokkonen, Jorma, Alatalo, Aleksi, Pietilä-Effati, Päivi, Utriainen, Seppo, Kupari, Markku

“…Background Cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) and giant cell myocarditis (GCM) share many histopathologic and clinical features. Whether they are parts of a one-disease…”
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Modifiable Predictors of Ventricular Ectopy in the Community by Kerola, Tuomas, Dewland, Thomas A, Vittinghoff, Eric, Heckbert, Susan R, Stein, Phyllis K, Marcus, Gregory M

“…Background Premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) predict heart failure and death. Data regarding modifiable risk factors for PVCs are scarce. Methods and…”
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Body Mass Index as a Predictor of Sudden Cardiac Death and Usefulness of the Electrocardiogram for Risk Stratification by Eranti, Antti, MD, Aro, Aapo L., MD, PhD, Kerola, Tuomas, MD, PhD, Tikkanen, Jani T., MD, PhD, Rissanen, Harri A., MSc, Anttonen, Olli, MD, PhD, Junttila, M. Juhani, MD, PhD, Knekt, Paul, PHD, Huikuri, Heikki V., MD, PhD

“…Evidence of the role of body mass index (BMI) as a risk factor for sudden cardiac death (SCD) is conflicting, and how electrocardiographic (ECG) SCD risk…”
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Delayed QRS transition in the precordial leads of an electrocardiogram as a predictor of sudden cardiac death in the general population by Aro, Aapo L., MD, Eranti, Antti, MD, Anttonen, Olli, MD, Kerola, Tuomas, MD, Rissanen, Harri A., MSc, Knekt, Paul, PhD, Porthan, Kimmo, MD, Tikkanen, Jani T., MD, Junttila, M. Juhani, MD, Huikuri, Heikki V., MD

“…Background QRS transition zone is related to the electrical axis of the heart in the horizontal plane and is easily determined from the precordial leads of a…”
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Electrocardiographic Risk Markers of Cardiac Death: Gender Differences in the General Population by Haukilahti, Mira Anette E, Kenttä, Tuomas V, Tikkanen, Jani T, Anttonen, Olli, Aro, Aapo L, Kerola, Tuomas, Eranti, Antti, Holkeri, Arttu, Rissanen, Harri, Heliövaara, Markku, Knekt, Paul, Junttila, M Juhani, Huikuri, Heikki V

“…Cardiac death is one of the leading causes of death and sudden cardiac death (SCD) is estimated to cause approximately 50% of cardiac deaths. Men have a higher…”
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Pessimism and the risk for coronary heart disease among middle-aged and older Finnish men and women: a ten-year follow-up study by Pänkäläinen, Mikko T, Kerola, Tuomas V, Hintikka, Jukka J

“…Despite the growth in knowledge about coronary heart disease (CHD) risk factors, and the advances made in preventing and treating them, the incidence of CHD is…”
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30-Year Trends in the Incidence, Characteristics, and Outcome of Cardiac Sarcoidosis in a Nationwide Cohort by Pöyhönen, Pauli, Lehtonen, Jukka, Velikanova, Diana, Simonen, Piia, Uusitalo, Valtteri, Mälkönen, Henriikka, Nordenswan, Hanna-Kaisa, Vihinen, Tapani, Kaikkonen, Kari, Haataja, Petri, Kerola, Tuomas, Rissanen, Tuomas T., Vepsäläinen, Ville, Alatalo, Aleksi, Pietilä-Effati, Päivi, Kupari, Markku

“…Cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) is a rare but potentially fatal inflammatory cardiomyopathy. The authors studied temporal changes in the incidence, characteristics,…”
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Adalimumab and sulfasalazine in alleviating sacroiliac and aortic inflammation detected in PET/CT in patients with axial spondyloarthritis: PETSPA by Kaijasilta, Juha‐Pekka, Kerola, Anne M., Tuompo, Riitta, Relas, Heikki, Loimaala, Antti, Koivu, Hannu, Schildt, Jukka, Kerola, Tuomas, Eklund, Kari, Kauppi, Markku J., Nieminen, Tuomo V. M.

“…Aim Inflammatory signals in the sacroiliac (SI) joints and the aorta of patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) were graded by positron emission…”
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Mini-Mental State Examination score and B-type natriuretic peptide as predictors of cardiovascular and total mortality in an elderly general population by Kerola, Tuomas, Hiltunen, Matti, Kettunen, Raimo, Hartikainen, Sirpa, Sulkava, Raimo, Vuolteenaho, Olli, Nieminen, Tuomo

“…INTRODUCTION. The aim of the present study was to examine the power of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and mild cognitive impairment as independent predictors…”
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Electrocardiogram as a predictor of sudden cardiac death in middle-aged subjects without a known cardiac disease by Terho, Henri K., Tikkanen, Jani T., Kenttä, Tuomas V., Junttila, Juhani M., Aro, Aapo L., Anttonen, Olli, Kerola, Tuomas, Rissanen, Harri A., Knekt, Paul, Huikuri, Heikki V.

“…Abnormal 12‑lead electrocardiogram (ECG) findings and proposing its ability for enhanced risk prediction, majority of the studies have been carried out with…”
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Inverted mitral inflow pattern in echocardiography among the elderly — A marker of non-cardiovascular mortality and cognitive dysfunction by Kerola, Tuomas, Nieminen, Tuomo, Sulkava, Raimo, Vuolteenaho, Olli, Hartikainen, Sirpa, Kettunen, Raimo

“…Abstract Background An echocardiographically measured inverted mitral inflow pattern (E/A ratio), a measure of left ventricular diastolic function, has been…”
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High-density lipoprotein is superior to B-type natriuretic peptide as a marker of systolic dysfunction in an elderly general population by Kerola, Tuomas, Nieminen, Tuomo, Hartikainen, Sirpa, Sulkava, Raimo, Vuolteenaho, OLLI, Kettunen, Raimo

“…Abstract Objectives: Natriuretic peptides are well-known indicators of left ventricular dysfunction. The aim of this study was to examine whether the levels of…”
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Cardiac Sarcoidosis: Epidemiology, Characteristics, and Outcome Over 25 Years in a Nationwide Study by Kandolin, Riina, Lehtonen, Jukka, Airaksinen, Juhani, Vihinen, Tapani, Miettinen, Heikki, Ylitalo, Kari, Kaikkonen, Kari, Tuohinen, Suvi, Haataja, Petri, Kerola, Tuomas, Kokkonen, Jorma, Pelkonen, Markus, Pietilä-Effati, Päivi, Utrianen, Seppo, Kupari, Markku

“…BACKGROUND—This study was designed to assess the epidemiology, characteristics, and outcome of cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) in Finland. METHODS AND RESULTS—We…”
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Long-Term Outcome Associated with Early Repolarization on Electrocardiography by Tikkanen, Jani T, Anttonen, Olli, Junttila, M. Juhani, Aro, Aapo L, Kerola, Tuomas, Rissanen, Harri A, Reunanen, Antti, Huikuri, Heikki V

“…Early-repolarization patterns on electrocardiography are generally considered to be benign. However, this study with 30 years of follow-up in a Finnish…”
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