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Lifestyle Intervention with Weight Reduction: First-line Treatment in Mild Obstructive Sleep Apnea by Tuomilehto, Henri P. I, Seppa, Juha M, Partinen, Markku M, Peltonen, Markku, Gylling, Helena, Tuomilehto, Jaakko O. I, Vanninen, Esko J, Kokkarinen, Jouko, Sahlman, Johanna K, Martikainen, Tarja, Soini, Erkki J. O, Randell, Jukka, Tukiainen, Hannu, Uusitupa, Matti, on behalf of Kuopio Sleep Apnea Group

“…Obesity is the most important risk factor for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). However, although included in clinical guidelines, no randomized controlled…”
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Serum L-Homoarginine Concentration is Elevated During Normal Pregnancy and is Related to Flow-Mediated Vasodilatation by Valtonen, Pirjo, Laitinen, Tomi, Lyyra-Laitinen, Tiina, Raitakari, Olli T., Juonala, Markus, Viikari, Jorma SA, Heiskanen, Nonna, Vanninen, Esko, Punnonen, Kari, Heinonen, Seppo

“…Background Normal pregnancy is associated with enhanced vasodilatation because of the increased nitric oxide (NO) production. Because L-homoarginine can act as…”
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Maternal preeclampsia predicts elevated blood pressure in 12-year-old children : Evaluation by ambulatory blood pressure monitoring by TENHOLA, Sirpa, RAHIALA, Eero, HALONEN, Pirjo, VANNINEN, Esko, VOUTILAINEN, Raimo

“…Ambulatory blood pressure (ABP) monitoring offers a reliable method for determining blood pressure (BP) in children. The aim of this cohort study was to…”
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Effects of ultrafine and fine particulate and gaseous air pollution on cardiac autonomic control in subjects with coronary artery disease: The ULTRA study by Timonen, Kirsi L, Vanninen, Esko, de Hartog, Jeroen, Ibald-Mulli, Angela, Brunekreef, Bert, Gold, Diane R, Heinrich, Joachim, Hoek, Gerard, Lanki, Timo, Peters, Annette, Tarkiainen, Tuula, Tiittanen, Pekka, Kreyling, Wolfgang, Pekkanen, Juha

“…Previous studies have shown an association between elevated concentrations of particulate air pollution and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Therefore,…”
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Influence of serotonin transporter gene polymorphism (5-HTTLPR polymorphism) on the relation between brain 5-HT transporter binding and heart rate corrected cardiac repolarization interval by Kauppila, Esa, Vanninen, Esko, Kaurijoki, Salla, Karhunen, Leila, Pietiläinen, Kirsi H, Rissanen, Aila, Tiihonen, Jari, Pesonen, Ullamari, Kaprio, Jaakko

“…Serotonin transporter gene polymorphism (5-HTTLPR polymorphism) predicts the degree of structural and functional connectivity in the brain, and less…”
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Utility of plasma apelin and other indices of cardiac dysfunction in the clinical assessment of patients with dilated cardiomyopathy by Miettinen, Kati H., Magga, Jarkko, Vuolteenaho, Olli, Vanninen, Esko J., Punnonen, Kari R., Ylitalo, Kari, Tuomainen, Petri, Peuhkurinen, Keijo J.

“…Apelin is a recently discovered peptide ligand reported to be involved in the regulation of cardiovascular homeostasis. The exact role of apelin in the…”
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Age and gender dependency of baroreflex sensitivity in healthy subjects by Laitinen, Tomi, Hartikainen, Juha, Vanninen, Esko, Niskanen, Leo, Geelen, Ghislaine, Lansimies, Esko

“…1  Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine and 2  Department of Medicine, Kuopio University Hospital, FIN-70211, Kuopio, Finland; and 3…”
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Need for insulin to control gestational diabetes is reflected in the ambulatory arterial stiffness index by Kärkkäinen, Henna, Laitinen, Tomi, Heiskanen, Nonna, Saarelainen, Heli, Valtonen, Pirjo, Lyyra-Laitinen, Tiina, Vanninen, Esko, Heinonen, Seppo

“…The aim was to evaluate the metabolic profile in conjunction with vascular function using the ambulatory arterial stiffness index (AASI) in women with…”
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Pregnancy-Related Hyperlipidemia and Endothelial Function in Healthy Women by Saarelainen, Heli, Laitinen, Tomi, Raitakari, Olli T, Juonala, Markus, Heiskanen, Nonna, Lyyra-Laitinen, Tiina, Viikari, Jorma SA, Vanninen, Esko, Heinonen, Seppo

“…Background The purpose of the present study was to investigate pregnancy-related changes in the maternal serum lipid profile and endothelial function. Methods…”
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A prospective comparison of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and radionuclide ventriculography in the assessment of cardiac function in patients treated with anthracycline-based chemotherapy by Petri, Sipola, Esko, Vanninen, Esa, Jantunen, Tapio, Nousiainen, Mikko, Kiviniemi, Juha, Hartikainen, Taru, Kuittinen

“…PURPOSETo compare cardiac MRI and radionuclide ventriculography (RVG) in cardiac monitoring during anthracycline (doxorubicin)-based chemotherapy. MATERIALS…”
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Clinical Significance of Troponin I Efflux and Troponin Autoantibodies in Patients With Dilated Cardiomyopathy by Miettinen, Kati H., MSc, Eriksson, Susann, PhD, Magga, Jarkko, MD, PhD, Tuomainen, Petri, MD, PhD, Kuusisto, Johanna, MD, PhD, Vanninen, Esko J., MD, PhD, Turpeinen, Anu, MD, PhD, Punnonen, Kari R., MD, PhD, Pettersson, Kim, PhD, Peuhkurinen, Keijo J., MD, PhD

“…Abstract Background The appearance of circulating autoantibodies against cardiac troponin I (cTnAbs) in patients with heart failure has been reported. We…”
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Half-time myocardial perfusion SPECT imaging with attenuation and Monte Carlo-based scatter correction by Kangasmaa, Tuija S, Kuikka, Jyrki T, Vanninen, Esko J, Mussalo, Hanna M, Laitinen, Tomi P, Sohlberg, Antti O

“…PURPOSETo test the potential of a new reconstruction algorithm with Monte Carlo-based scatter correction in half-time myocardial perfusion single-photon…”
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The relative roles of intragenic polymorphisms of the vitamin d receptor gene in lumbar spine degeneration and bone density by Videman, T, Gibbons, L E, Battié, M C, Maravilla, K, Vanninen, E, Leppävuori, J, Kaprio, J, Peltonen, L

“…A retrospective cohort study. To compare the magnitudes of the associations of TaqI polymorphisms of the vitamin D receptor gene with bone density and lumbar…”
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Combined diffusion and perfusion MRI with correlation to single-photon emission CT in acute ischemic stroke: Ischemic penumbra predicts infarct growth by KARONEN, J. O, VANNINEN, R. L, PERKIÖ, J, ROIVAINEN, R, SIVENIUS, J, ARONEN, H. J, YAWU LIU, ØSTERGAARD, L, KUIKKA, J. T, NUUTINEN, J, VANNINEN, E. J, PARTANEN, P. L. K, VAINIO, P. A, KORHONEN, K

“…More effective imaging methods are needed to overcome the limitations of CT in the investigation of treatments for acute ischemic stroke. Diffusion-weighted…”
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Increased perfusion in motor areas after constraint-induced movement therapy in chronic stroke: a single-photon emission computerized tomography study by Könönen, Mervi, Kuikka, Jyrki T, Husso-Saastamoinen, Minna, Vanninen, Esko, Vanninen, Ritva, Soimakallio, Seppo, Mervaala, Esa, Sivenius, Juhani, Pitkänen, Kauko, Tarkka, Ina M

“…Hemiparesis is the most common deficit after cerebral stroke. Constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) is a new neurorehabilitation method that emphasizes…”
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Stability over time of short-term heart rate variability by Tarkiainen, Tuula H, Timonen, Kirsi L, Tiittanen, Pekka, Hartikainen, Juha E K, Pekkanen, Juha, Hoek, Gerard, Ibald-Mulli, Angela, Vanninen, Esko J

“…Heart rate variability (HRV) is a widely used method to assess cardiac autonomic control. However, the reproducibility of especially short-term HRV has not…”
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Perfusion differences on SPECT and PWI in patients with acute ischemic stroke by Nuutinen, Juho, Liu, Yawu, Laakso, Mikko P., Karonen, Jari O., Vanninen, Esko J., Kuikka, Jyrki T., Aronen, Hannu J., Vanninen, Ritva L.

“…Introduction The purposes of the present study were to compare the flow defect volumes on perfusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (PWI) and 99m…”
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Cholesterol Metabolism and Weight Reduction in Subjects with Mild Obstructive Sleep Apnoea: A Randomised, Controlled Study by Hallikainen, Maarit, Tuomilehto, Henri, Martikainen, Tarja, Vanninen, Esko, Seppä, Juha, Kokkarinen, Jouko, Randell, Jukka, Gylling, Helena

“…To evaluate whether parameters of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) associate with cholesterol metabolism before and after weight reduction, 42 middle-aged…”
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Combined perfusion- and diffusion-weighted MR imaging in acute ischemic stroke during the 1st week: a longitudinal study by Karonen, J O, Liu, Y, Vanninen, R L, Ostergaard, L, Kaarina Partanen, P L, Vainio, P A, Vanninen, E J, Nuutinen, J, Roivainen, R, Soimakallio, S, Kuikka, J T, Aronen, H J

“…To compare findings with different magnetic resonance (MR) perfusion maps in acute ischemic stroke. Combined diffusion-weighted (DW) and perfusion-weighted…”
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Comparison of methods for editing of ectopic beats in measurements of short-term non-linear heart rate dynamics by Tarkiainen, Tuula H., Kuusela, Tom A., Tahvanainen, Kari U. O., Hartikainen, Juha E. K., Tiittanen, Pekka, Timonen, Kirsi L., Vanninen, Esko J.

“…Summary Non‐linear heart rate (HR) dynamics characterizes the fractal properties and complexity of the variations in HR. Ventricular and supraventricular…”
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