Humans

The associations of self-reported salt-intake and spot urine sodium with home blood pressure.
Purpose: A limited number of studies have suggested a nonlinear association between spot urine (SU) sodium concentration and office …
Henrik Wistrand, Teemu Niiranen, Niina E Kaartinen, Ville L Langén
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Rural-urban differences in the initiation of oral anticoagulant therapy in patients with incident atrial fibrillation: A Finnish nationwide cohort study
Aims Little is known about rural-urban differences in the treatment and outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). We aimed to …
Konsta Teppo, Jussi Jaakkola, Ville L. Langén, Fausto Biancari, Olli Halminen, Miika Linna, Jari Haukka, Jukka Putaala, Pirjo Mustonen, Janne Kinnunen, Alex Luojus, Juha Hartikainen, K. E.Juhani Airaksinen, Mika Lehto
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Effects of Bifidobacterium animalis ssp. lactis 420 on gastrointestinal inflammation induced by a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug: A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical trial
Aims: Use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) can cause damage to the gastric and duodenal mucosa. Some probiotics have …
Sanna M. Mäkelä, Sofia D. Forssten, Marita Kailajärvi, Ville L. Langén, Mika Scheinin, Kirsti Tiihonen, Arthur C. Ouwehand
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Usability of two brief questions as a screening tool for domestic violence and effect of #MeToo on prevalence of self-reported violence
OBJECTIVE: Domestic violence is a hidden epidemic. We used a two-question screening tool to explore the prevalence of domestic violence …
Katja Maria Kero, Anne Helena Puuronen, Leo Nyqvist, Ville Lauri Langén
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Longitudinal blood pressure patterns and cardiovascular disease risk.
Observational and interventional studies have unequivocally demonstrated that "present", i.e. single-occasion, blood pressure …
Joel Nuotio, Karri Suvila, Susan Cheng, Ville Langén, Teemu Niiranen
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Age of Hypertension Onset: Overview of Research and How to Apply in Practice
Purpose of Review: To review the current evidence on research related to age of hypertension onset—its definition, correlates, …
Karri Suvila, Ville Langén, Susan Cheng, Teemu J. Niiranen
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Home and office blood pressure measurements as determinants of kidney disease in the general population: The Finn-Home Study.
Sam Se Sivén, Ville L Langén, Pauli Puukka, Jouko Sundvall, Ilkka M Kantola, Antti M Jula, Teemu J Niiranen
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Electrocardiographic predictors of atrial fibrillation in nonhypertensive and hypertensive individuals
Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the predictive value of ECG abnormalities for atrial fibrillation in nonhypertensive …
Arttu O. Lehtonen, Ville L. Langén, Kimmo Porthan, Mika Kähönen, Markku S. Nieminen, Antti M. Jula, Teemu J. Niiranen
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Relation of blood pressure and organ damage: Comparison between feasible, noninvasive central hemodynamic measures and conventional brachial measures
Objective: The present cross-sectional study investigated whether central SBP and pulse pressure (PP) measured noninvasively with a …
Annika S. Lindroos, Ville L. Langén, Ilkka Kantola, Veikko Salomaa, Eeva P. Juhanoja, Sam S. Sivén, Pekka Jousilahti, Antti M. Jula, Teemu J. Niiranen
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Thyroid-stimulating hormone and risk of sudden cardiac death, total mortality and cardiovascular morbidity.
BACKGROUND Previous data on the association of thyroid function with total mortality, cardiovascular disease (CVD) outcomes and sudden …
Ville L. Langén, Teemu J. Niiranen, Pauli Puukka, Arttu O. Lehtonen, Jussi A. Hernesniemi, Jouko Sundvall, Veikko Salomaa, Antti M. Jula
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